FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What candidates said to us when the cameras were off. DD: All the jobs that I had were bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/bowlby-davis-schakowsky-davis-march-primary-candidates-illinois/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner, who describes himself as an admirer of President Donald Trump, told us he supports creating a pathway to citizenship for hardworking immigrants who entered the country illegally.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/operation-midway-blitz-immigrant-detainees/
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Never Trump Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/22/never-trump-republicans-warnings/
— Pritzker’s cautious budget won’t rock Illinois’ boat, but at least doesn’t make things worse
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/editorial-budget-pritzker-state-springfield-taxes-spending/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Super PACs benefitting cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and Israel are actively working to influence Illinois congressional races — and candidates in four already competitive and crowded districts aren’t happy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/23/super-pac-influence-congressional-primary-races-illinois
— Illinois’ budget blues were around long before Trump’s cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/22/pritzker-budget-address-tax-reform-fiscal-general-fund-trump-ralph-martire
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Never Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening?
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/never-trump-republicans-are-still-issuing-dire-warnings-is-anyone-listening/article_33b9dd78-ef66-5fe0-9076-d9aee03768f3.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: Bernard Schoenburg: A bunch of political info — daily DD: Since 2012, to get me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them, my critics/opponents a) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, d) ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024, and e) forced me to pay $75 to attend the February 27 DuPage County Republican Central Committee fundraiser in role as the Illinois reporter for GOPUSA.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2012/08/16/bernard-schoenburg-bunch-political-info/41733104007/
DAILY HORTHWESTERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have and b) make Blacks hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had making my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hate me.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/23/ae/the-second-citys-hysterical-revue-black-and-highly-flavored-is-the-perfect-addition-to-black-history-month/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Republican Heidner wants to bring his business acumen to governor’s office. DD: What acumen do you have? My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/demonized/denigrated/condemned what I learned a) working as an Analyst for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, d) becoming a certified public accountant, internal auditor, fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and e) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.stlpr.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2026-02-23/illinois-republican-heidner-business-acumen-governors-office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phaRU8bTerM
NPR ILLINOIS
— Only a fraction of House seats are competitive. (Gerrymandering) is driving that lower. What is the likelihood that Republican candidates will win on November 3 in Illinois, in your congressional district, and in your county?
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-22/only-a-fraction-of-house-seats-are-competitive-redistricting-is-driving-that-lower
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn what Trump is going to say in his State of the Union address.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/how-trump-will-use-his-state-of-the-union-address-to-sell-skeptical-midterm-voters/article_352dbc27-fc7d-56d0-8d33-b038148566c2.html
WRMI
— Bailey Opposes State Sen. Anderson’s Push To Ban Abortions In Illinois, Calls Bill “Too Far”
https://wrmj.com/bailey-opposes-state-sen-andersons-push-to-ban-abortions-in-illinois-calls-bill-too-far/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois advocates urge senate action on SAVE Act
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/illinois-advocates-urge-senate-action-on-save-act/article_df3c4118-47c7-4f11-afaf-2eb69a3589cb.html
HINSDALE PATCH
— DD: What do your critics/opponents use against you? Anti-conservative advocates discredit conservative advocates. Since the 1970s, to discredit me and to discredit my advocacy of traditional marriage and family, my critics/opponents have stressed that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents. They have always known full-well that both of us have major fertility problems and that our doctors advised against our trying IVF. Nevertheless, they have always stressed that my wife’s health insurance covered IVF. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am boldfaced hypocrite and a boldfaced liar about my wanting to have children. They have had great success turning religious leaders against me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination, let alone pass it on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination, let alone pass it on my first attempt in 1981, d) become a licensed CPA in 1981, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, f) etc. and that we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, etc. They have viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting selfish filthy rich DINKs. They could not have done that if we had children.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-based-conservative-group-denounced-meeting
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/as-illinois-increasingly-becomes-destination-for-abortion-access-a-new-public-private-partnership-emerges/
JUST THE NEWS
— Giannoulias got more than $300K from trucking industry while his agency gave illegal licenses
https://justthenews.com/government/local/illinois-official-got-300k-donations-trucking-industry-while-agency-issued-illegal
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker to Trump: You owe us
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/23/pritzker-to-trump-you-owe-us-00792663
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois diversity leaders dodge questions as they slip farther from goals
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_83dd7093-803f-422b-9ebc-40d70c60fe80.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Juliana Stratton’s F-Bomb-Laden TV Commercial Not Mentioned in USA Today’s Article on Coarse Political Language
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/juliana-strattons-f-bomb-laden-tv-commercial-not-mentioned-in-usa-todays-article-on-coarse-political-language/
— Questionnaires from Two GOP U.S. Senate Candidates: R. Cary Capparelli and Don Tracy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/questionnaires-from-two-gop-u-s-senate-candidates-r-cary-capparelli-and-don-tracy/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you say to individuals and to organizations that I promote, but who do not promote me or promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? What do you say to individuals and organizations that I promote, but who discourage me from sending out my newsletters and discourage everyone from reading my newsletters? What do you say to those who read my newsletters for opposition research, that is, to get information to use against me? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— A city board in northwestern Virginia voted Tuesday to remove the Pledge of Allegiance as the opener for its meetings.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/22/democrats-foreigners-turned-voters-scam-lets-purusue-crony-socialism/
BLAZE
— Praise rolls in for high school suspending hundreds of students over anti-ICE walkout: ‘Adults are taking charge’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/praise-rolls-in-for-high-school-suspending-hundreds-of-students-over-anti-ice-walkout-adults-are-taking-charge
BREITBART
— New York High School Teacher Ousted After Helping Students Launch Turning Point USA Chapter
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/02/22/new-york-high-school-teacher-ousted-after-helping-students-launch-turning-point-usa-chapter/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden Granted ‘Quiet Amnesty’ to Nearly a Million Aliens. Cases that have been ‘temporarily paused’ for more than three decades.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DOJ-Reveals-Biden-Granted-Quiet-Amnesty-Nearly-Million-Aliens
FOX NEWS
— Illinois city’s reparations plan is misguided, divisive and likely unconstitutional. This year, Evanston, Illinois, will send $25,000 payments to 44 Black residents and descendants of Black residents who lived in the city between 1919 and 1969
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/illinois-citys-reparations-plan-misguided-divisive-likely-unconstitutional
PJ MEDIA
— Illinois CDL Scandal Demands Answers
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/02/22/the-chicago-way-never-dies-illinois-cdl-scandal-demands-answers-n4949816
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who has entered the California gubernatorial race, took a stand against the Trump administration on Saturday, carrying a large sign that read “F— Trump” on stage at the state Democratic convention.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5750207-katie-porter-trump-protest/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions. DD: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) 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 the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/justice-department-sues-harvard-data-171943257.html
AOL
— Why have student test scores been declining for a decade in America? DD: I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor tests on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take those tests can say that. Further, I passed all the tests needed to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. Further, I passed the postal employment test and the Federal Service Entrance Examination. According to critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid because the tests a) favored those who shared my demographics (White, male, Protestant, German American) and b) discriminated against those who did not share my demographics (minority, female, non-Protestant, and non-German American). In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.aol.com/articles/why-student-test-scores-declining-160000798.html
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 5 Ways to Pay for Community College. DD: I had to work my way through college. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU owning a 20-month-old 1969 Dodge Charger SE in August of 1970. But my GPA suffered.
https://www.usnews.com/education/community-colleges/articles/ways-to-pay-for-community-college
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grants. . .Scholarships. . .Promise Programs. . .Part-Time or Full-Time Employment. . .Federal Loans)
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Fractured ‘Never Trump’ Movement Eyes an Uncertain Future. Divisions over what and who should come next were evident as G.O.P. critics of the president, weakened in their party, gathered at a summit near Washington.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/us/politics/anti-trump-republicans-divisions-2028-president.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have and b) make Blacks hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had making my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hate me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/us/politics/trump-black-people-history.html
USA TODAY
— DD: What do you do? I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my Republican Precinct Committeeman position to promote conservative principles. More specifically, I promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Previously, I also used my roles as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer to do that. But my critics/opponents ended those roles in 2021, 2012, and 2007 respectively. My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the aforesaid planks. I should name and write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to coverup their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/11/trump-republican-party-maga-conservative/83481933007/
— New workplace benefit aids first-time home buyers. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to earn enough money to a) pay for my undergraduate and graduate college expenses, b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., and c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2026/02/15/employee-benefit-helps-workers-buy-homes/88412353007/
CLARK UNIVERSITY
— DD: What do your critics/opponents blame you for? My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should name and write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who are/were a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/from-personal-responsibility-to-systemic-failure-the-blame-divide-in-american-politics/
MINNESOTA DAILY
— DD: Are/were you overpaid? According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, a) the Post Office paid me $19.57/hour when I was 18 in 1966, b) IRS paid me $56,409/year when I was 22, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 29, and c) GAO paid me $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. In today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $68,640/year since I was 49. I my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) I earned job-relate master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://mndaily.com/uncategorized/eric-kaler-overpaid/12/07/2010/snoadmin/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Cuban-American Republican Pushing Back on Trump’s Deportations. DD: Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly succeeding in uniting those who are the following against Republicans: minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/maria-elvira-salazar-florida-immigration-65ab4c21
— FRONT PAGE: Why Hold Your Straight-A Student Back a Year? To Get a Better Endorsement Deal. More boys repeat eighth grade in a ‘holdback’ year to grow ahead of recruitment for college NIL packages potentially worth millions. DD: Tragically, erroneously, my brother was forced to repeat first grade. He never recovered. Starting when I was in seventh grade, my hereditary bone disease stopped me from running for the rest of my life.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/sports-holdback-reclass-nil-endorsements-84804dbf
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly argue/shout that America is dependent on noncitizen labor and should be dependent on noncitizen labor. All the jobs that I had were bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/22/trump-immigration-crackdown-biden-border-policies-economic-growth-labor-market/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— DD: When employers say that they are an “equal opportunity” employer, what they are really saying is that those who are the following need not apply: American, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Employers want to hire those who are noncitizen, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://hbr.org/2013/06/is-your-firm-really-an-equal-o
FED WEEK
— Rules Finalized on College Graduate Hiring Authority. DD: Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/rules-finalized-on-college-graduate-hiring-authority/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MERCURY & DAILY MAIL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-mercury-south-africa/20260223/281758455759500
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/how-cancelled-bachelor-star-chris-harrison-spent-years-in-showbiz-exile-amid-racism-row/ar-AA1W5a5v
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes to a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, b) my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, c) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, and d) my and my wife not having children.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/news/monday-motivation-your-life-does-not-get-better-by-chance-it-gets-better-by-by-american-author-jim-rohn/articleshow/128696471.cms
