September 13, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “South Side church to host meeting on mayor’s plan to house migrants in tents.” How and where will Democrat and RINO politicians house illegals in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/meeting-on-migrants-in-tents/

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats crow that “Illinois becomes first state to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release. A law abolishing cash bail will take effect in Illinois on Sept. 18.” Of course, criminals are overjoyed.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-eliminate-cash-bail-as-a-condition-of-pretrial-release/3226330/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Lyft’s ‘Women+ Connect’ feature draws mixed reaction from drivers.” How soon will Lyft require drivers to be LGBTQ, liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, that is, how soon will Lyft prohibit drivers who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lyfts-women-connect-feature-draws-mixed-reaction-from-drivers/3226711/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lyft CEO David Risher says the new ‘Women+ Connect’ program, which is rolling out in Chicago, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose, will give drivers and riders more choices. “Women + Connect is all about providing more women and nonbinary people the opportunity to earn money on their terms and giving riders more choice,” he said in a statement. “We hope this gives millions of drivers and riders another reason to choose Lyft.” The feature can be activated within the Lyft app, and is drawing a variety of reactions. “I’m sure Lyft is trying to cater to what passengers want, maybe even cater to some things drivers have asked for,” longtime driver Lori Simmons said. Simmons says she has experienced what that desire means for drivers, saying that she’s noticed many instances where women will cancel rides until they get a woman to drive them.)

WGN9
— Highest paying jobs in Chicago for high school graduates (COMMENT: When I was 25 in 1974, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $92,279/year. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I had been taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola since 1972, and I had worked for IRS since 1971. My starting IRS salary in 1971 had been $52,022/year in today’s dollars.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/highest-paying-jobs-in-chicago-for-high-school-graduates/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that workers over age of 25 with a high school diploma or equivalent earned about 25% more than those without one—$853 a week ($44,356/year) compared to $682. Diploma holders also faced lower unemployment rates, at 4% in 2022, compared to 5.5% for those who never completed high school.

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ABC7 & NBC5 & CBS2 & FOX32 & WGN9 & CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
–Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of bomb threats against libraries to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/aurora-il-news-library-threat-evanston-addison/13773750/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/bomb-threat-closes-streets-in-aurora/3226501/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/evanston-aurora-public-library-bomb-threat/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-libraries-bomb-threats
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1278648
https://wgntv.com/news/libraries-in-aurora-evanston-addison-targeted-by-bomb-threats/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/9/12/23870872/libraries-in-chicago-suburbs-receive-bomb-threats

WBEZ
— Democrats acknowledge that “Robberies in Chicago are at a six-year high.”
https://www.wbez.org/stories/robberies-in-chicago-are-at-a-six-year-high/bae3215d-9b81-4dd0-8853-6af0235d1488

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Illinois’ election board fields questions about knocking Trump off the March primary ballot. But a top state election official says it would be up to Illinois’ judiciary, not the State Board of Elections, to ultimately decide whether Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 insurrection disqualifies him as a candidate for president.” Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/9/13/23870330/donald-trump-14th-amendment-presidential-ballot-illinois-primary
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago facing 2024 budget shortfall of $538 million — more than a third of it tied to migrant crisis.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/9/12/23870893/chicago-2024-budget-shortfall-city-council-migrant-crisis-mayor-brandon-johnson-deficit-lightfoot
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/12/23868187/abortion-rights-access-illinois-increase-travel-planned-parenthood-editorial
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for hate crimes and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/9/12/23870416/chicago-hate-crime-ordinance-rewrite-proposed-city-council-silverstein-antisemitism
— Democrats say “Democratic National Convention organizers tell visiting Dems inclusion of city neighborhoods is a top priority.” To promote inclusion is to get rid of those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/9/12/23870400/democratic-national-convention-preview-united-center-chicago
— Democrats acknowledge that “Robberies in Chicago at 6-year high.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/9/12/23869815/robberies-chicago-six-year-high

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “In Washington, GOP senators grill Alexi Giannoulias over Illinois anti-book-ban law.” Democrats ever-increasingly use books to make children hate Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-giannoulias-book-ban-senate-hearing-20230912-augmbsw6x5ap7ncg7skvnqvoze-story.html
— Democrats say “DuPage officials cut ribbon on court-related renovation, expansion.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230912/ushering-in-a-new-era-of-justice-dupage-officials-cut-ribbon-on-court-related-renovation-expansion
— Democrats say “Merits of poverty simulation debated at Highland Park meeting.” Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who paint my parents as having been undeservedly filthy rich. I would focus on how much money their parents had/have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-poverty-simulation-critics-st-0913-20230912-wibog2d74nb6tcaqfeq7wtbwiu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230912/why-some-people-complained-about-pot-friendly-music-festival-in-mundelein

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago faces $538 million shortfall in 2024 budget.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-government-faces-538-million-shortfall-2024-budget-report

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats crow that “Abortion group uses billboards to welcome those coming north to Illinois for the procedure.” Democrats ever-increasingly push more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-09-12/abortion-groups-use-billboards-to-welcome-those-coming-north-to-illinois-for-the-procedure

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly use books to make children hate Republicans.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-shown-as-model-for-nation-during-federal-hearing-on-book-bans/article_99c4e434-51ab-11ee-af08-f3daf62bbdb5.html

CITIES 92.9
— If your group does not promote LGBTQ, sooner or later, SPLC will deem it to be a hate group.
https://www.cities929.com/2023/09/12/this-is-the-number-of-active-hate-groups-in-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The SPLC identified 35 active hate and anti-government groups in Illinois in 2022. Adjusting for population, this comes out to about 2.8 extremist groups for every million people, the 13th lowest concentration among states. The number of hate groups operating in the state climbed by 52.2% since 2021. Active extremist groups in Illinois today include 17 anti-government groups and four anti-LGBTQ groups.)

KENDALL COUNTY
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2023/09/12/one-of-oswegos-first-marijuana-dispensaries-to-host-open-house-thursday/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Democratic National Convention Won’t Be Impacted By Chicago’s Migrant Crisis, Delegates Say. Delegates touring the United Center on Tuesday brushed off questions about how the city’s struggle to care for asylum seekers will affect the 2024 convention.” What will Chicago Democrats do to make illegals in Chicago happy? Will Chicago Democrats ever-increasingly give illegals better and better and better housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, jobs, etc.? Or will Chicago Democrats ship illegals out of Chicago?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/09/12/democratic-national-convention-wont-be-impacted-by-chicagos-migrant-crisis-delegates-say/
–Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of crimes against LGBTQ-promoters to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/09/12/asian-station-rogers-park-gets-lgbtq-business-grant-after-pride-display-window-smashed/

AARP ILLINOIS
— AARP Illinois helps secure $14 million for older adults – Natalie Missakian (COMMENT: I will soon be 75 and I am thankful that I have not needed any of that $14 million. It would have been great if AARP had come to my defense in Diersen v. GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $109,732/year) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $129,671/year) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $152,527/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $183,500/year) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees made those promotion deadlines. It is called up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://blog.aarp.org/fighting-for-you/illinois-state-budget-2024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: $8 million for home-delivered meals for vulnerable seniors, $2.3 million for adult day services, $1.3 million to help close gaps in community-based senior services, $1.2 million to expand outreach to older adults in underserved communities, $1 million to enhance support for unpaid family caregivers, $1 million to better investigate nursing home complaints and concerns.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-142/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/12/isabels-afternoon-roundup-8/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— The $300 million Chicago has spent on migrants is just the tip of the iceberg
https://wirepoints.org/the-300-million-chicago-has-spent-on-migrants-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/
— Federal taxpayers will fund billions more than actual cost of Illinois battery plant to be owned by Chinese company with alleged CCP ties – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/federal-taxpayers-will-fund-billions-more-than-actual-cost-of-illinois-battery-plant-to-be-owned-by-chinese-company-with-alleged-ccp-ties-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing – Kevin Bessle
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ee65643a-51ad-11ee-b42d-07943b0314a5.html

JOHN KASS
— Where private schools are fascist and the CTU runs the show – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-way-w-john-kass-where-private-schools-are-fascist-and-the-ctu-runs-the-show/
— Let’s Talk About Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Ultra-Thin Black Skin
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnsons-ultra-thin-black-skin/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS GET OVER $1.9B MORE SINCE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM BEGAN – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-get-over-1-9b-more-since-school-choice-program-began/
— ‘SOCIAL PROMOTION,’ GRADE INFLATION DESTROYING ACHIEVEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY IN SCHOOLS – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-social-promotion-grade-inflation-destroying-achievement-accountability-in-schools/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Logical next step’: McCarthy makes case for Biden impeachment probe in letter to GOP – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/13/kevin-mccarthy-makes-case-joe-biden-impeachment-pr/
— Mexico is in bed with cartels, profits from open border – Chad Wolf
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/12/mexico-is-in-bed-with-cartels-profits-from-open-bo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/sexually-explicit-library-books-subject-of-congressional-hearing
— The Missouri GOP is successfully protecting children from ‘gender-affirming care’ – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/missouri-gop-protecting-children-from-gender-affirming-care
— Centrist Republicans embrace Biden impeachment inquiry despite political risks – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/centrist-republicans-embrace-biden-impeachment-inquiry

AMERICAN THINKER
— Rural populations surpassed urban ones for the first time in 30 years – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/rural_populations_surpassed_urban_ones_for_the_first_time_in_30_years.html
— It’s not fun being a sanctuary city anymore – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/its_not_fun_being_a_sanctuary_city_anymore.html
— When it comes to illegal aliens, Democrat mayors seem deliberately dense – Lewis Dovland
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/when_it_comes_to_illegal_aliens_democrat_mayors_seem_deliberately_dense.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Ted Cruz: ‘Next planner of 9/11’ will ‘come right across,’ be flown wherever they want to go, thanks to Biden’s open borders – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/12/ted-cruz-next-planner-of-9-11-will-come-right-across-be-flown-wherever-they-want-to-go-thanks-to-bidens-open-borders-1395138/

BLAZE
— University develops $200,000 course teaching medical professionals that ‘white supremacy’ has led to ‘structural racism’ in health care – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/university-develops-200000-course-teaching-medical-professionals-that-white-supremacy-has-led-to-structural-racism-in-health-care

BREITBART
— Sanctuary City NYC to Cut Services, Police Overtime to Pay for Migrants – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/12/sanctuary-city-new-york-cut-services-police-overtime-pay-for-migrants/
— Bombshell Federal Probe: Joe Biden’s DHS Losing Track of Almost 20% of Border Crossers Freed into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/09/12/bombshell-federal-probe-joe-bidens-dhs-losing-track-of-almost-20-of-border-crossers-freed-into-u-s/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Chris Rufo blames ‘teachers unions, critical race theorists’ for educational decline
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=23973
— The new battle lines of affirmative action
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=23709

COLLEGE FIX
— Men are falling behind in higher ed – MAGGIE KELLY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/men-are-falling-behind-in-higher-ed-top-scientist-claims/

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Kennedy Grills Illinois Secretary Of State Over Pornographic Books Being Exposed To Children – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/12/john-kennedy-illinois-secretary-state-pornographic-books-school-libraries/

DAILY SIGNAL
— FEMA Money Should Go to Disaster-Stricken Americans, Not Illegal Aliens – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/09/12/fema-money-should-go-to-disaster-stricken-americans-not-illegal-aliens/

FOX NEWS
— Viewer discretion: Kennedy makes Dem squirm while reading LGBTQ kids’ books. Alexi Giannoulias has spearheaded efforts in Chicago to block parents from seeking bans of certain books in public libraries and schools. – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sen-kennedy-makes-dem-lawmaker-squirm-reading-excerpts-lgbtq-kids-books-hearing-disturbing
— Chicago mayor faces pushback from local leaders for plan to house migrants in tents: ‘Help your people first’ Migrant influx reportedly costing Chicago about $30 million per month. – Jeffrey Clark (COMMENT: Beyond overwhelmingly, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance in Chicago are Democrats who lack education and/or job skills, have major financial, health, and/or other problems, were not raised in a traditional family, and/or are LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and/or criminals.).
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-faces-pushback-local-leaders-plan-house-migrants-tents-help-your-people-first

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Little Crack in the Media – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-little-crack-in-the-media/

PJ MEDIA
— Where in the World Are the 177,000 Illegal Aliens DHS ‘Lost’? – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/09/12/where-in-the-world-are-the-177000-illegal-aliens-dhs-lost-n1726385
— The Bluster and Demise of Sanctuary Cities – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/columns/miltharris/2023/09/12/the-bluster-and-demise-of-sanctuary-cities-n1726403

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats acknowledge that “White House urges news networks to increase scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry.” Ever-increasingly, the news media serves as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4201615-white-house-urges-news-networks-to-increase-scrutiny-of-gops-biden-impeachment-inquiry/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden’s age and health problems frustrate Democrat efforts to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump as being too old.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/opinion/biden-trump-age.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “Poverty Rate Soared in 2022.” Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) flood America with illegals who want/need/demand more and more and more government assistance, that is, with people who vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/business/economy/income-poverty-health-insurance.html

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Chicago-based Liberty Justice Center representing Chino Valley School District in legal fight over gender identification policy. Democrats ever-increasingly push children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/chicago-based-law-center-representing-chino-valley-school-district-in-legal-fight-over-gender-identification-policy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impeachment Is the New Censure. House Speaker McCarthy’s decision to launch inquiry is fine, but the bar for removing President Biden from office should be high. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me both before 2006 and since 2006.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-impeachment-inquiry-joe-biden-republicans-kevin-mccarthy-2262ed2e
— A Tale of Two Immigration Amnesties. Reagan signed legislation after a bipartisan debate in Congress. Biden simply pretends there’s no border. – Jason L. Riley (COMMENT: According to many who were close to Reagan, Reagan would now say that his agreeing to amnesty was the biggest mistake that he ever made.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-tale-of-two-immigration-amnesties-reform-illegal-aliens-politics-border-control-migrants-428fa698

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— GOP Lawmakers Stink At Hanging Together To Support A Conservative Agenda – Liam Edgar
https://www.tampafp.com/report-gop-lawmakers-stink-at-hanging-together/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrats acknowledge that “Racial Stereotypes Use May Doom Some Employers’ DEI Initiatives.” To get more and more and more votes from those who are the following, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly glorify, praise, and pander to those who are the following: LGBTQ, liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/racial-stereotypes-use-may-doom-some-employers-dei-initiatives

JOURNAL RECORD
— Ever-increasingly, more and more and more of those in health care are citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://journalrecord.com/2023/09/13/can-medicine-diversify-without-affirmative-action/

PBS
— Democrats acknowledge that “Google Goes to Court in Massive Antitrust Trial.” Google ever-increasingly a) steers everyone to websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) steers everyone away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.
https://www.pbs.org/video/google-goes-to-court-in-massive-antitrust-trial-m8rdxp/

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.