September 3, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WIH BIG PICTURE: Pritzker braces Chicagoans for federal incursion as Trump says ‘we’re going in’ but won’t say when. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/president-trump-reiterates-guard-chicago-threat-timing-unclear/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/
— TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/retired-police-sell-marijuana-alderman-blocks-dispensary/
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government had my Jewish superiors and supervisors take adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/holocaust-museum-satellite-location-renovation-genocide/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says feds are ‘going in’ to Chicago, Pritzker adds Texas troops may be en route. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/02/donald-trump-national-guard-deployment-chicago-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-crime
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/03/chicago-sees-its-fewest-summer-murders-since-1965
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/02/veterans-speak-out-against-proposed-deployment-of-national-guard-in-chicago
— Prioritize funding after-school programs. What did you do after-school, Saturdays, and summers while you were in high school? I did yard work while I was a freshman and sophomore, I delivered newspapers all 4 years, and I washed dishes while I was a junior and senior.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/03/funding-after-school-programs-trump-lakesia-collins
— Protect workers toiling in the heat. When did you toil in the heat the most? For me it was when I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/03/protect-workers-deadly-heat-summer-city-council-maria-hadden-michael-rodriguez

NBC5
— Texas border patrol chief expected to lead increased immigration efforts in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/texas-border-patrol-chief-expected-to-lead-increased-immigration-enforcement-in-chicago/3818712/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-582/
(FROM THE BRIEFING: Republican Robert Vrankovich. Is running for the district now held by retiring Republican Rep. Amy Grant…Robert Vrankovich, husband, father, successful entrepreneur, and longtime community leader, today announced his campaign for State Representative in the 47th Legislative District. “Illinois is my home, and I will help reverse the course Springfield has set,” Vrankovich said. “It’s time to cut taxes and costs, make our communities safer, and turn Illinois into a business-friendly state where families can thrive.” “Representative Amy Grant has always represented the interests of our community. I am grateful for her years of dedicated service and look forward to continuing to protect the quality of life and shared values that make our neighborhoods such a great place to live and raise a family.” A proven entrepreneur, Vrankovich was the genesis of a start-up propane company 25 years ago, starting with zero customers and building it into a national operation generating more than $110 million annually. Having grown his business from the ground up, he knows firsthand how harmful policies from Springfield can stifle growth, drive up costs, and make life unaffordable for working families. “Springfield is making life unaffordable for families across Illinois,” Vrankovich explained. “The endless taxes and runaway spending are driving families and businesses out of our state. We should be making it easier to start and grow a business in Illinois, but instead, they’ve created one of the most hostile environments for job creators in the country. I’m running to change that.”)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Chicago Democrats From America’s Murder Capital Refuse Trump’s Help on Crime
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-from-americas-murder-capital-refuse-trumps-help-on-crime/

HOUSE REPUBLICANS
— House Republican licensing reforms aim to get Illinois working. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. My becoming a licensed CPA and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 and my earning a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 frustrated my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid of me.
https://www.thecaucusblog.com/2025/09/house-republican-licensing-reforms-aim.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://nypost.com/2025/09/03/us-news/trump-accuses-putin-kim-jong-un-and-xi-jinping-of-conspiring-against-us-as-they-meet-at-military-parade-in-china/

BLAZE
— Congress must kill DEI before it kills our military readiness
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/congress-must-kill-dei-before-it-kills-our-military-readiness

BREITBART
— Tim Walz Appears to Fantasize About President Trump’s Demise
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/02/watch-tim-walz-appears-fantasize-about-president-trumps-demise-there-will-be-news-sometime/amp/

CHRONICLES
— Woke Ideology Has Always Benefited Elites, Not Victims. My critics/opponents have always wokeness/wokeism, that is, they have always promoted discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/woke-ideology-has-always-benefited-elites-not-victims/

COLLEGE FIX
— Ed Dept cuts child care grants to dozen universities over ‘racial justice’ curriculum. To promote racial justice is to promote more hatred against Whites who are conservative, Republican, male, older, Protestant, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ed-dept-cuts-child-care-grants-to-dozen-universities-over-racial-justice-curriculum/

DAILY CALLER
— The ‘America First’ Solution For Farmers and Hotels. Illegals take bad jobs. My critics/opponents never had to take bad jobs. But I did. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/02/america-first-solution-farm-workers-hotels-restaurants-h2b-h2a-visa-trump/
— Tim Walz Appears To Tell Supporters All Is Not Lost Because Trump Will Die Soon
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/02/tim-walz-trump-death-rumors/

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor Calls On Organized Labor To ‘Defend’ City From Trump. Under Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago experienced 572 homicides in 2024. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-calls-on-organized-labor-to-defend-city-from-trump

FOX NEWS
— Trump responds to critics with counterpunches across politics and ongoing culture wars. President targets Democratic governors, media figures and calls for charges against George Soros.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-trump-fights-everyone-and-he-going-too-far
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-claims-putin-xi-kim-conspiring-against-us-after-military-parade-china
— Chicago residents beg for more help as crime wreaks ‘havoc.’  How has Chicago crime impacted you? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973. Both thefts had a big negative impact on me.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-residents-beg-more-help-crime-wreaks-havoc-more-top-headlines

NEWS BUSTERS
— Democrat leaders say Black women are among the hardest hit by Trump cuts. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like I had.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2025/09/02/ny-times-front-beyond-parody-black-women-are-among-hardest-hit

PJ MEDIA
— Back to Activism: Teachers’ Union Boycotts Target Over DEI
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/02/back-to-activism-teachers-union-boycotts-target-over-dei-n4943253

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/us/national-guard-chicago-trump-push-wwk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/appeals-court-ruling-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-unlawful
— In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/china-military-parade-xi-jinping-09-03-25-intl-hnk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/trump-china-xi-putin-kim-modi-analysis

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d

NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rebuffs-health-speculation-golf-hand-bruise-biden-clinton-rcna228542

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/opinion/immigration-liberal-europe-merkel.html

WASHINGTON POST
— According to Democrat leaders, they can retaliate against Republicans, but Republicans leaders cannot retaliate against Democrats. My Democrat superiors in the federal government retaliated against me big time because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/02/fema-employees-leave-whistleblower-legal-complaint/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/03/trump-health-media-coverage/b8889dd6-887a-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/02/trump-administration-use-national-guard-la-violated-law-judge-rules/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/01/aggressive-immigration-enforcement-burnout-ice-agents/85859330007/

FORBES
— Careers and chance: How much control do you really have? If Oldsmobile had not agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint when I was 22 years old in 1971, my entire life would have been different. Because of that agreement, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/insead/careers-and-chance-how-much-control-do-you-really-have/81963/1

AFGE
— I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that because I was a union member, I was grossly overpaid. During that time, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. But during that time, I earned a job-related a) bachelor’s degree, b) master’s degree, and c) professional certification.
https://www.afge.org/article/trump-strips-more-federal-workers-of-their-negotiated-rights
https://www.afge.org/article/public-opposition-growing-in-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-our-public-institutions-labor-rights-and-personal-freedoms

ATLANTIC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their judges to scold Trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-national-guard-law-california/684084/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marc-siegel-trump-health_n_68b7afb5e4b0e9fcc5f3235d

TIMES OF INDIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/trumps-terrified-ugly-clash-in-u-s-house-over-presidents-name-in-epstein-files-dems-explode/videoshow/123672340.cms

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.