April 4, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Truth Store temporarily closes on account of low sales amid Iran war
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/03/trump-truth-store-closes-war-sales/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/03/daywatch-faith-leaders-wash-the-feet-of-14-detainees-inside-broadview-ice-facility-for-holy-thursday/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/03/illinois-accountability-commission-requests-testimony-from-trump-officials-responsible-for-midway-blitz
— Illinois and other Democrat-led states sue against Trump executive order that tightens mail-in voting. Illinois has joined 23 other Democrat-run states in a lawsuit against a Trump administration executive order. The order would establish a national list of eligible voters and restrict mail-in voting to those on the list.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/03/donald-trump-executive-order-national-voter-eligibility-list-mail-in-ballots-lawsuit-24-blue-states
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/03/trump-iran-war-hawks-strait-hormuz-oil-gas-mona-charen
— Illinois remains abortion ‘safe haven’ for out-of-state patients in 2025. Nearly one in four people nationally who crossed state lines to obtain abortions last year came to Illinois for the procedure — a volume higher than any state in the country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2026/04/03/illinois-abortion-safe-haven-out-of-state-patients-2025-report

DAILY HERALD
— Former Glendale Heights village president says he can’t get a fair trial in DuPage County. DD: Could you get a fair trial? One could argue that I could not get a fair trial in Cook County and that was why I was denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO. I lacked “jury appeal’ because of my bad demographics. I was , Republican, White, male, old, getting a $68,640/year federal pension in today’s dollars, my wife had a good-paying job, the federal government was paying 72% of our health insurance, we had no debts, we had no dependents, we lived in a home we had built in Wheaton in 1984, we owned cars, I am Protestant, I am 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972, etc. One could argue that because of the aforesaid, no jury would ever rule in my favor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260402/crime/why-former-glendale-heights-village-president-says-he-cant-get-a-fair-trial-in-dupage-county/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Can the GOP Thrive in Illinois and Chicago?  DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever since Big Jim Thompson, Republican leaders in Illinois have a) dumped more and more and more planks in the Republican Party platform, b) moved the party further to the left, and c) made the party “Democrat Lite.” While they were doing that, Illinois Democrat leaders have ever-increasingly advanced the liberal Democrat Party platform.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/can-gop-thrive-illinois-chicago

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Hunger Industrial Complex, Part II: The Six-Figure Charity Racket
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-hunger-industrial-complex-part-ii-the-six-figure-charity-racket/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Darren Bailey Joins IGOLD Lineup in Springfield as Gun Owners Rally Against Pritzker-Era Restrictions
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/darren-bailey-joins-igold-lineup-in-springfield-as-gun-owners-rally-against-pritzker-era-restrictions.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Was the death of woke greatly exaggerated? DD: My critics/opponents have always been woke and will always will be woke. They have always and they always will blame all of their problems, all of your problems, all of my problems, and all of everyone’s problems on those like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/4515154/was-death-woke-greatly-exaggerated/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.aei.org/articles/are-colleges-and-universities-too-liberal-what-the-research-says-about-the-political-composition-of-campuses-and-campus-climate/

BREITBART
— Chinese Anchor Babies, Now Adults, Accused of Planting Bomb at MacDill Air Force Base
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/03/chinese-anchor-babies-now-adults-accused-of-planting-bomb-at-macdill-air-force-base/

CPAC
— CPAC Strongly Condemns Sharia Law and Its Growing Influence in America and Around the World
https://www.cpac.org/post/cpac-strongly-condemns-sharia-law-and-its-growing-influence-in-america-and-around-the-world

DAILY WIRE
— Chinese-Americans Accused Of Terrorism Were Anchor Babies For Illegal Parents
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-chinese-americans-accused-of-terrorism-were-anchor-babies-for-illegal-parents

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/parents-are-going-offensive-fight-indoctrination-education

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: Ever-increasingly, RINO leaders discourage/stop Republicans who are the following from seeking/holding any kind of office as a Republican: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. RINO leaders want candidates and elected officials who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-demographics-of-democratic-candidates/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5601601-college-indoctrination-myth-exposed/
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/3941143-the-myth-of-woke-indoctrination-of-students/

NBC NEWS
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, Hegseth has delayed and blocked military promotions for bad reasons. My critics/opponents applaud the reasons why my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors delayed and blocked my promotions. They delayed and blocked my promotions because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. They delayed and blocked my promotions a) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-intervened-military-promotions-dozen-senior-officers-rcna266062

AOL
— Pete Hegseth’s ‘warrior ethos’ speech is now mandatory viewing for the entire US military. DD: I should write about the “training” that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors forced on their employees. All of it hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republicans who are the following have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that everyone has had, is having, and will have: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/articles/pete-hegseths-warrior-ethos-speech-213915765.html

CNN
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/politics/donald-trump-national-archives-patriotic-education

MSN
— Pentagon blocks troops from elite universities. DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/pentagon-blocks-troops-from-elite-universities/gm-GMD6C9F8C7
— Demonstrations and demographics. DD: Democrat leaders are having the greatest success getting Democrats to protest Trump who are  liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/demonstrations-and-demographics/ar-AA205l8e

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit. But Trump Wanted Her Gone. DD: When I was 49 in 1997, I wanted to work at least until I was eligible for regular retirement when I would be 55 in 2003. But my Democrat GAO superiors wanted me to take their early retirement “offer” which expired on September 30, 1997. They wanted to get rid of their employees like me who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. All my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of shared most if not virtually all of my demographics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/pam-bondi-attorney-general-trump.html
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/opinion/sunday/college-doesnt-make-you-liberal.html
— The One Thing Trump Wanted That Pam Bondi Failed to Deliver. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they gave their Chicago field office managers lists of employees to get rid of who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. I was always at the top of those lists. The less success that managers had ousting those employees, the sooner that they were ousted. I would not have survived for almost 18 years or have gotten promoted in 1986 if I had not a) earned master’s degrees in business in 1976, accounting in 1980, and finance in 1997, b) earned professional certifications in accounting in 1979, internal auditing in 1981, fraud examination in 1990, government financial management in 1994, financial services auditing in 1996, and forensic accounting in 1997, and c) become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/opinion/pam-bondi-fired-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/03/despite-signaling-change-ice-still-arrests-many-immigrants-with-no-record/
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2024/indoctrination-schools-student-political-views-change/

USA TODAY
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/06/12/college-education-conservatives-stem-liberal-arts-jobs/74048631007/

BALTIMORE SUN
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/03/27/college-making-people-liberal-studies-find-diploma-divide-about-identity-not-beliefs/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/uh-memo-not-indoctrinate-21336172.php

DAYTONA TIMES
— DD: Meritocracy means advancement based on merit and not on political affiliation, race, gender, age, veteran status, religion, national origin, length of time your ancestors have been in America, or on anything else. Since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly advanced people because they were Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related 1970 bachelor’s degree, my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, my job-related 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 professional certifications, and my 1981 job-related professional license.
https://www.daytonatimes.com/commentaries/merit-based-promotions-should-also-be-about-fairness/article_19337bad-14f7-4678-a04f-0c7baedead62.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Paring the Government Payroll. Federal jobs have fallen by nearly 12% since the start of Trump II. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who despise/hate past/present/future federal employees and retirees the most. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for almost 29 years. In my defense, I would not have become postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee when I was 22 in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because of that agreement, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jobs-report-government-payroll-trump-administration-df2bec90
— Chrysler, Once an American Icon, Now Sells Just One Minivan. Can it Survive? Dealers want to see a fuller lineup but a turnaround will be expensive and difficult. DD: I worked part-time for Chrysler in early 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/chrysler-minivans-pacifica-future-refresh-89194b33

BANKING RATES
— How Far $100K Goes in America’s 22 Best Small Midwest Towns. DD: When did you start earning $100K in today’s dollars? My critics/opponents were furious when I started earning $100K (GS-12) in 1974 when I was 25. They stressed that I had worked for IRS for only 3 years. They stressed that I did not have an MBA and that I had only completed 10 of the 16 courses needed to earn one from Loyola. They were furious that I had a) bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) paid for the aforesaid courses, c) bought a new townhome in 1972, and d) bought a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed that I had a) worked full-time for Firestone Stores 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972. They stressed that I could not have done the aforesaid if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.aol.com/articles/far-100k-goes-america-22-120505254.html

JD SUPRA
— EEOC’s first major DEI enforcement action signals new litigation risk. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a monumental impact on me when I was 22 in 1971. I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-s-first-major-dei-enforcement-1533905/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a significant development reflecting heightened federal scrutiny of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a $500,000 settlement with Planned Parenthood of Illinois. This resolution stems from an EEOC investigation into allegations of race-based discrimination and harassment tied to the organization’s DEI programming. The settlement serves as an important reminder that DEI initiatives, while often well-intentioned, remain subject to the same statutory requirements as all other workplace practices under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. EEOC allegations and findings. The EEOC initiated a class investigation following multiple employee charges alleging that Planned Parenthood’s DEI initiatives resulted in disparate treatment and a hostile work environment. According to the EEOC, the organization’s programs impermissibly classified employees based on race and created unequal working conditions. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that Planned Parenthood: Required employees to participate in mandatory affinity groups segregated by race; Conducted DEI trainings that included statements perceived as derogatory toward white employees; Administered workplace benefits, including time-off opportunities, in a manner that differed based on race; and Failed to adequately address or remediate alleged discriminatory conduct until after internal escalation. The EEOC emphasized that Title VII contains no exception for DEI-related initiatives and reiterated that its protections apply equally to all employees, regardless of race or other protected characteristics.)

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION & CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/07/25/academics-fact-check-pervasive-idea-liberal-academics-indoctrinate-their-students
https://www.chronicle.com/article/what-is-indoctrination-anyway

BROOKINGS
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-politics-of-free-speech-in-us-schools-today/

HUFFINGTON POST
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teacher-student-liberal-woke-indoctrination_n_67e81b7fe4b051cf99eab029

PEOPLE FOR THE AMEICAN WAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they despise/hate Christians, Americans, and America.
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/cpac-faith-summit-calls-unapologetic-christian-nationalism-0

PHYS
— Diversity of Black perspectives on race relations. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on making my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were the following hate me: liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. I should write about the many successes they had and the few failures that they had. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, White, male, older (born in 1948), a Vietnam War draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-diversity-black-perspectives.html

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

LIVE LAW
— DD: What Caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, My mother never attended high school. All my grandparent spoke German. I had to work my way through college. Nevertheless, my critics/opponents have always outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically painted my parents as having been filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/articles/qualifies-scheduled-caste-528860

GUARDIAN
— DD: What saved you from liberal indoctrination? My majoring in business, accounting, and finance while I a) attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 and b) earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU and master’s degrees from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT saved me from liberal indoctrination.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/13/charlie-kirk-campus-culture-wars

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.