FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— ‘Serious moment’: Most Republicans support strike as Dems demand answers. Republicans have so far praised President Donald Trump’s decision.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/serious-moment-reactions-pour-congress-trump-strikes-iran/18660811/
— Trump warns Iran ‘BETTER NOT’ retaliate after vow from leader. Iranian officials have vowed to hit back against the U.S. and Israel.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/
NBC5
— A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances. The Trump administration will be defending a firearm restriction, with backing from gun-control groups typically more aligned with Democrats. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. I have had a FOID card since I was 20 in 1968.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-case-whether-marijuana-users-can-own-guns-unusual-alliances/3901367/
CBS2
— Anti-war protest against U.S., Israel strikes in Iran held in Chicago’s Federal Plaza. DD: What military actions can presidents take against countries without specific congressional authorization? What is an act of war against America? In my opinion, it is an act of war for a country to send their citizens into other country illegally. Far too many countries have send far too many of their citizens into America illegally with the help of Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/anit-war-protest-iran-federal-plaza/
— Illinois leaders, Chicago communities react to U.S. and Israel military operation on Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-chicago-react-u-s-israel-operation-iran/
— Iranians in Chicago celebrate U.S., Israel attack, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/iranians-chicago-celebrate-us-isreal-strikes/
FOX32
— Illinois leaders split over Trump’s Iran strike. Illinois political leaders are reacting swiftly to President Trump’s military strike on Iran — and most Democrats are sharply critical.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-jb4hjdxyb3hewyw4
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When 20% of Illinois voters decide primary elections, democracy cowers. DD: The more Democrat primary ballots that are cast than Republican primary ballots are cast, the more that Democrat leaders will predict that Democrat candidates will win November 3. What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done so far to increase the number of Republican primary ballots cast in your precinct? I have hand-delivered to the 400 residences in my precinct that have one or more registered Republican or NA voter a DuPage County GOP envelope that contained a copy of the sample ballot, a Voter Guide from the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and campaign literature from the five Republican candidates on our ballot who provided their literature to the MTRO. I split the 400 envelopes into 5 batches. Delivering each batch took about 3 hours or about 15 hours altogether. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/illinois-primary-election-vote-gerrymandering/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/antonio-romanucci-renee-good-george-floyd/
— UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/un-chief-condemns-us-israeli-attacks/
— War powers debate intensifies after President Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/war-powers-debate-trump-iran-congress/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get faith leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/opinion-illinois-2026-primary-election-vote/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly fill their schools with their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/poll-shows-illinoisans-oppose-ice-near-schools/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/online-aurora-public-library-display-student-protests/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protesters in Loop condemn U.S. attack on Iran: ‘War is not the solution.’ Dozens of people marched Saturday evening from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower after at least 200 people were killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, according to reports. Earlier in the day, demonstrators who supported the strikes carried pre-revolution Iranian flags at a rally in Daley Plaza.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/28/protesters-in-loop-condemn-u-s-attack-on-iran-war-is-not-the-solution
— Pritzker backs Croke in comptroller race, but does that mean she’ll do governor’s bidding? Susana Mendoza, the current comptroller, and four Democratic primary candidates weigh in. DD: According to my critics/opponents:” Nobody can tell Diersen what to do.” Of course, I take that as a badge of honor. Far too many of those above me in Republican politics defend/advance only those a) who glorify and praise them, b) who pander to them, c) who serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who give them money. I am independent, that is, no one can tell me what to do because I have a) a Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) Social Security, c) Medicare, d) a 72% federal subsidy for my and my wife’s health insurance premiums, e) retirement savings, and f) my wife and have no debts or dependents. My critics/opponents know that they cannot take the aforesaid away from me. But they have succeeded in taking the following away from me: a) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) my Republican Precinct Committeeman position for half my precinct in 2015, d) my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, e) my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and f) my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/27/contributions-state-comptroller-susana-mendoza-pritzker-croke-villa-kifowit-kim
— Your spring break guide to six Big 10 college towns in the Midwest. For college-bound students, March means touring prospective campuses for fit and vibe. Here’s what else to do while visiting. DD: The only college that I considered was UIC because I could commute the 35 miles to/from classes there and my parents’ home in Crete.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/travel/2026/03/01/things-to-do-champaign-urbana-bloomington-ann-arbor-iowa-city-madison-columbus-college-tours
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight for America’s enemies.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-highlights-risks-of-trumps-iran-operation-on-troops-91220.cfm?
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise: What symptoms to watch for
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/cannabis-hyperemesis-syndrome-is-on-the-rise-what-symptoms-to-watch-for/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here’s what made him change his mind. Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-was-once-wary-of-ordering-regime-change-in-iran-heres-what-made-him-change/article_4bc643d1-f11a-5219-b9ac-7a6a4e9b52d0.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Can Democrats Erase Trump?
https://johnkassnews.com/can-democrats-erase-trump/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Physicians assistants leave for Iowa due to licensing wait times in Illinois. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious when Illinois approved my application to be a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. None of GAO’s employees in its Chicago office were licensed CPAs. None of my Democrat coworkers who were minority or female and who they wanted to promote over me were licensed CPAs. Further, my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not taken the CPA or Certified Internal Auditor examinations, let alone passed them on their first attempt like I did, b) had less work experience than I had, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before I transferred to GAO in 1980, and/or c) had less education than I had, I had an MBA and a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0199a16c-c73e-412d-ae61-1139c99399ca.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Lawmaker files anti-student bill right after getting CTU money
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmaker-files-anti-student-bill-right-after-getting-ctu-money/
— Illinois top 10 for highest in-state tuition, new bill to find out why. DD: My critics/opponents acknowledge that I worked my way through college. But they stress that tuition at UIC and NIU was much lower back then. Further, they stress that I had to work my way through college a) because I could not have gotten a student loan and b) because I got no scholarships. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents got scholarships and use that against those like who did not get scholarships. Further, many, if not most of my critics/opponents got degrees from Ivy League universities and use that against those like me who did not get degrees from Ivy League universities.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-top-ten-for-highest-in-state-tuition-new-bill-to-find-out-why/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/28/refugees-already-admitted-us-detained-questioned-trump-administration/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Not What We Thought MAGA Was Supposed To Be’: America First Skeptics Blast Iran Strikes
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/28/america-first-reacts-donald-trump-iran-strikes-marjorie-taylor-greene-thomas-massie-tucker-carlson/
— Trump Officials Previously Mocked Opponents For Wanting War In Middle East
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/28/stephen-miller-jd-vance-trump-war-middle-east-iran-strikes/
— Trump set the tone for the 2026 midterms during his Tuesday State of the Union. The GOP will focus on making life more affordable for Americans. DD: What did you do to afford things? I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. If I had not done the aforesaid, I would not have been able to a) buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16, b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, etc., d) etc.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/25/trump-gop-midterms-james-blair-2026-state-union-affordability/
REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Bad Bets: Massive EV Subsidies Not Paying Off. DD: My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for buying a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV ( https://www.kbb.com/dodge/charger-daytona/2025/r-t/ ). In my defense, if I could have bought the car with a Hemi in it, I would have.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/02/26/bad_bets_federal_and_state_ev_subsidies_are_not_paying_off_1167122.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change. President Trump has become increasingly willing to assert American power overseas, a decade after propelling himself to the highest office by promising to focus on “America first.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-peace-president-war.html
— The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/politics/cia-israel-ayatollah-compound.html
— A Tyrant Falls. Dangerous Uncertainty Begins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/opinion/iran-khamenei-killed-what-next.html
— ‘Mess Around and Find Out’: 4 Opinion Writers on the Khamenei Strike
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/opinion/khamenei-supreme-leader-iran-dead.html
— The Folly of Attacking Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/opinion/trump-iran-war.html
— Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran. President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-iran-public-comments.html
— Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/politics/iran-trump-diplomacy-fail.html
— ‘We Got to Win the Midterms’: Trump Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-midterms-state-of-the-union.html
— Finding More Success With a Fresh Start. DD: I took a 21% pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. I transferred because my Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I was able to transfer because I had earned an MBA when I was 27 and I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 29. My wife and I could afford my taking that pay cut because of her salary and because we had no children. The Democrats who ran GAO did promote me to GS-13, but not until I was 38. They would ever had promoted me to GS-13 if I has not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and c) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. They would never had promoted me to GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer had not a) gotten back into power, b) assigned me to audits of IRS, and c) promoted me when I was 38. Because he did that, they forced him to retire when I was 39.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/business/kickstarter-everette-taylor-interview-remote-four-day-workweek.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: According to Democrats and to RINOs, the world will always need Affirmative Action and DEI because Republicans will always cause all the problems that minorities and females have.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/01/donald-trump-black-history-month/
AMERICAN PROGRESS
— Addressing the Wage Gap. DD: For federal employees who have similar education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses, those who are minority and/or female are paid more than federal employees who are White and/or male.
https://www.americanprogress.org/series/addressing-the-gender-wage-gap/
BUZZ FEED
— “I Accepted A Job With A 20% Cut In Pay.” DD: Who do you know that took a pay cut? I took a 21% pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. I transferred because my Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I was able to transfer because I had earned an MBA when I was 27 and I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 29. My wife and I could afford my taking that pay cut because of her salary and because we had no children. The Democrats who ran GAO did promote me to GS-13, but not until I was 38. They would ever had promoted me to GS-13 if I has not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and c) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. They would never had promoted me to GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer had not a) gotten back into power, b) assigned me to audits of IRS, and c) promoted me when I was 38. Because he did that, they forced him to retire when I was 39.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelley_greene/what-the-job-market-is-really-like-in-2026
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I managed to find a job after being out of work for five months. I accepted a job with a 20% decrease in pay and way worse benefits. I’m now working in a horrible environment where people are treated like shit because the leadership is MIA and ignores abusive and illegal practices. They know the job market is tough, and they can easily replace people. It’s awful, but at least it’s a paycheck until I burn out and completely lose my shit.”
AMERICAN PHYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
— LGBTQ+ young people face large increases in depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/03/lgbtq-mental-health
CONGRESSWOMAN DELIA RAMIREZ
— Congresswoman Ramirez Condemns Trump’s Unlawful Military Action on Iran. DD: What does your congress man/woman think of you? From what I see of Ramirez, she despises me if not hates me because of my conservatism, because of my Republicanism, and because I share so many demographics with Trump. Both Trump and I are: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, draft avoider, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-ramirez-condemns-trumps-unlawful-military-action-iran-murder
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— You need to learn to live with your mistakes. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all my problems in life, and especially all my setbacks in life, were caused by my mistakes. They stress that unlike me, a) they did not avoid the Vietnam War draft, b) they became Democrats or RINOs, c) they became yes-men or yes-women, d) they always sided with those who had the most clout, e) they did not complain about anything, file any arbitration demands, or file any lawsuits, f) they promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promoted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination, g) they promoted dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, and/or diminishment of Second Amendment rights, h) they etc.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/quote-of-the-day-by-russell-crowe-you-need-to-learn-to-live-with-your-mistakes-and-you-need-inspiring-quotes-by-the-gladiator-actor/amp_articleshow/128890538.cms
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