June 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 366 cases, 18 deaths as state, city prepare to fully reopen
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-366-covid-cases-18-deaths/10771618/

NBC5
— Wisconsin Legislature Votes to End Extra $300 Benefit For Unemployed Residents. Twenty-five other states have already approved ending it early, saying it has exacerbated worker shortage problems. Labor experts say the labor shortage is not just about the $300 payment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-legislature-votes-to-end-extra-300-benefit-for-unemployed-residents/2529419/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider, other Jewish House Democrats, tangle with Rep. Ilhan Omar over her Israel remarks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-ilhan-omar-israel-20210610-j6g74bspujhsrdyvjqgae5a6la-story.html
— The politics of COVID-19 as Illinois prepares to reopen | A closer look at what’s holding up the energy bill | Brad Schneider vs. Ilhan Omar – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-politics-of-covid19-energy-bill-speedbump-spin-20210610-urdiufjh2vbblakwskpccwuvcq-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Does the GOP have a real shot at overturning Democrat-drawn legislative maps? Many think the Republican lawsuit to block new district maps is a long shot. But it could happen. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/does-gop-have-real-shot-overturning-democrat-drawn-legislative-maps
— TRAGIC: People turned to pot to cope with the pandemic. Those who partake reported smoking more weed to deal with boredom and stress. More women, including moms, got on board as well. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/people-turned-pot-cope-pandemic

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems hope court map magic will maintain majority – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-dems-hope-court-map-magic-will-maintain-majority/article_45d04ab8-5367-5326-87fe-34abc315d378.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Florida-schools-board-considers-barring-critical-16238590.php

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Arlington Heights promotes LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/pride-month-2021-see-what-s-planned-around-arlington-heights

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ in the South Suburbs.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/lighthouse-launches-south-suburban-lgbtq-specific-scholarship

CENTER SQUARE
— Injunction denied as FOID backlog doubles in 18 months – Greg Bishop |
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/injunction-denied-as-foid-backlog-doubles-in-18-months/article_1e50c902-ca1d-11eb-9dae-677370fe644b.html

WIREPOINTS
— Masks aren’t needed in Illinois schools – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/are-masks-still-needed-in-illinois-schools-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois’ New Election Date and Laws – Edward Ronkowski
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/06/illinois-new-election-date-and-laws/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/06/10/covid-19-roundup-83/
— 366 new confirmed and probable cases; 18 additional deaths; 764 hospitalized; 209 in ICU; 1.0 percent average case positivity rate; 1.3 percent average test positivity rate; 49,572 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/06/10/366-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-18-additional-deaths-764-hospitalized-209-in-icu-10-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-13-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-49572-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ilhan Omar’s anti-Israel, anti-U.S. rhetoric opens rift in House Democratic Caucus – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/10/ilhan-omars-anti-israel-anti-us-rhetoric-opens-sch/

BLAZE
— Woman who survived Mao’s purge compares critical race theory in US schools to China’s Cultural Revolution in scathing speech – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/viriginia-woman-loudon-schools-race-theory
— Employer says he has stopped hiring Ivy League grads: They’re too ‘woke,’ too ‘self-important,’ or have been trained to stay silent when it matters. – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/employer-stopped-hiring-ivy-league-grads-too-woke
— Black Ivy league professor says if you truly want to be ‘anti-racist,’ yank kids out of schools that teach critical race theory – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-ivy-league-professor-parents-critical-race-theory

GOPUSA
— Grand Ole Party Pleases Nobody After ‘Pride’ Post
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=111360
— The State Of Black America – Star Parker
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=111387

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Calls For China To Pay $10 Trillion In Reparations For COVID-19 Pandemic – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/10/trump-coronavirus-reparations-china-lab-leak/

DAILY WIRE
— Employees Told A Diversity Consultant That Ageism Was A Bigger Problem Than Racism. The Consulting Firm Said It Can’t Wait Until They Retire. – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/employees-told-a-diversity-consultant-that-ageism-was-a-bigger-problem-than-racism-the-consultant-said-it-cant-wait-until-they-retire
— Keystone Pipeline Dead, Killed By Biden. Thousands Of Jobs Lost. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/keystone-pipeline-dead-killed-by-biden-thousands-of-jobs-lost

TOWNHALL
— How Five Media Lies Won Biden the White House – Larry O’Connor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryoconnor/2021/06/10/how-five-media-lies-won-biden-the-white-house-n2590810

FEDERALIST
— Florida Bans Critical Race Theory In Public School Curriculum – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/10/florida-bans-critical-race-theory-in-states-school-curriculum/

NEW AMERICAN
— Medical Journal Says “Whiteness” Is a “Parasitic Pathology” – Veronika Kyrylenko
https://thenewamerican.com/im-afraid-youve-got-whiteness-medical-journal-says-whiteness-is-a-parasitic-pathology/
— Burger King Proudly Donates to LGBTQ Group — as It Does Business in Nation That Kills Homosexuals – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/burger-king-proudly-donates-to-lgbtq-group-as-it-does-business-in-nation-that-kills-homosexuals/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Facebook, Which Censors Conservatives, Lets Communist China Spread Propaganda To Over 751,000,000 Users – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/12170/20210610/facebook-which-censors-conservatives-lets-communist-china-spread-propaganda-to-over-751-000-000-users.htm
— America’s Favorite Fast Food Mocked By Pro-LGBT Burger King – SARAH MAE SALIONG
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/12168/20210610/americas-favorite-fast-food-mocked-by-pro-lgbt-burger-king.htm

EPOCH TIMES
— Law Firm Boss Sued Over Dispute in Firing Pro-Trump Employees – LI HAI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/law-firm-boss-sued-for-firing-pro-trump-employees_3852348.html
— Biden Administration Tells Federal Agencies Not to Require Employees to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-administration-tells-federal-agencies-not-to-require-employees-get-a-covid-19-vaccine_3852845.html
— Nearly 800 Reports of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination in US – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nearly-800-reports-of-heart-inflammation-after-covid-19-vaccination-in-us_3853032.html

THE HILL
— Cotton, Pentagon chief tangle over diversity training in military – REBECCA KHEEL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/557818-cotton-pentagon-chief-tangle-over-diversity-training-in-military

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, they punish those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/corporations-should-not-expand-in-states-with-anti-lgbtq-legislation-hrc-president-142227394.html

PEW RESEARCH
— What makes a news story trustworthy? Americans point to the outlet that publishes it, sources cited – JOHN GRAMLICH
(DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters highlight the outlets that publish articles.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/06/09/what-makes-a-news-story-trustworthy-americans-point-to-the-outlet-that-publishes-it-sources-cited/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Blasts Elise Stefanik Over ‘Loser’ Donald Trump – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-elise-stefanik-donald-trump-loser-1599309

CHICAGO PRIDE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ in the military.
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/117465556

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.