August 17, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-house-democrats-fled-illinois-join-millennium-park-rally-downtown-chicago-protest-republican-redistricting/17559271/

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/texas-democrats-declare-victory-in-redistricting-battle-at-chicago-rally-against-trump-administration/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUiZMDZ0AtY

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1692602

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/16/redistricting-protest/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/08/16/texas-democrats-join-chicago-anti-trump-protest

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/texas-democrats-declare-victory-in-redistricting-battle-at-chicago-rally-against-trump-administration/

WBEZ
— A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus. I was a first-generation college student. My critics/opponents have always held that against me. I should write about my critics/opponents. I could focus on those whose parents had the most education.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/08/15/first-generation-college-student-northern-illinois-first-in-family

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It’s not much of a party if there’s only one ruling political party. More than anything else, my critics/opponents blame today’s Illinois GOP problems on Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in 2002. They blame TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois support for Pat O’Malley in the 2002 GOP Illinois gubernatorial primary for Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich. They blame my serving as a TAPROOT leader in 2002 and they blame my serving as O’Malley’s Milton Township campaign coordinator in 2002.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-its-not-much-of-a-party-if-theres-only-one-ruling-political-party/article_c762518b-3b3e-4218-a1d6-912a1f0eb702.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Whatever happens on the GOP side doesn’t really matter. Illinois is solidly Democratic statewide. That reality has driven credible Republicans to the sidelines, leaving ballot spots to be filled by wannabes who range from unprepared dreamers to outright nuts. Republicans bear most of the responsibility for their current state of affairs. In 1994, when Republican Gov. Jim Edgar ran the state, every statewide office was held by a Republican. Corruption under Edgar’s successor — Gov. George Ryan — laid the groundwork for GOP doom. (Ironically, Ryan’s Democratic successor, Rod Blagojevich, was equally corrupt, but his sickening tenure didn’t hurt his party at all. Neither will that of soon-to-be-federal-prison-inmate Michael Madigan, the longtime Democratic speaker of the Illinois House.) Ryan’s corruption was exacerbated by rancor within GOP ranks — so-called real Republicans condemning evil RINOs — Republicans In Name Only. The fight over who is pure and who gets to decide who is pure has been politically poisonous. As a consequence, the GOP is going nowhere. Making matters even worse, GOP decline combined with ruthless Democratic gerrymandering of state and federal legislative districts has made Illinois a one-party state. The Ds don’t mind that because it serves their political self-interest. But Paul Vallas, a Democrat who has run unsuccessfully for governor and mayor of Chicago, argues that “one-party dominance imposed and perpetuated through aggressive (legislative) map manipulation” is bad both for the party and the public. He said cemented Democratic majorities “reward identity politics and stifle dissenting voices.” As a result of that “unchecked power,” Illinois’ political environment has “moved further left all the time,” in a way that favors “government expansion over economic growth.” He said lack of competition between parties has left the ruling party unaccountable for policy choices that have had bad results. They include stagnating job growth, out-migration from Illinois by higher-income earners looking for a better life elsewhere, and “dozens of tax and fee increases” since 2019 that generated billions in new revenue but did little to solve the state’s financial woes. Not enough people realize it, but Illinois is a mess that will only get messier absent changes as seismic as they are unlikely.)

SHAW LOCAL
— To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all the problems that women have.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/16/trump-impact-on-womens-health-examined-by-joliet-panel/

25 NEWS NOW
— DOJ demands sensitive Illinois voter registration data
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/17/doj-demands-sensitive-illinois-voter-registration-data/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Obama is the New Nixon
https://johnkassnews.com/russia-hoax-reveals-obama-as-more-devious-than-nixon/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kane County Republican Party “Coup Attempt” of August 5
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/16/kane-county-republican-troubles/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Keep racial lunacy out of air traffic control before more planes crash. To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related masters degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. I should write about that.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/opinion/pete-buttigieg-let-dei-cloud-air-traffic-control-decisions/
— Pritzker recently signed a bill to compel all Illinois schools to offer students mental-health screenings. Pritzker proclaimed the new law “is a national first worth celebrating.” But his Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative is far likelier to produce more jobs for therapists than better health for pupils. Academic achievement levels in Illinois schools have sharply declined in recent years, but that’s not stopping politicians from further intruding into students’ lives and minds. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/opinion/jb-pritzkers-school-screening-law-mandates-more-mental-illness-and-your-state-could-be-next-parents/

FOX NEWS
— Turley: Illinois should have been ‘last on the list’ for ‘fugitive’ Democrats
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377001642112
— Interior Department adopts no-tolerance policy for homeless encampments in Washington, DC. White House says those in encampments must accept shelter treatment or face jail time. Where are the homeless encampments in your county, township, and municipality? Where are your Democrat leaders going to set up new ones?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/interior-department-adopts-no-tolerance-policy-homeless-encampments-washington-dc
— Hundreds arrested as Trump’s Washington, DC, crime crackdown hits full stride
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hundreds-arrested-as-trumps-washington-dc-crime-crackdown-hits-full-stride

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— LARRY ELDER: Gerrymandering: Obama Vs. Obama
https://ijr.com/larry-elder-gerrymandering-obama-vs-obama/

NEWSMAX
— D.C. Police to Notify ICE When They Encounter Illegal Aliens
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dc-police-illegal/2025/08/16/id/1222768/

TOWNHALL
— Some Simple Truths About Slavery
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/08/17/some-simple-truths-about-slavery-n2661936

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Obama Rails Against Texas Redistricting, But Just Look What Jumpstarted His Entire Career
https://www.westernjournal.com/larry-elder-gerrymandering-obama-vs-obama/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump administration to more heavily scrutinize “good moral character” requirement for U.S. citizenship. What percent of illegals committed crimes in their motherland?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-uscis-ctizenship-good-moral-character-scrutinize/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— For Democrat leaders, gerrymandering is their key to winning elections. How strongly have Democrat leaders gerrymandered the political jurisdictions that you live in?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-democrats-redistricting-texas-california-newsom-9422a8300f5bcc2aa587bcb3811a1479

REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/over-300-protests-held-saturday-against-trump-redistricting-push-2025-08-17/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats and RINOs love it when Trump does anti-conservative things.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-conservatives-poll-2109635

NEW YORK TIMES
— Three Republican-Led States to Send Troops to Expand Guard’s Presence in D.C.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/16/us/trump-dc-news
— The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/insider/white-house-correspondent.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/opinion/trump-manhattan-project.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/trump-washington-crime.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/texas-democrats-redistricting-protests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/washington-dc-national-guard-protest.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/opinion/criminal-fights-crime.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010343087/trumps-political-theater-wont-save-dc.html
— To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/opinion/men-boys-crisis-progressive-era.html
— Democrats push pot, therefore, Democrats push addiction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/opinion/non-sober-addiction-recovery.html

USA TODAY
— Trump is right about homeless camps: Make them move out, IMMEDIATELY. Where are the homeless encampments in your county, township, and municipality? Where are your Democrat leaders going to set up new ones?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/15/trump-homeless-encampments-dc-oregon-public-safety/85629433007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote crime.
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/08/16/protester-trumps-dc-seizure-photos/85693469007/

ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
— Can the lack of accountants be understood & fixed? The accounting profession had no use for me because I was “too old.”  I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, but not until I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting, but not until I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, but not until I was 32. I became licensed CPA, but not until I was 32. Further, because of my bad demographics, I could not help the accounting profession meet its Affirmative Action quotas, targets, and goals.
https://accountingprofessor.org/is-there-a-lack-of-accountantsif-so-why-does-this-occur-and-can-it-be-fixed/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Fast-track removal of federal employees for ‘suitability’ reasons. Democrats run the federal government. According to my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, because I have always been a Republican, I have never been suitable to be a federal employee. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, 9 years for IRS, and 3 years for the Post Office, they did everything that they could to remove me. The following frustrated their efforts: a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) I earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) I earned a job-related professional license.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/06/opm-seeks-fast-track-removal-of-federal-employees-for-suitability-reasons-in-proposed-rule/

AFGE
— White House’s New Hiring, Firing Plans Aim at Creating Subservient Federal Workforce Loyal to Trump, Not Constitution. Democrats run the federal government. According to my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, because I have always been a Republican, I have never been suitable to be a federal employee. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, 9 years for IRS, and 3 years for the Post Office, they did everything that they could to fire me. The following frustrated their efforts: a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) I earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.afge.org/article/white-houses-new-hiring-firing-plans-aim-at-creating-subservient-federal-workforce-loyal-to-trump-not-constitution/

BRITANNICA
— Equal opportunity. My critics/opponents oppose equal opportunity. According to my critics/opponents, all the problems of those who are non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time are caused by those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/equal-opportunity

PHYSCHOLOGY TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that those who are the following have: non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-race-to-good-health/202508/beyond-the-backpack-cultivating-belonging-and-mental-health

ECONOMIC TIMES
— PM Modi says India will not tolerate illegal immigration, announces high-power demography mission. What percent of those who come to America are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-rich people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time?
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pm-modi-says-india-will-not-tolerate-illegal-immigration-announces-high-power-demography-initiative/articleshow/123316314.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.