FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
JOURNAL COURIER
— Pritzker’s approval rating up slightly from June in new poll. DD: How does Pritzker poll in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/jb-pritzker-approval-rating-june-new-poll-21208424.php
SHAW LOCAL
— The growing dependency on government. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-journal/opinion/2023/11/25/jackson-the-growing-dependency-on-government/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-approval-rating-drops-to-new-low-poll/
CWB CHICAGO
— Auto thieves point guns at firefighters outside Avondale firehouse. DD: 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.
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/11/auto-thieves-point-guns-at-firefighters-outside-avondale-firehouse.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TAZEWELL COUNTY GOP
— Tazewell County Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.tazewellgop.org/tazewell_county_republican_gubernatorial_candidate_forum
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House launches media bias tracker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/29/white-house-launches-media-bias-tracker/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House has launched a new section on its website dedicated to calling out media it considers misleading or having a bias in its coverage of President Trump and his policies. At the top of the site it says, “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” It lists the “media offender” of the week, which will seemingly be updated. When users scroll down, it names the outlet, the reporter, the offense, the claim the article makes, what “the truth is” and what the key points of the issue are, among other things. There is an “offender hall of shame” and users can search for a specific headline, or scroll through specific outlets and reporters. It also features a “leaderboard” characterized as a “race to the bottom.” The leaderboard has The Washington Post as first, followed by MSNBC, CBS News, CNN, The New York Times, Politico and The Wall Street Journal.)
— Taking ‘woke’ out of Wall Street. New report shows corporate investors are rejecting radical shareholder activism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/29/editorial-taking-woke-wall-street/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House unveils ‘Media Bias’ website to expose ‘fake news’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3901687/white-house-unveils-media-bias-website-to-expose-fake-news/
— The growing threat of toxic empathy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3888073/growing-threat-toxic-empathy/
— Trump’s immigration crackdown already benefiting American students
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3899942/trump-immigration-crackdown-already-benefiting-american-students/
NEW YORK POST
— Illegal immigrant students allowed unlimited absences under Chicago Public Schools policy
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/illegal-immigrant-students-allowed-unlimited-absences-under-chicago-public-schools-policy/
ARMY
— Is “Up or Out” Holding Us Back? DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use up-or-out to get rid of Republicans. Democrats run the federal government. They get rid of their employees who are Republican employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 ($117,807) by age 25, GS-14 ($139,211) by age 30, GS-15 ($163,749) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($195,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. I never would have made GS-13 when I was 38 or survived until I was 49 if I had not a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (management) when I was 21, b) made GS-12 ($99,069) when I was 25, c) earned three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance) when I was 27, 31, and 48, d) earned six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting) when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and e) earned a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32. The Army equivalent of GS-12 is Major. The Army equivalent of GS-13 is Lieutenant Colonel.
https://www.army.mil/article/247749/is_up_or_out_holding_us_back
DAILY WIRE
— Treasury Sec: We’re Cutting Off Benefits To Illegals, They Belong To Americans. “Illegal aliens that use our financial institutions to move their illicitly obtained funds is exploitation.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/treasury-sec-were-cutting-off-benefits-to-illegals-they-belong-to-americans
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why the U.S. Has a Culture of Dependency. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/commentary/why-the-us-has-culture-dependency
— The Rise in Dependency. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.heritage.org/commentary/the-rise-dependency
— Biden Boosted the Need for Food Stamps—And Calls That a “Success.” DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.heritage.org/welfare/commentary/biden-boosted-the-need-food-stamps-and-calls-success
HOT AIR
— The Erosion of College Readiness
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/11/29/the-ideological-erosion-of-college-readiness-n3809351
HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE
— More Americans Dependent on Welfare Checks, at the Expense of Work. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/01/08/new-report-shows-more-americans-dependent-on-welfare-checks-at-the-expense-of-work/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buying Americans out of poverty is undermining incentives to work, with families living in poverty relying more on taxpayer-funded welfare checks than income from work, according to a newly released report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Costing well over $1 trillion, America’s social safety net encompasses more than 80 federal programs, and is discouraging beneficiaries from seeking income from work. The report, which was requested by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), shows low-income families are becoming increasingly dependent on government transfers. In 1979, families living below the poverty line earned about 60 percent of their income from work. In 2021, that number dropped to an all-time low of around 25 percent. The report also shows how the dramatic increase in dependency on government transfers for low-income families was accelerated by COVID-era benefits.)
NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
— Showdown Over SNAP Benefits Points to Excessive Government Control and Dependency. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2025/10/31/showdown-over-snap-benefits-points-to-excessive-government-control-and-dependency/
TOWNHALL
— Trump Announces Major Move to Prevent Future Terrorist Attacks
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/11/28/trump-says-he-will-permanently-pause-immigration-from-third-world-countries-after-dc-shooting-n2667127
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Chicago Police Department Hit with Civil Rights Complaint for Race-Based Hiring Practices Meant to Address ‘Systemic Inequities’
https://www.westernjournal.com/chicago-police-department-hit-civil-rights-complaint-race-based-hiring-practices-meant-address-systemic-inequities/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Map Shows 19 Countries Impacted as Trump Threatens Migration Halt
https://www.newsweek.com/map-19-countries-impacted-trump-threatens-migration-halt-11127499
— Map Shows Donald Trump’s Approval Rating in Each State After 10 Months. DD: What is Trump’s approval rating in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.newsweek.com/map-donald-trump-approval-rating-each-state-10-months-11127534
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conversely, the president is experiencing significant disapproval in historically Democratic states, according to the polling. Hawaii reports a net approval of -55 percent, Vermont sits at -50 percent, Maryland at -44 percent, Massachusetts at -42 percent, California and Rhode Island at -40 percent, and Washington and Oregon at -36 percent. In populous states such as New York (-32 percent) and Illinois (-29 percent), the figures further reinforce national partisan divides.)
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Protesters block ICE from leaving garage to conduct Canal St. sweep as NYPD makes arrests
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/29/protesters-block-ice-from-leaving-garage-to-conduct-canal-street-sweep-as-nypd-makes-arrests/
BLOOMBERG
— Protesters Disrupt Federal Immigration Action in Lower Manhattan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-29/protesters-disrupt-federal-immigration-action-in-lower-manhattan
FINANCIAL REVIEW
— More than 50 percent of voters now rely on government for their main income. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/culture-of-dependency-lifts-spending-to-highest-level-since-wwii-20250722-p5mgu0
REASON
— Americans Grow Increasingly Dependent on Government Payments. Many citizens of the land of the free are hooked on government checks. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://reason.com/2024/10/04/americans-grow-increasingly-dependent-on-government-payments/
AXIOS
— Trump says he’ll “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries.” DD: What percent of those who are in America illegally are from third world countries?
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/28/trump-third-world-countries-immigration-pause-permanent
