April 18, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats say  Johnson says after 2 teens shot in downtown Chicago Saturday night: “Unruly crowds unacceptable, but don’t ‘demonize youth.” What about their parents?
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-violence-brandon-johnson-teens-new-mayor/13143044/
— Democrats say “Chicago shootings: 35 shot, 8 fatally in weekend violence across city.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-weekend-today-news/13141729/
— Democrats say “Chicago police outline steps to prevent unruly crowds downtown. Curfew, bag checks at beaches to be enforced after 2 teens shot in downtown Chicago near Millennium Park Saturday night.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-teens-take-over-streets-loop-teen-takeover-downtown/13147599/

NBC5
— Democrats say “Curfews, Bag Checks at Beaches to be Enforced After ‘Reckless, Disruptive and Violent’ Behavior: CPD In a statement released Monday evening, CPD said its top priority is the safety and well-being of residents and visitors – including the city’s youth.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-crowds-weekend-violence/3121053/
— Democrats say “Following Weekend of ‘Reckless, Disruptive’ Gatherings Downtown, Some Call For Teen Curfew to Return. The large gatherings resulted in 15 arrests.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/following-weekend-of-reckless-and-disruptive-gatherings-downtown-some-call-for-teen-curfew-to-return/3120447/
— Democrats say “Video Shows People Jumping on Cars, Shattered Windshields During ‘Reckless’ Downtown Gatherings. The “reckless” and “disruptive” incidents have prompted some activists and business owners to call for officials to reinstate last summer’s citywide curfew for minors.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-teen-weekend-gatherings-violence-millennium-park-weekend/3120765/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot in the Chicago suburbs. By default, I lead the effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cannabis-dispensary-to-open-outlet-store-in-chicago-suburbs/3121138/
— Democrats say “Activists Hope to Publicize Youth-Friendly Activities in Wake of Downtown Chicago Disturbances.” What did you do when class was not in session when you were in high school? I did yard work, delivered newspapers, and washed dishes. I earned and saved enough money a) to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air at the start of my junior year in 1964 and b) to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint at the end of my senior year in 1966.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/activists-hope-to-publicize-youth-friendly-activities-in-wake-of-downtown-chicago-disturbances/3121199/

CBS2
— Democrats say “Former CPD First Deputy Superintendent says Loop crowds will have economic impact.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-loop-crowds/
— Democrats say “Lightfoot defends handling of large gatherings over the weekend, after three teens were shot.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lori-lightfoot-weekend-gatherings-teens-shot/
— Democrats say “Loop businesses worried about security after weekend chaos.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/loop-businesses-security-weekend-chaos/

FOX32
— Democrats say “New videos, photos show weekend chaos on Chicago’s downtown streets.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-videos-photos-weekend-chaos
–Democrats say “Members of the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus held a virtual meeting in Springfield on Monday to share details of their 2023 business agenda.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republicans-business-2023-goals

WGN9
— Democrats say “Indiana couple caught in downtown Chicago violence.”
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/were-so-scared-right-now-indiana-couple-caught-in-downtown-chicago-violence/

WTTW
— Democrats say “Unrest Spurred by Summer-Like Temperatures Presents Brandon Johnson with 1st Test, Weeks Before He Takes Office.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/17/unrest-spurred-summer-temperatures-presents-brandon-johnson-1st-test-weeks-he-takes
— Democrats say “4 Wheaton College Students Prevented From Proselytizing in Millennium Park Should Be Paid $205K.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/14/4-wheaton-college-students-prevented-proselytizing-millennium-park-should-be-paid-205k

WGN RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Bragg. The more that you attack Trump, the more that Democrats promote you.
https://wgnradio.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/republicans-attack-manhattan-district-attorney-bragg-amid-trump-investigation/

WBEZ
— Democrats say “Five things Chicago could do to prevent downtown mayhem.”
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-chicago-can-prevent-downtown-mayhem/d6e7e34b-5eff-42d5-ab48-f9db6b51983b

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Alderman blasts fractious CPD leadership for flat-footed response to violent weekend gatherings. Officials fought amongst themselves and street cops were overwhelmed, Ald Brian Hopkins said, as groups of teens jumped on cars and set fires in the Loop — and at least three teens were shot. ‘Nobody knew who was in charge,’ Hopkins said.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/4/17/23686938/alderman-blasts-fractious-cpd-leadership-for-flat-footed-response-to-violent-weekend-gatherings

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Brandon Johnson’s statement on Loop violence was as revealing as it was lamentable.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-brandon-johnson-teen-violence-chicago-millennium-park-20230417-l7lpa3mfj5fnxmhvjiu725zbre-story.html
— Democrats say “16 arrested after 3 teens shot as groups of young adults, juveniles swarmed downtown area Friday, Saturday nights.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-15-arrested-after-teens-shot-loop-20230417-hrqpc3gzazelnathjp57bdfw6i-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-assault-weapons-ban-march-20230417-y3e6gsxtdrhllkhrpr2jli4qam-story.html
— Democrats say “Progressives focus on local-level wins in Chicago and St. Louis to counter setbacks.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-progressives-wins-chicago-st-louis-20230417-m7nrc5l7jbaqfpcu2gakiabgca-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Chicago officials respond to unruly crowds downtown over the weekend.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230417/chicago-officials-respond-to-unruly-crowds-downtown-over-the-weekend
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot in St. Charles.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230417/second-recreational-pot-shop-set-to-open-tuesday-in-st-charles
— Democrats crow that “Democratic Supreme Court justices won’t recuse themselves in state weapons ban case.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230417/democratic-supreme-court-justices-wont-recuse-themselves-in-state-weapons-ban-case-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Chicago biz leaders tense up as downtown unrest hits again.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/after-downtown-chicago-unrest-business-leaders-worried-greg-hinz
— Democrats say “Judging Johnson by the company he keeps.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-mayor-elect-brandon-johnson-transition-team-experience-editorial
— Democrats say “This year, college seniors are jumping at job offers.” When I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management, I took the only job offer that I got, to be the Retail Sales Manager in the Chicago Heights Firestone Store, a job that did not really require a bachelor’s degree. Potential employers saw me as being draft bate. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/employment/college-seniors-accepting-job-offers-earlier-year

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats ask “Why isn’t Trump’s polling lead discouraging GOP challengers?” Democrats ever-increasingly run everything in America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats assure that those candidates who win Republican primary elections are those who Democrats believe will be the easiest to defeat in general elections.
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/commentary-why-isn-t-trump-s-polling-lead-discouraging-gop-challengers/article_aeb3ea86-db11-11ed-96c2-0b3a6ddf6753.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrats say “Illinois Justices, citing Republican predecessor, won’t step aside from assault weapons case.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article274415705.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats say “State and local governments in Wisconsin would not be allowed to ban gas-powered vehicles, snow blowers, lawnmowers and other machines under a pair of bills up for a vote Tuesday in the state Assembly.” How soon will Democrats succeed in outlawing gasoline in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/wisconsin-lawmakers-hope-to-outlaw-local-bans-on-17903067.php

STATELINE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Bragg. The more that you attack Trump, the more that Democrats promote you.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/washington-dc/republicans-attack-manhattan-district-attorney-bragg-amid-trump-investigation/

SHAW LOCAL
— Democrats say “DuPage County Judge announces campaign for 3rd District Appellate Court vacancy. Judge Kenton Skarin will run as a Republican.”
https://www.shawlocal.com/news-tribune/news/local/2023/04/17/dupage-county-judge-announces-campaign-for-3rd-district-appellate-court-vacancy/

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Bragg. The more that you attack Trump, the more that Democrats promote you.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-s-house-gop-allies-take-fight-to-manhattan-das-turf/article_dd75c059-b603-5057-9c10-6d49c40fc14b.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat states ever-increasingly push a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/gop-states-targeting-diversity-equity-efforts-in-higher-ed/
— Democrats say “Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious mailman’s case.” My Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors and supervisors 1966-1969 vehemently disapproved of my being a) Protestant, b) German American, c) draft avoider, d) conservative, e) Republican, f) college student, g) someone whose ancestor had been in America since 1844, h) Crete resident since 1948, and i) new car owner – 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/supreme-court-to-deliver-answer-in-religious-mailmans-case/

Q98.5 & WROK
— Democrats ever-increasingly posh pot.
https://q985online.com/ixp/722/p/420-illinois/
https://1440wrok.com/ixp/721/p/illinois-marijuana-bill/

WCIA
— Democrats say “Calling the IRS? Hold times are way down this tax season.” During 1974, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $76,990/year) Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my performance, IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $92,279/year). But then, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11 ) and got rid of the IRS manager who had a) promoted me to GS-9 (currently $63,633) in 1972, b) promoted me to GS-11 in 1973, c) got me the CentiPhone Manager assignment, and d) promoted me to GS-12 in 1974.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/calling-the-irs-hold-times-are-way-down-this-tax-season/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “False school shooting threats on the rise, plague districts nationwide.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/false-school-shooting-threats-on-the-rise-plague-districts-nationwide-hoax-phone-calls-swatting

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Democrat states ever-increasingly push a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/gop-states-targeting-diversity-equity-efforts-in-higher-ed/

CITIES 92.9
— Democrats say “GOP lawmakers introduce measures to improve Illinois business climate.”
https://www.cities929.com/2023/04/17/gop-lawmakers-introduce-measures-to-improve-illinois-business-climate/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Wheaton College Students Blocked From Handing Out Religious Pamphlets In Millennium Park Could Get $20,000 From City. The students said their rights were violated when they were kicked out of the park in 2018. If approved by City Council this week, they each would be awarded $5,000 in damages plus attorney fees.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/18/wheaton-college-students-blocked-from-handing-out-religious-pamphlets-in-millennium-park-could-get-20000-from-city/

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/04/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-49/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/04/17/afternoon-roundup-67/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— At $4.07, Illinois is still the extreme outlier east of the Rockies when it comes to gas prices. Gov. Pritzker, where’s the relief?
https://wirepoints.org/at-4-07-illinois-is-still-the-extreme-outlier-east-of-the-rockies-when-it-comes-to-gas-prices-gov-pritzker-wheres-the-relief-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— With Roughly 2,500 Votes Uncounted, Close Races Could Flip
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/04/17/with-roughly-2500-votes-uncounted-close-races-could-flip/
— Dundee Township Watchdogs Report Finding Problems in General Assistance Going Back to 2009
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/04/18/dundee-township-watchdogs-report-finding-problems-in-general-assistance-going-back-to-2009/
— Not an Incentive to Visit Chicago
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/04/18/not-an-incentive-to-visit-chicago/
— Cook County Employees, Inmates Get Illegal Federal Covid Payments
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/04/17/cook-county-employees-inmates-get-illegal-federal-covid-payments/
— Mike Buehler Holding Fundraiser for Re-Election Campaign
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/04/17/199999/
— McHenry County Fails to Make List of Top Ten Illinois Counties (COMMENT: Anticipate that the better that a Republican county is, the sooner that Democrats will invade it, infest it, conquer it, and destroy it.)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/04/17/mchenry-county-fails-to-make-list-of-top-ten-illinois-counties/

NEW TRIER NEIGHBORS
— New Trier Doubles Down on Racial Equity Agenda. Plans to host district-wide Equity Summit for New Trier feeder district schools this summer. Meanwhile reading test scores have fallen by 17 percentage points since 2017.
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/New-Trier-Doubles-Down-on-Racial-Equity-Agenda—It-s–K-12-work—just-like-English-and-Math-.html?soid=1127160807981&aid=ic6m5dLRWQw

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Supreme Court justices deny motion for recusal in gun ban challenge – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_fd017f06-dbab-11ed-b48f-2786e27e6c20.html
— Illinois casino revenue falls as sports betting, video gaming take off – Glenn Minnis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90a30bde-dd24-11ed-b600-efc222a15c2e.html
— Democrats continue asking Census for ‘potential adjustments’ to Illinois’ population – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a590a86e-dd45-11ed-8e19-5b72b0a57fce.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Was the Chicago Mayoral Race a Referendum on Race, Crime, or Policy? Voting trends in contested wards hint at how Johnson secured victory. – Kerry Lester Kasper
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/was-the-chicago-mayoral-race-a-referendum-on-race-crime-or-policy-voting-trends-in-contested-wards-hint-at-how-johnson-secured-victory

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bud Light — blech: Let the transgender consumers bail you out – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/18/bud-light-blech-let-transgenders-bail-you-out/
— Wokeness valued over mission for Fish and Wildlife Service. Workers pressured to be more active. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, they always put hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats over the agencies’ missions, and especially hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/18/fish-and-wildlife-service-says-diversity-inclusion/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Most still blame the brain, not the gun, for shootings – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/most-still-blame-the-brain-not-the-gun-for-shootings
— Planned Parenthood teaches tots to respect prostitution – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/planned-parenthood-teaches-tots-to-respect-prostitution

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Chicago Mayor-Elect Blames Weekend Violence on Lack of ‘Spaces’ for Youth. – Ben Wilson
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/chicago-mayor-elect-blames-weekend-violence-on-lack-of-spaces-for-youth/
— Damage Control: Budweiser Releases Patriotic Ad To Tamp Down Trans Controversy – Claire Sprang
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/budweiser-releases-patriotic-ad-in-damage-control-over-trans-controversy/

NEW YORK POST
— The worm has turned on woke trans issues: Spineless Dem politicians now look anti-women. – Piers Morgan
https://nypost.com/2023/04/17/spineless-dems-now-look-anti-women/
— DeSantis vows to quash Disney move to strip his powers —and jokes about building prison next to theme park – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/04/17/desantis-doubles-down-on-disney-after-bid-to-neuter-his-oversight/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Woke Adoption. Adopting children through Oregon’s foster care system increasingly comes with ideological policing. – Carl E. Olson
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/woke-adoption/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: n Oregon widow recently filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) because officials won’t allow her to adopt children from the foster care system. Why won’t they let Jessica Bates adopt? Because she, as a practicing Christian, refuses to submit to gay and transgender ideologies. Bates’s complaint is worth reading for anyone concerned about religious freedom. According to her complaint, Bates “initially progressed through the application process without any problems” until ideological insanity reared its ugly head.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Google chief thinks the solution to AI ethical questions is more government regulation – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/04/google_chief_thinks_the_solution_to_ai_ethical_questions_is_more_government_regulation_60_minutes.html
— Who is Allowed into the Privileged Class? – Greg Salsbury (COMMENT: In your municipality, in your township, and in your county, who determines who is allowed into the privileged class?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/04/who_is_allowed_into_the_privileged_class.html
— Title 42 stands between the U.S. and chaos at the border – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/04/title_42_stands_between_the_us_and_chaos_at_the_border.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— Transgenderism and “Queer Theory” in K-12 schools in all Continental United States – William Biagini
https://campusreform.org/article?id=22169

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s Released at Least 2,020,522 Southwest Border Migrants. And probably a lot more – plus 1.3 million known “got-aways” – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Bidens-Released-Least-2020522-Southwest-Border-Migrants

COLLEGE FIX
— GOP megadonor Kenneth Griffin slammed from right and left after $300M Harvard donation – MAGGIE KELLY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/harvard-renames-art-and-science-building-after-desantis-megadonor/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Indiana Public School Officials Admit Lying to Parents About Critical Race Theory – Tony Kinnett (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/17/indiana-school-officials-lie-to-parents-about-crt/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Step Aside’: Matt Walsh Tells GOP Establishment You’re Wrong, Bud Light Boycott Matters – Katie Jerkovich
https://www.dailywire.com/news/step-aside-matt-walsh-tells-gop-establishment-youre-wrong-bud-light-boycott-matters

FEDERALIST
— In The Transgender Culture War, Leftists Fired The First Shot – KYLEE GRISWOLD
https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/18/in-the-transgender-culture-war-leftists-fired-the-first-shot/
— ‘SNL’ Goes Full Propaganda With ‘Trans Kids’ Rant That Doesn’t Even Pretend To Be Funny – SAMUEL MANGOLD-LENETT
https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/17/snl-goes-full-propaganda-with-trans-kids-rant-that-doesnt-even-pretend-to-be-funny/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago police encourage people to enjoy what city ‘has to offer’ day after ‘Teen Takeover’ chaos. Police said ‘criminal activity will not be tolerated’ after announcing 15 arrests. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-police-encourage-people-enjoy-city-has-offer-day-after-downtown-teen-riot#new_tab
— Illinois state senator Robert Peters defends Chicago teens’ rioting, looting: ‘It’s a mass protest’ Illinois Democrat calls Chicago teen riot ‘a political act and statement’ – Aubrie Spady
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-state-senator-defends-chicago-teens-rioting-looting-mass-protest
— ‘Teen Takeover’ terrorizes Chicago as hundreds of teenagers destroy property, attack tourists. Massive police presence needed to restore order. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/us/teen-takeover-terrorizes-chicago-hundreds-T:-destroy-property-attack-tourists
— Team DeSantis mocks Bud Light in new parody video supporting women’s sports. Bud Light partnered with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney in an ad campaign earlier this month. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/team-desantis-mocks-bud-light-parody-video-womens-sports
— DeSantis says Anheuser-Busch is too woke, has lost him as a customer: ‘Why would you want to drink Bud Light?’ Anheuser-Busch has lost $5 billion in value since announcing a partnership with transgender personality Dylan Mulvaney – Lawrence Richard
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-says-anheuser-busch-too-woke-has-lost-him-customer-why-would-you-drink-bud-light

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Critical Race Theorists Admit Their Revolution Is Failing – Mike Gonzalez (COMMENT: But not in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, or in the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200. RINOs in the aforesaid have no problem with CRT, if not promote CRT. I should write about those RINOs.)
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/critical-race-theorists-admit-their-revolution-failing

NEWSMAX
— FBI Ordered to Release Files That Called Parents Terrorists – Luca Cacciatore
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/critical-race-theory-schoolboards-education/2023/04/17/id/1116509/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago mayor says solution to teen rioting is to ‘create spaces for youth’ “It is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities.” – Sara Higdon (COMMENT: As I got older, because of my bad demographics and because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my opportunities diminished rapidly. To fight that discrimination, I earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 29, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and became a licensed CPA when I was 32.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-mayor-says-solution-to-teen-rioting-is-to-create-spaces-for-youth

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— The New House GOP Effort to ‘Defund’ – Not Police, but Wokeness
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/04/17/the_new_house_gop_effort_to_defund__not_police_but_wokeness_894007.html

TOWNHALL
— The Republican Disconnect. There is a silent morally conservative majority in the US. Why can’t Republicans consistently tap into it? – Alan Joseph Bauer (COMMENT: I should write a book about the most anti-conservative, that is, the most anti-platform Republican, that is, the most anti-Republican leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2023/04/18/the-republican-disconnect-n2622035
— Wokeism Is A Religious Cult – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2023/04/17/wokeism-is-a-religious-cult-n2622028

ZERO HEDGE
— Community Leaders Furious Over Businesses Leaving Chicago – Refuse To Take Responsibility – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/community-leaders-furious-over-businesses-leaving-chicago-refuse-take-responsibility#new_tab

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats say “Trump campaign targets DeSantis’s votes in Congress on Medicare, Social Security.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3953824-trump-campaign-targets-desantis-votes-in-congress-on-medicare-social-security/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Trump remains silent on DeSantis’ six-week abortion ban.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-remains-silent-desantis-six-week-abortion-ban-rcna80145

CBS NEWS
— Democrats a) crow about a record 25% jump in migrant crossings in March and b) encourage a much larger influx.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-u-s-border-crossings-rise-25-percent-in-march/

NEWSWEEK
— When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Threatens Lives – HEATHER MAC DONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/when-race-trumps-merit-how-pursuit-equity-threatens-lives-opinion-1794872
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And so medical schools and medical societies are discarding traditional standards of merit in order to alter the demographic characteristics of their profession. As with all disparate impact analyses, that demolition of standards rests on an a priori truth: that there is no academic skills gap between whites and Asians, on the one hand, and blacks and Hispanics, on the other. Therefore, any test or evaluation on which blacks and Hispanics score worse than whites and Asians is biased and should be eliminated.)
— Democrats say “Bud Light Boycott Tears Republicans Apart.” I should write a book about those who continue to boycott me. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research against me, against conservatives, against platform Republicans, and against all Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/bud-light-boycott-tears-republicans-apart-gop-social-media-reactions-1794884

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote wokeness/wokeism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/17/republican-wokeness-gop-primary/
— Democrats say “What DeSantis did at Guantánamo Bay.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/what-desantis-did-at-guantnamo-bay/
— Democrats say “Black history has taught us that Big Tobacco is not an ally.” Tragically, Big Tobacco had tremendous success in getting my parents to smoke. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/13/big-tobacco-impact-health-black-americans/
— Democrats a) ever-increasingly run education in America and b) increasingly admit that “America’s educational superpower is fading.” Ever-increasingly Democrat educators focus on cranking out good little democrats who are anti-heterosexual, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older, anti-non-poor people, anti-those in traditional marriages, anti-gun-owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and anti-those ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/18/higher-education-in-the-us-faces-a-systemic-crisis/e040544a-ddaa-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sets Stage for Legislative Action Against Disney. Company says state officials previously reviewed its comprehensive plan for development near Orlando. – Arian Campo-Flores and Robbie Whelan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-gov-ron-desantis-sets-stage-for-legislative-action-against-disney-d96b2e33

ECONOMIST
— Artificial intelligence is reaching behind newspaper paywalls. Publishers long accused tech firms of profiting from their content. Now they have a point. (COMMENT: www.gopillinois.com has never been paywalled and it never will be. GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been free and free of advertising and donation requests and they always will be. Of course, my critics/opponents have always been beyond furious about that. They have always been beyond furious that since 2000 that I have had the time, money, ability, experience, and motivation to put together and send out the newsletters free of charge and without any advertising or donation requests and to post copies of them on www.gopillinois.com . I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.economist.com/business/2023/03/02/artificial-intelligence-is-reaching-behind-newspaper-paywalls

ENTREPRENEUR
— 7 Reasons Why Creating the Right Culture Should Be a Leaders Top Priority. Without a positive culture around employees, your business will struggle to survive. – Gordon Tredgold (COMMENT: I should write a book about the cultures at a) Milton Township Republican Organization 1999-present, b) GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, c) IRS’s Chicago, Joliet, and Harvey offices 1971-1980, d) Firestone’s Chicago Heights store 1970-1972, and e) Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/7-reasons-why-creating-the-right-culture-should-be-a/444757

DAILY CAMPUS
— Don’t study political science – Nell Srinath (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I do not have a degree in political science. In my defense, I stress that GAO works for Congress and that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year.)
https://dailycampus.com/2023/04/18/dont-study-political-science/

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasing a) run America and b) blame Republicans for the health problems that Blacks have. What health problems do/did you have? Since childhood, I have had a hereditary bone disease that has stopped me from running, my eye sight has never been correctable to 20/20, and I have had partial red/green color blindness. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, I was 1-A for the Vietnam War draft. I have major fertility problems. I have been overweight since 2000. I have had type 1 diabetes at least since 2011.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/effects-of-racism

OXFORD DICTIONARY
— Dominate (COMMENT: As time goes on, it is easier to see who dominates governments, organizations, companies, people, etc. I should write a book about those who dominate the following: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc. I have lived in Illinois since 1948 and I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978.)
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/dominate

QUORA
— Productive member of society (COMMENT: What shows that you are a productive member of society? For me, it is my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning. Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are not a productive member of society? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a productive member of society. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, f) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, g) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or h) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have done the most to stop me from sending the newsletters out and to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-mean-to-be-a-productive-member-of-society-Is-it-something-worth-striving-for

FORD AUTHORITY
— FORD MUSTANG WORLD’S BEST SELLING SPORTS CAR ONCE AGAIN – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2023/04/ford-mustang-worlds-best-selling-sports-car-once-again/

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.