July 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 19 shot, 4 fatally Monday in Chicago following violent July 4th weekend – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/19-shot-4-fatally-monday-in-chicago/6304062/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/7/2020
— ‘Blackout Day’ protest encourages shoppers to buy from Black-owned businesses, boycott others
https://abc7chicago.com/business/blackout-day-2020-encourages-shoppers-to-buy-from-black-owned-businesses/6304374/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Small-business PPP loans also benefited well-connected companies and some celebrity-owned firms, data shows – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-biz-ppp-loans-recipient-list-20200706-ehkbvf4mzvda5ac7r4gsiuwtvm-story.html
— Woman charged with battery after altercation over wearing mask at Home Depot in McHenry, police say – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-coronavirus-mask-fight-home-depot-20200706-txbbht2obvf7zhkvh5bxtdpgba-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Oberweis Dairy, chaired by GOP House hopeful Jim Oberweis, got $5.6 million PPP loan  The Trump administration initially balked at releasing the names of companies getting major loans; under pressure the decision was reversed and the names of employers receiving $150,000 and up were disclosed. – Caroline Hurley and Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/7/6/21315361/oberweis-dairy-ppp-loan-jim-oberweis-gop-house-candidate-5-million
— Yeezy clothing line, artist Jeff Koons, The Girl Scouts, political groups — all got PPP loans Koons, a modernist sculptor, is known best for his work with large, metallic, balloon-like animals. His studio was approved for $1 million to $2 million, government data shows. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2020/7/7/21315836/kanye-west-ppp-loans-yeezy-jeff-koons-girl-scouts-coronavirus-small-business-lending

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200707/america-disrupted-troubles-cleave-a-nation-and-a-city
— FRONT PAGE: DuPage considering advisory question on reducing county board’s size – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200707/dupage-considering-advisory-question-on-reducing-county-boards-size

WBEZ
— Big Players In Illinois Got Millions In Federal Help For ‘Small Businesses’ Federal Paycheck Protection Program loans of up to $10 million went to Oberweis Dairy, Willow Creek Community Church and many others in Illinois. – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/stories/big-players-in-illinois-got-millions-in-federal-help-for-small-businesses/377fc208-6183-4e7a-b30f-554b0bd708b1

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— #BlackoutDay2020: Peoria councilwoman encourages community to learn, support black-owned shops – Brittni Clemons
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/blackoutday2020-peoria-councilwoman-encourages-community-to-learn-support-black-owned-shops/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State revenues down $1.1 billion in last fiscal year – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200706/state-revenues-down-11-billion-in-last-fiscal-year

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State’s pressing issues demand General Assembly return to Statehouse – Scott T. Holland
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/07/06/eye-on-illinois-states-pressing-issues-demand-general-assembly-return-to-statehouse/a4pnoj6/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— As Boystown Reckons With Racism And Transphobia, Petition Demands Gender-Neutral Name Change A recent petition claims that Boystown’s nickname promotes the neighborhood as being “for the boys,” discouraging women from participating in the community. – Jake Wittich
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/07/06/as-boystown-reckons-with-racism-and-transphobia-petition-demands-gender-neutral-name-change/

CENTER SQUARE
— Businesses across state closing include mix of early retirements prompted by pandemic – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/businesses-across-state-closing-include-mix-of-early-retirements-prompted-by-pandemic/article_980717d0-bfcc-11ea-be86-87e3d30e24e8.html

WIREPOINTS
— Public Forums and the First Amendment: Can Streets be Painted with Black Lives Matter Messaging? – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: BLM is anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestants, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/public-forums-and-the-first-amendment-can-streets-be-painted-with-black-lives-matter-messaging-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Violence sweeps U.S. as ‘systemic liberalism’ handcuffs police – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/6/violence-sweeps-us-systemic-liberalism-handcuffs-p/
— Trump critics using copyright laws to target tweets – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/6/trump-critics-using-copyright-laws-to-target-tweet/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If you’re white, you’re now expected to feel deeply ashamed (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting White self-hatred in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? Those who promote White-hatred want the following to hate themselves: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-youre-white-youre-now-expected-to-feel-deeply-ashamed

FOX NEWS
— Gun-related online businesses bemoan growing Big Tech’s suppression of the Second Amendment Second Amendment companies say “big tech” is increasingly hampering their activity online – Hollie McKay
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/gun-related-business-bemoan-growing-big-tech-suppression-second-amendment

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Kids Don’t Know Much About History Thanks to Anti-American Indoctrination
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/07/06/kids-dont-know-much-about-history-thanks-to-anti-american-indoctrination/

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: We Cannot Let Democrats Run This Country Because They Hate It – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/07/06/tucker-carlson-we-cannot-let-democrats-run-this-country-because-they-hate-it/
— Indian-American Groups Urge Americans to Join ‘Boycott China’ Movement – FRANCES MARTEL
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/07/06/indian-american-groups-urge-americans-to-join-boycott-china-movement/

NEW AMERICAN
— What’s Really Behind the Riots? – Alex Newman
https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/36097-what-s-really-behind-the-riots

CNS NEWS
— Cruz Blasts ‘Deranged’ NYT, WashPost for Slanting Trump’s Mt. Rushmore Speech as ‘Dark, Divisive’ – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/index.php/article/washington/michael-w-chapman/sen-cruz-blasts-deranged-nyt-w-post-slanting-trumps-mt

2020 CONSERVATIVE
— JOE BIDEN CALLS FOR CHRISTIANS TO BE ADDED TO TERROR WATCH LIST FOR OPPOSING LGBT ABUSE OF CHILDREN
http://2020conservative.com/joe-biden-calls-for-christians-to-be-added-to-terror-watch-list-for-opposing-lgbt-abuse-of-children/

COLLEGE FIX
— Princeton faculty accuse school of rampant ‘anti-blackness,’ issue list of 48 demands – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/princeton-faculty-accuse-school-of-rampant-anti-blackness-issue-list-of-48-demands/

TPM
— Duckworth Invites Tucker Carlson To ‘Walk A Mile In My Legs’ After He Accuses Her Of Hating America – Cristina Cabrera
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/duckworth-fires-back-at-tucker-carlson-invites-him-to-walk-a-mile-in-my-legs

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Patriotism Is Becoming “White Supremacy”‘ – RICH LOWRY (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, to be called a patriot, that is, to be called a White supremacist in America today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/patriotism-is-becoming-white-supremacy/
— Why Progressives Wage War on History – KEN BUCK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/progressive-war-on-history-aims-to-erase-memory-founding-principles/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Florida’s New Mandatory E-Verify Law
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/florida-s-new-mandatory-e-verify-law

ROLL CALL
— Social media platforms gird for 78 days of disinformation chaos after Election Day If election results are not known on Election Day, a war of competing narratives on social media could ensue all the way to Inauguration Day – Gopal Ratnam (DIERSEN: According my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critic/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/07/07/social-media-platforms-gird-for-78-days-of-disinformation-chaos-after-election-day/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tump-haters use Evanston to promote reparations.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/506054-local-reparations-initiatives-can-lead-to-national-policy-remedying
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s base begins to crack.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/505926-juan-williams-trumps-base-begins-to-crack
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s race tactics fall flat.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/506108-the-memo-trumps-race-tactics-fall-flat

NBC NEWS
— Facebook prepares to dig in as advertising boycott continues The advertising industry and civil rights organizations have teamed to ratchet up pressure on the social media giant, but the company is holding firm. – Claire Atkinson (DIERSEN: Facebook boycotters want Facebook to do even more to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-prepares-dig-advertising-boycott-continues-n1233030

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to defeat Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/us/politics/coronavirus-cases-fauci.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/briefing/coronavirus-hong-kong-patrick-mahomes-your-tuesday-briefing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump plumbed new depths of depravity this Fourth of July.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-plumbed-new-depths-of-depravity-this-fourth-of-july/2020/07/06/7e72fa36-bfa0-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/06/silent-republican-lawmakers-are-handmaidens-white-supremacy/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Facebook boycotters want Facebook to do even more to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/07/07/facebook-ad-boycott-racism-harassment-hate-african-americans/5385514002/
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: Blackout Day economic protest encourages shoppers to buy only from Black-owned businesses Tuesday, boycott others – Dalvin Brown and Kelly Tyko
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/07/06/blackout-day-july-7th-day-protest-wallets-support-black-businesses/5373451002/

UNION JOURNAL
— The Left Is Really Doing A Job With This White Self-Hatred Thing – Carlos Christian (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting White self-hatred in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? Those who promote White-hatred want the following to hate themselves: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://theunionjournal.com/the-left-is-really-doing-a-job-with-this-white-self-hatred-thing/

ROANOKE TIMES
— Republicans didn’t put up Confederate monuments so why do some oppose bringing them down?
https://newsadvance.com/opinion/editorial/republicans-didnt-put-up-confederate-monuments-so-why-do-some-oppose-bringing-them-down/article_c5b18229-54d9-5725-b926-c2896bcf4ecf.html

SHREVEPORT TIMES
— Those who seek to erase America – Royal Alexander
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/07/07/royal-alexander-those-who-seek-erase-america/5381704002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Candidates Confront 2020 Election Campaigns Remade by Coronavirus Politicians are caught between the risks of courting voters in person and relying on untested digital operations – Emily Glazer and Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: What have the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot in your precinct asked your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain to do to help elect them?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/candidates-confront-2020-election-campaigns-remade-by-coronavirus-11594035000
— Colin Kaepernick, Disney Team Up for Series on Racial and Social Injustices The venture brings together one of the NFL’s biggest financial partners and Kaepernick, an outspoken critic of the league – Andrew Beaton (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will football fans be required to be anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colin-kaepernick-disney-team-up-for-series-on-racial-and-social-injustices-11594051245
— Defend America’s History—and Retake Its Institutions The country hasn’t passed from great to evil in 20 years. But elites have failed and betrayed us. – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/defend-americas-historyand-retake-its-institutions-11594055137
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Workers Retool After Jobs Vanish Flexibility and adaptability are the skills hiring managers seek; a former assistant ponders: “What can I bring to the table?” – Kathryn Dill and Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: Have you retooled? After my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators and made it clear that they would never assign me to audits of IRS again, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/workers-reinvent-themselves-after-jobs-vanish-in-pandemic-11594049004

FORBES
— How Do You Intervene When You Witness Racism, Bias And Bigotry In The Workplace? – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/07/06/how-do-you-intervene-when-you-witness-racism-bias-and-bigotry-in-the-workplace/#21d3697c3872

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Critics Attempt to Tank President’s Rally Again by Requesting New Hampshire Tickets – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-critics-attempt-tank-presidents-rally-again-requesting-new-hampshire-tickets-1515769

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— What Motivates the Republican Party? – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The more that the Republican Party allows people to hold leadership positions in the party who reject planks in the Republican Party platform, the sooner that the Republican Party will disappear.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/july-august-2020/what-motivates-the-republican-party/

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Trump-haters want you to pay: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-to-confront-a-racist-national-history

FED SMITH
— What are the Highest Rated Federal Employee Benefits? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/07/06/highest-rated-federal-employee-benefits/

AXIOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Facebook boycotters want Facebook to do even more to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.axios.com/facebook-boycott-virtual-meeting-c9ac4853-bc4b-4b17-99d3-e1f33c03deca.html

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.