May 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— George Floyd death: Chicago protests escalate, State Street businesses vandalized in Loop “I will code what I really want to say to Donald Trump,” Lightfoot said. “It’s two words. It begins with F, and it ends with U.” – Diane Pathieu, Will Jones and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/protesters-arrested-after-clashes-with-chicago-police-in-loop/6220813/
— Chicago city events including Taste of Chicago, Air and Water Show, Jazz Fest canceled through Labor Day
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/city-events-canceled-through-labor-day-including-taste-of-chicago-air-and-water-show/6220274/
— National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes; White House placed on lockdown, Georgia declares state of emergency – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/national-guard-summoned-to-aid-cities-amid-police-clashes-following-george-floyds-death/6220826/
— Protests in George Floyd’s death turn violent in Brooklyn; cops injured, hundreds arrested
https://abc7chicago.com/protests-in-george-floyds-death-turn-violent-in-brooklyn;-cops-injured-hundreds-arrested/6218834/

NBC5
— Chicago Protesters Demand Greater Police Accountability After George Floyd’s Death George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protesters-demand-greater-police-accountability-after-george-floyds-death/2280463/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Protesters arrested after clashes with Chicago police in Loop
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-arrested-after-clashes-with-chicago-police-in-loop
— CNN Center heavily vandalized during Atlanta protest against death of George Floyd
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cnn-center-heavily-vandalized-during-atlanta-protest-against-death-of-george-floyd
— Pat Quinn, Allen Skillicorn, Susana Mendoza – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/689445

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The mayor of Chicago promotes hatred of Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/mayor-lightfoot-says-f-you-to-trump-over-tweet-encouraging-shooting-george-floyd-protesters/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Marchers shut down streets in downtown Chicago to protest killing of George Floyd “Say his name! George Floyd!” the protesters chanted.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/5/29/21275228/george-floyd-killing-chicago-protest-march
— Gov. Pritzker walks a fine line between public safety and angry critics in reopening Illinois – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/5/29/21275141/gov-pritzker-walks-a-fine-line-between-public-safety-and-angry-critics-in-reopening-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Loop windows smashed overnight during Chicago’s protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-loop-protests-property-damage-20200530-ncvxjtwglnfoddlyj4yuhd6lwm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating police-hater asks “If riots are not the answer, what is?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-riots-minneapolis-police-george-floyd-chapman-20200529-fm2w4j3ntvcwnkjexceyhbnjmu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-george-floyd-minneapolis-rage-page-20200529-anbcxqybevgjjjfuhchjwvotu4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200530/news/305309989/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200529/with-rallies-and-walks-suburbanites-condemn-george-floyds-death-cry-for-racial-unity

WBBM
— Protesters Take Over Streets of Chicago; Some Arrests Made
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/protesters-take-over-streets-of-chicago-some-arrests-made
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The mayor of Chicago promotes hatred of Trump.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/lightfoot-to-trump-f-u

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State ‘aggressively’ adds contact tracers – Kade Heather
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200529/state-aggressively-adds-contact-tracers

WAND
— Pritzker calls Trump a ‘racist, misogynist, homophobe’ (DIERSEN: What does Pritzker call Trump’s supporters?)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/pritzker-calls-trump-a-racist-misogynist-homophobe/article_75b4fe7a-a1f6-11ea-821f-c7fb129c3309.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet ‘glorifying violence’ – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/twitter-adds-glorifying-violence-warning-to-trump-tweet/

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— Overdose Deaths Have Skyrocketed in Chicago, and the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Making It Worse Opioid-related deaths in Cook County have doubled since this time last year, and similar increases are happening across the country. “If you’re alone, there’s nobody to give you the Narcan,” said one coroner. – Melissa Sanchez and Duaa Eldeib
https://www.propublica.org/article/overdose-deaths-have-skyrocketed-in-chicago-and-the-coronavirus-pandemic-may-be-making-it-worse

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 5 REASONS WHY ILLINOIS’ LATEST SPENDING PLAN INSULTS TAXPAYERS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/5-reasons-why-illinois-latest-spending-plan-insults-taxpayers/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois GOP lawmakers (Marron, Bryant, Meier, Stephens) call for Illinois Department of Employment Security audit – Kevin Bessler (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of federal agencies for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year. I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. I served on Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-call-for-illinois-department-of-employment-security-audit
— Trump’s social media executive order would sabotage his reelection by deplatforming himself – Brad Polumbo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-social-media-e-o-would-sabotage-his-reelection-by-deplatforming-himself
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, it’s worth considering just what the ramifications of repealing Section 230 would be. Turns out, it would actually be a very bad thing not just for freedom of expression online, but also for the president’s personal political fortunes. Despite all the confusion and obfuscation from critics, here is how Section 230 actually works. It gives all platforms and publishers alike liability protection for open platform content and allows leeway for moderation. For example, this applies to both Twitter and the New York Times. Legally speaking, a Twitter post’s user is responsible for the content, not Twitter, the same is true in the comments sections of the New York Times.)

FOX NEWS
— GOP lawmakers push bill to stop states giving stimulus payments to illegal immigrants – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-bill-stimulus-payments-illegal-immigrants

BREITBART
— Adam Andrzejewski Exposes Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Congressional Perks, Pensions, and Salaries – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO on audits of federal agencies for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.)
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/05/29/adam-andrzejewski-exposes-waste-fraud-and-abuse-in-congressional-perks-pensions-and-salaries/

NEWSMAX
— Biden Carries Elites’ Mantle of Fatal Flaws – Patrick Buchanan
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/charlamagne-blaine-deplorables-white/2020/05/29/id/969549/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Protesters swarm gates outside White House – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/05/30/protesters-swarm-gates-outside-white-house-927601

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Preparing Your Workforce: How to Avoid Legal Landmines When Bringing Employees Back – Ellen M. Bronchetti
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/preparing-your-workforce-how-to-avoid-legal-landmines-when-bringing-employees-back

LIFE NEWS
— Republican Party Office in Arizona Shot Up as Staff Inside Held Online Event for President Trump – HENRY ROGERS
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/05/29/republican-party-office-shot-up-as-staff-inside-held-online-event-for-president-trump/

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— TRUMP THREATENS TWITTER AND SECTION 230 – Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Isaac Orr, Jim Lakely (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.heartland.org/multimedia/podcasts/in-the-tank-ep245–trump-threatens-twitter-and-section-230

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote the Trump-hating Taylor Swift.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/taylor-swift-trump-racism-george-floyd_n_5ed12e63c5b64e394be9e978
— Playing politics with Section 230 makes the Internet weaker, not stronger – KONSTANTINOS KOMAITIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/500178-playing-politics-with-section-230-makes-the-internet-weaker-not

POLITICO
— Barrage of Section 230 bills, inbound – ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2020/05/29/barrage-of-section-230-bills-inbound-787998

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court, in 5-4 Decision, Rejects Church’s Challenge to Shutdown Order A California church argued that restrictions on public gatherings treated houses of worship worse than many businesses. – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/us/supreme-court-churches-coronavirus.html
— Google Rescinds Offers to Thousands of Contract Workers – Daisuke Wakabayashi (DIERSEN: I wanted a career in the automotive industry. That all ended in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/technology/google-rescinds-job-offers-to-contract-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of those involved in law enforcement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/Minneapolis-police-George-Floyd.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden sides with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/us/politics/joe-biden-george-floyd.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: In Brazil, a crackdown on disinformation – Manuela Andreoni, Letícia Casado and Kirk Semple (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past/present crackdowners in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on crackdowners who painted/paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-supreme-court.html

NEW YORK POST
— What is Section 230 and what does Trump’s order mean? – Gabrielle Fonrouge (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://nypost.com/2020/05/29/what-is-section-230-and-why-was-it-created/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The 2020 Paradigm: It’s All About the Base President Trump is counting on intensity of his loyalists rather than new supporters to win re-election – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who talk and/or act like they hate the base of the Republican Party. These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs especially hate those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-2020-paradigm-its-all-about-the-base-11590811260
— Trump’s Twitter Storm Could Soak Social Media President’s executive order faces many legal questions, but could still cause Twitter and Facebook some pain
– Laura Forman and Dan Gallagher (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-twitter-storm-could-soak-social-media-11590763018 
— President Trump’s executive order on social-media companies centers on legal protections Washington established for online platforms in the 1990s. – Byron Tau and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-move-to-crack-down-on-social-media-sets-up-legal-battle-11590746401
— A Low-Carb Strategy for Fighting the Pandemic’s Toll Federal dietary guidelines don’t reflect the evidence that eating fewer carbohydrates can help to reduce obesity, diabetes and heart disease. – Nina Teicholz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-low-carb-strategy-for-fighting-the-pandemics-toll-11590811260
— Will the Pandemic Revolutionize College Admissions? Lockdowns have disrupted standardized tests and grades, forcing schools to consider a range of other approaches for selecting students – Brennan Barnard, Richard Weissbourd and Trisha Ross Anderson (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, a) UIC should have admitted a minority, a female, and/or a veteran in 1966, b) NIU should have admitted a minority, a female, and/or a veteran in 1969, c) Loyola should have admitted a minority, a female, and/or a veteran in 1972, d) DePaul should have admitted a minority, a female, and/or a veteran in 1976, and e) IIT should have admitted a minority, a female, and/or a veteran in 1992.),
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-the-pandemic-revolutionize-college-admissions-11590763879
— The Challenge of Contact Tracing in America We’re a nation of rebels, bitterly divided. Making this work will require sensitivity and tact. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-challenge-of-contact-tracing-in-america-11590706909
— Lockdowns vs. the Vulnerable A strategy that ignores trade-offs and the dimension of time badly served coronavirus victims. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: What if only the most vulnerable (those who are old, those who are obese, and those who have health problems, including diabetes) were locked down?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lockdowns-vs-the-vulnerable-11590791538
— The Overlooked Disparity: Coronavirus Kills Mostly Men In the U.S., 54% of those killed by the virus are male. For younger patients the disparity is greater. – Daniel Akst
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-overlooked-disparity-coronavirus-mostly-kills-men-11590775292

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Make No Mistake: Twitter Is Right, Trump Is Wrong.” I should write a book about those who have held me responsible for what others have published. Most commonly, they are candidates and their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, and supporters who hold me responsible for articles that are critical of the candidate, their campaign managers, political consultants, staff members, volunteers, or supporters. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that are critical of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/05/30/make-no-mistake-twitter-is-right-trump-iswrong/

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.