March 26, 2022

ABC7

— COVID Illinois Update: IL reports 1,309 new cases, 14 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-19-cases-test-idph-data-il-update/11680386/

CBS2
— COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in getting rid of all those in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who do not promote LGBTQ? Last year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before that, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ground-broken-for-new-howard-brown-health-clinic-on-north-halsted-street-with-goal-of-improved-health-care-access-for-lgbtq-community/

WGN9
— Former diversity manager at United sues over discrimination – Meghan Dwyer
(COMMENT: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I know of no allegations of discrimination against minorities or females. While I worked for the aforesaid agencies, they did everything that they could to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/former-diversity-manager-at-united-sues-over-discrimination/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plunging into the world of Donald Trump’s relentless spam emails — and regretting it. Even though I never gave the man a dime nor voted for him, I’ve been the recipient of a never-ending barrage of pleas for donations that increasingly have taken on a threatening tone. – Michael Sneed
(COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters always have been and will forever be free and contain no advertising.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/25/22995632/donald-trump-email-google-spam-madeleine-albright-fundraising-michael-sneed-republican
— Equal job opportunities will lead to equal pay for women – Jeffery M. Leving
(COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors gave bigger pay increases to and promoted over me my Democrat coworkers me who were minority and/or female and who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/25/22996340/equal-job-opportunities-equal-pay-biden-gender-employment-harris-op-ed-jeffery-leving

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After residents asked Oak Park to prevent crime, Village Board tabled license-plate-reading cameras, fearing they’d target people of color – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that law enforcement is racist.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-license-plate-cameras-tl-0331-20220325-hmbsnwkh5fhgbdqvkwuyabskhi-story.html
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Christian-hating Christian-haters use Putin to promote hatred against Christians.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-american-christian-nationalists-putin-supporters-20220325-qcpao6fe3rgl3lvhvfx5viu6tq-story.html
— Little room for rationality in attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-ketanji-brown-jackson-josh-hawley-qanon-page-20220325-7popnusfbrd7zhhz7hoi4gg3om-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Organizers of the Naperville Salute Fourth of July celebration aim to expand the event to four days this year and move the fireworks display from Frontier Park to a site closer to Rotary Hill and downtown Naperville. – Kevin Schmit
(COMMENT: Will hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters succeed again this year in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks? Will they succeed in stopping Republicans from having entries in the parade?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220325/naperville-salute-organizers-eye-expansion-to-four-days-different-fireworks-site
— Keith Pekau, a Republican running for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District seat, is irate about allegations a competitor Scott Kaspar has made in a new campaign advertisement. – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220325/gop-congressional-candidate-irate-over-crime-claim-in-rivals-campaign-ad

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United faces lawsuit alleging age, race discrimination – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
(COMMENT: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I know of no allegations of discrimination against minorities or females. While I worked for the aforesaid agencies, they did everything that they could to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/united-airlines-former-manager-sues-discrimination

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Coalition of Rainbow Alliances to give JB Pritzker the Ruth Ellis Award for LGBTQ support – Tiffani Jackson
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in getting rid of all those in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who do not promote LGBTQ? Last year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before that, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2022/03/25/il-gov-jb-pritzker-wins-ruth-ellis-award-named-lgbtq-activist/7125560001/

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Grasso Gaining Endorsements of Top Republicans in 6th District Race
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/grasso-gaining-endorsements-of-top-republicans-in-6th-district-race/

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— New DEI office at WIU a ‘historic’ addition – Rich Egger
(COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local/2022-03-25/new-dei-office-at-wiu-a-historic-addition

WEEK
— ISU rolling out multi-million dollar Faculty Diversity Enhancement Program – Harry Croton
(COMMENT: Democrats use Diversity to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.week.com/2022/03/25/isu-rolling-out-multi-million-dollar-faculty-diversity-enhancement-program/

CITIES 92.9
— Pretend Petitions? Gary Rabine Challenges Jesse Sullivan Signatures – Catrina Petersen
https://www.cities929.com/2022/03/25/30730/

WVIK
— Jesse Sullivan: “We’re the land of Lincoln, not the capital of Capone”
https://www.wvik.org/podcast/heartland-politics-with-robin-johnson/2022-03-25/were-the-land-of-lincoln-not-the-capital-of-capone

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois to pay off $4.1 billion in debt
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/bill-passes-to-partially-pay-off-illinois-unemployment-debt

NPR ILLINOIS
— Utah bans transgender athletes in girls’ sports despite governor’s veto – AP
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-03-25/utah-bans-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports-despite-governors-veto

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Shares in Professional Diversity Network Inc. rise 27.5% in January
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/622051037-shares-in-professional-diversity-network-inc-ipdn-naq-rise-27-5-in-january

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Help available for Illinoisans suffering gambling addiction – Zeta Cross
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote gambling.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/help-available-for-illinoisans-suffering-gambling-addiction/article_81bc861e-ac5a-11ec-8385-877aecfecf99.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Politicians Can Continue to Use Campaign Contributions to Finance Criminal Defense Attorneys
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/25/politicians-can-continue-to-use-campaign-contrubutions-to-finance-criminal-defense-attorneys/
— State Board of Elections Refuses Access to Candidate Petition Challenges
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/25/state-board-of-elections-refuses-access-to-candidate-petition-challenges/
— Dems Give $300,000 to Lake County Black Lives Matter, Headed by Guy with Criminal History Dating to 1996
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/25/dems-give-lake-county-black-lives-matter-headed-by-guy-with-criminal-history-dating-to-1996/
— Colatorte Huntley Fundraiser Saturday Night
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/25/colatorte-huntley-fundraiser-saturday-night/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE IDENTITY CULT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/the-identity-cult.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats call for Justice Thomas to recuse from Jan. 6 cases, resign – Alex Swoyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/25/democrats-call-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thom/
— AOC warns Biden is facing ‘collapse of support’ among youth – Mica Soellner
(COMMENT: Democrats promise young people that they will get rid of older Republicans, and especially older Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, 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.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/25/aoc-warns-biden-facing-collapse-support-among-yout/
— GOP Senate candidate Josh Mandel tests the limits of tough-guy imagery in Ohio – Seth McLaughlin
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to paint themselves as being bullies.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/25/josh-mandel-ohio-republican-us-senate-candidate-te/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Youngkin takes aim at critical race theory in university speech – Jenny Goldsberry
(COMMENT: What are Republicans in Illinois doing to stop CRT?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/watch-youngkin-takes-aim-at-critical-race-theory-in-university-speech
— A Wisconsin school district official is facing backlash for saying that a white student was not entitled to protection under anti-discrimination law. – Jeremiah Poff
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats and RINOs, a) White Republicans discriminate against minorities, b) male Republicans discriminate against females, c) older Republicans discriminate against younger people, d) heterosexual Republicans discriminate against LGBTQers, e) conservative Republicans discriminate against moderates and liberals, f) Republicans discriminate against citizens of foreign countries, g) married Republicans discriminate against non-married people, h) Republicans who do not have dependents discriminate against those who have dependents, i) Republicans who have more money discriminate against those who have less money, j) Christian Republicans discriminate against non-Christians, k) Protestant Republicans discriminate against non-Protestants, l) Italian American Republicans discriminate against non-Italian Americans, m) German American Republicans discriminate against non-German Americans, and n) Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discriminate against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/wisconsin-school-district-claims-white-students-cant-face-discrimination

NEW YORK POST
— DHS asks Pentagon for help at border ahead of another expected migrant surge – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2022/03/25/dhs-asks-pentagon-for-help-at-border-ahead-of-migrant-surge/
— Utah lawmakers ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports –
AP (COMMENT: What are Republicans in Illinois doing in Illinois to protect girls?)
https://nypost.com/2022/03/25/utah-bans-transgender-athletes-in-girls-sports/
— Harvard cancels a black academic who debunked woke orthodoxy – Peter W. Wood
https://nypost.com/2022/03/25/harvard-cancels-a-black-academic-who-debunked-woke-orthodoxy/
— As Biden’s popularity dips, AOC is here to give him all the bad advice to regain it – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2022/03/25/as-bidens-popularity-dips-aoc-is-here-to-make-it-worse/
— Student loan forgiveness proves Democrats are the party of the rich – Kevin D. Williamson
https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/student-loan-forgiveness-proves-democrats-are-party-of-the-rich/

GOPUSA
— House Republicans Introduce Resolution To Remove Kamala Harris From Border Czar Role
https://www.gopusa.com/house-republicans-introduce-resolution-to-remove-kamala-harris-from-border-czar-role/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Eighth and Deadliest Sin – Steve Karp
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are filled with envy. They are furious that I have not had to work since September 30, 1997, that my wife had good jobs, that my wife has substantial retirement savings, that we have not had any debts for decades, that we do not have dependents, that I own a car condo, that I own eight American nameplate vehicles, that I have more education than they have, that I have more professional certifications and licenses than they have, that I have the time and money needed to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, that until I suffered a brain bleed on January 10, 2022, I had better health than they had, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/03/the_eighth_and_deadliest_sin.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Catholicism schools its adherents on the seven deadly sins, behaviors or feelings that if left unchecked will inspire further sin. They consist of pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. To these, I propose adding deception, the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.)
— America’s real divisions – Tim Jones
(COMMENT: Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) females against males, c) younger people against older people, d) LGBTQers against those who do not promote LGBTQ, e) liberals and moderates against conservatives, f) non-Christians against Christians, g) non-Protestants against Protestants, h) non–Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) non-German Americans against German Americans, j) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, k) Trump-haters against those who do not hate Trump, l) those who have less money against those who have more money, m) non-married people against married people, n) those who have dependents against those who do not have dependents, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those who have health problems against those who do not have health problems, q) etc. against etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/03/americas_real_divisions.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Biden To Prioritize Journalists, LGBT People Among Ukrainian Refugees – BRADLEY DEVLIN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/biden-to-prioritize-lgbt-people-and-journalists-among-ukrainian-refugees/
— COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress to young conservatives that I am 73 years old and b) hint/imply/argue/shout at them, and at everyone else, that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racists, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/young-conservatives-are-crucial-to-the-future-of-conservation/

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority Support Trump in Republican Primary – HANNAH BLEAU
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy those who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/25/poll-majority-support-trump-in-republican-primary/
— Polling Shows Majority of Florida Democrats Support GOP ‘Parental Rights’ Bill – KATHERINE HAMILTON
(COMMENT: What are Republicans in Illinois doing to promote parental rights? My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/25/polling-shows-majority-of-florida-democrats-support-gop-parental-rights-bill/

BLAZE
— Survey finds 41% of parents say wearing masks at school harms​ kids — only 11% say it helps – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/child-masks-school-parents-mandate-poll
— Horowitz: Republicans want to throw endless cash at woke and broke military leadership – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-republicans-want-to-throw-endless-cash-at-woke-and-broke-military-leadership

CNS NEWS
— Disney’s Sex Ed for Kindergartners Crusade – Tim Graham
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/tim-graham/disneys-sex-ed-kindergartners-crusade

FEDERALIST
— Utah Legislature Overwhelmingly Overrides Governor’s Wish That Boys Invade Girls’ Sports – JORDAN BOYD
(COMMENT: What are Republicans in Illinois doing to protect girls?)
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/25/utah-legislature-overwhelmingly-overrides-governors-wish-that-boys-invade-girls-sports/
— If Congress Doesn’t Rein In Big Tech, Censors Will Eliminate The Right From Public Discourse – JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents side with Big Tech.)
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/25/if-congress-doesnt-rein-in-big-tech-censors-will-eliminate-the-right-from-public-discourse/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Isn’t the church full of hypocrites? – Tim Hetzner
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who crow a) that they are a member of a church, b) that they attend church services, and/or c) that they give money to a church, but who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration to fill the pews, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. I would focus on those who disapprove of me, who despise me, and/or who hate me so much that they have taken major adverse actions against me.)

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— School Choice: Protecting Parental Rights, Resolving Curriculum Wars, And Reducing Inequality – Melissa Moschella, Ph.D
(COMMENT: What are Republicans in Illinois doing to promote parental rights? My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/school-choice-protecting-parental-rights-resolving-curriculum-wars-and

HOT AIR
— Conservative Disney employees: Our beliefs are under attack over Parental Rights in Education Bill – KAREN TOWNSEND
(COMMENT: I should write a book about leaders who make conservatives feel unwelcome in the following: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2022/03/25/conservative-disney-employees-our-beliefs-are-under-attack-over-parental-rights-in-education-bill-n458005

TOWNHALL
— We’ve Defined ‘Woman’ for You
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2022/03/25/we-know-the-definition-of-a-woman-n2605031

NATIONAL REVIEW
— School Administrators ‘Worm Around’ Laws Banning Critical Race Theory, Undercover Videos Reveal – CAROLINE DOWNEY
(COMMENT: What are Republicans in Illinois doing to stop CRT?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/school-administrators-worm-around-laws-banning-critical-race-theory-undercover-videos-reveal/

PATRIOT POST
— The Problem of the Wokeism of the Elites. They are no better that Stalin, Mao, Peron, Castro, or Chavez and just as dangerous. – Mark W. Fowler
(COMMENT: Last year, Wheaton elites stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before that, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/87183-the-problem-of-the-wokeism-of-the-elites-2022-03-26

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Three Worst Words for Liberals, America Haters and Mainstream Media: Trump Is Back! – Editorials
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy those who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/03/22/the-three-worst-words-for-liberals-america-haters-and-mainstream-media-trump-is-back-018b8

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats use Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/599744-four-gop-senators-who-should-go-back-to-law-school

ABC NEWS
— Judge tosses Washington Post reporter’s discrimination suit – AP
(COMMENT: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I know of no allegations of discrimination against minorities or females. While I worked for the aforesaid agencies, they did everything that they could to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-tosses-washington-post-reporters-discrimination-suit-83678686

NBC NEWS
— Conservative influencers aren’t sold on Trump’s social media platform and other alternative apps – Ben Goggin
(COMMENT: What do you say to “conservative influencers” a) who discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) who discourage everyone from reading those newsletters?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/conservative-influencers-arent-sold-trumps-social-media-platform-alter-rcna18328

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats use Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ketanji-brown-jackson-s-mistreatment-republicans-was-allowed-democrats-n1293179

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats use Clarence and Ginni Thomas to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/opinion/ginni-clarence-thomas-trump.html
— The Shame Industrial Complex Is Booming. Who’s Cashing In? – Alissa Bennett
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shame Republicans. Last year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before that, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/books/review/cathy-oneil-the-shame-machine.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/us/politics/biden-immigration-detention-beds.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in getting rid of all those in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who do not promote LGBTQ? Last year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before that, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/25/lgbtq-rights-gop-bills-dont-say-gay/

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Democrats use Putin to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/03/26/ukrainians-die-trump-republicans/7140403001/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Black Tesla employees describe a culture of racism: ‘I was at my breaking point’ – MARGOT ROOSEVELT, RUSS MITCHELL
(COMMENT: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I know of no allegations of discrimination against minorities or females. While I worked for the aforesaid agencies, they did everything that they could to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-25/black-tesla-employees-fremont-plant-racism-california-lawsuit

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Ginni Thomas Texts and the Jan. 6 Committee. A leak to the press aims to tarnish Justice Clarence Thomas. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ginni-thomas-texts-washington-post-jan-6-committee-mark-meadows-clarence-thomas-11648243651
— Supreme Court’s Justice Clarence Thomas Faces Scrutiny Over Wife’s Texts. Texts from Virginia Thomas to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows over 2020 election prompt Democratic concerns about conflict of interest. – Jess Bravin and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-courts-justice-clarence-thomas-faces-scrutiny-over-wifes-texts-11648231403
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURES: For Georgetown, Jesuits and Slavery Descendants, Bid for Racial Healing Sours Over Reparations. Plans to set up a foundation to fight racism rather than make cash payments creates divisions. – Lee Hawkins and Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-georgetown-jesuits-and-slavery-descendants-bid-for-racial-healing-sours-over-reparations-11648232089
— Tax Day Is Coming. Here’s How to Cope With the IRS. The tax-collecting agency has a massive backlog of letters and returns, its phone lines are flooded, and its online systems are getting an overhaul. Here’s how to get around the logjam. – Laura Saunders
(DIERSEN: During 1974, as a GS-11 (currently $73,611/year) Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees in IRS’s downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions with IRS’s new Centiphone system. Because of my performance, IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $88,229). But then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had a) promoted me to GS-9 (currently $60,840) in 1972, b) promoted me to GS-11 in 1973, c) got me the CentiPhone Manager assignment, and d) promoted me to GS-12 in 1974.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/communicating-with-the-irs-phone-letter-id-me-11648156888
— How Seattle Stepped Back From the Leftist Abyss. After a mob occupied the Capitol Hill area in 2020, voters rejected the city’s left-wing leadership. – John Carlson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-seattle-stepped-back-from-the-progressive-abyss-washington-police-homeless-law-11648236867

NEW STATESMAN
— What anger tells us about ourselves. – Myisha Cherry
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to make me angry.)
https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/agora/2022/03/what-anger-tells-us-about-ourselves

DESERT SUN
— Why Disney’s lip service to LGBTQ+ people is no longer enough – Christina Fialho
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in getting rid of all those in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world who do not promote LGBTQ? Last year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before that, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.)
https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/03/25/why-disneys-lip-service-lgbtq-people-no-longer-enough/7175737001/

NEWSWEEK
— Prince William, Kate Met With Protesters in Bahamas Demanding Reparations – JAMES CRAWFORD-SMITH
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.)
https://www.newsweek.com/prince-william-kate-middleton-bahamas-protest-reparations-1691918

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Hard to tell how much impact EO will have on federal pay equity – Amelia Brust
(COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors gave bigger pay increases to and promoted over me my Democrat coworkers me who were minority and/or female and who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2022/03/hard-to-tell-how-much-impact-eo-will-have-on-federal-pay-equity/

DAILY MAIL
— Disney is bending the knee to its whiny woke workforce throwing a hissy fit over Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. The rest of America will suffer for this corporate cowardice. – KIRA DAVIS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10652111/Disney-bending-woke-workforce-Floridas-Parental-Rights-Bill-KIRA-DAVIS.html
— Tackling the woke will be a ballot box winner
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10654081/DAILY-MAIL-COMMENT-Tackling-woke-ballot-box-winner-PM.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.