September 25, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black pastors against Kirk because he opposed race based preference giving.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/black-pastors-charlie-kirk-martyr-racism-political-violence/3828896/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Broadview ICE facility becomes backdrop for candidates to signal immigration stance and raise campaign funds. According to Google AI: ” In a 2004 political advertisement, former Illinois politician and dairy company owner Jim Oberweis flew over Soldier Field in a helicopter to illustrate his position on immigration. During his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign, Oberweis claimed that 10,000 undocumented immigrants entered the country daily—enough to fill Soldier Field weekly.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/broadview-ice-political-candidates/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois, 20 other states win suit on disaster relief funding held up by Trump over ‘sanctuary’ laws
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/24/illinois-wins-suit-on-disaster-relief-funding-held-by-dhs-over-sanctuary-laws

DAILY HERALD
— When is the Daily Herald going to report on the September 21 Kirk event in Wheaton?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/submitted-content/wheaton-church-to-host-pet-blessing-oct-5/
— The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/columns/a-link-between-trust-skepticism-that-can-combat-fake-news-2/

WGLT
— Trump announces hike to visa category used by Indians — and chaos ensues
https://www.wglt.org/2025-09-24/trump-announces-hike-to-visa-category-used-by-indians-and-chaos-ensues

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois Republicans admit impeachment effort of Pritzker likely to go nowhere. I filed Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) in 1998 knowing full-well that the courts were anti-Republican. I filed the lawsuit to get my evidence into the court record. Anyone who reads my filings in the lawsuit will conclude that I should have won.
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/illinois-republicans-admit-impeachment-effort-of-pritzker-likely-to-go-nowhere/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1077474/congress-trying-to-limit-marijuana-rescheduling-but-dea-can-still-act-now/

CHALK BEAT
— Chicago Public Schools loses millions in magnet school money amid dispute over diversity efforts with Trump administration
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/09/24/cps-loses-magnet-school-money-over-dispute-with-trump-administration-over-dei-initiatives/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/25/mayor-counters-trumps-climate-denial-00579939

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-598/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MARK GLENNON
— Will Pritzker Again Spend Millions to Get His Easiest-to-Beat Republican, Darren Bailey, Nominated?
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/will-pritzker-again-spend-millions

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dems Plan Anti-Bailey Demonstration
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/24/dems-plan-anti-bailey-demonstration/
— Looking at the Kane County Treasurer’s Race
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/25/looking-at-the-kane-county-treasurers-race/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gov. Glenn Youngkin donating $100,000 to Turning Point to start chapters in Virginia. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPhzJmmA6M4
— Vance blames Left for Dallas ICE shooting and tells inciters to ‘go straight to hell’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3821981/jd-vance-blames-left-ice-shooting-dallas/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The United States Has Spent $110 Billion on AIDS Prevention. Less Than Half of the Money Went to Medical Supplies and Health Workers.
https://freebeacon.com/america/the-united-states-has-spent-110-billion-on-aids-prevention-less-than-half-of-the-money-went-to-medical-supplies-and-health-workers-a-state-department-audit-found/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blames ‘Radical Left Democrats’ rhetoric for Dallas ICE shooting: ‘This is despicable’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/trump-blames-radical-left-democrats-rhetoric-for-dallas-ice-shooting/
— Charlie Kirk shooter’s trans lover was gifted straight A student — before a family argument upended his life
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/alleged-charlie-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinsons-trans-lover-lance-twiggs-was-gifted-straight-a-student/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-ICE protester murders two illegal aliens in Dallas
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/anti_ice_protester_murders_two_illegal_aliens_in_dallas.html

BREITBART
— 8 Times Democrats Demonized ICE Agents for Enforcing Federal Immigration Law
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/24/8-times-democrats-demonized-ice-agents-for-enforcing-federal-immigration-law/
— The assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk hasn’t slowed his conservative youth movement — rather, it has energized it.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/right-wing-us-movement-continues-campus-tour-without-founder-kirk/
— Turning Point USA on the Cusp of ‘Having a TPUSA or Club America Chapter in Every HS and College Campus in America.’  Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/24/andrew-kolvet-turning-point-usa-on-the-cusp-of-having-a-tpusa-or-club-america-chapter-in-every-hs-and-college-campus-in-america/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote illegal drugs
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/24/hillary-clinton-trump-bombing-alleged-drug-boats-could-end-up-in-international-court-of-justice/
— Americans Greatly Distrust Democrats’ Mass Migration Agenda. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Immigrants are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/24/reuters-poll-americans-greatly-distrust-democrats-mass-migration-agenda/

COLLEGE FIX
— Conservative ‘Fearless Debate’ group removed from Tennessee HBCU amid student uproar
https://www.thecollegefix.com/conservative-fearless-debate-group-removed-from-tennessee-hbcu-amid-student-uproar/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Signs of a ‘Total Systems Collapse’ Are Everywhere—Are You Paying Attention?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nljL65VEXnc

FEDERALIST
— We Can’t Let Leftist Freaks Hijack History To Smear Charlie Kirk
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/24/we-cant-let-leftist-freaks-hijack-history-to-smear-charlie-kirk/
— Club Flyer Cheering Kirk’s Murder Found At Georgetown University
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/24/report-club-flyer-celebrating-charlie-kirks-assassination-found-at-georgetown-university-campus/
— The Left Accuses The Right Of Hate To Avoid Debate And Silence Opposition
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/24/the-left-accuses-the-right-of-hate-to-avoid-debate-and-silence-opposition/

FOX BUSINESS
— Oklahoma planning to put TPUSA chapters in every high school. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfDrhlcToCQ

FOX NEWS
— Cubs’ Matt Shaw has epic game after Mets announcers criticize him for attending Charlie Kirk memorial. Shaw was 3-for-4 with a home run.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cubs-matt-shaw-has-epic-game-after-mets-announcers-criticize-him-attending-charlie-kirk-memorial
— Joy Reid says Vance got into Yale as ‘Appalachian White’ diversity pick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jd-vance-mocks-joy-reid-meme-after-former-msnbc-hosts-affirmative-action-attack
— Oklahoma state superintendent pledges a Turning Point USA chapter for every high school. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.foxnews.com/media/oklahoma-state-superintendent-pledges-turning-point-usa-chapter-every-high-school
— Pastors across US report rise in church attendance after Charlie Kirk’s death
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380085966112

PJ MEDIA
— War Department Axes Woke Feminist Military Committee
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/24/war-dept-axes-woke-military-committee-on-women-n4944067

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Oklahoma Department of Education Announces Partnership with Turning Point USA. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.westernjournal.com/oklahoma-department-education-announces-partnership-turning-point-usa/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Texas A&M controversy puts state at the center of fight over LGBTQ teachings
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5519865-texas-am-lgbtq-teaching-trump-abbott/

ABC NEWS
— For a generation of Black conservatives, Charlie Kirk built more than politics — he built community
https://abcnews.go.com/US/generation-black-conservatives-charlie-kirk-built-politics-built/story?id=125765387

NEWSWEEK
— London Mayor Calls Donald Trump Racist
https://www.newsweek.com/sadiq-khan-donald-trump-racist-10481147
— Kimmel Unleashes on Trump After Trump Decries Kimmel’s Return
https://www.newsweek.com/jimmy-kimmel-unleashes-on-donald-trump-after-president-decries-his-return-10692048

NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/technology/brendan-carr-fcc-kimmel.html

USA TODAY
— My critics/opponents oppose/reject free speech. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents who are still in the mix, who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me, and the planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject and why. Equal opportunity is the plank that they most commonly reject. They want more and more and more preference for those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, citizens of foreign countries, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/09/24/free-speech-republican-democrats-cancel-culture/86253202007/

DETROIT NEWS
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black pastors against Kirk because he opposed race based preference giving.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/22/black-christians-confront-charlie-kirks-religious-legacy/86292660007/

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— Charlie Kirk Explains Why War On Masculinity Drives Men Out Of Society
https://www.aol.com/news/charlie-kirk-explains-why-war-014910991.html

NEWS NATION
— Turning Point USA resumes Charlie Kirk’s college campus tour. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/turning-point-usa-resumes-charlie-kirks-college-campus-tour/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is Gen Z Unemployable?  Hiring managers prize achievement, learning and work. Today’s youth value pleasure and individuality.  What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.  I did the aforesaid even though my ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. One could argue that because I did the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid. But according to my critics/opponents, I did the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-gen-z-unemployable-288d2ec9?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wall Street Is Poaching Bankers in a Red-Hot Job Market. Wall Street had no interest in me when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for the previous 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $108,978-$153,151/year, b) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT that year, c) became a Certified Forensic Accountant that year and a Certified Financial Services Auditor a year before, a Certified Government Financial Manager 3 years before, and a Certified Fraud Examiner 7 years before, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt 16 years before and the CPA examination on my first attempt 18 years before, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting 17 years before, e) earned an MBA 21 years before, and f) worked on audits of IRS for 3 years and worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. Wall Street would have offered me a job in 1997 if I had been a citizen of a foreign country, Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/banking-jobs-morgan-stanley-citigroup-2487fb23

BARRON’S
— The assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk hasn’t slowed his conservative youth movement — rather, it has energized it.
https://www.barrons.com/news/right-wing-us-movement-continues-campus-tour-without-founder-kirk-4651d006

VOX
— Is wealth inequality leading to a class war? In the past four decades, the gap between rich and poor has grown significantly. It’s a dangerous trend. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.  I did the aforesaid even though my ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. One could argue that because I did the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid. But according to my critics/opponents, I did the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/403126/wealth-inequality-class-warfare-billionaires

BLACK WALL STREET TIMES
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black students against Kirk because he opposed race based preference giving.
https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/09/24/charlie-kirk-supporters-target-hbcu-promptly-removed-from-campus/

ATLANTIC
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/oklahoma-public-education-ryan-walters-teachers/684342/

MS. MAGAZINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate illegals with Black slaves
https://msmagazine.com/2025/07/16/ice-raids-california-black-people-women-activists-politics-trump-white-supremacy/

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.