October 7, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: At least 26 shot, 5 fatally, in citywide weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-8-shot-4-fatally-gun-violence-city-police-department-says/15396761/
— Pro-Palestinian protestors block Ohio Street exit off the Kennedy Expressway
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pro-palestinian-protestors-block-ohio-st-exit-off-kennedy-expressway/15400581/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago-area Jews mark year since Hamas attack on Israel. Highland Park gathering honors the memory of those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and calls for the release of the 100 or so hostages. ‘We come together, and we unify and we feel very proud of those protecting us and proud of our resilience.’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/10/06/highland-park-community-marks-one-year-since-oct-7-attack-gaza-hamas-israel-antisemitism-mideast
— Jews, Muslims in Chicago endure a wave of hate after Oct. 7. Jewish and Muslim communities had to increase security as threats and overt acts spiked over the last year in the wake of Hamas’ attack and Israel’s response in the Middle East. (COMMENT: Democrats run America. Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats will blame Republicans for hate crimes.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/10/07/chicagos-jewish-muslim-communities-endured-hate-fear-religion-oct7-gaza-israel-hamas-war
— GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters come out each and every morning. They are free of charge and contain no advertising, popups, or donation requests. That is because I have the necessary time, money, experience, ability, and motivation. My critics/opponents are furious about that. They continue to do everything that they can to stop me from sending out the newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them. What do you say to my critics/opponents? Anticipate/expect that they will run one of their operatives or dupes against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2026 like they did in 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/10/06/paywall-anniversary-community-news-journalism-jennifer-kho

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Are we there yet? Illinois’ drive to 1 million EVs is still in second gear.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241006/transportation/are-we-there-yet-illinois-drive-to-1-million-evs-is-still-in-second-gear/

ILLINOIS VALLEY
— U.S. rep. candidate James Marter meet and greet set Oct. 8 in Ladd
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/10/06/us-rep-candidate-james-marter-meet-and-greet-set-oct-8-in-ladd/
— Trump Caravan set Oct. 19 in La Salle County
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/10/07/trump-caravan-set-oct-19-in-la-salle-county/

COUNTRY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot in DuPage County.
https://countryherald.com/news/new-cannabis-dispensary-in-dupage-county-hosting-hiring-event-on-tuesday/

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Durkin blames Trump for party’s losses. (COOMENT: My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/top-illinois-republican-blames-trump-for-partys-losses

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-384/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: One Year Later, ILGOP Continues to Stand with Israel. One year ago today, Israel and the Jewish People suffered their worst attack since the Holocaust. On October 7, 2023, thousands of men, women and children were kidnapped, raped or murdered. ILGOP Chair Kathy Salvi released the following statement saying, “We must never forget the brutal atrocities committed by barbaric terrorists against Israel. One year later, hostages, some American citizens, continue to be held in Gaza. The United States must continue to do everything possible to support our greatest ally in the Middle East. Illinois Republicans continue to stand firmly behind Israel and will continue to fight anti-semitism in our state.” Anti Semitic incidents in Illinois have reached record highs including assaults, vandalism and harassment. Over the past year, Democrat leaders have criticized, threatened and turned their back on Israel. Bottom Line: Illinois Republicans stand in solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people.
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The following should provide the top 10 reasons to vote for Trump/Vance and to not vote for Harris/Walz: a) Republican National Committee, b) Illinois Republican Party, c) your Republican county party organization, and d) your Republican township/ward party organization. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Yesterday, I finished spending many hours hand-delivering to each of the 400 residences in my precinct that has at least one registered Republican or not affiliated (NA) voter a copy of the sample ballot and campaign literature from the eight of the thirteen candidates on the ballot who provided the Milton Township Republican Organization with their campaign literature. I used envelopes with mailing labels for each of those voters. I had to explain to more than a few of the NA voters in the new parts of my precinct that they were listed as NA because they had not voted in a primary election.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— City of Chicago budget revenues have ballooned by $6 billion since 2019. Why the $1 billion deficit?
https://wirepoints.org/the-city-of-chicago-budget-revenues-have-ballooned-by-6-billion-since-2019-why-the-1-billion-deficit-wirepoints-quickpoint/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberals smear conservatives as potential terrorists, ignore real threats to national security
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/6/liberals-smear-conservatives-as-potential-terroris/

NEW YORK POST
— Donald Trump and his supporters make a triumphant return to the scene of his first assassination attempt
https://nypost.com/2024/10/06/opinion/donald-trump-and-his-supporters-make-a-triumphant-return-to-the-scene-of-his-first-assassination-attempt/
— Antisemitism is exploding — because we’re teaching hate in public schools
https://nypost.com/2024/10/06/opinion/antisemitism-exploding-because-were-teaching-hate-in-school/
— Antisemitic attacks in US soar 200%, fueled by campus hate: Not ‘a single moment of respite’
https://nypost.com/2024/10/06/us-news/antisemitic-attacks-in-us-soar-200-to-10000-incidents/
— To get elected, Harris falsely pulls back on her flooding of America with her illegals.
https://www.aol.com/harris-biden-admin-orders-migrants-230849376.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Harris Vouches for Biden’s Mental Fitness
https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/07/morning-news-harris-vouches-for-bidens-mental-fitness/

AMERICAN THINKER
— New York’s Unequal Rights Amendment (COMMENT: Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly use government to give more and more and more “rights” to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/10/new_york_s_unequal_rights_amendment.html

BREITBART
— Walz Defends Drivers Licenses, Free Tuition, Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/10/06/walz-defends-drivers-licenses-free-tuition-healthcare-for-illegal-immigrants-we-have-safest-roads/

CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— The Proposed Musk Efficiency Commission Could Save Trillions (COMMENT: GAO is supposed to fight government waste. But the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They wasted not only what I learned working for GAO, but what I learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning a job-related professional license, earning six job-related professional certifications, earning three job-related master’s degrees, and earning a job-related bachelor’s degree.)
https://www.cagw.org/thewastewatcher/proposed-musk-efficiency-commission-could-save-trillions

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Flood Gate Of Lies Must Stop’: ABC Panel Explodes Over Anti-Trump Talking Point
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/06/abc-panel-explodes-anti-trump-reince-priebus-donna-brazile-stephanopoulos/

DAILY WIRE
— Walz Defends Giving Illegal Aliens Free College, Free Health Care, Drivers’ Licenses
https://www.dailywire.com/news/walz-defends-giving-illegal-aliens-free-college-free-health-care-drivers-licenses
— George Stephanopoulos Throws A Fit After Trump, Son Blame Democrats For Assassination Attempts
https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-stephanopoulos-throws-a-fit-after-trump-son-blame-democrats-for-assassination-attempts

FOX NEWS
— Trump supporter Elon Musk offers massive hourly pay to those working to increase voter turnout. ‘I think it’s the most important election of our lifetime,’ Musk said from Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. (COMMENT: Yesterday, I finished spending many hours hand-delivering to each of the 400 residences in my precinct that has at least one registered Republican or not affiliated (NA) voter a copy of the sample ballot and campaign literature from the eight of the thirteen candidates on the ballot who provided the Milton Township Republican Organization with their campaign literature. I used envelopes with mailing labels for each of those voters. I had to explain to more than a few of the NA voters in the new parts of my precinct that they were listed as NA because they had not voted in a primary election.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-supporter-elon-musk-offers-massive-hourly-pay-those-working-increase-voter-turnout
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s political action committee is offering starting wages of $30 an hour to individuals seeking to increase voter registration and turnout, the PAC’s website shows. “JOIN OUR TEAM,” Musk-founded America PAC reads on its website. “Email us if you are interested in working on increasing voter registration and voter turnout. Pay starts at $30 per hour, with bonuses for performance.”)
— Harris supporters say she’ll fix immigration, blame Trump for border crisis (COMMENT: Who blames you for what? I should write a book about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-supporters-say-shell-fix-immigration-blame-trump-for-border-crisis-immigration-blame-trump-border-crisis
— Marking Oct. 7 and the hatred fueled by antisemitism
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6362921327112
— The following should provide the top 10 reasons a) to vote for Trump/Vance and b) to not vote for Harris/Walz: a) Republican National Committee, b) Illinois Republican Party, c) your Republican county party organization, and d) your Republican township/ward party organization.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/rep-jim-jordan-requests-amazon-briefing-over-alexas-trump-censorship
— Walz tries to downplay laws he signed granting benefits to illegals in Minnesota. Walz played defense on abortion, illegal immigration and his gaffes.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walz-tries-downplay-laws-he-signed-granting-benefits-illegals-minnesota-not-vps-position

GOPUSA
— In Butler, Elon Musk Gets Out The Vote For Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/in-butler-elon-musk-gets-out-the-vote-for-trump/

HOT AIR
— ‘Illegals’ Explain How the Feds Take Care of Them
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/10/06/illegals-explain-how-the-feds-take-care-of-them-n3795449

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— FEMA to American storm victims: Go pound sand…FEMA to illegal aliens: Come get your free disaster assistance. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly put their illegals ahead of citizens of America.)
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/fema-to-american-storm-victims-in-north-carolina-go-pound-sand-fema-to-illegal-aliens-come-get-your-free-disaster-assistance

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— FEMA Establishes Hurricane Response ‘Rumor Control’ to Report ‘Misinformation’  FEMA was originally tasked to respond to natural disasters…not a man-caused disaster, such as the flood of illegal aliens from Biden-Harris policies.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/10/fema-establishes-hurricane-response-rumor-control-webpage-to-report-misinformation/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Travesty of the CBP One App
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/10/the-travesty-of-the-cbp-one-app/

NEWSMAX
— To get elected, Harris falsely pulls back on her flooding of America with her illegals.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kamala-harris-donald-trump-border/2024/10/06/id/1183010/

TOWNHALL
— Latest Media Hit Exposes Kamala’s Loafing Attitude Toward Hurricane Relief
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/10/06/as-victims-of-hurricane-helene-struggle-kamala-found-time-to-sit-down-for-a-podcast-interview-n2645766

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Musk rails against Democrats alongside Trump
https://www.aol.com/musk-rails-against-democrats-alongside-225837891.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action (AA) decision. Democrat and RINO leaders use AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about how Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Store, and Post Office leaders and RINO Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc. leaders have used AA and DEI to get rid of me.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4916131-diversity-considerations-admissions/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age. With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/us/politics/trump-speeches-age-cognitive-decline.html
— To get elected, Harris falsely pulls back on her efforts to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/us/politics/harris-guns-campaign.html

WASHINGTON POST
— To get elected, Harris falsely pulls back on her flooding of America with her illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/06/harris-border-immigration-policy/

ABC NEWS
— Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/turning-point-revolutionize-republicans-turn-voters-skeptical-114551621

CNN
— Under the Democrats: “Historic spike in anti-Jewish threats across the US.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/06/us/anti-jewish-threats-us-adl/index.html

REUTERS
— To get elected, Harris falsely pulls back on her flooding of America with her illegals.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-will-not-renew-legal-status-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants/ar-AA1rIMh7

AOL
— Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes come out of their closets and stop pretending that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.aol.com/howard-stern-announces-sit-down-001204735.html

USA TODAY
— ‘Sounding the alarm’: Election officials warn postal delays could invalidate mailed ballots. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says staffers take ‘extraordinary measures’ to delivery ballots on time, but election officials warn delays could invalidate votes.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/06/absentee-mail-in-ballots-postal-service-delays/75499900007/
— A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, 4 Americans are still being held hostage. (COMMENT: What do you say those who support Hamas?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/10/06/four-americans-hostages-october-7-anniersary/75509579007/
— $1,250 a month for one-third of a room. Campus housing costs rising, much to students’ dismay (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, with my part-time Park Forest Post Office job, I could easily afford to pay for three semesters at the University Plaza Dormitory and for a shared Lincolnshire West Apartment for a summer session 1969-1970.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/09/24/college-housing-dorm-prices-rising/75288576007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Chicago School Board Coup. The entire board resigns in protest as the mayor tries to placate the Chicago Teachers Union with an unaffordable new contract.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-chicago-school-board-coup-education-teachers-union-52fe1533
— Trump’s Best Idea: Unleashing Elon Musk on Government. The entrepreneur wants to run a commission on government efficiency.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-best-idea-unleashing-elon-musk-on-government-reform-707cf218
— Why Do the Young Vote Left? Socialist teachers lead them to think of government as a free-money tree.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-do-the-young-vote-left-progressive-democrats-socialism-e2397290
— Meet the HENRYS: The Six-Figure Earners Who Don’t Feel Rich. When you’re a HENRY—high earner, not rich yet—a hefty salary isn’t enough to buy freedom from financial pressure. (COMMENT: I started earning six-figures in today’s dollars when I was 26 years old in 1975. I had worked for IRS for 4 years. I had completed 14 graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/high-earner-not-rich-yet-finances-fb8ae842
— They Wanted Their First Home. It Took Sacrifices, Risk and a Little Creativity. Americans reveal how they overcame the challenges of the housing market. (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new town home when I was 24 years old in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/they-wanted-their-first-home-it-took-sacrifices-risk-and-a-little-creativity-a8703850
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Google’s Grip on Search Slips as TikTok and AI Startup Mount Challenge (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone a) to websites that promote Harris/Walz and the Democrat Party platform and b) away from websites that promote Trump/Vance and the Republican Party platform.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/online-ad-market-google-tiktok-9599d7e8

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. According to them, my not getting any scholarships  proves that I am inferior and that my parents were filth rich.
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/student-loans/what-is-merit-scholarship

REASON
— An Efficiency Commission Led by Elon Musk Would Be Good for the Government. The idea, proposed by former President Donald Trump, could curb waste and step in where our delinquent legislators are asleep on the job.
https://reason.com/2024/09/12/an-efficiency-commission-led-by-elon-musk-would-be-good-for-the-government/

POLITICO
— Republicans are trying to up their early voting game — but Trump keeps getting in the way
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/06/trumps-early-voting-00182611

AXIOS
— To get elected, Harris falsely pulls back on her flooding of America with her illegals.
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/06/kamala-harris-trump-immigration-border-security

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.