June 24, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/immigration-supreme-court-20230623-4jk4bxm43fda7ln4vt5hsid4ge-story.html
— Virtually all of my critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents were the most wealthy.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/sc-fam-wealthy-kids-education-advantages-0409-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-timeline-year-since-roe-overturned-20230623-eoecjchlwraipc6mwubcc3rtvu-htmlstory.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-roe-anniversary-abortion-rallies-chicago-20230624-eokzbicuy5d3xauvhb2iowaqiu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/24/23771197/abortion-rights-access-roe-anniversary-illinois-legislation-juliana-stratton-op-ed
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/23/23771551/pride-parade-lgbtq-uptown-northalsted-lincoln-park-additional-police-officers
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Biden to promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/6/23/23769738/polls-president-biden-donald-trump-2024-election-gene-lyons-column
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/22/23768859/a-venezuelan-migrant-is-using-his-blossoming-painting-skills-to-brighten-his-adoptive-hometown

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Democrats say “Kane County clerk blasts local election integrity deniers.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230623/kane-county-clerk-blasts-local-election-integrity-deniers

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/immigrant-care-burden-lands-public-health-systems-door

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-pride-parade-2023-in-the-park-route-gay/13417825/
https://abc7chicago.com/big-gay-pride-drag-brunch-joy-district-chicago-vents-queens/13418305/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-undocumented-immigrants-healthcare-governor-jb-pritzker/13419876/

NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/transit-street-closures-and-more-what-to-know-for-getting-around-the-chicago-pride-parade/3166186/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/pride-stories-of-chicagos-very-own/brave-space-alliance-brings-resources-to-lgbtq-community-on-chicagos-south-side/
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-2023-chicago-pride-parade/

FOX32
— Democrats say “Rauner condemns Trump’s behavior as ‘atrocious’ and issues warning for 2024.” The more that you condemn Trump, the more that Democrats promote you.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1239335
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/roe-v-wade-anniversary-abortion-laws-united-states

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/06/23/chicago-officials-look-toward-more-sustainable-model-aiding-thousands-asylum-seekers

WBEZ & WSIU & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WAND TV & SOUTHERN & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.

https://www.wbez.org/stories/abortion-bans-restrictions-one-year-after-roe-v-wade/721933b4-be7f-41c2-a087-8a6620e877f7
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2023-06-23/catholic-abortion-doulas-comfort-the-faithful-in-a-post-roe-world
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/rage-giving-prompted-by-the-end-of-roe-has-dropped-off-abortion-access-groups-say/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/biden-is-getting-endorsements-from-3-abortion-rights-groups-as-democrats-bank-on-the-issue-in-2024/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/evangelical-leader-hopes-conference-is-testosterone-booster-shot-for-anti-abortion-2024-candidates/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/how-the-dobbs-decision-has-impacted-illinois-one-year-later/article_26aae1fa-122d-11ee-a4b0-8f59839de445.html
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/06/23/one-year-post-roe-crisis-pregnancy-centers-expand-footprint-in-mississippi/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-06-23/dobbs-forced-a-clinic-to-close-but-it-hasnt-stopped-the-owner-from-opening-more
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-06-23/catholic-abortion-doulas-comfort-the-faithful-in-a-post-roe-world

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Democrats say “Affordable rental housing is nearly out of reach in Illinois.” Even though no one viewed me as being “college material,” to qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned four job-related college degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/new-report-finds-that-affordable-rental-housing-is-nearly-out-of-reach-in-illinois

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06/23/hundreds-of-extra-officers-will-staff-sundays-pride-parade/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06/23/chicago-pride-organizers-doubling-down-on-security-as-anti-lgbtq-threats-mount-we-wont-let-this-stop-us/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06/23/queer-eyes-karamo-brown-celebrates-pride-in-chicago-ahead-of-second-season-of-his-talk-show/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/06/23/this-week-in-photos-the-art-of-drag-sailgp-takes-lake-michigan-juneteenth-and-more/

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/06/23/afternoon-roundup-110/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Glennon: ‘Illinois’ ban on book bans is projection at its worst ’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/644605331-glennon-illinois-ban-on-book-bans-is-projection-at-its-worst

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Commentary on Kelli Wegener’s Challenge to McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/23/commentary-on-kelli-wegeners-challenge-to-mchenry-county-board-chairman-mike-buehler/
— Dem State Rep. Brad Halbrook Releases Map of Illinois Border Abortion Clinics
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/23/dem-state-rep-brad-halbrook-releases-map-of-illinois-border-abortion-clinics/
— Effort in Chicago to Save Iconic Signs, Crystal Lake Should Follow Suit
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/22/effort-in-chicago-to-save-iconic-signs-crystal-lake-should-follow-suit/
— County Clerk Joe Tirio Calls Out Home Warranty Scam
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/23/tirio-calls-out-home-warranty-scam/
— Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham Lowers the Boom on Election Conspiracy Theorists and Misinformation about Reporting Issue from April 4 Election
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/23/kcclerk/
— Good News for Belvidere
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/23/good-news-for-belvidere/
— White Privilege
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/23/message-of-the-day-white-privilege/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Conservatives Causing Woke Companies to Lose Billions in Value
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/06/conservatives-causing-woke-companies-to-lose-billions-in-value-while-united-airlines-targets-church-leaders-to-prove-employees-religious-exemption-requests-were-legitimate-in-vax-mandate-la.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Texas Christian University offers drag queen class to explore ‘queer worldmaking’ – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-christian-university-offers-drag-queen-class
— One year after Dobbs: The abortion battle in all 50 states – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/states-abortion-legislation-post-dobbs

NEW YORK POST
— When will America put out the three-alarm fire in its public schools? – Karol Markowicz
https://nypost.com/2023/06/23/when-will-america-put-out-the-three-alarm-fire-in-its-public-schools/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Once and Future American. Patrick J. Buchanan was the prophet not of revanchist fantasy, as some would have it, but of an old yet ever-current American realism. – Declan Leary
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-once-and-future-american/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Hispanics become majority demographic in key red state (TEXAS) for the first time – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/06/23/hispanics-become-majority-demographic-in-key-red-state-for-the-first-time-1371313/

BREITBART
— Democrat Eric Adams Ships Border Crossers Out of NYC After Blasting Red States for Similar Policy – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/23/records-democrat-eric-adams-ships-border-crossers-out-of-nyc-after-blasting-red-states-for-similar-policy/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden Admin Rewards Illegal Aliens for Ignoring Court Orders to Go Home. Settlement cancels fines and final orders in latest effort to undermine immigration law. – Jon Feere
https://cis.org/Feere/Biden-Admin-Rewards-Illegal-Aliens-Ignoring-Court-Orders-Go-Home

CENTER SQUARE
— More than 500 buses sent to sanctuary cities. There have been nearly 400,000 apprehensions since Gov. Abbott launched the border security initiative. -Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_1b0b1874-1205-11ee-adad-eb76b47155c5.html

CHRISTIAN POST
— A national emergency: A generation of undereducated children. – Richard D. Land
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/a-national-emergency-a-generation-of-undereducated-children.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Re-Name, Relocate, Deny’: Here’s Why The GOP Faces An Uphill Battle In Purging ‘Wokeism’ From The Military – MICAELA BURROW
https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/23/re-name-relocate-deny-heres-why-gop-faces-uphill-battle-purging-wokeism-from-military/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 1 Step Forward and 1 Step Back in Immigration Enforcement – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/23/one-step-forward-one-step-back-immigration-enforcement/
— A Year After Dobbs, Let’s Protect Life and Parental Rights – Rep. Mary Miller
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/23/a-year-after-dobbs-lets-protect-life-and-parental-rights/

FOX NEWS
— Vivek Ramaswamy promotes anti-wokeness on Capitol Hill — but leaves with no endorsements. Ramaswamy spoke at a roundtable held by the House GOP Anti-Woke Caucus – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-promotes-anti-wokeness-capitol-hill-leaves-no-endorsements
— House GOP moves to slash Pentagon DEI bureaucrats: ‘Massive victory for the Anti-Woke Caucus’ – Houston Keene (COMMENT: Because of Republican success in defunding GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I should write a book about that.)
https://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-moves-slash-pentagon-162713833.html
— Biden blasted for ‘F-16’ quip about gun rights advocates: ‘Blatantly misrepresenting the Constitution’ ‘You need something else than just an AR-15’ to go ‘against the government,’ Biden said this week, – Cortney O’Brien
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-blasted-f-16-quip-gun-rights-advocates-blatantly-misrepresenting-constitution

PJ MEDIA
— Hypocrisy on Parade: Sanctuary City NYC Spent $50K on Flying Migrants Back to Texas, Florida – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/catherinesalgado/2023/06/23/hypocrisy-on-parade-sanctuary-city-nyc-spent-50k-on-flying-migrants-back-to-texas-florida-n1705910
— Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Limit ICE Arrests in the U.S. Interior – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/06/23/supreme-court-allows-biden-administration-to-limit-ice-arrests-in-the-u-s-interior-n1705843

TOWNHALL
— In a Post-Roe America, Pro-Life States Enacted Groundbreaking Life-Affirming Measures – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/06/24/dobbs-anniversary-piece-n2624091

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats say “Christie booed at Faith and Freedom event over Trump remarks.” – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4064663-christie-booed-at-faith-and-freedom-event-over-trump-remarks/

CNN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/23/us/nashville-pride-lgbtq-community-cec/index.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/23/politics/abortion-legal-after-roe-struck-down-dg/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/feels-urgent-lgbt-community-security-experts-worry-rising/story?id=100274448
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/after-historic-wave-anti-lgbtq-laws-focus-now-100337025
https://abc7news.com/pride-events-downtown-san-jose-lbtq-lgbtq-real-estate-alliance-silicon-valley-state-assemblymember-evan-low/13417169/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/progressives-launch-campaign-flip-school-board-seats-nationwide/story?id=100246945

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/lgbtq-health-care-curriculum-medical-school-training-rcna89599
— Democrats say “What GOP presidential candidates are saying about abortion a year after Dobbs.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/gop-presidential-candidates-are-saying-abortion-year-dobbs-rcna90887
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/nhl-teams-wont-wear-theme-night-jerseys-players-lgbtq-pride-refusals-rcna90857

FOX NEW YORK
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-pride-faced-with-unprecedented-rise-in-anti-lgbt-laws-rise-in-hate-crimes

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Why Some Americans Buy Guns.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/health/gun-violence-psychology.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/opinion/lgbtq-muslims.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/travel/sasha-colby-drag-race-tsa-travel-transgender.html
— Democrats say “House G.O.P. Uses Spending Bills to Pick Partisan Policy Fights.” Because of Republican success in defunding GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I should write a book about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/politics/house-republicans-spending-bills.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/opinion/abortion-supreme-court-dobbs.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/supreme-court-immigration-biden.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-gay-men-in-support-of-trans-people-20230623-4on3klisr5g4lghpjtdzqzz63e-story.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/24/us-state-abortion-laws-after-dobbs-one-year/70350060007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The American Left’s Fantastic Threats. Book bans? Jim Crow redux? A crackdown on gay vacationers? Joe Biden and his party are seeing things. – Barton Swaim
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-american-lefts-fantastic-beasts-progressives-abortion-voting-book-ban-842c0d65
— FRONT PAGE: What a Year in Post-Roe America Reveals About Abortion – Laura Kusisto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/abortion-dobbs-year-after-roe-support-politics-d1ef5a5

BLOOMBERG
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-24/illinois-abortion-clinics-offer-health-care-to-women-from-across-the-us

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevesilverman/2023/06/23/nhl-takes-cowardly-approach-by-backing-off-pride-night-warm-up-jerseys/

DEMOCRATS
— Republicans would win if they would promote the Republican Party platform as strongly as Democrat candidates promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://democrats.org/news/in-the-states-maga-republicans-anti-choice-agenda-on-display-a-year-after-dobbs/

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-evolution-of-dei

NPR
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183646356/dobbs-roe-abortion-protections-illinois-maryland-michigan-colorado-minnesota

PEW RESEARCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/23/5-key-findings-about-lgbtq-americans/

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.