May 3, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats say “Texas shooting: Suspected mass shooter Francisco Oropesa captured after 4-day manhunt.”
https://abc7chicago.com/cleveland-texas-shooting-francisco-oropesa-suspect/13205090/
— Democrats say “All defendants found guilty on all counts in ‘ComEd 4’ trial surrounding ex-Speaker Mike Madigan.”
https://abc7chicago.com/comed-4-trial-verdict-michael-madigan-chicago/13205509/
— Democrats say “Biden sending 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 restrictions ending.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/border-troops-mexico-migrants/13204628/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration..
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-texas-greg-abbott-chuy-garcia/13205645/

CBS2
— Democrats say “With new influx of migrants expected to enter U.S., Chicago is already dealing with crisis.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-influx-migrants-u-s-chicago-crisis/

FOX32
— Democrats say “Chicago shelters overwhelmed as more migrant buses may be on the way.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-shelters-full
— Democrats say “Indiana looks to arm teachers in bill headed to governor’s desk.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-arm-teachers

WTTW
— Democrats say “Gun Rights Advocates Ask Supreme Court to Block Illinois, Naperville Assault Weapons Bans.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/05/02/gun-rights-advocates-ask-supreme-court-block-illinois-naperville-assault-weapons-bans
— Democrats say “Community Leaders Call for Answers on Plans to Turn Old South Shore High School Into Shelter for Migrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/05/02/community-leaders-call-answers-plans-turn-old-south-shore-high-school-shelter-migrants

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The mainstream news media ever-increasing acts as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-fake-news-websites-dan-proft-lumen-20230502-rnjyanwlwnc47j5pkiypftaz6e-story.html
— Democrats say “Supreme Court justice gives Naperville till Monday to respond to challenge of assault weapons ban.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-supreme-court-naperville-illinois-assault-weapon-bans-20230502-qcsirks74nccxcneensfddxk2q-story.html
— Democrats say “Despite mixed signs from economy, Class of ‘23 optimistic about job prospects.” When you graduated, what frustrated your job search? For me, it included potential employers viewing me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Further, they were under lots of pressure from the federal government to hire those who did not share my demographics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-knowles-column-st-0502-20230501-zrwpo7ipmzbcjenft4jpni6ece-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “South Shore leaders left out of city’s plan to convert high school into shelter for families seeking asylum.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/2/23708097/chicago-illinois-immigration-south-shore-high-school-asylum-seekers-new-arrivals-texas-lightfoot
— Democrats say “ComEd verdicts jolt Illinois political world — sparking strong reactions from Republicans (and a few Democrats). This guilty on all charges verdict has proven what Republicans have already known. We need real ethics reform,” Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie said at a news conference in Springfield after the verdict.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/2/23708885/illinois-reaction-comed-trial-verdict-mcclain-doherty-hooker-pramaggiore-corruption

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/illinois-near-top-us-cannabis-taxes-collected

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly expand gambling and other vices.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-gambling-expansion-in-illinois-how-much-is-too-much/article_eb283249-482a-5ce8-abd0-812d63666479.html

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Democrats push pot in Brookfield.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2023/05/02/cannabis-dispensary-for-brookfield-clears-first-hurdle/

SHAW LOCAL
— Democrats say that DuPage County Clerk “notes it’s responsibility of citizens to participate in democracy.” As more and more and more Democrats invade DuPage County, they vote for Democrat candidates who promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and hatred against Republicans. Soon, DuPage County will have all the problems that Chicago has.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/opinion/columns/2023/05/03/eye-on-illinois-clerk-notes-its-responsibility-of-citizens-to-participate-in-democracy/

WCIA
— Democrats say “Danville abortion ordinance passes despite legal concerns.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.wcia.com/news/danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns/

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at students who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose parents have less money than other parents, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or those who are citizens of foreign countries that all their problems are caused by those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose parents have more money than other parents, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or those who are citizens of America.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-senate-committee-passes-bill-aiming-for-racism-free-schools/article_7da37df8-e944-11ed-a02b-17beb0281295.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Lightfoot Plans To Turn Old South Shore High School Into Migrant Shelter As More Buses Arrive.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/05/02/lightfoot-plans-to-turn-old-south-shore-high-school-into-migrant-shelter-as-more-buses-arrive/

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/05/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-60/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/05/02/afternoon-roundup-77/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— In Illinois, the more that people leave the more pressure there is to raise taxes, which pushes more out-migration. We’re in a negative spiral.
https://wirepoints.org/in-illinois-the-more-that-people-leave-the-more-pressure-there-is-to-raise-taxes-which-pushes-more-out-migration-were-in-a-negative-spiral-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning/
— Illinois on track to become first state to kill school choice – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: 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://wirepoints.org/illinois-set-to-become-the-first-state-to-kill-school-choice-wirepoints/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Abbott to Lightfoot: ’It is ironic to hear you complain about Chicago’s struggle to deal with a few thousand illegal immigrants’
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/641975913-abbott-to-lightfoot-it-is-ironic-to-hear-you-complain-about-chicago-s-struggle-to-deal-with-a-few-thousand-illegal-immigrants

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Evanston HS rewrites racially-restricted AP math course descriptions after hit with civil rights complaint – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/641967839-evanston-hs-rewrites-racially-restricted-ap-math-course-descriptions-after-hit-with-civil-rights-complaint

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State filings: Republican DuPage County law firm created anonymous LLC that made $5,000 donation to Democrat candidate Conroy (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, those who give money to Democrats should not be allowed to seek or to hold any kind of political office or government office as a Republican. Which “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in your municipality, in your township, and in your county have given money to Democrats?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/641968226-state-filings-republican-dupage-county-law-firm-created-anonymous-llc-that-made-5-000-donation-to-democrat-candidate-conroy
(FROM TRHE ARTICLE: An Itasca-based law firm with long ties to the DuPage County Republican Party created a company that made an anonymous $5,000 donation in support of Democrat Deborah Conroy’s successful 2022 bid for DuPage County Board Chairman. A lawyer with Luetkehans, Brady, Garner & Armstrong created the “DuPage Advocacy Group LLC” on Oct. 28, 2022, Illinois Secretary of State filings show. Days later, the group made $5,000 donation to Conroy’s campaign committee, Friends of Deborah Conroy. It officially posted on Nov. 10, according to an Illinois State Board of Elections campaign finance filing. Conroy won 172,068 votes (51.3 percent) to 163,233 for Republican Greg Hart of Hinsdale (48.7 percent) in the Nov. 8, 2022 election, becoming the first-ever Democrat DuPage County Chairman. Excepting the DuPage Advocacy Group donation, Luetkehans and Luetkehans, Brady, Garner & Armstrong made a combined 51 campaign donations totaling $38,953 in 2021 and 2022. All were to Republicans, mostly in DuPage County. The firm’s four name partners, including former Illinois GOP Chairman Patrick M. Brady, have voted in a combined 46 GOP primaries and zero Democrat ones, Illinois State Board of Elections records show. Partners Bruce E. Garner, 57, and Brian Armstrong, 54, both of Wheaton, have each voted in eight GOP primaries to zero for Democrats. Luetkehans, 60, of Warrenville, has voted in 18 GOP primaries and zero Democrat ones. He describes himself as a “municipal specialist” who “advises numerous governmental clients,” including the DuPage County Liquor Commissioner, DuPage Airport Authority and DuPage Water Commission. Sources tell DuPage Policy Journal that Luetkehans is close personal friends with DuPage County Republican Chairman Jim Zay, 55, a county board member who Conroy recently re-appointed to the DuPage Water Commission board. First elected to the DuPage County board in 1999, Zay won re-election in County Board District 6 along with two Democrats, Sheila Rutledge and Greg Schwarze. District 6 covers the northwest corner of DuPage County, including parts of Wayne, Bloomingdale, Winfield and Milton Townships. “Pat Brady is a liberal Democrat and has been for some time” Records show Brady, 62, formerly of St. Charles and currently of Chicago, has voted in 12 GOP primaries and zero for Democrats. But he endorsed and appeared in ads for Democrat U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Downers Grove) in 2020, as he was challenged by former State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), arguing she “questioned the science” about the coronavirus. A statement by state GOP party officials slammed Brady at the time, saying that “identifying and labeling” him as a Republican is “false and misleading.” “Pat Brady is a liberal Democrat and has been for some time,” it said. Last week, Zay said he wouldn’t criticize two DuPage County GOP officials, Sam Tornatore and Donald Puchalski, who made public campaign donations to Conroy. In March, Conroy appointed Puchalski to a paid position on the board of commissioners for the DuPage Airport Authority. Zay, of Carol Stream, is vice president at Service Stampings Illinois Inc. of Roselle, a metal stamping firm.)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative. The only legitimate reason to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters is to get information to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Based on how my critics/opponents treat me and how they treat my newsletters, they do NOT read my newsletters for the aforesaid reason. They read my newsletters to get information to use against me. Should I write articles about them? I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who refuse to be manipulated or dominated by them, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What conservative groups are/were you a member of? I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write articles about those who did the most to end my service and to destroy those organizations. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who refuse to be manipulated or dominated by them, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mayor Keith Pekau Used Fake News Websites to Control the Narrative, Ensuring Favorable Coverage, Publishing Over 70 Stories Since 2017 (COMMENT: Since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2000, I have stressed that I am a conservative Republican and that my newsletters promote the Republican Party platform. I should write articles about my direct competitors who hint that they are conservative and/or Republican and who have worked the hardest against me since 2000. I would focus on those who reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I would focus on those destroy those like me a) who refuse to be manipulated or dominated by them, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/05/mayor-keith-pekau-used-fake-news-websites-to-control-the-narrative-ensuring-favorable-coverage-publishing-over-70-stories-since-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since 2017, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau has used a political propaganda website masquerading as legitimate news publications, to control the narrative and ensure positive media coverage – publishing over 70 stories dating back to his 2017 campaign for mayor – and most recently, his failed bid for Congress. In a Tuesday column written by the Chicago Tribune editorial board, this online portal allows elected officials, candidates and their campaigns to submit stories exactly as they want them published – including op-eds, without any fact checking – ensuring, as the Tribune highlighted, “that the finished ‘article’ was about as objective and probing as a campaign flyer.” In a legitimate publication, there would be fact checking, verification of original content to avoid plagiarism, and a legal review, before anything is published. . .It’s no wonder Pekau has enjoyed positive “news” coverage over the last several years – he was controlling the narrative and submitting the stories from behind the scenes to make sure he was viewed in the best possible way. That’s not news – it’s political propaganda. And it sounds eerily similar to what Vladamir Putin does in Russia.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lightfoot Complains about 8,000 Illegals Sent from Texas, While Small Texas Border Towns Face “13,000 in Just One Day”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/02/lightfoot-complains-about-8000-illegals-sent-from-texas-while-small-texas-border-towns-face-13000-in-just-one-day/
— U.S. Attorney’s Take on the ComEd4 Guilty Verdicts
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/02/u-s-attorneys-take-on-the-comed4-guilty-verdicts/
— Business as Usual Considered Corruption for ComEd, Lobbyists
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/02/business-as-usual-considered-corruption-for-comed-lobbyists/
— No More Sleeping in the Office for Members of Congress
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/02/no-more-sleeping-in-the-office-for-members-of-congress/
— Illinois House Ventures into Foreign Policy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/02/illinois-house-ventures-into-foreign-policy/
— IRS Soliciting Special Agents to Carry Guns at Nine Illinois Locations
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/02/irs-soliticiting-special-agents-to-carry-guns-at-nine-illinois-locations/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS asks Pentagon for 1,500 troops to handle border surge as Biden ends pandemic-era restrictions – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/2/dhs-asks-pentagon-1500-troops-help-border-surge/
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rejects Chicago mayor’s plea to stop busing migrants – Tom Howell Jr. (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/2/texas-gov-greg-abbott-rejects-chicago-mayor-lori-l/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Up to 1,200 DHS employees to screen illegal immigrants for asylum – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/dhs-employees-aslyum-border-title42
— Could Biden’s underwhelming lead against minor primary foes open door to others? – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/biden-underwhelming-lead-challengers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There has been some buzz about former first lady Michelle Obama running, though she so far has not answered those overtures. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) has also seen his name mentioned and could flex plenty of financial muscle, but he, too, has repeatedly denied interest in running. “I don’t think there’s anybody that’s serious that’s actually considering running against Joe Biden because he’s done such a good job,” Pritzker said in March.)

NEW YORK POST
— Devastating scenes reveal the true nature of the migrant crisis in El Paso – Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2023/05/02/migrants-camp-out-in-el-paso-amid-state-of-emergency/
— Adams’ racial slur on Texas gov: fresh symptom of an all-talk mayor – Bob McManus
https://nypost.com/2023/05/02/adams-racial-slur-on-texas-gov-fresh-symptom-of-an-all-talk-mayor/
— Illegal migrants mixing with admitted asylum seekers, causing chaos in El Paso – MaryAnn Martinez
https://nypost.com/2023/05/02/illegal-migrants-mixing-with-admitted-asylum-seekers-causing-chaos-in-el-paso/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The GOP Has a Gen Z Problem
https://amgreatness.com/2023/05/02/the-gop-has-a-gen-z-problem/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2028, Millennials and Gen Z will represent a plurality of eligible voters. By 2036, those two cohorts will represent more than 60 percent of would-be voters. In other words, the most uninformed group of voters—those with the least amount of life experience—will soon be deciding who sits in the Oval Office and who controls Congress over the course of the next several elections. Broken down by race, ethnicity, or sex, the figures look even worse for the GOP among young adults. Consider that in the last election, 58 percent of white Americans ages 18-29 voted for the party that says a person is racist solely for lacking melanin. Meanwhile, 89 percent of African Americans ages 18-29 voted for the party that wants to defund the police. And 68 percent of Latinos ages 18-29 voted for the party that condescendingly refers to them as “Latinx.” Not surprisingly, Republicans fared equally as bad among young female voters in the 2022 midterms. In 2022, 65 percent of white female voters ages 18-29 voted for the party that wants to let biological men compete against female athletes. Eighty-nine percent of African American females ages 18-29 voted for the party that celebrates abortion on demand, and 80 percent of Latinas voted for the party that can’t even define what a woman is. The numbers will likely only get worse in future elections. It’s not hard to understand why the Right does so poorly with young voters each election cycle. It’s tough to compete with the Left when they offer up a Bernie Sanders socialist goody bag of free college, free healthcare, a guaranteed universal basic income, and the Green New Deal, all paid for by us. Is it any wonder that the pink-haired gender studies majors are down for the cause when their party believes merit-based achievements are immoral, allows individuals to identify any one of 568 genders, thinks illegal immigration is wonderful, and insists that men can get pregnant? Conversely, the Right offers up patriotism, lower taxes, fewer regulations, law and order, clean streets, energy independence, a secure border, and removing wokeness from our institutions. Those might sound appealing to the commoners, but they aren’t exactly the type of issues that will excite any Che Guevera-worshiping, marijuana-loving atheist who spends her spare time scrolling TikTok and railing against the inhumanity of fracking as yet another manifestation of the late-capitalist patriarchy. Good luck boasting to a cohort that is likely still supported by their parents that a vote for Republicans means a lower corporate tax rate, a wall along the southern U.S. border, the end of the “environmental, social, governance” movement, a strong stance against Russia, China, and Iran, and the dismantling of the Deep State.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Asylum officers are deliberately misleading the public or don’t understand the laws they apply – Matt O’Brien
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/05/asylum_officers_are_deliberately_misleading_the_public_or_dont_understand_the_laws_they_apply.html

BREITBART
— SCOTUS Justice Barrett Gives Naperville Until Monday to Respond to Challenge to ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/05/02/scotus-justice-barrett-gives-illinois-city-until-monday-to-respond-to-challenge-to-assault-weapons-ban/
— Gun Sales Surge in States Adopting ‘Radical Measures’ Against 2A Rights – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/05/02/report-gun-sales-surge-states-adopting-radical-measures-against-2a-rights/
— Establishment Media Hide Texas Shooter’s Illegal Status – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/05/02/estb-media-hides-texas-shooters-illegal-status/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Texas Massacre Happened in America’s Largest Illegal Immigrant “Colonia” — and Major U.S. Media Won’t Say So. How at least 50,000 illegal immigrants have changed once-rural East Texas hinterlands for the worse. – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/Texas-Massacre-Happened-Americas-Largest-Illegal-Immigrant-Colonia-and-Major-US-Media-Wont

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin To Deploy Troops To Southern Border Amid Expected Migrant Surge – MICAELA BURROW
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/02/biden-admin-troops-border-migrant-surge/
— ‘Pathetically Weak’: Trump DHS Officials Come Down On Biden Sending 1,500 Troops To Border – DIANA GLEBOVA
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/02/trump-dhs-officials-biden-troops-border/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Congress Must Defund Nonprofits Aiding Biden’s Open-Border Operations – Lora Ries
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/02/congress-must-defund-nonprofits-implementing-bidens-open-border-operations/

EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Intervenes After Gun Rights Advocates Challenge Bans in Naperville. – Katabella Roberts
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-intervenes-after-gun-rights-advocates-challenge-bans-in-illinois-city_5235512.html
— US to Send 1,500 Troops to Southern Border Ahead of Expected Surge of Illegal Immigrants – Joseph Lord
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-to-send-1500-troops-to-southern-border-white-house_5236608.html
— Tucker Carlson Gets $100 Million Offer From Patrick Bet-David – Gary Bai
https://www.theepochtimes.com/tucker-carlson-gets-100-million-offer-from-valuetainment_5237264.html

FOX NEWS
— Florida GOP lawmakers approve DeSantis immigration bill. FL bill provides $12M for DeSantis’ migrant relocation initiative. AP
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-gop-lawmakers-approve-desantis-immigration-bill
— NYC’s Eric Adams doubles down, says Greg Abbott is targeting ‘Black mayors’ Adams claims he never accused Abbott of ‘racism,’ only of targeting ‘Black mayors’ – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nycs-eric-adams-doubles-down-says-greg-abbott-targeting-black-mayors

GOPUSA
— Abbott Tells Lightfoot To Blame President Biden For ‘Critical Tipping Point’
https://www.gopusa.com/abbott-tells-lightfoot-to-blame-president-biden-for-critical-tipping-point/

HOT AIR
— NYC Mayor Adams calls Governor Abbott racist for bussing illegal migrants to “black-run” cities (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?)
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/05/02/nyc-mayor-adams-calls-governor-abbott-racist-for-bussing-illegal-migrants-to-black-run-cities-n547776

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Senate Hearing On Supreme Court Was “Bad Faith” By “Angry, Bitter Democrat Senators Who Are Furious” There’s A Conservative Majority. My appearance on Chicago’s Morning Answer: “They lost that fight, but they’re not giving it up. This is because they are furious that there is an institution left in this country. All the rest have been gutted by the left. There’s one institution that hasn’t been, and so they’re gonna take it down.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/05/senate-hearing-on-supreme-court-was-bad-faith-by-angry-bitter-democrat-senators-who-are-furious-theres-a-conservative-majority/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Proft (04:16): So the attacks in the direction of Justice Thomas and Justice Gorsuch, you know, have sort of no foundation, they certainly wouldn’t survive a motion to dismiss. This is an attempt to de-legitimize the court. It’s an attempt to stage a hostile takeover of the court. How do you view this coordinated effort against the justices who are not nominated by a Democrat president?)

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC’s Racial Arsonists Cry: Woke Means GOP Wants Black People Erased! – Kevin Tober
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2023/05/02/msnbcs-racial-arsonists-cry-woke-means-gop-wants-black-people

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Finding Out the Hard Way the Real Meaning of ‘Sanctuary City’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/05/02/chicago-finding-out-the-hard-way-the-real-meaning-of-sanctuary-city-n1692079

POST MILLENNIAL
— SPLC sued for defamation after labeling conservative group an ‘anti-immigrant hate group’ – C.G. Jones (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I would focus on those who a) ended my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012, b) ended my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, c) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and/or d) took other adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/splc-sued-for-defamation-after-labeling-conservative-group-an-anti-immigrant-hate-group

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Why the School Choice Revolution Should Give Americans Reason for Optimism – Rick Boucher & Bob Goodlatte
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2023/05/03/why_the_school_choice_revolution_should_give_americans_reason_for_optimism_110855.html

REASON
— ‘Assault Weapon’ Bans Look More Legally Vulnerable Than Ever. A preliminary injunction in Illinois may signal the demise of a long-running public policy fraud. – JACOB SULLUM
https://reason.com/2023/05/03/assault-weapon-bans-look-more-legally-vulnerable-than-ever/

TPUSA
— Disney in Decline: Company Loses Billions Due to Woke Agenda. Disney’s efforts to go woke have increased over the last ten years. The result? Over $100 billion was lost in market value. – Morgonn McMichael
https://www.tpusa.com/live/disney-in-decline-company-loses-billions-due-to-woke-agenda

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats say “Texas governor accuses New York mayor of ‘spreading falsehoods’ about bused migrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3983415-texas-governor-accuses-new-york-mayor-of-spreading-falsehoods-about-bused-migrants/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say Texas manhunt ends after Francisco Oropesa found hiding in laundry pile.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-shooting-suspect-captured-after-manhunt-rcna82214

CBS NEW YORK
— Democrats say “Mayor Eric Adams accuses Texas governor of playing racial politics by continuing to send asylum seekers to Black-run cities.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mayor-eric-adams-accuses-texas-governor-of-playing-racial-politics-by-continuing-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-black-run-cities/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— The mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) promotes the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the Republican Party platform.
https://apnews.com/article/poll-misinformation-polarization-coronavirus-media-d56a25fd8dfd9abe1389b56d7e82b873

MSN
— Democrats say “Texas governor busing more migrants to NYC, Chicago as Title 42 expected to be lifted.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-governor-busing-more-migrants-to-nyc-chicago-as-title-42-expected-to-be-lifted/ar-AA1aD7EC
— Democrats say “Texas governor accuses New York mayor of ‘spreading falsehoods’ about bused migrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-governor-accuses-new-york-mayor-of-spreading-falsehoods-about-bused-migrants/ar-AA1aDup2?li=BBnbcA1
— Democrats say “Abbott tells Lightfoot to blame President Biden for critical tipping point.”‘ Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago bus illegals to your county, to your township, and to your municipality?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/abbott-tells-lightfoot-to-blame-president-biden-for-critical-tipping-point/ar-AA1aDpT4
— Matt Dolan, a state senator and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate says “‘Fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction” and “Brown, Mayorkas should be fired.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/matt-dolan-fentanyl-is-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction-brown-mayorkas-should-be-fired/ar-AA1aCUWO

WASHINGTON POST
— The mainstream news media ever-increasing acts as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/02/trump-scandals-far-right-media/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats say “Tucker Carlson’s ludicrous falsehoods have no place in journalism.” Since I started sending out GOPUSA Illinois newsletters in 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they spread falsehoods. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-01/skelton-column

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden to Deploy Active-Duty Troops to Southern Border as Title 42 Ends. Officials brace for surge of migrants when pandemic-era immigration rules end May 11. – Michelle Hackman and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-deploy-active-duty-troops-to-southern-border-for-end-of-title-42-edd78577?mod=djemwhatsnews
— New York City’s Mayor Faults Joe Biden and Texas Governor on Immigration. Democrat Eric Adams offers his vision for the city, which has grappled with a surge in migrants. – Jimmy Vielkind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-mayor-faults-joe-biden-and-texas-governor-on-immigration-e76f982e
— For a Good Job by 30, Do This in Your 20s. New research shows which career paths pay off and why steps made between ages 20 and 26 are so critical. -Lindsay Ellis (COMMENT: What did you do to advance your career when you were in your 20s? When I was 21, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU. When I was 27, I earned an MBA from Loyola. When I was 30, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/best-chance-good-job-career-20s-c6540375

WVLT
— Heritage High School junior earns perfect ACT score. Carissa Simpson (COMMENT: Were you viewed as being college material? I was not. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24.)
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/05/03/heritage-high-school-junior-earns-perfect-act-score/

POLITICO
— Democrats say “Florida GOP passes sweeping anti-immigration bill that gives DeSantis $12 million for migrant transports.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/02/desantis-anti-immigration-florida-00095012

WIKIPEDIA
— 2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary (COMMENT: Who is heading the Trump, Haley, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy, and Elder campaigns in Illinois and in your county?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Illinois_Republican_presidential_primary

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.