GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you say to those who could/should promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails,
but a) fail/refuse to do so and b) hint that they might promote the emails if I
stopped including links in them to articles on the following websites: Accuracy
in Media, Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, American Thinker, Biz Pac
Review, Breitbart, Campus Reform, Canada Free Press, Chicago City Wire,
Christian Post, CNS News, College Fix, Communities Digital News, Conservative
HQ, Daily Caller, Daily Signal, DuPage Policy Journal, Federalist, Fox News,
GOPUSA, Hot Air, Human Events, Illinois Family action, Illinois Family
Institute, Illinois Review, Life News, Life Site News, McHenry County Blog,
National Review, News Busters, Newsmax, One News Now, Patriot Post, PJ Media,
Prairie State Wire, Real Clear Politics, Republican News Watch, Townhall,
Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Times, etc.? What do
you say to those who could/should promote GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but a)
fail/refuse to do so and b) hint that they might promote the emails if I
included links in them only to articles that they wrote or bless? – Dave Diersen
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Parents of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy student file lawsuit
against suspension for incident administrators called a hate crime – MEGAN
JONES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-imsa-student-parents-file-suit-st-1027-20191025-gkrgjnzdsjfjrcp3gjpvy2v2de-story.html
— Sheriff: Waukegan man charged with transmitting HIV to underage boy – JIM
NEWTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-hiv-transmission-arrest-st-1026-20191025-hotszitvbrditoypsjssrwglwm-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— County board bullying It’s sad that DuPage County Board members feel they
need to create and adopt a harassment policy that specifically protects board
members and countywide officials from bullying and intimidation. It would be
nice to think our elected officials can disagree on policy and approaches
without needing a law requiring civility. – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191026/the-soapbox-daily-herald-editors-offer-brief-thoughts-on-suburban-topics-in-the-news
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois Capitol security beefed up after shooting – Doug Finke
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191026/capitol-security-beefed-up-after-shooting
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in DeKalb.
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/10/24/bringing-recreational-pot-to-dekalb-a-long-game/aujdix6/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks
– WILL STONE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/some-states-legal-weed-embrace-vaping-bans-warn-black-market-risks#stream/0
WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters do not want anyone to defend Trump. Those who
hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time do not want anyone to defend those who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/41234711/durbin-a-lot-of-my-republican-colleagues-are-looking-at-their-shoes
WISCONSIN WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you have smoked pot, you have shouted that you
disrespect the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.
https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/10/how-a-little-pot-can-lead-to-big-consequences-for-tens-of-thousands-of-wisconsin-residents/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Police Union Criticizes Superintendent for Skipping Trump Visit: ‘We
Do Not Engage in Political Activity’ – Mary Chastain (DIERSEN: What do you say
to “leaders” who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or
Republican, but who routinely a) fail/refuse to defend/advance religious,
conservative, and/or Republican principles and b) skip religious, conservative,
and/or Republican events?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/10/chicago-police-union-criticizes-superintendent-for-skipping-trump-visit-we-do-not-engage-in-political-activity/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis the Fragile Frontrunner, Part 2: Analytics
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/26/il-14-jim-oberweis-the-fragile-frontrunner-part-2-analytics/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois property taxes continue to stifle housing market, IPI reports –
Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Take a look at 609 Frazier Court in Wheaton in my
precinct at https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/609-Frazier-Ct-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447882_zpid/
and https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/609-Frazier-Ct-60189/home/18126401
. It has been for sale for a long time
and the asking price has been cut to $469,900. Its 2018 real estate tax bill
was $17,331. It is assessed at $245,280 or $735,840 market value.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/515120313-illinois-property-taxes-continue-to-stifle-housing-market-ipi-reports#
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: 3 of 4 Addison public school students failed state exam
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/515274263-analysis-3-of-4-addison-public-school-students-failed-state-exam
ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— 2017-18 teacher pay in Illinois averaged $65,721
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/515113594-2017-18-teacher-pay-in-illinois-averaged-65-721
— 1.1 percent of the College of DuPage students played sports on university
teams in 2017-2018
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513746674-1-1-percent-of-the-college-of-dupage-students-played-sports-on-university-teams-in-2017-2018
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sanders Policy Chief Pushes Marijuana-Incarceration Myth Calls legalization
a ‘racial justice issue’ – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/politics/sanders-policy-chief-pushes-marijuana-incarceration-myth/
— Rich Libs in Silicon Valley to Host ‘Poverty Simulation’ Will be held in
Cupertino, site of Apple headquarters – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/blog/cupertino-poverty-simulation/
NEWSMAX
— When Did America Turn Away From Free Speech? – Michael Dorstewitz (DIERSEN:
If you were me, what would you do increase readership of GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails?)
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/free-speech-first-amendment-hate-speech/2019/10/25/id/938716/
PJ MEDIA
— Meet Kyle Frese: Trump Hater, Federal Employee, Arrested for Leaking
National Security Secrets – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/meet-kyle-frese-trump-hater-federal-employee-arrested-for-leaking-national-security-secrets/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frese
went to college and graduate school in Canada. His posts routinely cover
national security and foreign affairs issues. They are also vehemently hostile
to Donald Trump and his foreign policy. . .Frese traveled quite a bit. Every
month or two, he could be found hiking Kilimanjaro or sipping beer in an
Eastern European capital, visiting London or the low countries, Morocco,
Berlin, Australia, all in the space of a year or two. It was quite a travel
experience for a lowly federal employee. Perhaps it was work-related, all those
different destinations. Excessive foreign travel can be a marker for a national
security risk. Frese would occasionally quibble with “irresponsible”
stories about national security matters. He had the audacity to complain about
“unnamed armaments experts providing commentary.” He also had a beef
with Senator Marco Rubio citing Psalms. Frese is most likely being held, for
now, in the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia. If he is convicted, he can expect
to be living in a federal prison. Nobody should consider his hostility toward
President Trump an outlier in the federal civil service. Whether it is a
whistleblower wound up about Ukraine or the FBI lovebirds, the civil service
still cannot cope with the 2016 election results.)
NEWS BUSTERS
— Not Again! Facebook to Launch Human-Curated News – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN:
As your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I have been a conservative
“human-curator” of Illinois political and government news since 2000.
Of course, anti-conservatives continue to focus on stopping me from doing that.
They especially focus on stopping Republicans in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. If
you were me, what would you do increase readership of GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/10/25/not-again-facebook-launch-human-curated-news
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Facebook is launching a “News” tab today, which will provide stories from
hundreds of news organizations. This is the second time the social media site
tried to decide what is news for its users. The first time exploded under
allegations of bias against the right. “Facebook’s service will include some
human curation by a small editorial team of journalists, who will select top
stories” according to The Washington Post. Much like asking “who fact-checks
the fact-checkers,” the question of “who curates the curators” will likely be
on conservatives’ minds. After all, based on Facebook’s troubled history with
truth, conservatives would be right to be concerned about their commitment to
free expression. Facebook previously purged its disgraced Trending topics
section after not only being accused of bias, but having its very own workers
blow the whistle on its agenda-setting. “[A]ccording to a former journalist who
worked on the project,” Gizmodo summarized, “… workers prevented stories
about the right-wing CPAC gathering, Mitt Romney, Rand Paul, and other
conservative topics from appearing in the highly-influential section, even
though they were organically trending among the site’s users.” Anne Kornblut,
The Post’s former deputy national editor, “is overseeing the team of
journalists who will chose [sic] top stories for the ‘News’ tab, according to
people familiar with planning for the service,” reported The Post. The
participating news organizations whose content will be curated includes “about
200 news organizations, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, News
Corp, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Fox News, NBCUniversal, USA
Today and The Los Angeles Times. Some of those outlets will be paid for their
content, including The Post” The Post noted in an article it published today.
If that wasn’t damning enough, many of Facebook’s “news curators” told Gizmodo
that they were instructed to “inject” specific stories into the Trending news
section. The former curators also claimed that Facebook, in the spirit of
self-preservation, discouraged them from including news about Facebook itself.
Facebook executives told Axios a few months ago that they would be “hiring
seasoned journalists to help curate a forthcoming ‘News Tab’ that they hope
will change how millions get news.” Facebook’s mission, as Axios described, is
“to restore the sanity and credibility that’s lost in the chaos of our main
feeds.” Facebook’s head of news partnerships Campbell Brown, a former news
anchor at NBC and CNN, said that algorithms will also be involved. “Our goal
with the News tab is to provide a personalized, highly relevant experience … ,”
said Brown. “The majority of stories people will see will appear in the tab via
algorithmic selection.” For what it’s worth, Zuckerberg has tried to reassure
conservatives they will at least attempt to avoid bias. “‘We are monitoring for
any kind of bias, both amongst our team and in the product itself,’ Zuckerberg
said,” according to Axios’ reporting. “‘Making sure that this ends up
being a platform for all different perspectives is obviously going to be very
important for this succeeding over the long term.’” Conservatives wary of
“diversity” politics may have their hackles raised by the other comments made
by Zuckerberg in the same article, however. Facebook claimed to have hired
journalists with “real experience” who are a “diverse group who have different
backgrounds and views and different nationalities.” News Corp founder
Rupert Murdoch explained the rationale in a Jan. 2018 press release, saying,
“If Facebook wants to recognize ‘trusted’ publishers then it should pay those
publishers a carriage fee similar to the model adopted by cable companies.” He
added further that these payments “would have a minor impact on Facebook’s
profits but a major impact on the prospects for publishers and journalists.”
The news industry seems to approve, and this is yet another step toward their
“long-sought goal of having technology companies pay for the content they
deliver to users.” This service will also pitFacebook against other “news
aggregation services offered by Silicon Valley rivals Google and Apple.”
“Facebook will pay publishers for work they already make and then share to the
platform, which means it is pure profit,” Vox/Recode summarized about the
“News” tab. CNN reporter Oliver Darcy tweeted that Zuckerberg defended
“having far-right website Breitbart in its news tab” quoting the
Facebook CEO as saying “I think you want to have content that represents
different perspectives.” When asked about Breitbart being among the other
websites in the news tab Darcy observed how Zuckerberg expressed that all
outlets will have to comply with Facebook’s standards.)
HOT AIR
— Trump Cuts Out Media That Doesn’t “Make Him Feel Beautiful” (DIERSEN: If you
were me, what would you do increase readership of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/10/trump-cuts-media-doesnt-make-feel-beautiful/
LIFE NEWS
— Pro-Abortion Tulsi Gabbard: “We are All God’s Children,” Except for Unborn
Children – STEVEN ERTELT
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/10/25/pro-abortion-tulsi-gabbard-we-are-all-gods-children-except-for-unborn-children/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— No, Facebook Shouldn’t Be the Arbiter of Political Speech – A. G. HAMILTON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/no-facebook-shouldnt-be-the-arbiter-of-political-speech/
— From Woke to Broke The political contradictions of progressivism – MATTHEW
CONTINETTI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/from-woke-to-broke/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Kentucky is using billboards to lure Illinois companies
https://www.baltimoresun.com/sns-bc-il–kentucky-billboard-campaign-20191026-story.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Putin Era Begins to Wane, Russia Unleashes a
Sweeping Crackdown A wave of arrests against journalists, opposition activists,
doctors and religious believers raises a question: Is this a police state in
the making or just a highly dysfunctional one? – Andrew Higgins (DIERSEN: Who
wants who to crackdown on you? My critics/opponents want a) the leaders,
members, and employees of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee,
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b)
my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) the IRP National
Committeeman and Committeewoman, and d) the leaders, members, and employees of
Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce,
etc. to crackdown on me and crackdown on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/world/europe/russia-protests-putin.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Turning the Auditors’ Auditor Partisan – Arthur
Levitt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the
Democrats who ran the agency got rid of GAO employees who were Republican, and
especially those who were Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male,
older, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose
ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/opinion/clayton-sec-pcaob.html
— Facebook Can Help the News Business – Mark Zuckerberg (DIERSEN: Facebook and
Google are Democrat/Libertarian/Green websites. My critics/opponents serve as
operatives or as dupes for Facebook. They want you to spend all your time on
Facebook rather than reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and the articles linked to
in those emails. Would Facebook and Google promote www.gopillinois.com if
I stopped including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles on the
following websites: Accuracy in Media, Americans for Truth About Homosexuality,
American Thinker, Biz Pac Review, Breitbart, Campus Reform, Canada Free Press,
Chicago City Wire, Christian Post, CNS News, College Fix, Communities Digital
News, Conservative HQ, Daily Caller, Daily Signal, DuPage Policy Journal,
Federalist, Fox News, GOPUSA, Hot Air, Human Events, Illinois Family action,
Illinois Family Institute, Illinois Review, Life News, Life Site News, McHenry
County Blog, National Review, News Busters, Newsmax, One News Now, Patriot
Post, PJ Media, Prairie State Wire, Real Clear Politics, Republican News Watch,
Townhall, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Times, etc.?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/opinion/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-news.html
— Facebook Calls Truce With Publishers as It Unveils Facebook News – Mike
Isaac and Marc Tracy (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green
website. My critics/opponents serve as operatives or as dupes for Facebook.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/technology/facebook-publishers-news.html
— For Impeachment Witnesses, Testifying Can Cost $15,000 or More Caught in a
struggle between two branches of government, career government workers on
civil-servant salaries are worried about how to pay for lawyers to guide them
through. – Sharon LaFraniere
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/us/politics/impeachment-lawyers.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Save — and expand — newspaper subscriptions: How federal employees should
respond to Donald Trump’s war on the Washington Post and New York Times – DAVID
J. VERARDO (DIERSEN: Those who are Christian, conservative, and/or Republican
should keep up to date with what those who are anti-Christian, anti-conservative,
and/or anti-Republican are saying. That is why I pay many thousands of dollars
each year for home delivery and website access for anti-Christian, anti-conservative,
and/or anti- Republican publications. It is called opposition research.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-subscriptions-20191026-7jbcgvcxcze7bhmrgbsn27rkde-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
President Trump’s order to all federal agencies to cancel their subscriptions
to the Washington Post and New York Times is peevish, wrongheaded, and
dangerous. These two papers, as well as numerous others, provide a lifeline to
the federal workforce and the American public regarding information and
knowledge about our country and the wider world. A civilization without a free
and accessible press is not civilized at all. Instead of canceling
subscriptions, federal agencies would be better served by holding their Post
and Times subscriptions and expanding their subscriptions to other media.
Federal employees themselves should subscribe to the Post and Times and the
media of their choice to ensure the free flow of information. I subscribe to
both publications, and here is why. Many times my day begins with someone
asking me “Did you see the story in today’s Washington Post…” or “Did you see
the New York Times coverage of …” As a scientist, I rely on news coverage of
science, technology, engineering and math in the Post and Times to alert me to
new findings and innovations outside my expertise that I can further
investigate in detail through the scientific literature. As a public servant, I
need the Post and Times to help fill me in on innovations in the federal
workforce that come directly from practitioners. As a private citizen, I rely
on the Post and Times for differing perspectives on issues affecting my daily
life. I need to understand trends in medicine, law, finance, politics and the environment
so that I can make informed choices. I want journalists to investigate and ask
hard questions, get to the bottom of things, challenge the prevailing wisdom,
and help me discover my biases. I depend on them to do their job while I am
busy doing mine. Since our country’s founding, politicians have had a love-hate
relationship with the press. They love coverage that supports their views and
hate coverage that challenges their views, actions or inaction. As a voter, I
need coverage from all angles. That approach scares some politicians into
seeking to control and muzzle the press. History shows that the American public
is best served by a free and open press whose acceptance and credibility by the
public is determined by the free market, not political fiat. The press is
accountable to its readers because the readers make the final judgment on who
or what is believable. The press is not the enemy of the people just because
you don’t agree with them. The enemy of the people are demagogues who
manipulate the truth for personal gain. Using power granted to you temporarily
by the American people, to cancel government-wide subscriptions to publications
that do not constantly heap praise on you, is the “perfect” example of
demagoguery, Mr. President. We need you to “be best.”)
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat drafting bill to stop Facebook from profiting off politicians’ ads
containing falsehoods – Cat Zakrzewski (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, all news and commentary is false except for the news and commentary
that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I
would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or
financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and
Illinois and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I
would focus on those who focus on discouraging Republican Precinct
Committeemen/Captains in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois from
reading the emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/10/25/the-technology-202-democrat-drafting-bill-to-stop-facebook-from-profiting-off-politicians-ads-containing-falsehoods/5db1ff0088e0fa5ad928da6e/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Lifts Veil, a Little, Into Secretive Search Algorithm Changes
Search-engine giant says one in 10 queries (and some advertisements) will see
improved results from algorithm change – Rob Copeland (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Google news alerts are to non-credible articles by
non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat,
Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms and are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-lifts-veil-a-little-into-secretive-search-algorithm-changes-11571986861
— Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg Urges Tech Rivals to Pay for News Social
giant launches news service featuring array of news outlets and pays to license
content – Lukas I. Alpert (DIERSEN: What do you say to publishers that claim to
be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, BUT DO NOT WANT ME TO INCLUDE
LINKS TO THEIR ARTICLES IN GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS? THEY MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IF
THEY CANNOT MANIPULATE/DOMINATE YOU, THEY DESTROY YOU.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-launches-news-service-for-select-users-11571997601
— What’s Holding Companies Back From Expanding Diversity – Maitane Sardon and
Dieter Holger (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and
Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to not hire
and to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-holding-companies-back-from-expanding-diversity-11572091206
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— ‘Just too darn old:’ Sanders, Biden confront age concerns – AP (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage
County, and Illinois who promote age discrimination the most. I would focus on
those who are older, White, male, rich, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative,
anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders,
anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. I would
identify their operatives and their dupes are.)
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_459fcbea-d176-57bb-8545-7969922d447e.html
TOLEDO BLADE
— Michigan police seek new way to identify stoned drivers – ALEXANDRA MESTER
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who impair themselves? Everyone in
healthcare, education, religion, politics, government, etc. should discourage
everyone from impairing themselves.)
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2019/10/25/recreational-marijuana-michigan-police-identify-stoned-drivers/stories/20191012007
PBS
— Facebook launches a news section and plans to pay publishers (DIERSEN: If
you were me, what would you do increase readership of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/facebook-launches-a-news-section-and-plans-to-pay-publishers
NATIONAL ARCHIVES NEWS
— Former Members of Congress, Journalists Examine Evolving Free Press –
Jonathan Marker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the free press.
According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is false except for
the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about
my critics/opponents.)
https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/credibility-of-fourth-estate
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Over a third of the Americans who get regular raises at work still don’t
save for retirement – Tanza Loudenback (DIERSEN: How has your lifestyle crept?
My lifestyle crept up starting in 1971 when I was 22, but then crashed in 1997
when I was 49. In today’s dollars, my salary was $46,554/year in 1971 and it
was $127,654/year in 1997. But since 1997, in today’s dollars, my Civil Service
Retirement System has only been $53,316/year.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-still-not-saving-for-retirement-after-pay-raise-2019-10
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s
easy to get carried away by a bigger paycheck and raise your standard of living
as more money comes in — experts call this “lifestyle creep.”)
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Why Bernie’s Universal Jobs Guarantee is Not a Worthy Goal Prioritizing
employment over productivity puts the cart before the horse. – Bradley Thomas
(DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned
a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related
master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional
certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related
professional license when I was 32.)
https://fee.org/articles/why-universal-job-guarantees-are-fool-s-gold/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Facebook launches a news section – and will pay publishers In a statement,
the Los Angeles Times said it expects the Facebook effort will help expand its
readership and digital subscribers. – AP (DIERSEN: If you were me, what would
you do increase readership of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/entertainment-news/2019/10/facebook-launches-a-news-section-and-will-pay-publishers/
— Cummings remembered as ‘true champion’ for federal workforce – Jory Heckman
and Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Glen
Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who hate federal employees
and hate federal retires the most. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years
and I have been a federal retiree for more than 22 years.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2019/10/cummings-remembered-as-true-champion-for-federal-workforce/
GUARDIAN
— Facebook includes Breitbart in new ‘high quality’ news tab The social media
site has received backlash over its choice to include a publication that has
been called ‘the platform for the alt-right’ – Julia Carrie Wong (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about my critics/opponents who do not want me to include
links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles on the following websites: Accuracy
in Media, Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, American Thinker, Biz Pac
Review, Breitbart, Campus Reform, Canada Free Press, Chicago City Wire,
Christian Post, CNS News, College Fix, Communities Digital News, Conservative
HQ, Daily Caller, Daily Signal, DuPage Policy Journal, Federalist, Fox News,
GOPUSA, Hot Air, Human Events, Illinois Family action, Illinois Family
Institute, Illinois Review, Life News, Life Site News, McHenry County Blog,
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