FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, marginalize them, oppress them, and cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/international-womens-day-march-rally-held-at-daley-plaza/
NBC5
— Can you still register to vote for the Illinois primary election? Yes, and here’s how. DD: Questions for Illinois and for each county clerk: How many have voted so far and how many Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots have been cast? It would be great if that data was available broken out by county, township, and precinct.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/can-you-still-register-to-vote-for-the-illinois-primary-election-yes-and-heres-how/3904737/
— Should ICE be abolished? Illinois’ Senate candidate weigh in on the question. Candidates have different proposals and thoughts on how immigration enforcement is being undertaken in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/should-ice-be-abolished-illinois-senate-candidate-weigh-in-on-the-question/3904727/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casey Chlebek (Republican) “Our immigration system is 100 years old. It’s totally incompatible with the needs of today. And something failed dramatically,” he said. “We have an excess of illegal immigrants. “I wrote a paper on the subject of immigration. And what I advanced for the new system, immigration system, is actually to have, I’ll call them recruitment centers outside of the country, where people come and based on our needs, our quota, and by industry, we can vet people outside of the country. “(When) people are inside the country, that’s an internal security issue, and we have to look at it a little differently,” he added. Jeannie Evans (Republican) “I think the majority of Americans agree we need to enforce our immigration laws. I as an elected official in Illinois would be working hard to build cooperation. We need cooperation from the local and state level with the federal government,” she said. “The federal you know the president wants to enforce the immigration laws, he wants to reduce crime and we need to work with him not resist. If the federal government is going to contribute resources to Illinois we should be very grateful and time having a conversation about what’s the best use of those resources how can we use them for you know permanent improvements,” she added. . .Don Tracy (Republican) “Immigration law enforcement is the province of the federal government, as is immigration law in general. So I support closing the borders and then I also support enforcing immigration law. And throughout the country it has worked fairly well,” he said. “I was just in Memphis a couple days ago where I spent almost nine or ten years. And the federal surge down there has really made the streets safer in Memphis. Five thousand arrests, a thousand illegal firearms off the street, 150 missing children. “Federal law enforcement and immigration is working where the local authorities cooperate, but where you have large groups, mobs, say, of trained and organized protestors who are stalking and blocking law enforcement operations and encouraged by the local authority who are not cooperating with the federal law enforcement. You have chaos. And that’s what we saw a taste of that here in Chicago. And then in Minneapolis, we saw it on steroids,” he added.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, marginalize them, oppress them, and cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/international-womens-day-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/international-womens-day-2/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-castanon-nava/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/verano-cannabis-chicago/
— DD: I vehemently oppose crossover voting. How many in the following who are going to vote for Democrats in the November 3 general election have/will cast Republican primary ballots in the March 17 primary to do as much damage as they can to the Republican Party?: Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/letters-030926-illinois-primary/
DAILY HERALD
— The Republicans running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat cite immigration and gerrymandering among their top campaign issues.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/article/gop-house-hopefuls-cite-immigration-gerrymandering-among-top-issues/
— Customer service, streamlined operations, voter ID key issues for Republican secretary of state candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/news/customer-service-streamlined-operations-voter-id-key-issues-for-republican-secretary-of-state-cand/
— What’s the top issue facing Illinois’ 6th Congressional District? Casten, challengers disagree
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/us-congress-politics/whats-the-top-issue-facing-illinois-6th-congressional-district-casten-challengers-disagree/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO: DuPage sheriff’s hopeful vows to continue campaign amid investigation, forced leave
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/local-politics/dupage-sheriffs-hopeful-vows-to-continue-campaign-amid-investigation-forced-leave/
WHEATON PATCH
— The History Department at Wheaton College presents, ““Sickness is a Crime”: The Responsibility to be Healthy in American History,” a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Riddle on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/calendar/event/20260318/abf6d926-e6bb-4662-8252-fede180d302b/sickness-is-a-crime-the-responsibility-to-be-healthy-in-american-history-a-lecture-by
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dan Proft, the conservative radio talk show host who is advising Republican Ted Dabrowski in his campaign for governor, took a dig at the supporters of front-runner Darren Bailey, saying they either “lack the intellectual curiosity to investigate the race” or “are baffled by the plot twists in Jim Varney movies” (like “Ernest Goes to Camp). The criticism hints of the time Donald Trump’s supporters were called “deplorables.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/09/ai-restores-bobby-rushs-voice-for-jackson-ad-00818638
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-694/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago’s lakefront proves a de facto invasion. Call these tent encampments what they are.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/8/chicagos-lakefront-proves-de-facto-invasion/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Left-Wing Activists Target Jury Selection Process, Training Volunteers To Sneak On To Juries and ‘Nullify’ Trump Administration Prosecutions. DD: Have you ever served on a jury? If I had not be denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, and if you had served on that jury, would you have sided with GAO or with me? To justify their denying me a jury trial, the judges and justices hinted/implied/argued that no jury would side with me. But the trial record showed that my Democrat superiors had illegally forced me to retire so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no professional license like I had. In 1993, when I was a 45-year-old GAO employee who had 25 years of federal service, to get rid of their employees a) who they had not promoted into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, b) who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and/or c) who had 25 or more years of federal service, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” them a $25,000 buyout if they took early retirement. Their buyout “offer” expired in 1 year and their early retirement “offer” expired in 4 years. They succeeded in forcing me to take the early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997. Things that I had done that helped me survive those 4 years included a) my earning job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, b) my earing job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979, and c) my earning a job-related professional license in 1981. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you will have, and therefore, the less “justice” that you will have in courts: conservative, Republican, non-poor, non-veteran, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. Federal courts would not have denied me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO if I had been Democrat, poor, veteran, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if my ancestors had not been in America for a long time. GAO hinted/implied/argued that because of my demographics, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action big time and that I could easily afford to pay that price. GAO’s forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 cut my income by $86,042/year (56%) ($154,682/year salary minus $68,640/year pension) in today’s dollars. Off the record, GAO stressed a) that the federal government would forever pay 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums, b) that my wife had a good job, c) that we had no dependents, d) that we had no debts, e) that we had substantial retirement and other savings, f) that we owned a 13-year-old home in Wheaton, g) that we owned three collector cars, h) etc. Again, if I had not been denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, and if you had served on that jury, would you have sided with GAO or with me? From what I see, those who want Affirmative Action and DEI would have sided with GAO.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/left-wing-activists-target-jury-selection
NEW YORK POST
— Activists in Los Angeles are installing air-raid style sirens across their neighborhood. Not to warn residents about earthquakes. Not to warn about wildfires. But to warn illegal immigrants that ICE agents are nearby.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/opinion/the-most-ironic-thing-about-highland-parks-anti-ice-sirens/
— Mamdani showed his true colors as ISIS sympathizers attacked NYC with bombs
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/opinion/miranda-devine-mayor-mamdani-showed-his-true-colors-as-isis-sympathizers-attacked-nyc-with-bombs/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Close Foreign Consulates in U.S. Sanctuary Cities. Diplomats in consulates from migrant-sending countries like Mexico are conspiring to undermine immigration law enforcement.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/close-foreign-consulates-in-u-s-sanctuary-cities/
AMERICAN THINKER
— America Needs a New Class of Leaders
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/america_needs_a_new_class_of_leaders.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s Next for DHS?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/08/whats-next-for-dhs/amp/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— A coalition of left-leaning evangelical Christians issued a new open letter against the Trump administration and what they claimed is a rising tide of “white Christian nationalism.”
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-christian-leaders-issue-letter-rise-white-christian-nationalism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Selma to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-selma-bloody-sunday-anniversary-fced6bc2794576b8ed20b3ef1223155e
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good.
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/renee-good-s-parents-remember-her-love-and-21946039.php
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that you pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI: your parents were not wealthy, 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.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/race-admissions.html
— The Fantasy of a Comfy Retirement Has Always Been a Mirage. Younger Americans are not crazy to fear a future in which they may struggle in their old age. DD: Ever since I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious. They got even more furious when I was “offered” a $25,000 buyout and early retirement when I was 45 years old in 1993. They are getting even more furious that I have gotten a CSRS pension (currently $68,640/year) since I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. In my defense, my critics/opponents failed/refused to qualify themselves for federal jobs or failed/refused to apply a) because they would never stoop to take a federal job and/or b) because they despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/opinion/gen-x-retirement.html
KSNB
— — DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, marginalize them, oppress them, and cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/03/09/tri-cities-womens-march-draws-more-than-150-people/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s High Time to Restock U.S. Munitions. After years of neglect, America’s arsenal needs rebuilding to make ‘peace through strength’ a reality. DD: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO at the Rock Island Arsenal on an audit of DOD’s 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/its-high-time-to-restock-u-s-munitions-6144f727?mod=opinion_lead_pos8
FAST TIMES
— DD: Who blames you and for what? My Democrat superiors and supervisors blamed me for their problems and for the problems that their Democrat employees had who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Defendants in lawsuits that I have filed and their attorneys blame me for their problems. Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois leaders blamed me for their problems. Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lost elections blame me for their defeats. Leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party blame me for their problems. Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois blame me for their problems. Most commonly, the aforesaid blame my conservatism and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91403029/what-to-do-if-you-get-blamed-for-someone-elses-mistakes
FORTUNE
— College is worth it. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/20/former-goldman-sachs-ceo-lloyd-blankfein-says-peter-thiel-wrong-college-is-worth-it-more-curious-interesting/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— How to answer the new U.S. federal government’s ‘American Ideals’ essay questions. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/08/beyond-the-resume-how-to-answer-the-new-u-s-federal-governments-american-ideals-essay-questions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades, the entry-level federal job search was defined by the “educational gatekeeper.” If you didn’t have a specific degree or a certain GPA, your application often hit a digital wall before a human ever saw it. That era is closing. Under the new guidelines, agencies are shifting toward “skills-based hiring,” opening doors for graduates who may have unconventional backgrounds but possess the specific technical or operational competencies the government desperately needs right now.)
BROOKINGS
— Can colleges afford class-based affirmative action? DD: What class were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/can-colleges-afford-class-based-affirmative-action/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. AA and DEI are patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Democrats and RINOs have always used AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/quote-of-the-day-by-oscar-winning-actor-john-wayne-life-is-tough-but-its-tougher-when-youre-stupid/amp_articleshow/129301577.cms
Author: David Diersen
The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.
March 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois 2026 GOP primary for governor features four candidates and one familiar face but big donors sit out
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/illinois-2026-gop-primary-for-governor-features-four-candidates-and-one-familiar-face-but-big-donors-sit-out/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/column-kristi-noem-dhs-ice-congressional-hearing-firing-page/
— Supporters of Cook County’s guaranteed income program hold meeting to help shape distribution. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. The money for that came from what I earned doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes and chipping slag in 1966, pumping gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/cook-county-guaranteed-income-program/
— DuPage undersheriff and sheriff hopeful placed on leave less than 2 weeks before March primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/dupage-sheriff-hopeful-eddie-moore-placed-on-leave/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago short nearly 225,000 affordable rental units for its poorest residents. There are only 31 affordable homes for rent for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Chicago, according to a new report released this Thursday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/03/06/chicago-225-000-affordable-rental-units-poorest-residents-nlihc-report
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois, Cook County wipe out $2B in medical debt for pennies on dollar
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260307/health-care/i-didnt-believe-it-illinois-cook-county-wipe-out-2b-in-medical-debt-for-pennies-on-dollar/
WGLT
— Trump vows to ‘take care of Cuba,’ praises Venezuela cooperation at summit
https://www.wglt.org/2026-03-07/trump-vows-to-take-care-of-cuba-praises-venezuela-cooperation-at-summit
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Minimum wage? Keep it up, says Pritzker. A new proposal would raise it to $27 by 2032. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-minimum-wage-keep-it-up-says-pritzker/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Auditor general nomination approved unanimously in Illinois. FROM HIS BIOGRAPHY: Prior to joining IFA, Meister was Director of Legislative Affairs and Associate General Counsel for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (2003-2007). Before his public service with the State of Illinois, Meister worked in private law practice. Meister was a law clerk for Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Ann McMorrow, is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law and DePaul University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
https://www.aol.com/articles/auditor-general-nomination-now-illinois-200400396.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wednesday, the Illinois Senate approved Chris Meister, who is currently leading the Illinois Finance Authority, to be the new auditor. State Sen. Chapin Rose, who serves on the Legislative Audit Commission, said Meister suggested bringing back a deputy director position for the office. “At the end of the day, you’re getting someone with that breadth of government knowledge, extreme financial management experience,” said Rose, R-Mahomet. “And then I believe ultimately we’re also going to pick up, as a bonus, one of our other candidates. And at the end of the day, this body, and the entire General Assembly and frankly, the taxpayers of Illinois will be enormously well served with Mr. Meister at the helm.” The auditor general is responsible for financial audits and compliance examinations of state agencies. The office also performs audits approved by the Legislative Audit Commission. Wednesday, state Sen. Laura Ellman praised Rose’s nomination for Chris Meister to be the new auditor. “This was a once in a 10 year activity,” Ellman, D-Naperville, said of selecting a new auditor general. “Nobody was really good at it. But through that leadership, Senator Rose guided us all through it and really is a bicameral, bipartisan, effort. So I’m excited to see the next Legislative Audit Commission under Auditor General Meister.” After being unanimously approved by the Senate, Senate Joint Resolution 55 was also unanimously approved by the Illinois House Wednesday. The Illinois Auditor General office’s budget is $43.3 million from state taxpayer funds. The auditor’s salary is more than $197,000.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you are not retired, sooner or later, you will be. I have been involuntarily retired since I was 49 in 1997. After you retire, sooner or later, you will assess what helped and harmed your life. Things that helped my life the most include a) my parents and my teachers who encouraged conservatism and personal responsibility; that put me on tack to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license and b) my outstanding wife. Things that harmed my life the most include a) my not becoming a Democrat, b) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, c) my not majoring in accounting from the beginning, d) my father’s sudden death when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, e) my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with the aforesaid and the resultant many big adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and superiors tool against me, f) my volunteering myself to become the subject of a February 1978 Money Magazine “One Person’s Finances” article ( https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ), g) me and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents, h) Gingrich’s gutting GAO instead of reforming GAO, i) my filing grievances, arbitration demands, and lawsuits, and j) my remaining conservative while the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization became more and more and more anti-conservative. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents want Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI a) because they have never paid the price of AA or DEI, b) because they benefit from AA and DEI, and/or c) they use AA and DEI to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. QUESTION: Who pays the price of AA and DEI? ANSWER: Those who have less money than others and are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have never paid the price of AA or DEI, they benefit from AA, and/or they use AA and DEI to get rid of others. Their parents were wealthy and/or they are libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They stress that I am conservative, White, male, older (born in 1948), non-veteran (Vietnam War draft avoider), Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), German American (100%), and my ancestors who have been in America since 1844. They falsely/outrageously/disgustingly/unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were wealthy. They ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth that I had to work my way through college. They falsely/outrageously/disgustingly/unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. AA and DEI are patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Democrats and RINOs have always used AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Joe Biden’s message at mostly-black Jesse Jackson funeral: ‘I’m a helluva lot smarter than most of you’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/07/joe-bidens-message-at-mostly-black-jesse-jackson-funeral-im-a-helluva-lot-smarter-than-most-of-you-1626054/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Victor Davis Hanson on Trump’s Dream Iran Outcome
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/03/victor-davis-hanson-another-iran-quagmire-might-mean-big-losses-for-republicans-in-the-midterms/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan Moves to Shut Down Sanctuary City Policies
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/hedtbd-house-judiciary-committee-chairman-jordan-to-mark-up-legislation-banning-sanctuary-jurisdictions
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Trump proposes freezing work permits for asylum seekers indefinitely. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/trump-proposes-freezing-work-permits-for-asylum-seekers-indefinitely/ar-AA1WNeOz
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Colleges Respond to Upswing in Disability Diagnoses. DD: My father never attended college. His doctor discouraged him from attending because he had brittle type 1 diabetes. The belief was that the stress would kill him. He frequently decried his not having a college degree. That encouraged me to get one. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/colleges-students-disabilities-enrollment.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Housing is so expensive that people earning $200,000 qualify for help. Data shared with The Post shows that home-buying assistance programs across the U.S. have been raising their income threshold requirements. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. In 1972, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999year in today’s dollars. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/05/housing-costs-down-payment-assistance-eligibility/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brendi Bluitt didn’t think she fit the typical profile of someone needing public assistance to pay for housing. She had a good job in public relations, earning $80,000 a year. But she qualified for D.C.’s home-purchase-assistance program, and she ended up getting an interest-free loan of more than $84,000. She had to contribute only $1,000 from her savings to buy her $376,000 condo.)
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Christ is king’ becomes a loaded phrase in U.S. political debates. DD: According to communists, socialists, and Democrats, government is king.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-03-05/christ-is-king-becomes-loaded-phrase-in-u-s-political-debates-especially-on-right
BOSTON GLOBE
— No bright side to the shift of minority students out of elite schools. DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-elite schools are worthless, that is, my 1980 NIU, 1976 Loyola, 1980 DePaul, and 1997 IIT degrees are worthless.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/08/opinion/letters-affirmative-action-minority-students/
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Trump lawsuit could eliminate affirmative action in workplaces. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/south-bend-tribune/20260308/281642491669693
POST BULLETIN
— No room for divided allegiance. DD: To come to America is to come under America’s elected leaders. How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.postbulletin.com/news/let-no-room-for-divided-allegiance
FORBES
— DD: Google, Facebook, and YouTube exist a) to promote the Democrat Party platform and b) to elect Democrats.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelicamarideoliveira/2026/02/12/what-excessive-social-media-means-for-older-adults/
— According to Democrats, standardized tests do not measure how much students learned or can learn, but instead measurer the family and community capital of students. The most important tests that I passed were the CPA examination in 1979 and Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, both of which I passed on my first attempt, something that only about 20% do. My Democrat and GAO superiors were furious because my coworkers who they wanted to promote over me and were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran either had not taken the examinations, had failed them, or had passed, but not on their first attempt.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2024/02/10/research-shows-what-state-standardized-tests-actually-measure/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— When Feedback Crosses the Line. DD: Constructively, my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government advised me to become a Democrat and to help them get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. They never advised me to get job-related college degrees, professional certifications, or licenses.
https://hbr.org/2026/03/when-feedback-crosses-the-line
HARVARD LAW REVIEW
— A Plea for Affirmative Action. DD: My critics/opponents want Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI a) because they have never paid the price of AA or DEI, b) because they benefit from AA and DEI, and/or c) they use AA and DEI to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. QUESTION: Who pays the price of AA and DEI? ANSWER: Those who have less money than others and are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have never paid the price of AA or DEI, they benefit from AA, and/or they use AA and DEI to get rid of others. Their parents were wealthy and/or they are libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They stress that I am conservative, White, male, older (born in 1948), non-veteran (Vietnam War draft avoider), Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), German American (100%), and my ancestors who have been in America since 1844. They falsely/outrageously/disgustingly/unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were wealthy. They ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth that I had to work my way through college. They falsely/outrageously/disgustingly/unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. AA and DEI are patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Democrats and RINOs have always used AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/136-Harv.-L.-Rev.-F.-205.pdf
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Raising kids in this economy: To DINK or not? Why more Indian couples are rethinking parenthood. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were DINK-haters. Because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a filthy rich disgusting DINK. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or d) become a licensed CPA when I was 32. None of them had as many job-related master’s degrees or professional certifications as I had. None of them was a licensed CPA like I was. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. My Democrat GAO superiors complained about the time and cost needed to raise children. They decried their spouses having little or no income.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/raising-kids-in-this-economy-to-dink-or-not-why-more-indian-couples-are-rethinking-parenthood/articleshow/128913569.cms
March 7, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois proposal to raise minimum wage to $27/hour sparks concern from small businesses. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-proposal-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-27-sparks-concern-from-small-businesses/article_39e9c213-2654-4d5e-8f0b-ea92e5631721.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Amid a proposed record budget, lawmakers should put price tags on their bills
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amid-a-proposed-record-budget-lawmakers-should-put-price-tags-on-their-bills/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Iranian Americans send message to White House: ‘Regime change in Iran by the people of Iran’ DD: To come to America is to come under America’s elected leaders. How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/7/iranian-americans-send-message-white-house-regime-change-iran-people/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How our enemies are dividing US college campuses
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4483543/how-enemies-dividing-american-college-campuses/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The mainstream media is obsessed with hoping Trump fails in Iran. Their hypocrisy is showing.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/the_mainstream_media_is_obsessed_with_hoping_trump_fails_in_iran.html
— Democrat party leaders make an ugly spectacle of themselves at Jesse Jackson’s funeral.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/03/democrat_party_leaders_make_an_ugly_spectacle_of_themselves_at_jesse_jackson_s_funeral.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Hiring Illegals Is a Crime. DOJ is guilty of a pattern and practice of failing to seek criminal penalties for employers who knowingly employ illegal aliens.
https://cis.org/Report/Hiring-Illegals-Crime
FEDERALIST
— What’s Next In The Fight To Stop Schools From Transing Kids After SCOTUS Victory
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/whats-next-in-the-fight-to-stop-schools-from-transing-kids-after-scotus-victory/
— Blue State Failure Is Destroying Federalism And The Constitution
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/blue-state-failure-is-destroying-federalism-and-the-constitution/
— Why Islam Seeks Shelter Under The Banner Of The Left
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/06/why-islam-seeks-shelter-under-the-banner-of-the-left/
FOX NEWS
— Biden opened our border to Iranian terrorism threats. Border Patrol data shows massive increase in Iranian nationals entering US as immigration enforcement weakened. DD: How many are in America who owe their allegiance to foreign countries?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ken-cuccinelli-biden-opened-our-border-iranian-terrorism-threats
— Parents, not bureaucrats, raise America’s children and the Supreme Court agrees. Parents have a Constitutional right to parent their children. DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/parents-not-bureaucrats-raise-americas-children-supreme-court-agrees
LEGAL INSURECTION
— DePaul University Launches ‘Racial Justice’ Media Institute Aligned With Lori Lightfoot Anti-ICE Initiative
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/03/depaul-university-launches-racial-justice-media-institute-aligned-with-lori-lightfoot-anti-ice-initiative/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— How a Nebraska immigration raid tied to an identity theft investigation unfolded. DD: How many illegals are using their false identifications in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ice-omaha-worksite-immigration-raid-investigation-rcna214490
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One. Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump’s foray against Iran without congressional approval. DD: Since the 1960s, Democrats have ever-increasingly united to blame Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. Democrats especially blame 1-A Republicans like me who avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/us/politics/democrats-divided-middle-east-wars.html
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Target sued for checking arrest records of new hires: Class action
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/target-sued-for-checking-arrest-records-of-new-hires-class-action/article_2af7d7bf-d506-44ea-8e81-a5d3320252a0.html
LAW AND THE WORPLACE
— DD: How many of the following protected groups are you a member of: Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.lawandtheworkplace.com/2025/03/eeoc-and-doj-release-guidance-on-dei-and-workplace-discrimination/
ADVOCATE
— How a united message of ‘Tax the Rich’ could make life more affordable, and win elections. DD: According to my critics/opponents, my wife and I can and should pay way more taxes a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics can and should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://www.advocate.com/voices/tax-the-rich
PEW RESEARCH
— Dual income, no kids: What we know about ‘DINKs’ in the U.S. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were DINK-haters. Because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a filthy rich disgusting DINK. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or d) become a licensed CPA when I was 32. None of them had as many job-related master’s degrees or professional certifications as I had. None of them was a licensed CPA like I was. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. My Democrat GAO superiors complained about the time and cost needed to raise children. They decried their spouses having little or no income.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/11/03/dual-income-no-kids-what-we-know-about-dinks-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the United States, 12% of married couples with at least one spouse in their 30s or 40s have two incomes and no kids, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of federal data. This group, often referred to as “DINKs,” has grown slightly over the past decade. In 2013, 8% of married couples in the same age range were DINKs.)
MONEYWISE
— Chicago ranks 1st for the most people in financial distress. DD: Democrats run Chicago. They shout at those in financial stress in Chicago that Republicans cause their financial distress.
https://moneywise.com/managing-money/debt/report-reveals-us-city-with-the-most-people-in-financial-distress
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades.’ DD: Democrats fight ICE. Who trains them in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-guardian-usa/20260307/281767045720614
March 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-official-calling-trump-administration-return-deaf-bay-area-boy-family-deported-colombia/18686782/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Two low-funded Republicans battle to run against Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias in the fall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/illinois-gop-primary-secretary-state-other-statewides/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite those who have demographics that vote for Democrats against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/rev-jesse-jackson-black-women-leaders/
— DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/evanston-reparations-committee-seeks-new-revenue-streams-as-original-funding-dwindles/
— Gayle Franzen, longtime Illinois and DuPage County public servant who helped build I-355, dies at 81
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/gayle-franzen-obituary-dupage/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite those who have demographics that vote for Democrats against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/03/jesse-jackson-racism-black-white-civil-rights-rainbow-coalition-ben-jealous
DAILY HERALD
— GOP race for 14th Congressional seat features experienced candidates: Jim Marter an Gary Vician
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260306/us-congress-politics/gop-race-for-14th-congressional-seat-features-experienced-candidates/
WQAD
— Several claiming leadership at the Rock Island County Republican Party found in contempt of court
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/several-claiming-leadership-rock-island-county-republican-party-found-in-contempt-of-court/526-f0e8628a-16c0-410c-995b-f5c311f3f5fc
COUNTRY HERALD
— University Park: Crete Monee Middle School Hosts Community Cleanup March 14. DD: I delivered mail in University Park 1966-1969. I bought a new townhome in University Park in 1972 ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ), lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.
https://countryherald.com/news/university-park-il-crete-monee-middle-school-hosts-community-cleanup-march-14/
CHAMBANA TODAY
— State Senator Chapin Rose appointed to Illinois Senate Republican leadership team
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-state-senator-chapin-rose-appointed-to-illinois-senate-republican-leadership-team/
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso on Friday endorsed Sean Noonan in the March 17 Republican primary for DuPage County sheriff.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-endorses-sheriffs-race
CHICAGO READER
— The death of diversity. Universities—in Illinois and across the U.S.—fall in line amid Trump’s attacks on higher education. DD: UIC accepted me when I was 18 in 1966, NIU when I was 20, Loyola when I was 23, DePaul when I was 27, and IIT when I was 43. But if I was 18, 20, 23, 27, or 43 today, I doubt that they would accept me because of my bad demographics. I am heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. According to Democrat universities, those who are the aforesaid have unfairly benefitted from discrimination against those who are LGBTQ, liberal/moderate, non-Republican, noncitizen, minority, female, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/feature-news-politics/trump-universities-dei-illnois-ui-northwestern/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Darren Bailey Would Be Calamity for Illinois Republicans
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/darren-bailey-would-be-calamity-for-illinois-republicans
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Traditional marriage advocates sharpen message as Supreme Court eyes challenge to same-sex marriage. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional marriage and family but then b) attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/5/traditional-marriage-advocates-sharpen-message-supreme-court-eyes/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Traditional Marriage Matters. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional marriage and family but then b) attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from traditional marriage and family.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-traditional-marriage-matters/
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
–Trump Administration Rescinds Gender Ideology Requirement for Foster Parents. DD: Because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a filthy rich disgusting DINK. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or d) become a licensed CPA when I was 32. None of them had as many job-related master’s degrees or professional certifications as I had. None of them was a licensed CPA like I was. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. My Democrat GAO superiors complained about the time and cost needed to raise children. They decried their spouses having little or no income.
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/trump-administration-rescinds-gender-ideology-requirement-for-foster-parents
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DEI far from dead in Nashville, and it cost the city dearly
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/06/dei-far-from-dead-in-nashville-and-it-cost-the-city-dearly-report-1625874/
BLAZE
— Illegal alien voted in 2024 federal election, when Trump and Kamala were on the ballot. DD: How many illegals are using their false identifications to vote in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illegal-alien-allegedly-voted-in-2024-federal-election-when-trump-and-kamala-were-on-the-ballot
BREITBART
— Democrat’s SOTU Illegal Alien Guest Referenced in Police Documents Concerning Sexual Assault
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/03/06/report-democrats-sotu-illegal-alien-guest-referenced-in-police-documents-concerning-sexual-assault/amp/
CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— This Week In Waste. DD: For Democrat and RINO leaders, governments exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and RINOs. Because I have never been a Democrat or a RINO, governments wasted what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and g) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They wasted what I learned working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. They wasted what I learned working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, RINO, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.cagw.org/this-week-in-waste-march-6-2026/
COLLEGE FIX
— DD: Yale publishes a letter from one of its seniors who thinks conservatives are dumb … well, dumber than liberals at least.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/yale-senior-thinks-conservatives-are-dumb-well-dumber-than-liberals-at-least/
DAILY CALLER
— James Talarico Has History Of Pushing Far-Left Priorities Down Students’ Throats
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/06/james-talarico-history-pushing-his-left-priorities-down-students-throats/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘How Do You Make A Map Gay?’ Biden-Era Program Used Tax Dollars To ‘Queer’ Maps. Biden’s State Department funded a grant to make European maps queer.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-do-you-make-a-map-more-gay-gop-rep-trump-official-befuddled-by-biden-dei-program
EPOCH TIMES
— The Reason Obamacare Is So Hard to Fix. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/3-reasons-why-obamacare-is-so-hard-to-fix-5989572
FOX NEWS
— Mike Johnson slams Democrats for putting illegal aliens over Americans as DHS shutdown continues. Senate Democrats blocked Republican attempt to reopen Department of Homeland Security.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mike-johnson-slams-democrats-putting-illegal-aliens-over-americans-dhs-shutdown-continues
— Illegal immigrant charged with voting in Pennsylvania in 5 presidential elections. Mahady Sacko was ordered removed from the US in 2000 but remained under ICE supervision while casting ballots. DD: How many illegals are using their false identifications to vote in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrant-charged-voting-pennsylvania-5-presidential-elections
— ICE arrests illegal immigrant training as Pennsylvania corrections officer suspected of rape. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-arrests-illegal-immigrant-training-200613203.html
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER
— Is the Era of the Traditional Family Over in America? DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional marriage and family but then b) attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from traditional marriage and family.
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/is-the-era-of-the-traditional-family-over-in-america-survey-suggests-yes
PJ MEDIA
— Federal Grant Money Flows to Race-Based Groups During Labor Department Chaos
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/03/06/federal-grant-money-flows-to-race-based-groups-during-labor-department-chaos-n4950346
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600. DD: Unintended consequences. How many will come to America illegally to collect that stipend?
https://www.aol.com/articles/dhs-increasing-self-deportation-stipend-181110485.html
CBS NEWS
— Hegseth on reports Russia aided Iran: “Anything that shouldn’t be happening” will be “confronted strongly”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-us-iran-russia/
MSN
— Muskegon sandwich shop says business is booming after saying they will no longer serve ICE
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/muskegon-sandwich-shop-says-business-is-booming-after-saying-they-will-no-longer-serve-ice/ar-AA1TQpq4
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s New Pick to Lead Homeland: A Onetime Cage Fighter From the Heartland. DD: If you ran for an office, what would your critics/opponents stress that you did in the past? My critics/opponents would stress that I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes and chipped slag in 1966. I pumped gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents would never stoop to take the aforesaid bad jobs. They did not have to because they had wealthy parents. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that I had to take the aforesaid bad jobs because I am an unmitigated loser.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/markwayne-mullin-trump-oklahoma.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-06/deaf-6-year-old-boy-deported-with-family-to-colombia-attorney-says
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Wants ‘Unconditional Surrender’ for Iran Deal
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-wants-unconditional-surrender-for-iran-deal-5f97cd49
STATEN ISLAND
— Noem banished to this humiliating new post after Trump dumps her from cabinet. DD: My supporters rudely dumped me because I supported Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. I served as O’Malley’s Milton Township campaign coordinator. My doing everything that I could to help Ryan defeat Blagojevich in the general election meant nothing to them. They continue to blame me for Ryan’s loss. Because Ryan lost to Blagojevich, they rudely ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2004 and 2010. They rudely defeated me for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004. They rudely almost got the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me in 2006. They got me thrown off the ICRC Steering Committee in 2007. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. etc. Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in 2002 is viewed as being the beginning of the end of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://www.silive.com/politics/2026/03/noem-banished-to-this-humiliating-new-post-after-trump-dumps-her-from-cabinet.html
NEWS NATION
— Traditional marriage decline sparks concern over kids’ well-being. Better outcomes for children in married households. 23% of U.S. kids live with single parents, three times the global average. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn traditional marriage and family but then b) attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from traditional marriage and family.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/on-balance-with-leland-vittert/decline-marriage-trends-concern-child-well-being/
WRAL
— Meaningful work. DD: The importance of what the Post Office, IRS, and GAO did helped me endure ever-increasing efforts by my Democrat superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.wral.com/business/thompson-relationships-leadership-march-2026/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Indian professionals in US face rising anti-Indian hate after Trump’s H-1B changes. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/indian-professionals-in-us-face-rising-anti-indian-hate-after-trump-s-h-1b-changes-report/ar-AA1UgFFw?cvid=3b268e06faaa4eeea4a11a71a333dc02
FROM OTHER SOURCES
MEDICAL PRODUCT OUTSOURSING
— Staying in Target Range with Diabetes Technologies. Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are transforming diabetes management. DD: I am a type 2 diabetic. In my opinion, if I had not spent so much time helping elect Republicans since 2000, I would not have become a type 2 diabetic. Instead of exercising and sleeping, I helped elect Republicans. Since 2000, I have ever-increasingly spent more time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out instead of exercising and sleeping. I am now wearing a CGM ( https://www.stelo.com/ ) at $84/month out-of-pocket to help me keep my glucose within the 70-180 target range. Last week, my glucose was in range only 64% of the time; the goal is 70%. I take five diabetes pills a day – Glimepiride (2), Metformin, Jardiance, and Rybelsus. Life is a series of choices. Obviously, I put helping elect Republicans ahead of my health. Obviously, my critics/opponents put stopping me from helping elect Republicans above all else. Increasingly, I cannot bring myself to attend Republican, conservative, and religious events in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois because so many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attend those events who have taken so many adverse actions against me to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Should I start naming my critics/opponents and writing about them? In addition to my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I was a) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, b) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and d) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2011.
https://www.mpo-mag.com/staying-in-target-range-with-diabetes-technologies/
SCIENCE FRIDAY
— The Long Push To Blame Systemic Problems On Individuals. DD: Do your critics/opponents blame you for your problems? Mine certainly do. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I would not have had problems if I had a) let them manipulate/dominate me, b) glorified and praised them, c) pandered to them, d) served as one of their operatives or dupes, e) covered up their wrong doing, and/or f) gave them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/its-on-you-book-excerpt/
— Fixing Society’s Toughest Problems? ‘It’s On You.’ DD: Obviously, I have always believed that conservatism is the way to go. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, or d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. If I had not followed conservative principles, 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, 35, etc., d) get married when I was 29, e) etc. I ask my anti-conservative critics/opponents what they attribute their successes to?
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/fixing-societal-problems-individual-responsibility/
March 6, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— IL Republican governor race candidates make last-minute pitches to voters before primary election
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-race-republican-gubernatorial-candidates-make-last-minute-pitches-voters-before-2026-primary-election-day/18682312/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs are glad Trump fired Noem.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/editorial-kristi-noem-homeland-security-firing-donald-trump/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: As crime increases, the need for license-plate readers increases.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260306/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-driving-change-arlington-heights-penalties-for-improper-use-of-license-plate/
WGLT
— Early voting off to slow start in McLean County. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-03-05/early-voting-off-to-slow-start-in-mclean-county
EVANSTON NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders have their middle-schoolers walk out.
https://evanstonnow.com/middle-schoolers-hold-ice-walk-out/
DAILY ILLINI
— Gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski discusses foreign enrollment, DEI, suing Champaign County
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/world-news/state-news/illinois-state-government/state-elections/2026/03/06/ted-dabrowski-foreign-enrollment-dei/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ‘Unseemly’ power play in Senate race
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/06/senate-races-familiar-power-play-00816189
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-693/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Why Chicago’s new $800 million bond offering smells so fishy
https://wirepoints.org/why-chicagos-new-800-million-bond-offering-smells-so-fishy-wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560s-the-real-story/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Support collapses for sheriff candidate Eddie Moore amid allegations that he ran over a busboy following Valentine’s Day dinner. DD: Because Moore is running as a Republican, no one should anticipate/expect that he will get fair treatment from the mainstream news media.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/support-collapses-for-sheriff-candidate-eddie-moore-amid-allegations-that-he-ran-over-a-busboy-following-valentine-day-dinner/
REPUBLICAN PATRIOTS
— We went directly to the source and asked Republican DuPage County Sheriff Candidate Eddy Moore about the incident. DD: Because Moore is running as a Republican, no one should anticipate/expect that he will get fair treatment from the mainstream news media.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/247913229897976/posts/1407552103934077/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— As Democrats move in and take over, poverty and crime increase. Democrats are ever-increasingly moving into DuPage County and taking over DuPage County. Do you live in DuPage County? How fast will poverty and crime increase in DuPage County? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants since 2001. I am one of a very few Republican political consultants based in Illinois. According to Democrat, Democrat plant, and RINO political consultants, to get more votes from those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time you have to belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn those who are conservative, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREITBART
— Sanctuary Cities Sought to Protect from ICE Nearly 18K Criminal Illegal Aliens Last Year
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/05/sanctuary-cities-sought-to-protect-from-ice-nearly-18000-criminal-illegal-aliens-last-year/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— DHS Officials React to Trump’s Replacing Noem
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/05/dhs-officials-express-optimism-following-noem-departure/amp/
EPOCH TIMES
— What to Know About Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Pick to Replace Noem as DHS Head. The Oklahoma senator will replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on March 31, the president said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/what-to-know-about-markwayne-mullin-trumps-pick-to-replace-noem-as-dhs-head-5994919
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— FAIR Congratulates Senator Mullin on His Nomination as DHS Secretary. The nation’s largest immigration reform group looks forward to working with him as he carries out President Trump’s mass deportation mandate.
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/fair-congratulates-senator-mullin-his-nomination-dhs-secretary
FOX NEWS
— Jewish leaders want Chicago mayor to create antisemitism task force. The Chicago Commission on Human Relations found that the Jewish community experienced a 58% increase in hate crimes, spanning between 2023-2024.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/anti-defamation-league-pressures-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-establish-antisemitism-task-force
— The more than six-year prison sentencing of illegal alien Jose Melgar-Rivas for causing serious injuries to a federal officer by dragging him with his vehicle shows why the agent who shot activist Renee Good feared for his life.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegals-dragging-ice-agent-shows-exact-danger-officer-who-shot-renee-good-feared-expert-says
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Negative campaigning. DD: If you run for an office, anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will campaign negatively against you. I should write about how my critics/opponents campaigned negatively against me when I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer office in 2004.
https://abcnews.com/WN/vote-2010-election-negative-campaigning-year-world-news/story?id=12021447
CBS NEWS
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-dade-gop-racist-group-chat-resignation-expulsion/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/florida-gop-slurs-group-chat.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want Markwayne Mullin a) to stop ICE from deporting their illegals and b) to reopen the borders.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/05/dhs-shutdown-noem/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/05/kristi-noem-trump-fired-dhs/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: High Schools Are Losing the Struggle to Block Pot—Even During Class. Legalization makes marijuana culturally acceptable and easy to get; ‘it was a party in the bathroom.’ DD: in 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/marijuana-high-schools-legalization-vaping-642fe29d
— DD: Democrats and RINOs are glad Trump fired Noem.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kristi-noem-fired-department-of-homeland-security-donald-trump-corey-lewandowski-senate-hearing-6ba9745d
BOSTON HERALD
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want Markwayne Mullin a) to stop ICE from deporting their illegals and b) to reopen the borders.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/03/06/editorial-noem-move-could-be-just-what-ice-america-needs/
MIAMI HERALD
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article314935780.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article314937448.html
MIAMI TIMES
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/local/bipartisan-calls-for-accountability-mount-after-racist-antisemitic-gop-chat-revealed-in-miami-dade/article_18c0f949-9db2-4e0a-99bb-c70a0ce60e73.html
FLORIDA POLITICS
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/783592-bipartisan-calls-for-accountability-mount-after-racist-antisemitic-miami-dade-gop-chat-revealed/
FLORIDA VOICE
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://flvoicenews.com/miami-dade-gop-secretary-faces-resignation-calls-over-racist-antisemitic-group-chat/
DALLAS WEEKLY
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://dallasweekly.com/2026/03/ice-agents-racist-remarks-and-misconduct-revealed-in-court-records-and-footage/
WICHITA EAGLE
— For cause. DD: To be forced to retire and to resign like I was, is to be fired. If you are fired, your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that you were properly fired “for cause.” My critics/opponents have always done that. I should write about the real reasons why a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, why my Firestone Store boss fired me when I was 22 in 1971, and why my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 on 1969.
https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article314905670.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— A coalition of public service organizations and federal unions is suing the Trump administration over its looming plans to strip civil service protections from a broad swath of the career federal workforce. DD: Under the Democrats, federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protection: Republican, White, male, older, nonveteran, Protestant, and German American.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/03/lawsuit-contends-schedule-policy-career-exceeds-presidential-authority/
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— What does it mean to ‘make it’ in academia? DD: According to my critics/opponents, federal employees who are the following and did not make 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 are failures: Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-does-it-mean-make-it-academia
POLITICO
— GOP restrainers say Trump abandoned them. The president’s restraint-minded backers accuse the administration of breaking its promise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/gop-restraint-trump-iran-abandoned-00815962
ROLLING STONE
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/miami-group-chat-young-conservatives-racism-1235525657/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
LOCAL SWITZERLAND
— Why is personal responsibility so important in Switzerland?
https://www.thelocal.ch/20260305/why-is-personal-responsibility-so-important-in-switzerland
GURADIAN
— DD: What are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonpoor, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/south-africa-president-cyril-ramaphosa-calls-donald-trump-policy-white-afrikaners-racist
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/florida-international-university-racist-group-chat
NTD
— House Foreign Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on State Department Promotions. The House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing titled “Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State: Evaluating Promotion and Placement.” DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.ntd.com/live-now-house-foreign-affairs-committee-holds-hearing-on-state-department-promotions_1129929.html
March 5, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump fires DHS secretary Kristi Noem. President Donald Trump says Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin will replace Kristi Noem as Department of Homeland Security secretary.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-markwayne-mullin-will-replace-kristi-noem-dhs-secretary/18680931/
— Gary student Araceli Cuevas awarded $9M in scholarships, accepted at 126 colleges. DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always stressed that along with my ACT score being only 24 and my only just barely making it into the upper 20% of my class.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/araceli-cuevas-gary-lighthouse-college-preparatory-campus-indiana-awarded-9m-scholarships-accepted-126-colleges/18681051/
NBC5
— Here’s how the SAVE Act could radically change voting in Illinois. The act is being mulled by the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heres-how-the-save-act-could-radically-change-voting-in-illinois/3903777/
— Who is Sen. Markwayne Mullin? What to know after Trump fires Kristi Noem. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem faced a grilling on Capitol Hill from GOP members as well as Democrats.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-is-sen-markwayne-mullin-what-to-know-after-trump-fires-kristi-noem/3903651/
— Who’s on your ballot in Illinois’ primary election? Use this sample ballot tool. DD: I hand-delivered a copy of the sample ballot for my precinct to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or NA voter.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/whos-on-your-ballot-in-illinois-primary-election-use-this-sample-ballot-tool/3903802/
— Duckworth: Veterans’ concerns over mental health care limits ‘deeply troubling.’ VA denies it is limiting veterans’ mental health care services; vets and VA psychologists say it’s happening.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/duckworth-veterans-concerns-over-mental-health-care-limits-deeply-troubling/3903821/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to treat Pat Brady like he is still the chairman of the Republican Party.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/darren-bailey-leads-4-way-gop-race-for-governor/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out’: Illinois officials cheer Kristi Noem’s ouster at Homeland Security
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/trump-replacing-kristi-noem/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County undersheriff Eddie Moore put on leave
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260305/news/dupage-county-undersheriff-put-on-leave/
FOX32
— From “Good riddance” to “She gone!”, Illinois politicians responded with blunt and biting remarks after President Donald Trump announced the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-let-door-hit-you-illinois-politicians-react-after-trump-ousts-noem
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage County’s top prosecutor Robert Berlin said Thursday that he was rescinding his endorsement of Undersheriff Eddie Moore in the sheriff’s race.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-states-attorney-rescinds-sheriff-endorsement
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-481/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois boosts universities losing students, punishes gainers
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-boosts-universities-losing-students-punishes-gainers/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats embrace antisemitism to win elections. The party is becoming a pawn of our enemies.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/5/democrats-embrace-antisemitism-win-elections/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Says Kristi Noem Is Out as DHS Secretary
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/05/breaking-trump-says-kristi-noem-is-out-as-dhs-secretary/
— How the Trump Admin Is Reversing the Demonization of American History on the 250th Anniversary. Little-Known Agency That Funded CRT and DEI Under Biden Now Celebrates America Under Trump.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/05/un-woke-how-trump-admin-is-reversing-demonization-american-history-250th-anniversary/amp/
NEWSMAX
— 97% Support Trump Deporting Criminal Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/georgementz/trump-illegal-alien/2026/03/05/id/1248475/
TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Pledges Universal Child Care Services to Illegal Immigrants
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/03/05/zohran-mamdani-pledges-to-provide-free-child-care-to-illegals-immigrants-n2672369
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Inside the decision to remove Kristi Noem as DHS secretary
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/decision-to-remove-kristi-noem-dhs-secretary/
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— What being fired ‘for cause’ means. DD: To be forced to retire and resign like I was, is to be fired. If you are fired, your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that you were properly fired “for cause.” My critics/opponents have always done that. I should write about the real reasons why a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, why my Firestone Store boss fired me when I was 22 in 1971, and why my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 on 1969.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/08/what-being-fired-for-cause-means/
March 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and their protesters and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/cook-county-ice-broadview-protesters-cases/
— The average Illinois household lost $1,500 in legal gambling, net of winnings, in 2025. I am not, however, concerned about the average family; I care about the paycheck-to-paycheck family that lost $10,000, often much more, to gambling. Gambling harms families. Gambling is ubiquitous in Illinois, and it is projected to expand dramatically, especially among the vulnerable young. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/opinion-illinois-gambling-addiction-expansion-online/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy Republicans who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/opinion-stonewall-inn-pride-flag-symbols/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/05/gun-second-amendment-marijuana-war-drugs-aclu-ali-hemani-jacob-sullum
RIVER BENDER
— DD; Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Duckworth.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-calls-out-hegseth-for-caring-more-about-good-coverage-of-trump-than-our-troops-lives-91330.cfm
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-highlights-risks-of-trumps-iran-operation-on-troops-91220.cfm
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting students in your school district to protest? How soon, if not already, will they promise them free rides at Ivy League Universities?
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2026/03/04/why-milwaukee-students-protest-ice-actions/88745547007/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Iran war ripples to Illinois
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/05/iran-conflict-ripples-to-illinois-00813904
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting hatred against conservatives in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I should write about the success that they have had promoting hatred against conservatives in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. Democrat and RINO leaders blame conservatives for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What has driven you to the right? For me, it has been the ever-increasing adverse actions that those on the left have taken against me. They include a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government, b) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) voters in my precinct. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Permissive parents skew left, strict ones right — US parenting has become political like never before. DD: My parents and all my ancestors have always been on the right, they have always been conservative, they have always been Missouri Synod Lutheran, they have always voted Republican. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/04/opinion/permissive-parents-skew-left-strict-ones-right-us-parenting-has-become-political-like-never-before/
AMERICAN THINKER
— They Can’t Give It Up. There are no moderates among elected Democrats.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/they_can_t_give_it_up.html
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION
— Vermont Rescinds Gender-Ideology Mandate for Foster Parents
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/vermont-rescinds-gender-ideology-mandate-for-foster-parents
— Tenn. Teacher Removed from Classroom After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/tenn-teacher-removed-from-classroom-after-refusing-to-promote-same-sex-marriage
— The Damaging Doctrine of Replacement Theology. Antisemitic incidents soar globally.
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/the-damaging-doctrine-of-replacement-theology
BREITBART
— Cruz: ‘Democrats Line Up to Effectively Defend the Ayatollah’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/03/04/cruz-democrats-line-up-to-effectively-defend-the-ayatollah/
FOX NEWS
— Stop trusting political parties to save urban America. It’s time for us to rise and rebuild. Rooftop Revelations: I’ve come to believe that what Urban America needs most are American principles. Those principles do not belong to any political party. DD: American principles are conservative principles. The Republican Party platform promotes conservative principles.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-trusting-political-parties-to-save-urban-america-its-time-for-us-to-rise-and-rebuild
MRC TV
— ‘The View’ Loves Illegals More Than Americans. Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin of ‘The View’ try to explain how illegal aliens are better people than actual Americans. If that’s true, Goldberg and Hostin should just give their mansions to the “undocumented.” DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://mrctv.org/author/nick-kangadis
REASON
— The GOP Is Becoming Anti-Conservative. DD: How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting hatred against conservatives in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I should write about the success that they have had promoting hatred against conservatives in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. Democrat and RINO leaders blame conservatives for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered.
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/03/04/jonah-goldberg-the-gop-is-becoming-anti-conservative/
TOWNHALL
— ICE’s Newest Undercover Vehicles Are Sure to Tick Off the Left
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/04/ice-undercover-subarus-n2672193
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-sheehy-joins-police-in-ejecting-protester-from-capitol-hill-hearing/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Protester, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room
https://www.wowt.com/2026/03/05/protester-three-capitol-police-officers-treated-injuries-after-scuffle-senate-hearing-room/
AOL
— DD: Democrat leaders get their protester to protest at the White House.
https://www.aol.com/articles/protesters-rally-against-attacks-iran-041707837.html
MSN
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, more gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrat leaders, Jesus wants to replace those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1WW18B
NEW YORK TIMES
— Representative Dan Crenshaw Loses G.O.P. Primary in Texas. The victory by Steve Toth, a hard-line Texas state representative, underscored how even a conservative House member could lose Republican voters by breaking with President Trump. DD: What do you say to my critics/opponents who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump-lacky? They stress the many demographics that I share with Trump including Vietnam War draft avoider and Protestant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/elections/texas-district-2-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Toth, 65, said in an interview before the election that he decided to challenge Mr. Crenshaw after watching him work with Democrats on a failed bipartisan immigration enforcement deal in 2024, during the waning months of the Biden administration. But some of Mr. Crenshaw’s troubles could be traced to his break with the president over his efforts to reverse the result of the 2020 election. Mr. Toth said that Mr. Crenshaw had lost many Republican primary voters in the deeply conservative district, Texas’s Second Congressional, by attacking fellow Republicans who questioned the 2020 results. Mr. Crenshaw, 41, has been a regular on cable news, offering praise to Mr. Trump in his second term. He has explained his “gruff” demeanor and breaks with fellow Republicans as deriving from his combat experience in Afghanistan, during which he lost an eye. “In the end, I’m doing the job I’m supposed to be doing,” he said in an interview before the vote. “I’m telling you the truth.”)
— How Latino Voters Helped Talarico Win in Texas. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Hispanics.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/04/us/elections/texas-primary-talarico-crockett-results-votes.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racist. The more of the following that Republicans are, the more that Democrat leaders call them racist: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/politics/trump-racism-woodrow-wilson.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize their protectorates with runaway slaves. Democrat protectorates include those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/trump-immigration-ice-raids-safe-houses.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/26/trump-lawsuit-affirmative-action/88291520007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Johnny Can’t Read Anything Other Than Pronouns. Schools have become laboratories for esoteric ideological projects, not centers of learning.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-johnny-cant-read-anything-other-than-pronouns-3238e98a
— How Talarico Won Over Latino Voters to Win the Texas Democratic Senate Primary. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Hispanics.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-talarico-won-over-latino-voters-to-win-the-texas-democratic-senate-primary-96081edf
— Ominous Texas Signals for Republicans. As Democratic voter turnout surges, the GOP Senate majority is in serious jeopardy. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Latinos.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/texas-primaries-john-cornyn-ken-paxton-james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-gop-senate-midterms-f12cf045
— Trump supporters. DD: What do you say to my critics/opponents who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump-lacky? They stress the many demographics that I share with Trump including conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-trump-supporters-who-say-he-went-too-far-on-immigration-b03b2c56
FORBES
— What 10 Companies Discovered When They Took Action On Skills-First Hiring. DD: What skills do you have? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred to GAO from IRS when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS systems, policies, procedures, operations, terminology, etc. The last 5 1/2 years of that knowledge I acquired at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. But my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS until 1986 when the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power, got me assigned me to audits of IRS, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $118, 984/year. But then my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced him to retire, b) threw me off audits of IRS at the end of 1988 for the rest of my GAO career, c) gave me a bad job assignment, gave me unfair performance expectations, gave me an unfair performance appraisal, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) in 1989, d) ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for PFP for the rest of my GAO career, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. While I worked on audits for 3 years, none of those audits were on IRS’s Collection Division, the division that I had most knowledge of. My Democrat GAO superiors also wasted what I had learned a) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, etc. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gradsoflife/2026/03/03/what-10-companies-discovered-when-they-took-action-on-skills-first-hiring/
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
— Looking for work? DD: Are you looking for work? Have you looked for work? After my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, I soon gave up looking for work because no employer would hire me because they had taken so many adverse actions against me. They had a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors had a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. The aforesaid adverse actions rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-relate professional license.
https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/2026/03/04/georgias-best-employers-are-these-2-big-businesses-forbes-says/88982542007/
PRESS HERALD
— Pausing work permits for asylum seekers would hurt Maine’s economy. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pausing-work-permits-for-asylum-seekers-would-hurt-maines-economy-officials-say/
WECT
— NC primary turnout surges 25% as candidates set sights on November. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.wect.com/2026/03/05/nc-primary-turnout-surges-25-candidates-set-sights-november/
KWCH
— Kansas lawmakers considering parental consent for student protests during school hours. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting students in your school district to protest? How soon, if not already, will they promise them free rides at Ivy League Universities?
https://www.kwch.com/2026/03/05/kansas-lawmakers-considering-parental-consent-student-protests-during-school-hours/
KTVB
— Idaho lawmakers discuss unexcused absences for students participating in political protests. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting students in your school district to protest? How soon, if not already, will they promise them free rides at Ivy League Universities?
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/lawmakers-discuss-unexcused-absences-students-participating-political-protests/277-520395e7-af3b-4a89-802b-98efbee15d02
HR DRIVE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-anti-dei-orders-stand-future-challenges/813764/
SHRM
— DD: Workers Can Be Fired for Their Political Affiliation and Activity.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/fired-political-affiliation-activity
— Asking About Politics When Hiring Invites Legal Risk. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/asking-about-politics-when-hiring-invites-legal-risk
POLITICO
— Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats. In multiple Latino-majority counties, more people cast Democratic votes on Tuesday than voted for Kamala Harris in 2024. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Latinos.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/texas-latinos-turned-out-in-massive-numbers-for-democrats-talarico-00812807
March 4, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US embassies ‘under direct attack,’ Rubio says. Rubio said 1,500 Americans have requested assistance to leave the Middle East.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/
FOX32
— Reparations report released in Illinois. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been blaming Republicans for the problems that Blacks have in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats say that you benefitted from slavery, and therefore, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-odp4kr1gcva19i6r
WTTW
— Pritzker Denies Traveling on Epstein’s Plane After Bill Clinton’s Since-Recanted Testimony
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/03/pritzker-denies-traveling-epstein-s-plane-after-bill-clinton-s-recanted-testimony
— Illinois Lawmakers Call for Epstein Investigatory Commission
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/02/illinois-lawmakers-call-epstein-investigatory-commission
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/column-donald-trump-iran-george-w-bush-popularity-chapman/
— Controversial Elon Musk-funded mural of slain Ukrainian refugee vandalized in North Center
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/mural-ukranian-refugee-vandalized-north-center/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Chicago sees exodus of immigration judges during Trump’s second term
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/chicago-immigration-judges/
DAILY HERALD
— Noem blames ‘violent protesters’ for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in Senate hearing. DD: Who trains Democrat protesters in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct? I wonder who trained the Democrat voter in my precinct who recently threatened me. The more that Democrats threaten me, the more motivated that I am.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260303/nation-and-world-politics/noem-will-testify-in-the-senate-in-her-first-appearance-since-2-minneapolis-protesters-deaths/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker-owned bourbon company faces lawsuit alleging ‘pervasive gender bias.’ DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/ccb-pritzker-bourbon-lawsuit-sexism/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— See which colleges in Illinois produce the highest salaries. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 25 in 1974, 4 years after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, my IRS Revenue Officer salary was $100,059. I had completed 11 graduate evening business courses at Loyola. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. In today’s dollars, in 1980, 4 years after I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my GAO Analyst salary was only $89,703. In today’s dollars, in 1984, 4 years after I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, my GAO Analyst salary was $113,402. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. In today’s dollars, in 2001, 4 years after I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, my salary was $0.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/education/2026/03/04/see-which-colleges-in-illinois-produce-the-highest-salaries/88604901007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here are the colleges whose graduates, four years after graduation, earn the highest median salaries, according to the federal data. The data was published in December, 2025, and accounts for inflation. 1. University of Chicago: $107,896, 2. Rush University: $103,094, 3. Northwestern University: $98,916, 4. Illinois Institute of Technology: $89,808)
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth says Trump’s attack against Iran is illegal. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-excoriates-trump-for-launching-an-illegal-attack-against-iran-putting-our-servicemembers-and-national-security-at-needless-risk—91273.cfm
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump promised the MAGA base no new wars. Then he went to war with Iran.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-03/trump-promised-the-maga-base-no-new-wars-then-he-went-to-war-with-iran
JEAN KACZMEREK
— Video of March 2 news conference. DD: What will the Republican response be to this? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage voters from voting for Republican candidates. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) hint/imply/argue/shout at voters to protest Trump by voting for Democrat candidates. The more Democrat ballots that are cast than Republican ballots in the March 17 primary, the more that Democrat leaders will shout that Democrats will win November 3. That should discourage Democrats from crossing over and casting Republican ballots.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=953969057442009
https://www.facebook.com/dupagecountyclerk/videos/im-jean-kaczmarek-dupage-county-clerk-today-my-office-has-a-message-for-the-vote/953969057442009/
DUPAGE COUNTY
— ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail! DD: What will the Republican response be to this? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage voters from voting for Republican candidates. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) hint/imply/argue/shout at voters to protest Trump by voting for Democrat candidates. The more Democrat ballots that are cast than Republican ballots in the March 17 primary, the more that Democrat leaders will shout that Democrats will win November 3. That should discourage Democrats from crossing over and casting Republican ballots.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Ted Dabrowski will be endorsed today by Tracy Bost, wife of Congressman Mike Bost, in a get-out-the-vote rally today in Murphysboro.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/04/collins-withdraws-support-for-preston-00811491
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-691/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-479/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If Democrat leaders are not having their illegals use their false identifications to vote, why are Democrat leaders so hyper about ICE at polling places? Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders have their illegals bring Democrats who share their demographics to the polls. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, to cast a Republican or Democrat ballot in a primary is to publicly declare your political affiliation for the next 2 years. I have always cast Republican primary ballots. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. My Democrat superiors in the federal government have always known that I have always cast Republican primary ballots. Notwithstanding that, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me anyway. They could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They erroneously believed that if they took enough adverse actions against me, I would become a Democrat. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to resign when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a minority, female, or veteran. To be a Democrat is to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Democrats who run Illinois ever-increasing drive Republican employers out of Illinois. Because of that, it is ever-increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for Republicans to get hired, retained, and promoted in Illinois. That is especially true for Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will employers in Illinois post signs that say “Republican need not apply?” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you cast a Republican primary ballot in Illinois, that is on your record for the rest of your life. As Democrats ever-increasing run Illinois, anticipate/expect that those who have cast Republican primary ballot will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they despise/hate Trump, b) that they are not conservative, and/or c) that they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that you should vote for the candidates who promise to give the most preference to those who share your demographics. Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promise to give more preference to voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, more gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrat leaders, Jesus wants to replace those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What positions do the Republican candidates on the March 17 ballot in your precinct have on immigration? Which ones a) promote enforcement of immigration laws and b) promote illegal immigration? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Anti-Trump, Pro-Choice Mark Kirk Endorses Don Tracy in Illinois GOP Senate Race
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/anti-trump-pro-choice-mark-kirk-endorses-don-tracy-in-illinois-gop-senate-race.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Noem: No ICE at election polls
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/3/kristi-noem-no-ice-election-polls-year-dhs-doesnt-use-deportation/
— How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/3/gets-refuge-us-race-religion-always-played-role/
NEW YORK POST
— Nashville teacher gets record cleared after being disciplined for not reading LGBTQ book to first-grade students. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your school district?
https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/nashville-teacher-eric-rivera-gets-record-cleared-after-being-disciplined-for-not-reading-lgbtq-book/
ARKANSAS BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
— Crossover voting is a crime. DD: I am vehemently against crossover voting. How many crossover votes do you estimate will be cast in the March 17 primary in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct and why?
https://sbec.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Crossover-voting-2026.pdf
BREITBART
— The western states of Idaho and Utah have begun to pull back from their former support for an influx of illegal aliens as they continue to struggle with the effects of their previous open-door policies, but cheap-labor employers and establishment Republicans are fighting against the efforts. DD: What positions do the Republican candidates on the March 17 ballot in your precinct have on immigration? Which ones a) promote enforcement of immigration laws and b) promote illegal immigration?
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/03/03/gop-divided-in-utah-idaho-over-state-govt-support-for-illegal-migrants/amp/
— Illinois Reparations Commission Report Delves into State’s History of ‘Racial Harms.’ DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been blaming Republicans for the problems that Blacks have in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats say that you benefitted from slavery, and therefore, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2026/03/03/illinois-reparations-commission-report-delves-states-history-racial-harms/
EPOCH TIMES
— 50,000 Troops, 200 Fighters, 2 Aircraft Carriers Engaged in Attack on Iran, Commander Says. The Iranian regime’s ability to hit the United States and its partners is declining, a CENTCOM commander said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/50000-troops-200-fighters-2-aircraft-carriers-engaged-in-attack-on-iran-commander-says-5993894
FEDERALIST
— DD: To what extent have the candidates on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct stressed that they will defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected?
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/03/primary-season-gives-conservatives-the-chance-to-kick-feckless-rinos-to-the-curb/
— Thanks To Democrats, Potential Iranian Terrorists Are Already On American Soil
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/03/thanks-to-democrats-potential-iranian-terrorists-are-already-on-american-soil/
FOX NEWS
— DHS defends ad blitz amid Senate scrutiny, says campaign drove 2.2M self-deportations and saved taxpayers $39B.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-defends-ad-blitz-senate-scrutiny-campaign-drove-self-deportations-taxpayers-billions
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Trump Has Sealed the Border. Now, Democrats Are Hell-Bent on Ending Immigration Enforcement
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/trump-has-sealed-the-border-now-democrats-are-hell-bent-ending
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Public Schools Use Federal Violence Prevention Grants to Accommodate Illegal Immigrants
https://www.judicialwatch.org/public-schools-federal-grants-accommodate-illegal-immigrants/
POST MILLENNIAL
— DHS probe of illegal alien workers in DC restaurants forces 130 staffers out of jobs. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://thepostmillennial.com/dhs-probe-of-illegal-alien-workers-in-dc-restaurants-forces-130-staffers-out-of-jobs
TOWNHALL
— ‘Diversity’ Is a Formula for Failure
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/03/vip-diversifying-mathematics-decreasing-scores-n2672227
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Early turnout in Texas Democratic primary outpaces GOP as Election Day kicks off. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5764802-early-turnout-texas-democrats-republicans-election-day/
MSN
— Islam and Christianity clash over Jesus. DD: According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, more gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrat leaders, Jesus wants to replace those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/islam-and-christianity-clash-over-jesus/gm-GM52BD7419
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that you should vote for the candidates who promise to give the most preference to those who share your demographics. Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promise to give more preference to voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/elections/texas-latino-voters.html
WASHINGTON POST
— ICE training was slashed, records show, corroborating whistleblower claims. Previously unreported records also offer new details about what was cut from ICE’s basic training program. Concerns about the quality of ICE agents’ training have mounted for months. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training. I worked 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. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/03/ice-training-cuts-graduation-rate/
USA TODAY
— Trump wants White men to sue for race discrimination. This man did. DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/03/04/white-men-discrimination-dei-trump/88847584007/
ABC LOS ANGELES
— California bill to bar police from taking second job with ICE advances in state Assembly. DD: I should write about a) what my Democrat IRS superiors did to get my Democrat GAO superiors to offer me a transfer only if I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars and b) what my Democrat GAO superiors did to stop me from getting a job after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://abc7.com/post/california-bill-would-bar-police-taking-2nd-job-ice/18673938/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump administration plan could restrict work permits for asylum seekers for years. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-administration-plan-could-restrict-161607997.html
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas sets new record for early voting in the primaries. More than 2.5 million people have voted in the Texas primaries even before election day polls open. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/texas-sets-new-record-early-voting-primaries-21951430.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Iran Attacks U.S. Embassies in Middle East
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/iran-attacks-u-s-embassies-in-middle-east-9ab4ffa6
— Is the U.S. Running Out of Ammo? DD: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO at the Rock Island Arsenal on an audit of DOD’s 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-iran-weapons-missiles-air-defense-pentagon-military-2c0e18b5
NEW PITTSBURG COURIER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2026/03/03/these-pittsburgh-churches-are-embracing-lgbtq-christians/
ABC NORTH CAROLINA
— Early voting turnout reported across Eastern North Carolina ahead of March 3 election. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://wcti12.com/news/local/early-voting-turnout-reported-across-eastern-north-carolina-ahead-of-march-3-election
CAROLINA JOURNAL
— NC primary sees strong turnout, early voting surge. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.carolinajournal.com/nc-primary-sees-strong-turnout-early-voting-surge/
ARKANSAS TIMES
— With early voting and absentee votes released, some local non-legislative races begin to come into focus. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2026/03/03/with-early-voting-and-absentee-votes-released-some-local-non-legislative-races-begin-to-come-into-focus
KGNS
— Webb County releases unofficial early voting results in 2026 Texas Primary. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.kgns.tv/2026/03/04/webb-county-releases-unofficial-early-voting-results-2026-texas-primary/
WOODLANDS ONLINE
— GOP Early voting results for Montgomery County. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=83517
FED MANAGER
— OPM Formally Proposes Major Overhaul of Federal Performance Ratings. DD: My Democrat superiors always used the subjectivity in their performance rating systems to justify the adverse actions that they took against me. I should write about the many big adverse actions that they took against me. At the Post Office, they disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. At IRS, they disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. At GAO, they forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-formally-proposes-major-overhaul-of-federal-performance-ratings
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois CPA Society Accepting Accounting Scholarship Applications. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. I should have majored in accounting from the beginning, but I did not until I was 27 when I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession had no interest in me a) because it viewed me as being too old and b) because my demographics were terrible. The profession was under tremendous pressure to advance minorities and females. Why didn’t I major in accounting from the beginning? I erroneously believed that because I was not strong in math, I could never pass the CPA examination. But I belatedly came to realize that accountants do not use the types of math that I was not strong in.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/03/03/illinois-cpa-society-accepting-accounting-scholarship-applications/179123/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Coons pressed Noem under oath to rule out deploying ICE agents to polling places ahead of the 2026 midterms. Noem repeatedly stated there are “no plans” for officers at polling locations but refused to definitively rule it out. DD: If Democrat leaders are not having their illegals use their false identifications to vote, why are Democrat leaders so hyper about this? Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders have their illegals bring Democrats who share their demographics to the polls.
https://news.meaww.com/video/coons-questions-ice-at-polling-places-as-noem-fires-back-illegals-voting
CONSERVATIVE WOMAN
— Decades in the planning, the Islamic Republic of Britain
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/theres-nothing-accidental-about-the-kashmiri-colonisation-of-britain/
March 3, 2026
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Will Kaczmarek’s March 2 news conference cause Trump to get involved in the March 17 Illinois Republican primary? DuPage county has about 937,000 people in it. That is more people than Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Montana, and the District of Columbia. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, Democrats run elections. For the March 17 primary, how successful have the Democrats who run elections in your county been a) encouraging Democrats to vote and b) discouraging Republicans from voting? Everyone knows that the more ballots that are cast for a party in primaries strongly indicates that candidates of that party will win in general elections. Will Democrats publish the names of voters who have voted and a) reward those who cast Democrat ballots and b) punish those who cast Republican ballots? How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is the DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s (DCRCC) position on the threats that DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek made at her March 2 news conference, a news conference that I was not notified of? SEE: https://www.dailyherald.com/20260302/news/dupage-clerk-to-ice-stay-away-from-polling-places/ Kaczmarek ever-increasingly makes it clear that she despises if not hates registered Republican voters, and especially those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I share all the aforesaid demographics with Trump. Kaczmarek ever-increasingly hints/implies/argues that Republican voters are racists and even worse things. I am sure that Kaczmarek is furious about what I have done to encourage Republican primary ballots to be cast in my precinct. I recently hand-delivered DCRCC envelopes to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or NA voter. Those envelopes contained a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature from the five candidates who provided literature to the MTRO. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM THE AFORESAID DAILY HERALD ARTICLE: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek made it clear Monday that federal immigration agents are not welcome at polling places. She announced her office has set up a special phone number, (630) 407-5634, for people to report if they see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agents at or near a polling place. “Today, my office has a message for the voters of DuPage County and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and that message is that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not be allowed to interfere with DuPage County elections in any way,” Kaczmarek said at a news conference. She said it is a federal crime for military or federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters. “Those crimes will not be tolerated in DuPage County. Not on my watch,” Kaczmarek said. “ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail.” Early voting began several weeks ago at five sites and expanded to 24 on Monday. When asked if immigration agents had been seen at any of the sites, Kaczmarek said, “No.” She said it is a myth that non-citizens vote on Election Day. Kaczmarek also reminded voters that if they feel unsafe at a polling place on the day of the March 17 primary election, they can go to another of the 248 polling places because DuPage residents can vote anywhere in the county. If the clerk’s office receives a report about federal agents, it will notify election judges at that polling place. It will also alert community “rapid response” teams who monitor agents and report their presence to the public, Kaczmarek said. The clerk said she will also notify the appropriate authorities. She said election judges can ask agents to leave. Kaczmarek said she did not consult with DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin or DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick about enforcing any such requests.)
— What positions do DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, and DuPage County election judges have on Kaczmarek potentially ordering them to take adverse actions against ICE? What powers do Kaczmarek’s community “rapid response” teams have? Will they be as aggressive as those in Minneapolis? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I am vehemently against crossover voting in primaries. How many crossover votes do you estimate there will be in the March 17 primary in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct and why? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The DuPage County Election Commission should not have been merged the DuPage County Clerk’s office. That merger dramatically reduced bipartisan oversight of elections in DuPage County. SEE:
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/dupage-county-votes-yes-to-consolidate-rare-unit-of-local-government/
PR NEWSWIRE
— Media Advisory vs. Press Release. DD: Since 2000 when I became the Illinois reporter for GOPUSA, I have repeatedly asked DuPage County to keep diersen@aol.com on its press advisory and press release lists. I did not receive a press advisory or press release for Kaczmarek’s March 2 news conference. According to my critics/opponents, a) GOPUSA is not a legitimate news organization and b) I am not a legitimate reporter. According to my critics/opponents, to be a legitimate member of the news media, you have to a) claim to be nonpartisan, b) get paid for what you do, and c) have a degree in journalism. My critics/opponents ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what reporters do. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $118,984-$$154,682/year. My critics/opponents 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 should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.prnewswire.com/resources/articles/media-advisory-vs-press-release/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A media advisory, also called a press advisory or a media alert, is a brief notice that invites journalists to cover an upcoming event. Unlike a media pitch, which suggests story angles to specific journalists, or a press release, which provides complete news coverage, a media advisory simply gives reporters the essential details they need to decide whether to attend an event. . .A press release is a formal written announcement that shares news about your organization with the media and public. It tells a complete story about company growth, new hires, product launches or other newsworthy developments that matter to your audience. Think of it as a ready-to-publish news article that gives journalists all the information they need to cover your story.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/column-iran-war-donald-trump-depetris/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with criminals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260302/news/arlington-heights-first-in-illinois-to-add-financial-penalties-for-police-camera-data-misuse/
SHAW LOCAL
— DuPage clerk to ICE: Stay away from polling places
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/2026/03/02/dupage-clerk-to-ice-stay-away-from-polling-places/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Several hundred voters cast ballots on first day of early voting. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/03/02/vote-like-your-life-depends-on-it/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/03/02/springfield-protesters-chide-trump-over-war-in-iran/88942864007/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stratton knocked for Israel trip
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/03/stratton-knocked-for-israel-trip-00808349
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. shuts down its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as Iran’s retaliation expands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/3/us-closes-embassies-saudi-arabia-kuwait-irans-retaliation-expands/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Michigan firm that called DEI lawsuit ‘frivolous’ removes race-based scholarship criteria. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO never argued that my lawsuit against them was frivolous. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf They were proud of the many big adverse actions that they took against me a) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4477666/michigan-firm-dei-lawsuit-removes-race-based-scholarship-criteria/
BREITBART
— Oklahoma’s Republican governor says states should be allowed to provide work permits to migrants — whatever the inevitable damage to citizens and workplace investment. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/03/02/gop-gov-wants-state-import-migrants-boeing-jobs/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrat Vows Retribution Against ICE While Sponsoring Bill to Block Agents From Getting Jobs. DD: I should write about a) what my Democrat IRS superiors did to get my Democrat GAO superiors to offer me a transfer only if I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars and b) what my Democrat GAO superiors did to stop me from getting a job after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/02/colorado-bill-preventing-ice-agents-joining-state-local-police-stirs-direct-conflict-with-feds-republican-warns/
EPOCH TIMES
— US Sending More Forces to Middle East Amid Iran Conflict. Trump began the U.S. force buildup in the Middle East in January in anticipation of hostilities with Iran.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-sending-more-forces-to-middle-east-amid-iran-conflict-5992819
FOX NEWS
— Illinois reparations commission releases lengthy report of state’s ‘harms’ against Black citizens. State commission releases comprehensive report examining slavery’s impact on Black residents as foundation for legislative recommendations. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been blaming Republicans for the problems that Blacks have in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-reparations-commission-releases-lengthy-report-states-harms-against-black-citizens
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump on Iran: ‘The Big Wave Hasn’t Even Happened. The Big One is Coming Soon.’ “We’re knocking the crap out of them. I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/03/trump-to-cnn-on-iran-the-big-wave-hasnt-even-happened-the-big-one-is-coming-soon/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He Will End Boycott of White House Correspondents’ Dinner. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have used former GOPUSA White House correspondent Jeff Gannon against me the most since 2005. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gannon )
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/politics/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner.html
USA TODAY
— Stereotypes. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders a) stereotype as being HIGH PERFORMERS those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and noncitizen and b) stereotype as being LOW PERFORMERS those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and noncitizen.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2026/02/24/how-to-confront-gender-stereotypes-sexism-work/88778694007/
DAILY TEXAN
— Primary like a pro: The Daily Texan explains primary elections. DD: Should I write about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and who have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats? I would focus on those who rejected the most planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who had the most/biggest skeletons in their closets. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://thedailytexan.com/2026/03/03/primary-like-a-pro-the-daily-texan-explains-primary-elections/
MOORE COUNTY
— Early voting analysis: More voted in Democrat than Republican primary elections. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/early-voting-analysis-more-voted-in-democrat-than-republican-primary-elections/article_7680845d-b728-5da6-9184-7c591cefec6b.html
WSHU
— The fall of the meritocracy. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) I owe none of my successes to meritocracy and b) I owe all my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.wshu.org/david-bouchier-a-few-well-chosen-words/2026-03-02/the-fall-of-the-meritocracy
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Ranks of Immigrant Truckers Find a Roadblock: English Tests. Over the past year, more than 10,700 truckers failed an English test, disqualifying them from driving.
https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/americas-ranks-of-immigrant-truckers-find-a-roadblock-english-tests-c1a40428
— Performance and Stereotypes. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders a) stereotype as being HIGH PERFORMERS those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and noncitizen and b) stereotype as being LOW PERFORMERS those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and noncitizen.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/churn-review-performance-and-stereotypes-592ac1d7
FORBES
— Rubio Says Sudden Strike On Iran ‘Needed To Happen’ To Prevent More Casualties
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yieeWcH77c4
ACLU
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/bans-against-trans-athletes-will-not-save-womens-sports
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MORNING STAR
— ‘I am not inferior to you.” DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who look down on others the most. Of course, I would focus on those who look down on me the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/morning-star/20260303/281775635645145
KOREAN TIMES
— Most Koreans see poverty as matter of discipline, not predetermined. DD: According to my critics/opponents I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact that a) neither of my parents attended college, b) my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) he never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, d) he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, e) my mother never attended high school, and f) I had to work my way through college.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/amp/southkorea/society/20260303/most-koreans-see-poverty-as-matter-of-discipline-not-predetermined
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public attitudes in Korea toward poverty remain sharply divided, with a majority of respondents attributing hardship to a lack of individual effort, while low-income families point instead to structural barriers that keep them at the margins, according to a survey released Tuesday. The 2025 Korean Welfare Panel Study, conducted jointly by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and the Seoul National University Social Welfare Research Institute, found that 89.6 percent of 2,661 respondents cited insufficient motivation and effort as the main cause of poverty. Nearly nine out of 10 respondents, or 88.3 percent, pointed to a lack of frugality or poor household financial management, suggesting that for a majority of Koreans, economic hardship is still seen largely as a matter of personal responsibility and discipline. Because the survey allowed participants to weigh multiple contributing factors independently, the total percentages exceed 100 percent. In contrast, only 62.8 percent blamed inborn ability or talent, and just 12 percent viewed it as a “very important” factor, indicating that poverty is rarely regarded as unchangeable or predetermined. The perception gap widened when broken down by income level. Among middle- and high-income households, 90.2 percent said personal effort was central in determining poverty, compared with 85.5 percent of low-income households. The share who said effort is “very important” dropped from 37.8 percent in the general group to 27.9 percent among low-income respondents, while those who saw a lack of frugality as a very important cause also fell from 40.0 percent to 30.3 percent. Experts warn that this heavy emphasis on individual responsibility can serve as a secondary form of punishment for those already struggling. Labeling poverty primarily as the result of laziness or weak will risks isolating low-income Koreans, undermining their self-worth and weakening social cohesion, they noted. To meaningfully tackle poverty, they added, personal initiative must be supported by stronger safety nets and structural reforms so that individual efforts are not hindered by barriers beyond people’s control.)
March 2, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US nationals urged to leave 14 countries in Middle East. The U.S. and Israel are continuing strikes on targets across Iran.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/
— Strait of Hormuz is ‘closed.’ An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander said the Strait of Hormuz is “closed.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/entry/18669060/
NBC5
— Trump won’t rule out sending U.S. troops into Iran if ‘necessary.’ Iran escalated attacks on Israel and targets across the Middle East, with six U.S. service members killed.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/iran-us-israel-middle-east-conflict-march-03-2026-live-updates/3901981/
CBS2
— Iranians in Chicago express mixed emotions to U.S.-Israel attacks in Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/iranians-chicago-express-mixed-emotions-u-s-israel-attacks-iran/
FOX32
— ICE won’t be tolerated at Chicago-area polling places, clerk says. DD: Why do Democrats insist that their illegals do not vote?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-wont-be-tolerated-chicago-area-polling-places-clerk-says
— Trump speaks on conflict in Iran: ‘Intolerable threat.’ The conflict in Iran is expanding on several fronts. President Donald Trump just spoke moments ago about the conflict in the Middle East.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-dijowlt27oaaz7kr
— Trump says Iran war could last 4 to 5 weeks
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-e0upx1cmkdwtix71
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Primary voting pickings grow slimmer in Lake County
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/column-charles-selle-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For those of Republican persuasion, the coming election should be dispiriting for a party that once ruled the Lake County political roost. In the home county of state GOP Chair Kathy Salvi of rural Mundelein, it should be downright depressing for party regulars. The party has no primary candidates listed in several Illinois House districts within county boundaries and no candidate in the 30th Senate District, a seat currently occupied by Democrat incumbent Adriane Johnson of Buffalo Grove. Of the four countywide offices, Republicans have posted only two candidates: The treasurer’s race and for sheriff. It is at the Lake County Board-level where the party truly shows its continuing minority status in the county. Of the 12 seats up in the Nov. 3 general election, the party has primary candidates in but two districts, and they are unopposed.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Voters turn out across Chicago’s 50 wards, suburbs ahead of March 17 primary. With early voting expanding across the Chicago area Monday, election officials gathered at the new South Loop Supersite to provide voters with an update ahead of the primary. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/02/chicago-early-voting-wards-suburban-counties
— Illinois Democrats call for state commission to probe Epstein files for local ties
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/02/epstein-commission-illinois-bill-abdelnasser-rashid-kwame-raoul
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk to ICE: Stay away from polling places. DD: How strongly will this a) discourage Republicans from voting and b) encourage voters to cast Democrat ballots?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260302/news/dupage-clerk-to-ice-stay-away-from-polling-places/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek made it clear Monday that federal immigration agents are not welcome at polling places. She announced her office has set up a special phone number, (630) 407-5634, for people to report if they see U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agents at or near a polling place. “Today, my office has a message for the voters of DuPage County and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and that message is that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not be allowed to interfere with DuPage County elections in any way,” Kaczmarek said at a news conference. She said it is a federal crime for military or federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters. “Those crimes will not be tolerated in DuPage County. Not on my watch,” Kaczmarek said. “ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail.” Early voting began several weeks ago at five sites and expanded to 24 on Monday. When asked if immigration agents had been seen at any of the sites, Kaczmarek said, “No.” She said it is a myth that non-citizens vote on Election Day. Kaczmarek also reminded voters that if they feel unsafe at a polling place on the day of the March 17 primary election, they can go to another of the 248 polling places because DuPage residents can vote anywhere in the county. If the clerk’s office receives a report about federal agents, it will notify election judges at that polling place. It will also alert community “rapid response” teams who monitor agents and report their presence to the public, Kaczmarek said. The clerk said she will also notify the appropriate authorities. She said election judges can ask agents to leave. Kaczmarek said she did not consult with DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin or DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick about enforcing any such requests.)
— Early voting kicks into high gear as more polls open across the suburbs. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260302/local-politics/early-voting-kicks-into-high-gear-as-more-polls-open-across-the-suburbs/
— Feud with county board a key issue in DuPage County clerk primary race
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260302/local-politics/feud-with-county-board-a-key-issue-in-dupage-county-clerk-primary-race/
WAND TV
— Hegseth insists the Iran conflict is ‘not endless’ while warning more casualties are likely. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has spoken to widening concerns the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran could spiral into a protracted regional conflict by declaring, “This is not Iraq.”
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/hegseth-insists-the-iran-conflict-is-not-endless-while-warning-more-casualties-are-likely/article_83e6eb23-8e7c-5f45-b218-74bb1bf22595.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump defends Iran strikes, offers objectives for military operation
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-02/trump-defends-iran-strikes-offers-objectives-for-military-operation
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Undersheriff Charged In Bar Disturbance In 2021. He was described as the “primary aggressor.” He said he was targeted with a racial slur.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-undersheriff-bar-disturbance-2021-police
BLACK CHRONICLE
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says $21 million in state capital funds will unlock more than $83 million in private investment to restore a historic hotel area in the Pullman State Historic Site on Chicago’s South Side. According the governor’s office, the public-private partnership will redevelop the 1881 Hotel Florence, Pullman Car Works building and surrounding grounds into a boutique hotel, dining destination, and cultural and performing arts hub. DD: In 1973, when I was a 24-year-old IRS Revenue Officer, I collected delinquent taxes from a resident in that hotel.
https://blackchronicle.com/midwest/illinois/illinois-quick-hits-state-taxpayers-to-help-restore-historic-chicago-hotel/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-478/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pentagon insists no ‘regime-change war’ as Iran conflict spreads across Mideast. Trump says war could last a month or longer, maps out four specific U.S. objectives.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/2/pentagon-insists-no-regime-change-war-iran-conflict-spreads-across/
— Trump says Tehran’s long support of terrorism justifies Operation Epic Fury attack
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/2/trump-says-tehrans-long-support-terrorism-justifies-operation-epic/
— After briefing, lawmakers disagree on whether Iran threat to U.S. was imminent
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/2/briefing-lawmakers-disagree-whether-iran-threat-us-imminent/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump won’t rule out sending US troops into Iran ‘if necessary’— tells The Post war is progressing ‘way ahead of schedule’
https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/us-news/trump-wont-rule-out-sending-us-troops-into-iran-if-necessary-tells-the-post-i-dont-care-about-polling/