April 8, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Bill opening the door for DACA recipients to become cops gains bipartisan support in Springfield.” Of course, this encourages illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-immigrants-police-officers-legislation-20230407-62yiauoefreahfujoxtayd7nda-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-trans-bill-reax-st-0410-20230407-bbkvxbkivjeaxc2jdqfwohxdzm-story.html

ABC7
— Democrats outraged at rulings putting abortion pill in limbo. Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://abc7chicago.com/abortion-ruling-pill-mifepristone-texas/13101014/

NBC5
— Democrats say “Investigation Underway After CPD’s Twitter Account Liked an Anti-Trans Tweet.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote transgenderism.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-cpds-twitter-account-liked-an-anti-trans-tweet/3114501/
— Democrats say “6 of the Worst Places to Buy a Home If You Want It to Grow in Value Are In Illinois.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-6-worst-places-buy-homewant-grow-value-illinois/3114581/
(FROM THRE ARTICLE: More strikingly, five of the bottom six cities are in Illinois. While Montgomery, Alabama saw the country’s smallest amount of growth in home value at just 59.6%, five cities outside of the Chicago area followed on the list. Springfield, Peoria, Bloomington, Rockford and Decatur followed in the #2 through #6 spots respectively, with price growth ranging from 61.4% to 62.3%. In addition to the five aforementioned cities, home price growth has also been remarkably slow in Kankakee, which was tied with Macon, Georgia for 13th with a growth rate of just 70.7%.)

CBS2
— Democrats say “Pritzker slams Texas judge’s decision halting FDA approval of abortion pill mifepristone.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-slams-texas-judges-decision-abortion-pill/

FOX32
— Democrats say “New Illinois bill would allow DACA recipients to become police officers.” Of course, this encourages illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-illinois-bill-would-allow-daca-recipients-to-become-police-officers
— Democrats say “2 City Council members want Johnson to slow down on proposed $800M tax increases.”

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-city-council-members-want-johnson-to-slow-down-on-proposed-800m-tax-increases

WTTW
— Democrats say “In Move Advocated by J.B. Pritzker, Democrats Push Abortion Rights to the Ballot in 2024.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/07/move-advocated-jb-pritzker-democrats-push-abortion-rights-ballot-2024

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats acknowledge that “Efforts to ban critical race theory have been put forth in all but one state.” Democrats ever-increasingly use CRT to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/efforts-to-ban-critical-race-theory-have-been-put-17884148.php

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/news/local/2023/04/08/marijuana-craft-grower-in-sycamore-city-to-consider-request-for-grower-on-california-street/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/49-percent-agree-with-criminal-case-being-brought-against-trump-poll/
— Democrats say “Democrats eye new laws for gun reform after Nashville massacre.” Democrats ever-increasingly use gun violence to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/fueled-by-nashville-massacre-democrats-charge-ahead-with-gun-reform-push/
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris leads Tennessee rally, backs ousted lawmakers.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/kamala-harris-to-meet-with-expelled-tennessee-lawmakers/
— Democrats say “Tennessee underscores role of state legislatures as political battlegrounds.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/tennessee-underscores-role-of-state-legislatures-as-political-battlegrounds/
— Democrats say “Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/tennessee-becomes-new-front-in-battle-for-american-democracy/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats ask “What’s next for Tennessee’s expelled lawmakers?”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/whats-next-for-tennessees-expelled-lawmakers-tennessee-three-nashville-shooting-covenant-christian-school-protests-justin-jones-justin-pearson-expelled-gloria-jones-gun-violence-protests-state-capitol-legislative-house-seats-republicans-democrats

CITIES 92.9
— Democrats say “Hunters in Illinois warned they could run afoul of gun ban.” Democrats ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.cities929.com/2023/04/07/legal-sunday-illegal-monday-hunters-in-illinois-warned-they-could-run-afoul-of-gun-ban/

DAILY ILLINI
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://dailyillini.com/lgbtq-edition/2023/04/07/gender-sexuality-resource-center-30th-anniversary/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— It will take exceptional political courage to end Chicago’s ‘crisis of values.’ Good luck. – Matt Rosenberg
https://wirepoints.org/it-will-take-exceptional-political-courage-to-end-chicagos-crisis-of-values-good-luck-wirepoints/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 35% of Chicago voters cast ballots in 2023 Consolidated Election
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/641277231-35-of-chicago-voters-cast-ballots-in-2023-consolidated-election

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Trump Campaigner: ‘The Illinois GOP spent nothing. Zero to help candidates or play defense and we are left with this’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/641334245-trump-campaigner-the-illinois-gop-spent-nothing-zero-to-help-candidates-or-play-defense-and-we-are-left-with-this

METRO EAST SUN
— Hubbard: GOP’s Tracy ‘did donate to Joe Biden’s campaign against President Trump in 2020’
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/641312495-hubbard-gop-s-tracy-did-donate-to-joe-biden-s-campaign-against-president-trump-in-2020

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional Progressive Caucus wants Biden to impose its extremist agenda – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/7/editorial-congressional-progressive-caucus-wants-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden goes quiet as Trump grabs the spotlight – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/biden-goes-quiet-as-trump-grabs-spotlight

NEW YORK POST
— DeSantis predicts new progressive Chicago mayor will spark wave of ‘refugees’ to Florida – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/ron-desantis-predicts-new-wave-of-chicago-refugees-to-florida/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Karine Jean-Pierre tells ‘fierce’ trans kids how proud the White House is that they ‘fight back’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/04/07/karine-jean-pierre-tells-fierce-trans-kids-how-proud-the-white-house-is-that-they-fight-back-1347964/

BREITBART
— U.S. Imports Poverty as Young Migrants Make Up 44% of Poor Children – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/07/ny-times-u-s-imports-poverty-as-young-migrants-make-up-44-of-poor-children/

COLLEGE FIX
— U. Chicago activists seek $1 billion in reparations – AIDAN MAYS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-chicago-activists-seek-1-billion-in-reparations/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Federal judge progresses student lawsuit on viewpoint discrimination. A federal judge in Illinois last week decided to allow a former graduate student to sue officials at the Southern University of Illinois Edwardsville (SIUE) for violating her First Amendment rights. – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=21711

CONSERVATIVE AMERICA TODAY
— University of Chicago Law School Another Victim Of Woke Education
https://conservativeamericatoday.com/chicago-school-of-law-another-victim-of-woke-education/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Transsurrection’? Pro-Transgender Protesters Occupy 4 State Capitols – Joshua Arnold (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote transgenderism.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/05/pro-transgender-protesters-occupy-4-state-capitols-in-a-week/

FOX NEWS
— Transgenderism is the most dangerous extremist movement in the United States – Tucker Carlson (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been in pushing transgenderism in your school district?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-transgenderism-most-dangerous-extremist-movement-united-states
— Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson rebukes ‘large corporations’ for poverty, violence in the city. The liberal mayor-elect has also promised to support immigration to Chicago and double down on ‘sanctuary city’ policies. – Jeffrey Clark (COMMENT: Tragically, under Johnson, poverty and crime will skyrocket in Chicago.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-elect-brandon-johnson-rebukes-large-corporations-poverty-violence-city
— House lawmakers reimbursed for rent, food, other expenses as new policy takes effect – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-lawmakers-reimbursed-rent-food-191014385.html
— Republican lawmakers in Delaware push back against electric-vehicle mandate – AP
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-lawmakers-delaware-push-back-against-electric-vehicle-mandate

HOT AIR
— 10,000 illegal aliens apprehended in 48 hours at southern border – KAREN TOWNSEND (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.)
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/04/07/10000-illegal-aliens-apprehended-in-48-hours-at-southern-border-including-some-bad-hombres-n542263

NEWSWEEK
— Giuliani to Newsmax: Most in GOP Afraid to Investigate Biden – Luca Cacciatore
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/newsmax-tv-rudy-giuliani-biden/2023/04/07/id/1115463/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Blames Trump For Botched Afghan Withdrawal – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/04/07/biden-blames-trump-for-botched-afghan-withdrawal-n1685299

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Democrats crow that “Pope Francis says sex is a beautiful thing and it’s ‘normal’ to meet people on Tinder.”
https://www.aol.com/news/pope-francis-says-sex-beautiful-140738745.html

THE HILL
— Democrats say “Democrats vow to investigate Justice Thomas.”
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/3938859-the-hills-morning-report-democrats-vow-to-investigate-justice-thomas/

CNN
— Democrats say “Early struggles of new House Republican majority raise anxiety over high-stakes fights to come.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/politics/house-gop-growing-pains/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats crow that “Half of America’s 10 Most Popular Beers Have LGBTQ+ Partnerships.” Democrats ever-increasingly, promote LGBTQ.
https://www.newsweek.com/half-americas-10-most-popular-beers-have-lgbt-partnerships-1793173

REUTERS
— Democrats say “Harris backs expelled Tennessee lawmakers, chides Republicans for ousting them.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-vp-harris-meet-lawmakers-tennessee-after-house-expulsion-two-democrats-2023-04-07/

MSNBC
— Democrats say “The Black lawmakers expelled in Tennessee had been GOP targets.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/black-tennessee-lawmakers-expelled-gop-targets-rcna78757

CBS COLORADO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-lgbtq-community-new-survey/

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris, Democrats rally around expelled Tenn. lawmakers. National Democrats hope for a political youth vote ‘earthquake’ while GOP stays largely silent.” (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly encourage young people to hate Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/07/kamala-harris-democrats-tennessee/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/07/tennessee-republicans-lgbtq-laws-legislature/
— Democrats say “Problematic things Tenn. Republicans have done without getting expelled.” Constructively, the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party expelled me in 2002 for backing Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary and have kept me expelled. I should write a book about that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/08/tennessee-republicans-expelled/

SIGNAL
— Why Parents’ Bill of Rights Is So Important – Neil Fitzgerald
https://signalscv.com/2023/04/neil-fitzgerald-why-parents-bill-of-rights-is-so-important/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Gets What It Voted For. Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson blames businesses for crime. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-mayor-elect-brandon-johnson-taxes-crime-business-6fcdbfeb
— Biden’s OMB Plans to Divide America Into More Racial Groups. It proposes adding two new categories to use as bases for allotting benefits and ‘enforcement.’ – John F. Early
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-plan-to-divide-america-into-more-racial-groups-omb-hispanic-categories-ethnicity-benefits-360dab7f
— The Problem With the IRS Pledge Not to Audit More Earners Under $400,000. When taxpayers underreport income, it’s hard to know who’s rich and who’s middle class. – Josh Zumbrun (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s efforts to fight underreporting of income for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $109,732-$117,047/year. Before that, I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-problem-with-the-irs-vow-to-avoid-stepping-up-audits-of-earners-under-400-000-6ffa5185

NEW YORKER
— COMMENT: Democrats say “As Trump Faces Charges” and ask “Who Is in Control of the Republican Party?”
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/as-trump-faces-charges-who-is-in-control-of-the-republican-party

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Holds Solid Advantage on Immigration
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/gop_holds_solid_advantage_on_immigration

AAPR
— Democrats say “How to Fight Back Against Age Discrimination.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used “up-or-out,” Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and/or Inclusion to get rid of their employees a) who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or who had ancestors who had been in America for a long time and b) who they had not promoted to GS-13, currently $109,732/year by age 25; GS-14, currently $129,671/year by age 30; GS-15, currently $152,527/year by age 35; and Senior Executive Service, currently $185,300/year, by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. I should write a book about the aforesaid.
https://www.aarp.org/work/age-discrimination/how-to-fight-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: File a lawsuit. Before you sue, you must have already filed a complaint with the EEOC. If you don’t hear from the EEOC after 60 days, you can file the lawsuit. If you do get a “right to sue” letter, you have just 90 days to take action. In some cases where the EEOC finds evidence of discrimination, it encourages the sides to find a solution. In other cases, it issues the right to sue letter to a worker whose case it isn’t going to handle. In some cases, the EEOC may file the lawsuit on your behalf. “If an employee feels mistreated because of their age, we are here to enforce the law,” says Ray Peeler, EEOC assistant legal counsel.)

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrats say “Job Search Website Settles National Origin Discrimination Suit.” Are/were you a national origin minority? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were German American and I knew of none who were 100% German American like me. I lived in Crete which was overwhelmingly German American 1948-1972. None of my superiors and supervisors who took adverse actions against me were German American. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed that I was 100% German American.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/job-search-website-settles-national-origin-discrimination-suit

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— Democrats say “Religion in the workplace.” Are/were you a religious minority? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestants and I knew of none who were Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL). My parents a) had me baptized as a MSL in 1948, b) sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, c) sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and d) had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. None of my superiors and supervisors who took adverse actions against me were Protestants. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed that I was Protestant.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/religion-in-the-workplace/441666

PEW RESEARCH
— Democrats say “Why people identify with – or lean toward – a political party.” To vote for Democrats is to promote a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ and sexualization of children, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, and/or wokeness/wokeism, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The aforesaid promote poverty and crime.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/08/09/why-people-identify-with-or-lean-toward-a-political-party/

WIKIPEDIA
— Democrat in Name Only (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The Democrat Party does not have a DINO problem, but the Republican Party has a big RINO problem. Far too many RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders not only fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform, they destroy those like me who support the platform. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_in_Name_Only

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.