July 28, 2023

THOMAS MORE SOCIETY
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909 – Tom Ciesielka
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/news/pro-life-pregnancy-help-ministries-sue-illinois-attorney-general-over-sb-1909
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Today, Thomas More Society attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, seeking to stop him from enforcing Illinois Senate Bill 1909, a measure drafted by Raoul’s office that declares the pro-life speech of the state’s life pregnancy help ministries to be a “deceptive business practice.” Thomas More Society is representing NIFLA, a national pregnancy help center network, along with several Illinois pregnancy help centers and pro-life organizations. “This law is a blatant attempt to chill and silence pro-life speech under the guise of ‘consumer protection,’” explained Peter Breen, Thomas More Society Executive Vice President and Head of Litigation, and a former Illinois State Legislator. “Pregnancy help ministries provide real options and assistance to women and families in need, but instead of the praise they deserve, pro-abortion politicians are targeting these ministries with $50,000 fines and injunctions solely because of their pro-life viewpoint.” The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division, seeks a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and permanent injunction against SB 1909. If temporary and preliminary injunctions are granted, they would prevent the law from being enforced while the case makes its way through the court system. “The state government has completely overstepped the bounds of any logical and relevant authority by inserting insane partisan politics into their governing bodies and attempting to trample the First Amendment rights of those with whom they disagree,” said Thomas Glessner, President of NIFLA. “There is no basis for their blatant attacks on pregnancy centers, who provide all of their services for free for women and their families throughout Illinois. They do so out of their deeply held beliefs of caring for one another and exhibiting human decency and compassion for those in need, something the leaders of Illinois are completely clueless about. This attempt to deny mothers their constitutional right to choose life is disgraceful and should be an embarrassment to the people of Illinois.” Under this new revision to the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, the state seeks to curtail the speech of pro-life organizations by illegally targeting their efforts to “dissuade pregnant [women] from considering abortion care.” It also faults pro-life organizations for “pay[ing] for advertising… that is intended to attract consumers to their organizations and away from medical providers that offer” abortions, accusing the pro-life organizations of providing misleading information “overstating the risks associated with abortion.” Yet, Breen asserts, and as the filing states, that all of the abortion-related information provided by these pro-life centers and organizations is backed by scientific research. “In addition to being unconstitutional and extremely prejudicial,” added Breen, “state officials have not had cause to take legal action against pregnancy help centers, using the tools of the law that were already available.” This lawsuit, Breen stated, has been filed to protect the right of pro-life pregnancy help centers and sidewalk counselors across Illinois to continue their meaningful and important work of providing compassionate and competent advice, care, and support to thousands of women across Illinois facing unplanned pregnancies. Breen observed that the instigation of the new law, backed by Raoul, is completely without rationale or provocation. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office has not been able to provide any hard evidence that pregnancy help centers engage in so-called “deceptive practices.” According to Freedom of Information Act documents obtained from Raoul’s office, Breen shared that “the Attorney General has received zero complaints from members of the public against an Illinois Pregnancy Help Center for alleged violations of the Deceptive Business Practices Act.” Breen also testified before the Illinois House Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee, which voted to advance SB 1909, despite receiving more than 17,000 witness slips from voters opposing the bill and only a little over 3,000 supporting it. Read the Complaint, seeking Temporary Restraining Order and Permanent Injunction from the State of Illinois’ just enacted Senate Bill 1909, filed on July 27, 2023, in the United States District Court – Northern District of Illinois Western Division, by Thomas More Society attorneys on behalf of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, Women’s Pregnancy Services, Rockford Family Initiative, Relevant Pregnancy Options Center, and Pro-Life Action League, in NIFLA, et al. v. Kwame Raoul here. Read about the testimony of Peter Breen in opposition to Illinois Senate Bill 1909 given before the Illinois House Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee on April 25, 2023, here.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Democrats acknowledge that “Half of Americans believe news organizations intend to mislead and misinform with their reporting.” Mainstream news organizations exist a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to elect and to reelect Democrats. I should write a book about that. Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will sign more and more and more SB 1909-type laws. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters mislead. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that all of the articles from right-leaning sources are misleading, wrong, and/or false and/or b) that all of my comments on all of the articles are misleading, wrong, and/or false. They continue to do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. In my book, I would focus on my critics/opponents who are/were a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and blame my newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/15/media/gallup-knight-foundation-report-reliable-sources/index.html

ABC NEWS & ASSOCIATED PRESS & U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT & THE HILL
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/misleading-clients-abortion-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers-101742440
https://news.yahoo.com/misleading-clients-abortion-could-cost-215354461.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-07-27/misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://abc7chicago.com/abortion-in-illinois-planned-parenthood-news-jb-pritzker/13559543/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anti-abortion groups have already filed a 55-page federal lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction, claiming the law violates people’s right to free speech. “This is one of the most extensive restrictions on free speech against pro-life speech of any state in the country. What they’ve done here in Illinois, is to declare pro-life speech to be misinformation,” said Peter Breen, executive vice president of the Thomas More Society. . .Clinic supporters see the law as attempting to effectively shut down clinics and anti-abortion dissent.)
— Democrats acknowledge that “Edgewater residents resist Chicago migrants moving into Broadway Armory, leaders want more resources.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-broadway-armory-park-fieldhouse/13559681/

CBS2
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-pritzker-signs-bill-outlawing-deception-crisis-pregnancy-centers/

WGN9
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/ap-misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/

FOX32
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-illinois-law-bars-unregulated-pregnancy-centers-from-using-misinformation-deceptive-practices
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1255186
— Democrats acknowledge “Alleged disruptive behavior among Chicago’s migrants.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1255158
— The Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms ever-increasingly promote homelessness because they destroy traditional marriage and they destroy the traditional family.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-homeless-city-council
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1255079

WTTW
— Democrats acknowledge that “Edgewater Residents Protest as City Announces Plan to Shelter Migrants at Broadway Armory.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/07/27/edgewater-residents-protest-city-announces-plan-shelter-migrants-broadway-armory

WGN RADIO
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make everyone sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/therapist-for-lgbtq-communities-of-color-nextgen-radio-project/202330c7-2b34-4804-b0a5-aae635f350fb

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-deceptive-practices-bill-signed-20230727-tizalqx5ifbuxo5dlec44u65v4-story.html
— Democrats crow that “Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit seeking to block mail-in ballots received after Election Day.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mail-in-voting-lawsuit-dismissed-20230727-qm2o2cchpngkbpzcg5qfz2e74m-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-ron-desantis-presidential-campaign-trump-20230727-mbhyidpvonbr7onz4yhyqm5pyu-story.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “Tensions rise over plan to use Broadway Armory Park facility to shelter migrants.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-migrant-shelter-broadway-armory-edgewater-photos-20230728-uqqt52qgnrhlln4lpnghh35vwy-photogallery.html
— Democrats acknowledge a “big spike in overdoses, sextortion cases over 2022.” More and more and more Democrats move into Naperville.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-police-stats-st-0728-20230727-hraus4syjbhhbjo3jqjofy6v2m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “Edgewater residents rally against halting community programs and housing migrants at Broadway Armory Park. The city plans to turn the facility into a shelter Aug. 1 and move community programming to other sites. A coalition of neighbors says the center should stay open and instead be used as a welcome center for new arrivals.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/7/27/23810791/edgewater-residents-rally-against-halting-community-programs-housing-migrants-at-broadway-armory
— Democrats say “Volunteer-run migrant shelter ‘left in the lurch,’ seeks city support. Since opening in mid-May, the Pilsen shelter has helped ease the city’s burden, but those running it worry that without city support, it won’t last.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/7/27/23794092/todo-para-todos-migrant-shelter-pilsen-city-assistance
— Democrats ever-increasingly acknowledge that “Joe Biden is too old to run again.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/7/27/23809771/president-joe-biden-age-old-reelection-mitch-mcconnell
— Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/7/27/23806175/nativists-scapegoat-immigrants-jose-antonio-vargas-rebecca-neuwirth
— Hate-filled haters attack Jason Aldean.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/7/27/23810164/jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-country-music-racism-violence-mona-charen-column
— Democrats acknowledge that “Watchdog investigating migrant spending and PPP loan fraud by city employees: ‘This is a large-scale undertaking’ Inspector General Deborah Witzburg said Thursday that whenever there is a state of emergency and a haste to deliver financial aid, there is an inevitable shortage of oversight that invites abuse.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/7/27/23810263/inspector-general-investigating-migrant-spending-ppp-loan-fraud-city-employees-witzburg-lopez

DAILY HERALD
— Hate-filled DeSantis-hating DeSantis haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against DeSantis.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230727/desantis-is-defending-new-slavery-teachings-civil-rights-leaders-see-a-pattern-of-policy-violence
— Democrats say “Trump once condemned the Jan. 6 rioters. Now he’s become one of their biggest supporters.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230727/trump-once-condemned-the-jan-6-rioters-now-hes-become-one-of-their-biggest-supporters

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Largest U.S. electrical grid issues emergency alert
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/largest-us-electrical-grid-declares-emergency-alert-july-27
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PJM Interconnection LLC has declared a level one emergency for the 13-state eastern US grid and called on all power plants to operate at full capacity Thursday during a heat wave. The largest US grid issued an Energy Emergency Alert level one, meaning it is concerned about being able to maintain adequate power reserves on July 27 as consumers and businesses turn up their air conditioners amid scorching heat. Illinois is among the 13 states fully or partially served by PJM’s grid. That includes all of the Chicago metro area as well as much of Northern Illinois which is managed by ComEd.)

ST. LOUIS DISPATCH
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/article_68023a24-2ce3-11ee-9a40-e301c2f0edeb.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-cannabis-dispensary-opening-just-outside-of-decatur

WCIA
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-desantis-is-defending-new-slavery-teachings-civil-rights-leaders-see-a-pattern-of-policy-violence/

CITIES 92.9 & CHANNEL 3000 & EFFINGHAM RADIO & WJBD & KHQA & WIBQ & KRDO & TIMES DAILY & HERALD JOURNAL & MY NORTHWEST
— Pro-Life Pregnancy Help Ministries Sue Illinois Attorney General Over SB 1909
https://www.cities929.com/2023/07/27/illinois-law-allows-pregnancy-centers-to-be-targeted-for-deceptive-practices/
https://www.channel3000.com/news/national-and-world-news/misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/article_7df7b4c7-a307-5fe7-8d3d-32c6569528a0.html
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2023/07/27/lawsuit-filed-to-immediately-stop-illinois-illegitimate-abortion-law/
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/07/27/158945/
https://khqa.com/news/local/illinois-law-bans-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-from-deceptive-practices-opponents-say-violation-of-free-speech
https://wibqam.com/2023/07/27/pritzker-signs-law-banning-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-from-using-misinformation-rockford-group-joins-suit/
https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/27/misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/
https://www.timesdaily.com/news/nation/misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/article_32857ffb-0706-527e-b4c3-6aaca220fa81.html
https://www.hjnews.com/nation/illinois-abortion-protection/image_3c806f58-4f38-57a0-94e0-8df188bbc791.html
https://mynorthwest.com/3914131/misleading-clients-on-abortion-could-cost-illinois-pregnancy-centers/

HERALD & REVIEW & WQAD & WAND TV & BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://herald-review.com/news/local/business/ribbon-cut-on-macon-countys-first-cannabis-dispensary/article_85103ef8-2cb2-11ee-a109-5b7f359fcee0.html
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/dispensary-opening-in-moline-quad-cities/526-897941bc-0a56-4d2a-8574-139ef1f09b4e
https://www.wandtv.com/news/first-dispensary-opens-in-macon-county/article_18ec6e78-2cc0-11ee-b074-ab4accc8b45b.html
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/cannabis-dispensary-special-use-permit-approved-bolingbrook-0

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Chicago Will Partner With Local Nonprofits To Run Migrant Shelters. The change in city strategy comes after volunteers have begged the city to copy their community-run shelters. Alderpeople also sounded off about crime happening near shelters.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/07/27/chicago-will-partner-with-local-nonprofits-to-run-migrant-shelters/

WHEATON PATCH
— Safe-T Act Ruling: DuPage Co. State’s Attorney Weighs In. DuPage County State’s Attorney Berlin said he’s “very proud of the improvements” made to the Safe-T Act after the IL Supreme Court’s ruling. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/safe-t-act-ruling-dupage-co-states-attorney-weighs

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Democrats acknowledge that “Vehicle thefts are spiking in Chicago.”
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/07/27/chicago-crime-car-thefts

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & ILLINOIS TIMES

— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/education/article277443093.html
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/transgender-turmoil/Content?oid=17165117

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/07/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-115/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/07/27/afternoon-roundup-129/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans hit with another costly AFSCME contract – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-hit-with-another-costly-afscme-contract-wirepoints/
— Illinois is always the laggard on jobs and employment, leaving us worse off than most of the nation.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-always-the-laggard-on-jobs-and-employment-leaving-us-worse-off-than-most-of-the-nation-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Cops battling exposure to illnesses, unsubstantiated sexual misconduct allegations surrounding illegals housed in their stations
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/647804816-cops-battling-exposure-to-illnesses-unsubstantiated-sexual-misconduct-allegations-surrounding-illegals-housed-in-their-stations

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Former Algonquin Township Attorney Michael Cortina Followed Zimel Case Months after His March 7, 2023 Resignation
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/former-algonquin-township-attorney-michael-cortina-followed-zimel-case-months-after-his-march-7-2023-resignation/
— Distribution of Road Money – The Year the Chicago Metropolitan Area Almost Got Its Far Share
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/distribution-of-road-money/
— McHenry’s Fiesta Days Parade – Part 3 – Windy City Ghostbusters
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/26/mchenrys-fiesta-days-parade-part-3-windy-city-ghostbusters/
— Two on McHenry County Board Would Be a Good Fit for the Underground Railroad Task Force
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/26/two-on-mchenry-county-board-would-be-a-good-fit-for-the-underground-railroad-task-force/
— District 300 Employee Arrested for Child Porn Remains on Payroll at $27.32 per Hour Because of Union Contract
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/26/district-300-employee-arrested-for-child-porn-remains-on-payroll-because-of-union-contract/
— Mike Shorten Ability to Oppose Mental Health Board Tax Increase Almost Lost in Spring Legislative Session
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/26/hb475/
— Court Watch Dogs Fail the $2 Million Pritzker Common Sense Conflict of Interest Test
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/court-watch-dogs-fail-the-2-million-pritzker-common-sense-conflict-of-interest-test/
— Pritzker and DeSantis Equally Popular in the Home States
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/pritzker-and-desantis-equally-popular-in-the-home-states/
— IL-11: Challengers to Bill Foster from Far Left to Far Right Proving to be Comical
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/comicrelief/
— Pritzker Signs Crisis Pregnancy Center Poison Pill Bill, Pro-Life Action League Challenges It in Federal Court
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/pritzker-signs-crisis-pregnancy-center-poison-pill-bill-pro-life-action-league-challenges-it-in-federal-court/
— McHenry’s Fiesta Days Parade – Part 4 – The Republicans
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/07/27/mchenrys-fiesta-days-parade-part-4-the-republicans/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JUNE IS 5TH-WORST IN U.S. – Justin Carlson
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-unemployment-rate-for-june-is-5th-worst-in-u-s/
— CHICAGO POLICE OVERTIME COST $126M, PLUS COST OF BURN-OUT – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-police-overtime-cost-126m-plus-cost-of-burn-out/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Phoenix, Arizona, opening ‘queer blended’ LGBTQ middle school – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/27/phoenix-arizona-opening-queer-blended-lgbtq-middle/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DeSantis rolls out economic plans as cultural issues show diminishing returns – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/desantis-culture-war-to-economy
— Biden says Republicans now ‘undermining the military’ – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/biden-republicans-now-undermining-military
— Mike Johnson pushes federal ban on child transgender surgeries to stop ‘unspeakable harms’ – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mike-johnson-federal-ban-child-transgender-surgeries

NEW YORK POST
— Biden is letting everyone across border — but progressives demand even more – George Fishman
https://nypost.com/2023/07/26/joe-biden-is-letting-everyone-across-border-but-progressives-demand-even-more/
— NYC Mayor Adams challenges critic of admin’s migrant crisis policies in another verbal spat: ‘You have an accent’ – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/nyc-mayor-adams-challenges-critic-of-migrant-crisis-policies-you-have-an-accent/
— Kamala Harris’ cheap, hypocritical slam of Florida history curriculum – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/kamala-harris-proven-a-liar-on-florida-history-curriculum/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Left’s War On Joy – Asher Pat
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/07/the_lefts_war_on_joy.html
— New York needs to do its fair share on immigration – James L. Swofford
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/07/new_york_needs_to_do_its_fair_share_on_immigration.html

BREIBART
— Time Running Out for Democrats to Replace Biden on Primary Ballots, If Need Be – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/27/time-running-out-for-democrats-to-replace-biden-on-primary-ballots-if-need-be/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Fox Forces Jason Aldean to Remove BLM Riot Footage from ‘Try That In a Small Town’ Music Video – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/07/27/report-fox-forces-jason-aldean-to-remove-blm-riot-footage-from-try-that-in-a-small-town-music-video/
— J.D. Vance Plan Imposes Big Fines on Illegal Aliens Who Overstay Their Visas – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/27/j-d-vance-plan-imposes-big-fines-on-illegal-aliens-who-overstay-their-visas/

CAMPUS REFORM
— OUTSTANDING: Texas politician petitions governor to ban affirmative action in employment, ‘all government entities’ – Claire Caton
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=23674

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Radical Left’s Playbook, Exposed – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/07/27/how-the-radical-left-infiltrated-american-institutions-chris-rufo-explains/

DAILY WIRE
— Time To End Immigrant Visa Overstay Abuse, U.S. Senator Says. Here’s His Plan To Fix It. – Tim Meads
https://www.dailywire.com/news/time-to-end-immigrant-visa-overstay-abuse-u-s-senator-says-heres-his-plan-to-fix-it

FOX NEWS
— These Republicans have met qualifications for the first GOP presidential debate. Seven Republicans have met RNC requirements to make the debate stage. – Kyle Morris (COMMENT: What criteria do the leaders of the following use to select candidates to encourage run: Illinois Republican Party (IRP), your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization? Do they use relevant work experience, relevant professional certifications and licenses, and relevant education? I should write about past and present leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my qualifications the most. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I have four other job-related professional certifications (Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant). I became a licensed CPA. I have four job-related college degrees (management-BS NIU, business-MBA Loyola, accounting-MS DePaul, and finance-MS IIT).
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-met-qualifications-first-gop-presidential-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To make the stage, candidates are required to reach 1% in three national polls, or 1% in two national polls and two state-specific polls from the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. The polls must also be recognized by the RNC and must be conducted on or after July 1. Additionally, to reach the debate stage, candidates must have 40,000 unique donors to their campaign committee (or exploratory committee), with “at least 200 unique donors per state or territory in 20+ states and/or territories,” according to the RNC criteria.)
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: ‘Is God queer?’: University of Chicago offers ‘Queering God’ course to study reimagining of gender in theology. Course description asks questions like, ‘What does queerness have to do with Judaism, Christianity, or Islam?’ – Taylor Penley
https://www.foxnews.com/media/god-queer-university-chicago-queering-god-course-study-reimagining-gender-theology
— GOP bill eliminates Biden regs making it easier for immigrants to access benefits, reinstates Trump plan. Recent report estimated there are nearly 17 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-bill-eliminates-biden-regs-immigrants-access-benefits-reinstates-trump-plan

LIFE NEWS
— Pritzker Signs Bill That Could Shut Down Pregnancy Centers – Micaiah Bilger
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/07/27/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-signs-bill-that-could-shut-down-pregnancy-centers/

MRC TV
— Christians Call Out Catholic Groups For Paid Partnerships With ‘Marxist’ Ideology – SARAH PRENTICE
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/christians-call-out-catholic-groups-paid-partnerships-marxist-ideology

NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
— AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RULINGS SIGNAL END OF REPARATIONS DEBATE
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2023/07/27/affirmative-action-rulings-signal-end-of-reparations-debate/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Constitutional Case for Impeaching Mayorkas – CHIP ROY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/the-constitutional-case-for-impeaching-mayorkas/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Falsely Accuses DeSantis Of ‘An Attempt to Soften The Brutality’ Of Slavery – Alex Christy
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2023/07/27/cnn-falsely-accuses-desantis-attempt-soften-brutality-slavery
— The vile, bigoted MSNBC host Joy Reid flung another smear against the Republican Party during Thursday night’s The ReidOut. During a discussion about the ongoing hoax in the leftist media that Florida is teaching children that slaves benefited from slavery, the racist MSNBC host cried to faux Republican Michael Steele that “you can’t even say slavery was bad now in the Republican Party.” – Kevin Tober
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2023/07/27/msnbcs-reid-you-cant-even-say-slavery-was-bad-now-gop

NEWSMAX
— Texas Only One Stopping Illegals, Biden Sows Chaos – Gov. Abbott
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/greg-abbott-immigration-southern-border/2023/07/26/id/1128631/

PJ MEDIA
— Did Jason Aldean Cave to the Woke Mob? – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/07/27/did-jason-aldean-cave-to-the-woke-mob-n1714105

TOWNHALL
— Woke Businesses Are Starting to Feel the Heat from Consumers and Competitors – S. T. Karnick
https://townhall.com/columnists/s-t-karnick/2023/07/28/woke-businesses-are-starting-to-feel-the-heat-from-consumers-and-competitors-n2626324
— It’s CRT v. the Constitution — and Law Schools Are Picking Sides
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2023/07/28/its-crt-v-the-constitution-and-law-schools-are-picking-sides-n2626302
— This Republican Is Calling for a Nationwide Ban On Child Sex Surgeries – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/07/27/this-republican-is-calling-for-a-nation-wide-ban-on-child-sex-surgeries-n2626306

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Illinois’s reckless no-cash bail law puts criminals ahead of victims – GABRIEL NADALES
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4119197-illinoiss-reckless-no-cash-bail-law-puts-criminals-ahead-of-victims/
— Last bastion of affirmative action: the military – CHANDLER COLE AND JOHANNA CRISMAN (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, the federal government has ever-increasingly become a bastion of Affirmative Action. I should write a book about that.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4122765-last-bastion-of-affirmative-action-the-military/

NBC LOS ANGELES
— Democrats say “Sixth bus of migrants from Texas arrives at LA’s Union Station.”
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/sixth-bus-of-migrants-from-texas-arrives-at-las-union-station/3195420/

CBS MIAMI
— Democrats decry that “DeSantis defends new slavery teachings” and gloat that “civil rights leaders decry policy violence pattern.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/desantis-is-defending-new-slavery-teachings-civil-rights-leaders-see-a-pattern-of-policy-violence/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats acknowledge that “Elite Colleges Prefer Wealth.” How wealthy were your parents? My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never worked outside of the home until after he died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/24/upshot/ivy-league-elite-college-admissions.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make everyone sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/27/states-urged-to-update-parentage-laws-to-protect-lgbtq-parents-kids/70441159007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use slavery to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/07/27/college-board-criticizes-florida-black-history-standards/70480361007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the military.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/07/21/defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-extremism-reforms/70429571007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/21/extremism-in-u-s-military-barbenheimer-in-theaters-5-things-podcast/70442637007/

WALL STREET JOUIRNAL
— Muslims vs. Democrats: A Story of Betrayal. Disputes over sexual ideology put to a test the left’s commitment to cultural diversity. – Shadi Hamid
https://www.wsj.com/articles/muslims-vs-democrats-a-story-of-betrayal-hamtramck-gender-ideology-1c775323
— Biden’s New Border Rules Don’t Deter Desperate Venezuelans – Michelle Hackman, Juan Forero, Santiago Pérez
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-new-border-rules-dont-deter-desperate-venezuelans-9a3c022b

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.