ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL COVID-19 cases increase by 828, with 30 new deaths; Chicago beaches could reopen soon No mandatory quarantine for travelers yet, Dr. Allison Arwady says – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-cases-increase-by-828-30-new-deaths-/6288927/
— Trump says he’ll veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-hell-veto-defense-bill-to-keep-confederate-base-names/6289686/
— Richmond’s mayor orders removal of Confederate statues on city land – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/richmond-orders-removal-of-confederate-statues-on-city-land/6289314/
— New York City passes budget with $1 billion cut to NYPD amid City Hall protest
https://abc7chicago.com/defund-police-protesters-black-lives-matter-mayor-bill-de-blasio/6287983/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kim Foxx confirms office will err on side of dismissing cases related to protests, curfew A Sun-Times analysis of data provided by Chicago police found that African Americans comprised 75% of people charged and that enforcement largely occurred on the South and West sides. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/30/21308314/kim-foxx-confirms-office-err-toward-dismissing-cases-related-protests-curfew
— Mail-in voting will be easier and more secure this fall Every person who is not yet registered should register today. – Marisel A. Hernandez, William J. Kresse and Jonathan T. Swain
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/30/21308136/election-mail-in-voting-vote-by-mail-chicago-board-elections
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With Fourth of July approaching in violent summer, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends police plan to get young people off drug corners – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-drug-corners-chicago-violence-20200701-ssmtpr3mpjegdhc4yc6djs5ssu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: University of Wisconsin students call for removal of Abraham Lincoln statue on Madison campus – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-wisconsin-madison-lincoln-statue-bascom-hill-20200630-hhfadge53fethiobylwvklz24q-story.html
— How to celebrate the Fourth of July (safely) in your own backyard — from creating a patriotic playlist to decorating for an at-home mini parade – David Syrek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-life-fourth-of-july-gear-celebrate-at-home-0701-20200701-hfeqfqgvjzaufd7hbhyjl2iliu-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 500 Trump-hating advertisers want Facebook to do more to defeat Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200701/business/307019898/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Key Republican here says intelligence not clear on Russia bounty U.S. Rep. Kinzinger says the reports are “probably accurate.” The problem, he says, is whether the intelligence is actionable. – Greg-Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/key-republican-here-says-intelligence-not-clear-russia-bounty
SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Orland Park challenge to Pritzker restrictions stumbles – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/07/01/orland-park-challenge-to-pritzker-restrictions-stumbles/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUSCHENBERGER: FOUR GOOD REASONS TO REJECT THE PROGRESSIVE TAX PROPOSAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/four-good-reasons-to-reject-the-progressive-tax-proposal-.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER DEFENDS HISTORICAL STATUES ON FOX & FRIENDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/il-congressman-defends-historical-statues-on-fox-friends.html
— US VOTERS SAY AMERICANS WILL TAKE CONSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE JOBS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/us-voters-say-americans-will-take-construction-technology-and-service-jobs.html
CAPITOL FAX
— 828 new cases, 30 additional deaths, positivity rate 2.6 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/01/828-new-cases-30-additional-deaths-positivity-rate-26-percent/
BLAZE
— Armed veterans stand guard at memorial against ‘violent thugs’ who might try to destroy it ‘A show of force can be a very powerful deterrent’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: Which statues do the Democrats want to destroy in your municipality, in your township, and in your county? Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that want to destroy all statues of those who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, veterans, Christian, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/armed-veterans-guard-memorial
NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Russia-Taliban Reports ‘Very Serious,’ but Being Politicize – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kinzinger-taliban-intelligence/2020/07/01/id/975206/
THE HILL
— Democratic lawmakers call for expanding, enshrining LGBTQ rights – RACHEL SCULLY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ and BLM.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/505358-democratic-lawmakers-call-for-expanding-enshrining-lgbtq-rights
— Facebook claims it ‘does not profit from hate’ in open letter; Analysis finds most of Facebook’s top advertisers have not joined boycott – MAGGIE MILLER AND CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/505534-hillicon-valley-facebook-claims-it-does-not-profit-from-hate-in
CNN
— Trump calls Black Lives Matter a ‘symbol of hate’ as he digs in on race Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-confederate-race/index.html
CBS NEWS
— O’Brien says top CIA official decided against briefing Trump on Russia bounty intel – MELISSA QUINN (DIERSEN: Question to ask activists, candidates, precinct committeemen/captains, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican: Do you regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, who do you rely on to brief you an those emails?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-briefing-russian-bounties-cia-us-troops-robert-obrien/
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ on New York’s Fifth Avenue would be ‘a symbol of hate’ – John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-painting-black-lives-matter-on-new-yorks-fifth-avenue-would-be-a-symbol-of-hate/2020/07/01/6a039f12-bba2-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html
NEW YORK POST
— The agenda of Black Lives Matter is far different from the slogan – Mike Gonzalez and Andrew Olivastro (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to shout that you hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/the-agenda-of-black-lives-matter-is-far-different-from-the-slogan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many see the slogan Black Lives Matter as a plea to secure the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans, especially historically wronged African Americans. They add the BLM hashtag to their social-media profiles, carry BLM signs at protests and make financial donations. Tragically, when they do donate, they are likely to bankroll a number of radical organizations, founded by committed Marxists whose goals aren’t to make the American Dream a reality for everyone — but to transform America completely. This might be unknown to some of the world’s best-known companies, which have jumped on the BLM bandwagon. Brands like Airbnb and Spanx have promised direct donations. True, others like Nike and Netflix have shrewdly channeled their donations elsewhere, like the NAACP and other organizations that have led the struggle for civil rights for decades. These companies are likely aware of BLM’s extreme agenda and recoil from bankrolling destructive ideas. But it requires sleuthing to learn this. Companies that don’t do this hard work are providing air cover for a destructive movement and compelling their employees, shareowners and customers to endorse the same. Just ask BLM leaders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi. In a revealing 2015 interview, Cullors said, “Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists.” That same year, Tometi was hobnobbing with Venezuela’s Marxist dictator Nicolás Maduro, of whose regime she wrote: “In these last 17 years, we have witnessed the Bolivarian Revolution champion participatory democracy and construct a fair, transparent election system recognized as among the best in the world.” Millions of Venezuelans suffering under Maduro’s murderous misrule presumably couldn’t be reached for comment. Visit the Black Lives Matter Web site, and the first frame you get is a large crowd with fists raised and the slogan “Now We Transform.” Read the list of demands, and you get a sense of how deep a transformation they seek. One proclaims: “We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear-family-structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘villages’ that collectively care for one another.”)
JD SUPRA
— The Black Lives Matter Movement and the Workplace – Corina Valderrama (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers get rid of their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations get rid of their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-black-lives-matter-movement-and-the-93487/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Jobs Americans Won’t Do? Most Voters Disagree (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/immigration_index/jobs_americans_won_t_do_most_voters_disagree