FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-judge-blocks-dhs-using-medicaid-recipient-information-deportations-including-illinois/17529636/
— Democrat leaders promote Newsom.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/newsom-says-california-draw-congressional-maps-end-trump-presidency/17524737/
NBC5
— Dangerous teen ‘street takeover’ trend reported in numerous Chicago suburbs. The “street takeovers” involve 30 to 40 teenagers on “motorized devices,” including e-bikes, e-scooters and dirt bikes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dangerous-teen-street-takeover-trend-reported-in-numerous-chicago-suburbs/3809086/
— My ZIP code 60189 in south Wheaton makes list of ‘hottest’ ZIP codes in US for real estate
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburb-makes-list-of-hottest-zip-codes-in-us-for-real-estate/3809030/
— Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ‘extremely salacious’ Epstein comments. The statements are false, defamatory and “extremely salacious,” Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, wrote in a letter to Biden.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/melania-trump-demands-hunter-biden-retract-epstein-comments/3809396/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep their gerrymandering advantage.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/illinois-dems-against-blast-trump-redistricting-plan-at-state-fair/3809184/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/13/texas-democrats-join-planned-parenthood-leaders-highlight-illinois-role-providing
— Democrats exist to promote hatred against Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/13/illinois-democrats-say-state-should-be-blueprint-national-fight-against-donald-trump
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/illinois-democrats-trump-resistance-state-fair/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gerrymandering and abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250813/illinois-state-politics/we-signed-up-for-this-texas-democrats-in-illinois-vow-to-continue-fight-against-gop-redistricting/
— Cool Party Balloons CEO Melissa Martinez appointed to DuPage County Board seat
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250813/news/cool-party-balloons-ceo-appointed-to-dupage-county-board-seat/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Don Tracy jumped into the U.S. Senate race on the Republican side
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2025/08/13/springfield-attorney-don-tracy-is-running-for-u-s-senate/85640118007/
— Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/13/pritzker-dems-try-to-preserve-democracy-during-governors-day/85615328007/
SOUTHERN
— Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/08/13/newsom-says-californias-new-congressional-maps-will-take-down-trump/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Democrats promote Democrats.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_89a66f33-f21a-466a-bd6c-534ab3332a53.html
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_2b4c0587-47b2-51f8-a7af-3ac715497d27.html
WQAD
— Homeless shelters in the Quad Cities running out of room
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/homeless-shelters-quad-cities-capacity-issues/526-08f5aa5c-d030-43bf-b3f8-bcfcba20aed6
WGLT & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2025-08-13/jeffries-says-working-class-focus-is-key-to-democrats-retaking-u-s-house
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-08-13/jeffries-says-working-class-focus-is-key-to-democrats-retaking-u-s-house
NPR ILLINOIS
— Percentage of Americans who say they drink alcohol hits record low. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. The more pot that you use, the boozed that you drink.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-13/percentage-of-americans-who-say-they-drink-alcohol-hits-record-low-gallup-says
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrats run naturalization. Democrats ever-increasingly shout at immigrants that Republicans cause all the problems that immigrants have and that America has.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/naturalization-ceremony-at-the-state-fair-20581154
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats promote Democrats.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-dems-say-state-should-be-blueprint-in-national-fight-against-trump/
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/jeffries-says-working-class-focus-is-key-to-democrats-retaking-u-s-house/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrat leaders go further and further and further to the left while America moves further and further and further to the right.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/14/pritzker-rallies-dems-no-more-funk-00508955
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-568/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-361/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— $734M budget shortfall? Well, 1-in-3 Chicago Public Schools desks is empty
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/734m-budget-shortfall-well-1-in-3-chicago-public-schools-desks-is-empty/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Booze consumption falls to all-time low 54% of adults in Gallup polling
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/13/booze-consumption-falls-time-low-54-adults-gallup-polling/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rescheduling marijuana would be dangerously premature
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3498895/marijuana-reschedule-would-be-dangerously-premature/
NEW YORK POST
— Illinois parents, policy experts concerned over new school mental health screening law
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/lifestyle/illinois-parents-policy-experts-concern-over-new-school-mental-health-screening-law/
— UCLA spent millions of taxpayer dollars on DEI, has professors who compared Israel to Nazis
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/us-news/ucla-spent-millions-of-taxpayer-dollars-on-dei-has-professors-who-compared-israel-to-nazis-watchdog/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats and Their ‘Affordability Crisis’ Scam. What helped you afford things? For me, it was the money that I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automotive assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/08/the_democrats_and_their_affordability_crisis_scam.html
BREITBART
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are solders in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/13/maxine-waters-says-trump-leading-us-into-civil-war-for-cracking-down-on-illegal-immigration/
COLLEGE FIX
— New Iowa policy prohibits professors from indoctrinating students. Because I attended Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools and Crete-Monee High School, my teachers did not try to make me a good little Democrat. Because I majored in business, accounting, and finance, fewer of my professors tried to make me a good little Democrat.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-iowa-policy-prohibits-professors-from-indoctrinating-students/
DAILY SIGNAL
— DC Is No Longer a Sanctuary City
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/13/dc-police-federal-control-tom-homan-says-dc-longer-sanctuary-city/
— Illegal Aliens Staying Away From Border Amid Trump Admin’s 3-Month Zero-Release Record
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/13/illegal-aliens-staying-away-border-amid-trump-admins-3-month-zero-release-record/
— Trump’s Counterrevolution Is Succeeding Beyond Expectations
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/13/the-left-is-gearing-up-against-trumps-counterrevolution/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden Administration Migrant Crisis Reshaped the Illegal Alien Population
https://www.fairus.org/news/misc/fair-2025-study-update-shows-state-populations
— Trump Administration Moves to Conduct New Census
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/trump-administration-new-census-american-citizens
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani says he’s interested in keeping New York City’s status as a ‘sanctuary city’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376897400112
— Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly lower standards to advance those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-changes-benchmarks-proved-proficiency-math-english-standardized-tests
CONGRESSMAN GLENN GROTHMAN
— Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) issued a statement in response to Rep. Delia Ramirez’s recent comments in Mexico City, where she described herself as “a proud Guatemalan before an American.”
https://grothman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4830
HOT AIR
— Politico Hacks Insist Gerrymandering Is Different When Democrats Do It
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/08/13/politico-hacks-insist-gerrymandering-is-different-when-democrats-do-it-n3805769
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Dem Rep Ramirez Who Called Herself ‘Guatemalan First’ Slams ICE as ‘Terrorist Organization’ “Well Tom Homan, let me tell you. … We will continue to call out the terrorist organization that is ICE.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/08/dem-rep-who-called-herself-guatemalan-first-slams-ice-as-terrorist-organization/
MRC TV
— Illegal Aliens ‘Crawling Out of the Woodwork in D.C.’
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/ice-illegal-aliens-crawling-out-woodwork-dc
PJ MEDIA
— Migrant Employment Drops, U.S.-Born Employment Rises
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/08/13/migrant-employment-drops-us-born-employment-rises-n4942662
PATRIOT INSIDER
— Supreme Court Asked to Overturn Major 2015 Ruling Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
https://pjnewsletter.com/supreme-court-kentucky/
RED STATE
— Is Trump Coming for Chicago? Dem Alderman Says Mayor and Gov. Pritzker Hate President More Than Criminals.
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/08/13/is-chicago-next-dem-alderman-says-no-because-johnson-and-pritzker-hate-trump-more-than-criminals-n2192764
TOWNHALL
— PBS Has Found a Way to Legalize Illegals
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradslager/2025/08/13/wapo-is-now-begging-for-the-rampant-immigrants-stories-and-pbs-has-found-a-way-to-legalize-illegals-n2661798
— You Knew Some Whack Job Dem Was Going to Go There Regarding the Ongoing ICE Raids
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/08/13/dem-rep-ice-is-a-terrorist-organization-n2661749
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At Netroots Nation, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) proudly called ICE a terrorist organization. Why? Is it because they’re enforcing immigration laws that have been on the books for generations, or is it over the fact that these federal agents are removing the political lifeblood of Democrats? It might be a little bit, but Ramirez is one of many Democrats who are willing to tolerate and enable rape, murder, assault, robbery, and other violent crimes over some pseudointellectual drivel about policing, prisons, and racism.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.whec.com/ap-top-news/a-200-million-endowment-focused-on-black-americans-is-taking-shape/
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Democrat Party exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010330631/is-trump-a-test-or-triumph-for-democracy.html
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Asian students are better than American students. Why do Asian students do better than American students?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/us-international-students-trump.html
— How College Financial Troubles Could Reshape the Student Experience. I had to work my way through college. I was able to graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) because I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while classes were in session at UIC 1966-1968, my first semester at NIU in 1969, and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 and b) because my parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/college-financial-troubles-student-experience.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/12/trump-washington-murder-crime-national-guard/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders promote same-sex marriage to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/12/trump-same-sex-marriage/85614479007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly oppose everything that Trump wants.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/14/trump-troops-dc-republican-support/85630939007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. I have always opposed AA and DEI, that is, I have always opposed race and gender based preference giving. According to my critics/opponents, I was never a victim of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, or national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, I brought all my problems on myself.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/08/14/president-trump-maxes-out-his-victim-card-elaine-harris-spearman/85574900007/
COURIER JOURNAL
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/08/14/diversity-dei-anti-racist-initiatives-white-supremacy/85624761007/
ORLANDO NEWS 6
— Florida has issued nearly 9K recruitment bonuses to law enforcement
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2025/08/13/florida-gov-ron-desantis-speaks-at-hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office/
NEWS ONE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on making Blacks hate Republicans.
https://newsone.com/6379410/naacp-town-halls-aim-to-mobilize-black-voters-for-midterms/
NEWSBREAK
— Republicans Call for Deportation of Illinois Democrat. I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the German in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-kansas-city-star-1592484/4172530226629-republicans-call-for-deportation-of-illinois-democrat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) has sparked nationwide GOP backlash after she claimed she identifies as a “proud Guatemalan” before identifying as an American. The remarks, made while speaking at a Mexico City conference, have led to online calls for her deportation. Her statement led to accusations of disloyalty and the trending hashtag #DeportDelia. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wrote, “Denaturalize, deport, and kick her off Homeland Committee. We know where her allegiances lie.” Ramirez said, “Let’s call it what it is: today’s attacks are a weak attempt to silence my dissent and invalidate my patriotic criticism of the nativist, white supremacist, authoritarians in government. It is the definition of hypocrisy that members of Congress —who betray their oath each day they enable Trump— are attacking me for celebrating my Guatemalan-American roots.” Ramirez said, “No one questions when my white colleagues identify as Irish-American, Italian-American, or Ukrainian-American to honor their ancestry. I’ve consistently expressed pride in my heritage and history – a pride also often reflected in the origin stories of my colleagues.” Ramirez added, “Only those who believe America should not include the children of immigrants or be diverse would attack me – and Americans like me – for honoring my roots.” Ramirez has strongly opposed President Donald Trump’s policies, including his $170 million Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding bill. Elected in 2022, Ramirez has presented her identity as a symbol of U.S. diversity. Ramirez’s husband is a DACA recipient, and she remained a strong advocate for legal status for Dreamers. Ramirez stated, “Anyone who denies our claim on this country simply because we dare to honor our diverse heritage and immigrant roots only exposes how fragile and small-minded their own idea of America really is.”)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: This Family Couldn’t Be Prouder Of the Adult Living in the Basement. Because my father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. After I graduated from NIU in 1970 debt free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, I lived with them and helped support them in Crete until 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. During that time, I worked a) full-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972 and b) full-time for IRS in Chicago in 1971 and in Harvey in 1972. My financial hardship deferment was approved in early 1971. But soon, I was no longer subject to the draft because my draft number was more than 100. Later in 1971, I bought a new 1972 Corvette because my Charger was stolen. During 1972, I paid for tuition and books for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/brett-berard-new-york-rangers-e1923d7b
FORBES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ykCCBCeJj4
GOVERNING
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats 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. By the time my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, most, if not virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.governing.com/urban/lapds-black-recruitment-declines-as-diversity-programs-get-dismantled
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/challenge-building-diverse-faculty-world-has-turned-diversity
POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep their gerrymandering advantage.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/14/gop-redistricting-00508626
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote crime.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/13/2338288/-Trump-s-border-czar-is-super-stoked-to-bring-gestapo-tactics-to-DC
AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep their gerrymandering advantage.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/georgia-swing-voters-focus-group
