NBC5
— ‘It Definitely Feels Early’: GOP’s Long Race to 2024 Begins. The flurry of activity is a sign that there is no clear frontrunner to lead the GOP if Trump opts against a 2024 campaign. – Jill Colvin and Thomas Beaumont (DIERSEN: In Illinois, how strongly will Republican candidates have to condemn Trump to get Kinzinger’s endorsement?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/gop-long-race-to-2024-begins/2543124/
CBS2
— $15 Minimum Wage Goes Into Effect In Chicago Thursday And Could Mean Price Hikes; Study On Tipped Wages Also Getting Under Way – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/06/29/15-minimum-wage-chicago-restaurants-tipping/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois gets first credit rating upgrade from Wall Street since George Ryan was governor. But it’s still in the basement. – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-credit-upgrade-20210629-6rfmxsfbhvarxgzyptid66tipu-story.html
— How Illinois failed to stop a flood of unemployment fraud during the pandemic – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-unemployment-fraud-20210629-q5y543pus5brzlf5qy5g3u664u-story.html
— Pritzker signs legislation allowing college athletes to sign endorsement deals | Rodney Davis testing waters for gubernatorial bid | French government to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-signs-law-college-athletes-secretary-of-state-motor-voter-suit-spin-20210629-krcigkmudjhcjierv2dokgqm3m-story.html
— Illinois secretary of state’s office settles lawsuit that alleged automatic voter registration rollout was botched – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-automatic-voter-registration-settlement-20210629-kr43g4ckmbfqxducdysq2sfqdi-story.html
— Can the left defend critical race theory? Or merely oppose its critics? – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-general-milley-critical-race-theory-crt-steve-bannon-page-20210629-tbw2dnyudzhnbjo33flfuzjrye-story.html
— Millions wasted in Chicago and Illinois on COVID-19 contact tracing – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-contact-tracing-covid-waste-20210629-p5lvj6kamfgchkew3gvw4kg2vy-story.html
— House GOP leaders won’t support creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-house-gop-capitol-breach-investigation-20210630-3pgslqux4nhg7l5kgyphcnvbhq-story.html
WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in pushing pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who push pot.
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/could-federal-policies-on-marijuana-be-going-away/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://wgnradio.com/anna-davlantes/rep-marie-newman-is-a-champion-for-lgbtq-rights/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/06/29/lgbtq-youth-illinois-dcfs-begin-trainings-better-support/7782961002/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Dems boot Taney, Confederates from Capitol; McCarthy blasts embrace of CRT ‘racism’ – Kery Murakami
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/29/house-dems-boot-taney-confederates-capitol-mccarth/
FOX NEWS
— Republican-led states blast California travel ban based on their LGBTQ policies. West Virginia attorney general says California should not economically ‘penalize’ states with differing political views. – Caitlin McFall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-states-blast-california-lgbtq-travel-ban
— Evanston-Skokie district (District 65) teacher sues school district, claims ‘equity’ push violates US Constitution. The suit indicates, among other things, that the district stereotyped and divided teachers according to their race. – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/evanston-illinois-teacher-lawsuit-equity-trainings
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A drama teacher in Illinois is fighting back against what her attorneys say is highly racial content that stereotypes White people and violates the U.S. Constitution. Filed in federal court Tuesday, the lawsuit represents one of the primary lines of attack from activists seeking to combat the influence of critical race theory (CRT) in schools. The Southeastearn Legal Foundation, which is representing teacher Stacy Deemar, is working as part of Chris Rufo’s legal coalition that ultimately seeks to strike down CRT-related curricula at the Supreme Court. For months, Rufo and others have brought numerous school materials to public attention, often inspiring shock on social media. Tuesday’s case seemed to spotlight one of the bolder instances of so-called “anti-racist” education, which critics have described as “Neo-racism.” The lawsuit indicates, among other things, that the district stereotyped and divided teachers according to their race. For example, the district purportedly directed teachers to participate in racially segregated “affinity groups,” which were the subject of a federal civil rights complaint. Although former President Trump’s administration ruled that the district’s use of those groups was discriminatory, the Biden administration suspended that decision shortly after the president’s inauguration. The Evanston-Skokie district (District 65) previously caught attention for a school reopening policy that seemed to favor racial minorities over White students. Superintendent Devon Horton, who is listed along with his deputy as a defendant in Tuesday’s suit, received a wave of backlash for that proposal – prompting the school board to suggest White supremacy was at work. “When you challenge policies and protocols established to ensure an equitable experience for Black and brown students,” the board reportedly said in an open letter, “you are part of a continuum of resistance to equity and desire to maintain white supremacy.” According to the lawsuit, teachers were also instructed to read students the book “Not my Idea,” in which a devil approaches the main character with a “Contract Binding you to Whiteness.” Fox News previously reported on this book when it appeared as a referenced material at a Manhattan private school for young children. The imaginary terms offer “stolen land,” “stolen riches,” and “special favors.” It adds that “WHITENESS gets” “your soul” and “to mess endlessly with the lives of your friends, neighbors, loved ones, and all fellow humans of COLOR.” The end contains a section for signature and notes “[l]and, riches, and favors may be revoked at any time, for any reason.” Tuesday’s filing alleges District 65 instructed Pre-K through second grade teachers to ask students: “What is your understanding of whiteness?” Meanwhile, fourth grade teachers were instructed to ask how Whiteness showed up in a political cartoon. Fifth grade teachers, however, were instructed to preface the book with a statement about White people “play[ing] a big role in the problems of racism today and throughout world history.” Both this exercise and teacher trainings, the suit alleges, similarly associated Whiteness with negative attributes and disparaged colorblindness – a common feature of critical race theory. “Pretending not to see color is called color blindness,” teachers were allegedly told to say. “Color blindness helps racism. . . . Many White people use color blindness to ignore the problem of racism.” Defenders of so-called “anti-racism” or “culturally responsive training” generally argue that the practices help foster understanding and break down systemic biases. On its website, District 65 touts its racial and educational equity policy as a way to do just that. “There are persistent and unacceptable opportunity and achievement gaps for students of color in District 65,” it reads. “The racial predictability of achievement and disciplinary outcomes is attributable to institutional racism, cultural biases and other societal factors. The district recognizes that in order to provide educational opportunities that result in equitable outcomes particularly for Black/Brown students, that it must proactively acknowledge and intentionally address racial and cultural biases, in an effort to eliminate institutional structures and practices that affect student learning and achievement.” “The purpose of this policy is to establish a framework for the elimination of bias, particularly racism and cultural bias, as factors affecting student achievement and learning experiences, and to promote learning and working environments that welcome, respect and value diversity. Further, the purpose is to establish particular actions that District 65 shall take to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, to address disparities in educational opportunity and achievement while understanding the urgency with which we must move to support Black, Latinx and multi-racial students. District 65 is committed to focusing on race as one of the first visible indicators of identity while recognizing that the district’s students hold multiple, intersecting identities such as mental or physical ability, sexual orientation including gender identity and/or expression, religion, economic status, national origin and any other personal characteristics.” But critics say these types of materials are a form of indoctrination that violate federal law and the Constitution. Deemar is specifically accusing the district of violating the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and Title VI, which prohibits discrimination at federally-funded educational institutions. Her attorney, Southeastern Legal Foundation General Counsel Kimberly Hermann, told Fox News that Deemar was only seeking $1.00 in damages with a focus on obtaining both a declaratory judgement and injunction. “By vowing to define its teachers and students solely by their race, District 65 promotes and reinforces a view of race essentialism that divides Americans into groups based solely on their skin color,” said Hermann. “District 65 teaches its teachers and students that their whole identity comes from the color of their skin. It teaches them to hate each other. It teaches them not only how to be racist, but that they should be racist. This is illegal, wrong, and must be stopped.” Besides Deemar’s lawsuit, others have emerged as apparent legal threats to the these types of trainings. For example, a mixed-race student in Nevada sued his charter school after he was allegedly instructed to delineate which parts of his identity were oppressive. More recently, parents in Loudoun County, Virginia brought a federal lawsuit claiming that the district’s equity ambassadorship program discriminated against White students. Districts across the country have seen similar allegations, with complaints that programs which are focused on “equity” scapegoat White people. Critics like Rufo argue that instead of “equity,” public institutions should focus on “equality” or ensuring the same opportunities among different racial and ethnic groups. This flies in the face, however, of critical race theory, which was formed partly in response to the perceived inadequacies of the civil rights movement. As Tuesday’s lawsuit notes, District 65 explicitly endorses “equity,” which it says “goes beyond the definition of equality – where students are treated the same – to fostering a barrier free environment where all students’ unique needs are addressed and supported by resources which are allocated in a fiscally responsible manner.” The focus on equal outcomes rather than opportunities was purportedly illustrated during “privilege walks,” which asked participants to evaluate their social advantages according to skin color. After scoring certain statements – e.g. “because of my race or color, I can speak in public to a powerful male group without putting my race on trial” – district staff were told to separate themselves with higher scores on the left and lower on the right. They further separate themselves based on additional prompts. “Near the end of the exercise, the facilitator asks all white people standing in line to step forward,” the lawsuit reads.)
— Sen. Cotton argues Biden’s picks of Clarke, Gupta to lead DOJ reveals his support of decreasing police funding. Both Kristen Clarke and Vanita Gupta were narrowly confirmed by the Senate – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tom-cotton-clarke-gupta-defund-police-support
FEDERALIST
— Teacher Sues Evanston/Skokie School District 65 For Discrimination Against Whites – Haley Strack
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/29/teacher-sues-illinois-school-district-for-discrimination-against-whites/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Critical Race Theory: Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Teacher Sues District Over ‘Equity’ Push. They don’t even hide their Marxism. They’re indoctrinating kids K-8th grade about the evils of the nuclear family. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/critical-race-theory-illinois-teacher-sues-district-over-equity-push/
DAILY WIRE
— GOP Lawmakers, Veterans Call For Gwen Berry To Lose Olympic Spot Over Anthem Protest – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-lawmakers-veterans-call-for-gwen-berry-to-lose-olympic-spot-over-anthem-protest
TOWNHALL
— Why a Bunch of Illegals Decided to Block the NJ Turnpike Yesterday During Rush Hour – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/06/29/why-a-bunch-of-illegals-decided-to-block-the-nj-turnpike-yesterday-during-rush-hour-n2591778
NEWSMAX
— D’Souza: ‘Football Is Gay’ Ad Shows NFL Is ‘Woke,’ ‘Gone Full Political’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/nfl-woke-ad-lgbtq/2021/06/29/id/1026897/
JP MEDIA
— GOP Calls Democrats’ Bluff on the Capitol Riot – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/06/29/gop-calls-democrats-bluff-on-the-capitol-riot-n1458126
THE HILL
— House passes bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: What is next – Whites, men, older people, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/560804-house-passes-bill-to-remove-confederate-statues-from-capitol
ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Generation Zers to be LGBTQers.
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/gen-z-identifying-as-lgbtq-at-higher-rates-than-previous-generations
WASHINGTON POST
— Dan Crenshaw wants Gwen Berry kicked off the Olympic team. – Sally Jenkins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats prove that they are anti-American.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/06/29/gwen-berry-dan-crenshaw/
— The truth about many in the GOP base: They prefer authoritarianism to democracy – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use democracy to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use democracy to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, CRT, 1619, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/truth-about-gop-they-prefer-authoritarianism-democracy/
— Why we should welcome MAGA defectors like Bill Barr – Max Boot (DIERSEN: Is Kinzinger an MAGA defector?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/29/welcome-bill-barr-maga-trump-defectors/
— Florida’s Republicans keep their attacks on public education right on coming – Valerie Strauss
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/06/29/florida-republicans-public-education-assault/
FORBES
— 12 Ways To Find What Motivates Your Employees (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, female, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/06/28/12-ways-to-find-what-motivates-your-employees/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— At-will federal employment? Welcome to the world of fact-free government – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) my Democrat Post Office superiors would have succeeded in forced me to resign sooner than they did in 1969, b) my Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors would not have promoted me 1986 and they would have succeeded in forcing me to retire sooner than they did in 1997.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2021/06/at-will-federal-employment-welcome-to-the-world-of-fact-free-government/
UIC TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should survey GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, since 2000, I have not fairly treated Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. Everyone in Illinois sees how I treat the aforesaid people with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. The survey would get my readers’ opinions on how fairly I have treated the aforesaid people. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I should a) be manipulated and dominated by the aforesaid people, b) glorify and praise the aforesaid people, c) pander to the aforesaid people, d) serve as an operative or dupe for the aforesaid people, e) cover-up the wrong doing of the aforesaid people, and/or f) give money to the aforesaid people.)
https://today.uic.edu/survey-measures-whites-blacks-views-on-american-identity-guns-political-violence
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Spend More on Police, Voters Say
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2021/spend_more_on_police_voters_say
CHICAGO PRIDE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Catholic-hating Catholic-haters crow about their success in getting Catholics to promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/118747449
