August 31, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/31/trump-dc-takeover-chicago/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/22/heidi-stevens-trump-voting/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250829/nation-and-world-politics/extremely-unusual-former-illinois-national-guard-chief-on-trump-threat-to-dispatch-troops-to-chic/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250831/news/a-premature-claim-on-national-guard-deployment-in-chicago/
— Blame high taxes, excessive regulations for businesses fleeing Illinois
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250830/business/blame-high-taxes-excessive-regulations-for-businesses-fleeing-illinois/

WIRF
— GAO represents whistleblower against Trump. GAO sided with me in Diersen v. IRS in the 1970s. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0
https://www.wifr.com/2025/08/30/social-security-whistleblower-who-claims-doge-mishandled-americans-sensitive-data-resigns-post/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ‘Partisans’ who want to should ‘get up and move’ from Illinois, Pritzker says
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_34319187-5c08-48c1-84d7-f67f0f72200a.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump trashes Pritzker as Chicago crime crackdown looms
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3788645/trump-trashes-pritzker-as-chicago-crime-crackdown-looms/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump slams Pritzker on Chicago crime after at least 6 people killed during bloody weekend
https://nypost.com/2025/08/31/us-news/trump-slams-pritzker-on-chicago-crime-governors-reported-weight-loss-fuels-2028-speculation/
— Chicago mayor orders police not to cooperate with federal troops or agents amid Trump’s planned immigration crackdown
https://nypost.com/2025/08/30/us-news/chicago-mayor-orders-police-not-to-cooperate-with-federal-troops-or-agents-amid-trumps-planned-immigration-crackdown/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sheinbaum urges Trump to ‘share’ captured drug lord’s ill-gotten billions with Mexico’s poor.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/sheinbaum_urges_trump_to_share_captured_drug_lord_s_ill_gotten_billions_with_mexico_s_poor.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Newsom suggests Trump will send ICE to polling sites for midterm elections
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/08/30/newsom-suggests-trump-will-send-ice-to-polling-sites-for-midterm-elections-1581290/

BREITBART
— Trump Slams Pritzker After Chicago Violence: ‘He Better Straighten It Out, FAST — or We’re Coming!’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/30/trump-slams-pritzker-after-chicago-violence-he-better-straighten-it-out-fast-or-were-coming/

DAILY SIGNAL
— DNC Doubles Down on DEI. To promote DEI is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/30/dnc-doubles-down-on-dei/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois lawmakers ROASTED for rejecting Trump’s help with crime: ‘This isn’t a college seminar’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgyIFk92bXs
— Chicago police will not collaborate with National Guard, federal agents if Trump moves on deployment. The White House dismissed Johnson’s order as ‘publicity stunt.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-police-not-collaborate-national-guard-federal-agents-trump-moves-deployment-mayor
— Trump slams Pritzker on Chicago crime; governor’s reported weight loss fuels 2028 speculation. Pritzker fired back at Trump’s weight jab with ‘it takes one to know one.’ I have lost weight, but my critics/opponents stress that weight loss comes with one of the three diabetes pills that I take every day.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-pritzker-chicago-crime-governors-reported-weight-loss-fuels-2028-speculation
— Trump admin blocks citizenship for non-citizen voters
https://www.aol.com/trump-admin-blocks-citizenship-non-171328857.html
— Illegal immigrant truck driver accused in deadly Florida crash got Biden work permit after Trump denial
https://www.aol.com/illegal-immigrant-truck-driver-accused-235720223.html
— Trump touts ‘worker-first’ economy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-touts-worker-first-economy-labor-day-internet-speculation-his-whereabouts-spirals

NEWS BUSTERS
— NPR Reporter Admits ‘Sob Stories’ on Deportations of Illegals Are ‘All Over the Place’
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2025/08/30/npr-reporter-admits-sob-stories-deportations-illegals-are-all-over

NEWS ITEM
— The left’s misdefinition of Americanism
https://www.newsitem.com/opinion/columnists/the-lefts-misdefinition-of-americanism/article_3428f419-7495-4e2a-b460-9f0230852998.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Chicago mayor defies Trump’s immigration crackdown plan for the city
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chicago-mayor-defies-trumps-immigration-crackdown-plan-city-125128597
— Democrat leaders decry that Trump cuts billions of foreign aid money
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates?id=124929306&entryId=125098597

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and India against America
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/china/india-china-xi-modi-meeting-intl-hnk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/world/video/xi-modi-putin-sco-summit-trump-digvid
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/politics/minneapolis-school-shooting-trump-administration-left-right
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.aol.com/diversity-fed-took-one-step-145548239.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ever since I was 24 years old in 1972 and bought a new town home in University Park, my critics/opponents have stressed that I would not have been able to do that if HUD had not given University Park a $30 million loan guarantee. Further, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I improperly, if not unethically, took advantage of government subsidy aimed at Blacks. SEE: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1291.html
https://apnews.com/article/trump-home-affordable-housing-cuts-rural-33a44092cfe5f8451e590e4a28718936

FOX NEWS
— Trump touts ‘worker-first’ economy. I was a worker 1962-1997. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. They hint/imply/argue/shout that workers cause their own problems. In my defense, while I was a worker, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. Because of that, in today’s dollars, my salary increased from $19.37/hour in 1966 to $153,151/year in 1997.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-touts-worker-first-economy-labor-day-internet-speculation-his-whereabouts-spirals

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Slams JB Pritzker Over Chicago Shootings: ‘We’re Coming!’
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-slams-jb-pritzker-over-chicago-shootings-were-coming-2122244
— Trump Announces Executive Order Plans on Voter ID Requirements
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-announces-executive-order-plans-voter-id-requirements-2122270

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.  He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/us/politics/trump-voter-id-executive-order.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with India against America
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/opinion/trump-us-india.html
— In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional certification like I had. All of the GAO employees who my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of because of Gingrich budget cuts were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/us/politics/trump-federal-work-force-black-women.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/opinion/immigration-border-politics.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/opinion/trump-facts-statistics-data.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump is slashing jobs at Voice of America and parent agency despite court challenges. GAO works for Congress. During the 1980s and 1990s, Gingrich ever-increasingly slashed jobs at GAO with congressional approval. Gingrich gutted GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious about that and took their anger against Gingrich out on me. I should write about that.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-08-30/trump-is-cutting-500-plus-jobs-at-voice-of-america-and-its-parent-agency-despite-legal-challenges

USA TODAY
— Preparing for federal troops, Chicago mayor says city will stand up to Trump’s `tyranny’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/31/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-trump-naitonal-guard/85919050007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump. If you have less money than others, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/29/trump-billionaires-labor-day-protests/85839663007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect flag burners. I have flown an American flag at my Wheaton home 24-hours a day since September 11, 2001.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/29/trump-flag-burning-first-amendment/85629185007/

BOSTON GLOBE
— My critics/opponents despise if not hate unions and union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I improperly benefitted from being a union member during that time, that is, that if I had not been a union member, my salary would not have increased from $19.37/hour to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. But during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in1970. I earned an MBA in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. And I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. I was a union member while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969. I might still be a postal employee if they had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969.  I was a union member while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980. I might still be an IRS employee if they had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978 and refused to promote me beyond GS-12. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/31/metro/workers-rights-trump-labor-day/

INC.
— How to Be Instantly Happier at Work: Stop Eating Lunch at Your Desk. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO in 1980 and 1992-1997, I often did homework while I ate lunch. I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU in 1969, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997.
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/how-to-be-instantly-happier-at-work-stop-eating-lunch-at-your-desk/91217744

BANKRATE
— Should you buy a house? 8 signs you’re ready. Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 years old in 1972, I was able to buy a new town home after a) working for IRS for 15 months and b) working for part-time Firestone Stores for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that  During that time, I was also able to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and pay for graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/should-i-buy-house/

WJLA DC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://wjla.com/news/local/washington-dc-president-donald-trump-deputy-chief-staff-stephen-miller-federal-takeover-surge-police-law-enforcement-protests-demonstrators-john-cox-national-guard-john-cox-vermont-avenue-baptist-church-mobilize-white-house

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Takes Unprecedented Step Targeting The Fed. During the 1980s and 1990s, Gingrich took unprecedented steps against GAO.  He ever-increasingly cut GAO’s budget. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious about that and took their anger against Gingrich out on me. I should write about that.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-live-updates_n_688d0894e4b022c2fdde8724

AXIOS
— Democrat leaders promote  “Workers Over Billionaires” protests on Labor Day. What about Pritzker?
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/30/workers-over-billionaires-protests-trump-labor-day

TROUTHOUT
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government crowed about their success in meeting their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets. This is, they crowed about their discrimination against Whites and against males.
https://truthout.org/articles/racist-lies-about-college-quotas-stoke-support-for-trumps-war-on-higher-ed/

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.