September 23, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “Businesses say they’re being forced out of West Loop building as migrants move in.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-west-loop-fulton-market-shelter/13816285/
— Democrats acknowledge that Illinois has no cash bail and say that “After Safe-T Act takes effect, states attorneys voice concerns.”
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-no-cash-bail-safe-t-act-2023-law-hinsdale-break-in/13816593/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Cook County Sheriff busts man accused of smuggling guns into Chicago only for him to get out on bond. Lucio Chavez released on $30,000 bond 2 days before Safe-T Act took effect, eliminating Illinois cash bond.”
https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-sheriff-tom-dart-lucio-chavez-chicago-gun-bust/13817430/

NBC5
— City of Chicago denies NBC 5 Investigates’ request for additional records showing how $57 million was spent on staffing migrant shelters. – Bennett Haeberle, Lisa Capitanini and Katy Smyser (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-of-chicago-denies-nbc-5-investigates-request-for-additional-records-showing-how-57-million-was-spent-on-staffing-migrant-shelters/3234618/
— Johnson faces criticism following Chicago’s $29M winterized tents contract with controversial company. GardaWorld, the same private security company that bussed migrants to Chicago, has been contracted for $29 million to build winterized tents to house them. – AP (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/brandon-johnson-gardaworld-migrant-winterized-tents-contract-conversey-denver/3234124/

FOX32
— Democrats acknowledge that “Tension brews in Chicago’s West Loop as migrant shelter moves into commercial building.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tension-brews-in-chicagos-west-loop-as-migrant-shelter-moves-into-commercial-building
— Democrats acknowledge that “Questions arise over company chosen to build camps for migrants in Chicago.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-camps-company

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin points to ‘glaring example’ in SAFE-T Act after the release of a man on parole charged with burglarizing high-end boutique in Hinsdale. – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/ct-dhd-hinsdale-burglary-release-safet-act-dupage-county-tl-0921-20230921-fxhmnla4jvcwdnxvbepbnwefxi-story.html
— A self-appointed spokesman for Mexican Americans blasts those who are not Mexican American.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-mexican-independence-day-chicago-racial-profiling-segregation-20230922-u7rx6tzvfngwtngth5oaiucv7m-story.html

WBEZ
— Democrats acknowledge that “A Chicago school where six students were killed last year leads a march for peace,”
https://www.wbez.org/stories/a-chicago-school-where-six-students-were-killed-last-year-leads-a-march-for-peace/41f62941-9caf-4c37-bc24-422d96745ccb

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Cook County backs spending about $14 million to buy two suburban hotels for the unhoused. The county was already helping rent the former hotels in Evanston and Oak Park. The plan won approval from the full board, though some commissioners wanted low-income south suburbs prioritized.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/9/22/23885526/cook-county-unhoused-suburban-hotels-oak-park-evanston
— Democrats acknowledge that “Many Illinois counties don’t have the resources to meet demands of SAFE-T Act.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/9/22/23886177/safe-t-act-pre-trial-fairness-demands-illinois-counties-public-defenders-rich-miller
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/22/23884575/violent-threats-are-driving-todays-politics-gene-lyons

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote a) more illegal immigration, more dependency on government, and c) more dependency on charity.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2023/09/22/breaking-down-barriers-west-suburban-community-pantry-using-technology-to-communicate-with-migrant-clients/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2023-09-22/immigration-project-welcomes-new-work-protections-for-some-migrants-but-calls-it-a-piecemeal-approach

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Trump calls for the retirement of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joining a growing number of critics who also support the movement. Trump demanded McConnell’s retirement in a post on his Truth Social page Friday, attacking the senator for his advanced age and lack of leadership.” Of course, all my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, wanted me to take GAO’s early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997. They stressed a) that I had been the office’s only active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) that my job and my preferred corner office could be given to my Black subordinate if I retired, c) that I could “afford” to suffer a dramatic reduction in my Civil Service Retirement System pension for the rest of my life, d) that I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination since I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, e) that my demographics did not help GAO meet any of its Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, f) that I had not been promoted to GS-14 and that my promotions to GS-13, GS-12, and GS-11 had been delayed, g) that I had to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, h) that GAO had forced its GS-15 manager to retire in 1987 who had promoted me to GS-13 in 1986, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had arranged for the aforesaid transfer, i) that GAO had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and j) that they were confident that my Republican U.S. Senator and my Republican U.S. Representative would not come to my defense.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-calls-on-major-gop-figure-to-retire-gives-the-radical-left-lunatics-everything-they-want-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-maga-truth-social-post-2024-gop-presidential-race-senate

WSAW
— Democrats crow that the “EEOC (in Chicago) sues UPS for allegedly refusing to hire hearing-impaired drivers.” In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.wsaw.com/2023/09/22/eeoc-sues-ups-not-hiring-hearing-impaired-truck-drivers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/22/isabels-afternoon-roundup-11/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker resorts to labeling – false labeling – to fend off criticism of his Chinese communist-linked project in Illinois – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-resorts-to-labeling-false-labeling-to-fend-off-criticism-of-his-chinese-communist-linked-project-in-illinois-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrats acknowledge that “Studies finding Illinois lowest for racial equality has some looking for change.” Democrats ever-increasingly a) run Illinois and b) shout at minorities that Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, cause all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7d423010-598e-11ee-8df5-0b06d5cd748b.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION RESTRICTS PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE, TOO – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-teachers-union-restricts-public-school-choice-too/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mayor Brandon Johnson, Toni Preckwinkle Attend White House Event Announcing the Creation of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, State Rifle Assoc. Responds
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/09/mayor-brandon-johnson-toni-preckwinkle-attend-white-house-event-announcing-the-creation-of-the-office-of-gun-violence-prevention-state-rifle-assoc-responds.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to U.S. immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents – Elliot Spagat
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/21/after-lull-asylum-seekers-adapt-to-us-immigration-/
— DHS breaks record with more than 300,000 unauthorized entries in August – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/22/dhs-breaks-record-more-300000-unauthorized-entries/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden makes border history with most immigrant encounters in August ever recorded – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/biden-august-border-record-illegal-crossing-attempts
— Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/limited-reparations-is-good-policy-and-better-politics

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Media Let Biden Take Credit for Pause in Border Crisis. Now They’re Letting Him Shift Blame. – Drew Holden
https://freebeacon.com/media/biden-border-crisis-media-bias/

NEW YORK POST
— How the Supremes can head off back-door racial favoritism by US colleges – Wai Wah Chin
https://nypost.com/2023/09/22/as-colleges-rush-to-keep-discriminating-the-supreme-court-should-ban-the-box-on-racial-id/

AMAC
— Federal Government Program Allows More Than 200,000 Illegal Aliens To Fly Right Over The Border
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/federal-government-program-allows-more-than-200000-illegal-aliens-to-fly-right-over-the-border/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Succumbing to blasphemy: LGBTQ affirmation within the Church. – Steve Jordahl (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been in promoting LGBTQ in your church?)
https://afn.net/church/2023/09/22/succumbing-to-blasphemy-lgbtq-affirmation-within-the-church/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Loathsome diseases are coming to America across the southern border – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/loathsome_diseases_are_coming_to_america_across_the_southern_border.html
— With border surging, Biden cooks up new ways to make it worse – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/with_border_surging_biden_cooks_up_new_ways_to_make_it_worse.html
— Democrat politicians putting America — and Americans — last; China and migrants first – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/democratic_politicians_putting_america__and_americans__last_china_and_migrants_first.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Government sanctioned invasion’ cards: Leaked images reveal Biden admin’s ‘insane’ plan for illegals – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/22/government-sanctioned-invasion-cards-leaked-images-reveal-biden-admins-insane-plan-for-illegals-1398077/

BREITBART
— Democrats Champion Migrants, Dismiss Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/09/22/democrats-champion-migrants-ignore-americans/
— Illinois Cashless Bail Releases Man Accused of Leaving Dead Wife on Road – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/22/nolte-illinois-cashless-bail-releases-man-accused-leaving-dead-wife-road/
— Biden’s New York Illegal Migrants Cut Wages of Prior Illegals – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/09/22/bidens-new-york-illegal-migrants-cut-wages-prior-illegals/
— Biden to Grow Labor Market with Expedited Work Permits for Migrants, Skipping over Americans on Sidelines – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/22/biden-grow-labor-market-expedited-work-permits-migrants-skipping-americans-sidelines/

DAILY CALLER
— Pritzker’s Office Suggests Scrutiny Of Deal With CCP-Linked Company Is Ginned Up ‘Xenophobia’ – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/22/jb-pritzker-office-gotion-chinese-communist-party-linked-battery-firm-xenophobia/#new_tab
— Thousands Of Migrants Set To Hit The Streets As New York To Start Evicting From Overwhelmed Shelters – NICOLE LITTLEFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/22/nyc-migrants-evicted-from-shelters/

EPOCH TIMES
— Staten Island Protesters Arrested After Blocking Bus Carrying Illegal Immigrants – Matthew Lysiak
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/staten-island-protesters-arrested-after-blocking-bus-carrying-illegal-immigrants-5495442

FOX NEWS
— Hold Biden accountable for broken border; impeach Mayorkas. Number of suspected terrorists crossing our border continues to spike. – Rep. Debbie Lesko
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/hold-biden-accountable-broken-border-impeach-mayorkas

GOPUSA
— Vivek Ramaswamy Reveals ‘Declaration Of Independence From China’ My critics/opponents have always promoted dependency on China, that is, they have always promoted cheap labor.
https://www.gopusa.com/vivek-ramaswamy-reveals-declaration-of-independence-from-china/
— 2023 Could See Highest Number Of People On Food Stamps Since 2016
https://www.gopusa.com/2023-could-see-highest-number-of-people-on-food-stamps-since-2016/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Border Crisis: 100K Illegals Released in 20 Days, Three Cases of Tuberculosis. Total migrant encounters for FYTD23 have surpassed FY22 total setting a new record. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/09/biden-border-crisis-100k-illegals-released-in-20-days-three-cases-of-tuberculosis/

MRC TV
— Kamala Harris Fails to End Border Crisis, So Biden Taps Her to Also End Gun Violence – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/kamala-harris-fails-end-border-crisis-so-biden-taps-her-also-end-gun-violence

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Biggs Estimates 10M Illegal Migrants Under Biden – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/biggs-migrants-illegal/2023/09/22/id/1135535/
— The White House is now leading Americans into believing cars are the leading cause of climate change and promote racism, and should, therefore, be banned. This comes from Pete Buttigieg and a new group of experts he’s put together. – Lauren Fix (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hate cars the most. I would focus on those who hate American nameplate cars the most. I would especially focus on those who hate American muscle cars the most. I have owned American muscle cars since I was 17 years old in 1966.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/laurenfix/pete-buttigieg-biden-racist/2023/09/22/id/1135530/

THOMAS MORE SOCIETY
— After 6 Years of Waiting, Illinois’ Conscience-Violating Abortion Referral Mandate Goes to Trial – Joe Barnas
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/news/after-6-years-of-waiting-illinois-conscience-violating-abortion-referral-mandate-goes-to-trial

TOWNHALL
— The Illegal Immigration Industrial Complex – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2023/09/22/the-illegal-immigration-industrial-complex-n2628820
— Joe Biden Blames His Border Crisis on ‘MAGA Republicans’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/22/biden-blames-border-crisis-on-maga-republicans-n2628819

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump Vows to Invoke 1798 Law to Handle Illegals as Part of ‘Largest Deportation Operation in US History’ – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-vows-invoke-1798-law-handle-illegals-part-largest-deportation-operation-us-history/

ZERO HEDGE
— Texas Declares ‘Invasion’ As 10s Of 1000s Illegally Cross Southern Border – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/texas-declares-invasion-10000-illegals-cross-southern-border-weeks

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/us/politics/migrant-crisis-democrats-cities.html

— The Rising Costs of Owning a Car – Ann Carrns (COMMENT: The cost of my owning seven cars and an SUV is reduced by my driving them less, not driving six of them (two Corvettes, Mustang, Dodge Charger, Thunderbird, and Malibu) at all late fall – early spring and suspending insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/your-money/car-ownership-costs-increase.html

NEW YORK SUN
— A Fantastical Number of Illegals Entering America This Year. Total could be almost as high as the population of New York City. – LAWRENCE KUDLOW (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Democrats will have flooded America with enough illegals that no Republican will ever be elected in America again.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/a-fantastical-number-of-illegals-entering-america-this-year

NEWSWEEK
— Biden’s Border Policies Have Made Every U.S. City a ‘Border Town’ – ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
https://www.newsweek.com/bidens-border-policies-have-made-every-us-city-border-town-opinion-1829032

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One. While Dallas has thrived, elsewhere Democratic policies have exacerbated crime and homelessness. – Eric Johnson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-cities-need-republicans-and-im-becoming-one-dallas-texas-mayor-965dbaa4
— RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/rebound-in-immigration-comes-to-economys-aid-60769edb
— RINOs side with Biden.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/americans-dont-want-another-impeachment-fight-484fe437
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/california-school-districts-transgender-students-38acd6b0
— The Selling of America’s Most Controversial Gun. Private equity turned the AR-15 into a big profit-maker and a charged symbol in the debate over gun rights and mass shootings. – Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-selling-of-americas-most-controversial-gun-3c86127f

NEW REPUBLIC
— Are “Never Trump” Republicans Actually Just Democrats Now? Some are already hardcore progressives. And pollsters, politicians, and analysts from both parties say it may just be a matter of time before the rest switch parties, too. – Ben Jacobs (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest Never Trumpers in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/175331/never-trump-republicans-actually-just-democrats-now

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats say “The Strike From Hell for ‘Union Joe’ The UAW doesn’t want his help, but he will need theirs against Trump, who sees an opportunity.” I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hate unions the most. 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 taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I was a union member 1966-1980. During that time, in today’s dollars, my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year. In my defense. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/uaw-strike-is-straight-from-hell-for-joe-biden.html

GET RELIGION
— Democrats ask “What’s the news impact of the intense racism investigation at Wheaton College?” My wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I should write a book about how my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my living in Wheaton against me. I would focus on those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned Wheaton the most as being full of disgusting undeservedly filthy rich conservatives, Republicans, Protestants, and German Americans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2023/9/20/whats-the-news-impact-of-the-intense-racism-investigation-at-wheaton-college

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Negative Local Impact from Illegal Immigration
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_see_negative_local_impact_from_illegal_immigration

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.