June 3, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— 9 arrested, dozens of citations issued after large groups of young people gather downtown Naperville. DD: What is your municipality doing to fight Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/9-arrested-groups-young-people-gather-downtown-naperville-washington-st-corridor-between-chicago-van-buren-ave/19221090/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Palatine.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/activists-urge-village-palatine-illinois-change-code-ordinances-raise-pride-flag-month-2026/19214647/

NBC5
— At least 9 arrests reported after ‘teen takeover’ in Naperville. There were also more than two dozen citations issued. DD: What is your municipality doing to fight Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-9-arrests-reported-after-teen-takeover-in-naperville/3943243/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/antonio-king-is-first-chicago-city-executive-level-director-of-lgbtq-affairs/
— ICE agents detain man in Albany Park; SUV believed to be driven by agent hits sedan stuck in traffic. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-agents-arrest-man-albany-park-suv-crash-kedzie-lawrence/


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ald.
Desmon Yancy: The city’s response to the recurring crisis of ‘teen takeovers’ is inadequate. DD: What is your municipality doing to fight Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/02/opinion-chicago-teen-takeover-response-inadequate/
— Illinois senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth demand US Attorney Andrew Boutros resign. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/02/dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth-andrew-boutros-resign/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/03/column-catholic-church-apology-slavery-washington/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Federal agents crash into car while detaining man in Albany Park. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/02/federal-agents-crash-into-car-while-detaining-man-in-albany-park
— DD: What is your municipality doing to fight Democrat teen takeovers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/06/03/teen-takeovers-public-spaces-downtown-youth-disinvestment-online-culture-almethia-franklin

DAILY HERALD
— Nine arrested, dozens cited, at Naperville downtown ‘takeover.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260602/crime/nine-arrested-dozens-cited-at-naperville-downtown-takeover/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2026/06/02/state-lawmakers-laud-passage-of-bills-protecting-reproductive-gender-affirming-care

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & RIVER BENDER & WMBD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2026/06/03/rockford-galena-among-illinois-lgbtq-friendly-destinations/90359435007/
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/02/2026-lgbtq-business-climate-index-illinois-ranks-fifth-pritzker/90355861007/
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/as-pride-month-begins-governor-jb-pritzker-christian-mitchell-reaffirm-commitment-to-lgbtq-community-93931.cfm
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pride-events-happening-around-central-illinois-this-june/ar-AA24joLT

NPR ILLINOIS
— The White House’s new site about ‘aliens’ has nothing to do with UFOs  DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-03/the-white-houses-new-site-about-aliens-has-nothing-to-do-with-ufos

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders say Trump has used the presidency to benefit himself and his allies
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-how-trump-has-used-the-presidency-to-benefit-himself-and-his-allies/amp/

WHEATON PATCH
— 5 Teens, 4 Adults Arrested During Teen Takeover In Naperville. Police made arrests for battery, attempted aggravated assault on a peace officer and other violations. DD: What is your municipality doing to fight Democrat teen takeovers?
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/5-teens-4-adults-arrested-during-teen-takeover-naperville

POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/03/mendoza-is-making-it-official-00947595

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-537/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Collin Corbett faces an objection from Aaron Del Mar
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/03/corbetts-petitions-challenged/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How conservative is your county, township, municipality, and school district? Conservative counties, townships, municipalities, and school districts promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Conservative political jurisdictions do not promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, or Affirmative Action, DEI, or wokeness/wokeism, that is, they do not promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, or national origin discrimination. I should write about DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Record Illinois Budget Includes $800 Million in New Taxes as More Residents and Businesses Leave State
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/record-illinois-budget-includes-800-million-in-new-taxes-as-more-residents-and-businesses-leave-state.html
— Illinois Lawmakers Set to Earn Up to $128,000 for a Part-Time Job Under New Budget
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/illinois-lawmakers-set-to-earn-up-to-128000-for-a-part-time-job-under-new-budget.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection/love-woke-pope-leos-first-encyclical-2026-06/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— War Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of several Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior admirals to be promoted to one-star admirals. Hegseth, who has long touted his belief that the military should be a meritocracy, blocked the promotions of nine Navy officers, according to the New York Times. Of those nine officers, three of the officers are women, two are black men, and four are white men. DD: I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 and IRS 1975-1980. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4590876/hegseth-blocks-promotions-pentagon-meritocracy/

NEW YORK POST
— More than 90% of four-year universities do not require incoming students to submit SAT or ACT standardized test scores after pandemic-era rollbacks in the name of “fairness.” DD: UIC would not have admitted me in 1966 if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/a-shocking-portion-of-colleges-dont-require-sat-or-act-tests-and-profs-are-begging-them-to-reverse-course/

BREITBART
— A Wisconsin Democrat is celebrating her endorsement by a union that is fighting against the Trump administration’s crackdown on dangerous illegal alien commercial truck drivers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/02/democrat-welcomes-endorsement-from-union-that-defends-illegal-migrant-truck-drivers/amp/
— DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/love-my-woke-pope-why-leos-first-encyclical-went-viral-and-how-it-speaks-to-his-papal-approach/amp/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Talarico runs for the center, dragging years of woke baggage behind him
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/talarico-runs-for-the-center-dragging-years-of-woke-baggage.html

COLLEGE FIX
— DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/uw-madison-trains-future-teachers-in-anti-racist-behaviors-social-justice/

DAILY CALLER
— Texas Announces New Tool To Keep Illiterate Foreigners Away From Driver’s Seats. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/02/texas-crackdown-illiterate-foreign-truck-drivers/

DAILY CITIZEN
— Indoctrinating and Training Radical Activist Children. DD: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to turn your child against those who are conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/blm-at-school-week-indoctrinating-and-training-radical-activist-children/

DAILY SIGNAL
— James Talarico’s Church Is Woke Beyond All Recognition. DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/02/just-how-woke-is-james-talaricos-church/

FEDERALIST
— After Decades Of Anti-America Indoctrination, Don’t Expect A Big 250th Celebration. DD: To demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/02/after-decades-of-anti-america-indoctrination-dont-expect-a-big-250th-celebration/

FOX NEWS
— Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out. Rooftop Revelations: Chicago Alderman William Hall called the closure of Walgreens on the South Side ‘pharmaceutical genocide’ but where was the outrage during the theft crisis?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/walgreens-didnt-abandon-chicagos-south-side-let-crime-drive.amp
— Wisconsin Dem touts endorsement from union pushing back against CDL crackdowns on illegal alien truckers. The union touted a toolkit for businesses on how to circumvent restrictions on CDLs to illegal aliens. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wisconsin-democrat-touts-endorsement-union-pushing-back-cdl-crackdowns-illegal-alien-truckers

NEWSBUSTERS
— NPR Plugs ‘Pride Month,’ Laments Trump Is Curbing Corporate Donations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2026/06/02/npr-plugs-pride-month-laments-trump-curbing-corporate-donations

U.S. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL
— Your Rights as a Federal Employee. Prohibited Personnel Practices. DD: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrats ran the federal government. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. I should write about the many big Prohibited Personnel Practices that my Democrat superiors took against me, not the least of which included a) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delaying my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forcing me take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors never promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forcing me to resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.justice.gov/media/1439841/dl?inline

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

MS NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders decry that Hegseth intervenes on promotion list (again), blocks female and Black officers. I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 and IRS 1975-1980. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-intervenes-promotion-list-removes-female-black-officers

MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— How Democrats drifted away from the working class. DD: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-06-02/democrats-working-class-voters-economics-culture

SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— Idaho GOP wants Republican politicians to agree to its party platform. Do they?
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/17/idaho-gop-wants-republican-politicians-to-agree-to/

KCRG
— Traditional marriage parade set for June 6 in Ottumwa. The parade was organized in response to an Ottumwa city council proclamation last June, honoring pride month. DD: I owe all my successes in life to my parents and their traditional marriage.
https://www.kcrg.com/2026/06/02/traditional-marriage-parade-set-june-6-ottumwa/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders object to Hegseth blocking promotions. I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 and IRS 1975-1980. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-blocked-nine-air-force-senior-officer-promotions-delayed-dozens-more-ebf9ea62
— American Idle: The Work Ethic Goes Out of Style. One in 3 working-age American men aren’t so much as looking for a job. DD: From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, and promoted: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/american-idle-the-work-ethic-goes-out-of-style-45f7b187

FORBES
— 20 Essential Skills To Advance Your Professional Career. Professional certifications and licenses set you up for long-term success. DD: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my passing the CPA and the Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, b) my earning four more job-related professional certifications, c) my becoming a licensed CPA, and d) my earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/09/26/20-essential-skills-to-advance-your-professional-career/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Charlie Kirk.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/01/charlie-kirk-free-speech-first-amendment/90283488007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG GRAPHIC: Summer jobs. DD: When you were young, what did you do after-school, weekends, and summers? I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/05/31/teen-summer-jobs-hiring-record-fall/90258555007/

FED WEEK
— GAO Raps Lack of Planning Before DoD/DoW Workforce Cuts, Lack of Attention to Impact. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they used Gingrich-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. I should write about that.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gao-raps-lack-of-planning-before-dod-dow-workforce-cuts-lack-of-attention-to-impact/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Pentagon cut workforce with little analysis before or since, GAO finds. Defense officials concurred that lessons should be drawn—but gave no indication they will be. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they used Gingrich-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. I should write about that.
https://www.govexec.com/defense/2026/06/ready-fire-aim-pentagon-cut-workforce-little-analysis-or-gao-finds/413894/

GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Traditional Career Paths. DD: Democrats run the federal government. When I was young, to get a federal job with advancement opportunities, you had to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and pass the Federal Service Entrance Examination. Further, if you were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, you had to make GS-13 (currently $118,984/year) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $140,604/year) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $165,386/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $197,200/year) by age 40. Very few federal employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines. If you did not make the aforesaid promotion deadlines and you were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your career was wasted and you were gotten rid of. Because I was Republican, White, male, and non-veteran and because I did not make GS-12 (currently $100,659/year) until I was 25, and GS-13 until I was 38, my career was wasted and I was gotten rid of. The aforesaid is up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination,  and age discrimination.
https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/why-more-workers-are-rethinking-traditional-career-paths/

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2026/06/02/archbishop-wester-lgbtq-catholic-church/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

TIMES
— Hegseth accused of blocking promotions for women and minorities. The Pentagon says it is ushering in a new era, where ‘promoting based on race and gender is over.’  DD: I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 and IRS 1975-1980. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/pete-hegseth-news-navy-officers-nkbnzvpm2

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.