September 15 Morning Edition

WTTW
— CPS Parents Protest, Demands Include More Testing, Remote Learning Option – Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/14/cps-parents-protest-demands-include-more-testing-remote-learning-option

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Southern Illinois reported zero available ICU beds this week, amid COVID-19 surge – LISA SCHENCKER, DAN PETRELLA and JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-zero-icu-beds-covid-20210915-k672qydhsfbqfpmg52yyjpv2wy-story.html
— State worker pension systems reach best shape since 2008, study finds. Illinois ramping up contributions but still behind. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-us-state-pension-funds-illinois-ap-20210914-sz4kfuczmjfufg7fxvmukempuy-story.html
— Did Black Lives Matter trigger the Jan. 6 Capitol attack? – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-black-lives-matter-capitol-attack-trump-page-20210914-4fdcf3faszgovhqk7yttmd743e-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Parents ask Glen Ellyn officials to push protesting anti-maskers away from elementary school – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210914/parents-ask-glen-ellyn-officials-to-push-protesting-anti-maskers-away-from-elementary-school
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, who has been promoting school protests against mask use in her emailed newsletter, said it’s the Glen Ellyn parents who have been hurling insults at the protesters. . .Ives said she’s not involved with organizing the Glen Ellyn protest and hasn’t been attending daily. In her Sept. 12 newsletter, she asks readers to “join the dedicated group of parents who are standing up for parental rights in Glen Ellyn” and gives the time and address for the demonstrations. Masks in schools have been required by the state of Illinois since Aug. 4. Ives said there has been “misinformation” spread about the protesters. “There is video evidence of the other side literally dropping swear words left and right,” she said. “Those guys are unhinged.”)
— The feminization of America: What will it look like? – Michael Barone
(COMMENT: Those who want to destroy America a) promote the feminization of America, b) promote dependency on government, c) promote dependency on charity, d) promote LGBTQ, e) promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the traditional family, f) promote abortion, g) promote mass/illegal immigration, h) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments, j) promote patronage, k) promote political affiliation discrimination, l) promote reverse discrimination, m) promote BLM, n) promote CRT, o) promote 1619, p) promote reparations, q) promote age discrimination, and r) promote the rest of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210915/the-feminization-of-america-what-will-it-look-like

CHAMPAIGN NEWS GAZETTE
— UI professor fights different pandemic challenge: Mayan language barrier
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/ui-professor-fights-different-pandemic-challenge-mayan-language-barrier/article_d82d777b-581d-5e06-9ba0-11b29b4c0e0f.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois will pay you $4,000 to buy an electric car, but only if you live in Chicagoland – Jakob Emerson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-will-pay-you-4000-to-buy-an-electric-car-but-only-if-you-live-in-chicagoland

WAND
— Region 5 of Illinois runs out of ICU beds
https://www.wandtv.com/news/region-5-of-illinois-runs-out-of-icu-beds/article_95788698-1593-11ec-9f84-8713a4a17c34.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump aides aim to build GOP opposition to Afghan refugees – AP
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-aides-aim-to-build-gop-opposition-to-afghan-refugees

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, reorganizations, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

ILLINOIS NEW BUREAU
— Perception of COVID-19 vulnerability hurts job prospects – PHIL CICIORA
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, being the following hurts your job prospects: 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://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1183132164

JOHN KASS
— How do Mayor Wokefoot and “The White Shadow” fight Chicago’s violent crime epidemic? They spin and spin.
https://johnkassnews.com/how-do-mayor-wokefoot-and-the-white-shadow-fight-chicago-crime/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Teutopolis, IL School District Confines Five Students in Isolation for Hours as Punishment for Protesting Mask Mandate – Jim Hoft
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/teutopolis-il-school-district-confines-five-students-isolation-hours-punishment-protesting-mask-mandate/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Chicago Reporter William Kelly talks about near-death experience with COVID-19
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/chicago-reporter-william-kelly-talks-about-near-death-experience-with-covid-19

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Potential Republican candidates trail Pritzker’s campaign cash lead – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/potential-republican-candidates-trail-pritzker-s-campaign-cash-lead/article_0108d102-1598-11ec-858f-af77bef39c85.html

WIREPOINTS
— Civic groups, top business leaders and media are complicit in Illinois, Chicago’s decline
https://wirepoints.org/civic-groups-top-business-leaders-and-media-are-complicit-in-illinois-chicagos-decline-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/
— Illinois lost more students to out-of-state colleges than any other state in the nation since 2010
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-lost-more-students-to-out-of-state-colleges-than-any-other-state-in-the-nation-since-2010-wirepoints-joins-the-scott-slocum-show-on-wjol/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senate Republicans urge Blinken to designate Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/15/senate-republicans-urge-blinken-to-designate-talib/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Democrats Fiddle an Old Tune On Race. Dividing people by color is essential to maintaining the power of the leftist elites. – Maurice Richards
https://amgreatness.com/2021/09/14/democrats-fiddle-an-old-tune-on-race/

BREITBART
— Democrats’ Amnesty Skews Federal Aid to Coastal States – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/09/14/democrats-amnesty-skews-fed-aid-coastal-states/

DAILY CALLER
— Newsom Sails Past Republican Recall, Will Remain California’s Governor – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/15/gavin-newsom-sails-past-republican-recall-remain-california-governor/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Google BANS Live Action’s Pro-Life Ads – Autumn Johnson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/09/14/go-figure-google-bans-live-actions-pro-life-ads

TOWNHALL
— Excerpt From ‘Radical Nation: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America’ – Sean Spicer
https://townhall.com/columnists/seanspicer/2021/09/15/excerpt-from-radical-nation-joe-biden-and-kamala-harriss-dangerous-plan-for-america-n2595860

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Legal Immigration Will Explode Under ‘Budget Reconciliation’ Bill – Robert Law
https://cis.org/Law/Legal-Immigration-Will-Explode-Under-Budget-Reconciliation-Bill

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— CONFRONTING YET ANOTHER INDOCTRINATING SCHOOL YEAR – Paul Driessen
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/confronting-yet-another-indoctrinating-school-year

THE HILL
— Newsom easily beats back recall effort in California – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/572294-newsom-easily-beats-back-recall-effort-in-california
— Michael Jordan, Jordan Brand donating $1M to help diversify newsrooms – OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
(COMMENT: Virtually everyone in the mainstream new media a) is a moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, or RINO; b) promotes 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, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination; and/or c) is 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://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/572211-michael-jordan-jordan-brand-donating-1m-to-help-diversify

NEW YORK TIMES
— George W. Bush 2021, Meet George W. Bush 2001 – Jamelle Bouie
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/opinion/george-w-bush-911-speech.html
— The Coming ‘Tsunami’ of Books on Race
(COMMENT: Expect that beyond overwhelmingly, they will promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/books/new-books-race-racism-antiracism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aides-aim-to-build-gop-opposition-to-afghan-refugees/2021/09/15/7c0e1208-15da-11ec-a019-cb193b28aa73_story.html

USA TODAY
— Men are skipping college. Here’s why that trend could have devastating consequences. Our View: Figuring out why men aren’t enrolling in college must be a national priority. Department of Education should study how to reverse this trend. – Editorial
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats demand that employer hire, retain, and promote Democrat women, and especially Democrat women who are minority, younger, LGBTQ, not married, childless, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, 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.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/09/15/college-fewer-men-hurts-america/8278887002/
— Facing workplace discrimination? EEOC might put you on its low-priority list from Day 1. – Nick Penzenstadler
(COMMENT: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” so it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, which it did.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/09/14/eeocs-secret-triage-system-means-black-discrimination-deemphasized/7886524002/
— Read the latest in USA TODAY’s investigation behind the scenes at the EEOC – Nick Penzenstadler
(COMMENT: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” so it could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, which it did.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/09/14/read-eeocs-secret-triage-system/8320390002/
— Obamas, Bushes, Clintons help launch organization to assist Afghan refugees – Rebecca Morin
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/14/ex-obama-bush-officials-launch-welcome-us-help-afghan-refugees/8309125002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— States That Have Welcomed the Most Refugees From Afghanistan. In the last 20 years, more than 97,000 Afghans have been resettled in the U.S. This is where they ended up. – Braeden Waddell
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-09-14/afghan-refugee-resettlement-by-state

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Your guide to the ultimate family tree: How to trace your lineage back centuries – Minnah Arshad
(COMMENT: Expect that if you seek a government office or a political office as a Republican, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will “trace your lineage back centuries” to find mud to throw at you. My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854.)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/09/01/genealogy-dna-archives-stories/7934742002/

WION NEWS
— ‘That’s treason’: Trump lashes out after general claims to have informed China about possible US attack
https://www.wionews.com/world/thats-treason-trump-lashes-out-after-general-claims-to-have-informed-china-about-possible-us-attack-413259

FOX WEST MICHIGAN
— Where you live could determine how long you stay independent, new study says – Vanessa Misciagna
https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/where-you-live-could-determine-how-long-you-stay-independent-new-study-says

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is Racial Gerrymandering Going Out of Style? Some liberals are coming around to the view that white voters will elect black candidates. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-gerrymandering-redistricting-black-voters-identity-politics-voter-suppression-11631650622
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Census Figures Show Americans’ Incomes Fell in 2020 – John McCormick and Paul Overberg
(COMMENT: In today’s dollars, my income fell 59% in 1997 when I was when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In today’s dollars, my income fell 21% in 1980 when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take a pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-incomes-fell-in-2020-census-figures-show-11631629285

FORTUNE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, reorganizations, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2021/09/14/real-reason-people-fear-critical-race-theory/

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, reorganizations, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2021/09/14/successful-racism-conversations-require-3-key-ingredients-unfortunately-most-workplaces-dont-have-them/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaszkutak/2021/09/14/canvas-raises-50-million-to-make-it-easier-for-companies-to-hire-diverse-talent/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less that big law firms want you: 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://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/big-law-firms-meet-diversity-program-requirements-group-says

PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
— Trump Judges Affirm Dismissal of Black Man’s Job Discrimination Case against City Fire Department: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears – Elliot Mincberg
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that in Diersen v. GAO, Republican elected officials in Illinois sided with the Democrats who ran GAO while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, that is, that Republican elected officials in Illinois promote patronage, promote political affiliation discrimination, promote reverse discrimination, promote age discrimination, and promote retaliation. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/trump-judges-affirm-dismissal-of-black-mans-job-discrimination-case-against-city-fire-department-confirmed-judges-confirmed-fears/

OUR PUBLIC SERVICE
— Ready to Govern
(COMMENT: I should write a book a) about candidates for federal offices on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, and their campaign managers and b) about federal elected officials and their staff members in Illinois who have wasted my knowledge of the federal government the most. GAO audits federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $102,188-$132,845/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. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $83,935-$97,395/year.)
https://ourpublicservice.org/programs/ready-to-govern-2/
(FROM THE POSTING: Ready to Govern is a series of 90-minute onboarding sessions designed to help incoming political appointees and federal leaders navigate a complex federal organization, work well as a team and accelerate their ability to make an impact. As a trusted advisor on presidential transitions and federal leadership development, the Partnership for Public Service is uniquely positioned to quickly get political executives up to speed. Through Ready to Govern, current appointees can participate in up to 11 modules featuring proven content developed from hundreds of conversations with federal leaders. These sessions are led by bipartisan faculty comprised of current or former political appointees and career executives. Using their deep knowledge of the federal government, these experts equip incoming leaders with the information and resources needed to acclimate them to the federal environment and their new roles.)

WIKIPEDIA
— Pretext
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being conservative, religious, and/or Republican, but a) who have worked the hardest against me because they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) who have used pretexts to work against me.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretext

WIKIPEDIA
— Opinion leadership
(COMMENT: I should write a book about opinion leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who paint themselves as being conservative, religious, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who lead governments, conservative organizations, religious organizations, and/or Republican organizations. I would focus on those who a) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and/or b) discourage everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_leadership

I NEWS
— KPMG’s move to tackle class disadvantages will open up new talent – more firms should do the same. The CEO of the Social Mobility Foundation calls on more companies to address disparities for working-class staff – Sarah Atkinson
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on the working-class. I was a member of the working-class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://inews.co.uk/news/business/kpmg-tackle-class-disadvantages-talent-firms-1199555

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.