July 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Businesses weigh asking customers to put masks back on in light of new CDC guidelines. ‘For most people, this is a huge step backward.’ – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-covid-pandemic-business-mask-requirements-20210730-fz5ye3y7ubfajfrl6olegbqh4y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago production of Teatro ZinZanni now requiring proof of vaccination for guests. Other theater companies are following suit or requiring mandatory masking for all patrons, crew and staff. – Miriam Di Nunzio
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/30/22602221/teatro-zinzanni-requires-proof-of-vaccination-for-guests-covid-19-safety

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210731/kinzinger-a-true-american-patriot

WTTW
— Push for Reparations in Chicago Derailed by Opposition from Mayor: Advocates, Aldermen – Heather Cherone
(DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, those who run your municipality will impose reparations. The more of the following that residents are, the more reparations they will be forced to pay: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or Whites whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Further, residents whose ancestors owned slaves will be forced to pay far more reparations.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/07/30/push-reparations-chicago-derailed-opposition-mayor-advocates-aldermen-0

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The race gap in home appraisals is personal for Bobby Rush. Citing his own experience, the Illinois congressman is calling for a federal probe into how the real estate industry undervalues Black-owned homes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/race-gap-home-appraisals-personal-bobby-rush

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— ‘We need all hands on deck:’ Illinois Tea Party invites volunteers to help with Voterpalooza 2021
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/we-need-all-hands-on-deck-illinois-tea-party-invites-volunteers-to-help-with-voterpalooza-2021/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Canada fines 2 Americans $20K each for providing false vaccination documents. – ADAM FORGIE
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/canada-fines-2-americans-20k-each-for-providing-false-vaccination-documents

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage young people to hate Republicans.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-07-30/bloomington-high-schoolers-dive-into-local-politics-with-online-journal
— Top Official Says ISU Does, In Fact, Have COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement – Charlie Schlenker, Ryan Denham
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.wglt.org/local-news/2021-07-30/q-a-top-official-says-isu-does-in-fact-have-covid-19-vaccine-requirement

CHICAGO PATCH
— 90% Of Lollapalooza Fans Showed Proof Of Vaccination Thursday. Everyone attending the festival needs a negative COVID test from the last 72 hours or proof of vaccination to enter.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/90-lollapalooza-fans-showed-proof-vaccination-thursday

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— College of DuPage to require masks, vaccines.
(DIERSEN: What about members of protected groups who refuse.)
https://codcourier.org/news/breaking-college-of-dupage-to-require-masks-vaccines/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz & Martin discuss the issues that may make Gov. Pritzker vulnerable to a current or new 2022 GOP GOV opponent.
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/07/watch-berkowitz-martin-discuss-the-issues-that-may-make-gov-pritzker-vulnerable-to-a-current-or-potential-new-2022-gop-gov-opponent-cable-web/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— D87 Transparency Group accuses district of changing grading policies and not being open with the community – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/605921432-d87-transparency-group-accuses-district-of-changing-grading-policies-and-not-being-open-with-the-community

FOX NEWS
— Cheney and Kinzinger: The latest turncoat Republicans the media suddenly loves. Sens. Mitt Romney and John McCain had similar treatment. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-finds-sudden-respect-for-turncoat-republicans
— Gutfeld on media pushing their COVID agenda
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/gutfeld-on-media-pushing-covid-agenda
— CNN’s Don Lemon clashes with John Kasich over unvaccinated Americans: They’re ‘conservative Republican Whites’ ‘If you don’t want to do it, then you must face the repercussions,’ Lemon told unvaccinated Americans. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.foxnews.com/media/cnn-don-lemon-john-kasich-unvaccinated-conservative-republican-whites

BREITBART
— Minnesotans Take ‘Propaganda’ of Critical Race Theory to Court – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/30/minnesotans-take-propaganda-of-critical-race-theory-to-court/

BLAZE
— NFL quarterback opposed to getting COVID-19 vaccine says he finally got the shot after league ‘forced my hand’ – DAVE URBANSKI
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will Democrat/RINO schools officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated, b) will Democrat/RINO employers officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated, c) will Democrat/RINO organizations officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated, and d) will Democrat/RINO governments officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/quarterback-ryan-tannehill-vaccine-nfl-forced-my-hand

CHRISTIAN POST
— ‘Antiracists are the new racists’: Black civil rights veteran Bob Woodson slams CRT – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/civil-rights-veteran-bob-woodson-attacks-crt-as-new-racists.html
— Ousted Episcopal school teacher slams woke curriculum: ‘There is no math without objectivity’ – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/ousted-episcopal-school-teacher-slams-woke-curriculum.html

DAILY CALLER
— Minnesotans File Lawsuits Aimed At ‘Confronting CRT-Inspired Bullying’ – SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/30/minnesota-lawsuits-critical-race-theory/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Communism Taking Root in America,’ Critical Race Theory Foe Warns – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/30/communism-taking-root-in-america-critical-race-theory-foe-warns/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Urges Education Department To Investigate CRT Complaints. Biden Introduces Civil Rights Nominee Who May Approve Of CRT. – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-urges-education-department-to-investigate-crt-complaints-biden-introduces-civil-rights-nominee-who-may-approve-of-crt

NEW AMERICAN
— Illegal-alien Invasion Worsens. Border Agents Bag More Than 800 in One Day; 20K Last Week – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/illegal-alien-invasion-worsens-border-agents-bag-more-than-800-in-one-day-20k-last-week/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Minnesota Lawsuits Allege Critical Race Theory Teaches Racism, Intolerance. The lawsuits come from people in healthcare, the state government, and. school district: “I see a racist and divisive ideology of race essentialism taking over our nation and my institution.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/minnesota-lawsuits-allege-critical-race-theory-teaches-racism-intolerance/

EPOCH TIMES
— California Parents Are Pulling Children From Public Schools – VANESSA SERNA
https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-parents-are-pulling-children-from-public-schools_3926943.html

POLITICO
— GOP lawmaker challenges McCarthy over ‘bulls—‘ mask mandate enforcement. There’s mounting fury on the right about efforts to enforce the new House requirement as Covid’s Delta variant spreads. – OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/29/chip-roy-kevin-mccarthy-mask-mandate-501536

NEW YORK TIMES
— Broadway Audiences Will Need Proof of Vaccination and Masks. Children under 12, who cannot be vaccinated, can show a negative test to attend. But the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall plan to bar them for now. – Michael Paulson
(DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/theater/broadway-audiences-vaccine-requirement.html

NEW YORK POST
— Big Tech widens censorship – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Big Tech blacklists those who do not carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/big-tech-widens-censorship-and-other-commentary/

WASHINGTON POST
— Narrowing the U.S. wealth gap is important. Narrowing the racial wealth gap is urgent. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are officially moving toward officially using government to officially take money away from Republicans and to officially give that money to Democrats, and especially to give that money to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQers, liberal, non-married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/us-wealth-gap-race/
— An apology to Native Americans was buried in a 2010 defense bill. Now, some want the president to say it aloud. – Emily McFarlan Miller
(DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land in 1864 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete, c) that my grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that house 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited half interest in that house in 2016.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/an-apology-to-native-americans-was-buried-in-a-2010-defense-bill-now-some-want-the-president-to-say-it-aloud/2021/07/30/2094d60a-f163-11eb-bf80-e3877d9c5f06_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Crime Is No Longer a Family Business in Chicago. The Syndicate was brutal, but it wasn’t random and ubiquitous like violence in the 21st century. – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crime-murder-chicago-capone-syndicate-lightfoot-violence-urban-11627679077
— On Censorship, Big Tech Has It Both Ways. The companies enjoy the privileges of common carriers without the responsibilities. State antidiscrimination laws are one promising remedy. – Philip Hamburger and Clare Morell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-twitter-facebook-google-youtube-sec-230-common-carrier-11627656722
— A Distorted View of Wealth Inequality. Include pensions and Social Security, and the figures are less stark. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-distorted-view-of-wealth-inequality-working-paper-social-security-pensions-11627679769

BLOOMBERG
— When Will China Rule the World? – Eric Zhu and Tom Orlik (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have absolutely no problem with Communist China ruling the world.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-05/when-will-china-s-economy-beat-the-u-s-to-become-no-1-why-it-may-never-happen

FOX ST. PAUL
— Rep. John Thompson agrees to apologize for calling GOP member a racist – Theo Keith
(DIERSEN: To call a Republican a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1920s,1930s, if not 1940s.)
https://www.fox9.com/news/thompson-agrees-to-apologize-for-calling-gop-member-a-racist

JOURNAL INQUIRER
— Lincoln and progress refute fans of ‘critical race theory’ – Chris Powell
https://www.journalinquirer.com/opinion/chris_powell/lincoln-and-progress-refute-fans-of-critical-race-theory/article_d0da9e7e-f17b-11eb-b49f-a7b5e7efc5ac.html

POST REGISTER
— Idaho: Indoctrination task force shifts to higher ed – BLAKE JONES
https://www.postregister.com/news/education/indoctrination-task-force-shifts-to-higher-ed/article_982d63b5-e823-5e73-9699-388a3a539e07.html

WTSP
— Sen. Marco Rubio introduces bill that targets ‘racially hostile school environments’, critical race theory. The bill would prompt investigations of parent and student complaints against curriculum that promotes divisive concepts.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/sen-marco-rubio-introduces-bill-targets-racially-hostile-school-environments-critical-race-theory/67-2bec0c4e-b7bd-44ae-9ce3-8f914b9715ca

WAPT
— Lawmakers work to stop critical race theory from entering classrooms – Keegan Foxx
https://www.wapt.com/article/lawmakers-work-to-stop-critical-race-theory-from-entering-classrooms/37184136#

CONSERVATIVE WOMAN
— How to defeat the activist media – Donna Edmunds
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who paint themselves as being champions of the oppressed, that is, who paint themselves as being champions of mask wearers, vaccinated people, BLMers, CRTers, 1619ers, reparationers, minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, those who are not married, those who have dependents, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who are in America illegally, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, dog owners, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/how-to-defeat-the-activist-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A workable solution, therefore, to the problem of the activist media must necessarily be one in which postmodern theory is jettisoned in favour of a new approach. One which abandons the neo-Marxist oppressor/oppressed paradigm, and the ‘us v them’ mentality it fosters. One which rejects the denial of objective truths to which we can all hold. Truth, beauty, reason all exist, and we must not be afraid to say so.)

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.