October 25 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago City Council set to meet after aldermen propose challenge to city worker vaccine mandate. Chicago FOP president John Catanzara calls for rally outside City Hall. – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-covid-vaccine-mandate-illinois/11165373/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Push to repeal parental notification for minors seeking abortions tests liberal limits of Illinois’ Democratic-controlled legislature – JEREMY GORNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-parental-notification-law-20211025-2nhnspgzxvhtpepbli7ocw7ara-story.html
— Vacant lots symbolize neglect, disinvestment. It’s on all of Chicago to reverse the damage. – EDITORIAL
(COMMENT: A vacant commercial lot in my precinct at 518 West Roosevelt Road in Wheaton has been for sale for 20 years. It is currently listed for $294,500. SEE: https://www.cityandfieldhomes.com/property-search/detail/28/10150761/518-w-roosevelt-rd-wheaton-il-60187/ )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-vacant-lots-architectural-biennial-revitalize-20211022-d2p6yzau65fkllqgzclyejiptu-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE REGISTER
— Growing Illinois sports betting market is now keeping company with top states like Nevada – Natalie Pierre
https://www.sj-r.com/story/sports/2021/10/23/sports-betting-illinois-keeping-company-nevada-and-new-jersey/6126865001/

SOUTHERN
— Tips on talking politics at work – Joe Szynkowski
(COMMENT: My Democrat GAO coworkers and subordinates asked me lots of political questions to get ammunition for my Democrat superiors and supervisors to use against me. They asked me questions to confirm that I opposed the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and the rest of the Democrat Party platform.)
https://thesouthern.com/business/local/joe-szynkowski-tips-on-talking-politics-at-work/article_85a7283c-fd6c-5440-9592-08d0a83df0f6.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— New representatives discuss issues during GOP fundraiser – ZACH ROTH
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/new-representatives-discuss-issues-during-gop-fundraiser/article_37467ee2-350d-11ec-b8be-f7821af52e20.html

STATELINE
— Opponents of critical race theory seek to flip school boards – AP
(COMMENT: How strongly do the members of your school board promote CRT, BLM, 1619, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and the rest of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms?)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/opponents-of-critical-race-theory-seek-to-flip-school-boards/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Second draft of Illinois congressional map would put LaHood and Kinzinger in the same district – Ryan Denham
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-10-25/second-draft-of-illinois-congressional-map-would-put-lahood-and-kinzinger-in-the-same-district

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrats didn’t just revise the first draft of their congressional map, they offered up a brand new one that pits Democratic Reps. Sean Casten and Marie Newman against each other while also creating a second Latino district. . .Casten is the biggest loser in this map: It cuts up his current district into numerous pieces, leaving him with 25 percent of his constituency in the new 6th District. Newman, who would compete against him in the newly created district, has 39 percent of her current 3rd District. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/10/25/illinois-dems-seek-2nd-latino-congressional-district-494829

WIREPOINTS
— How can 84% of Chicago Public Schools students graduate when only 26% of 11th graders are proficient in reading, math? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/how-can-84-of-chicago-public-schools-students-graduate-when-only-26-of-11th-graders-are-proficient-in-reading-math-wirepoints-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Plaintiff Parents Issue Press Release re: Lawsuit Against School Districts – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/10/plaintiff-parents-issue-press-release-re-lawsuit-against-school-districts/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Freak Out as Conservatives Exit Public Schools – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/freak-out-as-conservatives-exit-public-schools/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: BIDEN’S SOUTHERN BORDER CATASTROPHE FINALLY EXPOSED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/rossi-bidens-southern-border-catastrophe-finally-exposed.html
— DEMOCRATS WANT TO TURN THE U.S. INTO EUROPE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/democrats-want-to-turn-the-us-into-europe.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden officials find racism throughout government, plan ways to promote ‘equity’ – Kery Murakami
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use government a) to give preference to Democrats, and especially to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-married, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc. and b) to discriminate against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, married, heterosexual, conservative, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, those who do not have financial, health, and/or other problems, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/24/biden-officials-find-racism-throughout-government-/

FOX BUSINESS
— Millions of workers stay home to watch young children as day cares struggle
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used the fact that my father earned enough money that my mother could stay home and raise my brother and me to paint my outstanding parents as being filthy rich. My father almost always worked second jobs to help pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. My mother was raised on a farm and never attended high school.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/millions-workers-home-children-daycares-struggle

GOPUSA
— Headed For The US, 6,000 Strong
https://www.gopusa.com/headed-for-the-us-6000-strong/
— Biden Is Too Busy For Border, But Not For Ice Cream
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-is-too-busy-for-border-but-not-for-ice-cream/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In completely unsurprising news, Facebook employees hate conservatives – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/in_completely_unsurprising_news_facebook_employees_hate_conservatives.html
— A Culture that Celebrates Fake Heroes While Crucifying Real Ones Cannot Endure – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/a_culture_that_celebrates_fake_heroes_while_crucifying_real_ones_cannot_endure_.html
— How Many People Must Be Thrown into the Volcano Before the Left Is Happy? – J.B. Shurk
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees would not be happy until their last Republican employee was gotten rid of. My Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO superiors in the following organizations have always acted like their RINO members would not be happy until the last conservative member was gotten rid of: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/how_many_people_must_be_thrown_into_the_volcano_before_the_left_is_happy.html
— Seattle’s Police challenges are harbingers for lawlessness that may take a generation to repair – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/seattles_police_challenges_are_harbingers_for_lawlessness_that_may_take_a_generation_to_repair.html
— Shouldn’t the Screen Actors Guild require NRA gun safety training for all actors handling guns? – Paul Dowling
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/shouldnt_the_screen_actors_guild_require_nra_gun_safety_training_for_all_actors_handling_guns.html
— As vaccination rates climb near 100% in some areas, the problem is finding people to blame for continuing Covid cases – Thomas Lifson
(COMMENT: Of course, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will blame you for Covid cases: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/as_vaccination_rates_climb_near_100_in_some_areas_the_problem_is_finding_people_to_blame_for_continuing_covid_cases.html
— The truth will get you cancelled – Eric Utter
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have cancelled me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles they do not like. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/the_truth_will_get_you_cancelled.html
— In the Twitterverse, truth is a punishable offense – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/in_the_twitterverse_truth_is_a_punishable_offense.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ground Zero of Woke Universities are making themselves not just disliked and disreputable but ultimately irrelevant and replaceable. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/24/ground-zero-of-woke/
— What Good is a Republican Victory? A congressional takeover devoted to legacy GOP policies won’t fix anything that needs fixing. Patriotic Americans and Trump supporters need to keep the Republican Party at arm’s length. – Christopher Roach
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that Republican candidates reject, the more discouraged that conservatives are to help elect those candidates. But wait, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, more and more and more Republican candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that they are “moderate,” that is, that they reject many planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, that they are anti-conservative, that is, that they are anti-Republican.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/24/what-good-is-a-republican-victory/

BREITBART
— Facebook Suppressed Breitbart News Traffic by Twenty Percent – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/10/24/facebook-reduced-breitbart-traffic-twenty-percent/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams Response as 2,000 Migrants Continue Walk Through Southern Mexico
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexico-migrant-march/2021/10/24/id/1041769/
— Trump Hits Fox for Running Pro-Democrat Ads – Jack Gournell
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/democrat-commercials/2021/10/24/id/1041789/
— Pollster McLaughlin Predicts Trump Would Trounce Biden If Election Held Now – Fran Beyer
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mclaughlin-polling-trump-biden/2021/10/24/id/1041764/
— Pelosi: Wealth Tax Likely Included on Final Spending Bill – Sandy Fitzgerald
(COMMENT: Should everyone be required to disclose where their wealth came from? My wealth came from what I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997; and collecting Social Security since 2010.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pelosi-wealthtax-spendingbill-house/2021/10/24/id/1041742/

FEDERALIST
— In Predatory Contract Negotiations, Google Comes For Roku. – Rachel Bovard
(COMMENT: I should write a book about a) those who I have sued and b) those who act like those who I have sued gave them lots of money, sign locations, etc. if they a) stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans this year so DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) ended my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012, c) ended my WCC Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, d) ended my MTRO webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, e) ended my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, f) tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, g) viciously ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and h) ended my AAPC MC board membership in 2004.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/25/in-predatory-contract-negotiations-google-comes-for-roku/
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Admits Her ‘1619 Project’ Is A Useful Political ‘Narrative’ ‘The narrative allows for policy,’ Hannah-Jones said, referring to how The New York Times’ inaccurate advocacy journalism is used to push critical race theory and reparations. – Mary Grabar
(COMMENT: Ever-increasing, Democrats use 1619 to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, 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://thefederalist.com/2021/10/25/nikole-hannah-jones-admits-her-1619-project-is-a-useful-narrative/

CENTER SQUARE
— Biden robs Boomers to finance identity politics – William Haupt III
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/op-ed-biden-robs-boomers-to-finance-identity-politics/article_9154f482-328c-11ec-947c-4b39843b8452.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Fiona Hill: ‘Open civil war’ possible if Trump elected in 2024 because Dems will see win as ‘illegitimate’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/10/24/fiona-hill-open-civil-war-possible-if-trump-elected-in-2024-because-dems-will-see-win-as-illegitimate-1153621/

EPOCH TIMES
— Vaccine Mandate Threatens Major Trucking Disruption, Industry Insiders Say. – JACKSON ELLIOTT, CARA DING, ALLAN STEIN, STEVEN KOVAC, JANNIS FALKENSTERN AND NICK CIOLINO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/biden-plays-chicken-with-semitruck-drivers_4063261.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Picking Their Fights
(COMMENT: Who has picked fights with you? I should write a book about those who have picked fights with me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC). I would focus on those who wanted me to sue them. I would focus on those who disapprove of my demographics. I would focus on those who a) stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans this year so DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) ended my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012, c) ended my WCC Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, d) ended my MTRO webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, e) ended my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, f) tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, g) viciously ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and h) ended my AAPC MC board membership in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/briefing/biden-congress-democrats-spending-bill.html
— Tax Evasion and the Republican Party – Binyamin Appelbaum
(DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $102,188-$109,001/year. In April of 1988, GAO issued a 49-page report on CID’s program to address unreported illegal source income. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 In March of 1989, GAO issued a 32-page report on CID’s program to address unreported legal source income. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 )
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/opinion/republicans-tax-evasion.html
— Journalists Fret as Hong Kong Civil Society Buckles – Austin Ramzy
(COMMENT: In Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, conservative-hating RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes can crow about their a) success in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks and b) harming the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition. So far, conservative-hating RINOs have not been able to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/world/asia/hong-kong-civil-society.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unions have folded. Political parties have shut down. Independent media outlets and civil rights groups have disappeared. The Hong Kong government, its authority backed fully by Beijing, is shutting down the city’s civil society, once the most vibrant in Asia, one organization at a time. But one group, the Hong Kong Journalists Association, has refused to fold, even as Hong Kong’s security secretary repeatedly singles it out for public criticism. “We will try to fight to the last moment,” said Ronson Chan, the association’s chairman. “But honestly, it’s a gamble. How cruelly will the Beijing government treat us? We know the history of journalists in the People’s Republic of China.” The authorities have used a national security law, which was introduced last year after months of widespread antigovernment protest, to silence dissent. Dozens of groups have been forced to disband.)

NEW YORK POST
— De Blasio’s bid to rid NYC of Trump name could cost taxpayers over $30M – Lois Weiss
https://nypost.com/2021/10/24/de-blasios-bid-to-rid-nyc-of-trump-name-could-cost-30-million/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook’s Internal Chat Boards Show Politics Often at Center of Decision Making. In hot debates, employees and management spar over allegations content rules aren’t enforced for Breitbart and other right-wing publishers for fear of public blowback. Other internal documents show management expresses wariness of appearing biased. – Keach Hagey and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-politics-decision-making-documents-11635100195
— Reinventing Yourself in Retirement Sounds Great. But It Isn’t So Easy. – Carol Hymowitz
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned the experience that I gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $102,118-$132,845, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,935-$97,395, c) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor and CPA examinations on my first attempt.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/reinventing-yourself-during-retirement-11634665343
— I Spent 44 Years Studying Retirement. Then I Retired. I was more prepared than just about anybody. And some things are exactly what I expected. But other things—not so much. – David Ekerdt
(COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I have been retired for more than 24 years. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/44-years-studying-retirement-11634913113

FORBES
— Is There Wasteful Spending In The $3.5 T “Human Infrastructure” Reconciliation Bill? – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/10/24/is-there-wasteful-spending-in-the-35-t-human-infrastructure-reconciliation-bill/

COLLINS DICTIONARY
— Someone’s side of the story
(COMMENT: Everyone should write a book to give their side of the story. I would focus on those who took adverse actions against me and the adverse actions that they took. I would focus on a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter; b) the leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Park District; c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers; and d) those who I have sued.)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/someones-side-of-the-story

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.