May 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 602 cases, 18 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-update-il-reports-602-cases-18-deaths/10718478/
— Illinois Legislature approves Juneteenth as a state holiday – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/juneteenth-illinois-legislature-what-is/10719159/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers head toward final day of spring session still facing issues including budget, ethics and energy policy – RICK PEARSON, DAN PETRELLA and BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-last-day-20210531-md36uut6ibantaghrodcrphile-story.html
— Indianapolis 500 welcomes 135,000 fans for the largest crowd in the world for a sports event since the start of the pandemic – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-indianapolis-500-attendance-20210530-iqe2hnabsvbuhlnpnelcyblh5e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bills expanding telehealth, limiting isolated timeouts advance in General Assembly. Those were some of the measures state lawmakers advanced in the waning hours of their session, which is set to end Monday. – Rachel Hinton and Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/30/22461035/bills-expanding-telehealth-limiting-isolated-timeouts-advance-general-assembly

DAILY HERALD
— Plan to create commission on high-speed rail heads to governor – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210530/plan-to-create-commission-on-high-speed-rail-heads-to-governor
— Suburban lawmakers debate birth control bill before House passes measure – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210530/suburban-lawmakers-debate-birth-control-bill-before-house-passes-measure
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Tulsa to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210530/news/305309934

CAPITOL FAX
— 602 new confirmed and probable cases; 18 additional deaths; 1,078 hospitalized; 298 in ICU; 1.7 percent average case positivity rate; 2.1 percent average test positivity rate; 52,177 average daily doses; More than half of adults fully vaxed
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/30/602-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-18-additional-deaths-1078-hospitalized-298-in-icu-17-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-21-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-52177-average-daily-doses-more-th/

FOX NEWS
— Army veteran Jeremy Hunt sounds off on ‘woke push’ in the military: ‘Very troubling’ Sen. Cotton, Rep. Crenshaw recently launched a whistleblower form for service members
https://www.foxnews.com/media/army-veteran-jeremy-hunt-sounds-off-on-woke-push-in-the-military
— Teachers and professors in Idaho will be prevented from “indoctrinating” students on race. Oklahoma teachers will be prohibited from saying certain people are inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. – AP
(DIERSEN: What are the Republicans who lead your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America doing to stop the teaching of Critical Race Theory and 1619?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/state-gop-lawmakers-try-to-limit-teaching-about-race-racism

BREITBART
— Nicole Malliotakis Introduces Bill Prohibiting BLM Flag from Flying over U.S. Embassies – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/30/rep-malliotakis-introduces-bill-prohibiting-blm-flag-flying-us-embassies/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Every State … Is Now A Border State’: Former DHS Secretary Says Biden Administration Is ‘Breaking The System’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/30/former-dhs-secretary-chad-wolf-biden-administration-breaking-immigration-system/

DAILY WIRE
— Former AG Bill Barr Issues Massive Warning About America’s Public School System, Outlines Action Plan
https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-ag-bill-barr-issues-massive-warning-about-americas-public-school-system-outlines-action-plan
— Largest U.S. Hospital Group Will Require ‘Conscious Inclusion’ Training, Recommended Employees Read ‘White Fragility’ The “conscious inclusion” training will include activities like the “Name That Bias” card game. – Mairead McArdle
https://www.dailywire.com/news/largest-u-s-hospital-group-will-require-conscious-inclusion-training-recommended-employees-read-white-fragility

TOWNHALL
— Thanks to the Biden Administration, We Actually Need a Law to Ensure Only American Flag is Flown at Embassies – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/30/thanks-to-the-biden-administration-we-actually-need-a-law-to-ensure-only-american-n2590240

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Suddenly Laments Cancel Culture… When Journalists and Dems Are Targeted – Clay Waters
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to cancel me.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2021/05/30/ny-times-suddenly-laments-cancel-culture-when-journalists-and-dems

PJ MEDIA
— Crenshaw, Cotton Fight Back Against Threat of Woke in Military – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/05/30/crenshaw-cotton-fight-back-against-threat-of-woke-in-military-n1450918
— Event Commemorating Tulsa Race Massacre Canceled After Survivors Demand $1 Million Each to Appear – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/05/30/event-commemorating-tulsa-race-massacre-canceled-after-survivors-demand-1-million-to-appear-n1450837
— Woke Don’t Work, 6 Examples of Political Correctness Gone Tragically Bad – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/05/30/woke-dont-work-6-examples-of-political-correctness-gone-tragically-bad-n1450753

POST MILLENNIAL
— House Republicans propose ‘Stars and Stripes Act’ to ban BLM, other ‘political flags’ from flying at US embassies. Rep. Nicole Milliotakis (R-NY) has introduced new legislation that would ban Black Lives Matter among other “political” flags, apart from the American flag, from flying at United States embassies.
https://thepostmillennial.com/house-republicans-propose-stars-and-stripes-act-to-ban-blm-other-political-flags-from-flying-at-us-embassies

SPECTATOR
— Lori Lightfoot ruins the CRT racket. The Chicago mayor is being sued by the Daily Caller for denying interviews on the grounds of race
https://spectator.us/topic/lori-lightfoot-lawsuit-critical-race-theory-racket/

LIBERTY NATION
— BLM And LGBTQ Pride Flags Coming To A Classroom Near You? At least one school district in Oregon is changing its policy to be “more inclusive.” – Kelli Ballard
(DIERSEN: To promote BLM and/or LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.libertynation.com/blm-and-lgbtq-pride-flags-coming-to-a-classroom-near-you/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Veterans, Educators, and Parents Stand Against Race-Shaming and Other ‘Critical Race’ Tactics – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/video-veterans-educators-and-parents-stand-against-race-shaming-and-other-critical-race-tactics/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘We Are Going to Expose You’: Crenshaw, Cotton Create Military Whistleblower Site to Combat ‘Woke Ideology’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/we-are-going-to-expose-you-crenshaw-cotton-create-military-whistleblower-site-to-combat-woke-ideology_3836603.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Tulsa to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/556067-tulsa-marks-race-massacre-centennial-as-us-grapples-with-racial

YAHOO NEWS
— Trump alumni target House Republicans who voted for impeachment with new PAC – Lachlan Markay
https://www.yahoo.com/news/group-tracking-cheney-permanently-211400620.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Tulsa to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/30/arts/television/tulsa-race-massacre-documentaries.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Tulsa to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/05/30/dick-rowland-tulsa-massacre-sarah-page/

USA TODAY
— The Tulsa Massacre and a case for reparations: 5 Things podcast – Claire Thornton
(DIERSEN: Of those responsible for Tulsa, what percent were anti-Republican?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/30/tulsa-massacre-and-case-reparations-5-things-podcast/5274968001/

IDAHO CAPITOL SUN
— Attempts to ban ‘critical race theory’ multiply at statehouses across the U.S. – DANIEL VOCK
(DIERSEN: What are the Republicans who lead your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America doing to stop the teaching of Critical Race Theory and 1619?)
https://magicvalley.com/news/local/education/attempts-to-ban-critical-race-theory-multiply-at-statehouses-across-the-u-s/article_ccd129cf-6cb2-5cbe-9852-7dce69975b4d.html

FORBES
— How Age Inequities Undermine Employee Belonging – Sheila Callaham
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors 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, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2021/05/30/how-age-inequities-undermine-employee-belonging/

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.