March 11, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson postpones bid for polling place protection ordinance named after Rev. Jesse Jackson
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-delays-polling-place-protection-ordinance-rev-jesse-jackson/

FOX32
— DuPage County sheriff candidate cleared of wrongdoing after probe
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-sheriff-candidate-cleared-of-wrongdoing
— Trump ramps up pressure to pass voting restrictions bill
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-2teqkyciuwz34vlp

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage undersheriff reinstated, campaign for sheriff continues
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/dupage-undersheriff-returns-to-duty-campaign-for-sheriff-continues/
— Illinois Republicans press Democrats for answers on Rep. Harry Benton’s removal from caucus
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/illinois-rep-harry-benton-removed/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an investigation into whether he struck someone with his car last month and left the scene without contacting police.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260311/news/dupage-sheriffs-hopeful-cleared-of-wrongdoing-by-department/
— Arlington Heights board split on video gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260310/news/arlington-heights-board-split-on-video-gambling/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— MARCH 23, 2006 FLASHBACK: GOP counting knives after its breakfast
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/03/23/gop-counting-knives-after-its-breakfast/
— MARCH 23, 2006 FLASHBACK: Let the big campaign begin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/03/23/let-the-big-campaign-begin/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Hall shelves poll-protection measure over enforcement concerns
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-brandon-johnson-jesse-jackson-20260311/
— MARCH 22, 2006 FLASHBACK: IL GOP ‘unity’ breakfast serves up some discord.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20060322/NEWS02/200019937/il-gop-unity-breakfast-serves-up-some-discord/#

WGN RADIO
— Illinois offers $15K down payment aid to first-time buyers. 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://wgnradio.com/news/illinois-offers-15k-down-payment-aid-to-first-time-buyers/

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-durbin-join-senate-colleagues-in-pressing-dod-for-answers-on-the-school-bombing-and-civilian-casualties-in-iran-91524.cfm

SHAW LOCAL
— Illinois homelessness moves further from ‘brief and rare and nonrecurring.’ DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness.
https://www.shawlocal.com/opinion/2026/03/11/eye-on-illinois-states-homelessness-moves-further-from-brief-and-rare-and-nonrecurring/

WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/health/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/526-1a8b0f65-1748-473a-b2d6-75d24fb577f6

WMBD
— Illinois launches new program to help first-time homebuyers.
https://wmbdradio.com/2026/03/11/illinois-launches-new-program-to-help-first-time-homebuyers/

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Undersheriff Cleared In Crash That Injured Pedestrian
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-undersheriff-cleared-crash-injured-pedestrian

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-484/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— After Illinois Review Story, AM 560 Quietly Deletes Social Media Attacks on Conservative Gov. Candidate Darren Bailey
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/after-illinois-review-story-am-560-quietly-deletes-social-media-attacks-on-conservative-gov-candidate-darren-bailey.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/11/rescheduling-cannabis-marks-critical-move/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House says Democrats have perverted war powers law to obstruct Trump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4487927/white-house-democrats-perverted-war-powers-obstruct-trump/
— AR-15 bans are unconstitutional
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4488303/ar-15-bans-are-unconstitutional/

NEW YORK POST
— Faulty US targeting intel was to blame for strike on Iran girls school that killed 175
https://nypost.com/2026/03/11/us-news/faulty-us-targeting-intel-was-to-blame-for-strike-on-iran-girls-school-that-killed-175-report/

PJ MEDIA
— The ‘Worst Mayor in America’ Has Moved to Georgia and Is Running for Office As a Republican
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/03/11/the-worst-mayor-in-america-has-moved-to-georgia-and-is-running-for-office-again-n4950526

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Charlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Helping. Turning Point USA, the right-wing campus group, is partnering with Arkansas and Indiana, the latest of several states to have similar arrangements.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/politics/turning-point-usa-high-school-clubs-charlie-kirk.html
— As fewer and fewer and fewer White men seek college degrees, who is discouraging high school students from seeking college degrees and why?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/headway/college-apps-newsletter.html

NATIONAL TODAY
— Dan Schultz calls on conservatives to get involved in local Republican committees ahead of 2026 elections
https://nationaltoday.com/us/sc/charleston/news/2026/03/11/conservative-activist-urges-precinct-strategy-to-retake-gop/
— CPAC Announces 2026 Speakers Including Nick Shirley, Ken Paxton, Ted Cruz. The conservative conference will feature a mix of political figures and influencers.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/tx/dallas/news/2026/03/10/cpac-announces-2026-speakers-including-nick-shirley-ken-paxton-ted-cruz/

NEWS FROM THE STATES
— Nevada Republicans forsake conservative principles for Trump worship
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/nevada-republicans-forsake-conservative-principles-trump-worship

DAILY BEAST
— DD: Democrat hatred of Whites drives White South African Refugees back to South Africa.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-south-african-refugees-choose-to-head-home-instead-of-living-under-trump/

March 11, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— GOP candidates for Illinois governor identify biggest voter issues ahead of election.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/illinois-election-2026/gop-candidates-for-illinois-governor-identify-biggest-voter-issues-ahead-of-election/3906076/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at women that Republicans cause all the problems that women have, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/opinion-glen-ellyn-international-womens-day-protest-anger/
— Return of military conscription. DD: My avoiding the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 was my biggest mistake. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War and they especially blamed 1-A Republicans like me. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, some, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans. What if I had tried to enlist? I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/editorial-karoline-leavitt-maria-bartiromo-draft-iran-war-trump/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VA drops appeal in Supreme Court case, giving another 1.2 million vets extra education benefits. DD: My critics/opponent stress that Republican leaders sided with GAO in Diersen v. GAO. That is, they sided with Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they sided with race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/11/veterans-affairs-montgomery-post911-gibill-rudisill-supreme-court-appeal-army-vet

DAILY HERALD
— Medical debt. DD: What did you do to avoid medial debt. I always assured that I had health insurance. The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance premiums 1966-1969 and since 1971 and paying 72% of my wife’s health care premiums since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260311/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-a-gratifying-display-still-planned-increases-for-medical-debt-relief-show-qu/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— MARCH 27, 2023 FLASHBACK: Declaring that generations of “failed politicians” have “failed to invest” in Chicago’s people, mayoral hopeful Brandon Johnson vowed to set a new course that would boost funding for mental health, housing, job training and other social services programs, “primarily (by) asking wealthy corporations to pay their fair share.” DD: What would your critics/opponents say you failed at? My critics/opponents would say I failed at a) being a Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO employee, b) Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member, c) holder of master’s degrees in business, accounting and finance, c) CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, licensed CPA, and certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) FINRA arbitrator, e) conservative activist, Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Pat O’Malley for governor Milton Township primary campaign coordinator, Illinois Center Right Coalition officer, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, Illinois Republican Party State Convention committee member, e) filer of grievances, arbitration demands, and lawsuits, f) etc. I should write about my critics/opponents, the criteria that they use to deem me a failure, and the adverse actions that they have taken against me and why.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/mayoral-candidate-brandon-johnson-discusses-social-services-plans/

RIVER BENDER & SHAW LOCAL & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat elected officials exist to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/attorney-general-raoul-reminds-illinois-voters-of-rights-91485.cfm?
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/03/07/northern-illinois-clerks-say-ice-agents-will-not-be-allowed-at-polling-places-during-march-primary/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/dnc-sues-trump-administration-for-any-plans-to-deploy-federal-agents-at-polling-sites/amp/

LANSING JOURNAL
— Free voters guide from Illinois Family Institute
https://thelansingjournal.org/

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois primary voters should send mail-in ballots by 5 p.m. Tuesday
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-03-10/illinois-voters-mail-ballots-tuesday

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/

IPM NEWS
— Several polling places in Champaign County will be closed on Election Day next Tuesday, March 17 due to a shortage of election judges.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/multiple-polling-places-in-champaign-county-will-be-closed-for-primary-election-day/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— POSTMARK PANIC: Democratic and Republican leaders across the state are intensifying their get-out-the-vote efforts in the final stretch before Tuesday’s primaries, warning that changes to postal service procedures could jeopardize some mail-in ballots. Getting the word out: They are holding press conferences, sending out broadcasts and warning that turnout could be dampened. The push reflects growing anxiety about a recent change in how the U.S. Postal Service applies postmarks — now stamping the date when mail is processed at a sorting facility rather than when it’s dropped in a mailbox. Officials worry ballots mailed close to Election Day get postmarked after the deadline and therefore won’t be counted even if mailed on time. Under attack: Illinois Democratic Party Chair Lisa Hernandez called the change part of a “targeted attack” on voting rights by the Trump administration and urged voters “act now” to return their ballots. Red alert: The Illinois Republican Party, meanwhile, has sent out a red “Vote By Mail Alert” urging voters to “go to the Post Office counter and request a manual postmark.” Of particular concern in rural Illinois, where voters “rely on mail-in voting and don’t live near a polling place,” said Democratic Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, who represents a swath of central and southern Illinois in Congress. Complicating rights: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned that last-minute mailing could make voting more complicated for residents who already face barriers to participating in elections. “Changes like this risk making voting confusing for people who already face barriers to participating in elections,” Raoul said in a statement. 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.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/11/a-pac-that-promised-support-delivered-little-00822470

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-696/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— The Illinois Clean Slate Act: Politics Over Victims, Law, and Public Safety — And It’s Unconstitutional
https://johnkassnews.com/the-illinois-clean-slate-act-politics-over-victims-law-and-public-safety-and-its-unconstitutional/

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— GOP Voters Demand Answers from Bailey Campaign
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/gop-voters-demand-answers-from-bailey-campaign

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Paying Kaplan for Test Preparation Courses. DD: What government help did you get to pass tests? I got no government help to help me pass the ACT in 1966, postal employment test in 1966, Federal Service Entrance Examination and GMAT in 1970, CPA examination in 1979, or Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. According to my critics/opponents I passed the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who had less money than I had and/or did not share my demographics, that is, those who are libera/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or non-citizen. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/09/state-paying-kaplan-for-test-preparation-courses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 60% of participants identify as students of color, and low-income students are accessing preparation courses at five times their pre-program rate.)
— Sheriff Receiving $195,000 State Grant to Buy Body Cameras. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. They ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that to punish Trump, you should punish your Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC). Should RPCs wear body cameras when they go door-to-door distributing Republican election materials in their precincts? Because of an encounter I had recently with a registered Democrat voter (RDV) in my precinct, I am changing what I do. What have RDVs shouted at you lately? I am happy to report that only one RDV in my precinct shouted threats at me while I hand-delivered envelopes recently to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter (RRV) or one registered NA voter (RNAV) without knocking on any doors. But he is an aggressive, nasty, wealthy, and prominent realtor with a common name in a $1.1 million home. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in his trash, that I should not deliver anything there anymore, that he knew who I was, that he knew where I lived, and that if I ever delivered anything there again, he would come to my home and dump it on my driveway. While I did not realize who he was until after the incident, he had known who I was for many years. He had been a RDV in my precinct very near my home years ago. I now know that after he sold that home, he bought the aforesaid home. I delivered to his home only because there was a RNAV in his home. To avoid future threats from RDVs like him, I will identify those homes in my precinct that have RNAVs but not deliver to those homes that also have RDVs but no RRVs, something I did not take the time to do this time. There are limits on the time that I can spend. I spend 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I spent many hours putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization Voter Guide, and five candidate campaign literature pieces, dividing them into 5 batches, and hand-delivering them. I used 400 DuPage County Republican Central Committee envelopes and I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. Should I write about an extremely powerful RRV in my precinct who also told me that she threw my precinct letter in her trash?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/05/sheriff-receiving-195000-state-grant-to-buy-body-cameras/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents hold you accountable for, that is, what do they blame you for? First and foremost, my critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They will blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that candidates in contested primary races on the ballot in my precinct will suffer on March 17. Previously, they also blamed me for what I did as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007, and e) the Milton Township coordinator for Pat O’Malley’s gubernatorial primary campaign in 2002. Needless-to-say, the aforesaid discourages me from attending religious, conservative, and Republican meetings and events. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why don’t Republican candidates want me to help elect them? According to my critics/opponents, the more that I do to help elect candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. My critics/opponents stress the success that they have had getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me including a) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters on 2006, h) ending my bid to serve as the MTRO treasurer in 2004, i) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ population loss could make congressional gerrymandering harder in 2030
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-population-loss-could-make-congressional-gerrymandering-harder-in-2030/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Grassroots Conservatives Call for Boycott After AM 560 Weaponizes Platform Against Conservative Darren Bailey. DD: It is legitimate to criticize Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders when the reject planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/grassroots-conservatives-call-for-boycott-after-am-560-weaponizes-platform-against-conservative-darren-bailey.html
— Before the Unity Breakfast, Grassroots Tell IL GOP: Unite Behind the Governor Nominee and Fund the Fight
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/before-the-unity-breakfast-grassroots-tell-il-gop-unite-behind-the-governor-nominee-and-fund-the-fight.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans challenge birthright citizenship for babies of illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/10/dramatic-departure-republicans-challenge-birthright-citizenship/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE arrests ‘criminal illegal alien’ for voter fraud in Philadelphia
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4487691/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— National Security Threats Linked to the Biden
https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/National-Security-Threats-Linked-BidenEra-Border-Crisis

DAILY CALLER
— University Officials Attack ‘The Whites’ While Illegally Continuing DEI
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/10/exclusive-university-officials-attack-the-whites-while-illegally-continuing-dei-complaints-allege/
— Rooting Out DEI Allowed FBI Agents To Actually Do Their Jobs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they ever-increasingly put Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI ahead of everything else. They ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. They would have gotten rid of me much sooner if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) passed on my first attempt the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor Examination in 1981, c) became a licensed CPA in 1981, and d) earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/rooting-out-dei-allowed-fbi-agents-to-actually-do-their-jobs-report-shows/ar-AA1Rvf7H

DAILY SIGNAL
— Illegal Truckers Repeatedly Put Public at Risk
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/10/national-crisis-banks-says-illegal-truckers-repeatedly-put-public-at-risk/amp/
— Could SCOTUS Rule to Hold Those Who Hire Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Accountable? DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/10/could-scotus-rule-to-hold-those-who-hire-illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers-accountable/

REPUBLICAN JOBS
— Immediate Republican Job Opportunities. DD: According to my critics/opponents, the more that I do to help elect a candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. My critics/opponents stress the success that they have had getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me including a) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters on 2006, h) ending my bid to serve as the MTRO treasurer in 2004, i) etc.
https://www.republicanjobs.gop/opportunities/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5777560-rogan-trump-iran-war/

CNN
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/europe/russia-putin-trump-iran-war-opportunity-intl

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/how-trump-miscalculated-iran-response.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/trump-iran-war-how-long-timeline.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/trump-civilian-deaths-iran-war.html

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/02/20/republicans-marriage-birth-rate-tax-incentives/88722641007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-the-iran-war-is-nearly-won-but-israel-has-other-ideas-9b7eb3fb

BLACK WALL STREET TIMES
— Jasmine Crockett’s Loss and the Cost of Being a Black Woman in American Politics. DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you accountable for, that is, what do they blame you for? First and foremost, my critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They will blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that candidates in contested primary races on the ballot in my precinct will suffer on March 17. Previously, they also blamed me for what I did as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007, and e) the Milton Township coordinator for Pat O’Malley’s gubernatorial primary campaign in 2002.
https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2026/03/09/jasmine-crocketts-loss-and-the-cost-of-being-a-black-woman-in-american-politics/

CPA JOURNAL
— Broadening the Pipeline in a Changing Environment. 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 in 1976 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.cpajournal.com/2026/03/10/broadening-the-pipeline-in-a-changing-environment/

STATELINE
— More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break. Restaurants, construction and landscaping businesses have lost the most workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/03/more-industries-want-trumps-help-hiring-immigrant-labor-after-farms-get-a-break/

CELINE GOUNDER
— A Lesson in Civil Service. DD: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The decision in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/PrecinctLetter3-17-2.pdf ) proves that.
https://www.celinegounder.com/p/when-budget-cuts-meet-civil-service

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— Guide to Hiring Noncitizens on Temporary Visas. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/guide-to-hiring-noncitizens-on-temporary-visas/

ATLANTIC
— Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-green-card-trump/681575/

NEW YORKER
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-lawlessness-of-trumps-war-in-iran

CONVERSATION
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://theconversation.com/trumps-war-against-iran-is-uniquely-unpopular-among-us-military-actions-of-the-past-century-277586

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/11/donald-trump-war-iran-ego-trip-economic-damage

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 1, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— ‘Serious moment’: Most Republicans support strike as Dems demand answers. Republicans have so far praised President Donald Trump’s decision.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/serious-moment-reactions-pour-congress-trump-strikes-iran/18660811/
— Trump warns Iran ‘BETTER NOT’ retaliate after vow from leader. Iranian officials have vowed to hit back against the U.S. and Israel.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/

NBC5
— A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances. The Trump administration will be defending a firearm restriction, with backing from gun-control groups typically more aligned with Democrats. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. I have had a FOID card since I was 20 in 1968.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/supreme-court-case-whether-marijuana-users-can-own-guns-unusual-alliances/3901367/

CBS2
— Anti-war protest against U.S., Israel strikes in Iran held in Chicago’s Federal Plaza. DD: What military actions can presidents take against countries without specific congressional authorization? What is an act of war against America? In my opinion, it is an act of war for a country to send their citizens into other country illegally. Far too many countries have send far too many of their citizens into America illegally with the help of Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/anit-war-protest-iran-federal-plaza/
— Illinois leaders, Chicago communities react to U.S. and Israel military operation on Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-chicago-react-u-s-israel-operation-iran/
— Iranians in Chicago celebrate U.S., Israel attack, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/iranians-chicago-celebrate-us-isreal-strikes/

FOX32
— Illinois leaders split over Trump’s Iran strike. Illinois political leaders are reacting swiftly to President Trump’s military strike on Iran — and most Democrats are sharply critical.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-jb4hjdxyb3hewyw4

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— When 20% of Illinois voters decide primary elections, democracy cowers. DD: The more Democrat primary ballots that are cast than Republican primary ballots are cast, the more that Democrat leaders will predict that Democrat candidates will win November 3. What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done so far to increase the number of Republican primary ballots cast in your precinct? I have hand-delivered to the 400 residences in my precinct that have one or more registered Republican or NA voter a DuPage County GOP envelope that contained a copy of the sample ballot, a Voter Guide from the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and campaign literature from the five Republican candidates on our ballot who provided their literature to the MTRO.  I split the 400 envelopes into 5 batches. Delivering each batch took about 3 hours or about 15 hours altogether. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/illinois-primary-election-vote-gerrymandering/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/antonio-romanucci-renee-good-george-floyd/
— UN chief condemns US-Israeli attacks on Iran during emergency Security Council meeting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/un-chief-condemns-us-israeli-attacks/
— War powers debate intensifies after President Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/war-powers-debate-trump-iran-congress/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get faith leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/opinion-illinois-2026-primary-election-vote/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly fill their schools with their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/poll-shows-illinoisans-oppose-ice-near-schools/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/online-aurora-public-library-display-student-protests/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protesters in Loop condemn U.S. attack on Iran: ‘War is not the solution.’  Dozens of people marched Saturday evening from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower after at least 200 people were killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, according to reports. Earlier in the day, demonstrators who supported the strikes carried pre-revolution Iranian flags at a rally in Daley Plaza.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/28/protesters-in-loop-condemn-u-s-attack-on-iran-war-is-not-the-solution
— Pritzker backs Croke in comptroller race, but does that mean she’ll do governor’s bidding? Susana Mendoza, the current comptroller, and four Democratic primary candidates weigh in. DD: According to my critics/opponents:” Nobody can tell Diersen what to do.” Of course, I take that as a badge of honor. Far too many of those above me in Republican politics defend/advance only those a) who glorify and praise them, b) who pander to them, c) who serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who give them money. I am independent, that is, no one can tell me what to do because I have a) a Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) Social Security, c) Medicare, d) a 72% federal subsidy for my and my wife’s health insurance premiums, e) retirement savings, and f) my wife and have no debts or dependents. My critics/opponents know that they cannot take the aforesaid away from me. But they have succeeded in taking the following away from me: a) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) my Republican Precinct Committeeman position for half my precinct in 2015, d) my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, e) my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and f) my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/27/contributions-state-comptroller-susana-mendoza-pritzker-croke-villa-kifowit-kim
— Your spring break guide to six Big 10 college towns in the Midwest. For college-bound students, March means touring prospective campuses for fit and vibe. Here’s what else to do while visiting. DD: The only college that I considered was UIC because I could commute the 35 miles to/from classes there and my parents’ home in Crete.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/travel/2026/03/01/things-to-do-champaign-urbana-bloomington-ann-arbor-iowa-city-madison-columbus-college-tours

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight for America’s enemies.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-highlights-risks-of-trumps-iran-operation-on-troops-91220.cfm?

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is on the rise: What symptoms to watch for
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/cannabis-hyperemesis-syndrome-is-on-the-rise-what-symptoms-to-watch-for/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here’s what made him change his mind. Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-was-once-wary-of-ordering-regime-change-in-iran-heres-what-made-him-change/article_4bc643d1-f11a-5219-b9ac-7a6a4e9b52d0.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Can Democrats Erase Trump?
https://johnkassnews.com/can-democrats-erase-trump/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Physicians assistants leave for Iowa due to licensing wait times in Illinois. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious when Illinois approved my application to be a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. None of GAO’s employees in its Chicago office were licensed CPAs. None of my Democrat coworkers who were minority or female and who they wanted to promote over me were licensed CPAs. Further, my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not taken the CPA or Certified Internal Auditor examinations, let alone passed them on their first attempt like I did, b) had less work experience than I had, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before I transferred to GAO in 1980, and/or c) had less education than I had, I had an MBA and a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0199a16c-c73e-412d-ae61-1139c99399ca.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Lawmaker files anti-student bill right after getting CTU money
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmaker-files-anti-student-bill-right-after-getting-ctu-money/
— Illinois top 10 for highest in-state tuition, new bill to find out why. DD: My critics/opponents acknowledge that I worked my way through college. But they stress that tuition at  UIC and NIU was much lower back then. Further, they stress that I had to work my way through college a) because I could not have gotten a student loan and b) because I got no scholarships. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents got scholarships and use that against those like who did not get scholarships. Further, many, if not most of my critics/opponents got degrees from Ivy League universities and use that against those like me who did not get degrees from Ivy League universities.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-top-ten-for-highest-in-state-tuition-new-bill-to-find-out-why/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/28/refugees-already-admitted-us-detained-questioned-trump-administration/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Not What We Thought MAGA Was Supposed To Be’: America First Skeptics Blast Iran Strikes
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/28/america-first-reacts-donald-trump-iran-strikes-marjorie-taylor-greene-thomas-massie-tucker-carlson/
— Trump Officials Previously Mocked Opponents For Wanting War In Middle East
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/28/stephen-miller-jd-vance-trump-war-middle-east-iran-strikes/
— Trump set the tone for the 2026 midterms during his Tuesday State of the Union. The GOP will focus on making life more affordable for Americans. DD: What did you do to afford things? I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. If I had not done the aforesaid, 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, etc., d) etc.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/25/trump-gop-midterms-james-blair-2026-state-union-affordability/

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Bad Bets: Massive EV Subsidies Not Paying Off. DD: My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for buying a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV ( https://www.kbb.com/dodge/charger-daytona/2025/r-t/ ). In my defense, if I could have bought the car with a Hemi in it, I would have.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/02/26/bad_bets_federal_and_state_ev_subsidies_are_not_paying_off_1167122.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, the Self-Declared Peace President, Goes to War Seeking Regime Change. President Trump has become increasingly willing to assert American power overseas, a decade after propelling himself to the highest office by promising to focus on “America first.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-peace-president-war.html
— The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then Israel Struck.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/politics/cia-israel-ayatollah-compound.html
— A Tyrant Falls. Dangerous Uncertainty Begins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/opinion/iran-khamenei-killed-what-next.html
— ‘Mess Around and Find Out’: 4 Opinion Writers on the Khamenei Strike
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/opinion/khamenei-supreme-leader-iran-dead.html
— The Folly of Attacking Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/opinion/trump-iran-war.html
— Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran. President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-iran-public-comments.html
— Why Diplomacy Was Doomed: Trump’s Issue Was Iran’s Leadership Itself
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/politics/iran-trump-diplomacy-fail.html
— ‘We Got to Win the Midterms’: Trump Takes His State of the Union Message on the Road
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-midterms-state-of-the-union.html
— Finding More Success With a Fresh Start. DD: I took a 21% pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. I transferred because my Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I was able to transfer because I had earned an MBA when I was 27 and I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 29. My wife and I could afford my taking that pay cut because of her salary and because we had no children. The Democrats who ran GAO did promote me to GS-13, but not until I was 38. They would ever had promoted me to GS-13 if I has not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, b)  passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and c) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. They would never had promoted me to GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer had not a) gotten back into power, b) assigned me to audits of IRS, and c) promoted me when I was 38. Because he did that, they forced him to retire when I was 39.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/business/kickstarter-everette-taylor-interview-remote-four-day-workweek.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: According to Democrats and to RINOs, the world will always need Affirmative Action and DEI because Republicans will always cause all the problems that minorities and females have.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/01/donald-trump-black-history-month/

AMERICAN PROGRESS
— Addressing the Wage Gap. DD: For federal employees who have similar education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses, those who are minority and/or female are paid more than federal employees who are White and/or male.
https://www.americanprogress.org/series/addressing-the-gender-wage-gap/

BUZZ FEED
— “I Accepted A Job With A 20% Cut In Pay.” DD: Who do you know that took a pay cut? I took a 21% pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. I transferred because my Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I was able to transfer because I had earned an MBA when I was 27 and I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 29.  My wife and I could afford my taking that pay cut because of her salary and because we had no children. The Democrats who ran GAO did promote me to GS-13, but not until I was 38. They would ever had promoted me to GS-13 if I has not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, b)  passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and c) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. They would never had promoted me to GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer had not a) gotten back into power, b) assigned me to audits of IRS, and c) promoted me when I was 38. Because he did that, they forced him to retire when I was 39.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelley_greene/what-the-job-market-is-really-like-in-2026
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I managed to find a job after being out of work for five months. I accepted a job with a 20% decrease in pay and way worse benefits. I’m now working in a horrible environment where people are treated like shit because the leadership is MIA and ignores abusive and illegal practices. They know the job market is tough, and they can easily replace people. It’s awful, but at least it’s a paycheck until I burn out and completely lose my shit.”

AMERICAN PHYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
— LGBTQ+ young people face large increases in depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/03/lgbtq-mental-health

CONGRESSWOMAN DELIA RAMIREZ
— Congresswoman Ramirez Condemns Trump’s Unlawful Military Action on Iran. DD: What does your congress man/woman think of you? From what I see of Ramirez, she despises me if not hates me because of my conservatism, because of my Republicanism, and because I share so many demographics with Trump. Both Trump and I are: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, draft avoider, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-ramirez-condemns-trumps-unlawful-military-action-iran-murder

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ECONOMIC TIMES
— You need to learn to live with your mistakes. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all my problems in life, and especially all my setbacks in life, were caused by my mistakes. They stress that unlike me, a) they did not avoid the Vietnam War draft, b) they became Democrats or RINOs, c) they became yes-men or yes-women, d) they always sided with those who had the most clout, e) they did not complain about anything, file any arbitration demands, or file any lawsuits, f) they promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promoted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination, g) they promoted dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, and/or diminishment of Second Amendment rights, h) they etc.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/quote-of-the-day-by-russell-crowe-you-need-to-learn-to-live-with-your-mistakes-and-you-need-inspiring-quotes-by-the-gladiator-actor/amp_articleshow/128890538.cms

February 28, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— Trump, Pritzker trade shots after governor accuses him of plan to ‘steal’ 2026 midterm election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-pritzker-trade-shots-after-governor-accuses-him-of-plan-to-steal-2026-midterm-election/3901204/
— Attorney general charges 30 more people who protested at Minnesota church. Protesters descended on Cities Church on Jan. 18 after learning that one of the church’s pastors also serves as an ICE official.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/attorney-general-charges-30-more-protesters-minnesota-church/3901134/

WGN9
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have. Democrats fought to keep slavery. Republicans fought to end it. Today’s Democrat leaders ever-increasingly falsely hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans were the Confederacy during the Civil War and that Democrats were the Union Army. 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 and that they always voted Republican.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/illinois-adcrc-reveals-harms-report/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Candidate Questionnaires
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/candidate-questionnaires
— Pro-Israel group’s donors and affiliates pour $13.7 million into Chicago-area primaries
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/02/27/aipac-pro-israel-groups-chicago-area-democratic-congressional-primaries-miller-conyears-ervin-bean-fine
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deposition.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/27/chicago-ice-trump-bovino-marimar-martinez-crime-border-patrol-midway-blitz
— DD: When did your ancestors immigrate? 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://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/27/black-history-slavery-racism-trump-smithsonian-bears-supreme-court-tariffs
— Baily’s critics/opponents call him “too conservative.” I should write about my critics/opponents who call me “too conservative.” My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should name and write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who are/were a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/23/illinois-republican-primary-governor-candidates-preview-bailey-dabrowski-heidner-mendrick
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/27/trump-state-union-congress-presidential-supremacy-mona-charen
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Fuentes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/nick-fuentes-apologizes/

DAILY HERALD
— Despite encounter with resident, Simmons isn’t changing door-to-door campaigning tactics. DD: Because of an encounter with a Democrat in my precinct, I am changing my tactics. What have Democrats shouted at you lately? I am happy to report that only one Democrat voter in my precinct, albeit an aggressive, nasty, wealthy, and prominent realtor with a common name, shouted threats at me while I hand-delivered envelopes recently to residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one NA voter without knocking on any doors. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in his trash, that I should not deliver anything there anymore, that he knew who I was, that he knew where I lived, and that if I ever did deliver anything there again, he would come to my home and dump it on my driveway. While I did not realize who he was until after the incident, he had known who I was for many years. He had been a registered D in my precinct very near my home years ago. I now know that after he sold that home, he bought a very expensive and prominent home in the new part of my precinct. I delivered to his new home only because there was a registered NA in his home. To avoid future threats like this from Ds, I will identify those homes in my precinct that have NAs and not deliver to those homes that also have Ds but no Rs, something I did not take the time to do this time. There are limits on the time that I can spend. I spend 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I spent many hours putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them with a sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization Voter Guide, and five candidate campaign literature pieces, dividing them into 5 batches, and hand-delivering them. I used 400 DuPage County Republican Central Committee envelopes and I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260227/us-congress-politics/despite-encounter-with-resident-simmons-isnt-changing-door-to-door-campaigning-tactics/
— Charlie Kim: 2026 candidate for 11th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260227/us-congress-politics/charlie-kim-2026-candidate-for-11th-congressional-district/
— Rick Heidner: 2026 candidate for Illinois Governor
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260228/illinois-state-politics/rick-heidner-2026-candidate-for-illinois-governor/
— Ted Dabrowski: 2026 candidate for Illinois Governor
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260228/illinois-state-politics/ted-dabrowski-2026-candidate-for-illinois-governor/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: Democrat leaders outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically call giving less preference to minorities and to females oppressing minorities and females.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/james-causey/2026/02/28/milwaukee-pastor-racism-ice-white-supremacy-mlk/88824713007/

WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wandtv.com/transgender-youths-are-targeted-in-scouting-america-changes-pushed-by-the-pentagon/article_ce10e0f5-6b1b-5a8e-a06e-a8c598f5dce7.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/even-amid-partial-dhs-shutdown-illinois-remains-on-edge/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-477/
— DD: When did your ancestors immigrate? My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. According to my critics/opponents, if you are White and/or male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from slavery and should pay reparations. In my ancestors’ defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/27/illinois-african-descent-citizens-reparations-commission-outlines-historic-ongoing-inequities-facing-black-illinoisans/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you say to Republican organizations and candidates that seek, accept, and/or give money to/from organizations and candidates that reject some, many, most, if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I should write about the aforesaid organizations and candidates. I would focus on those that have sought/accepted/given the most aforesaid money and that have made it the most clear 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. I would focus on the aforesaid that have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. since 2000.


FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Anti-Americans plead with Supreme Court to strike Trump’s birthright citizenship order
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4474279/left-wing-groups-plead-supreme-court-strike-trump-birthright-citizenship-order/
— DHS releasing some illegal border crossers into US despite claims of ‘zero’ releases
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4474312/dhs-released-illegal-border-crossers-despite-claims-zero/

BREITBART
— DD: Denver has declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Denver’s illegals are Denver’s soldiers in Denver’s Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/27/denver-mayor-ice-makes-cities-less-safe-well-let-cops-intervene-if-theyre-excessive/
— A staggering 2,207,700 new migrants have arrived to Spain since 2021 as the European nation’s migrant population surpasses 10 million, DD: Soon, if not already, Spain will no longer be a Spanish nation.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/27/report-2-2-million-migrants-have-arrived-to-spain-since-2021/

COLLEGE FIX
— Community college enrollment outpaced university enrollment this school year. DD: What big education decisions did you make? For me, it was to earn a college degree. But beyond that, it was to get a job-related degree, to major in business, and to attend UIC instead of Prairie State Community College in Chicago Heights. Commuting to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete motivated me buy a new car to do that. That motivated me to take a job washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ) in May of 1966.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/community-college-enrollment-outpaced-university-enrollment-this-school-year/

FOX NEWS
— Notre Dame students applaud abortion advocate declining leadership appointment but say ‘war’ continues. Students organizing ‘March on the Dome’ rally over professor who supports abortion rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/notre-dame-students-applaud-abortion-advocate-declining-leadership-appointment-say-war-continues
— Hegseth bans military from attending Princeton, Columbia, other elite universities: ‘Wokeness and weakness.’ DD: I avoided liberal indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-bans-military-attending-princeton-columbia-other-elite-universities-wokeness-weakness
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hegseth-bans-military-attending-princeton-010611398.html
— Evanston’ Reparations Committee issued $25,000 to 44 residents earlier this month in reparations’ payments and is currently looking for other ways to keep the program funded. DD: Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat leaders will make you pay reparations: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-city-first-pay-black-residents-25k-reparations-how-find-more-funding
— Jimmy Lee Tillman: 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260228/us-congress-politics/jimmy-lee-tillman-2026-candidate-for-u-s-senate/
— Jeannie Evans: 2026 candidate for U.S. Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260228/us-congress-politics/jeannie-evans-2026-candidate-for-u-s-senate/

TOWNHALL
— More than 20,000 illegal alien commercial truck drivers in California were about to lose their licenses, until a judge stepped in. DD: Anticipate/ expect that Democrat and RINO trucking companies always have, are, and always will hire noncitizens instead of citizens of America. Noncitizens work for less money and are easier to exploit. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/02/27/judge-bars-california-from-revoking-20000-immigrant-truckers-licenses-n2672011
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrats superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. My critics/opponents not only have no problems with that, they applaud that.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/27/philadelphia-being-sued-for-denying-promotions-to-white-officers-n2671997

WESTERN JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.westernjournal.com/oklahomas-rino-governor-tells-npr-democrats-not-trying-replace-electorate-immigrants/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Hegseth says Pentagon cutting ties with top universities, calling them “woke breeding grounds.” DD: I avoided liberal indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-pentagon-cutting-ties-with-top-universities-woke/

REUTERS
— US airlines must certify use of merit-based hiring for pilots. DD: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. Since then, they have dramatically lowered standards to hire more Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/us-airlines-must-certify-merit-222159223.html

MSN
— GOP candidates accused of faking Trump backing. DD: Which candidates on the ballot in your precinct has sought Trump’s endorsement? According to my critics/opponents, because I am “too conservative,” the more that do to help elect a candidate, the more votes that candidate will lose.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/gop-candidates-accused-of-faking-trump-backing/gm-D26B54FACD

AOL
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, they always had strict race and gender quotas to meet for promotions to GS-13.  Because of that, they never promoted me to GS-13 even though I had earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they always had strict race and gender quotas to meet for promotions to GS-14. They never promoted me to GS-14 and they would not have promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, 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. They would never have promoted me to GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 had not gotten back into power and assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986 and promoted me in 1986. Because he did that, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would have promoted me to GS-14, then GS-15, and then Senior Executive Service before I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.aol.com/news/florida-ag-slams-starbucks-lawsuit-180739498.html
— Former Bachelor Host Chris Harrison’s New ‘Traditional Marriage’ Dating Show Lands At Fox Nation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. Traditional marriage helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) become a licensed CPA in 1981, e) get promoted in 1986, f) etc. Traditional marriage helped my wife and I a) buy a home in Wheaton in 1978, b) buy two new cars in 1978, c) afford my taking a $23,699/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, d) etc. Traditional marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1986.
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/former-bachelor-host-chris-harrisons-192347662.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: LGBTQ promoters destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. I should write about my critics/opponents who are/were the biggest LGBTQ promoters. I would focus on those who are/were a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/republican-states-transgender-rights-restrictions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders. Most are all-in on MAGA. DD: Trump did not form a new MAGA Party. He ran as a Republican and got elected as a Republican. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/27/2028-republican-presidential-candidates-trump-vance-rubio-gop/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Is a City When Its Wealthiest Leave? The stickiness that once anchored people and capital to great cities is gone. It is not coming back. DD: As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/miami-property-taxes-billionaires-future-cities-a9bdda45

FORTUNE
— More than 300,000 accountants and auditors have recently left their jobs. DD: While my critics/opponents acknowledge that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, they stress that my scores were not that great. Further, while they acknowledge that I am a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant, they stress that I got those certifications by grandfathering in instead of passing examinations. Of course, they stress how long ago I got those certifications: 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively. Further, while they acknowledge that I am a licensed CPA, they stress that my license has been inactive since 2000 and that I got it way back in 1981.
https://fortune.com/education/articles/accounting-certifications/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

INDEPENDENT
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrats superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. My critics/opponents not only have no problems with that, they applaud that.
https://www.aol.com/articles/5-white-male-police-officers-232300050.html

February 26, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, you should vote for those Democrat candidates who promise to use government to give to those who share your demographics the most preference. Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promise to give those who are the following more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen. Further, ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, you should want more of the following and you should vote for those Democrat candidates who promise to give you more of the following: government assistance, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/opinion-jb-pritzker-budget-black-hispanic-illinoisans/
— A little-known program allows CTA and Metra to suspend riders. Most of them are Black.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/cta-metra-suspensions/

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Moore for DuPage County sheriff in Republican primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260226/endorsements/endorsement-moore-for-dupage-county-sheriff-in-republican-primary/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois GOP candidates debate Trump, taxes, Bears stadium
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2026/02/26/three-illinois-gop-governor-candidates-debate-trump-taxes-and-more/88863293007/

SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/02/25/trump-didnt-mention-them-but-renee-good-and-alex-pretti-loomed-over-state-of-the-union-address/

JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP lieutenant governor candidates speak unity as their other halves get testy. DD: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in December of 2009, the organization hosted a Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate forum at which all six spoke: Jason Plummer, Matt Murphy, Don Tracy, Brad Cole, Dennis Cook, and Randy White.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-lt-gov-candidates-jacksonville-unified-21940686.php

CITIES 92.9
— Illinois racial wealth gap among largest in country. DD: Democrats run Illinois, but they nevertheless blame Republicans for the gap. Since the 1960s, Democrats have used Affirmative Action and DEI to give tremendous preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who are: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/02/25/illinois-racial-wealth-gap-among-largest-in-country/

ILLINOIZE
— Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) Removed from House Democratic Caucus. DD: What have your critics/opponents removed you from? My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes remove me from a) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) my Republican Precinct Committeeman position for half my precinct in 2015, d) my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, e) my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and f) my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007.  I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rep-harry-benton-removed-caucus

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Giannoulias banks $9M amid mayoral buzz
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/26/giannoulias-banks-9m-mayoral-buzz-00799906

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-687/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Blue City Spending Drives ‘Unaffordability,’ Not Relief
https://wirepoints.org/blue-city-spending-drives-unaffordability-not-relief-wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-chicagos-morning-answer-am560/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, 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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts Dems who refused to stand for protecting Americans over ‘illegal aliens’ at State of the Union: ‘You should be ashamed’
https://nypost.com/2026/02/25/us-news/trump-blasts-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-for-protecting-americans-over-illegal-aliens-at-state-of-the-union-2026/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois abortion bill sparks division between Republicans, pro-life advocates. DD: I support the Hyde Amendment. According to my critics/opponents on the left, I am too strong on abortion. According to my critics/opponents on the right, I am too weak on abortion.
https://www.aol.com/articles/illinois-abortion-bill-sparks-division-140000741.html

DAILY CALLER
— DD: Democrats and RINOs destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/25/human-rights-coalition-lgbtq-dei-corporate-equality-index/

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Vatican issues sweeping defense of traditional marriage. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-issues-sweeping-defense-traditional-marriage-pushing-back-polygamy

NEW AMERICAN
— Mamdani, Ocasio-Cortez Advertise Free Child Care for Illegals. DD: My mother stayed home and raised me and my brother. Her earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Consequently, I had to work my way through college.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/mamdani-ocasio-cortez-advertise-free-child-care-for-illegals/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrats smell blood in the water. They ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said and/or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on the ballot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/politics/trump-elections-midterms.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage pregnant citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America. They see these children as being future Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/opinion/birthright-citizenship.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans stare down epic voter enthusiasm gap ahead of 2026 midterms. The 14-percentage-point advantage is the Democrats’ largest in decades. DD: Democrats smell blood in the water. They ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said and/or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on the ballot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/25/poll-democrats-trump-republicans-midterms/

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/26/trump-lawsuit-affirmative-action/88291520007/

FLORIDA POLITICS
— House approves annual day of remembrance for fallen conservative icon Charlie Kirk
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/782009-house-approves-annual-day-of-remembrance-for-fallen-conservative-icon-charlie-kirk/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders fight against the War on Drugs.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-illegal-drugs-ae89f0fa
— Vance, Newsom and Tales of Want. They romanticize a hard-knocks past that they don’t want anyone else to live. DD: My critics/opponents have always falsely painted my parents as being filthy rich. Ever since May of 1966 when I was 17 years old and bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having filthy rich parents. But I bought that car with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I had to work my way through college. I bought that car, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/vance-newsom-and-tales-of-want-6d16b298

FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91498722/trump-said-he-ended-dei-in-america-heres-why-hes-wrong

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

SKY NEWS
— ‘Protecting criminal illegals’: Trump exposes Democrats’ shameful immigration stance
https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/rita-panahi/protecting-criminal-illegals-trump-exposes-democrats-shameful-immigration-stance/video/fc5009912460887376180e71424a7eb2

HANS INDIA
— The role of opportunity and preparation in student outcomes. DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother never attended high school, and that I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parent had lots of money. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/young-hans/the-role-of-opportunity-and-preparation-in-student-outcomes-1051969
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At some point in school, we are introduced to a simple equation: effort equals success. It is presented as both encouragement and caution. If you work hard enough, you will rise. If you struggle, perhaps more effort is needed. The formula feels orderly and reassuring. It suggests that outcomes are earned and that the system is fair.)

FROM OTHER SOURCES

BIG NEWS NETWORK
— Balancing Security and Responsibility: The Debate Around Civilian Self-Defense Tools
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/278889383/balancing-security-and-responsibility-the-debate-around-civilian-self-defense-tools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public safety concerns continue to shape daily decisions for many households. News cycles highlight break-ins, delayed emergency response times, and rising anxiety about personal security. For some civilians, the question is no longer whether safety planning matters, but how far personal responsibility should extend. . .Effective safety planning often includes: Home security systems, Environmental awareness. Emergency response plans, Defensive tools as a last resort)

BANKING RATES
— 6 Remote Jobs for Stay-at-Home Moms With a $2,000 a Month Paycheck. DD: My mother stayed home and raised me and my brother. Her earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Consequently, I had to work my way through college.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/6-remote-jobs-stay-home-110704035.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Customer Service Representative-Median wage: $20.59 per hour. . .Invoice/Billing Specialist- Median wage: $22.66 per hour. . .Verification Specialist- Median wage: $23.81 per hour. . .Administrative Assistant- Median wage: $22.82 per hour. . .Inside Sales Representative- Median wage: $57.69 per hour including base salary and commission. . .Account Executive-Median wage: $61.54 per hour including base salary and commission)

February 25, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump’s State of the Union address sparks debate over SAVE Act voting proposal. Illinois GOP says there is widespread support, League of Women Voters says law could disenfranchise millions of Illinois voters.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trumps-state-union-address-sparks-debate-save-act-voting-proposal-voter-id-election-rules/18650683/
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-speech-today-fact-checking-state-union-sotu-2026-address/18646901/

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/state-of-the-union-fact-check-what-president-trump-said-during-the-address/3899928/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As primary looms, Illinois Republican governor candidates say they oppose abortion-is-murder bill
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/illinois-gop-candidates-oppose-aborton-murder/

CHICAGIO SUN-TIMES
— In fiery meeting, Rep. Delia Ramirez issues demands, reminds DHS head Noem of plans to pursue her impeachment. Ramirez came equipped with specific requests, including barring federal agents from churches, schools and hospitals — and revoking a controversial policy that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter homes without a judicial warrant.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/25/rep-delia-ramirez-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-meeting-dhs-actions-impeachment-plans
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.  How successful have they been in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/25/trumps-state-union-low-approval-immigration-economy-s-e-cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/25/state-union-speech-trumps-lies-immigrants-america-chicago-natalie-moore

DAILY HERALD
— Who’s the real Republican? And does Trump make mistakes? Gov hopefuls debate (sans Bailey)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/illinois-state-politics/whos-the-real-republican-and-does-trump-make-mistakes-gov-hopefuls-debate-sans-bailey/
— Edmond (Eddie) Moore: 2026 candidate for DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/local-politics/edmond-eddie-moore-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-sheriff/
— Sean T. Noonan: 2026 candidate for DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/local-politics/sean-t-noonan-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-sheriff/
— Gary Vician: 2026 candidate for 14th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/gary-vician-2026-candidate-for-14th-congressional-district/
— GOP candidate deletes video of fake Trump endorsement
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/gop-candidate-deletes-video-of-trump-that-white-house-calls-fake/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Asked this week to comment, Kim said he didn’t know about the video until the Daily Herald asked about it. Kim said five people manage his social media accounts and that he rarely posts messages. On Wednesday, campaign manager Karolyn Radulovich said Kim requested his team remove the clip. “Charlie likes to be positive about our campaign, and he does not wish to deceive voters nor be negative,” Radulovich said in an email. The video was created using a stock video template through an online editing service, Radulovich said. The goal was to promote Kim’s campaign “and make people smile,” she said, not to make people believe Trump had endorsed Kim.)

WGN RADIO
–DD: Democrat leaders want Pat Brady to lead the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-reviewing-the-state-of-the-union/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/danvilles-first-cannabis-consumption-lounge-opens/article_36f1f02a-7e82-4dde-bdd9-6f5882e0a62d.html

DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote foreign languages.
https://dailyillini.com/life_and_culture-stories/culture-diversity/2026/02/24/arabic-program/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates for governor — minus Bailey — try to distance themselves
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/republican-candidates-for-governor-minus-bailey-try-to-distance-themselves/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-475/
— Dabrowski pledges to issue emergency order with the goal of killing SAFE-T Act, TRUST Act and ‘unite everybody who wants to take on the legislature’
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/25/dabrowski-pledges-to-issue-emergency-order-with-the-goal-of-killing-safe-t-act-trust-act-and-unite-everybody-who-wants-to-take-on-the-legislature/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump endorses slate of Indiana Republicans running against anti-redistricting state senators
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4471964/trump-endorses-indiana-republicans-primary-redistricting-state-senate/

BREITBART
— CNN Poll: 64% of SOTU Viewers Say Trump’s Policies Move U.S. in Right Direction
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/25/watch-trump-won-over-cnn-viewers-contradicting-networks-own-abby-phillips-post-speech-grading/
— Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR) says President Donald Trump’s asking lawmakers to stand for American citizens over illegal aliens was “thinly veiled racist language.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/25/democrat-congresswoman-trump-asking-lawmakers-stand-americans-over-illegals-was-racist/

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois racial wealth gap among largest in country
https://www.fwbusiness.com/news/national/article_584e4cde-63cb-58bb-a59e-3b6c57964eed.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mamdani, AOC Offer Taxpayer-Funded Child Care to Illegal Immigrants in Spanish-Language Video
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mamdani-aoc-offer-taxpayer-funded-child-care-to-illegal-immigrants-in-spanish-language-video/

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE
— Illinois launches new fund to pay for more abortions
https://nrlc.org/nrlnewstoday/2026/02/illinois-launches-new-fund-to-pay-for-more-abortions/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/state-of-union-fact-check-trump-speech-2026-rcna259900
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-lays-into-congress-members-over-inflation-you-caused-that-problem-258243653574

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/25/us/fact-check-state-of-the-union-trump

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/25/trump-democrats-you-caused-that-problem/

NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders cause America’s problems.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5716277/trump-state-union-fact-check

February 25, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Inflation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/state-union-2026-virginia-gov-abigail-spanberger-hit-affordability-democrats-response/18645449/

NBC5
— Underwood leaves chamber during State of the Union address
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-rep-lauren-underwood-leaves-chamber-during-state-of-the-union-address/3899741/
— Illinois Democrats, Republicans respond to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. Several Illinois Democrats blasted the president’s remarks, while Republicans offered praise.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/illinois-democrats-republicans-respond-to-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union/3899814/
— State of the Union. DD: Dozens of Democrats boycott Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/empty-seats-throughout-chamber-as-dozens-skip-trumps-state-of-the-union/3899683/

CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at “State of the Swamp,” countering Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-state-of-the-swamp/

FOX32
— Illinois GOP governor candidates debate Bears, Trump, SAFE-T Act
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-i22byl9y1im0m3iu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNHE9Dqiq4

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tariffs. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all problems.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/editorial-tariffs-donald-trump-supreme-court-neil-gorsuch/
— Parades. DD: In 2021, my critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/highland-park-parade-shooting-memorial/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PHOTOS: CPA and assessor seek Republican nod for Will County treasurer. DD: Have you wanted to run for a government office? Since I was 49 years old in 1997, my DuPage County critics/opponents have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I wanted to run for DuPage County Treasurer. To discourage me from considering doing that, they have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my DuPage County critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what did to elect and to reelect Gwen Henry since 2006. I hand-delivered her campaign literature in my precinct in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. My critics/opponents base their false accusations against me on my being highly qualified for the office. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year and for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,807-$154,682/year. I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/cpa-village-manager-republican-will-county-treasurer/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Trump declares ‘golden age’ of America as six Illinois Democrats boycott his address — Underwood walks out. The president tried to reclaim his immigration messaging by focusing on border security first — rather than unpopular immigration enforcement campaigns in Democratic cities.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/24/president-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-speech-illinois-democrats-boycott
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/24/jaime-coria-jr-state-of-the-union-guest
— Pritzker announces $100 million redevelopment of Pullman’s Hotel Florence. The nearly 145-year-old building will become a boutique hotel, with new restaurants and a music venue nearby. DD: In 1973, when I was a 24-year-old IRS Revenue Officer, I collected delinquent taxes in that hotel.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/02/24/gov-jb-pritzker-100-million-redevelopment-pullman-hotel-florence
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/25/save-act-republicans-requiring-proof-citizenship-vote-no-basis-constitution-john-martin

DAILY HERALD
— James T. “Jim” Marter: 2026 candidate for 14th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/james-t-jim-marter-2026-candidate-for-14th-congressional-district/

WBEZ
— American Flag. DD: I have flown an American flag off my front porch 24-hours-a-day every day since September 11, 2001.
https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/02/23/black-artists-express-complicated-relationship-with-u-s-flag-in-show-honoring-nations-250th-anniversary

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County GOP Lincoln Dinner sends out clarion call for votes
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/02/24/kane-county-gop-lincoln-dinner-sends-out-clarion-call-for-votes/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker says Trump spewed lies during his State of the Union
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2026-02-25/illinois-governor-says-president-trump-spewed-lies-during-his-state-of-the-union-first-listen
https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzkers-statement-on-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-address
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about how they used signs, silence, and skipping to protest Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-25/signs-silence-and-skipping-how-democrats-protested-trumps-state-of-the-union

WAND TV
— IL bill could allow counties to have more vote centers on Election Day
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-bill-could-allow-counties-to-have-more-vote-centers-on-election-day/article_1dea567a-4500-495d-b3f1-fe348dbf3dbc.html

25 NEWS NOW
— LaHood applauds Trump’s ‘vision of strength’
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/02/25/lahood-applauds-trumps-vision-strength-while-sorensen-claims-president-failed-address-real-challenges/

WGLT
— Amnesty. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-02-24/immigrants-in-mclean-county-seeking-legal-pathway-face-a-different-kind-of-fear

CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Chicago Teachers Union Expresses Solidarity with State Sen. Mike Simmons After Neighbors Responded to His Outreach By Calling Police
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/sen-simmons-canvass-police/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Two Americas, one long night
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/25/two-americas-one-long-night-00797494

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-474/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CHIEF TOM WEITZEL (ret.)
— When Criminal Histories Stop Mattering, Public Safety Suffers. Violent offenders don’t magically become safe—yet our policies act as if they do.
https://chieftomweitzelret.substack.com/p/when-criminal-histories-stop-mattering

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kane County Democrats Trouncing Republicans in Vote by Mail Application. Democrats 14,362, Republicans 6,430  DD: In your county, how many have voted so far? How many have cast Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/25/kane-county-democrats-trouncing-republicans-in-vote-by-mail-application/
— Tourism Abortion in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/24/tourism-abortion-in-illinois/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Omar shouted at Trump ‘You killed Americans.” What have Democrats shouted at you lately? I am happy to report that only one Democrat voter in my precinct, albeit an aggressive, nasty, wealthy, and prominent realtor with a common name, shouted threats at me while I hand-delivered envelopes recently to residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one NA voter without knocking on any doors. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in his trash, that I should not deliver anything there anymore, that he knew who I was, that he knew where I lived, and that if I ever did deliver anything there again, he would come to my home and dump it on my driveway. While I did not realize who he was until after the incident, he had known who I was for many years. He had been a registered D in my precinct very near my home years ago. I now know that after he sold that home, he bought a very expensive and prominent home in the new part of my precinct. I delivered to his new home only because there was a registered NA in his home. To avoid future threats like this from Ds, I will identify those homes in my precinct that have NAs and not deliver to those homes that also have Ds but no Rs, something I did not take the time to do this time. There are limits on the time that I can spend. I spend 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I spent many hours putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them with a sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer, and five candidate campaign literature pieces, dividing them into 5 batches, and hand-delivering them. I used 400 DuPage County Republican Central Committee envelopes and I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch.
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— When Leadership Excuses Lawlessness – Minneapolis and the Cost of Anti-ICE Rhetoric
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/02/opinion-when-leadership-excuses-lawlessness-minneapolis-and-the-cost-of-anti-ice-rhetoric.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats abandoned America for illegal aliens
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/24/democrats-abandoned-america-illegal-aliens/
— Parade of victims: Democrats invite Epstein survivors, deportation targets as foils to Trump speech
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/24/parade-victims-democrats-invite-epstein-survivors-deportation-targets/
— Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/25/republicans-unveil-bill-block-illegal-immigrants-becoming-gun-toting/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump shames Democrats for refusing to stand on call to put Americans over illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4470743/trump-shames-democrats-protect-americans-illegal-immigrants/
— State of the Union: Trump urges passage of Delilah’s Law to keep illegal immigrant truck drivers off US roads. DD: What stopped you from becoming a truck driver? For me, it was my vision not being correctable to 20/20 and my partial red/green color blindness. Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, a) he was discouraged from getting a college degree because of the stress that getting one causes and b) he was steered into low-stress office work.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4470446/state-of-the-union-trump-passage-delilah-law-illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Democrats fight so hard for their illegals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/why_democrats_fight_so_hard_for_their_illegals_comments.html

BREITBART
— Democrats Refuse When Asked to Stand Up for American Citizens over Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/watch-democrats-refuse-to-stand-when-asked-to-stand-up-for-american-citizens/
— Democrats Showed ‘Searing Disdain’ by Refusing to Stand for Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/02/24/jd-vance-stephen-miller-slam-democrats-refusal-to-stand-for-citizens/
— Omar Melts Down When Trump Calls for Protecting Americans over Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/ilhan-omar-melts-down-trump-calls-protecting-americans-not-illegal-aliens/
— Tax the rich. 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 and can pay more taxes 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.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/02/24/millionaire-marvel-star-mark-ruffalo-demands-new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-tax-the-rich/
— Many in Mexican Government, Military, Police Not Happy El Mencho Dead
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/24/clark-many-in-mexican-government-military-police-not-happy-el-mencho-dead/
— Gov. Abigail Spanberger Calls Illegal Aliens ‘Aspiring Americans’ in Democrat SOTU Response. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect not only for the rule of law, but for that country. Far far far too many come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally a) to take advantage of the tremendous welfare that Democrats and RINOs give them, b) to turn America into their motherland, c) to get everyone in America to speak, read, and write their language, d) to convert everyone in America to their religion,  e) to turn America into a socialist country, then a communist country, and then a dictatorship, and/or f) to destroy America.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/gov-abigail-spanberger-calls-illegal-aliens-aspiring-americans-democrat-sotu-response/
— Trump Honors 6-Year-Old Dalilah Coleman, Left with Life-Altering Injuries by Illegal Alien Truck Driver
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/trump-honors-6-year-old-dalilah-coleman-left-with-life-altering-injuries-by-illegal-alien-truck-driver/

DAILY CALLER
— Largest Maryland School District’s ‘Anti-Racism’ Teaching Starts In Kindergarten. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools K-8 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://dailycaller.com/2026/02/24/major-school-district-anti-racism-teaching-start-kindergarten/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats Sit in Protest After Trump Demands Americans Be Placed Over Illegal Aliens
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/24/dems-sit-in-protest-after-trump-demands-americans-be-placed-over-illegals/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Hails ‘Turnaround for the Ages’ in State of the Union. The president delivered a record-long address, highlighting policy achievements and presenting his first year in office as a golden age.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-at-state-of-the-union-a-turnaround-for-the-ages-5990227

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Refuse En Masse To Say The Government Should Protect Americans, Not Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/24/dems-refuse-en-masse-to-say-the-government-should-protect-americans-not-illegals/

FOX NEWS
— Democrats tap ICE detainees, illegal immigrants, and those arrested for obstructing federal immigration enforcement as guests for Trump’s speech.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-tap-ice-detainees-suspected-illegal-immigrants-guests-trumps-speech-dhs

NEWSMAX
— Democrats side with criminal illegals, not Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBa1Nuxj0Us
— Trump Touts Immigration, Border Security Efforts in SOTU
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-immigration-state-of-the-union/2026/02/25/id/1247343/

TOWNHALL
— Illegals. DD: How dependent on their illegals have Democrat and RINOs made Illinois, your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/24/tony-evers-wi-will-implode-without-illegals-n2671792

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Chaos Breaks Out at SOTU After Trump Asks Everyone in Favor of Putting US Citizens Before Illegals to Rise
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-video-chaos-breaks-sotu-trump-asks-everyone-favor-putting-us-citizens-illegals-rise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — were two of the only people on the other side of the aisle who didn’t remain “still.” Instead, they were shouting “you’re killing Americans,” presumably in response to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement clashes in Minneapolis. Megyn Kelly noted that GOP Rep. “Joe Wilson was admonished for simply yelling ‘you lie’ in 2009,” when Barack Obama was president. “Will Omar face similar discipline?” she wondered on X. Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green, whose quixotic attempts at impeaching President Trump have made him a national name, was censured last year for standing during Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. He was ejected from the State of the Union again this year. Despite several efforts, including attempts to hold her accountable for anti-Semitic remarks and unseemly comments about the death of Charlie Kirk, Omar has never been officially censured.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Illegals. DD: Democrat leaders have their Omar shout at Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/rep-ilhan-omar-shouts-at-trump-during-his-address-258245701832
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/news/national-international/rep-ilhan-omar-shouts-rebuttal-at-trump-over-sanctuary-cities/6468887/

WASHINGTON POST
— Second Civil War. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will never stop a) flooding America with their illegals and b) fighting their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army along with needy Democrat minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Wealthy Democrat minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time are leaders of the Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/25/trump-state-union-analysis/

USA TODAY
— Democrats keep misreading the room by moving left. Big mistake. It’s a problem for Democrats that a majority of the general electorate views the party as ideologically too far to the left.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/23/democrat-voters-midterms-socialist-policies/88757864007/
— Promoting Hatred. DD: Democrat leaders have their Omar shout at Trump ‘You killed Americans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/ilhan-omar-trump-state-of-the-union/88853414007/
— Personal Responsibility. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. 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://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/26789/chuck-thompson-announces-release-of-new-book-exploring-manifestation-and-personal-responsibility-2/

REGISTER GUARD
— Personal Responsibility. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job related master’s degrees, six job-related master’s degrees, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.registerguard.com/press-release/story/31527/tony-tenaglier-addresses-modern-work-and-meaning-in-new-book/

KILLEEN DAILY NEWS
— El Paso Police launch video contest for youth to promote alcohol-free lifestyle. DD: I have never been a drinker. From the beginning, some, many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of those above me were drinkers, if not big drinkers, if not alcoholics. If I had been a drinker, I would not have gotten an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, earned three job related master’s degrees. earned six job related professional certifications, and earned a job-related professional license. I should write about my critics/opponents who drink/drank the most and who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me. Drinkers favor drinkers and disfavor non-drinkers.
https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/el-paso-police-launch-video-contest-for-youth-to-promote-alcohol-free-lifestyle/article_2c5433d7-c144-5a0d-972a-24928f92290b.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘A Slumless America’ Review: Helping the Other Half Live. The progressive-era settlement movement led well-off Americans to move in alongside immigrants and help them get their start. DD: During their first 10 years in America 1844-1854, my ancestors on my father’s side worked in a brick factory in Chicago. They saved all the money they could so that they could homestead a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete-Township in 1854 which is what they did.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/a-slumless-america-review-helping-the-other-half-live-6a9e45ff

FORTUNE
— DD: Costco continues to make it clear that it does not want employees or customers who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/articles/costco-defied-trump-dei-directive-130000707.html

BLOOMBERG LAW
— American Bar Association in Settlement Talks With Anti-DEI Group. DD: Did you consider becoming a lawyer? I did when I was 23 years old in 1971. My IRS Revenue Officer employee manual encouraged me to take graduate evening courses in business, accounting, and/or law. I chose business and accounting because tuition and books for law courses would not be deductible, because I was conservative, and because I was not a minority or female. Law school professors are overwhelmingly liberal.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/american-bar-association-in-settlement-talks-with-anti-dei-group
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This comes after the alliance sued the ABA in April 2025. The alliance alleged the professional organization’s Legal Opportunity Scholarship violates civil rights law by using “whiteness as a proxy for advantage and minority status as a proxy for disadvantage.”)

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Racialization of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 960 SAT Score. Rebukes of his remarks were swift and strong, especially on the conservative news channels and social media—and had an especially racial aspect. DD: My critics/opponents look down on those who a) got lower ACT/SAT scores than they did, b) had lower GPAs than they did, c) did not get scholarships like they did, d) did not get degrees form Ivy League universities like they did, e) got lower scores on professional certification examinations than they did. f) earned less money than they did, g) did not run for a government office(s) like they did, h) do not share their race, gender, age group, religion, and/or national origin, i) etc.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2026/02/25/racialization-calif-gov-gavin-newsoms-960-sat-score

PBS
— Promoting Hatred. DD: Democrat leaders have their Omar shout at Trump ‘You killed Americans.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-you-killed-americans-lawmaker-says-as-trump-asks-congress-to-stand-for-protecting-citizens

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.epi.org/blog/weve-been-here-before-and-we-know-what-comes-next-white-supremacy-has-always-been-used-to-usher-in-massive-economic-inequality/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

SKY NEWS
— Democrats walk straight into Trump’s ‘obvious trap’ at State of the Union address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fozQXJvf5aE
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Filmmaker Ami Horowitz mocks the Democratic Party for walking straight into US President Donald Trump’s “obvious trap” during his State of the Union address.  “That’s kind of the core of the problem of the Democratic Party … they’re standing up for illegals, they’re literally having people protect criminal illegals,” Mr. Horowitz told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “He [Donald Trump] brought it back to his strength and said, look, we are here to close the borders … and the Democrats just could not do it, they had to have an own goal and sit on their hands with that most obvious statement. “It was an obvious trap; they still walked into it because, like I said, it’s kind of the ethos of the Democratic Party.”)

DAILY MAIL
— Trump explodes at Democrats for refusing to stand for Americans over ‘illegal aliens’… as the Squad goes berserk and dozens walk out in protest during longest State of the Union in HISTORY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15588813/Trump-Democrats-protest-longest-State-Union.html

MEAWW
— Trump: American Government’s First Duty Is Protecting Citizens, Not Illegal Aliens
https://news.meaww.com/video/trump-american-governments-first-duty-is-protecting-citizens-not-illegal-aliens
— Trump honors little Dalilah Coleman, 7, who was crippled by illegal alien driving 18-wheeler truck. She sat in the audience with her father, Marcus, as Trump hailed her resilience and blasted lax border policies that put dangerous drivers on American roads.
https://news.meaww.com/trump-honors-little-dalilah-coleman-7-who-was-crippled-by-illegal-alien-driving-18-wheeler-truck
— Trump boasts about ending DEI, cutting ‘job-killing’ regulations in State of the Union. President Donald Trump said ending DEI restores merit, boosts jobs, cuts regulations and lifted 2.4 million Americans off food stamps
https://news.meaww.com/trump-boasts-about-ending-dei-cutting-job-killing-regulations-in-state-of-the-union

February 24, 2026

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump Honors Angel Families, Remembers American Lives Lost to Illegal Immigration
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/02/president-trump-honors-angel-families-remembers-american-lives-lost-to-illegal-immigration/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

FOX32
— Illinois GOP governor primary debate: How to watch on Fox Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-gop-govenor-primary-debate

WTTW
— Illinois Increasingly Becomes Destination for Abortion
https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/23/illinois-increasingly-becomes-destination-abortion-access-new-public-private-partnership

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-strip club owner with ties to reputed mob figures a big campaign donor to Alexi Giannoulias. Perry Mandera, his family and companies have contributed more than $100,000 to Giannoulias’ campaign fund over the last few years as he contemplates a run for Chicago mayor. Mandera owned a strip club for years on the Near North Side that was involved in a long-running legal battle with City Hall — and that employed two men with alleged organized crime connections.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/02/24/perry-mandera-campaign-contributions-alexi-giannoulias-potential-candidate-chicago-mayor
— Woman calls police on congressional candidate Mike Simmons as he canvassed in apartment building. In a video, state Sen. Mike Simmons, a Democrat who is running for Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s seat, can be seen asking a woman if she’s calling the police and telling her he’s “disappointed” in how she handled the situation. The incident occurred Friday in Buena Park. No arrests were made. DD: I am happy to report that only one Democrat voter in my precinct, albeit an aggressive, nasty, wealthy, and prominent realtor with a common name, shouted threats at me while I hand-delivered envelopes to residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one NA voter without knocking on any doors. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in his trash, that I should not deliver anything there anymore, that he knew who I was, that he knew where I lived, and that if I ever did deliver anything there again, he would come to my home and dump it on my driveway. While I did not realize who he was until after the incident, he had known who I was for many years. He had been a registered D in my precinct very near my home years ago. I now know that after he sold that home, he bought a very expensive and prominent home in the new part of my precinct. I delivered to his new home only because there was a registered NA in his home. To avoid future threats like this from Ds, I will identify those homes in my precinct that have NAs and not deliver to those homes that also have Ds but no Rs, something I did not take the time to do this time. There are limits on the time that I can spend. I spend 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I spent many hours putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them with a sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer, and five candidate campaign literature pieces, dividing them into 5 batches, and hand-delivering them. I used 400 DuPage County Republican Central Committee envelopes and I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/23/woman-calls-police-on-congressional-candidate-mike-simmons-as-he-canvassed-in-apartment-building
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Simmons says in the video, “I’m gonna let you know that it is against the law to call the police on an elected official who’s knocking doors, I know because I passed the law in 2021. So if you’d like me to leave the building, I would leave the building, but I am so disappointed in how you chose to handle the situation at a time when police have been known to get into deadly altercations with people of color.”)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Who’s going to the State of the Union and who’s boycotting it? Illinois lawmakers are split.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260223/nation-and-world-politics/whos-going-to-the-state-of-the-union-and-whos-boycotting-it-illinois-lawmakers-are-split/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump funding cuts and threats to Illinois reach $61.5B and counting
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-funding-cuts-threats-illinois-615b-and-counting

SHAW LOCAL
— Which Illinois lawmakers are attending the State of the Union address, and who are their guests?
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/02/24/which-illinois-lawmakers-are-attending-the-state-of-the-union-address-and-who-are-their-guests/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Fighting the Losing Population Battle. Young people are heading out of state for college and career. To reverse the trend, we need to make Illinois schools more affordable and attract more employers.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/fighting-the-losing-population-battle/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
—  In IL-08: Republican Jennifer Davis has been endorsed by Milton Township Republican Organization Chair Jeff Castle in her bid for Congress in the 8th District.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/24/budzinski-eyes-a-red-blue-reset-00794602

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-685/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Melania Trump to host stand-out young women as guests for the State of the Union address
https://nypost.com/2026/02/24/us-news/melania-trumps-guests-for-state-of-the-union-address-include-stand-out-scholars/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Newsom tells Black crowd he’s like them, bad at reading and low SAT scores. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/23/newsom-tells-black-crowd-hes-like-them-bad-at-reading-and-low-sat-scores-1623797/

BREITBART
— Trump Declares ‘Angel Family Day’ for Victims of Migrant Crime
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/23/watch-president-trump-declares-national-angel-family-day-honoring-victims-of-illegal-alien-crime/amp/

CAMPUS REFORM
— North Dakota State pushes ‘Safe Zone’ trainees to sign LGBTQ ‘ally’ pledge
https://www.campusreform.org/article/north-dakota-state-pushes-safe-zone-trainees-sign-lgbtq-ally-pledge/29452

CENTER SQUARE
— New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a proposal named after the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk that would restrict the teaching of “leftist indoctrination” in the state’s public schools. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools enabled me to avoid leftist indoctrination. My majoring in business, accounting, and finance enabled me to avoid leftist indoctrination.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hampshire-bill-targets-leftist-teachings-183600131.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Arcadia University launches racism minor to train students in ‘antiracist advocacy.’ DD: To get more votes from minorities, females, and younger people, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/arcadia-u-launches-racism-minor-to-train-students-in-antiracist-advocacy/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 7 Times Democrats Had a Meltdown Over Trump’s State of the Union Speeches
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/24/7-times-democrats-had-meltdown-over-trumps-state-union-speeches/
— The Media Lie About Trans Shooters
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/23/the-media-lies-about-trans-shooters/

FEDERALIST
— California Democrats Pile Out Of Clown Car At Their Convention
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/23/california-democrats-pile-out-of-clown-car-at-their-convention/
— Basing College Admissions On Merit Instead Of Skin Is Good For Everyone. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they used Affirmative Action to give tremendous preference to my Democrat coworkers who were minority and/or female. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/23/surprise-basing-college-admissions-on-merit-instead-of-skin-is-good-for-everyone/

FOX NEWS
— House Dem compares Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown to ‘terrorism,’ vows to abolish ICE. Rep. Maxine Dexter promises to ‘dismantle and abolish ICE altogether’ if Democrats regain power.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/politics/house-dem-compares-trumps-illegal-immigration-crackdown-terrorism-abolish-ice
— Trump has sealed the border. Now, Democrats are hell-bent on ending immigration enforcement. Nine consecutive months of zero illegal alien releases at border while blue cities resist immigration enforcement.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-has-sealed-border-now-democrats-hell-bent-ending-immigration-enforcement
— White House calls CNN a ‘total disgrace’ for skipping event honoring victims of illegal immigrant crime. ‘CNN doesn’t care about the victims of illegal alien crime,’ the White House press secretary wrote.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-calls-cnn-total-disgrace-skipping-event-honoring-victims-illegal-immigrant-crime

TOWNHALL
— About Those Detroit Officers Facing Termination for Contacting Border Patrol
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/02/23/detroit-police-chief-reverses-decision-to-fire-police-officers-for-contacting-ice-n2671720
— Newsom Continues to Lie About His Privileged Childhood. DD: Were you privileged? Ever since May of 1966 when I was 17 years old and bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having filthy rich parents. But I bought that car with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights, 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School, and 40 hours a week during the summer in between.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2671745

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats prepare to protest Trump State of the Union: What to know.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5751650-democrats-protest-trump-state-of-the-union/

NEW YORK TIMES
— State of the Union May Be a Trial for ‘Barely Invited’ Justices. If tradition holds, members of the Supreme Court will attend Trump’s annual speech, just days after ruling against the legality of his tariffs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/supreme-court-state-of-the-union.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ Latest Anti-Trump Tactic: Skipping the State of the Union. Some 50 Democratic members of the House and Senate plan to forgo annual speech in unusual rebuke of sitting president.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/democrats-latest-anti-trump-tactic-skipping-the-state-of-the-union-93aeebe4
— Federal Worker Sues Government. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts ruled that the federal government can force its employees to retire, that is, it can fire its employees, for doing things that are specifically protected, that is, opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/federal-worker-fired-after-hanging-trans-flag-at-yosemite-sues-government-0ef5aed2

DAILY CAMPUS
— The Death of the Republican Party. DD: I am for Trump when he promotes conservative principles and the Republican Party platform.
https://dailycampus.com/2026/02/24/the-death-of-the-republican-party/

NATIONAL TODAY
— Musk Warns of ‘Woke AI’ Threat as Trump Admin Struggles to Respond. Elon Musk highlights dangers of morally compromised AI models, but the Trump administration’s efforts to combat ‘woke’ tech face challenges.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/san-francisco/news/2026/02/23/musk-warns-of-woke-ai-threat-as-trump-admin-struggles-to-respond/

CONSTRUCTION COVERAGE
— Where Are U.S. Property Taxes Highest and Lowest? A State, County, and City Analysis. Midwest and Northeast states levy the highest rates, led by Illinois and New Jersey.
https://constructioncoverage.com/research/average-property-tax-by-state-county-city

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

MEAWW
— Dozens of Democrats plan to boycott Trump’s State of Union to attend counterprogramming events
https://news.meaww.com/dozens-of-democrats-plan-to-boycott-trumps-state-of-union-to-attend-counterprogramming-events
— Newsom tells Black crowd ‘I’m like you, I can’t read.’
https://news.meaww.com/right-wing-influencers-troll-gavin-newsom-for-telling-black-crowd-im-like-you-i-cant-read