April 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Dozens protest in Chicago, decrying police killing of Daunte Wright; some Mag Mile businesses board up amid MN unrest. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/dozens-join-in-peaceful-protest-downtown-chicago-decrying-mn-police-shooting/10514067/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What was Marx’s position on high-end real estate? Ask BLM’s Patrisse Khan-Cullors. – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-black-lives-matter-houses-kass-20210415-5a7cspw3irbu3p6pmgjedknp74-story.html
— Federal judge slaps BP for emitting too much lung-damaging soot from its Whiting refinery on Lake Michigan – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
(DIERSEN: My father worked in a nasty chemical plant on the far east side of Chicago Heights 1941-1969. I remember seeing him and his car often coming home from work covered with sooty chemical fallout.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-bp-whiting-refinery-soot-violation-federal-court-20210415-tj6xuxcvrzattlsvxarf7nvcja-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that all those involved in law enforcement were, are, and will forever be racists.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-marijuana-legalization-parallel-worlds-20210415-4hydfuinvje27mtctklm7dq4r4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Elected Chicago school board, expanded fertility treatment coverage, teaching Asian American history advance in Springfield State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz said she introduced a bill that would require Illinois schools to teach students about Asian American history because Asian Americans “are part of the American fabric, but we are often invisible.” – Rachel Hinton and Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/14/22384659/elected-chicago-school-board-fertility-treatment-asian-american-history-springfield-session

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How COVID will permanently change transit ridership in Chicago. Around one in five transit users are expected to ride less or stop taking public transportation all together, according to a new survey from the agency overseeing the CTA, Metra and Pace. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/how-covid-will-permanently-change-transit-ridership-chicago

WGN RADIO
— Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback – AP
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have focused their lives on a) dumping the traditional marriage/family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) dumping those like me who support that plank.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/conservatives-propose-revised-sex-ed-rules-in-lgbtq-pushback/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield man charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/14/u-s-capitol-attack-investigators-charge-springfield-man/7230243002/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— McDonald’s to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide – AP
(DIERSEN: Of course, this training will hint/imply/argue/shout that harassers are Republicans, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/mcdonalds-to-mandate-anti-harassment-training-worldwide/article_16b013ab-03d9-56bf-87b1-02f939e768d6.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden begins to undo Trump’s ban on abortion referrals – AP
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have focused their lives on a) dumping the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) dumping those like me who support that plank.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-begins-to-undo-trumps-ban-on-abortion-referrals

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Businessman Gary Rabine shares his platform for governor, vision for Illinois’ future – Matt Sheehan
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-businessman-gary-rabine-shares-his-platform-for-governor-vision-for-illinois-future/

WHEATON PATCH
— Taste Of Wheaton Canceled For 2nd Year In A Row. Officials hope the festival will resume in 2022, but note that the related carnival will not return until 2023. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/taste-wheaton-canceled-2nd-year-row

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— House votes to decriminalize HIV transmission – RAYMON TRONCOSO
(DIERSEN: Of course, those who reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, that is, those who promote LGBTQ, are overjoyed.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/ArticleID/1815/ArtMID/718/preview/true

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats to introduce legislation to add four Supreme Court justices – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/14/democrats-plan-bill-add-four-supreme-court-justice/

GOPUSA
— Denver Bar Demands Vaccination Proof For Indoor Dining (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will this come to your municipality, to your township, to your county, to Illinois, to America, and to the world?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108906
— Biden Spending Millions A Week To House Illegal Alien Kids
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108893

BREITBART
— Never Woke Enough — Obamas Blacklisted from Having School Named After Them – JOHN NOLTE
(DIERSEN: The more woke that you are, the more anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time that you are.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/14/nolte-never-woke-enough-obamas-blacklisted-having-school-named-after-them/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal Media: Republicans Who Support Voter ID are Racists Who Want to “Slaughter” Blacks – GEOFFREY DICKENS
https://www.lifenews.com/2021/04/14/liberal-media-republicans-who-support-voter-id-are-racists-who-want-to-slaughter-blacks/

THE HILL
— Duckworth asks DOJ to probe ‘brazenly violent’ police treatment of National Guard officer – ELLEN MITCHELL
(DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I should ask Duckworth what she thinks of the way that my Democrat GAO superiors treated me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/548208-duckworth-asks-doj-to-probe-brazenly-violent-police-treatment-of-national
— Democrats brace for new ‘defund the police’ attacks – JULIA MANCHESTER
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against law enforcement in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/548348-defund-the-police-reemerges-as-wedge-issue

ABC NEWS
— GOP lawmakers take retaliatory jab at MLB for voting rights stance: McConnell’s warning to businesses to stay out of politics hasn’t rung hollow. – Averi Harper, Alisa Wiersema, and Kendall Karson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-lawmakers-retaliatory-jab-mlb-voting-rights-stance/story?id=77047932

CNBC
— Biden meets with executives on chip shortage as U.S. auto industry feels the pain – Michael Wayland
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my new car buying experiences. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, new 1972 Corvette in 1971, new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978, new 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, new 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, new 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1995, new 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 1996, new 2005 Corvette in 2005, new 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max in 2012, new 2016 Ford Mustang in 2016, new 2019 Ford Escape Titanium in 2019, and new 2021 Chevy Malibu Premier in 2021. Reasons why I bought the Malibu yesterday to use as a daily driver during the spring, summer, and fall include: a) my 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sport is not going to last forever and it will be used as a winter car, b) I am leery of buying used cars, c) I will only buy American-nameplate gasoline cars, d) the Malibu might be discontinued soon, and e) I have indoor space to store cars. Your comments/suggestions would be appreciated.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/12/biden-meets-today-with-executives-on-chip-shortage-as-us-auto-industry-feels-the-pain.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GM expects the problem will reduce its operating profit by $1.5 billion to $2 billion this year, while Ford said the situation could lower its earnings by $1 billion to $2.5 billion in 2021. The financial impact of the shortage isn’t lost on Brown, president of the UAW Local 31 in Kansas. But his members like many manufacturing workers, just want to get back to work building the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4.)

REUTERS
— Illinois House passes bill mandating Asian-American history in schools – Nathan Layne
(DIERSEN: What about German-American history, Lutheran history, law enforcement history, conservative history, patriotic history, Republican history, White history, male history, older people history, heterosexual history, married people history, rich people history, gun owner history, Christian history, Protestant history, Italian-American history, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time history, etc. history?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race-illinois/illinois-house-passes-bill-mandating-asian-american-history-in-schools-idUSKBN2C12Y5
— Prodded to act on racial justice, Biden picks liaison to Asian diaspora – Steve Holland
(DIERSEN: Who will Biden pick to serve as his liaison to the a) White diaspora, b) German diaspora, c) Lutheran diaspora, d) etc. diaspora?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-race/prodded-to-act-on-racial-justice-biden-picks-liaison-to-asian-diaspora-idUSKBN2C202F?il=0

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Biden.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/us/politics/biden-polls-approval-rating.html
— Privacy, Politics and the Push to Require Proof You’ve Been Immunized – Ceylan Yeginsu
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will use vaccination requirements to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/travel/covid-vaccine-passport-excelsior-pass.html
— House Panel Advances Bill to Study Reparations in Historic Vote. The legislation, which would create a panel to consider reparations for slavery, is being considered as President Biden works to address racial inequity. – Nicholas Fandos
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/us/politics/reparations-slavery-house.html
— As the Senate advances a bill addressing hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans, Biden names a liaison to the community. – Catie Edmondson
(DIERSEN: If Republican organizations would name liaisons to members of the following groups, who would they name: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/us/senate-anti-asian-american-hate-crimes.html
— Fed chief defends equality-minded decisions in policy – JEANNA SMIALEK
(DIERSEN: To promote equity is to discriminate against those who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/apr/15/fed-chief-defends-equality-minded-decisions-in/

USA TODAY
— Here’s how the US Navy and Marine Corps quietly discharged white supremacists – Will Carless
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being a White supremacist: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, soldier, veteran,  heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/13/us-navy-marines-white-supremacy-discharged/4566463001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally promote illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/immigration-reform-dreamers-daca-recipients-hope-stay-us/7004644002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Censorship Competition Heats Up. Can upstart Bookshop.com outdo mighty Amazon in suppressing ideas that may cause discomfort? – Roger Kimball
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted that they might stop destroying me if I would agree to get their specific prior approval before I would include a) links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) comments on those articles. I would focus on my critics/opponents who are/were a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and b) leaders/members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/censorship-competition-heats-up-11618416448
— How Amazon Strong-Arms Partners Using Its Power Across Multiple Businesses. A heavyweight in retail, cloud computing, digital advertising, streaming and smart speakers, the tech giant compels vendors in one market to engage with it in others. Dana Mattioli and Joe Flint
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-strong-arms-partners-across-multiple-businesses-11618410439
— House Panel Advances Bill to Study Slavery Reparations. Legislation calls for creating a commission to study the history of slavery and discrimination against Black Americans.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-panel-advances-bill-to-study-slavery-reparations-11618466187
— Down With Big Business, Again. Corporate CEOs can’t be counted on to defend free markets. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEO’s paint themselves and paint their companies as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/down-with-big-business-again-11618440906
— When CEOs Zoom for Democrats. Last weekend, some 100 corporation leaders did a Davos by laptop to vilify Republicans and validate their status. – Daniel Henninger
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEO’s paint themselves and paint their companies as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-ceos-zoom-for-democrats-11618436906
— Why Biden Won’t Build Bridges to the GOP. A compromise on the American Jobs Plan would put Democrats in a dangerous spot. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-biden-wont-build-bridges-to-the-gop-11618437451
— Census Data to Reveal Which States Lose, Gain U.S. House Seats. Redistricting process based on new numbers will help determine which party controls the chamber after 2022 elections. – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/census-data-to-reveal-which-states-lose-gain-u-s-house-seats-11618491602

BLOOMBERG
— Evanston: Who gets how much: Big questions about reparations for slavery.
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. If/when your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and/or the United States imposes reparations, who will determine how much money you will you have to pay? What criteria will be used?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-15/h-r-40-and-reparations-for-slavery-lessons-from-evanston-s-experiment

FED SMITH
— An Automatic Pay Raise for Federal Employees? Only about 1 for every 1,000 federal employees is denied a within grade increase. Here is why. – Ralph R. Smith 
(DIERSEN: Federal employees get COLAs and Step Increases. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. Because of COLAs and Step Increases, a) my pay as a GS-4 Post Office employee increased from $16.81/hour to $17.93/hour 1966-1969 in today’s dollars, b) my pay as a GS-12 IRS Revenue Officer increased from $85,935/year to $97,395/year 1974-1980 in today’s dollars, and c) my pay as a GS-13 GAO Analyst increased from $102,188/year to $132,845/year 1986-1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/04/13/automatic-pay-raise-for-federal-employees/

WYOMING NEWS
— To help others in need, we first have to take care of ourselves – Maeke Ermarth
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hypocritically flee the ever-increasing poverty and crime in Democrat Cook County to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created in DuPage County. Ever-increasingly, these hypocritical Democrat invaders a) have severe financial, health, and/or other problems or c) are filthy rich. Ever-increasingly, these hypocritical Democrat invaders a) vote for Democrats and b) destroy Republicans, and especially destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/to-help-others-in-need-we-first-have-to-take-care-of-ourselves/article_4d30216d-a47b-529e-a364-878518cba06c.html

GM AUTHORITY
— 2021 Corvette Among The Fastest Selling Cars Again In March. – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/04/2021-corvette-among-the-fastest-selling-cars-again-in-march/

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.