July 12 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Kinzinger Calls Fellow Republicans’ COVID Vaccine Comments ‘Insanity’ That Will ‘Get Americans Killed’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/rep-adam-kinzinger-calls-fellow-republicans-covid-vaccine-comments-insanity-that-will-get-americans-killed/2552340/

FOX32
— Charlottesville takes down Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea statue after Confederate removals – Kelly Hayes
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlottesville-takes-down-lewis-clark-and-sacagawea-statue-after-confederate-removals

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The big question of the 2022 midterms: How will the suburbs swing? – TRIP GABRIEL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-midterm-elections-suburbs-20210712-l7ahqjqjkjaahaiqtcbek7onwa-story.html
— With remap of Chicago wards pending, Latino aldermen aim to protect, and expand, their City Council footprint – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-ward-remap-latino-aldermen-20210712-rewkeywovvcunegluypwmxdd3a-story.html
— Pete Buttigieg heading to Chicago Friday | Chicago’s top cop at White House meeting on crime | Bernie Sanders shows ‘solidarity’ with striking Cook County workers, putting heat on Preckwinkle – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-buttigieg-heading-to-chicago-brown-at-white-house-bernie-sanders-strike-spin-20210712-xqilb5l4czbbzlxt5h34w5su2a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vax shot jackpot? Chicagoan and two downstate winners to get $100,000 prizes in state’s vaccine lottery. Winners will have seven days to complete the process to claim their prizes, and they’ll be announced in eight days, unless they choose to remain anonymous. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/7/12/22574509/illnois-vaccine-lottery-winners-100000-chicago-quincy-springfield

DAILY HERALD
— Media literacy requirement among latest bills signed by Pritzker
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210712/media-literacy-requirement-animal-products-ban-among-latest-bills-signed-by-pritzker
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online and elsewhere as part of their regular curriculum. . .House Bill 234 provides that starting in the 2022-23 school year, all public high schools will provide a unit of instruction on media literacy that will include instruction on how to access information and evaluate the trustworthiness of its source; analyzing and evaluating media messages; creating media messages; assessing how media messages trigger emotions and behavior; and social responsibility. The State Board of Education is tasked with preparing and distributing instructional resources and making professional learning opportunities available for educators.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KINZINGER DOES IT AGAIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/kinzinger-does-it-again-.html
— ILLINOIS STUDENTS UNDER AGE 12 MUST WEAR MASKS WHEN THEY RETURN THIS FALL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/illinois-school-students-under-age-12-must-wear-masks-when-they-return-to-school.html
— ROSSI: THE TRAGIC DECLINE OF OUR SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/rossi-the-tragic-decline-of-our-schools-and-teachers.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Poll: Media widely seen as ‘enemy of the people ’- Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/12/inside-beltway-enemy-people-moniker-sticks-media/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Yes, critical race theory is being taught in public schools – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/yes-critical-race-theory-is-being-taught-in-public-schools

FOX NEWS
— MSNBC continues war against critics of CRT, invites professor to compare anti-CRT laws to authoritarianism – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-war-critics-critical-race-theory-authoritarianism
— Sanders loves trashing Republicans but won’t condemn truly oppressive Cuban Communists. Sanders has previously defended some of the policies of Cuba’s former communist dictator Fidel Castro. – Cameron Cawthorne
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-loves-trashing-his-own-country-but-wont-condemn-truly-oppressive-regime
— Republicans spotlight Cuba as socialism failure as protests erupt amid historic economic crisis. Cuban-American Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are among those speaking out. – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-cuba-socialism-failure-protests-historic-economic-crisis

AMERICAN THINKER
— Resisting The Left’s Push To Balkanize America – Andrew W. Coy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/resisting_the_lefts_push_to_balkanize_america.html
— A bad day for AOC: Cubans rise up to repudiate communism – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/a_bad_day_for_aoc_cubans_rise_up_to_repudiate_communism.html

BREITBART
— 40 Shot, 11 Killed, During Weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/12/40-shot-11-killed-during-weekend-in-mayor-lori-lightfoots-chicago/
— Open Borders Lobby Urges Joe Biden to Free Border Crossers into U.S. Without Monitoring Their Whereabouts – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/12/open-borders-lobby-urges-joe-bide-free-border-crossers-us-monitoring-whereabouts/

DAILY CALLER
— The DNC Wants Phone Companies To Police Text Messages For Vaccine Misinformation – DYLAN HOUSMAN
(DIERSEN: 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.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/12/joe-biden-dnc-vaccine-misinformation-covid-19-coronavirus/

DAILY WIRE
— K-12 Conferences For Teachers Of Every Subject Now Focus On Race Instead Of The Subject – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/conferences-for-teachers-of-every-subject-now-focus-on-race
— Poll: 85% Of Americans Underestimate The Number Of Illegal Border Crossings Under Biden – Ben Johnson
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois secretly agreed to take in?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/poll-85-of-americans-underestimate-the-number-of-illegal-border-crossings-under-biden

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— CNN Goes For Broke, Pushes For Gov’t-Mandated Jabs Imposed On Everyone – P. Gardner Goldsmith
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/wenn-fauci-cnn-medical-advisor-go-broke-push-mandated-jabs-imposed-all

COLLEGE FIX
— Make life ‘hard’ for unvaccinated people, George Washington University public health professor says – MATT LAMB
https://www.thecollegefix.com/make-life-hard-for-unvaccinated-people-george-washington-university-public-health-professor-says/

EPOCH TIMES
— DeSantis: Disrespected Police Officers Can Relocate to Florida – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/desantis-disrespected-police-officers-can-relocate-to-florida_3898295.html
— State Department Official Criticized for Depicting Cuba’s Anti-Communism Protest as a COVID-19 Demonstration – LI HAI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/state-department-official-criticized-for-depicting-cubas-anti-communism-protest-as-a-covid-19-demonstration_3897915.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Taliban defeated America. Let the blame game begin. – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/12/who-lost-afghanistan-debate/

NEWSWEEK
— Critical Race Theory Is On the March in the Military
https://www.newsweek.com/critical-race-theory-march-military-opinion-1608131

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.