July 15 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Where in Illinois will people be able to use marijuana? Local governments will decide – Joseph Bustos (DIERSEN: For a municipality or a county to allow the sale of recreational pot is to flush its “family friendly” status down the toilet. Each and every Illinois resident should urge their municipality and their county by email and at municipal and county meetings to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot ASAP. Each and every Wheaton resident should urge Wheaton’s Mayor and each of its City Council members by email (https://www.wheaton.il.us/544/City-Council) and at City Council meetings (the next one is today, Monday, July 15, at 7:00 PM) to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton ASAP. Similarly, each and every DuPage County resident should urge DuPage County’s Chairman and each of its board members by email (https://dupageco.org/CountyBoard/CountyBoardListing.aspx) and at board meetings (the next one is Tuesday, July 16) to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot in unincorporated DuPage County ASAP. Similarly, each and every Naperville resident should urge Naperville’s Mayor and each of its City Council members by email (https://www.naperville.il.us/government/meet-your-city-council/) and at City Council meetings (the next one is Tuesday, July 16) to vote to ban the sale of recreational pot in Naperville ASAP.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190714/where-in-illinois-will-people-be-able-to-use-marijuana-local-governments-will-decide

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘Staggering’ number of children exposed to violence in Chicago; new study says kid population greater in high-homicide areas – PETER NICKEAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-children-violence-homicide-trauma-20190715-4fp2kqtaprgjvht6cl6ihsply4-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: Despite residency rules, World Business Chicago VP, Wilmette school board president holds a key role in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s orbit – JOHN BYRNE and JUAN PEREZ JR. (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I have lived in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District since 1984. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978. I have lived in Illinois since 1948.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-administration-consultants-20190715-ph74stwvirf47cyw472pc22e6i-story.html

ABC7
— 41 shot, 9 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/41-shot-9-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5396327/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/15/2019

WGN RADIO
— RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard covers Capital Projects and improving mass transit – CASERA HEINING
https://wgnradio.com/2019/07/14/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-covers-capital-projects-and-improving-mass-transit/

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— No reason anymore for most rural towns – Jim Nowlan 
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/nowlan-no-reason-anymore-for-most-rural-towns/article_1c09f20c-9af9-5dd8-a355-5a8cac9525f5.html

MDJ ONLINE
— State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland says opposing immigration enforcement unfair to legal migrants – Greg Bishop 
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/downstate-illinois-legislator-says-opposing-immigration-enforcement-unfair-to-legal/article_49754f6f-bcce-5b5f-b3be-67ee9b63be29.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Strange Bedfellows: Illegal Immigrants & America-Hating “Social Justice Warriors” – Laurie Higgins 
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/strange-bedfellows-illegal-immigrants-america-hating-social-justice-warriors/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ilhan Omar retweets article branding all Trump supporters as racists – Victor Morton 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/14/ilhan-omar-retweets-trump-supporters-are-racists-d/
— AOC fires back at Trump: ‘You cannot accept that we don’t fear you’- Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want me to fear them. They are furious that they cannot take away my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federally subsidized health insurance, or my Social Security. They are furious that I have the necessary time and money to put out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/14/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fires-back-trump-you-cann/
— Crisis at the border is a crisis of lawlessness- Ken Paxton 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/14/crisis-at-the-border-is-a-crisis-of-lawlessness/

FOX NEWS
— AOC unloads on Trump after he tells progressive congresswomen to ‘go back’ to home countries – Gregg Re 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-unloads-on-trump-after-he-tells-progressive-congresswomen-to-go-back-to-home-countries
— Nikki Haley slams ‘disgusting’ silence from Dems after Mexican flag raised at ICE facility – Gregg Re 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-mexican-flag-ice-facility-democrats-disgusting-silence

GOPUSA
— Megan Rapinoe offers equal-pay solution: Big corporations ‘can just write the check’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72586
— O’Rourke says he had relative who owned slaves
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=72593

FOX BUSINESS
— Secret deodorant donates $529G to US women’s soccer team to close gender pay gap – Katherine Lam (DIERSEN: What pay gaps have you suffered? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, they always paid higher salaries to my coworkers who were Democrat, minority, and/or female who had less work experience, less education, less professional certifications, and/or less professional licenses than I had.) 
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/secret-deodorant-donates-529g-us-womens-soccer-team-gender-pay-gap

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Today’s Democrats Openly Toss Blacks Overboard – Amanda Alverez
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/todays-democrats-openly-toss-blacks-overboard/

DAILY CALLER
— Facebook’s Recent Algorithm Changes Are Laying Waste To Conservative And Liberal Outlets – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/14/facebook-conservatives-big-tech/
— ICE Acting Director Rips Sanctuary City Mayors For Helping Illegal Aliens Avoid Arrest – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/14/ice-director-hits-sanctuary-city-mayors/
— Twitter Users Defend Willem Van Spronsen After He Attacked Detention Facility, Died In Shootout With Police – AUDREY CONKLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/14/twitter-willem-van-spronsen-attack/
— Democrat Operatives Say Ocasio-Cortez Media Coverage Could Derail Party In 2020 – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/14/ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-2020/
— ICE Acting Director Rips Sanctuary City Mayors For Helping Illegal Aliens Avoid Arrest – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/14/ice-director-hits-sanctuary-city-mayors/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRAT’S CIVIL WAR IS GOOD FOR AMERICA Jesse Lee Peterson applauds as leftists turn on each other
https://www.wnd.com/2019/07/democrats-civil-war-is-good-for-america/

PJ MEDIA
— AOC Accuses America of Mistreating Immigrant Children: ‘Left to Cough in Cages, Spread Lice’ – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/aoc-accuses-america-of-mistreating-immigrant-children-left-to-cough-in-cages-spread-lice/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Many Outraged After Protestors Take Down Old Glory at ICE Facility to Replace It With Mexican Flag – Houston Keene
https://ijr.com/us-flag-mexican-flag-ice-facility/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Peter Thiel Calls on FBI, CIA to Investigate Possible Chinese Infiltration of Google – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/peter-thiel-calls-on-fbi-cia-to-investigate-possible-chinese-infiltration-of-google/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— How liberals have become the driving force behind white supremacy in the United States – John Hawkins
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/14/how-liberals-have-become-the-driving-force-behind-white-supremacy-in-the-united-states-774522
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater says “I probably love this country more than anyone that is naturally born. I’m bothered by its hypocrisy.”
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/14/omar-i-probably-love-this-country-more-than-anyone-that-is-naturally-born-im-bothered-by-its-hypocrisy-774824
— Entitled activist repeatedly screams demands at Warren for legalization of 11 million illegals ‘on day one’ – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/07/14/activist-repeatedly-screams-demands-at-warren-for-legalization-of-11-million-illegals-on-day-one-774915

EPOCH TIMES
— ICE Releases Report Highlighting Dangers of Sanctuary City Policies – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ice-releases-report-highlighting-dangers-of-sanctuary-city-policies_3001885.html

THE HILL
— Omar knocks Trump ‘go back’ tweet: ‘You are stoking white nationalism’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to a) turn America into their motherland, b) turn America into an Islamic country, and c) get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/453002-omar-knocks-trump-go-back-tweet-you-are-stoking-white-nationalism
— Trump to end asylum protections for most Central American migrants at US-Mexico border – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO 
https://thehill.com/latino/453050-trump-to-end-protections-for-central-american-migrants-at-us-mexico-border

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says that Trump’s urging Democratic Congresswomen To ‘Go Back’ To Other Countries is a “Racist Rant.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-congresswomen-to-leave-us_n_5d2b300fe4b0060b11ee0664

CNN
— Trump administration files regulation that could dramatically limit asylum claims – Priscilla Alvarez (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you asked all those in the world who are not citizens of America and who lack education and/or lack job skills and/or who have financial, health, and/or other problems if they have claimed asylum in America or might claim asylum in America, 100% of them would say yes. Democrats promise those who claim asylum in America tremendous government assistance, otherwise known as welfare, including free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, jobs, a pathway to citizenship, etc. Of course, Democrats expect, if not demand, that those who claim asylum help Democrats get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/15/politics/trump-administration-end-asylum-protections-central-america/index.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Border conditions are because of illegal Democrat success in illegally getting citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally. 
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/border-conditions-congress-happen-acting-uscis-director/story?id=64316816

CBS NEWS
— Trump tells Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries – JASON SILVERSTEIN (DIERSEN: Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you should “go back?” I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Crete. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to IRS. I should write a book about my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to Firestone Stores. I should write a book about my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should “go back” to washing dishes at S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tweets-aoc-pelosi-slam-president-for-telling-democratic-congresswomen-to-go-back-to-their-countries/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/us/politics/trump-twitter-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/opinion/trump-twitter-racism.html
— U.S. Soccer Sponsor Enters Equal Pay Fight on Women’s Side Procter & Gamble urged the federation “to be on the right side of history,” and donated more than $500,000 to the team’s players association. – Andrew Das (DIERSEN: What pay gaps have you suffered? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, they always paid higher salaries to my coworkers who were Democrat, minority, and/or female who had less work experience, less education, less professional certifications, and/or less professional licenses than I had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/sports/soccer/uswnt-equal-pay-ad.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and therefore, all those who voted for her, have officially declared war on America. Lightfoot puts Chicago’s 180,000 illegal aliens and their motherlands ahead of U.S. citizens and ahead of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lori-lightfoot-why-chicago-police-will-not-assist-ice-in-its-raids/2019/07/14/dabbfff6-a63b-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html
— TREASONOUS: Want to provide sanctuary to an undocumented person? This is what it takes. – Rev. Randall Keeney
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/14/want-provide-sanctuary-an-undocumented-person-this-is-what-it-takes/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats now reject the whole concept of citizenship – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/democrats-now-reject-the-whole-concept-of-citizenship/
— De Blasio’s hate is now mainstream for Dems and other commentary – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2019/07/14/de-blasios-hate-is-now-mainstream-for-dems-and-other-commentary/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-hating Megan Rapinoe says her squad has made America proud again.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-team-usa-megan-rapinoe-20190714-xmwwttupureynalwpgwlhnjura-story.html

USA TODAY
— Actor Danny Glover: My parents proudly worked for the US Postal Service. Don’t destroy it. African Americans have the most to lose from Postal Service cuts and the most to gain from innovative reforms that help the poor, like postal banking. – Danny Glover (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966 and b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/07/11/danny-glover-postal-service-banking-reform-column/1692850001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mexico’s Economy Falters as U.S. Chugs Along The Latin American country’s slip toward recession marks the first time in 25 years the neighbors’ economic cycles have sharply diverged – Robbie Whelan and Anthony Harrup
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-economy-falters-as-u-s-chugs-along-11563124077
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Targets Lawmakers (IN WHAT TRUMP-HATERS CALL) Racially Charged Tweets – Natalie Andrews and Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-group-of-democrats-all-minorities-should-go-back-where-they-came-from-11563124261
— FRONT PAGE: Two Economists Fuel Democratic Debate Over How Far Left to Go William Darity Jr. and Darrick Hamilton tout slavery reparations and guaranteed jobs to address racial wealth gap; questions about costs – Jacob M. Schlesinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-economists-fuel-democratic-debate-over-how-far-left-to-go-11563125662
— Scooters, Segways and Skates: Latest Vehicles Try to Solve Your Last-Mile Problem – David Pierce (DIERSEN: I walked to work and to graduate evening classes 1974-1978. I walked to Wheaton train stations 1978-1997. My wife walked to Wheaton train stations 1978-2012 and 2014-2017.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/scooters-segways-and-skates-latest-vehicles-try-to-solve-your-last-mile-problem-11563109200
— For Decoding Labor Market, Unemployment Rate May Not Do the Job – David Harrison (DIERSEN: What percent of the following have given up looking for work that is appropriate for their work experience, education, professional certification, and/or professional license: those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-decoding-labor-market-unemployment-rate-may-not-do-the-job-11563112800
— When Stress at Work Creates Drama at Home The spillover effect can jeopardize relationships—here’s what you can do if hard times on the job change how you behave during off-hours – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on promoting stress. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-stress-at-work-creates-drama-at-home-11563183015
— Kavanaugh Fight Was No ‘Win’ The left savaged a man’s reputation and America’s institutions—and paid no price for its indecency. – Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-fight-was-no-win-11563136659

SLOAN REVIEW
— MEASURING CULTURE IN LEADING COMPANIES – DONALD SULL, CHARLES SULL, AND ANDREW CHAMBERLAIN (DIERSEN: I should write books about the past, present, and projected future cultures in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.) 
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/projects/measuring-culture-in-leading-companies/

NEWSWEEK
— LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYS IRAN, SYRIA TERRORISTS CAN ‘EASILY’ CROSS U.S. BORDER WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-terrorists-crossing-border-mexico-migrants-dna-testing-program-1449156

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning churches into America-haters.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-07-14/the-latest-chicago-aldermen-patrol-on-bikes-for-ice-agents

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “BIRDS OF A FEATHER Trump Is a Racist. If You Still Support Him, So Are You. The president keeps baring his ass, and the people talking about his clothing as he does so are part of the problem.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-a-racist-if-you-still-support-him-so-are-you

CONDUCTOR
— FEBRUARY 22, 2018 FLASHBACK: How to Identify Your Competitors in 6 Steps – Amy Biggart (DIERSEN: Things that differentiate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails from what my direct competitors put out include: a) my emails highlight the sources, titles, authors, and links of articles posted on websites, b) they come out each and every morning and each and every evening, c) they include links only to articles that are less than 12 hours old with only rare exceptions, d) they contain no advertising, e) they are free, and f) they are not manipulated or dominated by any “major donors” because I donate all the time and money necessary to put them out. However, because I am a member of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), and therefore the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), my critics/opponents do everything that they can to get MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP to punish me. Previously, they did everything that they could to get TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter to punish me.) 
https://www.conductor.com/blog/2018/02/identify-competitors/

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.