June 21, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-supreme-court-rejects-push-vernon-hills-toy-companies-learning-resources-hand2mind-quick-decision-trumps-tariffs/16801220/

CBS2
— Sooner or later, under the Democrats, all those in America who vote for Democrats will get SNAP benefits.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/sen-dick-durbin-talks-cuts-coming-to-snap-benefits/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/20/advocates-await-action-bill-protecting-rights-immigrant-students-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora Mayor John Laesch proposes hiring new chief legal officer, sustainability director
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/20/aurora-mayor-john-laesch-proposes-hiring-new-chief-legal-officer-sustainability-director/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The city’s current corporation counsel, Richard Veenstra, has been with the city since 2017. In 2022, he switched from being a city employee to a contract worker, a move that he previously said allowed him “more flexibility” professionally. Wysocki, who Laesch has appointed to replace Veenstra pending City Council approval, has nearly 20 years of experience in local government law and specializes in litigation management and strategies, regulatory compliance and employment relations, according to her resume.
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/20/pink-sappho-queer-women-social-club/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against the 77 million who voted for Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/20/column-juneteenth-donald-trump-race-history-page/
— For Democrats, government exists a) to take money away from Republicans and b) to give that money to Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/20/budget-trump-funding/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight Trump budget cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2025/06/20/illinois-18m-legal-aid-chicago-lsc-funding-trump-budget

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250621/news/advocates-await-action-on-bill-protecting-rights-of-immigrant-students-in-illinois-2/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Duckworth warns Chicago could see LA-style troop deployment next
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/national-guard-la-just-start-trump-duckworth

RIVER BENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/illinois-leads-fight-against-federal-transportation-funds-tied-to-immigration-rules-83631.cfm

WGIL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wgil.com/2025/06/20/advocates-await-action-on-bill-protecting-rights-of-immigrant-students-in-illinois/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly prioritize international students over American students. IIT accepted me in 1992, DePaul in 1980, Loyola in 1972, NIU in 1969, and UIC in 1966. But if they could have accepted international students instead of me, they would have.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-how-trump-has-targeted-harvards-international-students-and-what-the-latest-court-ruling-means/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-federal-judge-blocks-trump-effort-to-keep-harvard-from-hosting-foreign-students/
— Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, one could argue that voter fraud elected Biden.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-calls-for-special-prosecutor-to-investigate-2020-election/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-judge-rules-trump-administration-cant-require-states-to-help-on-immigration-to-get-transport-money/

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Democrats, Voice of America exists to promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-20/voice-of-america-gutted-by-trump-adviser-kari-lake

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/advocates-await-action-on-bill-protecting-rights-of-immigrant-students-in-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-330/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— SCOTUS Ruling Protects Children from Dangerous Gender Ideology
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/scotus-ruling-protects-children-from-dangerous-gender-ideology/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Reckless Misuse of the Word “Nazi” to Describe Donald Trump
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/06/the-reckless-misuse-of-the-word-nazi-to-describe-donald-trump/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly send the following message to Illinois residents: You will ever-increasingly get more preference if you are Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, are in America illegally, and/or if who have less money than others. That is, you will ever-increasingly be discriminated against if you are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, are a citizen of America, and/or if you have more money than others. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— When GOP gets just 14% of state legislation, Illinois has a legislative map problem
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/when-gop-gets-just-14-of-state-legislation-illinois-has-a-legislative-map-problem/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s deportations are working
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3449114/trump-deportations-are-working/

NEW YORK POST
— Donald Trump is the very model of a modern GOP moderate
https://nypost.com/2025/06/20/opinion/donald-trump-is-the-very-model-of-a-modern-gop-moderate/
— Barron Trump may have made millions from family’s lucrative crypto firm
https://nypost.com/2025/06/20/business/barron-trump-made-millions-from-familys-lucrative-crypto-firm-report/

BREITBART
— Democrats’ Latest Move to Help Illegal Aliens Can Be Prosecuted by Trump’s Justice Department
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/20/democrats-latest-move-to-help-illegal-aliens-can-be-prosecuted-by-trumps-justice-department/
— Reuters Blames Trump for Four Gay Men in Africa Testing Positive for HIV
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2025/06/20/nolte-reuters-blames-trump-for-four-gay-men-in-africa-testing-positive-for-hiv/

DAILY CALLER
— Four Gay Africans Get HIV, Legacy Media Blames Trump
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/20/reuters-donald-trump-hiv-aids-africa-nigeria-usaid-foreign/

FEDERALIST
— Obama Judge Escalates Attack On Executive Authority With Injunction Allowing Foreign Students At Harvard
https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/20/obama-judge-escalates-attack-on-executive-authority-with-injunction-allowing-foreign-students-at-harvard/

FOX NEWS
— Large city signs: ‘Keep the American people safe.’ White House praises decision as fulfilling president’s promise to ‘Make America Safe Again’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/large-city-signs-onto-deal-ice-keep-american-people-safe
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly smear Trump supporters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAUSum8Pusc

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump vs. Leftists on Juneteenth: Is It Just a DEI Holiday?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/trump-vs-leftists-on-juneteenth-is-it-just-a-dei-holiday/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Government finally recognizes the Second Amendment
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/06/government_finally_recognizes_the_second_amendment.html

NEWSMAX
— Democrats let 10 million illegals in on purpose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8y-LOgP6Y
— NYC Democrats Fight to Keep Illegals on 2030 Census. How many illegals have Democrat and RINO leaders brought into your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.newsmax.com/amp/newsfront/new-york-2030-census-democrats/2025/06/20/id/1215843/
— For Democrats, Voice of America exists to promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/voice-of-america-layoffs-kari-lake/2025/06/20/id/1215830/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/sport/los-angeles-dodgers-immigration-spt
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/politics/video/trump-immigration-protests-poll-enten-cnc-digvid

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-national-guard-newsom-trump-bf36c200b2b920dc6c4a66c13c250424

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/anti-trump-protests-update-national-day-action-planned-july-17-2088233

MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/what-are-the-protests-in-la-about-trumps-controversial-immigration-crackdown-explained/ar-AA1GkJjk
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against the 77 million who voted for Trump.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/why-the-juneteenth-federal-holiday-survived-trump-s-war-on-dei/ar-AA1H1NIh

MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmiclGU0WrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hl6SirHAKU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9QvzypubDA
— Has the overtime tax exemption passed? Did you volunteer to work overtime hours? I did. I volunteered to work all the overtime hours that I could 1966-1969, mostly Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office. The money I earned helped me a) pay for my UIC and NIU expenses 1966-1970, b) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, c) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and d) graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning that Charger. But my GPA suffered.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/tax-overtime-pay-trump-beautiful-bill-spending-workers-rcna209449

NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-deportation-undocumented-immigrants-policy-change-rcna213356

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight Trump tariffs
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/business/tariffs-steel-aluminum-cans.html
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/politics/la-dodgers-ice-raids.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) shout that Republicans are racists and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/politics/trump-black-history-federal-holidays.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/style/trump-lgbtq-gay-maga.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly prioritize international students over American students. IIT accepted me in 1992, DePaul in 1980, Loyola in 1972, NIU in 1969, and UIC in 1966. But if they could have accepted international students instead of me, they would have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-immigration-crackdown.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/20/immigration-raids-arrests-ice-los-angeles/24491ad6-4e52-11f0-8fff-262d6ec54ab9_story.html
— Social Security stops reporting call wait times and other metrics. The changes are the latest sign of the agency’s struggle with website crashes, overloaded servers and long lines at field offices amid Trump cutbacks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/20/social-security-wait-times-cuts/

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. The foreign-born population in the Chicago metro area is 1.7 million. Democrats run the Chicago metro area. Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you. How long have your ancestors been in America? My ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/06/20/trump-ice-raids-cities-immigrant-data-map/84242455007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/19/trump-national-guard-immigration-enforcement-states/84190706007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly force LGBTQ on everyone. How successful have Democrat leaders been forcing LGBTQ on those in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/06/20/progress-pride-flag-lgbtq-rights/84260172007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to call for reparations, that is, to call for more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/18/juneteenth-reparations-bills-slavery/84263142007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/06/20/trump-approval-rating-medicaid-economy-immigration/84263608007/

SPRINGFIELD NEWS LEADER
— American value shines in spite of flaws, past sins. Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/opinion/2025/06/21/smith-america-value-not-defined-by-past-flaws-opinion/84252092007/

KCAL
— Dodgers ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdHOUnJqTNU

CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT
— America should stay out of Israel’s war with Iran. What if America had stayed out of Vietnam? The Vietnam War had a tremendous impact on me. Starting when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponent have used my avoiding the Vietnam War draft against me big time. They stress that I was 1-A. They stress that I would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2025/06/20/opinion-the-u-s-should-stay-out-of-israels-war-with-iran/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use faith leaders to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.ncronline.org/culture/book-reviews/acknowledging-racism-offers-healing-grace-fordham-theologians-book-says

WALL STREET JOURENAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly prioritize international students over American students. IIT accepted me in 1992, DePaul in 1980, Loyola in 1972, NIU in 1969, and UIC in 1966. But if they could have accepted international students instead of me, they would have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/international-students-help-make-america-great-higher-education-colleges-universities-8ad3ba1a
— Charles Sumner: Fighting Slavery on the Senate Floor. As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/charles-sumner-review-fighting-slavery-on-the-senate-floor-02a35e85?mod=Searchresults_pos3&page=1
— High Costs Have Ended America’s Love Affair With Cars
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/americas-love-affair-with-the-car-has-soured-over-money-4b73670f

FORBES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axgfDC5R3Rw

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— OPM seeks quicker discipline for poor performers. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat and RINO superiors took so many big adverse actions against me because I am a poor performer and even worse things. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.  I earned a master’s degrees in business in 1976, accounting in 1980, and finance in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/06/opm-seeks-fewer-top-performance-ratings-quicker-discipline-for-poor-performers/

SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE
— New Legislation Would Cut Your Federal Retirement Benefits. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension (currently $66,780/year) and my 72% federal health insurance subsidy as being far too generous. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. During that time, I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. If my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, I might still be paying into the CSRS instead of getting a CSRS pension.
https://stwserve.com/will-new-legislation-cut-your-federal-retirement-benefits-heres-what-to-know/
— Federal Employee Whistleblower Protections. The federal government has never provided any real protect for its employees who blow the whistle like I did on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Anyone who reads the filings in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) can see that.
https://stwserve.com/what-to-know-about-federal-employee-whistleblower-protections/

AXIOS
— Trump suggests farmers may get to keep undocumented workers after all
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/20/trump-immigration-raids-farms

DAILY KOS
— For Democrat leaders, promoting more Black hatred against Trump is their top priority.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/20/2329148/-Will-Trump-s-DEI-cuts-come-for-more-iconic-Black-history

GOOGLE AI
— Blame for losing the Vietnam War. Democrats blame Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. I should write about that. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO who were veterans. I would focus on the adverse actions that they would not have taken against me if I had not been a 1-A Republican who avoided the Vietnam War draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I would focus on those who stressed that I avoided the draft even though I would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22vietnam+war%22+America+lost+blame

ECONOMIC TIMES
— 75% of arrested illegal aliens linked to crimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzzN7UvfGWU

DAILY MAIL
— Gay men in Africa blame President Trump for their recent HIV diagnoses after he cut prevention funding
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14831883/african-gay-men-trump-hiv-diagnoses-prevention-funding-medication.html

LSE
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans. Anticipate/expect that RINO leaders will ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republican major donors, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, precinct committeemen, etc. who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about RINO success in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2025/06/04/new-research-shows-the-american-public-continues-to-support-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-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.