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Frustrated Suburban Mom to Gov Pritzker: We are done.

An open letter to Governor JB Pritzker from a suburban mom who's had enough with how he's dealing with COVID-19 in Illinois.

She says, "We are done" in a letter posted on "The Politics of Parenting" website.  Part of her thoughts:

Because of you.

Because of you, more restaurants are closing their doors permanently because they cannot survive another shut down.

Because of you more homes will be foreclosed. More cars repossessed. More college funds drained. Hopes and dreams lost as we remain powerless in your hands.

Because of you, another teen suicide was reported just yesterday, because teens are NOT meant to be secluded, and some literally cannot handle the isolation.

Because of you, those parents must grieve a loss that never should have happened.

She continues ... HERE

Pritzker demands more restaurants, bars to serve outside only again - despite snowy weather

COOK COUNTY - It snowed in parts of Cook and DuPage counties Monday, emphasizing how devastating Governor Pritzker's shutdown COVID-19 decrees now expanding to the most-populated Cook County will be for the area's restaurants and bars. In his shutdown orders focused on bars and restaurants, he allows only outside tables, and those until 11:00 PM.

While the Rockford area and Chicago suburban DuPage, Kane, Will and Kankakee counties were shut down last Friday, the governor's office calls for these rules to extend to more areas - Regions 4 (Metro East) and 10 (Cook County) starting Wednesday, October 28 at 12:01 am:

Bars 

• No indoor service 
• All outside bar service closes at 11:00 p.m. 
• All bar patrons should be seated at tables outside 
• No ordering, seating, or congregating at bar (bar stools should be removed)  
• Tables should be 6 feet apart  
• No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting 
• No dancing or standing indoors 
• Reservations required for each party 
• No seating of multiple parties at one table 

Restaurants 

• No indoor dining or bar service 
• All outdoor dining closes at 11:00 p.m. 
• Outside dining tables should be 6 feet apart 
• No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting 
• Reservations required for each party  
• No seating of multiple parties at one table 

Meetings, Social Events, Gatherings 

• Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacity 
• No party buses 
• Gaming and Casinos close at 11:00 p.m., are limited to 25 percent capacity, and follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable 

These mitigations do not currently apply to schools.

Thorner: Censorship and Propaganda Run Rampant in Closing Days of Nov. 3rd Election

By Nancy Thorner - 

“Censoring and propaganda are but two strategies that shape and mold a population." 

Psychiatry professor Albert Biderman’s “chart of coercion” includes the following methods, all of which can be clearly related to the COVID-19 response.  Biderman’s article is worth reading in its entirety, Fear Secures Obedience in Covid-19,War.

The "Chart of Coercion:"

• Isolation techniques — Quarantines, social distancing, isolation from loved ones and solitary confinement.
• Monopolization of perception — Monopolizing the 24/7 news cycle, censoring dissenting views and creating barren environments by closing bars, gyms and restaurants.
• Degradation techniques — Berating, shaming people (or even physically attacking) those who refuse to wear masks or social distance, or generally choose freedom over.
• Induced debility — Being forced to stay at home and not be able to exercise or socialize.
• Threats — Threatening with the removal of your children, prolonged quarantine, closing of your business, fines for noncompliance with mask and social distancing rules, forced vaccination and so on.
• Demonstrating omnipotence/omniscience — Shutting down the whole world, claiming scientific and medical authority.
• Enforcing trivial demands — Examples include family members being forced to stand 6 feet apart at the bank even though they arrived together in the same car, having to wear a mask when you walk into a restaurant, even though you can remove it as soon as you sit down, or having to wear a mask when walking alone on the beach.
• Occasional indulgence — Reopening some stores and restaurants but only at a certain capacity, for example. Part of the coercion plan is that indulgences are always taken away again, though, and they’re already saying we may have to shut down the world again this fall.
• The Trampling of Privacy and Human Rights--The technocracy’s fingerprints are also evident in the invasive, privacy-shredding tracking and tracing programs that have been rolled out around the world, and the repeated warning that unless every man, woman and child gets vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, life will never go back to normal.

The truth is, the technocrats have no intention of ever letting us go back to normal. The plan is to alter society permanently. Part of that alteration is the removal of civil liberties and human rights, and it is now happening at breakneck speed.

Di Leo: Early Voting and the Costs of Lessons Learned

By John F. Di Leo - 

Some of us have been warning you all about the many risks in “early voting” for quite a while... there is always more to learn about candidates, and, strangely enough, most of it hits during the month of October. 

Some of you, for example, voted early, for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris... before the most recent debate, before the huge revelations about Joe Biden's family and their corruption network, which has now proven to be so much bigger than most of us ever suspected. 

How many Americans voted for Biden, days or weeks ago, and are now kicking themselves for voting before all the information was in?

Dr. James Dobson: The national election isn't about you

Dr. James Dobson

COLORADO SPRINGS - Dr. James Dobson, founder of Dr. James Dobson Family Institute and one of America's modern Christian Conservative movement's most revered elders, broke his silence on the upcoming election with an open letter to like-minded voters: 

With all respect, the national election isn’t about you. It certainly isn’t about me. It is about our kids and grandkids. It is about those who are yet to come, if they are allowed to live. This vote has awesome implications for future generations and the nation we love. It is about our Constitution and the immutable, God-given rights it protects. It is about values, and truth, and greatness, and hope. That is why the notion of choosing a president based on frivolous personality characteristics, such as style or rhetoric, misses the mark.

This election is for all the marbles… the next Chief Executive, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court. Together, they set the agenda for this country.

If you love America and don’t want it to be “fundamentally transformed,” it is time to do three things:

1. Pray like never before that God will spare this great nation from tyranny and oppression of religious liberty.

2. Volunteer to help your candidates.

3. Vote for the candidates who will best uphold your values and convictions.

Dobson encourages like-minded voters to share his open letter with friends, family, and others whom the reader might influence.

Does Biden Endorse the 'Great Reset'?

Joe Biden delivered a campaign speech in July that contained some language that sounds eerily similar to the talking points provided by the biggest supporters of the socialist Great Reset.

Government Worsened the COVID Crisis

There is no doubt that 2020 has become a unique event in almost everyone’s life due to the Coronavirus and the response of almost all governments everywhere in the world.

Few would disagree that we have been and are living through some unprecedented times in 2020. A global pandemic, government-imposed and mandated lockdowns and shutdowns of much of the world’s economic activities and social interactions, and total government debts that cumulatively are almost equal to the global economy’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

But while comparisons are being made between the impacts and effects of the coronavirus and the Great Depression of the 1930s and the war years of the 1940s, they are not really anywhere alike. To begin with, the Second World War cost the lives of an estimated 50 million people, combining military and civilian lives lost. Advancing and retreating armies and air bombardments undertaken by all sides in that conflict destroyed an immense amount of the world’s physical capital, especially in Europe and parts of Asia. Nothing during the last year comes even close to this from the coronavirus.

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Sunde: The forgotten child: Pandemic policies are leaving kids behind

By Joseph Sunde - 

The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed many victims, from the millions who have contracted the virus directly to many others who continue to endure its social and economic disruptions.

The suffering has been particularly acute for the children who continue to be confined at home, whether struggling to adapt to remote-learning regimens or remaining mysteriously absent altogether. For low-income and minority families, in particular, the road is even more difficult. As Jonathan Chait recently put it, “The social damage will not be spread evenly.”

Meanwhile, somewhat paradoxically, the public-health case for school reopening seems only to grow stronger. According to economist Emily Oster of Brown University, “Schools do not, in fact, appear to be major spreaders of COVID-19.” Observing a range of evidence from multiple states, Oster summarizes her findings as follows:

The Heinous Team-Up of Harris and Planned Parenthood

As California's attorney general, Kamala proved she'll be the most radical pro-abortion president ever.

It’s hard to believe some pro-life Christians are about to vote for Joe Biden, despite his strong pro-abortion stance and his other anti-Christian, anti-religious liberty policy preferences.

But upon reading a letter from some prominent ones, we see that these so-called Christians aren’t worried much about the killing of preborn babies. Instead, it’s racism and climate change that keeps them up at night.

It’s probably a good thing this group of radical leftists disguised as evangelicals doesn’t care much about abortion, because it’ll have good company if Kamala Harris becomes the next president. (Does anyone really think Biden will finish out his first term?) Then we’ll have the most radical pro-abortion president in American history.

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New Trump Ad: Joe Biden will ban fracking and destroy the energy industry.

On the heels of last night's debate, the Trump Campaign today launched a new ad exposing Joe Biden's plans to ban fracking and destroy the energy industry.

This ad will air in Pennsylvania and as a part of the $55 million in combined spending between the Republican National Committee and the Trump Campaign in the closing weeks of the election.

20 Things You Should Know about Pritzker's "Fair Tax" amendment

CHICAGO – Wirepoints’ new report lays out a set of 20 facts Illinoisans should know amid the complex and conflicting messaging appearing in ads across the state.

“All Illinoisans should know the facts regarding Illinois progressive tax,” says Ted Dabrowski, President of Wirepoints.

Some of the facts in Wirepoints’ report include:

• No. 2. What Illinoisans are not voting on. Illinoisans are not voting on tax rates. The amendment does not ensure 97% of Illinoisans will pay the same or less in taxes. Nor does it limit lawmakers to raising taxes only on the wealthy. The progressive tax structure allows the state to impose higher rates on any income group.
• No. 4. Without reforms, the proposed $3.1 billion progressive tax hike falls billions short of covering Illinois’ $10 billion structural deficit. The state’s structural deficit is made up of an annual budget shortfall of some $3-$4 billion, $1 billion needed annually to pay down the state’s unpaid bills, and $5 billion in missing actuarially-required retirement costs.

Illinois family moving to Indiana for in-person learning and sports

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and a suburban family is doing just that.

They are leaving Wheaton behind and moving to Indiana, so their kids can go to school in-person and play sports.

“It's been something, it's been cooking for a while. We did a lot of research on it,” said Dave Ruggles.

With high school winter sports up in the air and with in-person learning not an option, Ruggles has made the decision to relocate.

“Indiana starts with the premise that you need to have kids in school and playing sports, and Illinois has the approach of we're going to cut and run at the first sign of trouble,” he said.

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Pope Francis Calls for Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples

Pope Francis called for the creation of civil union laws for same-sex couples in a new documentary that aired in Rome on Wednesday, breaking from the Vatican’s stance on the issue.

“Homosexuals have a right to be part of the family,” he said in Francesco, a documentary about his life, according to the Catholic News Agency. 

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NPR Goes Full 'Enemy of the People,' Gives Astonishing Reason They Won't Cover Joe Biden Scandal

Taxpayer-funded NPR announced Thursday on Twitter that it is not covering the Hunter Biden laptop scandal because it’s not really a story, which prompted widespread backlash online.

“Why haven’t you seen any stories from NPR about the NY Post’s Hunter Biden story?” NPR wrote on Twitter.

NPR then answered the question, writing: “We don’t want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don’t want to waste the listeners’ and readers’ time on stories that are just pure distractions.”

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Pro-Democrat Navy Veteran: Hunter Asked Dad To ‘Sign-Off’ On Deals

A U.S. Navy Veteran who reportedly was a former business partner of Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, unloaded on Biden in a statement early on Thursday morning, saying that Biden lied to the American people when he claimed that he did not talk to his son about his son’s business dealings.

Tony Bobulinski, who left the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant, says that the few political donations that he has made in his life have been to Democrats. Bobulinski said in a statement to the New York Post that he has been contacted by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Senate Committee on Finance requesting that he produce all documents related to his business dealings with the Biden family and noted that he is moving to immediately comply with the request.

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Lindsey Graham Derail Democrats’ Barrett Boycott Plans, Send Chuck Schumer Scrambling

Democrat plans to derail a Senate Judiciary Committee vote approving Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court ended up in shambles Thursday after Republicans moved up the vote by several hours, leaving Democrats scrambling to respond.

The vote to recommend Barrett be confirmed to the Supreme Court was scheduled for 1 pm, but after learning that Democrats on the panel planned to boycott the hearing, they moved up the vote to 9 am. Barrett’s nomination was passed out of committee on a party-line vote, 12-0.

Typically, a Democrat boycott might have forced the Judiciary Committee out of session, since it prevented the formation of a quorum, but Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-CA) allowed for a last-minute rule change, giving Republicans the power to pass Barrett out of committee on a simple majority vote.

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Nursery founder says Illinois' progressive tax proposal is like "pouring money down a dark hole"

ST. CHARLES - The company Peter Orum and his wife Irma started in 1969 now employs 300 people during Chicagoland’s growing season.

The Orums planted Midwest Groundcovers’ roots into five acres in St. Charles, Illinois. 51 years later, they’ve expanded to 700 acres in Illinois and Michigan.

“We can’t pick up our business easily. This is why Illinois’ political climate is a big problem for us,” Orum said. Midwest Groundcovers demands the very soil on which it exists, and the vast majority of it is in Illinois. “We can’t just pack up, load up and leave …”

Peter Orum came to America in the 1960s to pursue a dream, just as millions of other immigrants. He was born in Denmark into a family with a small nursery business where he learned naturally about plants, soil, and gardening. He studied as an apprentice in horticulture during his teen years and entered the Danish Army at age 19.

While in the Army, Orum learned about engineering, building and managing while rising to the lieutenant rank in two short years.

Rod Blagojevich endorses Willie Wilson over Durbin or Curran for US Senate

CHICAGO - The once-Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is endorsing candidates in the upcoming election - and thus far, he's avoiding Democrat candidates. 

A few weeks ago, Blagojevich - who received a prison commutation from President Donald Trump earlier this year - picked Donald Trump in the November 3rd election over Democrat challenger Joe Biden. He also made know his support for a Republican running for State Senate - Tom McCullagh. 

This week, a press release was sent out on behalf of Blagojevich, saying he was supporting Willie Wilson (of the Willie Wilson Party) for U.S. Senate in November over Democrat incumbent Dick Durbin or Republican challenger Mark Curran. 

Thorner: Defining Factors in November Election

By Nancy Thorner - 

This election is all about corruption, particularly Chinese corruption.

“American Universities failed to report $6.5 billion in foreign gifts and contracts, an investigation by the Department of Education found...Universities reported receiving a total of more than $19.6 billion in foreign gifts and contracts from 2014 to 2020, including nearly $1.5 billion from China, almost $3.1 billion from Qatar, and more than $1.1 billion from Saudi Arabia...”

Facebook and the rest of the Silicon Valley oligarchs have also been thoroughly bribed by CHINA, which is why they are censoring the Hunter Biden story.

William Barr's March 24, 2019 letter summarizing the Mueller report was the start of the most bizarre election of my lifetime.  Russiagate helped the Democrats take back the House but wasn't going to help them beat Trump.   Biden had to get in the race then, because only Biden could raise the money needed because of his proven track record of delivering for the Chinese and other special interests.  This was confirmed during the summer of 2019 when heart throbs of the Democrat Establishment like Beto O'Rourke and Kamala Harris crashed and burned.  With typical Alinskyite tactics of accusing others of what you yourself are doing, impeachment of Trump over his request to get a computer showing the Biden's activities in Ukraine was used to cover up Biden's crimes.

What Kenosha Looks Like After the Democrat's Antifa Riots

In just 48 hours, over 40 businesses in the quiet city of Kenosha, Wisconsin were ravaged by violence, according to the Kenosha Area Business Alliance. Rioters looted and torched shops on the nights of Aug. 23 and 24.