April 24 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,907 New COVID Cases, 25 Deaths, 125K Vaccinations. Both the statewide positivity rate all tests returning positive results and the positivity rate for individuals tested in the last seven dropped Friday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2907-new-covid-cases-25-deaths-125k-vaccinations/2494486/

WTTW
— State Lawmakers Consider Letting Local Voters Decide on Rent Control – Nick Blumberg
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will voters be allowed to ban the following from their municipality, township, county, and state and from America: those who are not a member of a protected group, that is, those who are 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://news.wttw.com/2021/04/24/state-lawmakers-consider-letting-local-voters-decide-rent-control

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— First White House Black Secret Service agent still trying to clear his name. For Abraham Bolden, now 86, time is running out on years-long efforts to obtain a presidential pardon. – Mary Mitchell
(DIERSEN: I am still trying to clear my name. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would not have taken the following adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. 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. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/4/23/22400324/abraham-bolden-first-black-secret-service-agent-pardon-efforts

DAILY HERALD
— A wave of color sweeps into local offices – Madhu Krishnamurthy
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are discouraged from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210424/a-wave-of-color-sweeps-into-local-offices

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Demonstrators in Rockford pray for legislators to support parental notice before abortion – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/04/24/illinois-legislature-demonstrators-rally-anti-abortion-law/7320410002/
— Pritzker’s failure to listen has hurt Illinois economy, people – Paul Schimpf
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/04/24/pritzkers-failure-listen-has-hurt-illinois-economy-people/7362572002/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— New leadership, same politics, GOP lawmaker says
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/New-leadership-same-politics-GOP-lawmaker-says-16124934.php
— Symbolic ordinance ‘protects’ gun rights – Charles Mills
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Symbolic-ordinance-protects-gun-rights-16126091.php

STATELINE
— Pro-life activists hold rally in Rockford against abortion bill
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pro-life-activists-hold-rally-in-rockford-against-abortion-bill/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— U of I student dismissed for failing to comply with Covid-19 testing – Brice Bement
(DIERSEN: If you are employed, how soon, if not already, will your employer dismiss its employees who are not tested? If you are a member of an organization, how soon, if not already, will your organization dismiss its members who are not tested? How soon, if not already, will your municipality dismiss its residents who are not a member of a protected group and who are not tested?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/coronavirus/u-of-i-student-dismissed-for-failing-to-comply-with-covid-19-testing/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— ECWd Founders Seek Declaratory Judgement Against Governor Pritzker – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/04/ecwd-founders-seek-declaratory-judgement-against-governor-pritzker/

GOPUSA
— Is America Led By Anti-Americans Today? – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=109383

BLAZE
— Democrats threaten retaliation against Republicans over move to censure Rep. Maxine Waters One Democrat has already renewed efforts to punish Rep. Marjorie TaylorGreene – CHRIS ENLOE
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the unsuccessful attempt by my critics/opponents to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at its 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl. I would focus on my critics/opponents and their operatives and dupes who carried out the attempt. I would focus on my critics/opponents who were unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaigns in the 2006 Republican primary. Jim Oberweis got 31.74% of the vote in that primary, Bill Brady got 18.40%, and Ron Gidwitz got 10.88%.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-threaten-retaliation-maxine-waters-censure-effort

ONE NEWS NOW
— Will ‘woke’ companies cancel Christians? – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2021/04/24/will-woke-companies-cancel-christians

EPOCH TIMES
— The United States of 2 Americas – John Mills
(DIERSEN: To get those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican to leave Illinois, leave DuPage County, leave Milton Township, and leave Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to get Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Downtown Association to promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ, d) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) patronage, h) political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, and j) age discrimination.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-united-states-of-two-americas_3782214.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A part of this blue/red separation is the manifest “Digital Apartheid” that is being applied by the blue side to the red side to create two social media systems. This Digital Apartheid is pervasive and driven by the new, vicious, lockstep, “social justice” mantra that has taken over the automatons who lead U.S. social media. We are experiencing an unprecedented shakedown by groups such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Antifa who broadcast through their relentless bullhorn of social media and old media. There are now two business systems in America—blue and red. Many of the businesses that lead major market sectors have now revealed themselves to be de-facto thought police to enforce Social Justice. MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is the poster child of this, as he has been targeted for elimination by the self-appointed high priests of “wokism.” We’re also finding out there are two financial systems in America, as those with capital now act as the gatekeepers of who receives capital and who is excluded. Bank of America has become “Bank of who I decide to allow access to the capital system.” That’s a far cry from the intent of its founder, who wanted to make sure all had access. The modern bank staff has now become an appendage of the virtue-signaling synchronized chorus. There are now two media systems in America. The Hollywood award shows are now a Roman circus of self-loathing, lecturing, and virtue signaling. Few are watching these award shows—in fact, few are watching legacy media as ratings collapse. It’s curious from an agnostic business perspective how CNN even survives at this point in time. Somehow the citizen’s pocketbook is being fleeced by corporations and advertisers who recycle ad revenue through “woke” media to keep them alive when it’s patently obvious the viewership has imploded—but that’s the beauty of the new era of crony capitalism (which is a transition phase to socialism). The citizens of our nation have consciously or unconsciously chosen sides. If you’re angry at yourself for not being woke enough and have righteous virtue-signal signs in your yard lauding BLM, you’re likely on the blue side. If the drivel of virtue signaling makes no sense to you, you’re probably on the red side.)

THE HILL
— Democrats seek to keep spotlight on Capitol siege – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/550075-democrats-seek-to-keep-spotlight-on-capitol-siege

YAHOO NEWS
— Tennessee Tech professor Andrew Donadio refutes ‘racist’ label hung on him by colleagues for his role in Turning Point USA.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats slander Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots. To be called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, or bigot in America today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s, if not 1940s.)
https://news.yahoo.com/professor-refutes-racist-label-colleagues-134443292.html

WASHINGTON POST
— After Arkansas passes its trans ban, parents and teens wonder: Should we stay? – Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
(DIERSEN: To get those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican to leave Illinois, leave DuPage County, leave Milton Township, and leave Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to get Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Downtown Association to promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ, d) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) patronage, h) political affiliation discrimination, i) reverse discrimination, and j) age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/after-arkansas-passes-its-trans-ban-parents-and-teens-wonder-should-we-stay/2021/04/23/74c822f0-9d34-11eb-8005-bffc3a39f6d3_story.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— Ted Cruz maintains ties to right-wing group despite its extremist messaging – Beth Reinhard and Neena Satija
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition were right-wing extremist groups. I would focus on my critics/opponents who were unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/ted-cruz-maintains-ties-to-right-wing-group-despite-its-extremist-messaging/

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.