June 4, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Musk attacks Trump’s funding bill: ‘Disgusting abomination’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/elon-musk-attacks-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-act-disgusting-abomination/16646179/
— Hegseth orders Navy to rename ship honoring gay rights activist Harvey Milk
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pete-hegseth-orders-renaming-navy-ship-honoring-gay-rights-activist-harvey-milk/16646273/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cta-unveils-annual-pride-train-as-colorful-train-returns-to-red-line-for-june/3759363/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/hegseth-orders-usns-harvey-milk-renamed/3759552/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-revokes-guidance-requiring-hospitals-provide-emergency-abortions/3759624/
— Republican leaders double down on spending bill despite party infighting
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/video-republican-leaders-double-down-on-spending-bill-infighting/3759577/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/the-first-homosexuals-art-exhibit-wrightwood-659-chicago/

WGN9
— Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh says he’s becoming a Democrat
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/former-illinois-rep-joe-walsh-democrat/

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote China. What percent of what you buy was made in China?  How dependent on China is your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?  In WWIII, which countries will join with China against America?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/retailers-shift-supply-chains-trump-tariffs-china
— The rest of the world either a) sides with Putin OR b) demands that America alone defeats Putin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mdN_153Hxs
— Naperville school board meeting madness continues as tensions escalate over trans athletes in girls’ sports
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/naperville-school-board-meeting-trans-athletes

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers again fail to act on hemp, while a new study highlights growing health concerns
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/03/illinois-lawmakers-hemp-study/
— Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/03/trump-emergency-abortions/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/04/column-civil-rights-movement-jim-crow-donald-trump-chapman/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville D203 board meeting packed with supporters/opponents of transgender student athletes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/03/transgender-student-athlete-naperville-district-203/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. I escaped the worst of that because my parents sent me Lutheran grade schools and because I majored in business, accounting, and finance.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/06/03/trump-unversity-harvard-kidney-donors-conservative-emanuel-kinzinger-cheney-joni-ernst-medicaid
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with Chines students.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/06/04/university-illinois-chinese-student-visa-foreign-international
— Johnson urges state lawmakers to tax the ‘ultra rich’ to avert mass transit cuts. “You all know my position. The ultra-rich continue to get away with not having to put more skin in the game,” Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters during Tuesday’s weekly news conference at City Hall.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/06/03/brandon-johnson-illinois-general-assembly-mass-transit-funding-chicago-fiscal-cliff

HIGHER ED DRIVE
— Illinois lawmakers pass bill to establish direct admissions program. Participating public universities will set GPA standards each year for first-time and transfer students to gain automatic entry. UIC accepted me in 1966. But I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class and my ACT score was only 24. My critics/opponents have always stressed that.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/illinois-bill-direct-admissions-universities-community-colleges/749597/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote assisted suicide
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/03/aid-in-dying-legislation-illinois-general-assembly-cardinal-blase-cupich

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250603/news/queer-people-are-not-a-danger-elgins-third-pride-parade-to-celebrate-community-saturday/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop voter fraud
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250603/nation-and-world-politics/republican-push-for-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote-proves-a-tough-sell-in-the-states/

SOUTHERN
— Colorado attack comes amid record incidents of antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes. Haters should be denied entry to America. Haters should be deported.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/06/03/colorado-attack-comes-amid-record-incidents-of-antisemitic-and-islamophobic-hate-crimes/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Trump’s critics
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-02/critics-say-trumps-planned-military-parade-will-send-the-wrong-message

WEDNESDAY JOURNAL
— Oak Park is proud to be a sanctuary city, that is, a city that puts citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/06/03/oak-park-included-on-trump-administrations-now-removed-sanctuary-city-list/

OAK LAWN PATCH
— Applications Open To March Oak Lawn Independence Day Parade, Date Set For Parade, Concert
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/oak-lawn-independence-day-parade-ready-roll-applications-open

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-319/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Democrats See No Evil as Jews Burn in America
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-close-their-mouths-and-eyes-as-jews-burn-in-america/

WIREPOINTS
— For decades, Mike Madigan and his fellow politicians made Illinois a worse place to live
https://wirepoints.org/for-decades-mike-madigan-and-his-fellow-politicians-made-illinois-a-worse-place-to-live-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CHICAGOLAND JOURNAL
— Jim Marter Demands Rep. Lauren Underwood Condemn Colorado Terror Attack and Address Homeland Security Failure
https://thechicagolandjournal.com/jim-marter-demands-rep-lauren-underwood-condemn-colorado-terror-attack-and-address-homeland-security-failure/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Seeks Volunteers at Headquarters First Saturdays
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/03/gop-seeks-volunteers-at-headquarters-first-saturdays/
— Call to Action Thursday Night from Crystal Lake Park District DEI Supporter
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/03/call-to-action-from-crystal-lake-park-district-dei-supporter/
—  DeWitte Reports on Transportation, Colleague Notes [Amazon, DoorDash, etc.] Delivery Tax a “Direct [Statewide] Pipeline from Your Doorstep to the City of Chicago”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/03/dewitte-reports-on-transportation-colleague-notes-amazon-doordash-etc-delivery-tax-a-direct-statewide-pipeline-from-your-doorstep-to-the-city-of-chicago/
— Democrats Change FOID Rules
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/03/democrats-change-foid-rules/
— Suppliers Not Bidding on State Request for Next Winter’s Salt for McHenry & Lake Counties
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/03/suppliers-not-bidding-on-state-request-for-next-winters-salt-for-mchenry-lake-counties/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— When you were in high school, were you viewed as being college material? I was not. But nevertheless, I took college preparatory courses, got an ACT score of 24, and made it into the upper 20% of my class. My father frequently decried his not having a college degree. What if you had not earned a college degree? If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, a) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and c) IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not earned a master’s degree in business in 1976 and in accounting in 1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. Further, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. Further, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. Further, the Post Office would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment test in 1966 and IRS would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/beyond-degrees-empowering-illinoisans-through-career-first-education/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Career counseling is very important. My not majoring in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 was a very big career mistake. I erroneously thought that I could not pass the CPA examination. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, the accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting. The accounting profession would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS plans to use expedited deportation on Biden’s ‘paroled’ migrants
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/3/dhs-plans-use-expedited-deportation-bidens-paroled-migrants/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sooner or later AR-15 bans will be found unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3430059/ar-15-bans-supreme-court-maryland-rhode-island/
— Boulder terrorist attack should be another blow to the gun control movement
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3429875/boulder-terrorist-attack-gun-control-movement/

NEW YORK POST
— Common sense but true: Don’t let people who hate America move here
https://nypost.com/2025/06/02/opinion/common-sense-but-true-dont-let-people-who-hate-america-move-here/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Europe’s Woke Trade Policies Threaten Transatlantic Ties
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/europes-woke-trade-policies-threaten-transatlantic-ties/

BREITBART
— Musk criticized Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and declared the bill a “pork-filled Congressional spending bill” and “a disgusting abomination.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/03/elon-musk-turns-on-trump-calls-presidents-big-beautiful-bill-disgusting-abomination/
— ‘Woke’ Biden Appointee in Charge of America’s 250th Birthday Celebration. I remember America’s 200th celebration.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/03/woke-biden-appointee-charge-americas-250th-birthday-celebration/

DAILY CALLER
— Corporate Media Finds New Way To Gaslight Readers About Illegal Immigration
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/03/corporate-media-finds-new-way-to-gaslight-readers-about-illegal-immigration/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Resolution Declares June ‘Family Month’ Instead Of ‘Pride Month’  ‘We reject the lie of ‘Pride’ and instead honor God’s timeless and perfect design.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-gop-resolution-declares-june-family-month-instead-of-pride-month

FEDERALIST
— Don’t Fall For The Media Psyop That Only Violent Illegals Should Be Deported
https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/03/dont-fall-for-the-media-psyop-that-only-violent-illegals-should-be-deported/

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ faces resistance from Republican senators over debt fears. Sen. Rand Paul and other Republicans express doubts about $5 trillion debt limit increase in Trump-backed legislation.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-faces-resistance-republican-senators-debt-fears

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Homan: “We’re Making This Country Safe Again, One Illegal Alien At A Time, And You Can Hate It All You Want”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/03/homan_were_making_this_country_safe_again_one_illegal_alien_at_a_time_and_you_can_hate_it_all_you_want.html
— My critics/opponents side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 so that they could give my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. I should write about that.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/03/jason_riley_the_truth_about_the_affirmative_action_myth_blacks_dont_need_racial_preferences_to_succeed.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use the Constitution to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5329308-the-constitution-strikes-back-against-trump/
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, meritocracy a) is racist and sexist when Whites and men do better than minorities and women and b) is valid when minorities and women do better than Whites and men. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations are racist and sexist because I passed them on my first attempt.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5329518-in-attacking-disparate-impact-trump-turns-civil-rights-upside-down/

CBS NEWS & NEWSWEEK & THE HILL & MSNBC & MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/navy-to-rename-usns-harvey-milk-latest-trump-white-house-move-against-lgbtq-history/
https://www.newsweek.com/corporate-pride-lgbtq-trump-backlash-2080429
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5330761-judge-federal-prisons-gender-affirming-care-transgender-inmates-trump-order/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeHSyDtnCug
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/donald-trump-s-attack-on-harvard-is-a-sign-of-what-could-be-coming-for-lgbtq-organizations/ar-AA1FWxyo

MSNBC
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against America.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/americans-defend-democracy-trump-rcna210425

MSN
— Trump blocks Tesla’s manufacturing plant in India, citing unfairness to US
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/asia/pakistan/trump-blocks-tesla-s-manufacturing-plant-in-india-citing-unfairness-to-us/ar-AA1FZsi4
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. Democrat and RINO organizations use DEI a) to not recruit Republican members and b) to get rid of their Republican members.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-majority-of-employers-think-trump-s-dei-and-immigration-policies-are-creating-significant-challenges-for-their-business/ar-AA1EGiDM?ocid=socialshare&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
— Trump issues ‘loyalty test’ to prioritize ‘patriotic Americans’ for federal positions. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Democrats run the federal government. For them the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. They demand that federal employees put advancing the Democrat Party platform above all else, that is, that they focus on promoting patronage, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Because I refused to do the aforesaid, they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. I should write a book about the aforesaid.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-issues-loyalty-test-to-prioritize-patriotic-americans-for-federal-positions/ar-AA1FWpbs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly putting “America First” even within his own administration. As the president continues to slash the federal workforce, he and his team have reportedly unveiled a new plan to ensure that any new hires are “patriotic Americans” who vow to advance the president’s policy priorities. The White House, in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management, released the directives for the departments to use when recruiting employees in a memo on Thursday. The directives represent a dramatic shift in hiring procedures at the federal level. POLITICO reported that prospective federal employees will now be required to write a short essay about how they plan to advance Trump’s priorities when applying for a job. The new procedure comes after Trump and many of his allies have railed against civil servants and accused them of trying to undermine Trump’s plans. It was also reported that those federal job vacancy announcements starting at a GS-5 pay grade or above will now have to complete the short essay responses to questions about their commitment to the Constitution, how they plan to improve government efficiency, how they plan to advance Trump’s executive orders and policy priorities, and about their work ethic. . .According to the Trump plan, federal employee hiring has focused too much on “elite universities and credentials.” The memo dictates that the government will target recruits from “state and land-grant universities, religious colleges and universities, community colleges, high schools, trade and technical schools, homeschooling groups, faith-based groups, American Legion, 4-H youth programs, and the military, veterans, and law enforcement communities.” The memo also states that agency heads are to “cease using statistics on race, sex, ethnicity or national origin, or the broader concept of ‘underrepresentation’ of certain groups” when deciding hiring or promotions. It also orders agencies to stop disseminating information about the composition of agencies’ workers based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Trump’s hiring plan also allegedly aims to expedite the hiring process in response to the order directing government-wide hiring to be completed within 80 days. Additionally, on Thursday, the administration issued a memo outlining new guidelines for hiring and talent development plans for leaders within the federal government’s career employee ranks, known as the Senior Executive Service (SES). During his first days back in the Oval Office, Trump issued a memo saying that because those officials “wield significant governmental authority, they must serve at the pleasure of the President.” The most recent memo now criticizes SES hiring as a “broken, insular” process that has “resulted in the hiring of executives who engage in unauthorized disclosure of Executive Branch deliberations, violate the constitutional rights of Americans, refuse to implement policy priorities, or perform their duties inefficiently or negligently.” Prior to the memo, it was claimed the qualifications for SES hiring “included unlawful ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ (DEI) criteria for hiring Federal executives.” Trump’s memo stated that they were eliminating DEI factors in the hiring process and would instead focus on candidates’ efficiency, merit, competence, ability to lead, and ability to achieve results. To sustain the quick 80-day turnaround, the memo claims that OPM will provide an 80-hour intensive “fee-based aspiring executive development program” that’s “grounded in the Constitution, laws, and Founding ideals of our government, and will provide training on President Trump’s Executive Orders.” The program is “designed to equip aspiring leaders with the skills, knowledge, technical expertise, and strategic mindset necessary to excel in senior leadership roles.”)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Rescinds Biden Mandate That Hospitals Offer Emergency Abortions
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/03/us/trump-news
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and with other foreign countries against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/world/asia/trump-science-visa-china.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/business/trump-us-manufacturing.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the problems that Jews have. My Democrat superiors in the federal government did that big time. They succeeded in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/us/politics/trump-antisemitism.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/opinion/antisemitism-jewish-attacks-colorado.html

WASHINGTON POST
— What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in Colorado. The Egyptian man charged with injuring a dozen people in Boulder, Colorado, in an attack on demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages is among hundreds of thousands known to overstay their visas each year in the United States.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/06/04/immigration-visas-soliman-colorado-attack/475a08ca-40f9-11f0-b78e-5ddff7eb1e49_story.html
— White House brushes off Elon Musk’s harsh criticism of Trump’s sweeping legislation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/03/trump-presidency-news/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and other foreign countries against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/03/oecd-trump-tariffs-global-growth-gdp/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/02/trump-science-cuts/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Illinois.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/03/illinois-ranks-among-safest-states-for-lgbtq-people-new-report-finds-anti-lgbtq-laws-what-to-know/84007361007/
— Critics/opponents of the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T claim victory. I just bought a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T. Its base price is $59,595. The base price for the Scat Pack model is $73,985. The Scat Pack does the quarter mile one second faster, but both models are doing 135 MPH at the end.  I also own a 2013 Charger R/T Max. I owned a 1968 Charger R/T show car 1994-2005 and a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971. I worked on the Chrysler assembly line in Belvidere in 1970.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2025/05/18/dodge-cuts-electric-charger-daytona/83710636007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dodge is pulling the plug, so to speak, on its base model electric Charger Daytona, the R/T, as it deals with slow sales, but don’t expect what appears to be a limited-edition run of vehicles to turn into collector’s items, according to a key industry watcher. “Rarity does not make a collectible. You need to have demand for it,” said Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting for AutoForecast Solutions. “You can’t presume that this will be a Charger Daytona of 1970. They couldn’t sell those originally and years later, they were collectible.” Fiorani said it’s risky to bet on a car of today becoming something that brings big dollars in the years to come, even when the numbers of those made and sold are relatively small. Still, Dodge will continue to offer the more powerful and expensive electric Charger Daytona Scat Pack for the upcoming model year, even as it prepares to launch several gas-powered versions. While it’s not clear how many Dodge Charger Daytonas will be produced this year, so far, the sales picture is showing a fairly light impact. Electric Charger sales – the company did not distinguish between versions – for the first three months of this year were at 1,947. Granted, they were just beginning to arrive in showrooms in January after months of delays. However, the automaker likely had higher hopes. Fiorani noted that he’d recently driven by a Dodge dealership and saw a row of Chargers waiting to be sold. In a statement, Dodge CEO Matt McAlear said, “Production of the Dodge Charger Daytona R/T is postponed for the 2026 model year as we continue to assess the effects of U.S. tariff policies. The Charger’s flexible, multi-energy STLA Large platform allows us to focus on the Charger Daytona Scat Pack’s performance as the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car, add the new four-door model to the Charger mix for the 2026 model year and lean into the new Charger SIXPACK models that will launch in the second half of the year.” Sixpack refers to the engine, the inline-six Hurricane, which will come in 550-horsepower or 420-horsepower variants. The electric Scat Pack promises a peak power base of 630 horsepower with a limited push-button burst to 670 horsepower called the Power Shot. The Dodge website lists the Scat Pack all-wheel drive with a starting price of $73,985, excluding destination charge. Adding gas-powered versions to the lineup is not a surprise, as Dodge had previously said that was the plan. However, the decision, reported earlier by MoparInsiders.com, to end the electric R/T’s run so soon does highlight how the market has changed, both in terms of the slower adoption of electric vehicles and President Donald Trump’s embrace of tariffs. The Charger Daytona is assembled at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario, but the batteries initially were to come from South Korea. Fiorani offered some perspective on the potential tariff impact, however. “Everybody is leaning on tariffs for every change in production or sales, whether real or not,” he said. Market realities are, however, what they are. “The idea that an internal combustion engine version would hit the market better at the moment is a strong one,” according to Fiorani. “Buyers haven’t warmed up to EVs as a performance vehicle yet, especially since every EV is a performance model now.” Fiorani also noted that the company’s planned shift in production volume toward the gas-powered Charger would also take the focus off the less expensive EV version – the R/T was listed with a starting price of $59,595, not counting destination. “(They) kind of want to focus on the vehicle that will make money versus the entry-level models that will sell on price,” Fiorani said.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To get more votes from minorities, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promise to give them more preference over Whites.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-democrats-are-losing-minority-voters-blacks-latinos-priorities-policy-e459c5bb
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace American college students with foreign students.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/maga-policies-would-make-america-mediocre-961a86d3
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/targeting-chinese-students-threatens-the-bottom-line-at-american-universities-c64a89b5

FORTUNE
— I should write about my critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and a) who have given the most preference to those who share their demographics, that is, b) who have discriminated the most against those who do not share their demographics. It is called race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://fortune.com/2025/06/03/tulsa-mayor-race-massacre-reparations-trust-black-wall-street/

NEW REPUBLIC
— Vietnam’s Poignant Celebration of Victory Over America 50 Years Ago. Since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have used against me big time my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. I should write about my critics/opponents. They blame Republicans for America losing the war. They stress that I was 1-A for the draft, that I was conservative, and that I was Republican. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government who were veterans and who had my Democrat superiors and supervisors who were veterans take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://newrepublic.com/article/195302/vietnam-war-50-years-poignant-celebration-victory

GUARDIAN
— Family of suspect in Colorado fire attack taken into custody of US immigration. Authorities announced that the wife and five children of Mohamed Sabry Soliman were in federal custody.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/03/boulder-colorado-attack-suspect-family-detention

MOPAR INSIDERS
— Stellantis HQ Gets Patriotic Makeover for America’s 250th Birthday. New Wrap at Chrysler Technical Center Honors Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, and Ram Roots. I own a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus and a 2013 Charger R/T Max. I owned a 1968 Charger R/T show car 1994-2005 and a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971. I worked on the Chrysler assembly line in Belvidere in 1970.
https://moparinsiders.com/stellantis-hq-gets-patriotic-makeover-for-americas-250th-birthday/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’ve driven past the Chrysler Technical Center (CTC) in Auburn Hills, Michigan lately, you probably noticed something big—literally. Stellantis just unveiled a huge new building wrap on its North American headquarters, and it’s all about celebrating America’s 250th birthday. The 15-story tower now proudly wears a red, white, and blue America 250-themed wrap, complete with the newest Dodge and Chrysler logos, along with bold nods to Jeep® and Ram. It’s part of a new yearlong partnership between Stellantis and America 250, the official group in charge of organizing the country’s semi-quincentennial celebration. This isn’t just some casual ad either. The new wrap covers the entire face of the tower and can be seen from a long stretch of I-75, where over 200,000 vehicles pass by each day. It’s designed to grab attention—and it does. The message is clear: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, and Ram are proud to be American-born brands and even prouder to help lead the charge into the country’s 250th year of independence. It’s also a return to tradition. Before the merger that created Stellantis, the Chrysler Group was known for frequently updating the tower with new wraps that showcased their latest vehicles or milestones. Over the past couple of years, though, those updates slowed down. In fact, the last wrap—a Jeep® Wagoneer S promotion—was installed back in June 2024. Before that, the building went nearly a year without one. But now, the tower is back to doing what it does best—making a bold statement. The wrap doesn’t just show off new logos; it tells a story. A story about American innovation, independence, and the four powerhouse brands that have become part of the country’s automotive legacy. For car lovers, history buffs, and everyone in between, this wrap is a reminder that Stellantis’ U.S. brands still take pride in their heritage—and they’re more than ready to celebrate the red, white, and blue.)

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.