July 5 Evening Edition

FOX32
— 61 arrested after young people swarm downtown Chicago, cause disturbance – Elizabeth Matthews
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/61-arrested-after-young-people-swarm-downtown-chicago-cause-disturbance
— Rep. Cori Bush slams the Fourth of July, claims ‘Black people still aren’t free’ – Lindsay Kornick
(DIERSEN: What does Bush say about the following? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and b) gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rep-cori-bush-slams-the-fourth-of-july-claims-black-people-still-arent-free

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 89 shot, 16 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city 2 officers and 7 minors are among those injured in July 4th weekend gun violence
https://abc7chicago.com/89-shot-16-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/10861366/
— Chicago police respond to large groups of people downtown; 2 officers injured
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-responds-to-large-groups-of-people-downtown;-2-officers-injured/10861429/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s most violent weekend of 2021: 92 shot, 16 killed, 6 kids among the wounded By 5 p.m. Monday, Chicago had recorded 2,000 shootings this year, a Sun-Times’ database shows. – Madeline Kenney and Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/7/3/22561910/chicago-weekend-shootings-july-2-5-homicide-gun-violence

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds of young people flood the Loop as fireworks go off around the city – MORGAN GREENE and MAYA MOKH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-july-fourth-fireworks-crowds-20210705-lq7oysgqv5bhlc5bpkngodvcdy-story.html
— A grim Independence Day weekend in Chicago was marred by violence, with 90 people shot – MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-independence-day-weekend-shootings-violence-20210705-krc6q7g7o5grzit3qpoavxlr3e-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/buffalo-grove/ct-bgc-village-board-pride-flag-tl-0701-20210705-casm7sis2fd5xbpfazn2bvyssq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Democrats, MCC quiet about details of Biden’s upcoming visit – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210705/suburban-democrats-mcc-quiet-about-details-of-bidens-upcoming-visit

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Opinion writing: “If you want a friend, get a dog” – Ray Hanania
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me because of what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. In 2021, they stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks. In 2012, they ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship. In 2011, they ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership. In 2010 and 2004, they ended my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service. In 2007, they ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership. In 2006, they almost got ICRC to censure me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. In 2004, they ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/07/05/opinion-writing-if-you-want-a-friend-get-a-dog/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: HAVE WE BECOME A NATION OF SHEEP BEING LED TO SLAUGHTER?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/rossi-have-we-become-a-nation-of-sheep-being-led-to-slaughter.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Divisive critical race theory spits on the Civil Rights Movement. Race hustlers and media charlatans foment division by dismissing progress and rewriting history. – Rep. Byron Donalds
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get hired by employers or to get accepted by organizations, you must promote a) race and gender based preference giving, b) age discrimination, c) BLM, CRT, and 1619, d) LGBTQ, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, i) dependency on government, j) dependency on charity, and k) the rest of the Democrat Party platform.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/5/divisive-critical-race-theory-spits-on-the-civil-r/

BREITBART
— Carson on Critical Race Theory: ‘It’s a Bunch of Garbage’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/05/carson-on-critical-race-theory-its-a-bunch-of-garbage/

DAILY CALLER
— Teacher’s Union With 2.3 Million Members Vows To Support Critical Race Theory Education Across The Country – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/05/nea-teachers-union-crt-christopher-rufo/
— Military Members Say They’ll ‘Quit’ If Army Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine: Congressman – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/military-members-say-theyll-quit-if-army-mandates-covid-19-vaccine-congressman_3887127.html

DAILY WIRE
— Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Says It Will Teach Critical Race Theory In All 50 States, 14,000 School Districts – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nations-largest-teachers-union-says-it-will-teach-critical-race-theory-in-all-50-states-1400-school-districts
— Teachers Union President Falsely Claims CRT Critics Want To Ban Schools From ‘Teaching History,’ ‘Discussing Racism’ – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-president-falsely-claims-crt-critics-want-to-ban-schools-from-teaching-history-discussing-racism
— Border Crisis Gets Zero Coverage on CNN, MSNBC’s Top Shows – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-crisis-gets-zero-coverage-on-cnn-msnbcs-top-shows

FOX BUSINESS
— More jobless Americans are suing states for ending federal unemployment benefits early. Out-of-work Americans in 3 states are looking to reinstate the additional $300 a week unemployment benefit – Megan Henney
(DIERSEN: What about taking bad jobs? Rather than be unemployed, I took what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say are 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.foxbusiness.com/money/jobless-americans-suing-unemployment-benefits

PJ MEDIA
— Teachers’ Union Commits to Shoving Critical Theories Down the Throats of Students and Parents Nationwide – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2021/07/05/teachers-union-commits-to-shoving-critical-theories-down-the-throats-of-students-and-parents-nationwide-n1459480

NEWSMAX
— Only 36 Percent of Young Adults Proud of America: Poll – Charlie McCarthy
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against America, and especially against its citizens who are Republican.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/tipp-poll-american-proud-pride/2021/07/05/id/1027486/

COLLEGE FIX
— Neurosurgeon Ben Carson on critical race theory: ‘It’s a bunch of garbage’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/neurosurgeon-ben-carson-on-critical-race-theory-its-a-bunch-of-garbage/

EPOCH TIMES
— Mike Pompeo On Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project: ‘An Attempt to Divide the Country’ – GQ PAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mike-pompeo-on-critical-race-theory-1619-project-an-attempt-to-divide-the-country_3887510.html
— Legalization of Cannabis Drags Chinese Nationals Into Crime – HANNAH CAI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/legalization-of-cannabis-drags-chinese-nationals-into-crime_3883063.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For Democrats, their top priorities are a) promoting hatred against Trump, b) stopping Republicans from seeking or holding any kind of government office, c) taking opportunities, employment, income, assets, etc. away from Republicans, d) getting rid of old White male Republicans, e) having any kind of sex, f) having abortions, g) ending traditional marriage, h) ending the traditional family, i) smoking pot, j) drinking booze, k) gambling, l) exploiting illegals, m) taking all firearms away from Republicans, n) getting minorities, women, younger people, CRTers, 1619ers, BLMers, LGBTQers, moderates, liberals, etc. to hate Republicans, o) promoting criminals and crime, p) ending patriotism, and q) getting rid of those who are Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/05/republicans-are-treating-history-like-china-does/

NEW YORK POST
— Embracing critical theory, teacher’s union says they — not parents — control what kids learn – Christopher F. Rufo
https://nypost.com/2021/07/05/embracing-critical-theory-teachers-union-says-they-control-what-kids-learn/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Critical Race Theory Inside the U.S. Military. Which Americans will raise their hands and pledge an oath to ‘support and defend’ our Constitution if they’re taught it’s inherently racist? – Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.), Little Rock, Ark.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/critical-race-theory-inside-the-u-s-military-11625494053
— Supreme Court Strikes Down Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Rule. By 6-3 vote, court agrees with conservative organizations that challenged California regulation as threat to freedom of associations – Jess Bravin
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about religious, conservative, and Republican leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who work against me and work against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters because they reject planks in the Republican Party platform that I support, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-strikes-down-nonprofit-donor-disclosure-rule-11625149777

FORBES
— ‘Good Luck With Your Pandering’: GOP Lawmakers Clash Over Bill To Ban Military Vaccine Mandate – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/07/05/good-luck-with-your-pandering-gop-lawmakers-clash-over-bill-to-ban-military-vaccine-mandate/?sh=6c7966c33f57

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— Trump attracts thousands to Sarasota rally, urging fight for conservative policies. “Together we will take back the House, take back the Senate and we will save America,” Trump said. – Ryan Callihan and Mark Young
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about religious, conservative, and Republican leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who work against me and work against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters because they reject planks in the Republican Party platform that I support, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/07/04/trump-attracts-thousands-to-sarasota-rally-urging-fight-for-conservative-policies/

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.