July 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 51 shot, 7 fatally, in weekend shootings across city. Shooting breaks windows at Mount Sinai Hospital.
https://abc7chicago.com/51-shot-7-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-gun-violence/10908499/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Americans’ optimism about country’s direction over next year drops nearly 20 points since May: POLL – Quinn Scanlan
(DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, the more of following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/americans-optimism-about-us-direction-drops-since-may-poll/10908575/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use past discrimination to hint/imply/argue/shout that little or no progress to end discrimination has been made.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-opinion-flashback-green-book-chicago-20210723-go3n7e3rrnhb3f3lzlfzjfwkle-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will Democrats succeed in legalizing prostitution?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-world-day-against-human-trafficking-st-0726-20210723-5zodhtnrc5fa5mcxpoav2bn5jm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, companies paint themselves as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-chick-fil-a-controversy-st-0720-20210719-st4omm5pbffl7farlgzzxrg5ni-story.html
— The reality of retirement – Terry Savage
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about retirement. I have been retired for almost 24 years.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/daily-press-sunday/20210718/281981790603366

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: Underwood and Casten raising big bucks ahead of 2022 congressional campaigns – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210724/underwood-and-casten-raising-big-bucks-ahead-of-2022-congressional-campaigns

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/health-care-for-older-immigrants-sees-momentum-among-states/b316aa55-889f-4872-87cc-67c5aafc63c5

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs stereotype you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about stereotypers in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/servant-sellout-racial-stereotype-uncle-tom-remains-political-weapon/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Prairie Grove Press Release Over Flag Display Controversy Problematic – Take Their Shovel Away – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/07/prairie-grove-press-release-over-flag-display-controversy-problematic-take-their-shovel-away/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pelosi, Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe: ‘Let us salute Liz for her courage’ – AP
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who saluted Wheaton Park District Executive Director Mike Benard for his courage in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/24/pelosi-cheney-team-jan-6-probe-let-us-salute-liz-h/
— Trump slams McConnell as an ‘old crow,’ rips ‘RINO’ foes – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/24/trump-slams-mcconnell-as-an-old-crow-rips-rino-foe/
— ‘Patriots’: Trump praises Arizona election audit for sparking ‘movement all over the country’ – Mica Soellner and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/24/trump-praises-arizona-election-audit-for-sparking-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Expect endless retaliation’: House riot committee provokes partisan war – Susan Ferrechio
(DIERSEN: Expect that sooner or later, Republican Precinct Committeemen in Illinois will be forced to resign if they do pledge allegiance to Kinzinger.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/house-riot-panel-provokes-partisan-war
— Cuban Americans dissatisfied by Biden sanctions announcement – Katherine Doyle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cuban-americans-biden-sanctions-more

AMERICAN THINKER
— History shows the moral bankruptcy of leftist demands for reparations – Rebecca Sunny Foelker
(DIERSEN: How close are the leaders of the following coming to demanding that you pay reparations: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/history_shows_the_moral_bankruptcy_of_leftist_demands_for_reparations.html
— Why historians making lists of the ‘best’ presidents get it so wrong – M. E. Boyd
(DIERSEN: What percent of historians are Democrats?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/why_historians_making_lists_of_the_best_presidents_get_it_so_wrong_.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Nikole-Hannah Jones Hates You. Hannah-Jones’ interview revealed that she is a thin-skinned racist with a victim-martyr complex who loves socialism and wouldn’t know a fact if it walked up and introduced itself to her. – Deion A. Kathawa
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/24/nikole-hannah-jones-hates-you/
— Historians Selling Out for Leftist Star, Nikole Hannah-Jones. Backpeddlers like Leslie Harris and Sean Wilentz, who are both reputable historians, have allowed themselves to be compromised by their solidarity and sympathy with their political tribes. – Mary Grabar
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/24/historians-selling-out-for-leftist-star-nikole-hannah-jones/

BLAZE
— Tens of thousands participate in worldwide anti-vaccine passport protests, violent clashes erupt – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/anti-vaccine-passport-protests-video
— Supposedly nonpartisan fact-checking org Politifact ran interference for the Biden administration this week, falsely claiming that Biden did not say he wants to ban handguns during a recent town hall. – LEON WOLF
https://www.theblaze.com/news/after-biden-says-he-wants-to-ban-handguns-politifact-says-it-s-false-that-biden-wants-to-ban-handguns

CHRISTIAN POST
— Communist Cuba and its American apologists
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/communist-cuba-and-its-american-apologists.html

DAILY WIRE
— 1.8 Million Americans Have Turned Down Jobs To Stay On Unemployment – Ben Zeisloft
(DIERSEN: What about bad jobs? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have made it the most clear that they have never stooped to take a bad job and that they will never stoop to take a bad job. According to them, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. 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.dailywire.com/news/report-1-8-million-americans-have-turned-down-jobs-to-stay-on-unemployment

TOWNHALL
— Rising Above the Victim Mentality – Rainer Zitelmann
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at those who are the following that they are victims of Republicans: Trump-haters, minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who are in America illegally, moderates, liberals, non-married, non-gun owners, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/rainerzitelmann/2021/07/25/rising-above-the-victim-mentality-n2592722

THE HILL
— Pelosi signals Kinzinger’s likely appointment to Jan. 6 panel – MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/564720-pelosi-on-adding-republicans-to-jan-6-panel-you-could-say-thats
— National Guard cancels trainings after Congress fails to reimburse for Capitol riot deployment – LEXI LONAS
(DIERSEN: During the 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of its few remaining employees like me who were Republican.)
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/564680-national-guard-cancels-trainings-after-congress-fails-to-reimburse

CNN
— Pelosi says it’s her ‘plan’ to appoint Kinzinger to 1/6 House select committee – Daniella Diaz and Melanie Zanon
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/25/politics/nancy-pelosi-adam-kinzinger-house-select-committee-mccarthy-republicans/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe – LISA MASCARO
(DIERSEN: “Moderate” Republicans have far more in common with Democrats than they do with Republicans. “Moderate” Republicans do everything that they can to destroy the Republican Party. I should write a book about “moderate” Republicans.)
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-government-and-politics-b74ede7511c6b4ee949a24757264e38e
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN DAILY HERALD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.wfmj.com/story/44370440/health-care-for-older-immigrants-sees-momentum-among-states

NBC NEWS
— Pelosi plans to add Republican Rep. Kinzinger to Jan. 6 committee. McCarthy threatened to pull all of his Republican picks after Pelosi rejected two of them. – Teaganne Finn
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pelosi-plans-add-republican-rep-kinzinger-jan-6-committee-n1274955

NEW YORK TIMES
— Less Work, More Life – Bryce Covert
(DIERSEN: Putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters like I do each and every morning and each and every evening requires at least 10 hours of work each and every day.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/20/opinion/covid-return-to-office.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a point at which we simply cannot squeeze any more useful work out of ourselves, no matter how many more hours we put in. Studies show workers’ output falls sharply after about 48 hours a week, and those who put in more than 55 hours a week perform worse than those who put in a typical 9 to 5. Even during the pandemic, as work hours shot up, output stayed flat, which means productivity actually fell.)
— Burned by Hot Housing Market, Some Buyers Back Off – Steven Kurutz
(DIERSEN: Based on those who have bought homes in my precinct during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years, Democrat realtors are steering Democrats to my precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/realestate/housing-market-burnout.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will Democrats succeed in legalizing prostitution?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/nyregion/sex-workers-nyc.html
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY TITLE: Vaccinated? Infection still possible – Apoorva Mandavilli
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/22/health/coronavirus-breakthrough-infections-delta.html

USA TODAY
— Those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can be infected – Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/07/20/covid-after-vaccine-serious-illness-rare-breakthrough-cases-delta/8013026002/

NEW YORK POST
— NFL’s ‘black’ and ‘white’ anthems will only promote divisiveness – Phil Mushnick
https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/nfls-black-and-white-anthems-will-only-promote-divisiveness/
— Joe Biden’s unity vow ‘left’ behind: Goodwin. – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2021/07/24/joe-bidens-unity-vow-left-behind-goodwin/

GRAND FORKS HERALD
— Lying about ‘misinformation’ to justify tyranny. Facebook is, first of all, a platform; it is not a publication with the same responsibilities of editorial oversight as a publisher. – Ben Shapiro
https://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/columns/7124763-Ben-Shapiro-Lying-about-misinformation-to-justify-tyranny

BALTIMORE SUN
— How racist is America? – DAVID BROOKS
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the more of a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things that you are: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, conservative, patriotic, Republican, Trump supporter, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially score people based on the aforesaid and officially get rid of those who have the highest scores?)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0726-brooks-racism-america-20210725-mr44afhc7vbyhftxhmkdbhkevu-story.html

USA TODAY
— Religious groups should be able to mandate religious leaders – Daniel Blomberg
(DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs use the Republican Party’s BIG TENT policy to destroy the Republican Party. I should write a book about the aforesaid plants and RINOs who have led and who are leading the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. They focused/focus on getting rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/07/25/religious-groups-should-able-mandate-religious-leaders-duh/8034127002/

DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE
— BLM sympathizes with communist oppressors
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/letters/7119906-Readers-View-BLM-sympathizes-with-communist-oppressors

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Casino Would Be a Costly Bet, Gambling Operators Say. City sees source for new revenue but potential $1 billion cost might make developers wary – Katherine Sayre
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-casino-would-be-a-costly-bet-gambling-operators-say-11627128000

FORBES
— Pelosi Says She Plans To Tap Kinzinger And Other Republicans For Jan. 6 Select Committee – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/07/25/pelosi-says-she-plans-to-tap-kinzinger-and-other-republicans-for-jan-6-select-committee/

FAST COMPANY
— 5 key steps to negotiating a better salary (and what to avoid)  Whether you’ve just gotten a new job offer or are looking for a raise, here’s how to approach this conversation. – SAVANNA BOUS
(DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. For the rest of my GAO career, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates viciously used that against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the pay cut and downgrade showed that GAO considered the following to be worthless a) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels (currently $85,935-$97,395/year, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) my almost having completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90653127/5-key-steps-to-negotiating-a-better-salary-and-what-to-avoid

WIKIPEDIA
— Minority group
(DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, ever-increasingly, conservatives like me are a minority group. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Nevertheless, in the Illinois Republican Party, in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and in the Milton Township Republican Organization, ever-increasingly, conservatives like me are a minority group. I should write a book about RINO leaders of the aforesaid governments and organizations who ever-increasingly make it clear that they despise if not hate conservatives.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_group

WIKIPEDIA
— Majority
(DIERSEN: Liberals do not defend or advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, ever-increasingly, liberals are the majority group. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Nevertheless, in the Illinois Republican Party, in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and in the Milton Township Republican Organization, ever-increasingly, liberals are the majority group. I should write a book about RINO leaders of the aforesaid governments and organizations who ever-increasingly make it clear that they despise if not hate conservatives.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority

MERRIAM WEBSTER
— Divisive
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most divisive RINO leaders of the following since 2000: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. RINO leaders focus on getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisive
— Discriminate
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO leaders of the following since 2000: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. RINO leaders discriminate against those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discriminate

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.