October 22 Evening Edition

FOX32

— Nearly half of Chicago voters oppose 2nd term for Lightfoot, poll shows – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nearly-half-of-chicago-voters-oppose-2nd-term-for-lightfoot-poll-shows
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/993001
— US budget deficit reaches $2.77 trillion in 2021, its 2nd highest ever – Martin Crutsinger
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/us-budget-deficit-reaches-2-77-trillion-in-2021-its-2nd-highest-ever

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago gained Latino and lost Black residents in 2020 census. Latino aldermen want new City Council ward map to reflect population shift. – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-latino-city-council-ward-map-20211022-msl4w723gff4bcwlyy44kk7m34-story.html
— School district and law enforcement officials tell parents to talk to their kids about ramifications of making school threats – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-aurora-schools-threat-message-st-1022-20211021-jsmwi6irqfh27krjzbzn7y2g2u-story.html
— Here’s the dirty secret of targeted ads on social media. Most people don’t want them. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-apple-facebook-privacysnapchat-20211022-ygi2aewtdncitoazazxzeyf26m-story.html
— COVID-19 vaccination rate lags on East Side of Aurora – MEGAN JONES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-county-covid-update-st-1025-20211022-25qoynrhtffftinkkmzckq7nqq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/21/22738244/chicago-illinois-immigration-health-academy-covid-pandemic-covid19

DAILY HERALD
— Hart, DiCianni raising big money in the race to succeed DuPage County chairman – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211022/hart-dicianni-raising-big-money-in-the-race-to-succeed-dupage-county-chairman

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage minorities to hate Republicans.
https://pantagraph.com/news/biden-pushes-for-racial-justice-at-mlk-memorial/video_4f5ffa75-34cf-5182-ac72-55ea3c78d4af.html
— Major action expected in veto session’s second week
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-major-action-expected-in-veto-sessions-second-week/article_d6ba5804-f45f-5eb3-b0df-b236078b19c4.html

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— 1,343 DuPage County Voters Moved, but Still Voted in DuPage County Ives reveals first results of investigation into DuPage County Election Results
https://mailchi.mp/11a29b3273c4/1343-dupage-county-voters-moved-but-still-voted-in-dupage-county

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KINZINGER CONDEMNS TRUMP ASSOCIATE STEVE BANNON
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/kinzinger-offers-resolution-condemning-trump-associate-steve-bannon.html
— BOST DISCUSSES DEMS’ REMOVAL OF HYDE AMENDMENT IN LATEST FEDERAL SPENDING SPREE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/bost-discusses-dems-removal-of-hyde-amendment-in-latest-federal-spending-spress.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/22/covid-19-roundup-119/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden admin doubles estimate of Americans left behind in Afghanistan – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/22/biden-admin-now-says-300-americans-remain-afghanis/

FOX NEWS
— Bill Bennett on ‘America’s Newsroom’: Joe Biden has become a ‘toy totalitarian’ Bennett said issues of American freedom are at stake on education, vaccine mandates
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-bennett-biden-toy-totalitarian-crt-vaccine-mandates

GOPUSA
— Biden: Cops, First Responders, Should Be Fired For Not Getting The Vaccine; Mocks ‘Freedom’ As A Defense
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-cops-first-responders-should-be-fired-for-not-getting-the-vaccine-mocks-freedom-as-a-defense/

DAILY WIRE
— Sen. Rick Scott: Mayorkas Lied To The American People About Illegals, Should Resign – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-rick-scott-mayorkas-lied-to-the-american-people-about-illegals-should-resign
— Putin Warns Wokeness Is Destroying The West: It Happened In Russia, It’s Evil, It Destroys Values – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/putin-warns-wokeness-is-destroying-the-west-it-happened-in-russia-its-evil-it-destroys-values

FEDERALIST
— Big Tech Insists They’re Protecting Americans From China While Importing Chinese-Style Social Controls – Mike Lee
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/22/big-tech-insists-theyre-protecting-americans-from-china-while-importing-chinese-style-social-controls/

NEW AMERICAN
— 60K Illegals Massing at Border. Hope to Invade Before Biden Reinstates “Remain in Mexico” – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/report-60k-illegals-massing-at-border-hope-to-invade-before-biden-reinstates-remain-in-mexico/

CONVERSATION
— Trump wants the National Archives to keep his papers away from investigators – post-Watergate laws and executive orders may not let him
https://theconversation.com/trump-wants-the-national-archives-to-keep-his-papers-away-from-investigators-post-watergate-laws-and-executive-orders-may-not-let-him-169871

COLLEGE FIX
— Sanctioned flag vandal still controls $1 million in student organization funds – MATT LAMB
https://www.thecollegefix.com/sanctioned-flag-vandal-still-controls-1-million-in-student-organization-funds/

NBC NEWS
— Trump’s new social media company says users won’t be censored — unless they disrespect the site. The terms of service for Truth Social state that users cannot “disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.” – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-s-new-social-platform-welcomes-free-speech-unless-you-n1282051
— COMMENT: Democrats use actions by a “very limited” number of students in Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in Anna, Illinois to promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/illinois-high-schoolers-survey-queers-use-bathroom-normal-people-rcna3582

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/us/politics/border-crossings-immigration-record-high.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs A trove of internal documents turned over to the SEC provides new details of the social media platform’s role in fomenting the storming of the U.S. Capitol – Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Reed Albergotti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/22/jan-6-capitol-riot-facebook/

NEW YORK POST
— Kamala Harris still has no plans to visit border as feds confirm 1.7M illegals arrested – Samuel Chamberlain
https://nypost.com/2021/10/22/kamala-harris-has-no-plans-to-visit-border-despite-1-7m-illegals-arrested/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that LGBTQers have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/22/lgbtq-people-reported-mental-distress-during-trump-presidency/8519102002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Border Patrol Makes About 1.66 Million Arrests at Southern Border in 2021 Fiscal Year. Number marks highest annual arrest total ever recorded. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-patrol-makes-about-1-66-million-arrests-at-southern-border-in-2021-fiscal-year-11634932866
— Google Charges More than Twice Its Rivals in Ad Deals, Wins 80% of Its Own Auctions, Unredacted Suit Says. According to the suit by state attorneys general, one senior Google employee said the ‘’analogy would be if Goldman or Citibank owned the NYSE’ – Keach Hagey and Tripp Mickle
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-charges-more-than-twice-its-rivals-in-ad-deals-wins-80-of-its-own-auctions-court-documents-say-11634912297
— Facebook Increasingly Suppresses Political Movements It Deems Dangerous. Reluctant to stifle viral content it helps amplify, the social-media giant is playing whack-a-mole with groups it believes are potentially harmful. – Jeff Horwitz and Justin Scheck
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who did the most to suppress TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-suppresses-political-movements-patriot-party-11634937358

BOSTON GLOBE
— In TV shows and films today, journalists are bad news – Don Aucoin
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have slandered me the most since 2000 for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/21/arts/how-tv-shows-films-portray-journalists-today-is-bad-news/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: To many conservatives, the mainstream media are essentially an arm of the Democratic Party. To many progressives (who see Fox News as an arm of the GOP), reporters adhere to a misguided notion of “objectivity” whose on-the-one-hand-on-the-other-hand approach often obscures the truth about issues. So the news business is leaking support from both sides of the vessel, as it were. There’s no way to know how much any of that factors into the findings of a new Gallup poll on media credibility, but the numbers are dispiriting for anyone who understands that journalism is vital to the functioning of democracy. Gallup found that Americans’ trust in the media to “report the news fully, accurately and fairly” has dropped to 36 percent, the second-lowest on record. Breaking down that number, only 7 percent of respondents told Gallup they have “a great deal” of faith in the reporting done by newspapers, TV, and radio. The other 29 percent said they have “a fair amount” of trust.)

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.