FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/broadview-six-defendants-have-all-remaining-charges-dismissed-by-judge/3939029/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cook-county-judge-rejects-special-prosecutor-to-investigate-operation-midway-blitz/3938934/
WTTW
— Illinois Lawmakers Frustrated Over Delay in Distribution of After-School Program Funds. DD: When you were young, what did you do after-school, weekends, and summers? I did yard work 1962, 1963, and 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 automotive assemble line in 1970.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/21/illinois-lawmakers-frustrated-over-delay-distribution-after-school-program-funds
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/prosecutors-closed-hearing-broadview-six/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/22/opinion-cannabis-weed-honest-information-warning-labels/
— Chicago Tribune strikes 11th-hour deal to buy Daily Herald, outbidding suburban suitor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/chicago-tribune-daily-herald-deal/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/21/broadview-ice-protest-grand-jury-transcript-kat-abughazaleh-trump
DAILY HERALD
— Paddock enters purchase agreement with Chicago Tribune
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260521/business/paddock-enters-purchase-agreement-with-chicago-tribune/
— DD: Naperville Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260521/news/naperville-considers-ordinance-to-block-federal-agents-from-using-municipal-property/
NAPERVILLE SUN
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Naperville Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/naperville-due-process-ordinance-draft-ice/
JOURNAL COURIER
— Illinois lawmakers pushing effective ban on Glocks, other pistols with certain trigger style
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-house-pushes-effective-ban-glock-pistols-22266680.php
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/advocacy-group-sues-trump-administration-over-22271897.php
VERMILLION COUNTY FIRST
— State Rep Adam Niemerg Argues Against Illinois House Bill 4471. The bill, which seeks to restrict the manufacture, sale, and transfer of semiautomatic “convertible pistols” that can be easily altered into fully automatic machine guns using aftermarket switches, was given approval in the House Gun Violence Committee Wednesday afternoon.
https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/2026/05/21/state-rep-adam-niemerg-argues-against-illinois-house-bill-4471/
SOUTHERN
— Republicans eyeing restrictions on Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. DD: Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat U.S. Representatives weaponize federal employers against their employees who are Republican.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/05/21/republicans-eyeing-restrictions-on-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-tossing-1b-for-ballroom-sources/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say that even as anxieties grow under Trump, swing voters aren’t ready to back Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-21/even-as-anxieties-grow-under-trump-these-swing-voters-arent-ready-to-back-democrats
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) increase consumer prices to punish Trump and b) promote abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-22/as-voters-prioritize-cost-of-living-focus-on-abortion-evolves-in-midterm-elections
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-05-21/abortion-pills-just-in-case-planned-parenthood-will-offer-them-in-two-states
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say that pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump’s demands. President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry Republican senators finally said no, even if temporarily.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pushed-to-the-limit-republicans-show-rare-defiance-to-trumps-demands/article_230468a8-ed28-57ee-af21-728024e81f0a.html
— Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system. Donald Trump has a reputation for slashing his taxes using techniques that some experts find aggressive. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-immunity-from-irs-audit-shocks-experts-who-warn-it-could-undermine-trust-in-tax/article_5771719e-9a9d-5ff2-b437-83e087887650.html
CWB CHICAGO
— Kidnap-and-rob crew targeting Chicago nightlife districts strikes 3 more times.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/kidnap-and-rob-crew-targeting-chicago-nightlife-districts-strikes-3-more-times-police-say.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— ‘We will be left out and left behind’: Senate GOP urges action on school choice bills. Pressure arrives as Democratic New York governor says she’ll opt into federal tax credit.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/we-will-be-left-out-and-left-behind-senate-gop-urges-action-on-school-choice-bills/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— All these years later, AIDS still a Black ‘epidemic.’ Senator calls for equitable funding. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-all-these-years-later-aids-still-a-black-epidemic/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— For Brandon Johnson, message matters
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/22/for-brandon-johnson-message-matters-00932987
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-743/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-530/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— House GOP pushes Pritzker for local control
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_59fc7920-e336-406e-b7c2-3ef2aa12e60c.html?a
JOHN KASS
— Beware of the Historical Revisionists. DD: According to Democrat leaders, America was built my those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://johnkassnews.com/beware-of-the-historical-revisionists/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kat Off the Hook in Federal ICE Interference Trial
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/21/kat-off-the-hook-in-federal-ice-interference-trial/
— Pritzker’s Zoning Takeover Criticized by Republican State Representatives
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/21/pritzkers-zoning-takeover-criticized-by-republican-state-representatives/
— 21-Year Old Who Rammed an ICE Vehicle Indicted
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/21/21-year-old-who-rammed-an-ice-vehicle-indicted/
— Latest Spencer Pratt Video: “I’m Not MAGA Or Anything”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/21/latest-spencer-pratt-video/
— Vice Chairman of McHenry County GOP Urges Unity
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/21/vice-chairman-of-mchenry-county-gop-urges-unity/
— Democrats on Kane County Board Decide to Hike Property Taxes 2.7%–the Maximum Allowed by the Tax Cap
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/21/democrats-on-kane-county-board-decide-to-hike-property-taxes-2-7-the-maximum-allowed-by-the-tax-cap/
— Catalina Lauf Makes Pitch via Text in Southwestern Florida GOP Congressional Primary
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/catalina-lauf-make-pitch-via-text-in-southwestern-florida-gop-congressional-primary/
— Credit Cards and Banks Seek Repeal of Illinois Law Prohibiting Fees on Tips and Sales Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/credit-cards-and-banks-seek-repeal-of-illinois-law-prohibiting-fees-on-tips-and-sales-taxes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
U.S. SENATE
— Kelly, Scott Lead Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing May as Older Americans Month. DD: How has age discrimination impacted you? Ever-increasingly, starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat superiors in the federal government used my age against me. They used “up-or-out” to get rid of me because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time was 25. I finally made GS-13 at GAO when I was 38. But I would not have been able to do that if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not finally gotten back into power and promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/kelly-scott-lead-bipartisan-resolution-recognizing-may-as-older-americans-month-2/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feds release video of vehicle ramming attack on ICE in Chicago.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/21/feds-release-video-vehicle-ramming-attack-ice-chicago/
— Threat of teen takeovers in D.C. loom without curfew, as prosecutors eye holding parents accountable.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/21/threat-teen-takeovers-dc-loom-without-curfew-prosecutors-eye-holding/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrats’ ‘autopsy’ of 2024 defeat shows why their 2028 run may be just as deadly
https://nypost.com/2026/05/22/opinion/democrats-autopsy-of-2024-defeat-shows-why-their-2028-run-may-be-just-as-deadly/
— Stunning number of illegal migrants who have been deported from US or left voluntarily.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/stunning-number-of-illegal-migrants-who-have-been-deported-from-us-or-left-voluntarily-revealed-by-dhs/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals Are Killing America. Another horrific murder shows what we’re up against — not just the illegal aliens, but the judges who keep releasing them.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/illegals_are_killing_america.html
— Reparations: Who Pays Whom? Underneath the feel-good politics of it, the practical questions sink the whole enterprise. DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more credit that you should be given for having paid the price of AA and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Since the 1960s, because I am all of the aforesaid, those above be had made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. If I had not been the aforesaid, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/reparations_who_pays_whom.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Illegal Aliens Are Bad Credit Risks.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-Banks-Illegal-Aliens-Are-Bad-Credit-Risks
CRISIS MAGAZINE
— Mass Migration Threatens Civilization, But No One Seems to Mind. The reality of mass migration has been a disaster for the West and has done little to address the problems it purports to solve. DD: Democrat leaders encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America because they vote for Democrats. RINO leaders encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America because they want cheap labor.
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/mass-migration-threatens-civilization-but-no-one-seems-to-mind
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Trump Administration Moves to Debank Illegal Aliens.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/trump-administration-moves-debank-illegal-aliens
FREE PRESS
— DD: My critics/opponents either a) proudly paint themselves as being woke or b) act like they are woke. The more of the following that you are, the harder that they work to get rid of you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thefp.com/p/tyler-cowen-wokeness-has-peaked-what-followed-is-worse
NEWSMAX
— Illegal Immigration Driving Up Housing Demand.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/marlin-stutzman-immigration-housing/2026/05/21/id/1257068/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Eliminating Wokeness at Universities a Long-Term Battle
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/05/21/eliminating_wokeness_at_universities_a_long-term_battle_700084.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— 5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Autopsy of Kamala Harris’s 2024 Loss. A draft report released by the Democratic National Committee argued that Ms. Harris did not sufficiently separate herself from President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/dnc-election-autopsy-report-takeaways.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use critical race theory to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/books/review/backtalker-kimberle-williams-crenshaw.html
— The Far Right Is Dividing College Republicans. As some college Republicans invite white nationalists into their organizations, other young conservatives have recoiled. The divide could affect upcoming elections. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were far-right extremist groups. I was the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/college-republicans-split-far-right.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: My critics/opponents either a) proudly paint themselves as being woke or b) act like they are woke. The more of the following that you are, the harder that they work to get rid of you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/21/wokeism-republicans-liberals/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/05/06/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-survey/89896205007/
LA SENTINEL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use critical race theory to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://lasentinel.net/kimberle-crenshaws-backtalker-an-american-memoir-explores-race-and-law.html
WMBF
— Opposition to Iran war gains traction in Congress.
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2026/05/20/opposition-iran-war-gains-traction-congress/
WSJ
— Requiem for a Democratic Campaign Nightmare. Party leaders don’t want to tell themselves or their base why they lost in 2024.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/requiem-for-a-democratic-campaign-nightmare-d688bdee?mod=opinion_lead_pos3
FORBES
— DD: To hire, retain. and promote those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, employers ever-increasingly a) replace objective standards with subjective standards and b) lower standards.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2025/03/12/objective-hiring-pitfalls-to-avoid/
BLOOMBERG
— Up-or-out. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use up-or-out to get rid of Republicans. The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out to get rid of their employees who are the following who they do not promote to GS-13 ($118,984) by age 25, GS-14 ($140,604) by age 30, GS-15 ($165,386) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($197,200) by age 40: Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/mckinsey-piles-up-or-out-pressure-on-some-us-consultants?embedded-checkout=true
POLITICO
— The DNC’s 2024 autopsy is out — and the Democratic pile-on has begun.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/democratic-party-2024-autopsy-00931754
EMPLOYMENT LAW
— Employers: Your Next EEO-1 Report May Be Your Last Ever. DD: Since the 1960s, all my employers were under ever-increasing pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), my three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, an 1997), my six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and my job-related professional license (1981).
https://www.employmentlawworldview.com/employers-your-next-eeo-1-report-may-be-your-last-ever-us/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: In Illinois, under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more underrepresented that you will be: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/21/119th-congress-brings-new-growth-in-racial-ethnic-diversity-to-capitol-hill/
