July 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 50 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend violence across city, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/47-shot-5-fatally-in-weekend-violence-cpd/10895183/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats continue to illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally bring their children illegally to America illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/daca-joe-biden-dreamers-immigrants/10894306/

FOX32
— 6 shot outside party on Chicago’s West Side; victims include 12-year-old and 4 teenagers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/6-shot-outside-party-in-austin-victims-include-12-year-old-and-4-teenagers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘The workforce that’s returning is not the same’: As companies in Illinois call workers back to offices, some may face a new challenge: employees who became addicted to drugs or alcohol during the pandemic. – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-workers-returning-to-work-with-substance-abuse-problems-pandemic-20210716-3m7ywa3sord4dp3ned44jzujvi-story.html
— Politics gets local and vocal at recent Kane board meeting – DENISE CROSBY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-kane-board-st-0718-20210718-zmgqyvfdanf4hpbwkkt4kmdnu4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats continue to illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally bring their children illegally to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/16/22580886/chicago-daca-texas-federal-judge-lawsuit-ruling-dreamers-congress-immigration-reform
— Rep. Marie Newman said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is ‘deeply broken. I hope she gets help’ Newman, an Illinois Democrat, make the comment about Greene, a Georgia Republican, on the Chicago Sun-Times “At the Virtual Table” show – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/18/22582791/illinois-rep-marie-newman-georgia-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-deeply-broken-i-hope-she-gets-help

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP governor Asa Hutchinson’s vaccination tour reveals depths of distrust – AP
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-governors-vaccination-tour-reveals-depths-of-distrust

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— New Open Seat in Illinois Supreme Court will be Expensive and Hotly Contested. The stakes are high, candidates are lining up. – Eric Krol
https://mailchi.mp/centerforilpolitics/new-open-seat-in-illinois-supreme-court-will-be-expensive-and-hotly-contested

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republican governors to the rescue on the economy – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/18/inside-beltway-republican-governors-rescue/

FOX NEWS
— Nikole Hannah-Jones said Cuba is among ‘most equal’ countries because of socialism. Hannah-Jones said Cuba has the least inequality between Black and White people. – Brittany De Lea
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nikole-hannah-jones-said-cuba-most-equal-countries-socialism

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ten (Plus One) Signs that the Age of Biden is Upon Us – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/07/ten_plus_one_signs_that_the_age_of_biden_is_upon_us_.html

BREITBART
— D.C. Has Universal Background Checks, Gun Registration, and Shootings Outside Nationals’ Park – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/18/d-c-has-universal-background-checks-gun-registration-and-shootings-outside-nationals-park/

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Biden, Crime ‘Far Worse’ Than Even I Thought in ‘Fake Election’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/crime-washington-democrat-runcities/2021/07/18/id/1029046/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Dana Trash: CNN Host Asks Surgeon General If Fox News Is ‘Killing People’ with COVID Opinion – Tim Graham
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2021/07/18/dana-trash-cnn-host-asks-surgeon-general-if-fox-news-killing-people

PJ MEDIA
— Vaccine Skepticism Is the Fault of Anti-Trump Democrats – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/07/18/vaccine-skepticism-is-the-fault-of-anti-trump-democrats-n1462675
— Coming to Grips with Pro Sports’ ‘Woke’ Capitulation – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/columns/mark-ellis/2021/07/18/coming-to-grips-with-pro-sports-woke-capitulation-n1462716

EPOCH TIMES
— The Left’s Loyalty Test, and the Coming Enforcement of It – James Bowman
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover-up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-lefts-loyalty-test-and-the-coming-enforcement-of-it_3883478.html
— FRONT PAGE: Cuba Accused of Using Chinese Tech Systems to Block Internet Access Amid Protests – MIMI NGUYEN LY
https://www.theepochtimes.com/cuba-accused-of-using-chinese-tech-systems-to-block-internet-access-amid-protests_3898794.html
— Border Agent Says CBP Data Don’t Reflect Extent of Fake Family Problem – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/border-agent-says-cbp-data-dont-reflect-extent-of-fake-family-problem_3900149.html

THE HILL
— Feds step up pressure on social media over false COVID-19 claims – REBECCA KLAR
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will it be illegal to share articles that do not promote vaccination?)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/563470-administration-puts-new-pressure-on-social-media-to-curb-covid-19

NBC NEWS
— Facebook suggests it’s more effective than Biden on vaccinations. The social media giant said in a statement Saturday, “‘We have been doing our part.” – Dennis Romero
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/facebook-suggests-it-s-more-effective-biden-vaccinations-n1274286

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unvaccinated Americans Are Behind Rising Covid-19 Hospitalizations. Some hospitals in regions where vaccination rates are lower prepare for surges rivaling pandemic peaks – Melanie Evans and Julie Wernau
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will it be illegal to share articles that do not promote vaccination?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unvaccinated-covid-19-hospitalizations-11626528110
— Five Professionals in Their Mid-Twenties Share How They Landed Their Dream Jobs. These young workers agree: Relationships are the key to a successful job hunt. – Kathryn Dill
(DIERSEN: When I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management, when I was viewed as being “draft bait,” I took the only job offer that I got — Retail Sales Manager for the Chicago Heights Firestone Store. My father had died suddenly in 1969 and potential employers did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. The job did not really require a college degree. Constructively, I was the store’s salesman. The Firestone Stores Chicago District Office hired me. I asked to be assigned to the Chicago Heights store because I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My Chicago Heights Firestone Store manager would not have hired me. Sadly, he disapproved of my following demographics: Republican, draft avoider, German American, and Missouri Synod Lutheran. He refused to let me start until I passed a probationary period working for the Firestone Store in Gary. After I had worked for him for 7 months, he rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-your-dream-job-advice-11626386625
— False Kindness to Illegal Immigrants Feeds Cruelty by the Border. The only real solution is to remove the motivation to come here. – Ron Burda, Gilbert, Ariz.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigrants-border-crossing-assault-coyote-enforcement-11626376669

FORBES
— Ted Cruz Claims Biden Admin Is Trampling ‘Free Speech’ By Pushing Social Media Sites To Remove Vaccine Misinformation. – Jemima McEvoy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/07/18/ted-cruz-claims-biden-admin-is-trampling-free-speech-by-pushing-social-media-sites-to-remove-vaccine-misinformation/

VANITY FAIR
— Facebook to Biden: Don’t Blame Us for Spreading Anti-Vaccine Lies. Meanwhile, despite multiple requests from the White House, Facebook has reportedly refused to turn over data about vaccine misinformation on its platform. – CHARLOTTE KLEIN
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is lies except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/facebook-to-biden-dont-blame-us-for-spreading-anti-vaccine-lies

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Democrats Favor Mandatory Masks, COVID-19 Vaccine for School Children
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/coronavirus/most_democrats_favor_mandatory_masks_covid_19_vaccine_for_school_children

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.