September 28, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Federal agents detain multiple people in downtown Chicago. Broadview police are investigating an alleged attack on TV news reporter near an ICE facility.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-federal-immigration-agents-border-patrol-boat-seen-downtown-live/17899424/
— At least 10 shot, 2 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman. Police said the shooting erupted during a packed service.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mormon-church-shooting-multiple-people-shot-michigan-shooter-is-down-grand-blanc-police-say/17898631/

NBC5
— Armed Border Patrol agents patrol downtown Chicago, drawing mayoral criticism. The administration has pledged to send more federal assets to cities amid protests against ICE enforcement operations.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/armed-border-patrol-agents-patrol-downtown-chicago-drawing-mayoral-criticism/3830594/

CBS2
— Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter’s truck
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/feds-fire-pepper-ball-at-cbs-chicago-reporters-truck/

FOX32
— Northwestern University students barred from enrolling after refusing antisemitism training
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-antisemitism-training-students

WTTW
— Armed Federal Agents in Tactical Gear Patrol Downtown Chicago as Immigration Crackdown Escalates
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/28/armed-federal-agents-tactical-gear-patrol-downtown-chicago-immigration-crackdown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In show of force, dozens of armed federal immigration agents patrol downtown Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/immigration-agents-patrol-downtown/
— How we captured this photo of protesters trying to block a vehicle exiting an ICE facility in Broadview. Plus 21 photos from this week in news.

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on ‘how they look.’  The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-agents-spotted-downtown-on-michigan-avenue-along-chicago-river
— How we captured this photo of protesters trying to block a vehicle exiting an ICE facility in Broadview. Plus 21 photos from this week in news.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2025/09/28/broadview-ice-how-we-captured-photo-protesters-trying-block-vehicle-exiting

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ives to endorse Dabrowski at her headquarters Monday, September 29, at 11:00 AM
http://www.gopillinois.com

MARK GLENNON
— Separate protesters from Broadview ICE facility NOW — before somebody is killed. A ticking bomb that Illinois’s political establishment is content to see explode.
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/separate-protesters-from-broadview

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats shout fascist while behaving like Brownshirts. Ugly accusations are getting people killed.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/28/democrats-shout-fascist-behaving-like-brownshirts/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Attempts to Poach Sanctuary City Police With Recruitment Ads  DD: GAO audits IRS. My Democrat IRS superiors wanted to get rid of me. They acted like they wanted GAO to poach me. They assigned me respond to GAO audits of IRS.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/28/ice-attempts-poach-sanctuary-city-police-recruitment-ads/

HOT AIR
— Lawsuit Accuses NYC of Creating Hostile Work Environment Through Anti-White DEI Training. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write about the anti-Republican training they required their employees to take.
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/09/27/lawsuit-filed-by-nyc-educator-accused-of-white-fragility-headed-to-trial-n3807269

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Vance: “Preposterous” That Dems Want To Shut Down Government To Give Healthcare To Illegal Aliens
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/28/vance_preposterous_that_dems_want_to_shut_down_the_government_to_give_hundreds_of_billions_for_healthcare_for_illegal_aliens.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 10% of women significantly outearn their husbands, up from 3% in the early 1970s. DD: Since my wife and I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have decried her income.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-women-high-earners-0c930c2b
— DD: Generally, the less successful that you are, the more open that you are to socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/socialists-zohran-mamdani-2008-financial-crisis-f98e54fa
— Lifespans are getting longer, and so are many workers’ careers. DD: I should write about the negatives of being forced to retire early. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retirement-after-75-finances-life-b21410b9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost 9% of Americans 75 and older were working or looking for work last year, up from 6% two decades earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the share between 65 and 74 rose to 27% in 2024, versus 22% in 2004. The government estimates those percentages will rise more along with the aging population. There are plenty of reasons people delay retirement until later in life. Some have financial worries. Many are highly educated professionals and business owners who enjoy what they do too much to stop entirely, said Nicole Maestas, an economist and professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School. Many who work longer are self-employed and might have greater control over their work hours. Others never found the right time to leave. The financial benefits of delaying retirement can be significant. A person who continues to earn some income, even on a part-time basis, is likely to withdraw less from their savings, preserving more for later in life or heirs. People who work longer may also be able to delay Social Security, which increases its payouts by up to 8% for every year they refrain from collecting a check between ages 62 and 70.)

GOOGLE AI
— Blaming others DD: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on conservative leaders. I would focus on religious leaders. I would focus on those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.google.com/search?q=blaming+problems+on+others
(FROM THE POSTING: Blaming others is a defense mechanism used to avoid self-responsibility, protect self-esteem, and manage guilt or shame by deflecting personal accountability onto others. This unhealthy coping strategy, also known as deflection, prevents personal growth and creates unhealthy relationship dynamics, leading to a cycle of personal challenges. To overcome blaming, it’s important to understand its root causes, practice self-reflection, and learn to take healthy responsibility for one’s actions and emotions. )

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.