September 10, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for hate crimes.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/growing-concerns-political-climate-is-generating-spike-hate-crimes-experts-say-white-supremacist-groups-prey-anxiety/15283845/

NBC5
— What time is the debate tonight? When, how to watch Harris, Trump presidential debate. The candidates — who have never met in person before — will be expected to stay behind their podiums on Tuesday night.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/what-time-is-the-debate-tonight-kamala-trump-presidential-debate-time-date-2024-election/3544121/
— Democrats deny that children are undergoing transgender surgery during the school day and that Democrat teachers are grooming/indoctrinating children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/decision-2024/trump-repeats-false-claims-that-children-are-undergoing-transgender-surgery-during-the-school-day/3543896/
— Chicago to impose hiring freezes, travel limits amid massive budget deficits  (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, the agency was almost always under Republican-caused hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes. Its number of employees decreased from more than 6,000 to less than 3,000.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/chicago-to-impose-hiring-freezes-travel-limits-amid-massive-budget-deficits/3543521/

CBS2
— Chicago teens get REAL IDs to preregister to vote
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teens-real-ids-register-to-vote/
— Many Illinois county clerks have left amid mistrust, threats associated with 2024 election
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-county-clerks-leave-mistrust-2024-election/
— Chicago enacts hiring freeze, limits some overtime expenses due to budget deficit
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-city-hiring-freeze/
— For Chicago kayaker, a commute to work on the river provides all sorts of surprises (COMMENT: I walked to work and to graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1974-1976 and then to graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1978. When IRS promoted me to a GS-12 job (currently $97,079/year) in the Loop in 1974 when I was 25, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building and then I traded in to the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo in 1976.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-river-kayak-commute/

WGN9
— Chicago enacts citywide hiring freeze to address 2025 budget gap
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-enacts-citywide-hiring-freeze-to-address-2025-budget-gap/

FOX32
— Early voting begins this month, and these states are already sending out ballots
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/when-does-early-voting-start-absentee-ballots

WTTW
— Chicago Officials Announce Hiring Freeze, Overtime Cuts as City Faces $223M Budget Gap in 2024, $982M in 2025
https://news.wttw.com/2024/09/09/chicago-officials-announce-hiring-freeze-overtime-cuts-city-faces-223m-budget-gap
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, “Assault weapons” today, semi-automatic weapons tomorrow, then all weapons.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/09/10/wttw-news-explains-how-does-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-work

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Mayor Brandon Johnson enacts citywide hiring freeze ahead of $1B budget gap
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/09/johnson-enacts-citywide-hiring-freeze-ahead-of-1b-budget-gap/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Mayor halts hiring in ‘all departments’ — even police and fire — to confront budget crisis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/09/09/hiring-freeze-city-government-police-fire-mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-shortfall

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: When it comes to funding state-level campaigns, Pritzker in a league of his own
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240909/illinois-state-politics/when-it-comes-to-funding-state-level-campaigns-pritzker-in-a-league-of-his-own/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These Illinoisans are among the biggest givers to federal campaigns this year
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/uihlein-eychaner-among-biggest-political-givers-2024-cycle

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage more abortions? Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/09/10/insurance-coverage-of-abortion-care-protected-by-illinois-judge/75105471007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris’ position
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-signals-support-for-reclassifying-pot-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-line-with-harris-position/

WGLT
— The Harris campaign takes its attacks against Trump over abortion on the road
https://www.wglt.org/2024-09-10/the-harris-campaign-takes-its-attacks-against-trump-over-abortion-on-the-road

JD SUPRA
— Recent Changes to Illinois Employment Law: What Employers Need to Know (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will ever-increasingly not hire and get rid of their employees who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that college graduates who are the aforesaid will ever-increasingly leave Illinois. Anticipate/expect that soon, if not already, only those who are the following will be hired/retained/promoted in Illinois: liberal, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/recent-changes-to-illinois-employment-7119691/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. Protecting Employees Making Reproductive Health Decisions. Doubling down on protections for reproductive freedom, Illinois added a new category to its list of protected groups under the IHRA. Illinois already has a large set of protected groups. Besides the federally protected groups, which include race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin and mental and physical disability, Illinois also protects employees based on their ancestry, sexual orientation, including gender-related identification, pregnancy, military status, unfavorable military discharge, order of protection status, marital status, citizenship status, work authorization status, language, conviction record and arrest records. Starting on January 1, 2025, Illinois will also prohibit discrimination against employees based on their “reproductive health decisions,” including the use of contraception, fertility or serialization care, assisted reproductive technologies, miscarriage management care, healthcare related to the continuation or termination or pregnancy or prenatal, intranasal or postnatal care. 3. Protecting Employees with Family Responsibilities. Illinois also amended the IHRA (effective January 1, 2025) to prohibit discrimination, harassment or retaliation against employees based on their “family responsibilities” or providing “personal care” to a “family member.” “Personal care” includes an employee providing transportation to or attending a covered family member’s medical appointment or even staying home from work to care for a sick child or parent. This amendment expressly does not require employers to accommodate an employee’s request for time, etc. to provide this personal care or require employers to modify their existing policies and rules. It simply restricts employers from treating these employees differently because of their family responsibilities to provide personal care to family members.)

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats encourage migrant men to be go-go dancers.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/09/09/i-know-what-im-worth-the-joys-and-struggles-of-chicagos-migrant-go-go-dancers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-365/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/09/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-158/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Trump: Iconic American Defiance and Strength
https://johnkassnews.com/the-once-and-future-president-trump-iconic-american-defiance-and-strength/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Did IL just try again to ban E-Verify? New law could leave employers facing hard choices, big challenges (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats officially make it illegal to hire, retain, or promote Republicans?)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/664144763-did-il-just-try-again-to-ban-e-verify-new-law-could-leave-employers-facing-hard-choices-big-challenges

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— “A small win” for CCL holders could turn into something much more
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/664028185-a-small-win-for-ccl-holders-could-turn-into-something-much-more
— Chicago Teachers Union fails to release financial audits for four consecutive years
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/664146488-chicago-teachers-union-fails-to-release-financial-audits-for-four-consecutive-years

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ rich, young residents join the exodus to other states
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-rich-young-residents-join-the-exodus-to-other-states-in-a-big-way-wirepoints/
— Democratic support for Gotion cracking under public pressure as U.S. House votes unanimously to bar DHS use of its batteries
https://wirepoints.org/democratic-support-for-gotion-cracking-under-public-pressure-as-u-s-house-votes-unanimously-to-bar-dhs-use-of-its-batteries-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Republicans Tackle CCP Connected Companies Using Forced Labor
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Presidential debate moderator Linsey Davis linked Trump to KKK
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/9/linsey-davis-debate-moderator-linked-donald-trump/
— Biden abandoned 90% of Afghan allies in Kabul evacuation
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/9/joe-biden-abandoned-90-of-afghan-allies-in-kabul-e/
— Fraud plagues Biden ‘parole’ program
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/9/biden-immigration-parole-program-plagued-by-fraud-/
— DOJ issues warning as GOP states try to clean noncitizens from voter rolls
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/sep/9/justice-department-issues-warning-as-gop-states-tr/

NEW YORK POST
— Harris vows to grant amnesty to migrants who illegally cross border: ‘Earned pathway to citizenship’
https://nypost.com/2024/09/09/us-news/kamala-harris-vows-to-grant-amnesty-to-migrants-who-illegally-cross-border/
— 532 Joe Biden vacation days prove the prez wrecked the country working part-time
https://nypost.com/2024/09/09/opinion/532-joe-biden-vacation-days-prove-the-prez-wrecked-the-country-working-part-time/

AMAC
— Biden-Harris Border Crisis Now a Public Health Crisis
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/biden-harris-border-crisis-now-a-public-health-crisis/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Owner of Colorado apartments overrun by gangs agrees to hand off property to avoid criminal charges
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/09/owner_of_colorado_apartments_overrun_by_gangs_agrees_to_hand_off_property_to_avoid_criminal_charges.html

BLAZE
— Illegal alien votes in ‘multiple’ US elections after stealing identity of American citizen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illegal-alien-votes-in-multiple-us-elections-after-stealing-identity-of-american-citizen-doj-alleges

BREITBART
— Harris Backed Nationwide Sanctuary Policy to Shield Illegal Aliens from Deportation
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/09/09/kamala-harris-backed-nationwide-sanctuary-policy-to-shield-illegal-aliens-from-deportation/
— Harris Campaign Promises: More Migration, Amnesty, and Bidenomics
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/09/10/bidenomics-more-jobs-but-lower-wages/
— Springfield, Ohio: Residents Say Haitian Migrants Crashing Cars, Spiking Insurance, Eating Ducks from Parks
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/09/09/bidens-migrants-in-springfield-ohio-car-crashes-civic-chaos-and-nazis/

DAILY CALLER
— Kellyanne Conway Calls Out Dem Who Claims Dems Aren’t For Abortion Throughout Pregnancy
https://dailycaller.com/2024/09/09/kellyanne-conway-dems-abortion/

DAILY WIRE
— Harris Pledged To Use Taxpayer Money To Fund Sex Change Surgeries For Illegal Aliens In Detention
https://www.dailywire.com/news/harris-pledged-to-use-taxpayer-money-to-fund-sex-change-surgeries-for-illegal-aliens-in-detention-report
— State Department Sued After Failing To Produce Documents On Hiring Of DEI Chief
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-state-department-sued-after-failing-to-produce-documents-on-hiring-of-dei-chief

FEDERALIST
— Hefty Price Americans Are Paying For Biden-Harris’ Open Border Mayhem
https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/09/new-report-details-hefty-price-americans-are-paying-for-biden-harris-open-border-mayhem/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Trump Focuses on Immigration in Key Economic Speech
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/presidential-candidate-donald-trump-focuses-immigration-key-economic-speech
— Biden-Harris Administration Weighs Changes to Border Executive Order to Appear Tough on Immigration
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/biden-harris-administration-weighs-changes-border-executive-order-appear-tough

FOX NEWS
— LAURA INGRAHAM: Kamala Harris’ marching orders were to import as many people into the country as possible. Laura shreds Harris’ border policy.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-kamala-harris-marching-orders-were-import-many-people-country-possible

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— ICE unable to find HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of illegal immigrant CHILDREN set loose under Biden
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/watchdog-ice-unable-to-find-hundreds-of-thousands-illegals-set-loose-in-us-under-biden

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illegal Alien Charged With Stealing U.S. Citizen’s Identity to Vote in Elections. She voted in the 2016 and 2020 primaries and general elections.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/09/illegal-alien-charged-with-stealing-u-s-citizens-identity-to-vote-in-elections/
— Kamala Harris in 2019: Cut ICE Funding, Pay for Illegal Aliens Sex Change Surgeries
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/09/kamala-harris-in-2019-cut-ice-funding-pay-for-illegal-aliens-sex-change-surgeries/
— Tim Walz’s Discriminatory Minnesota Teachers Of Color Scholarship Challenged By Equal Protection Project
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/09/tim-walzs-discriminatory-minnesota-teachers-of-color-scholarship-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/

MRC TV
— NYC Mayor Cries For More Federal Cash, While Handing Migrants Millions
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/p-gardner-goldsmith/nyc-mayor-cries-more-federal-cash-while-handing-migrants-millions

NATIONAL REVIEW
— For Republican Candidates, Media Hit Jobs Are a Fact of Life
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/09/for-republican-candidates-media-hit-jobs-are-a-fact-of-life/

PJ MEDIA
— Kamala’s New Policy Page Reveals What She’ll Do With Illegals She Let Into the U.S.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/09/09/kamala-caves-finally-posts-policy-positions-on-website-sort-of-n4932366

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Springfield, Ohio Residents Air Grievances About Wave Of Haitian Migrants: “Who is Getting Paid To Bring Them Over Here?”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/09/09/full_replay_residents_of_springfield_ohio_speak_about_wave_of_haitian_migrants_at_city_commission_meeting.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— While Trump was in office, he did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than either Bush.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/08/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump-harris-republicans.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Now that Biden is out, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use his age against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/us/politics/debate-trump-age-capacity.html
— Ever-increasingly, the Department of Education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had sent me to Crete Elementary School ( https://crete.cm201u.org/ ), I doubt that I would have been able to a) get an ACT score of 24, b) graduate in the top 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class, and c) get accepted by UIC, d) etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/us/shut-down-department-of-education-trump.html
— Democrats deny that illegals are eating America’s pets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/09/vance-hatian-immigrants-cats/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/09/08/border-patrol-agent-running-migrant-shelter/74905548007/

NEWSWEEK
— Chicago McDonald’s Robbery Gang Targeting Restaurant’s Customers
https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-gun-robbery-crime-chicago-1950918
— Trump Immigration Policy: Adviser Promises ‘100% Deportation rate’ at Border
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-immigration-deportation-migrants-border-policy-1950854

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats run elections. Enough said.
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-republicans-democrats-trump-lawsuits-2cebcee57ae7112efdd85386002e16ca

MSN
— Activists Ask for Tax Breaks for Black Americans for ‘Reparations’  (COMMENT: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/activists-ask-for-tax-breaks-for-black-americans-for-reparations/ss-BB1kdHGY
— Democrat and RINO employers continue to use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/congressional-black-caucus-releases-corporate-accountability-report-on-dei/ar-AA1qgZE5

NBC NEWS
— Nikki Haley says Trump and Vance ‘need to change the way they speak about women’
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-says-trump-vance-need-change-way-speak-women-rcna170225

CBS NEWS
— Democrats deny that Haitian immigrants are eating pets as Ohio
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/baseless-claim-haiti-immigrants-cats-springfield-ohio/

NPR
— Indian migrants drive surge in northern U.S. border crossings
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5091259/indian-migrants-immigration-canada-northern-border-illegal-us-customs-and-border-protection

PBS
— Google faces another antitrust trial a month after its search engine was declared a monopoly (COMMENT: Google ever-increasingly steers everyone a) to websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/google-faces-another-antitrust-trial-a-month-after-its-search-engine-was-declared-a-monopoly

DALLAS EXPRESS
— Our Loss Is Their Gain, Jobs Booming For Migrants. Dept of Labor data shows native-born Americans lost over 1.3 million jobs in last year. (COMMENT: If there had been as many migrants when I was young as there are today, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://dallasexpress.com/business-markets/our-loss-is-their-gain-jobs-booming-for-migrants/
— U.S. Rep. Chip Roy Exposes the True Impact of the Biden-Harris Border Crisis on America
https://dallasexpress.com/state/u-s-rep-chip-roy-exposes-the-true-impact-of-the-biden-harris-border-crisis-on-america/
— Catholic Charities of Fort Worth Undermining Immigration Laws by Supporting Illegal Aliens
https://dallasexpress.com/tarrant/is-catholic-charities-of-fort-worth-undermining-immigration-laws-by-supporting-illegal-aliens/

FOX14
— Kinzinger says he’d accept role in Harris’s Cabinet: ‘Certainly’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are full of hatred against Trump. I fully anticipate/expect that they will vote for Harris/Walz. To vote for Harris/Walz is to destroy the Republican Party. My critics/opponents a) who are Republican candidates should immediately withdraw and b) those who are holding elected offices as Republicans and/or holding leadership positions in Republican organizations should immediately resign.)
https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-world/former-gop-congressman-says-hed-accept-role-in-kamala-harriss-cabinet-certainly-adam-kinzinger-kamala-harris-deadline-politics-2024-election-donald-trump

CROSSROADS TODAY
— Student thankful for the presence of a four-year university in her hometown (COMMENT: I commuted to/from my parents’ home in Crete a) to classes at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969 and b) my part-time job at the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/education/student-thankful-for-the-presence-of-a-four-year-university-in-her-hometown/article_ad9bc6cc-6c57-11ef-a847-736be39969e2.html

TRI-COUNTY TIMES
— What are you thankful for? I was born in 1948. If I have been born years later than that, because of my bad demographics (White, male. heterosexual, conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844), I doubt very much that I would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. I doubt very much that I would have gotten the jobs and promotions that I got.
https://www.tctimes.com/columnists/from_the_editor/celebrating-and-thankful-for-the-american-worker/article_c338fd24-6a3b-11ef-ac88-130749a0122a.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Press Failure Inflates the Debate. Coverage of the Harris campaign is biased. Worse than that, it’s malpractice.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/press-failure-inflates-the-debate-bias-lack-of-coverage-of-harris-2024-election-d0373566
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision, that is, they reject meritocracy, that is, they want race and gender based preference giving, that is, they want patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-colleges-falling-behind-on-black-student-enrollment-f3728f99
— The Top U.S. Colleges That Make New Graduates Rich. At the top of the list: Ivy League colleges and those with strong tech programs. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League colleges are worthless.”
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/best-colleges-2025-salary-5d8bdca9

BLOOMBERG
— Democrat and RINO employers continue to use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-09/fortune-500-needs-dei-metrics-congressional-black-caucus-says?embedded-checkout=true

GAO
— IRS Workforce: Actions Needed to Address Barriers to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, they used Affirmative Action and DEI big time to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees. All my coworkers who they promoted over me a) were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, and/or had no professional certification like the one I had and/or b) were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. I earned an MBA in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. Because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat IRS superiors not only did not promote me after 1974, they a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105785

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout that minorities have to be given preference forever to succeed. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors gave my Black subordinate preference big time. They forced me to retire and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.  26 years earlier, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/09/10/four-more-colleges-report-drop-incoming-students-color

CRETE-MONEE HIGH SCHOOL
— Alumni Return to Teach & Inspire the Next Generation at Crete-Monee (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being college material? I was not. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spend my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of 1966 class. My ACT score was only 24.)
https://warriorsalumni.nationbuilder.com/alumni_return_to_teach_inspire_the_next_generation_at_crete_monee

FULCRUM
— My critics/opponents attribute all their successes to meritocracy, but they attribute all my successes my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics. Their demographics include liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, I stress that neither or my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents whose parents have/had way more money than mine did.
https://thefulcrum.us/ethics-leadership/meritocracy-meaning

POLITICO
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting women to hate Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/10/donald-trump-women-debate-kamala-harris-00178070
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly glorify and praise the Cheneys.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/09/liz-cheney-trump-kamala-harris-00178093

JEWISH VOICE
— Attention, Childless Cat Ladies: Illegals are coming for your pets
https://tjvnews.com/2024/09/attention-childless-cat-ladies-illegals-are-coming-for-your-pets/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.