June 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot lifts Chicago curfew as more peaceful protests renew calls to end police brutality Peace walk Sunday at 79th, Cottage Grove to include My Block My Hood My City, meal distribution – Michelle Gallardo and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/watch-live-lincoln-square-protesters-rally-against-police-brutality/6235812/
— Antifa: What it is and is not – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/antifa-what-it-is-and-is-not/6223966/

NBC5
— Chicago Area Protests: Curfew Lifted, Downtown Areas Reopen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-protests-downtown-areas-reopen-demonstrations-continue-in-chatham/2285838/
— Illinois Reports 867 New Cases of Coronavirus, 43 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reports-867-new-cases-of-coronavirus-43-additional-deaths/2285884/

CBS2
— Protests Call For Justice And Police Reform In Lincoln Square, West Side, U Of C, Downers Grove, And Other Locations – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/07/protests-call-for-justice-and-police-reform-in-lincoln-square-west-side-u-of-c-downers-grove-and-other-locations/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Protests in Chicago and across the nation – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/692114

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois announces 43 coronavirus deaths, 867 new cases The Sunday update brings the state’s pandemic case count to 127,757, although the rate has slowed significantly. – Ben Pope
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/6/7/21283266/illinois-pritzker-coronavirus-cases-deaths-reopening-june-7
— Rewrite Chicago’s police union contracts to restore a shaken public’s confidence Police contracts across the country — and certainly in our city — make it virtually impossible to hold rogue officers to account. Now is the time to rethink them. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/7/21279477/chicago-police-contract-misconduct-sun-times-editorial-fop-cpd-lori-lightfoot-george-floyd

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— George Floyd fallout: Thousands rally for reform in Evanston; peaceful protesters march through South Side police neighborhoods; Chicago curfew is lifted
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-george-floyd-chicago-protests-20200606-ee4mdvafvbfhfcpr7lrzfayypu-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: State officials report 867 new known coronavirus cases, 40 additional deaths
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200606-qyxfwxruergzvltqvlagjw3ut4-story.html
— Democrats’ legislation would overhaul police accountability – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-police-accountability-legislation-democrats-20200607-ubt46mbusvabpdr3wf5kgouen4-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Treasurer slot open, but GOP fills some ballot holes – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-treasurer-slot-open-but-gop-fills-some-ballot-holes/article_db5c5b83-92fe-5d9e-88b4-dcca282713c3.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/when-protesters-cry-defund-the-police-what-does-it-mean/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— If You Are Into Policy Suggestions Being Considered Concerning Unnecessary Police Force…
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/07/if-you-are-into-policy-suggestions-being-considered-concerning-unnecessary-police-force/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Bob Woodson: Democrats Blame Racism To Deflect Attention From Failures Of Cities They’ve Run For 50 Years – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/06/03/bob_woodson_democrats_use_racism_to_deflect_attention_from_failing_cities_theyve_run_for_50_years.html

ONE NEWS PAGE
— George Floyd protests: Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlsbu1qae/George-Floyd-protests-Officials-urge-Floyd-protesters-to.htm

THE HILL
— Defunding police will lead to Republican victory this year – DOUGLAS SCHOEN
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/501511-defund-the-police-and-republicans-will-win
— Democrats seek to tap into fury over George Floyd – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Democrats create and foment fury over George Floyd.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/501419-democrats-seek-broad-reforms-for-george-floyd
— Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf: Law enforcement does not have ‘systemic racism problem,’ some officers ‘abuse their jobs’ – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/501520-acting-dhs-secretary-law-enforcement-does-not-have-systemic-racism

NEW YORK TIMES
— Majority of Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Dismantle Police Department
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/protests-today-george-floyd-video.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Not just George Floyd: Police departments have 400-year history of anti-black racism.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/07/black-lives-matters-police-departments-have-long-history-racism/3128167001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters claim that they are succeeding in making “Americans More Troubled by Police Actions in Killing of George Floyd Than by Violence at Protests.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-more-troubled-by-police-actions-in-killing-of-george-floyd-than-by-violence-at-protests-poll-finds-11591534801
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-reach-of-racism-in-the-u-s-11591372542

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-07/falling-monuments-to-racism-are-defeats-for-trump-s-culture-war

UNION JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Colin Powell Announces He Will Vote For Joe Biden – Carlos Christian
https://theunionjournal.com/colin-powell-announces-he-will-vote-for-joe-biden-international/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Enormous Scale of This Movement. The nationwide demonstrations could carry on for days or weeks—maybe even through November.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/protest-dc-george-floyd-police-reform/612748/

CCN
— 7 Companies You Should Renounce If You Support Black Lives Matter Corporations have been eager to declare their alliance with the Black Lives Matter movement, but which ones are legit? – Aaron Weaver
https://www.ccn.com/7-companies-you-should-renounce-if-you-support-black-lives-matter/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater promotes hatred of America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/07/racism-america-not-exception-norm-police-brutality-inherent-virtue

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.