September 11, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— Republican politician, friend of Charlie Kirk, Aaron Del Mar speaks after Kirk fatally shot
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/top-videos-home/republican-politician-friend-of-charlie-kirk-aaron-del-mar-speaks-after-kirk-fatally-shot/3822434/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/president-trump-seemingly-pumps-brakes-on-national-guard-chicago/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leaders
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250910/crime/senseless-violence-former-wheeling-high-athlete-remembered-by-suburban-leaders/
— Sept. 11 observances across the suburbs. I organized Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 9/11 observances. I should write about those Wheaton officials who boycotted those events. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since then.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250908/lifestyle/sept-11-observances-across-the-suburbs-3/

SOUTHERN
— Outpouring of grief from Trump, Vance other leaders after Charlie Kirk fatal shooting
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/10/outpouring-of-grief-from-trump-vance-other-leaders-after-charlie-kirk-fatal-shooting/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Illinois lawmakers react to deadly shooting of conservative activist, native son, Charlie Kirk
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-deadly-shooting-of-conservative-activist-native-son-charlie-kirk/20250910173836/

WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-calls-out-homan-ice-for-racial-profiling-in-chicago-as-operation-midway-blitz-moves/article_59aab2a8-870e-42d7-8226-ccc8cedc10f0.html

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— State rep John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, says IL GOP will be outspent ’20 to 1′ in 2026 elections
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/state-rep-says-il-gop-will-be-outspent-20-to-1-in-2026-elections/article_5d470e41-a38b-4406-8ca9-380c25d8d80d.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Friends worried about Charlie Kirk’s safety
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/11/friends-worried-about-charlie-kirks-safety-00557077
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THE ASSASSINATION of Charlie Kirk — the Wheeling native who rose from Illinois politics to become one of Donald Trump’s closest conservative allies — is reverberating through the state’s political circles, with friends saying they had feared for his well-being. “Those of us who love and care about Charlie have been worried about his safety,” Illinois businessman Gary Rabine said in a text statement. Rabine was an early backer of Turning Point USA, which Kirk cofounded in 2012 to bring conservative ideas to college campuses. “I have watched him over the past 13 years become the greatest leader behind positive change in our college universities and our country,” said Rabine, who ran for governor in 2022. “Terrible tragedy,” said former Gov. Bruce Rauner, another early donor to Turning Point noting Kirk was part of his 2014 rise to Springfield. Rauner described the young activist as “bright, talented and charismatic.” What we know: Kirk, 31, was killed by a single gunshot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in the conservative town of Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. No one is yet in custody, according to The Associated Press. He leaves behind a wife and two young children. Congressman Darin LaHood, a Republican, called the murder “a heinous act of political violence that has become too common in our country. Charlie did not deserve to die because of his ideological views.” Though they rarely saw eye to eye, Gov. JB Pritzker condemned the shooting and drew a wider lesson. “We’ve seen other political violence occur in other states, and it’s got to stop. There are people who are fomenting it in this country,” Pritzker told reporters upon first hearing of the shooting. He pointed to Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 protesters as having “tripped a new era of political violence.” Trump himself broke the news, posting on Truth Social: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!” Later, Trump signaled his anger, blaming the media and “radical left” in a video address from the Oval Office. Kirk got to know Trump while handling social media during his 2016 presidential. From there, he built a national profile as a sharp-tongued defender of the president and his MAGA movement — and a fixture on the conservative speaking circuit. But it was Illinois where Kirk got his political start. He worked on Rauner’s 2014 campaign for governor. In his book, Kirk wrote that he and Turning Point members “barnstormed the state and mobilized students in every county to help Bruce defeat the Chicago political machine.” Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi issued a statement saying, “Charlie’s work for Republicans in Illinois and across the country was invaluable.” And the Illinois Freedom Caucus echoed that, adding, “We are devastated and horrified by the news.”)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Blames Trump for Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/pritzker-blames-trump-for-charlie

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Charlie Kirk was a conservative activist. I am a conservative activist. Ever-increasingly, there are fewer and fewer and fewer conservative activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I am one of the few remaining conservative activists in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Will kirk’s assignation accelerate that trend? Will conservative-haters be emboldened to do more? They have had their operatives and their dupes a) dramatically cut Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, c) destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition, d) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters call Kirk “right-ring.” My critics/opponents call me ‘right-wing.” The more conservative principles that you promote, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, a) the more that Democrats and RINOs call you “right-wing,” b) the more that they blame you for Republican defeats, c) the more that they hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and c) the more/bigger adverse actions that they take against you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinoius.com
— Democrats and RINOs hate conservatives. Charlie Kirk was conservative. I am conservative. The more conservative that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs promote more hatred against you, and therefore, the more prepared that you should be for the adverse actions that Democrats and RINOs will take against you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Charlie Kirk assassination blamed on growing left-wing violence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/10/control-charlie-kirk-assassination-blamed-growing-left-wing-violence/

NEW YORK POST
— Charlie Kirk assassin picked spot that could allow him to get ‘miles and miles away’ in just minutes
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/charlie-kirk-assassin-picked-spot-that-could-allow-him-to-get-miles-and-miles-away-in-minutes-retired-fbi-agent/
— Mourners hold vigils across US after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-valley-university-live-updates/
— Melania Trump mourns for Charlie Kirk’s children in heart-wrenching post after his assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/melania-trump-mourns-for-charlie-kirks-children-in-heart-wrenching-post-after-his-assassination/
— MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd fired over Charlie Kirk comments after assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/msnbc-analyst-matthew-dowd-fired-over-charlie-kirk-comments-after-assassination/
— Ghoulish Dems, liberals are blaming Trump, Charlie Kirk for his own assassination — as MSNBC analyst is fired over comments. My critics/opponents blame me for all my problems.  I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most biggest adverse actions against me.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/ghoulish-dems-liberals-are-blaming-charlie-kirk-for-his-own-assassination/

BREITBART
— Pritzker Blames Trump After Charlie Kirk Assassinated: ‘President’s Rhetoric Often Foments’ Violence. Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/10/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-blamed-trump-after-charlie-kirk-shot-presidents-rhetoric-often-foments-violence/

CATHOLIC HERALD
— Charlie Kirk dies at 31: the conservative who shaped a generation
https://thecatholicherald.com/article/charlie-kirk-dies-at-31-the-conservative-who-shaped-a-generation

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Vows to Find Those Involved in Killing of Charlie Kirk. ‘My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence,’ the president said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-vows-to-find-those-involved-in-killing-of-charlie-kirk-5913285

FOX NEWS
— Vance pens heartfelt tribute to Charlie Kirk after assassination: ‘You ran a good race, my friend’  Turning Point USA founder introduced Vance to Trump campaign team and advocated for VP nomination.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-vance-pens-heartfelt-tribute-charlie-kirk-assassination-you-ran-good-race-my-friend
— Charlie Kirk rose to become conservative powerhouse, transformative campus figure
https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlie-kirk-rising-star-conservative-movement-ahead-horrific-utah-valley-university-shooting
— Trump releases video statement on Charlie Kirk assassination. “This is a dark moment for America,” President Donald Trump declared after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a college event in Utah.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379075859112
— Vigils held across US after assassination of Charlie Kirk: ‘We must heal.’  ‘Charlie Kirk’s local Catholic community gathers to pray the Rosary for the Eternal Rest of his soul,’ Catholics for Catholics said on social media.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vigils-held-across-us-after-assassination-charlie-kirk-we-must-heal
— Pritzker critic in Congress introduces bill to crackdown on sanctuary states ‘gambling with America. ‘Sanctuary states like Illinois are gambling with American lives by handing out driver’s licenses and CDLs to illegal aliens,’ said Rep Mary Miller, R-Ill.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-pritzker-critic-congress-introduces-bill-crackdown-sanctuary-states-gambling-america

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Left Wastes No Time Expressing Vile, Cruel Reactions After Charlie Kirk Shooting
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/09/the-left-wastes-no-time-expressing-vile-cruel-reactions-after-charlie-kirk-shooting/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pritzker Blames Trump for Rise in ‘Political Violence’ Following Charlie Kirk’s Death. Pritzker ever-increasingly makes it clear that he will get rid of you if you do not share his hatred against Trump. Pritzker has the power to destroy whoever and whatever he wants to in Illinois.
https://www.westernjournal.com/jb-pritzker-blames-trump-rise-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Political violence fears surge after Charlie Kirk killing
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5497758-assassination-charlie-kirk-shock/

NBC NEWS
— Trump remembers Charlie Kirk in social media video
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/president-trump-remembers-charlie-kirk-in-social-media-video-247332933706
— Charlie Kirk assassination prompts outcry over political violence
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-shooting-charlie-kirk-event-utah-rcna230437
— Several vigils held across the U.S. in honor of Charlie Kirk
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/several-vigils-held-across-the-u-s-in-honor-of-charlie-kirk-247339589968

CNN
— Kirk assassination is a national tragedy in a polarized America
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-utah-political-violence-analysis
— Charlie Kirk’s Last Speech on Transgender Shooter Before Assassination | Conservative Activist Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s6IeKwJh1o

REUTERS
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters call conservatives “right-wing.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/right-wing-activist-charlie-kirk-dead-31-played-key-role-trumps-2024-victory-2025-09-10/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/reactions-fatal-shooting-us-right-wing-activist-charlie-kirk-2025-09-10/
— Days before death, Charlie Kirk debuted his conservative message in Asia
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/days-before-death-charlie-kirk-debuted-his-conservative-message-asia-2025-09-11/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-video-graphic-online-social-media-6cfd4dfde356b960aeea69c01ea3ec34

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hopes for a Fast Capture of Kirk’s Shooter Fade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-manhunt-fbi.html
— Maps, Video and Photos: Where and When Charlie Kirk Was Fatally Shot
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-timeline-map.html
— Trump Says ‘Radical Left’ Rhetoric Contributed to Charlie Kirk’s Death. President Trump promised to find those responsible for political violence, as well as the “organizations that fund it and support it.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-charlie-kirk-address.html
— Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence. Initial expressions of grief and shock were overtaken by open calls for reckoning and vengeance, as some proclaimed the country was on the brink of civil war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-political-violence.html
— At the White House, Trump’s Grief and Shock Turn to Rage Over Charlie Kirk. President Trump asked for updates and met with advisers in the Oval Office before recording a four-minute video in which he blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for the killing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-reaction-charlie-kirk.html
— Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues. Here are some of the right-wing activist’s stances on gun control, climate change and other issues.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-views-guns-gender-climate.html
— What Has the Trump Administration Gotten From Law Firms and Universities? Trump has used the full force of the federal government to push for transactional agreements. If people like Trump had been president when I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors would not have been able to take the adverse actions against me that they did.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/06/us/trump-deals-law-firms-universities-concessions.html
— ​Anger Mounts in Korea as Release of Workers Detained in Georgia Is Delayed. It is unclear when the South Korean detainees will be repatriated. They were previously scheduled to depart the United States on Wednesday. What percent of things “made in America” were made my citizens of foreign countries in America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/asia/georgia-immigration-raid-hyundai-workers-south-korea.html
— What percent of employers in America are dependent on illegal labor?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/business/economy/jobs-immigration-deportations-hiring.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Vance to visit Charlie Kirk’s family, canceling 9/11 memorial trip. The vice president and the conservative activist, who was killed Wednesday, had a friendship that went back eight years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/11/vance-kirk-utah-new-york/
— In Trump’s White House, Charlie Kirk’s killing is deeply personal. The conservative founder of Turning Point USA animated a generation of young activists and was on a first-name basis with most of the West Wing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-trump-white-house/

USA TODAY
— ‘Martyr for truth.’ Trump vows vengeance against ‘radical Left’ for Charlie Kirk killing. Trump, saying he was ‘filled with grief and anger,’ vowed in a taped address to ‘find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity.’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/10/trump-vows-vengeance-against-radical-left-for-charlie-kirk-slaying/86085895007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Kids? Marriage? Young adults are delaying these key milestones.  Back in the good old days, I bought new cars when I was 17 in 1966, 19, 20, 23 (1972 Corvette), 25, 29, etc. I earned a bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I started working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights when I was 21 and for IRS in Chicago and then Harvey when I was 22. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought condos in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and 27.  I earned an MBA when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. My wife and I got married and bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. My wife and I tried to have children, but we gave up.  We had a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. According to my critics/opponents, I could not have done the aforesaid if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/02/young-adults-not-reaching-key-milestones/85835777007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1975, about 45% of young adults ages 25 to 34 had moved out of their parents’ home, were working, had married and had had children. Fifty years later, less than 25% of adults that age had done the same.)

NEWS24
— Charlie Kirk a ‘casualty of war’, will spur action from MAGA, says Steve Bannon
https://www.news24.com/world/charlie-kirk-a-casualty-of-war-will-spur-action-from-maga-says-steve-bannon-20250911-0421

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The assassination of Charlie Kirk. The MAGA movement leader was known for inviting debate with opponents.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-murder-utah-turning-point-usa-ed29b982

FORTUNE
— Charlie Kirk went from a college dropout to building a $92 million-a-year political movement with a direct line to President Trump by 31
https://fortune.com/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-college-dropout-to-building-turning-point-usa-trump/

POLITICO
— The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 gave all the managers who they sent to run their Chicago office lists of employees to get rid of. Of course, I was on all those lists.  The more of the following that employees were, the higher up that they were on those lists: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/10/fbi-fired-leaders-lawsuit-donald-trump-00555825

NPR
— Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/10/nx-s1-5533120/pritzker-trump-chicago-troops

TIME
— ‘This Is War’: Trump and Others on Right Call for Crackdown on Left After Charlie Kirk’s Murder
https://time.com/7316315/republicans-far-right-reacts-charlie-kirk-death-blame-left-crackdown/

ATLANTIC
— Charlie Kirk Was Trump’s Envoy to a New Generation. The conservative activist was one of the most influential unelected people in America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/charlie-kirk-shooting/684173/

DAILY MAIL
— Left-wing social media ideologues celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk and say he ‘deserved’ to be shot
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15086259/Disgusting-comments-left-wing-lunatics-Charlie-Kirk.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Left-wing social media fanatics have celebrated influencer Charlie Kirk’s murder –  with some comparing him to Adolf Hitler and even suggesting he ‘deserved’ his fate.  Kirk, the chief executive and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot dead at an event at a Utah college yesterday. The killing of Donald Trump’s ally is the latest example of political violence in the US spanning a range of political ideologies and affecting both major political parties. But left-leaning ideologues made light of it, with one writing: ‘I’m not saying Charlie Kirk deserved to be shot, but I think enablers to pedophiles should be shot, too.’ Some TikTokers also reacted casually to Kirk’s death, with one mock crying while a dramatic song played, with the caption: ‘Charlie Kirk got s**t? Awwww.’ Another liberal posted: ‘Hitler giving Charlie Kirk a tour in hell’, adding a GIF from a TV show. Another called Kirk ‘a f***ing Nazi. And you know what kind of Nazi is the best Nazi? A dead one. Thank God that s***stain of a person is no longer in this world’.  Others mocked Kirk’s steadfast commitment to open debate and exchange of ideas: ‘Why didn’t Charlie Kirk just debate the bullet? he would have easily deflected.’ Many unearthed clips of Mr. Kirk defending incidents of gun violence as ‘unfortunately’ worth maintaining the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution.)

TIMES OF INDIA
— “Make call centers American again”: Conservatives turn visa and outsourcing debates into a fight against Indian talent
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/make-call-centers-american-again-conservatives-turn-visa-and-outsourcing-debates-into-a-fight-against-indian-talent/ar-AA1M1bGA

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Socialists ever-increasingly promote more hatred against America
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/11/ucdo-s11.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.