December 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— CTA workers march in Loop after spate of violence against bus drivers: ‘Give us safety for Christmas’ “We’re getting ready to shut down the street. Next time we’re going to shut down the city,” the president of the union that represents CTA bus drivers said. – Katie Anthony
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/11/22829546/bus-driver-safety-cta-downtown-violence-chicago

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Deadly Amazon warehouse collapse puts spotlight on phone ban, safety protocols. “After these deaths, there is no way in hell I am relying on Amazon to keep me safe,” said one worker from a neighboring Amazon facility in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/deadly-collapse-amazon-warehouse-puts-spotlight-phone-ban

SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS NEWS
— Severin seeks another term in Illinois House, touts ‘long conservative legislative record’ – David Beasley
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/614314051-severin-seeks-another-term-in-illinois-house-touts-long-conservative-legislative-record

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 230 teachers in Chicago pledge to teach controversial Critical Race Theory
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/614238878-230-teachers-in-chicago-pledge-to-teach-controversial-critical-race-theory-by-week-ending-nov-27

WIREPOINTS
— Prof. Jason Hill: What do white Americans owe black people?
https://wirepoints.org/prof-jason-hill-what-do-white-americans-owe-black-people-video-fair-illinois/

FOX NEWS
— First lady Jill Biden dismisses concerns about president’s mental fitness: ‘Ridiculous’ A recent poll found that a majority of Americans disagree that Biden is ‘mentally fit’ – Jon Brown
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first-lady-jill-biden-dismisses-concerns-about-presidents-mental-fitness-ridiculous
— Why targeting Trump by going easy on Biden is insane for journalists. A more serious debate about whether the media needs to go easier on Biden is actually pretty troubling. – Howard Kurtz
(COMMENT: What do you say to those who punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like? Should I write a book about them?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/targeting-trump-easy-biden-insane-journalists-media-buzz-kurtz

AMERICAN THINKER
— Decades of Communist Pushing Will Get You a Communist America – E. Jeffrey Ludwig
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/decades_of_communist_pushing_will_get_you_a_communist_america.html
— Being Pro-Palestinian Actually Means Being Anti-Israel – Richard L. Cravatts
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/being_propalestinian_actually_means_being_antiisrael.html

BREITBART
— 20 People Shot Friday into Sunday Morning in Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/20-people-shot-friday-into-sunday-morning-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago/
— Iowa Republican Nicole Hasso: ‘Critical Race Theory Wants to Divide Us’ – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/exclusive-iowa-republican-nicole-hasso-critical-race-theory-wants-divide-us/
— Chris Christie: Trump Would Not Concede — January 6 Riot Was ‘Driven from the Top’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/12/chris-christie-trump-would-not-concede-january-6-riot-was-driven-from-the-top/
— IRS Record Tax Collection: $565,135,000,000 in First Two Months of FY 2022 – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/irs-record-tax-collection-565135000000-first-two-months-fy-2022/

DAILY CALLER
— Black Lives Matter Activists Tell Students Misogyny, White Supremacy And Capitalism Are To Blame For Their Problems – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/12/black-lives-matter-activists-indianapolis-school-misogyny-capitalism/

PJ MEDIA
— Calls Grow For Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to Resign After Smollett Verdict – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/12/calls-grow-for-chicago-states-attorney-kim-foxx-to-resign-after-smollett-verdict-n1540984
— Illegal Migrants Are Allowed to Fly Without ID – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/12/12/good-news-illegal-migrants-are-allowed-to-fly-without-id-n1540994
— It’s Not a Weather Tragedy Until the Left Blames It On Climate Change – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/12/its-not-a-weather-tragedy-until-the-left-blames-it-on-climate-change-n1540953

BILL O’REILLY
— The Covid Hidden Agenda
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/The-Covid-Hidden-Agenda/422669439478689832.html

RUMBLE
— Reince Priebus tells Illinois GOP that Illinois Can Flip Just Like Virginia – Bobby Piton
https://rumble.com/vqkcfe-reince-priebus-tells-illinois-gop-that-illinois-can-flip-just-like-virginia.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— How Parents Can Frame The Media Narrative And Counter False Messaging – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/how-parents-can-frame-the-media-narrative-and-counter-false-messaging/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Puts Union Support at Center of Agenda President has filled his agenda with pro-labor provisions as Democrats try to keep rank-and-file union members from gravitating toward GOP. – Alex Leary
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-puts-union-support-at-center-of-agenda-11639231201

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
— Ask the Builder: Build anything anytime, anywhere, in any weather – Tim Carter
(COMMENT: When my and my wife’s home was built during the winter of 1983/1984, the concrete foundation footings cracked before the concrete foundation walls were poured because they were not adequately protected from below-zero freezing temperatures. Rather than replacing the footings, the builder put steel reinforcement in the foundation walls.)
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/ask-the-builder-build-anything-anytime-anywhere-in-any-weather/

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.