June 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago leaders demand hiring of black-owned contractors to help businesses rebuild – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government in the Chicago area for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors acted like they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians in the Chicago area a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/chicago-leaders-demand-long-term-hiring-of-black-owned-contractors/6241680/
— 33 shot, 2 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/33-shot-2-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/6248234/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate Republicans to propose restrictions on police chokeholds, other use-of-force changes – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-congress-police-use-of-force-20200615-zy2mdgob45h43dogjthckgzaci-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-trump-black-men-fear-20200615-5yx3rzjuhfgilavqs65khpzy7q-story.html
— Licensing cops is not the answer to police misconduct – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old; I became a licensed CPA in 1981; and I worked for GAO in its Chicago office until 1997. To best of my knowledge, I was the only licensed CPA who worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edtiorial-license-police-lightfoot-raoul-20200615-jayyprcid5ho7axm6cagf6wyt4-story.html
— Teens face tough summer job outlook – Steve Rosen
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200615/281878710618327

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Workers can’t be fired for LGBT status, U.S. Supreme Court rules (DIERSEN: I should write a book about employers and organizations that get rid of their employees and members who do not promote LGBTQ activity. I would focus on those employers and organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those that paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/workers-cant-be-fired-lgbt-status-us-supreme-court-rules

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/06/13/we-must-do-better-and-we-can-do-better-elmhurst-community-comes-out-for-protest-against-racism/aps2hz2/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/nation/protesters-in-us-call-attention-to-deaths-of-more-black-men/image_4cbe471c-4852-529f-ba86-2eff151bba67.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-after-protests-and-unrest-bloomington-normal-residents-talk-about-healing-what-comes-next/article_61b0d8ea-d1b8-5ee8-86a7-1d6ce3362ecd.html

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— GOP says Pritzker is being hypocritical – Doug Finke
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/statehouse-insider-gop-says-pritzker-is-being-hypocritical/article_a7aab604-fc93-5101-a437-7dc733f28c01.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Hundreds-attend-Black-Lives-Matters-rallies-in-15339652.php

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article243534737.html
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article243470351.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Southern Illinois towns are reckoning with racist past – Molly Parker (DIERSEN: My ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They always lived in northeast Illinois, to be exact, in Crete and Grant Park.)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/southern-illinois-towns-are-reckoning-with-racist-past/article_20a9a986-ae84-11ea-948c-bf10f9aae74a.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/look-whats-happening-seattles-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/non-black-minorities-grapple-racism-allyship-amid-ongoing-protests#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Will Trump’s return to the campaign trail backfire?”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/2020-watch-will-trumps-return-to-campaign-trail-backfire

CENTER SQUARE
— Borrowing from Fed has long-term economic consequences for failing states – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/reports-borrowing-from-fed-has-long-term-economic-consequences-for-failing-states/article_1baa1204-abff-11ea-8e6f-f79c68949b96.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville GOP chairman calls Duckworth misinformed about Trump’s threat to send military – Juliette Fairley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/539596526-naperville-gop-chairman-calls-duckworth-misinformed-about-trump-s-threat-to-send-military

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILGOP CHAIRMAN RESPONDS TO PRITZKER’S 35 MADIGAN PATRONAGE HIRES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/06/ilgop-chairman-responds-to-pritzkers-35-madigan-patronage-hires.html

— ROSSI: THE INCREDIBLE INSANITY OF “DEFUND THE POLICE” (DIERSEN: What do you say to the Republicans who defunded GAO during the 1980s and 1990s? The Democrats who ran GAO used those budget cuts to get rid of GAO employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/06/rossi-the-incredible-insanity-of-defund-the-police.html

CAPITOL FAX
— I need a couple more days (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who dismiss, belittle, badmouth, disparage, demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I have sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. Those email included links to more than 370,400 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/06/15/i-need-a-couple-more-days/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats won’t defund the police, but slavery reparations? – Jeffrey A. Rendall (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/32700-assault-america-day-530-news-flash-dems-won%E2%80%99t-defund-police-slavery-reparations

TOWNHALL
— What If Obama Were President and KKK Terrorists Took Control of an American City? – Wayne Allyn Root (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Trump-haters who run your municipality invite Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone Warlord Raz Simone to take over your municipality?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2020/06/14/what-if-obama-were-president-and-kkk-terrorists-took-control-of-american-city-n2570591

NATIONAL REVIEW
— De Blasio Tells Covid Contract Tracers Not to Ask Positive Cases If They’ve Attended BLM Protests – TOBIAS HOONHOUT (DIERSEN: What do you say to leaders of municipalities who encourage BLM protests?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/de-blasio-tells-covid-contract-tracers-not-to-ask-positive-cases-if-theyve-attended-blm-protests/

THE HILL
— Bobby Rush likens Chicago police union to KKK: ‘Racist body of criminal lawlessness’ – JUSTIN WISE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/502709-bobby-rush-likens-chicago-police-union-to-kkk-racist-body-of-criminal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/502694-juan-williams-trump-paved-road-to-racial-unrest
— ‘All Black Lives Matter’ painted a long stretch of Hollywood Boulevard – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/502675-all-black-lives-matter-painted-along-stretch-of-hollywood
— The Fed’s state and municipal lending is a bad idea – ALEXANDER WILLIAM SALTER
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/502505-the-feds-state-and-municipal-lending-is-a-bad-idea

POLITICO
— Unions tap into burst of worker angst over coronavirus “Maybe these workers will start to understand the value they have for society, because for decades they’ve been told they have no value and that they’re replaceable,” one union official said. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/15/unions-workers-coronavirus-304650

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth – DARLENE SUPERVILLE (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980 and for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997. They required all their employees, including me, to focus on Black history.)
https://apnews.com/c43576872a3c0291327ead7766389768

CNN
— Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination – Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole (DIERSEN: I should write a book about employers and organizations that get rid of their employees and members who do not promote LGBTQ activity. I would focus on those employers and organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those that paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/supreme-court-lgbtq-employment-case/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM promoters promote BLM.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protests-06-14-20/h_c0ecb4fb5f33f1701868f3683e4ed5fc

ABC NEWS
— The quiet army supporting Black Lives Matter protests Stories of those helping fuel the Black Lives Matter movement. – Mariya Moseley (DIERSEN: Those who help BLM are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/quiet-army-supporting-black-lives-matter-protests/story?id=71142168

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump rally is “extraordinarily dangerous.” What about all the protests that municipalities allow, if not promote?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/extraordinarily-dangerous-trump-rally-draws-grave-concerns-top-health-officials-n1231041

NEW YORK TIMES
— Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules The court said the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: I should write a book about employers and organizations that get rid of their employees and members who do not promote LGBTQ activity. I would focus on those employers and organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those that paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/gay-transgender-workers-supreme-court.html
— Both Candidates Are Widely Disliked (Again). This Time, Biden Could Benefit This could be the second straight presidential contest in which both candidates are viewed negatively by a majority of voters. But now that dynamic appears to hurt Donald J. Trump. – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: Who in the following dictates who is liked and who is disliked: your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? I should write a book about those who dictate who is liked and disliked in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in the Milton Township Republican Organization, in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in the Illinois Republican Party, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who dictate that I should be disliked.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/politics/polls-trump-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers are protected by federal law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex (DIERSEN: I should write a book about employers and organizations that get rid of their employees and members who do not promote LGBTQ activity. I would focus on those employers and organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those that paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2020/06/15/supreme-court-says-gay-transgender-workers-are-protected-by-federal-law-forbidding-discrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want the federal government to give more preference to Blacks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/15/federal-reserve-could-help-make-job-market-fairer-black-workers/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/15/trump-postal-service-dejoy/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Kneeling Protest, Once a Flashpoint, Now a Widespread Symbol of Solidarity Four years after Colin Kaepernick was shunned, demonstrators, police and lawmakers embrace the gesture – Sabrina Siddiqui (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you are Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, gun owner, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, sooner or later, a) employers will force you to kneel to get a job, to keep your job, and to get promoted; b) organizations will force you to kneel to join, to stay a member, and to get any kind or leadership position; and c) municipal districts, municipalities, townships, counties, states, America, and the world will force you to kneel to stay alive.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kneeling-protest-once-a-flashpoint-now-a-widespread-symbol-of-solidarity-11592154000
— Auto Makers’ Reopening Complicated by Worker Absences Amid Covid Cases The pandemic that forced plants to close hangs over attempts to ramp up production – Ben Foldy and Mike Colias (DIERSEN: In January of 1970, when I was a full-time NIU student, Chrysler hired me to work Mondays in its Belvidere plant.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-makers-reopening-complicated-by-worker-absences-amid-covid-cases-11592074008
— Investors Approaching Retirement Face Painful Decisions Individuals face perhaps one of the most difficult investing decisions in their lifetimes: whether to wait out a potentially long rebound or exit the market altogether – Akane Otani
https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-approaching-retirement-face-painful-decisions-11592213401
— Political Groups Track Protesters’ Cellphone Data Voting and advocacy groups track cellphones of participants and send messages; the tactics are ‘deeply spooky yet extremely helpful,’ says one user – Emily Glazer and Patience Haggin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-political-groups-are-harvesting-data-from-protesters-11592156142
— People Like Their Mentors to Be Cheerleaders. That May Be a Mistake. – Cheryl Winokur Munk (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor because he promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor because he hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-like-their-mentors-to-be-cheerleaders-that-may-be-a-mistake-11591999547
— Colorblind Users Push Technology Designers to Use Signals Beyond Color Simple user interface tweaks make life easier for colorblind people – Katie Deighton (DIERSEN: I have always had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colorblind-users-push-technology-designers-to-use-signals-beyond-color-11591351201
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Best Way to Get A Raise or Promotion – Tessa West (DIERSEN: Based on my being a federal employee for almost 30 years, the best way to get promoted in the federal government is a) to be a Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, recent immigrant or child of recent immigrants, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American and b) to excel at getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-way-to-ask-for-a-raise-or-promotion-what-science-tells-us-11592000637

FORBES
— Trump Campaign Manager Says 800,000 Registered For Tickets To Tulsa Rally–But The Venue Only Seats 19,200 – Andrew Solender (DIERSEN: If Trump held a rally in your municipality, in your township, or in your county, a) how many would register for tickets and b) how many would protest the event?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/06/14/trump-campaign-manager-says-800000-registered-for-tickets-to-tulsa-rallybut-the-venue-only-seats-19200/
— Meet Raz Simone, The Alleged ‘Warlord’ Of The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone – Jack Kelly (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Trump-haters who run your municipality invite Simone to take over your municipality?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/06/14/meet-raz-simone-the-alleged-warlord-of-the-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone/

MARKET WATCH
— For older workers, there are risks if they return to the office—and if they don’t – Richard Eisenberg (DIERSEN: At what age did your employer start viewing you as being “older?” My Democrat superiors in the federal government started viewing me as being “older” in 1974 when I was 25 years old and they had not promoted me to GS-13. It got progressively worse a) in 1979 when I was 30 years old and they had not promoted me to GS-14, c) in 1984 when I was 35 years old and they had not promoted me to GS-15, and d) in 1989 when I was 40 years old and they had not promoted me to Senior Executive Service.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/for-older-workers-there-are-risks-if-they-return-to-the-officeand-if-they-dont-2020-06-15

BROOKINGS
— Black reparations and the racial wealth gap – William “Sandy” Darity and Kirsten Mullen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/06/15/black-reparations-and-the-racial-wealth-gap/

NEWSWEEK
— Ted Cruz’s College Roommate Says Texas Senator Has Been ‘Pathetic Since 1988’ – EMMA NOLAN (DIERSEN: Who were your college roommates? Could your critics/opponents get them to badmouth you? Who are/were your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates? Could your critics/opponents get them to badmouth you? Who are/were the leaders and members of organizations that you are/were a member of? Could your critics/opponents get them to badmouth you? Who are/were the leaders of your municipal district, municipality, township, county, and Illinois? Could your critics/opponents get them to badmouth you? Who are/were your neighbors? Could your critics/opponents get them to badmouth you?)
https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-college-roommate-craig-mazin-twitter-1510850
— Employees Cannot Be Fired For Being Gay or Transgender, Supreme Court Says – ASHER STOCKLER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about employers and organizations that get rid of their employees and members who do not promote LGBTQ activity. I would focus on those employers and organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those that paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-lgbtq-rights-1504065

AXIOS
— Dallas Fed chief says systemic racism drags down the U.S. economy – Jacob Knutson (DIERSEN: What dragged down your career? My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to drag down my career. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. 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.axios.com/robert-kaplan-dallas-fed-racism-16fd3b8a-1bfd-4432-b52b-1cd9b6d63380.html
— Fresh concerns about artificial intelligence bias in the age of COVID-19 – Ina Fried (DIERSEN: Of course, artificial intelligence has been used, is being used, and will be used to get rid of 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/fresh-concerns-about-ai-bias-in-the-age-of-covid-19-70288389-8398-4941-ae5e-42f939f65f4a.html

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow “Giant ‘All Black Lives Matter’ slogan is painted in rainbow colors along Hollywood Boulevard before thousands pack the streets for march over police brutality and gay rights.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8421479/Giant-Black-Lives-Matter-slogan-painted-rainbow-colors-Hollywood-Boulevard.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.