December 1 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Community groups up pressure to ensure city’s 1st Asian American ward in new maps – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-ward-map-asian-american-chinatown/11286686/
— Jussie Smollett trial: CPD officers testify for hours about actor’s alleged staged attack. Jussie Smollett lawyer says there was nothing fake about alleged Streeterville attack that left actor bruised. – Trenier Ward, Sarah Schulte and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-lawyer-case-streeterville/11283904/
— Smash-and-grab thieves hit Bucktown BFF Bikes, get away with at least 5 high-end bicycles
https://abc7chicago.com/bike-shop-burglary-bff-bikes-bucktown-burglarized-smash-and-grab/11286939/

NBC5
— Rep. Omar Urges House GOP to Address ‘Anti-Muslim Hatred’ Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s incendiary remarks are just the latest example of a GOP lawmaker making a personal attack against another member of Congress. – Brian Slodysko
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/rep-omar-urges-house-gop-to-address-anti-muslim-hatred/2696938/

CBS2
— Retailers Worry That Repeated Organized Thefts Could Scare Shoppers Away From Mag Mile, Other Districts This Holiday Season – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/11/30/organized-thefts-magnificent-mile-holiday-shopping/

FOX32
— Illinois AG, CVS unveil new steps to deter pharmacy robberies
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-ag-cvs-unveil-new-steps-to-deter-pharmacy-robberies

WGN RADIO
— Republicans push for more GOP women in Congress – Basil John
https://wgnradio.com/news/republicans-push-for-more-gop-women-in-congress/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At Sen. Durbin event for Mayor Lightfoot, GOP Rep. Rodney Davis swings by and makes bold prediction Republican Davis doubts the new congressional maps Illinois state Dems created will actually yield 14 Democratic districts. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/11/30/22811007/at-sen-durbin-event-for-mayor-lightfoot-gop-rep-rodney-davis-swings-by-and-makes-bold-prediction
— CVS, Illinois AG respond to rise in retail robberies, opioid theft All 392 CVS locations in Illinois will now feature time-delay safes to prevent narcotics thefts. The measure is a response to a recent rise in retail and pharmacy theft. – Jason Beeferman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/11/30/22810393/cvs-illinois-ag-respond-rise-in-retail-robberies-opioid-theft-kwame-raoul-time-delay-safe
— Hate crime investigation launched after racist, anti-Semitic graffiti found on Highland Park synagogue Someone scrawled a racial slur attacking Black and Jewish people on an outside wall sometime before Nov. 20, police said.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/30/22810891/hate-crime-investigation-racist-antisemitic-graffiti-found-highland-park-synagogue
— Omicron on the horizon: COVID-19 hospitalizations hit nearly 10-month high as latest variant looms: ‘We need to be serious’ With Illinois facing its fifth surge of the pandemic even before the arrival of the Omicron variant, officials say it’s time to take extra precautions — but not yet shutter businesses or schools. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/11/30/22810833/chicago-covid-omicron-coronavirus-surge-illinois-vaccine-masks-arwady-lockdown
— More than 1,000 people have been murdered in Cook County this year, the most since 1994. As of Tuesday, the medical examiner’s office had recorded 1,009 murders this year — 100 more than this time last year. The youngest person killed was a 1-month-old boy, the oldest an 84-year-old man. – Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/11/30/22810541/more-than-1000-people-have-been-murdered-in-cook-county-this-year-the-most-since-1994

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Once-a-decade Chicago ward remap still in flux; city has yet to release a favored proposal despite Wednesday deadline – JOHN BYRNE and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-ward-map-deadline-20211201-7tspjgaqhvfbrnohoyizbnmwhq-story.html
— Inside the last abortion clinic in Mississippi — busier than ever — at the center of the massive Supreme Court case – RICK ROJAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-mississippi-abortion-supreme-court-20211130-tm4vhfoifrdq3ixha2va2fbmiu-story.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article256201817.html

OAK PARK
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.oakpark.com/2021/11/30/telling-the-truth-about-our-history/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Proposal to grant migrants amnesty holding up Build Back Better Act – JILLIAN SMITH
(COMMENT: Amnesty would dramatically increase illegal immigration. Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/proposal-to-grant-migrants-amnesty-holding-up-build-back-better-act

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rep. Darin LaHood slams new Congressional maps as ‘unfair’ – Austin Schick
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rep-darin-lahood-slams-new-congressional-maps-as-unfair/

WIREPOINTS
— Money talks: Donors show the path to restoring freedom of thought and speech in higher education – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/money-talks-donors-show-the-path-to-restoring-freedom-of-thought-and-speech-in-higher-education-wirepoints/
— No, Gov. Edgar, your version of “compromise” isn’t what Illinois needs. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/no-gov-edgar-your-version-of-compromise-isnt-what-illinois-needs-wirepoints/
— Decisions being made during campaign season are pushing Illinoisans out of the state
https://wirepoints.org/decisions-being-made-during-campaign-season-are-pushing-illinoisans-out-of-the-state-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/
— Governor’s limitless spending habits are wreaking havoc on multiple fronts
https://wirepoints.org/governors-limitless-spending-habits-are-wreaking-havoc-on-multiple-fronts-wirepoints-joins-tom-miller-on-wjpf-in-carbondale/

FOX NEWS
— Kyle Rittenhouse must be protected from campus mobs Rittenhouse has every right to attend ASU in person and has every right to expect that he can do so safely – Jonathan Turley
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/arizona-state-support-kyle-rittenhouse-jonathan-turley
— Superintendent says Detroit schools ‘deeply using critical race theory’ The superintendent claimed students must learn about ‘the injustices that have occurred in this country’ – Jon Brown
https://www.foxnews.com/us/superintendent-says-detroit-schools-deeply-using-critical-race-theory

AMERICAN THINKER
— Woke Salvation Army surrendered without a fight – Kevin McGary
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/woke_salvation_army_surrendered_without_a_fight.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Our Enemies Wait As We Destroy Ourselves. Russia waits, no longer ideological, but moving slowly and gingerly toward the Christian heritage that once made her a nation, even as we stupidly toss our own culture away. – Anthony Esolen
https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/30/our-enemies-wait-as-we-destroy-ourselves/

BLAZE
— ‘Our curriculum is deeply using critical race theory,’ Detroit Public Schools Community District superintendent says – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/our-curriculum-is-deeply-using-critical-race-theory-detroit-public-schools-community-district-superintendent-says

CHRISTIAN POST
— Progressive church groups spread misinformation in wake of Rittenhouse verdict – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-groups-misinformation-rittenhouse.html

DAILY CALLER
— Jussie Smollett’s Lawyer Claims He Was A ‘Real Victim’ Of Racist Attack – KIRA MAUTONE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/30/jussie-smollet-lawyer-real-victim-racist/
— Brazilian Town Almost Deserted As Migrants Flee For The US – SEBASTIAN HUGHES
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/30/brazilian-town-almost-deserted-as-migrants-flee-for-the-us/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Fact-Blockers – John Stossel
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/11/30/fact-blockers/

NEWSMAX
— It’s Not Right vs. Left, It’s Right vs. Wrong – Alexandra York
https://www.newsmax.com/alexandrayork/ayn-rand-moral-political-social/2021/11/30/id/1046718/

FEDERALIST
— What’s Behind The Massive Spike In Violence Inside Public Schools Nationwide. This is a dangerous cocktail: missed socialization from lockdowns, falling suspension rates, demonizing police, praising looters, and encouraging activism. – Dan Lennington and Will Flanders
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/01/whats-behind-the-massive-spike-in-violence-inside-public-schools-nationwide/

RT
— Woke radicals will ensure Kyle Rittenhouse never leads a normal life – Robert Bridge
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/541755-kyle-rittenhouse-life-cancel/

THE HILL
— GOP infighting just gets uglier – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/583717-gop-infighting-just-gets-uglier
— Greene calls fellow Republican ‘trash’ of GOP conference – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/583534-greene-calls-fellow-republican-trash-of-gop-conference

REUTERS
— New rift opens between U.S. House Republicans over bigotry claims – David Morgan
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-rift-opens-between-us-house-republicans-over-bigotry-claims-2021-11-30/

CNN
— Marjorie Taylor Greene just called another House Republican ‘trash’ – Chris Cillizza
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-nancy-mace-lauren-boebert/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Debate between Chicago’s Black and Latino leaders over ward map grows bitter Shifting demographics fueled weeks of bitter clashes as Wednesday’s deadline drew closer. – Safia Samee Ali
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/debate-between-chicago-s-black-latino-leaders-over-ward-map-n1285126

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Recriminations Point to a Rocky Path to a House Majority. Simmering tensions between the far-right flank and more traditional conservatives burst into the open on Tuesday, while Republican leaders stayed silent. – Jonathan Weisman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/us/politics/boebert-greene-mace.html
— Investigator Cites Video and Other Evidence Against Jussie Smollett. A detective told jurors at Mr. Smollett’s trial how the actor had gone from victim to suspect as the investigation unfolded. But the actor’s lawyer suggested the police work was not thorough. – Julia Jacobs and Mark Guarino
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/arts/jussie-smollett-trial.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint non-Democrats as being racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/briefing/ahmaud-arbery-race-american-politics.html
— How Much Are Latinos Shifting Right? So far, the data remains mixed. And the defection of Ryan Guillen, a Texas state lawmaker, to the G.O.P. may not have been driven solely by ideology. – Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/us/politics/latinos-republicans-conservative-vote-gop.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use CRT to paint Republicans as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, moderates and liberals use CRT to paint conservatives as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans use CRT to paint Christians, Protestants, Italian Americans, and German Americans as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, younger people use CRT to paint older people as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, women use CRT to paint men as being Racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers use CRT to paint heterosexuals as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use CRT to paint law enforcement officers as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use CRT to paint Trump-supporters as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint patriotic people as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use CRT to paint citizens of America as being racists and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time use CRT to paint those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time as being racists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-critical-race-theory-became-a-political-target/2021/11/30/4cf9bb8e-520c-11ec-83d2-d9dab0e23b7e_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Waukesha Killings Make the Media Colorblind Again. The contrast with the Kyle Rittenhouse case illustrates the double standard. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/waukesha-killings-make-the-media-colorblind-again-postracial-america-race-agenda-11638310613

BUSINESS WIRE
— Precisely Launches Dynamic Demographics Data Offering, Revealing Changing Profiles Over Time
(COMMENT: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs negatively stereotype 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://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211201005095/en/Precisely-Launches-Dynamic-Demographics-Data-Offering-Revealing-Changing-Profiles-Over-Time

USA TODAY
— Teen hiring is snowballing amid staffing crisis – Paul Davidson
(COMMENT: Too many times I skipped classes at UIC 1966-1968 and at UIC in 1969 to work more hours at the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/11/25/teen-jobs-rise-holiday-black-friday-sales/8750981002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Employing more teenage workers can provide them an entrée into the workforce and early skills development, economists say. But some also worry it could help pull teens away from a postsecondary education at a time when the pandemic has lowered college enrollment.)

UNION LEADER
— COMMENT: Fox News-haters use Jonah Goldberg to promote hatred against Fox News.
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-i-left-fox-news-after-12-years-tucker-carlsons-patriot-purge-was-the/article_40f71500-1ceb-59f6-b22b-4ff3cea9a123.html

WISCONSIN EXAMINER
— Wisconsin Senate Republicans move school culture war bill forward – HENRY REDMAN
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/11/30/wisconsin-senate-republicans-move-school-culture-war-bill-forward/

SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS
— Federal taxpayers pay millions to fund critical race theory training – Center Square
https://newspress.com/federal-taxpayers-pay-millions-to-fund-critical-race-theory-training/

ATLANTIC
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/white-supremacy-mantra-anti-racism/620832/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: Democrats want Biden to promote BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/biden-clinton-sister-soulja-moment.html

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Political misinformation, and a matter of scale – Mathew Ingram
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who blame their defeats a) on me, b) on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000, c) on what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, d) on my coordinating Republican sponsorship of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, e) on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, f) on what I did as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, g) on what I did as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, h) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and i) what I did as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/political-misinformation-and-a-matter-of-scale.php
— The Local Journalism Initiative: a proposal to protect and extend democracy – Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs run the news media in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. Ever-increasingly, they spin everything to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/the-local-journalism-initiative.php

DAILY MAIL
— Red states are getting redder and blue bluer: Politically polarized Americans are moving to states that reflect their own views on abortion, mask mandates and CRT – RONNY REYES
(DIERSEN: From what I see watching home purchases in my precinct since 1984, it ever-increasing looks like Democrat realtors steer homebuyers to my precinct who are Democrat, moderate, liberal, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. Ever-increasingly, it looks like Democrat realtors stress to potential homebuyers a) that ever-increasingly, Democrats get more votes in the precinct, for example, Biden got 269 votes while Trump got only 157, b) that there are LGBTQ-promoting churches immediately north and south of the precinct, c) that the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 Administration Headquarters is in the precinct, and d) that a grade school and middle school are in the precinct.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10258445/Politically-polarized-Americans-soring-ideological-tribes-geography.html

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.