June 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 298 cases, 11 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-298-covid-cases-11-deaths/10784631/
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: LGBTQ+ community, allies hold 2nd ‘Drag March for Change’ march in support of BLM – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/chicago-drag-queens-hold-2nd-blm-march/10784841/
— French President Macron says US is ‘definitely’ back, welcomes Biden to ‘the club’ – Justin Gomez
(DIERSEN: Anti-American countries love American leaders who they can manipulate/dominate.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/french-president-macron-says-us-is-definitely-back/10784004/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: ‘Drag March for Change’ Raises Awareness for Black Lives Matter and Trans Rights – Chris Coffey
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/drag-march-for-change-raises-awareness-for-black-lives-matter-and-trans-rights/2531476/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/06/13/drag-march-for-change-halsted-violence-black-transgender-people/

CHICAGO NOW
— What critical race theory defenders ignore. – Dennis Byrne
https://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/06/what-critical-race-theory-defenders-ignore/

BLAZE
— Glenn Greenwald calls out Democrats for ‘absolute lie’ about Pulse Nightclub massacre – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/glenn-greenwald-calls-out-democrats-for-absolute-lie-about-pulse-nightclub-massacre

DAILY SIGNAL
— Communism Survivor Speaks Out Against Critical Race Theory
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/13/communism-survivor-speaks-out-against-critical-race-theory/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook VP Admits Fact-Checkers Could Be Biased – Autumn Johnson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/06/13/facebook-vp-admits-fact-checkers-could-be-biased

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Republican Lawmakers Warn Of Lasting Effects Of CRT In Military
https://www.oann.com/republican-lawmakers-warn-of-lasting-effects-of-crt-in-military/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Lara Trump: Americans on border ‘better arm up’… they may ‘have to take matters into their own hands’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/13/lara-trump-americans-on-border-better-arm-up-they-may-have-to-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-1088346/
— GOP governors call for congressional probe of Biden admin. dropping migrant children across US – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/13/gop-governors-call-for-congressional-probe-of-biden-admin-dropping-migrant-children-across-us-1088402/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Sen. Tom Cotton Grills Defense Secretary over Race-Based Programs in U.S. Military. Cotton also asks Lloyd Austin if military is a ‘fundamentally racist organization’. The response is astonishing. – Leslie Eastman
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/sen-tom-cotton-grills-defense-secretary-over-race-based-programs-in-u-s-military/
— Opponents of Critical Race Theory Win Board Elections at Leading School in Virginia. “Parents across the country have organized against schools’ embrace of “woke” standards and practices.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/opponents-of-critical-race-theory-win-board-elections-at-leading-school-in-virginia/
— BLM’s Patrisse Cullors Who Called for ‘End’ of Israel Gives Commencement Speech at UCLA. Cullors in 2015: “Palestine is our generation’s South Africa. If we don’t step up boldly and courageously to end the imperialist project that’s called Israel, we’re doomed.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/blms-patrisse-cullors-who-called-for-end-of-israel-gives-commencement-speech-at-ucla/
— Lori Lightfoot’s Defense: My Racist Refusal To Be Interviewed By White Journalists Lasted Only Two Days
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/lori-lightfoots-defense-my-racist-refusal-to-be-interviewed-by-white-journalists-lasted-only-two-days/

EPOCH TIMES
— National Parent Group Emerges to Fight ‘Woke’ Education, Says It Harms Children – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/national-parent-group-emerges-to-fight-woke-education-says-it-harms-children_3850219.html
— Critical Race Theory Concerns Are Not Overblown – Rikki Schlott
https://www.theepochtimes.com/critical-race-theory-concerns-are-not-overblown_3856561.html

THE HILL
— Republicans open new line of attack on IRS – NAOMI JAGODA
(DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. Before I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. My Democrat GAO superiors let me work on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1989 when I was at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $102,188-$109,001/year. I should write a book about those in Illinois who have wasted my knowledge of IRS the most. I would focus on my a) Democrat GAO superiors and b) Republican U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives, candidates for the aforesaid positions, their major donors, their political consultants, their fundraisers, their staff members, and their volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my knowledge of IRS the most.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/558104-republicans-open-new-line-of-attack-on-irs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS is back in Republicans’ crosshairs following a ProPublica report based on the confidential tax records of the wealthiest Americans. Republicans have long disliked the tax-collection agency, and have been critical of President Biden’s proposal to give the IRS significantly more resources. Now, GOP lawmakers are amplifying their attacks on the IRS in light of an unauthorized disclosure of tax data to ProPublica, arguing that it undermines taxpayers’ ability to have confidence in the agency.)

BOSTON HERALD
— Wage raise should align with workers’ skills, attributes – JACKIE GINGRICH CUSHMAN
(DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/06/13/cushman-wage-raise-should-align-with-workers-skills-attributes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Entry-Level Lawyers Are Now Making $200,000 a Year. Several top law firms have given their youngest lawyers pay raises after year of record-breaking profits and competition to retain their workforce. – Sara Randazzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/entry-level-lawyers-are-now-making-200-000-a-year-11623499201
— ‘Our Lord Isn’t Woke.’ Southern Baptists Clash Over Their Future. The big evangelical denomination is about to elect a new leader to help set its course after the Trump presidency. – Ian Lovett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-lord-isnt-woke-southern-baptists-clash-over-their-future-11623439486

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.