May 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Florida governor signs Republican-drafted voting bill; Advocates say it harms minority, disabled voters – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/florida-voting-bill-elections-law-fl-restrictions-laws/10588479/

NBC5
— Skyrocketing Threats Prompt Concern For Safety Of Judges Threats against members of the federal bench are up over 400 percent – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/skyrocketing-threats-prompt-concern-for-safety-of-judges/2502149/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump launches his own ‘communications’ platform in wake of Facebook spat
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/929926

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State strategy needed to stem continued population loss – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-state-migration-st-0506-20210505-c4nrgayc3zcrhlvxvsgs3rsopm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— House speaker says minority representation key to remap effort – JJ Bullock 
(DIERSEN: Republicans are a minority in Illinois.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210505/house-speaker-says-minority-representation-key-to-remap-effort
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the Illinois Constitution, lawmakers have until June 30 to draw a new map, but no census data will available for redistricting until Aug. 16. Republicans and Democrats have clashed over whether a map can be drawn without full census data and whether the June 30 deadline can be missed. The Democratic majority is in control of the redistricting process.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gidwitz returns as a major national GOP fundraiser  The former ambassador will co-chair a panel that hopes to raise “at least $350 million” to retake the Senate. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/gidwitz-returns-major-national-gop-fundraiser
— CEOs rank Illinois among worst states to do business Meanwhile, nearby Indiana was named one of the best. – WENDELL HUTSON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/ceos-rank-illinois-among-worst-states-do-business

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Anti-transgender-bills-are-latest-version-of-16156214.php

WCIA
— House Democrats go behind locked door to draw new district maps – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/house-democrats-go-behind-locked-door-to-draw-new-district-maps/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats assure that Illinois students will be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-continues-legislative-trend-to-diversify-school-curriculums

CHICAGO PATCH
— Kim Foxx Keeps Proving She’s A Politician In Prosecutor’s Clothes Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx scapegoats staff for not reminding her it’s her job keep tabs on “heater” cases. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/kim-foxx-keeps-proving-shes-politician-prosecutors-clothes

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Senate committee advances bills on sex ed, decriminalizing HIV transmission – RAYMON TRONCOSO
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/senate-committee-advances-bills-on-sex-ed-decriminalizing-hiv-transmission

BGA
— City Spends Millions Defending Secrecy Practices. A BGA investigation shows Chicago leaders paid millions in legal fees to withhold public records, thwarting a decade-old state reform measure to give citizens more power to shake loose government documents. – Alexander Shur and David Jackson
https://www.bettergov.org/news/city-spends-millions-defending-secrecy-practices/

WIREPOINTS
— Torrent Of Federal Cash Stifling Return To Work As Fed Repeats Historic Error – In Reverse – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/torrent-of-federal-cash-stifling-return-to-work-as-fed-repeats-historic-error-in-reverse-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BAILEY RELEASES PRITZKER ATTACK AD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/bailey-releases-pritzker-attack-ad-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Harmon on pension debt: “We’re going to have to pay it”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/06/harmon-on-pension-debt-were-going-to-have-to-pay-it/

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: Liz Cheney doesn’t belong in GOP leadership
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/ingraham-liz-cheney-doesnt-belong-in-gop-leadership
— Facebook under fire for encouraging border crisis with ads for human smugglers, cartels: Rep. Kat Cammack Florida freshman rep asks Mark Zuckerberg to block Facebook pages that encourage ‘criminal enterprise’ – Marisa Schultz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kat-cammack-facebook-border-crisis-ads-human-smugglers-cartels

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is Balkanization Inevitable? – John
Green (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lead balkanizers in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/05/is_balkanization_inevitable.html

BREITBART
— Biden Forces Down Deportations of Illegal Aliens to Lowest in U.S. History – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/05/report-monthly-deportations-illegal-aliens-hits-lowest-level-in-history/
— Pentagon Chief Believes Military Leaders Should Make Diversity a ‘Personal Commitment’ – KRISTINA WONG
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want the military to require soldiers to be one, two, three, or more of the following: Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/05/pentagon-chief-believes-military-leaders-should-make-diversity-a-personal-commitment/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘What’s To Stop Them From Silencing You?’ Conservatives Slam Facebook’s ‘Independent’ Oversight Board – Ian Haworth
(DIERSEN: Those who have lots of clout hint/imply/argue/shout that they might not silence you if a) you agree to be manipulated or dominated by them, b) you glorify and praise them, c) pander to them, d) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) give them money.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/whats-to-stop-them-from-silencing-you-conservatives-slam-facebooks-independent-oversight-board
— Affinity Groups: The Left’s New Term For Segregation – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/affinity-groups-the-lefts-new-term-for-segregation
— Bill Passes Tennessee State House Prohibiting Critical Race Theory In Public Schools – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-passes-tennessee-state-house-prohibiting-critical-race-theory-in-public-schools

TOWNHALL
— Teaching Kids That America Was Always Racist – Jerry Newcombe
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrynewcombe/2021/05/06/teaching-kids-that-america-was-always-racist-n2589006

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Purging Whiteness To Purge Capitalism – Mike Gonzalez and Jonathan Butcher
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/purging-whiteness-purge-capitalism

ONE NEWS NOW
— Biden administration spending billions on shelters for illegals – AP
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/biden-administration-spending-billions-on-shelters-for-illegals

PATRIOT POST
— A Model for Fighting CRT in America’s Schools
https://patriotpost.us/articles/79672-in-brief-a-model-for-fighting-crt-in-americas-schools-2021-05-06

NATIONAL REVIEW
— After Trump, the Woke Left Roars – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/after-trump-the-woke-left-roars/

DAILY TORCH
— After Trump banned for life on Facebook, is today’s social tyranny creating the conditions for one-party rule? – Robert Romano
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discriminate against Republicans. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://dailytorch.com/2021/05/after-trump-banned-for-life-on-facebook-is-todays-social-tyranny-creating-the-conditions-for-one-party-rule/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Narrowly expanding the franchise of protected groups under civil rights law to include political affiliation could help preserve liberty and our civil discourse. Interactive computer services could be defined as public accommodations so that social media services cannot be denied on the basis of partisan differences. Institutions like banking could also be prevented from engaging in political de-platforming. Common sense exceptions could be added, for example excluding employment hiring for exclusive organizations like political parties and organizations. One thing is certain. If Congress does not begin treating the political system on the internet and elsewhere as a civil right the civil society depends on, then we will soon have a tyrannical one-party system. You’ve been warned.)

COLLEGE FIX
— West Point probed for allegations it’s pushing critical race theory on cadets – ISAAC CROSS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/west-point-probed-for-allegations-its-pushing-critical-race-theory-on-cadets/

EPOCH TIMES
— Republicans: Break Up Big Tech After Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban. Democrats cheer board’s decision, call for ban to be made permanent. – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/republicans-break-up-big-tech-after-facebook-board-upholds-trump-ban_3803542.html

THE HILL
— GOP legislatures target critical race theory – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/551977-gop-legislatures-target-critical-race-theory
— Conservative Club for Growth PAC comes out against Stefanik to replace Cheney – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/552052-conservative-club-for-growth-pac-comes-out-against-stefanik-to-replace-cheney
— Kinzinger hits GOP on ‘operation #coverupJan6’ over Cheney ouster plot – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/552029-kinzinger-hits-gop-on-operation-coverupjan6-over-cheney-ouster-plot

POLITICO
— Trump’s not back on Facebook, and Republicans are even angrier. The ruling that’s keeping Trump off the platform is spawning new threats from Republicans, even as Facebook stares down another decision on his account. – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/05/facebook-nightmare-donald-trump-gop-485482
— Facebook’s political nightmare deepens The ruling that’s keeping Trump off the platform is spawning new threats from Republicans, even as Facebook stares down another decision on his account. – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/05/facebook-nightmare-donald-trump-gop-485482

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Cheney.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/liz-cheney-s-imminent-ouster-gop-s-surrender-trump-complete-n1266494

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Cheney.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/her-party-turning-her-cheney-makes-her-pitch-gop-n1266496

MSN
— Trump slams Facebook, Twitter and Google as ‘disgrace and embarrassment to the United States.’
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/trump-slams-facebook-twitter-and-google-as-disgrace-and-embarrassment-to-us/ar-BB1gocR5
— Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Biden admin over ‘racist’ relief plan – Keith Griffith
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat politicians use government to give preference to those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wisconsin-dairy-farmer-sues-biden-admin-over-racist-relief-plan/ar-BB1gprNI?li=BBnbcA1

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat politicians use government to give preference to those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-cabinet-secretary-defends-race-221945173.html

NEW YORK POST
— Twitter suspends Trump’s new ‘From the Desk’ account – Emily Jacobs
https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/twitter-suspends-trumps-new-from-the-desk-account/
— Jim Jordan: ‘The votes are there’ to oust Liz Cheney from House GOP post. – Samuel Chamberlain
https://nypost.com/2021/05/05/jim-jordan-the-votes-are-there-to-oust-liz-cheney/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, Scalise back Elise Stefanik to replace Liz Cheney
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/liz-cheney-republicans/2021/05/05/700a7aa8-ada9-11eb-acd3-24b44a57093a_story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas Republicans target ‘critical race theory’ – Jeremy Blackman and Cayla Harris
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Texas-Republicans-target-critical-race-16154920.php

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Keeps Banning Trump – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-keeps-banning-trump-11620255813
— How Elise Stefanik Rose to Cusp of GOP Leadership New York lawmaker defended President Trump during his first impeachment and now has his backing to succeed Trump critic Liz Cheney as Republican Conference chairwoman – Siobhan Hughes, Kristina Peterson and Jimmy Vielkind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-elise-stefanik-rose-to-cusp-of-gop-leadership-11620246464

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Blasts GOP Leaders Over Loyalty to Trump, Opposition to Cheney – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-adam-kinzinger-blasts-gop-leaders-over-loyalty-trump-opposition-cheney-1589200
— Ban Critical Race Theory Now – MAX EDEN
https://www.newsweek.com/ban-critical-race-theory-now-opinion-1588362

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Liz Cheney Wants to Save American Democracy From Trump’s Next Coup.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/liz-cheney-save-democracy-republican-trump-coup-insurrection-purge.html

DAILY MAIL
— Facebook tries to silence conservative views while allowing human smugglers to operate ‘openly’ on the platform, says GOP Rep. Kat Cammack – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9547913/Facebook-allows-human-smugglers-operate-openly-platform-says-GOP-Rep.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.