April 13, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use international students to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-immigration-news-more-500-international-student-visas-revoked-donald-trump-admin-expands-reasons-deportation/16160825/

FOX32
— 3 Chicago universities suspend DEI scholarship after DOJ deems it unconstitutional. My critics/opponents have always used my not getting scholarships to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me a) as being stupid and b) as having had filthy rich parents.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/3-chicago-universities-suspend-dei-scholarship-after-doj-deems-unconstitutional

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago voters’ Trump aversion doesn’t mean they’ll warm to Brandon Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/13/editorial-donald-trump-brandon-johnson-popularity/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Communist China against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/12/apple-iphones-trumps-trade-war-china/
— The Smithsonian exists to promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/13/smithsonian-race-trump-executive-order/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/13/trump-coal-power-plants-climate-change/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/13/opinion-gun-violence-orgins-chicago/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders crow about their success in defeating Republican township candidates. I should compare and contrast the eight Democrat Milton Township candidates who won with their eight Republican opponents who lost. For the April 1 election, what if Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders had promoted Trump’s policies as strongly as Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders demonized, denigrated, and condemned Trump’s policies?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250412/news/suburban-blue-wave-hits-township-races/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suburban Democratic leaders say anger over the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration helped spur voters to action. “The best way to go against Trump and Musk is to put Democrats in office,” said Mark Guethle, chairman of the Democratic Party of Kane County. He said the township wins will help Democrats build a bench of candidates for future races for higher office. “Eventually, those people move up,” Guethle said. . .DuPage GOP leader Kevin Coyne said Republican candidates “ran good campaigns” but faced a “perfect storm of issues,” including an infusion of cash from the Democratic Party of Illinois to help bolster their candidates, the Trump factor, a demographic shift in the state as Republicans leave Illinois and being outpaced by Democrats in vote-by-mail ballots. . .McCollum, however, pointed to Election Day tallies and noted the majority of Democrats in contested races fared better when just looking at in-person Election Day vote tallies. He argued the bigger issue in the local races was Trump. . .Newly elected township officials plan to use these wins to focus on issues such as mental health care or other social assistance programs — services Democratic leaders fear may suffer under Trump’s administration.)
— Tariffs could cost them. They’re still standing by Trump. My standing by the Republican Party platform has cost me dearly. My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250412/economy/tariffs-could-cost-them-theyre-still-standing-by-trump/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat leaders say “Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride. President Donald Trump likes keeping people on edge waiting for his next move, and that’s been clear when it comes to his tariffs.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-goes-with-his-gut-and-the-world-goes-along-for-the-ride/article_8158766a-b4aa-58ac-980b-a513cc030345.html

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicagocrusader.com/president-preckwinkle-unveils-next-phase-of-guaranteed-income/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO law firms ever-increasingly work against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-13/trump-attacks-on-law-firms-begin-to-chill-pro-bono-work-on-causes-he-doesnt-like

WHEATON RECORD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in infiltrating, infesting, and conquering religious organizations.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/04/12/wheaton-federal-immigration-policy-changes/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Pritzker, he can Run, but he can’t Hide: 7 years of failure to address IL’s massive unfunded pension. Yet, he is running for re-election & Pres? So many questions, so few answers.
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/gov-pritzker-he-can-run-but-he-cant

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Heavily opposed Homeschool Act stalls in Illinois House before deadline
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_bff34020-59f7-499c-a438-f1a34385a9dd.html
— Pritzker indicates he’s in favor of expanding nuclear power in Illinois
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6909b767-c7a3-452b-be77-32b1508d93a4.html
— Measure seeks to expose family ties in IL government to prevent conflicts
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_671890c1-4b96-4e82-8fba-c14fbb220408.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Should Congratulate Themselves for Making It Impossible for Relatives of Detained Illegal Immigrants To Visit Them Locally
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/11/democrats-should-congratulate-themselves-for-making-it-impossible-for-relatives-of-detained-illegal-immigrants-to-visit-them-locally/
— Schakowsky Attends Last Saturday’s Protest, But Not in Algonquin, Criticizes GOP -Controlled Congress
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/12/schakowsky-attends-last-saturdays-protest-but-not-in-algonquin-criticizes/
— Homeschool Government Regulation Bill Did Not Pass the House This Week
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/12/home-school-government-regulation-bill-did-not-pass-the-house-this-week/
— Redlight Camera Bribery Trial Reveals Numbers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/12/redlight-camera-bribery-trials-continue/
— Chevron Fights California’s High Gas Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/04/12/chevron-fights-californias-high-gas-tax/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WHITE HOUSE
— Memorandum from the White House Physician
https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DEI policies threaten medical excellence. To promote more Democrats, Democrat leaders have always lowered standards.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/3377826/ben-carson-dei-policies-threaten-medical-excellence/
— Republicans should address welfare’s work disincentives in budget reconciliation
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3378333/gop-should-address-welfare-work-disincentives-budget-reconciliation/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump attends UFC fights in Florida with star-studded cast — and receives insane applause while entering arena
https://nypost.com/2025/04/12/us-news/trump-set-to-attend-ufc-314-in-miami-with-fbi-director-others/
— Sen. Bernie Sanders delivers ranting speech at Coachella festival as Trump thrills UFC crowd in Florida
https://nypost.com/2025/04/13/us-news/coachella-2025-bernie-sanders-delivers-ranting-speech-at-festival-as-trump-thrills-ufc-crowd-in-florida/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Oakland decides to clean up graffiti — by fining the victims
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/oakland_decides_to_clean_up_graffiti_by_fining_the_victims.html
— Real ID wouldn’t be needed if state systems weren’t so corrupted with illegals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/real_id_wouldn_t_be_needed_if_state_systems_weren_t_so_corrupted_with_illegals.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden admin ‘devised a scheme’ to fly in illegals, give them access to vote
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/04/12/stephen-miller-biden-admin-devised-a-scheme-to-fly-in-illegals-give-them-access-to-vote-1535993/
— Dem campaign to blame Trump for plane crashes runs into a brick wall. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/04/12/dem-campaign-to-blame-trump-for-plane-crashes-runs-into-a-brick-wall-1536063/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— New Data Reveal the Scale of Biden’s Immigration Surge
https://cis.org/Oped/New-Data-Reveal-Scale-Bidens-Immigration-Surge

DAILY CALLER
— Conservatives Shut Out By ‘Big Law’ Have Little Sympathy As Firms Face Major Upset Under Trump
https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/12/conservatives-big-law-firms-upset-trump/
— Hegseth Is Restoring Meritocracy At The Defense Department. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who 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 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://dailycaller.com/2025/04/12/opinion-hegseth-is-restoring-meritocracy-at-the-defense-department-vanessa-battaglia/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump State Department Axes $25M Pro-LGBTQ ‘Global Equality Fund’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/12/trump-state-department-axes-25m-pro-lgbtq-global-equality-fund/

FOX NEWS
— Duckworth says that Trump purges high-performing military officers. My Democrat GAO superiors purged me. My Black subordinate who they replaced me with a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had one professional certification while I had six, and d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-tammy-duckworth-why-trumps-pattern-purging-our-highest-performing-military-officers-dangerous
— Trump orders military to take control of federal land at southern border. A narrow, 60-foot-deep strip at the border within the Roosevelt Reservation would became a ‘military installation.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-orders-military-control-federal-lands-southern-border
— SNL compares Trump to Jesus in Easter sketch mocking economy and faith: ‘Donald Jesus Trump’  SNL’s cold open called the president ‘Donald Jesus Trump,’ taking aim at religion and tariffs.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/snl-compares-trump-jesus-easter-sketch-mocking-economy-faith
— Trump, Tariffs and the New World Order. Under the Democrats and RINOs, America was becoming ever-increasingly dependent on China and on other foreign countries.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6371406985112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U.S. Military Opposition to the Trump Administration A Matter of Concern
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/04/starrs-town-hall-u-s-military-opposition-to-the-trump-administration-a-matter-of-concern/amp/

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS and NPR Delight LGBTQ Propagandists
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/04/12/public-broadcasting-watch-pbs-and-npr-delight-lgbtq-propagandists

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump tariff plans bring concern about prices, financial impact, but GOP base sees jobs long-term
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-trump-tariffs-13-04-2025/

NBC NEWS
— ‘SNL’ compares Trump to Jesus punishing money collectors after stocks’ historic week
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-snl-compares-trump-to-jesus-punishing-money-collectors-after-stocks-historic-week-237253189955

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Communist China against America.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/12/politics/video/roy-wood-jr-amber-ruffin-trump-china-tariffs-hignfy-digvid

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders are not only anti-America, they are anti-Britain
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/world/europe/how-brexit-a-startling-act-of-economic-self-harm-foreshadowed-trumps-tariffs.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/us/politics/trump-tariffs-trade-war-china.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010102777/how-trumps-shifting-tariffs-could-accelerate-a-recession.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/04/12/one-million-deportations-goal/

FOX ORLANDO
— Former VP Kamala Harris could make political comeback. 478 in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton voted for Harris.
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1624131

FORTUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Communist China against America.
https://fortune.com/asia/2025/04/12/can-us-china-trade-survive-trump-tariffs/

FORBES
— Democrat leaders promote Casten to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzsY_Rg9_p4

FAST COMPANY
— Democrat leaders say “Changing jobs no longer pays—and might not for a while thanks to tariffs. Typically job hopping is the quickest way to keep your salary growing. But for the first time in more than a decade, that’s no longer the case.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/91312559/changing-jobs-no-longer-pays-and-might-not-for-a-while-thanks-to-tariffs
— Democrat leaders say “Trump’s tariffs will have near-immediate effects on hiring and jobs. President Trump’s tariffs could upend the labor market—negatively impacting businesses and workers alike, say experts.”
https://www.fastcompany.com/91311660/trumps-tariffs-will-have-near-immediate-effects-on-hiring-and-jobs

CONSULTING
— McKinsey pressures staff to get promoted or get lost. Democrat and RINO employers and organizations use up-or-out to get rid of their Republican employees and members, and especially those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. In Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, virtually all employers and organizations are Democrat or RINO.
https://www.consulting.us/news/10481/mckinsey-pressures-staff-to-get-promoted-or-get-lost

GUARDIAN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Communist China against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/13/what-does-china-really-think-about-trump-they-know-about-humiliation-and-wont-take-it-from-him
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/12/make-america-make-again-trumps-tariffs-will-only-be-manufacturing-pipe-dreams

ECONOMIC TIMES
— US eyes 1 million deportations as Trump ramps up immigration agenda
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/us-eyes-1-million-deportations-as-trump-ramps-up-immigration-agenda/articleshow/120248623.cms
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Communist China against America.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/china-urges-usa-to-take-big-step-as-beijing-sends-direct-tariffs-message-to-washington-will-president-donald-trump-comply/articleshow/120256012.cms

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.