September 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— COVID Illinois: 26 IL schools report COVID-19 outbreaks; 546 have ‘potential exposures’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/education/26-illinois-schools-report-covid-outbreaks/10993956/
— COMMENT: Republican-haters say “Trump, others wrong on US equipment left with Taliban in Afghanistan.”
https://abc7chicago.com/american-equipment-afghanistan-trump-taliban-us-military-fact-check/10992565/
— Amazon to hire 6K people for Matteson and Markham fulfillment centers – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/careers/amazon-hiring-6k-people-for-south-suburban-fulfillment-centers/10993318/


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inaugural Naper Pride Fest scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at Naper Settlement – JEN BANOWETZ
(COMMENT: To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-ent-naper-pridefest-st-0910-20210901-d5eh3ptjk5brzpq4ihynnqor4u-story.html
— Illinois Senate passes energy deal Gov. Pritzker says falls short. Bill includes generous nuclear bailout, closing coal-fired plants, alternative energy investments and ethics reform. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-clean-energy-bill-senate-2021-pritzker/10993997/

FOX32
— Suburban school district paying families $2,000 because they don’t have enough school bus drivers.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-school-district-paying-families-2000-because-they-dont-have-enough-school-bus-drivers

WGN9
— Bloodshed continues in Chicago with 78 homicides in August – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bloodshed-continues-in-chicago-with-78-homicides-in-august/

WTTW
— Chicago Outpacing 2020 Shooting, Homicide Totals Through End of August – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/01/chicago-outpacing-2020-shooting-homicide-totals-through-end-august

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs’ share of state’s COVID-19 deaths is shrinking as downstate bears the brunt – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210901/suburbs-share-of-states-covid-19-deaths-is-shrinking-as–downstate-bears-the-brunt
— COMMENT: To promote DACA is to encourage bringing people into America ilegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210902/dacas-fragility-undermines-the-future-of-immigrant-children-we-need-permanent-immigration-reform
— Hanover Township Mental Health Board awards funding at August meeting
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210901/hanover-township-mental-health-board-awards-funding-at-august-meeting

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger: Leaders should do better ‘calling out b.s.’ on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/09/01/kinzinger-leaders-need-do-better-calling-out-b-s-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation/5682274001/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County GOP goes after Pritzker’s new mask mandate – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/606923145-dupage-county-gop-goes-after-pritzker-s-new-mask-mandate

WIREPOINTS
— Scathing New Report On Chicago Police Pension – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/scathing-new-report-on-chicago-police-pension-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Humbled Pentagon faces questions on true loss of U.S. arms in Afghanistan. Milley sees ‘lessons to be learned’ as Taliban hold parade of American gear. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/pentagon-faces-questions-true-loss-us-arms-afghani/
— Biden officials removed lists of U.S. military gear in Afghanistan from government websites. Taliban parade captured U.S. vehicles amid accounting questions. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/biden-administration-removed-lists-us-military-gea/
— Biden is more of a cold-hearted snake than consoler-in-chief – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/biden-is-more-of-a-cold-hearted-snake-than-console/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Honest Joe Spins Defeat Into Victory – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/honest-joe-spins-defeat-into-victory/

FOX NEWS
— GOP’s critical race theory amendments for defense bill voted down by Dem-led House Armed Services Committee. Many Republicans are concerned that critical race theory is seeping into the military. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-critical-race-theory-amendments-defense-bill-house-armed-services-committee
— Deputy Secretary of Defense vows to get at ‘root causes’ of racial disparities in military justice system. A GAO report found service members of color are more often the subject of court martial proceedings. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/deputy-secretary-of-def-vows-to-get-at-root-causes-of-racial-disparities-in-the-military-justice-system

DAILY CALLER
— ‘I Didn’t Sign Up To Be A Revolutionary’: Former Elementary School Teacher Explains Why She Resigned – SAMANTHA RENCK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/01/i-didnt-sign-up-to-be-a-revolutionary-former-elementary-school-teacher-explains-why-she-resigned-connecticut-critical-race-theory/

NEWSMAX
— Afghanistan: A Tragically Stupid War Comes to a Tragic End – On Paul
https://www.newsmax.com/ronpaul/afghanistan-tragic-stupid-war/2021/09/01/id/1034669/

FEDERALIST
— Our Defeat In Afghanistan Is Only The Beginning. As the post-9/11 chapter closes, a new one begins, marked above all by the end of American deterrence and the eclipse of American power. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/02/our-defeat-in-afghanistan-is-only-the-beginning/

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois School (Manhattan SD 114) Will Reevaluate ‘Gag Order’ Barring Parents From Recording Zoom Classes – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/09/01/illinois-school-will-reevaluate-gag-order-barring-parents-from-recording-zoom-classes-n1475069

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Taliban supporters flaunt mock coffins draped with American and British flags through the streets – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/01/taliban-supporters-flaunt-mock-coffins-draped-with-americana-and-british-flags-through-the-streets-1127487/
— State Department sidesteps question on recognizing Taliban as the rightful government of Afghanistan
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party should not recognize organizations, candidates, elected officials, etc. as being Republican if they do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/state-department-sidesteps-question-on-recognizing-taliban-as-the-rightful-government-of-afghanistan-1128226/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Notre Dame Rejects Criticism of Leprechaun Mascot From Cancel Culture Mob. “A heritage that we regard with respect, loyalty, and affection.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/notre-dame-rejects-criticism-of-leprechaun-mascot-from-cancel-culture-mob/
— ‘Fact Checkers’ Play Word Games To Deny Biden Dozed Off During Meeting With Israeli PM
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/fact-checkers-play-word-games-to-deny-biden-dozed-off-during-meeting-with-israeli-pm/

THE HILL
— Biden attempts to turn page on Afghanistan with domestic refocus – ALEX GANGITANO AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/570472-biden-attempts-to-turn-page-on-afghanistan-with-domestic-refocus

YAHOO NEWS
— Texas Republicans push proposal to punish tech platforms they say censor conservatives – Nihal Krishan
(COMMENT: Since 2000, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following can and should censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Previously, when I was a chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, when I was a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee (GAC), when I was a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee, and when I was a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board of directors, my critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the aforesaid organizations can and should censure me. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me. They succeeded in getting TAPROOT to get rid of me in 2012, WCC GAC in 2010, MTRO as MTRO’S webmaster in 2010 and 2004, ICRC in 2007, and AAPC MC in 2004.)
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-republicans-push-proposal-punish-011600929.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Democrats Promote Cheney to No. 2 Post on Jan. 6 Inquiry Panel. The move was unusual in the House, where the majority party typically gives such roles to one of its own. The Wyoming Republican has been a vocal critic of Donald J. Trump. – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/us/liz-cheney-jan-6-committee.html
— The Taliban Must Overcome Big Obstacles to Obtain International Recognition – Steven Erlanger
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how the following treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) their political consultants, f) their major donors, g) their fundraisers, h) their campaign managers, i) their campaign staff members, j) their campaign volunteers, k) conservative leaders; and l) religious leaders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/asia/taliban-un-afghanistan-us.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Dislike gerrymandering? Then the proposed map from Illinois Democrats should be appalling. – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/01/dislike-gerrymandering-then-proposed-map-illinois-democrats-should-be-appalling/

USA TODAY
— Reporting on race revives bitter memory – Antonia Hylton
(COMMENT: Of course, putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening revives many bitter memories of the many adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) those who I have sued; h) my Democrat superiors in the federal government; i) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/09/02/nbc-southlake-podcast-renewed-memories-reporter-antonia-hylton/5680885001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Taliban’s Promises of Tolerance in Afghanistan Often Don’t Match Reality. From executions of rivals to restrictions on women’s rights, the new Taliban look a lot like the old Taliban.  Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting minister for higher education, said last week that the movement would ban male and female students from studying together at universities. – Sune Engel Rasmussen and Ehsanullah Amiri
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, leaders of the following are less tolerant of conservatives, that is, less tolerant of platform Republicans: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talibans-promises-of-tolerance-in-afghanistan-often-dont-match-reality-11630506729
— Biden’s Ugly Defense of His Afghan Failure. His lie-loaded speech caps off a debacle that could sink his party in 2022 and 2024. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-9-11-taliban-terrorist-attack-2024-presidential-election-2022-midterms-11630524263
— Can Congress Tax Wealth by ‘Deeming’ It Income? A challenge to a 2017 law could shut the door to Elizabeth Warren’s far more ambitious levy. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-tax-wealth-courts-constitution-moore-agrawal-kisankraft-elizabeth-warren-11630529642
— NOVEMBER 17, 2015 FLASHBACK: The Illusion of Being Too Conservative to Win – Peter Nichols, Morristown, N.J.
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs hint/argue/imply/shout that because me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are “too conservative” and even worse things, the following should reject me and reject my newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-illusion-of-being-too-conservative-to-win-1447793772

FORBES
— COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use COVID-19 to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2021/09/01/immigrants-slow-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-as-impediments-block-their-access/
— Social Media Influencer Suing Facebook And Twitter… And Biden – Peter Suciu
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slander me and my slander my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being “too conservative.” For those who know that me and my newsletters are not “too conservative,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander. I would stress the adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/09/01/social-media-influencer-suing-facebook-and-twitter/

FAST COMPANY
— Job Seekers: Make sure you know these vital tips to ensure your background check is accurate – KEVIN NEUDECKER
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress and affirm the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90671452/jobseekers-make-sure-you-know-these-vital-tips-to-ensure-your-background-check-is-accurate

LAW
— Who’s Got Your Back? How Mentorship Can Promote Real Inclusion And Retioion
(COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) in 1986.)
https://www.law.com/2021/08/17/whos-got-your-back-how-mentorship-can-promote-real-inclusion-and-retention/

WFLX
— How much diversity is in your child’s ‘must read’ list? (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use diversity to promote hated against Republicans.)
https://www.wflx.com/2021/09/01/how-much-diversity-is-your-childs-must-read-list/

WGLR
— A national debt: Should government compensate for slavery and racism?
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats make Republicans pay the price of reparations. How much reparations have the Democrats made you pay? In 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black Democrat subordinate, which they did. Previously, to give preference to my Democrat coworkers and subordinates who minority, female, and or younger, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wglr.com/2021/09/02/a-national-debt-should-government-compensate-for-slavery-and-racism/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Combating Whistleblower Retaliation: How to Maximize Your Recovery
(COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, nation origin discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/combating-whistleblower-retaliation-how-to-maximize-your-recovery
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers. Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers both financially and emotionally, including an inability to pay living expenses, reputational harm, alienation, blacklisting, and emotional distress. Whistleblower protection laws can provide a potent remedy, but before bringing a retaliation claim, it is crucial to assess the options under federal and state law and develop a strategy to achieve the optimal recovery. Key issues to consider include the scope of protected whistleblowing, the burden of proof, the damages that a prevailing whistleblower can recover, the forum where the claim would be litigated, and the impact of the retaliation claim on a whistleblower rewards claim.)

NEWSWEEK
— Pro-Trump Republicans Call Kinzinger, Cheney ‘Spies for the Democrats’ Over 1/6 Commission – JASON LEMON
(COMMENT: I should sue those who have hinted that I am a spy for the Democrats.)
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-republicans-call-kinzinger-cheney-spies-democrats-over-1-6-commission-1625413

AXIOS
— Over 20,000 Afghans evacuated from Kabul have arrived in the U.S. – Dave Lawler
(COMMENT: Of course, Democrats will do everything that they can to make these Afghans hate Republicans.)
https://www.axios.com/how-many-afghans-evacuated-us-bases-cb2c745a-220a-41b3-b952-748204816476.html

NATION
— Religion, war and terrorism – Atle Hetland
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken many adverse actions against me. Do they want me to take adverse actions against them? Should I take adverse actions against them?)
https://nation.com.pk/02-Sep-2021/religion-war-and-terrorism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “do unto others what we want others to do unto us.”)

GUARDIAN
— Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children. Black children have access to just 1 cent for every dollar enjoyed by their white counterparts, new research shows, and Hispanic kids fare little better. – Ed Pilkington
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats will call for government a) to take more and more and more opportunities, income, and wealth away from White Republican males and b) to give those opportunities, that income, and that wealth to Democrat minorities, Democrat females, Democrat young people, Democrat LGBTQers, illegals, Democrats who are not married, Democrats who have financial, health, and/or other problems, Democrats who are not Christian, Protestant, Italian American, and/or German American, and/or Democrats whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2021/sep/02/us-wealth-inequality-black-hispanic-children

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.