July 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump floats election ‘delay’ amid claims of voting fraud – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-floats-election-delay-amid-claims-of-voting-fraud/6342501/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/30/2020

NBC5
— US Economy Shrank at Record-Breaking 32.9% Rate Last Quarter And more than 1.4 million people filed initial claims for jobless benefits last week, the Labor Department said. More than 1 million people have applied for unemployment benefits for 19 straight weeks – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/grim-reports-on-virus-damage-to-us-economy/2313887/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ditka doubles down on criticism of kneeling athletes; support for Trump In an interview with Donald Trump Jr., the former Bears coach made no apologies for his controversial comments about protesters earlier in the week. – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/29/21347378/mike-ditka-donald-trump-jr-national-anthem-kneel-football-bears-biden-online-triggered-george-halas

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police families, how do they bear it? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-police-suicide-kass-20200730-birfmjr3tjhgljqsiqitgavi2u-story.html
— Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs struggle to recruit new, younger members – JEFF VORVA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with younger people, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people, and especially older people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-meet-the-lions-st-0730-20200729-jbm6q65nunb3xjoh7464qipazq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Mount Prospect chief explains ‘thin blue line’ image at community conversation on race – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200729/mount-prospect-chief-explains-thin-blue-line-image-at-community-conversation-on-race

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— More Democrats call on Madigan to step down Freshman DuPage Rep. Terra Costa Howard said the speaker’s ties to the ComEd scandal are hurting the House and party. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/more-democrats-call-madigan-step-down
— Who’s going to pay for beefed-up policing of ComEd? You will. Ratepayers of Exelon’s utilities, including its disgraced subsidiary ComEd, will shoulder the cost of a new exec and his staff who are meant to reassure the public that payoffs to the politically connected will end. – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/whos-going-pay-beefed-policing-comed-you-will
— U.S. economy shrinks at record pace GDP shrank at a 32.9% annualized pace in the second quarter from the first, the most in quarterly records dating back to 1947, highlighting how the pandemic has ravaged businesses across the country.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/us-economy-shrinks-record-pace

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rename military bases that honor Confederates – Editorial (DIERSEN: After they get rid of Confederates, they will get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-rename-military-bases-that-honor-confederates/article_d131d113-51bf-5703-b11a-e2a455c41d3c.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— The assault of John Kass and the hypocrisy of the Left Chicago Tribune columnist comes under attack from his journalism peers and Left wing extremists who can’t argue facts and can only argue personalities and lies, calling critics of George Soros, the billionaire liberal political funder, “anti-Semitic”
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/07/29/podcast-the-assault-of-john-kass-and-the-hypocrisy-of-the-left/

CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting mobs hits Gold Coast convenience store 3x in a week
https://cwbchicago.com/2020/07/shoplifting-mobs-hits-gold-coast-convenience-store-3x-in-a-week-videos.html

CHICAGO MAROON
— University of Chicago’s History with Slavery is Still Present (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats demand that all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America fully disclose their ties to slavery? Will Democrats demand that all individuals in America disclose when their ancestors first came to America, where they lived in America, if they fought for the Confederacy, and if they owned any slaves?)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2020/7/30/uchicago-history-slavery-still-present/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters promote BLM.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/black-lives-matter-maintains-momentum/Content?oid=12421281

CENTER SQUARE
— After ComEd patronage scandal, Madigan gets more than $500,000 in campaign donations in one day – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/after-comed-patronage-scandal-madigan-gets-more-than-500-000-in-campaign-donations-in-one/article_5f488346-d1cb-11ea-bc47-5b7069b37d6a.html

WIREPOINTS
— The Chicago Tribune Union’s Depraved Assault on John Kass – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-chicago-tribune-unions-depraved-assault-on-john-kass-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Declining coronavirus case fatality rate in U.S. renews questions on merits of lockdown – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/29/coronavirus-case-fatality-rate-us-declines-sparkin/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Tribune columnist refuses to apologize to colleagues peeved over George Soros piece: ‘I will not bow’ ‘I will not apologize for writing about Soros,’ John Kass says – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-tribune-columnist-colleagues-george-soros
— 2020 election is opportunity for conservatives to stand up to cancel-culture mob November provides an opportunity for us to take personal responsibility for keeping our republic. – Rep. Ken Buck
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2020-election-conservatives-cancel-culture-ken-buck

AMERICAN THINKER
— Jews Need to Jexit from Democrat-Left Racist Poison – Howard Sachs
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/07/jews_need_to_jexit_from_democratleft_racist_poison.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Donald Trump Has More Fans That You Might Think – JAMES PINKERTON (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who focus on destroying Trump supporters. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, in DuPage County, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and in my precinct. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/donald-trump-has-more-fans-that-you-might-think/
— The Democratic Dark Money Behind These ‘Local Newspapers’ Wealthy PACs are behind a chain of websites boosting vulnerable candidates while masquerading as ‘trusted’ reporting. – ALBERTO BUFALINO (DIERSEN: There is no “dark money” behind www.gopillinois.com ; all the money to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and to send them out comes from me. No individual, organization, company, government, or country manipulates me or dominates me. My critics/opponents want the following to manipulate/dominate me, but they do not: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-growth-of-democratic-dark-money-journalism/

BREITBART
— ATF: Majority of Guns Recovered in Illinois Are from — Illinois – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/29/atf-majority-guns-recovered-illinois/
— California Sues Trump to Inflate Its Power in Congress via Illegal Migration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/29/california-sues-trump-to-inflate-its-power-in-congress-via-illegal-migration/
— Joe Biden: Illegal Migrants ‘Enrich’ America – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Illegals “enrich” those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who invite/bring them in and then exploit them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/07/29/joe-biden-illegal-migrants-enrich-america/
— Donald Trump: Feds Not Leaving Portland Until Democrats Secure the City – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/29/donald-trump-feds-not-leaving-portland-until-democrats-secure-city/
— Google ‘Completely Killed any Stories About Joe Biden from Breitbart’ on Its Search – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, that is, Google continues to purge www.gopillinois.com from news search results.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/07/29/joel-pollak-google-completely-killed-any-stories-about-joe-biden-from-breitbart-on-its-search/

DAILY WIRE
— CBS Mail-In Voting Experiment Shows Potentially Serious Issue – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/cbs-mail-in-voting-experiment-shows-potentially-serious-issue

NEWSMAX
— Cancel Culture Wants Delete Key for Discourse, History – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/democracy-liberal-tyranny-weiss/2020/07/29/id/979575/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BIDEN’S LIES FOR BLACK (AND WHITE-PRIVILEGE GUILT) VOTES – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/bidens-lies-for-black-and-white-privilege-guilt-votes/

CHRISTIAN POST
— BLM’s popularity is a politically-motivated myth – Ken Blackwell
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/blms-popularity-is-a-politically-motivated-myth.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Our Summer of Cultural Suicide – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/summer-cultural-suicide-sports-movies-schools-go-woke/
— Truth Is a Casualty in Our Culture War – JOSEPH LOCONTE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/culture-war-rejects-truth-free-exchange-of-ideas/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— ‘Google Is Far Too Big, And Far Too Powerful’: MRC’s Bozell Demands Answers On Censorship (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, that is, Google continues to purge www.gopillinois.com from news search results.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/google-far-too-big-and-far-too-powerful-mrcs-bozell-demands-answers-censorship

JEWISH VOICE
— Election Interference: Google Purges Breitbart from Search Results – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, that is, Google continues to purge www.gopillinois.com from news search results.)
https://thejewishvoice.com/2020/07/election-interference-google-purges-breitbart-from-search-results/
— OUTSTANDING: Paul Gosar, Conservatives Introduce Legislation to Protect ‘Political Speech’ on the Internet
https://thejewishvoice.com/2020/07/paul-gosar-conservatives-introduce-legislation-to-protect-political-speech-on-the-internet/

CAMPUS REFORM
— OUTSTANDING: Some students are daring to stand up to cancel culture – McKenna Dallmeyer
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=15349

THE HILL
— Jordan confronts tech CEOs over claims of anti-conservative bias – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs not only have no problem with anti-conservative bias, they want anti-conservative bias. I should write a book about RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township who want anti-conservative bias. They focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/509619-jordan-confronts-tech-ceos-with-claims-of-anti-conservative-bias

ROLL CALL
— With silencing of speech, is America entering Orwellian territory? Conservative thought may be the first casualty, but not likely the last – David Winston
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/07/29/with-silencing-of-speech-is-america-entering-orwellian-territory/

POLITICO
— ‘A disgrace’: Former employee blasts Fed’s workplace culture Powell emphasized that the Fed has made it a “very high priority to have as diverse and inclusive an organization as we can.” – VICTORIA GUIDA (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run GAO can brag that they get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they have not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/disgrace-fed-workplace-culture-387582

YAHOO
— GOP Congressman Asks Google CEO Sundar Pichai Why His Campaign Emails Always Go to Spam – Sean Burch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are spam. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gop-congressman-asks-google-ceo-201746634.html

ABC NEWS
— Reparations for slavery: Is Asheville a national model? – Devin Dwyer (DIERSEN: How much reparations do your critics/opponents want you to pay and why? My critics/opponents want me to pay lots of reparations because I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, heterosexual, married, childless, 100% German American, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, draft avoider, gun owner, lived in Crete 1948-1972, lived in Wheaton since 1978, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. I should write a book about those who have focused on making me pay reparations, that is, making me pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on Democrat and RINO elected officials and party leaders and my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/reparations-slavery-asheville-national-model/story?id=72020930

NBC NEWS
— Trump floats delaying the election, but he can’t do that While states have the authority to delay their primary elections, only Congress can change the date for the general election for president. – Rebecca Shabad
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-suggests-delaying-2020-election-n1235300
— Economy in reverse: Initial jobless claims rise for second week, GDP falls by record 33 percent It’s the biggest economic contraction on record, dating to 1947. – Lucy Bayly
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/economy-reverse-initial-jobless-claims-rise-second-week-gdp-falls-n1235262?cid=eml_nbn_20200730

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/politics/trump-wallace.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/us/elections/biden-vs-trump.html
— Trump ramps up attacks on mail-in ballots, floating a ‘delay’ in the election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/us/elections/biden-vs-trump.html

NEW YORK POST
— Over 100 police agencies pull out of Democratic convention – Amanda Woods (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-law enforcement.)
https://nypost.com/2020/07/29/over-100-police-agencies-pull-out-of-democratic-convention/
— Big Tech must be brought to heel over election influencing – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2020/07/29/big-tech-taken-to-task-on-capitol-hill-over-election-influencing/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Trailing badly in polls, Trump points to ‘hidden’ voters and the ‘silent majority’ as path to victory.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-polls-hidden-voter-silent-majority/2020/07/29/07fa0760-d1d3-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
— He held a BLM sign in what he called ‘America’s most racist town.’ – Jaclyn Peiser (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, how racist is your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, your precinct, and your neighborhood? According to the Democrats, the fewer minorities who live in a county, county district, township, municipality, municipal district, precinct, or neighborhood, the more racist that county, county district, township, municipality, municipal district, precinct, or neighborhood is.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/30/black-lives-matter-racist-town-video/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rioters Attack More Than a Courthouse They target federal buildings that honor American heroes and the rule of law. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: Which federal buildings in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, and in your municipal district will the Democrats destroy?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rioters-attack-more-than-a-courthouse-11596061930
— Facebook’s ‘Destroy Mode’—Myth or Reality? – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to destroy me and to destroy my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Facebook, Google, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-destroy-modemyth-or-reality-11596068322

FORBES
— When It Comes To Diversity, Watch What CEOs Do, Not What They Say – John Hittler (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, everyone could see the “success” that Democrats had in getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. That “success” is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/07/29/when-it-comes-to-diversity-watch-what-ceos-do-not-what-they-say/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater asks “Who Would Jesus Cancel?” Would Jesus cancel those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/07/29/who-would-jesus-cancel-aoc-and-the-rise-of-progressive-christian-cancel-culture/
— Technology’s Role In Driving Progress In Black Lives Matter – Peter High
https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2020/07/30/technologys-role-in-driving-progress-in-black-lives-matter/#3db7135e687e

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Jeff Bezos hinted Amazon might split from the SPLC over designation of extremist groups after pressure from a GOP lawmaker – Avery Hartmans (DIERSEN: SPLC promotes hatred against groups that do NOT promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-matt-gaetz-question-splc-amazon-smile-hate-groups-2020-7
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gaetz mentioned a handful of groups such as Catholic Family News, American Family Association, and Jewish Defense League that are flagged by the SPLC and therefore not eligible to participate in Amazon Smile, and Bezos responded that it’s “an imperfect system” and said Amazon would “like suggestions on better or additional sources” to guide the program.)

CHESHIRE HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: “Blue Lives Matter” Rally Held In Front Of Town Hall – Mariah Melendez
https://www.cheshireherald.com/News/Blue-Lives-Matter%E2%80%9D-Rally-Held-In-Front-Of-Town-Hall

KGW8
— Springfield racial justice march leads to clash with police, protesters The march started peacefully, but things took a turn when it reached a barricade line. Police threatened arrests and reportedly pushed through.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/springfield-protest-police-scuffle/283-4701de8b-f887-411d-b887-00df6ce21e13

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— New civil service report meant to bring people together has driven them apart – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government do NOT want the federal government to hire, retain, or promote Republicans, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/07/new-civil-service-report-meant-to-bring-people-together-has-driven-them-apart/

CATO
— Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They’re Afraid to Share 50% of strong liberals support firing Trump donors, 36% of strong conservatives support firing Biden donors; 32% are worried about missing out on job opportunities because of their political opinions – Emily Ekins
https://www.cato.org/publications/survey-reports/poll-62-americans-say-they-have-political-views-theyre-afraid-share

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.