FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP trails badly in midterm cash.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/17/illinois-gop-trails-democrats-badly-midterm-cash-darren-bailey-jb-pritzker-rich-miller
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/17/ice-midway-blitz-chicago-police-brandon-johnson
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bailey uses trespassing arrest at JB Pritzker’s home for familiar attack on crime. DD: Democrat leaders say it is unclear whether Dwayne Cortez Milton, 46, the man charged with trespassing at Pritzker’s Astor Street home, would have been kept in jail while awaiting trial on a previous charge prior to passage of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/darren-bailey-jb-pritzker-trespassing-arrest/
— Why must an election judge identify as either a Democrat or a Republican?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/letters-071826-election-judge/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, immigrants talk and/or act like they remain loyal to their motherland, if not like they came to America to turn America into their motherland, if not like they are paid agents of their motherland.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/bridgeview-little-palestine-way-idot/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gary Sinise rocks Cantigny with 7,000-strong salute to veterans.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/ccb-candid-candace-gary-sinise-veterans-salute-20260717/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 7,000 patriotic fans packed Cantigny Park in Wheaton on July 11 for actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band’s largest concert to date. Rockin’ For Our Vets: America 250 was a record-breaking benefit for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans. The concert raised awareness and support for the nonprofit’s mission of serving disabled veterans and their families. Guests began arriving early, filling the sprawling Parade Field as military displays, interactive exhibits, food vendors and the First Division Museum welcomed families throughout the day. The century-old Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band added another stirring patriotic touch to the afternoon’s ceremonies. The festivities officially kicked off with an America 250 program featuring distinguished veterans and inspiring guest speakers before the evening’s musical performances. Among the evening’s special guests was Benjamin Patton, grandson of General George S. Patton and founder of the Patton Veterans Project. He shared his personal story and introduced a moving video about his family’s military legacy, which spans generations and dates back to the American Revolution. Vietnam War hero and former Secret Service agent Capt. William “Hawk” Albracht shared his remarkable journey as one of the most decorated veterans of the Vietnam War. Former Army POW Jessica Lynch, whose story drew the nation’s attention during the Iraq War, was just 19 years old in 2003 when she was captured after her convoy was ambushed and rescued by U.S. Special Operations. Country star HunterGirl (Hunter Wolkonowski), a fan favorite from “American Idol,” kicked off the evening at 6 p.m. with a high-energy performance that had the crowd on its feet and set the perfect tone for the night’s festivities. An hour later, the moment thousands had been waiting for arrived as Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band took the stage. Their signature blend of classic rock, country hits and patriotic favorites transformed Cantigny’s Parade Field into one giant celebration. Fans sang along, waved American flags and danced well into the evening as Sinise, who has spent decades supporting America’s military community, delivered a performance that celebrated service, sacrifice and patriotism as much as it did the music. Leading the effort behind the event were Michelle Senatore, co-founder and president of the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans; U.S. Navy veteran and volunteer Staci Boyer; and a dedicated team of volunteers. Through programs that provide financial assistance, housing and transportation support, service dogs, mental health services and other essential resources, the nonprofit has become a vital lifeline for disabled veterans and their families. The organization’s mission is to ensure that those who have sacrificed for our country receive the support they deserve long after their military service has ended. With another successful event in the books, the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans is already looking ahead. Planning has begun for the return of Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to Cantigny in 2027, continuing what organizers hope will become one of the region’s signature annual tributes to veterans.)
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-creates-legal-pathway-for-immigrant-children-as-deportations-speed-up/3963176/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/trump-pushes-false-claims-about-election-security-in-primetime-address/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Trump says Darline Graham should run for full US Senate term to replace late brother Lindsey Graham.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-darline-graham-should-run-for-full-us-senate-term-to-replace-late-brother/article_018130b2-19d3-52a3-9176-dba41203936c.html
CWB CHICAGO
— 10% of electronic monitoring participants are AWOL, Cook County chief judge says, as high-profile violations continue to mount.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/07/10-of-electronic-monitoring-participants-are-awol-cook-county-chief-judge-says-as-high-profile-violations-continue-to-mount.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-558/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_356c80cf-60ef-40d6-9175-8e56d0de4cb1.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Urgent Case for Election Reform.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/07/the-urgent-case-for-election-reform/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Trump Exposes Chinese Election Interference, Declassifies Previously Hidden Documents in Primetime Address.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/07/trump-exposes-chinese-election-interference-declassifies-previously-hidden-documents-in-primetime-address.html
MCHENY COUNTY BLOG
— Next Year’s Prevailing Wages Announced, Sample: Traffic Safety Worker 1 $44.65 DD: I did not start earning $54.52 in today’s dollars until after I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, earned an MBA, and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/18/next-years-prevailing-wages-announced-sample-traffic-safety-worker-1-44-65/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Carpenter $58.51, Cement Mason $52.15, Electrician $62.22, Laborer $53.00, Operating Engineer Bldg $68.80, Operating Engineer Hwy $67.00, Painter $56.30, Traffic Safety Worker 1 $44.65, Truck driver $44.65)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Career success. Measures of career success include salary, promotions, professional certifications, and professional licenses. According to my critics/opponents, my career working for IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997 was an abject failure and they blame that on me. The Democrats who ran IRS hired me as a GS-7, currently $56,409/year, Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 because I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination when I was 21. They promoted me to GS-9, currently $68,999/year, when I was 23, to GS-11, currently $83,482/year, when I was 24, and to GS-12, currently $100,059/year, when I was 25. Because they took adverse actions against me when I was 25 and 29 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13, currently $118,984/year even though I had earned an MBA when II was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31. The Democrats who ran GAO finally promoted me to GS-13 when I was 38 after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. With step increases, my GS-13 salary increased to $154,684/year in today’s dollars when I was 49. After I transferred, I earned professional certifications when I was 32 (internal auditing), 41 (fraud examination), 45 (government financial management), 47 (financial services auditing), and 48 (forensic accounting) and a master’s degree (financial markets and trading) when I was 48. My superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always argued that because I had the aforesaid degrees, professional certifications, and professional license, I should have been promoted to GS-13 much faster than I was and then to GS-14, GS-15, and Senior Executive Service (SES), currently $197,200/year, before I was 40. They blame me for that. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me when I was 23, 23, and 25 and b) that my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS to GAO and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me. According to my critics/opponents, I am 100% responsible for my not getting promoted to GS-13 sooner, for my never being promoted beyond GS-13, and for my being forced to retire when I was 49. I agree with them, but absolutely not for the reasons that they hint/imply/argue/shout. They know full-well that Democrats believe that the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and that I am none of the aforesaid. They know full well that federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran have no Civil Service protections. They know full-well that I would have made SES before I was 40 if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, b) if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) if I had not officially became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with the aforesaid when I was 40. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The rise of socialism. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a socialist just like Democrat employers hint/imply/argue/shout that under them, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a Democrat.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4651540/dispirit-of-76-and-rise-of-socialism/
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— The Mainstream Media Attempts to Soft-pedal Socialism.
https://www.academia.org/the-mainstream-media-attempts-to-soft-pedal-socialism/
BREITBART
— Marsha Blackburn Reintroduces ‘Ban Birth Tourism Act’ in Wake of SCOTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/17/exclusive-marsha-blackburn-reintroduces-ban-birth-tourism-act-wake-scotus-ruling-birthright-citizenship/amp/
— Tom Homan Pushes for More Worksite Arrests of Migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/07/17/tom-homan-pushes-for-more-worksite-arrests-of-migrants/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— More Than 113,000 Deceased and Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Texas.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/17/dhs-report-more-than-113000-deceased-and-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-in-texas/
DAILY WIRE
— The DSA’s New Plan To Save America By Destroying It.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-dsas-new-plan-to-save-america-by-destroying-it
FEDERALIST
— Rather Than Back Down, Trump Must Escalate His Campaign For Mass Deportations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/17/rather-than-back-down-trump-must-escalate-his-campaign-for-mass-deportations/
FOX NEWS
— House Dems pressed on socialist proposal to eliminate Senate and presidency. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Peter Aguilar, D-Calif., were reluctant to speak on the newly announced agenda by socialists to eliminate the Senate and presidency.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6401415185112
— Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has been intensely critical of the wealthy while on the campaign trail, makes enough money to put him and his wife in the top 1% of households in his state.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialist-backed-dem-who-ripped-wealthy-cracks-states-top-1-tax-returns-show
— America’s broken legal immigration system is replacing US workers by design. OPT program was never passed by Congress, but lets employers hire foreign graduates over Americans. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americas-broken-legal-immigration-system-replacing-us-workers-design
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— White Supremacy Narrative Alive and Well On College Campuses.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/white-supremacy-narrative-alive-and-well-on-college-campuses-criticalrace-org-report-reveals/
— Political Agendas Killing Confidence in U.S. Higher Ed. The poll found that among respondents who lacked confidence in higher education, the most commonly cited reason was the perception that college campuses promote political agendas.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/gallup-poll-political-agendas-killing-confidence-in-u-s-higher-ed/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Americans more likely to vote socialist than MAGA.
https://thepostmillennial.com/americans-more-likely-to-vote-socialist-than-maga-as-midterms-approach-cnbc-poll
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— How Socialism Captured the West Coast. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a socialist just like Democrat employers hint/imply/argue/shout that under them, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a Democrat.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/07/17/how_socialism_captured_the_west_coast_1195129.html
TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Is Fundamentally Reimagining Violence.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2679629
— Maine Senate Race Shows Democrats Are Determined to Grant Illegal Aliens Amnesty.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/07/17/maine-senate-race-path-to-amnesty-n2679644
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNBC
— Democratic socialists top MAGA candidates among voters. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a socialist just like Democrat employers hint/imply/argue/shout that under them, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a Democrat.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/democratic-socialists-top-maga-candidates-all-america-poll.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Dishonorable discharge. DD: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me a dishonorable discharge when they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Previously, they had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and c) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/hegseth-could-lead-troops-whod-face-getting-fired-for-actions-hes-done-in-the-past/
MSN
— DD: Both Trump and I avoided the Vietnam War draft. Ever since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have used against me my getting draft deferments instead of enlisting. I should write about my many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors who were veterans and the many big adverse actions that they took against me. They used my avoiding the draft with deferments against me viciously. They blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. I have always asked myself if I had tried to enlist would I have been accepted. I was 1-A for the draft even though I could not run because I had an inherited bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. My critics/opponents have always used my aforesaid health problems against me. They have always stressed that if I had been accepted, I would not have been sent into combat and that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am a disgusting unmitigated hypocritical coward. According to my many Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who were veterans, if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) earn a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21, c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. d) earn an MBA when I was 27, e) get married when I was 29, f) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, g) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, h) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or i) become a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-s-ex-bunkmate-reveals-nickname-he-earned-after-dodging-vietnam-draft/ar-AA25rUOj
NEW YORK TIMES
— Voter support for candidates. DD: What motivates you to help elect Republican candidates? For me, it includes their demonstrated commitment and ability to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/14/polls/senate-elections-voters-polls.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Disparate impact. DD: Those who passed tests and examinations with me were overwhelming White males. Democrats blame their problems on disparate impact. Hiring, retention, and promotion requirements have a disparate impact against Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not a) passed the postal employment test when I was 17 in 1966, b) passed the Federal Entrance Examination when I was 21, c) earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, d) earned an MBA when I was 27, e) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, f) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, g) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, h) became a licensed CPA when I was 32, i) earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and j) earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and b) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Overwhelmingly, those who passed the tests and examinations to earn the aforesaid degrees, certifications and license with me were White males.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/10/trump-doj-corrects-disparate-impact-record/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Dangles $400,000 Salaries to Recruit Wall Street Bankers. Plan to lend more than $200 billion to shore up defense manufacturing fuels a hiring spree.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-dangles-400-000-salaries-to-recruit-wall-street-bankers-944435dc
— DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. My critics/opponents will never forgive me for that.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kevin-sabet-has-legal-marijuana-passed-its-high-point-6732b5af
PARADE
— Being Forced Into Retirement Is One of the Most Damaging Things That Can Happen to You. DD: I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. According to the aforesaid, I brought it on myself. I would not have been forced to retire if I had become a Democrat, if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with the aforesaid. My critics/opponents side with my superiors who forced me to retire. They reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. They 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://parade.com/living/being-forced-into-retirement-can-negatively-impact-mental-health
IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
— Speaker Mike Johnson condemns Democratic Socialists at Iowa Christian gathering.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/07/17/speaker-mike-johnson-condemns-democratic-socialists-at-iowa-christian-gathering/
FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Pay Has Reached Record Levels. DD: My critics/opponents who are/were not union members are vehemently anti-union. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. They have always been furious that while I was a union member when I was a postal employee for almost 3 years 1966-1969 and then an IRS employee for almost 9 years 1971-1980, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $56,409/year when I was 22 in 1971, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 31. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/05/federal-employee-pay-complicated-than-appears/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average federal employee salary is $112,456/year and has increased dramatically over the last decade and is more than 50% higher than the average salary reported in 2017. While annual pay raises have contributed to this growth, they are only part of the story. . .One reason average federal salaries are relatively high is that federal employees are older and generally more experienced than workers in the overall U.S. labor force. This distinction is important. According to OPM’s latest workforce data, the median age of federal civilian employees is 47 years old. By comparison, the median age of the overall U.S. labor force is about 42 years old. This means the federal workforce is generally older and more experienced than the workforce as a whole. Workers typically earn more as they gain experience, move into supervisory positions, and acquire specialized skills. An organization with a larger share of mid-career and senior employees will have a higher average salary than one that relies heavily on entry-level workers.)
— Where Are the “Big Bucks” in Government? Why Average Federal Salary in Some Agencies is Twice As High. Some federal agencies pay more than others. One agency’s average is 183% higher than the average federal salary.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/10/why-some-federal-employees-earn-twice-average-salary/
JD SUPRA
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/recent-legal-developments-offer-7047451/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: From what I see, far too many get involved in Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) to get more preference for those who share their demographics, that is, to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination and/or b) to promote LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, and/or diminishment of Second Amendment rights. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2026/07/16/engagement-in-public-life-is-linked-with-americans-views-of-politics-news/
NEW AMERICA
— DD: To get more votes from younger people, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame older people for the problems that younger people have. It is called age discrimination. As I got older, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly blamed me for the problems that my subordinates had. All those who they assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were younger than me and were minority, female, veteran, disabled, and/or had performance problems. My Republican critics/opponents stress that I did not get involved in Republican politics until I was 49 years old. They ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth that I worked for Democrats before then.
https://www.newamerica.org/events/the-next-generation-of-voters/
CANNABIS EQUIPMENT NEWS
— Massachusetts Has Allowed 13 Municipalities to Ban Cannabis Deliveries. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. My critics/opponents will never forgive me for that.
https://www.cannabisequipmentnews.com/distribution/news/22970714/massachusetts-has-allowed-13-municipalities-to-ban-cannabis-deliveries
Tag: abortion
July 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP senator singles out former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during Todd Blanche DOJ hearing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/15/lori-lightfoot-todd-blanche/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/16/ice-chicago-traffic-stops/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/16/editorial-when-an-ice-tactic-keeps-ending-in-tragedy-it-must-be-rethought/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot bashed during Todd Blanche confirmation hearing that featured no Boutros questions.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/2026/07/15/lori-lightfoot-todd-blanche-confirmation-hearing-us-attorney-general-us-attorney-andrew-boutros
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/15/brandon-johnson-city-council-ice-immigration-midway-blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/15/ice-should-keep-making-traffic-stops-despite-recent-shootings-trump-says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/15/chicago-immigrant-advocates-abolish-ice-fatal-shootings-houston-maine
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Congressional hearing on UIC med school veers from antisemitism to DEI, gender care
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-uic-medical-school-antisemitism-congress-20260715/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dr. Enrico Benedetti, along with officials from the University of California Los Angeles and University of California San Francisco, was initially accused of being soft on antisemitism on campus since the Trump administration took office, but the debate about the state of medical education has shifted since the congressional probe began last year. The Committee on Education & the Workforce began investigating the colleges in light of “complaints of severe antisemitism” at the schools, which committee Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, said stemmed from an activist infrastructure the universities had constructed. Walberg accused the schools of teaching that incited antisemitism, including “labeling of Jews as white, and therefore privileged and oppressors.” In his opening comments, Walberg went on to say the schools have integrated DEI into their admissions decisions and curricula, promoting courses that have nothing to do with medical science, but seek to turn medical students into “far left activists.” In opening testimony, Benedetti addressed the questions over antisemitism at the medical school, which has campuses in Chicago, Peoria and Rockford, saying the school has taken steps to better deal with religious and other bigotry. Benedetti testified the medical school had discontinued an internal communication channel that had become a forum for inappropriate and offensive commentary; changed its leadership structure to ensure clear lines of accountability, in which a new vice dean of education will now have oversight over student complaints regarding misconduct; and is updating the curriculum to better ensure that all of its physicians are trained to effectively treat patients from all communities. Benedetti was joined by Dr. Sam Hawgood, chancellor at UCSF, and Dr. Steve Dubinett, dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr., president of the National Medical Association, the organization serving Black physicians, also testified. Benedetti and the other two school officials testified that their universities do not use race as a factor in determining acceptance into medical school. “The college’s primary goal is simple: to train excellent physicians who provide the best care to all patients, regardless of their own background or the background of those they serve,” Benedetti testified. “We provide a medical education that focuses on science, evidence-based medicine and the professional competencies required to care for patients.” The hearing moved away from antisemitism to diversity, with Walberg stating that medical education ought to be based on merit and “organic diversity” versus “merit flexibility with manufactured diversity.” He asked each dean whether students of different races were treated differently and whether students are chosen on the basis of race. Benedetti testified that race is not considered “when we choose the best student.” However, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said UI Medical College still states it is “committed to diversity and inclusion,” concluding that it was “clear that DEI is still the core mission” of the school. The ranking Democrat on the committee, Rep. Robert Scott of Virginia, said that while the committee had begun by investigating antisemitism, it became a discussion of DEI, as Republicans “abandoned good faith efforts to end discrimination,” turning a blind eye to other members of their party who actively promote bigotry. He defended the role of DEI in medical education, saying teaching about diversity is how to combat discrimination. Schools need to teach future doctors “to recognize and confront bias,” he said. “Inclusion isn’t just fair, it’s more effective medicine,” Scott said. Gender care at UI Health. Questioning turned to transgender care when Rep. Robert Onder, R-Mo., noted the Illinois university’s health system, UI Health, had suspended gender-affirming surgeries for minors in August 2025. Benedetti testified the system had “immediately” followed President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for a halt to all gender surgical procedures for minors. However, Benedetti could not answer whether minor patients could still receive puberty blockers or “cross-sex hormones” at UI Health, which Onder said should also be abolished for minors. “UI Health remains steadfast in its mission to provide compassionate, inclusive and patient-centered care,” the health system said in an emailed statement today. “The hospital suspended gender-affirming surgical procedures for patients under age 19, effective August 1, 2025. We have made no additional changes to our services.”)
FOX32
— Start your business with Chicago’s free entrepreneur certificate program.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-cxnkhnca9f3rulcp
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Senate hearing spotlights Lightfoot
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/07/16/senate-hearing-spotlights-lightfoot-01000127
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-556/
— Giannoulias generates most excitement in early mayor’s race.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/15/poll-giannoulias-generates-most-excitement-in-early-mayor%e2%80%99s-race/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Corbett Takes on Bailey
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/15/corbett-takes-on-bailey/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Toll and sales tax hikes: What Pritzker said vs. what Pritzker did. The governor said Illinoisans wouldn’t be interested in a toll increase to keep the Bears. Then he signaled support for what would be the largest passenger toll hike in state history.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/toll-and-sales-tax-hikes-what-pritzker-said-vs-what-pritzker-did/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic Socialists of America’s new platform calls for abolishing ICE and the U.S. Senate.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/15/updated-dsa-platform-calls-abolishing-ice-scrapping-senate/
— Mike Lindell wins Trump’s endorsement for Minnesota governor.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/15/mike-lindell-wins-trumps-endorsement-minnesota-governor/
— Government just keeps spending. Low hopes for Vance’s attempt to rein in deficit.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/15/government-keeps-spending/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats are as extreme as their most radical faction.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4649918/democrats-extreme-most-radical-faction/
— Socialist Democrats represent the rich, white voters in their party.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4649944/socialist-democrats-represent-the-rich-white-voters-in-their-party/
— Trump says ‘proud American veterans’ will replace illegal immigrant truck drivers. DD: I often drove postal trucks while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4650629/trump-veterans-replace-illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers/
— Joy Behar calls Darline Graham Nordone a DEI hire for South Carolina. DD: According to Google AI, “Relevant work experience means any past professional or academic activity that equips you with the transferable skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to perform a specific target job.” GAO Audits IRS. To force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed a) what I had learned working for IRS’s Collection Division 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, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) the fact that much of what I did for IRS was similar to what I would do for GAO. They kept me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO but did let me work on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years. They would not have wasted my knowledge of IRS if I had been a Democrat, female, or veteran.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4649663/joy-behar-graham-nordone-dei-hire-south-carolina-senate/
— Republicans whistle while Big Abortion seeks their defeat.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/4650113/republicans-whistle-planned-parenthood-seeks-their-defeat/
CHRONICLES MAGAZINE
— Blame Democrats, Not ICE, for Recent Deadly Shootings.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/web/blame-democrats-not-ice-for-recent-deadly-shootings/
COLLEGE FIX
— A federal appeals court reinstated a medical professor’s defamation and civil rights retaliation case against the University of Pittsburgh last week over an article he wrote criticizing affirmative action. DD: When I was a 40-year-old GAO employee in 1988, I did much more than write an article. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I represented all of GAO’s Chicago office employees who were White, male, more than 40 years old, and GS-14, currently $140,604-$182,790/year in today’s dollars, or below. To punish me, my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors immediately threw me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career, gave me a very bad job assignment, gave me very unfair performance expectations, gave me a very unfair performance appraisal, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/court-sides-with-u-pittsburgh-professor-demoted-for-criticizing-affirmative-action/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/15/socialist-war-on-public-safety-coming-to-a-town-near-you-socialist/
— Foreign-born truckers who illegally immigrated to the United States are receiving inadequate driving instruction, taking jobs away from American workers, and endangering the lives of fellow drivers. DD: I often drove postal trucks while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/15/illegal-alien-truckers-documentary/
FEDERALIST
— Democrat Senator Wants ICE Agents To Choose Between Getting Run Over And Going To Jail.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/15/democrat-senator-wants-ice-agents-to-choose-between-getting-run-over-and-going-to-jail/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— No English, No Problem — Until the Crash Happens. DD: I often drove postal trucks while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/no-english-no-problem-until-crash-happens
FOX NEWS
— How the ‘long march’ through the institutions led to socialist takeover of Dem Party.
https://www.aol.com/news/long-march-institutions-led-socialist-144158152.html
— Powerful LGBTQ+ group’s endorsements could tank vulnerable Dems over radical youth trans agenda. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been in making everyone a LGBTQer in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/powerful-lgbtq-groups-endorsements-could-tank-vulnerable-dems-radical-youth-trans-agenda.amp
— Sunny Hostin calls Lindsey Graham’s sister a ‘DEI’ hire, questions her qualifications. DD: According to Google AI, “Relevant work experience means any past professional or academic activity that equips you with the transferable skills, knowledge, and abilities needed to perform a specific target job.” GAO Audits IRS. To force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed a) what I had learned working for IRS’s Collection Division 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, b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) the fact that much of what I did for IRS was similar to what I would do for GAO. They kept me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for all of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO but did let me work on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years. They would not have wasted my knowledge of IRS if I had been a Democrat, female, or veteran.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sunny-hostin-calls-lindsey-grahams-sister-dei-hire-questions-qualifications
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin criticized South Carolina on Wednesday over Republican Gov. Henry McMaster’s appointment of Darline Graham to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing the state’s first female senator lacked the political experience needed to represent its residents in Washington. Hostin branded the appointment an example of diversity-based hiring and nepotism after co-host Joy Behar called Graham’s selection “the very definition of DEI.” “Correct, correct. It’s everything that the Republican Party stands against. Everything!” Hostin said. “It’s DEI. Nepotism. All these things thrown in together.” Hostin also attacked South Carolina for reaching the milestone through an appointment rather than the election of a female candidate. “She’ll be the first woman to be a U.S. senator in South Carolina in the history of the state, and I think that that’s just — it’s just fundamentally wrong that South Carolina just couldn’t elect a woman and this is the only way that it was done,” Hostin said. The former federal prosecutor questioned Graham’s qualifications, referring to her as a certified optician and arguing that her professional background did not prepare her for the Senate. “I think the experience does matter,” Hostin said. “While she is a certified optician and while she has done great work in that field, I don’t think that she should be representing the people of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate. I just don’t.” Behar agreed and argued that public office required specialized knowledge. “It’s not like taking over your mother’s job at McDonald’s,” Behar said. “You’re in government. You have to know what you’re doing.” Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, who served as the White House Director of Strategic Communications in President Donald Trump’s first term, pushed back, noting that Graham would serve as a caretaker and comparing the appointment to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s selection of Laphonza Butler after the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. “You guys are putting too much stock in who’s currently in Congress,” Griffin said. “Yeah, you got a point,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said. Hostin tied the appointment to reports that War Secretary Pete Hegseth had blocked several proposed promotions of Navy officers, including women and people of color. “I feel like our government is fundamentally broken,” Hostin said. “I just — I disagree with this.” . . . Darline Graham, a native of Central, S.C., has dedicated her career to public service,” the spokesperson added. “She has served the people of South Carolina for nearly 30 years, and the governor believes she is the right person to finish her brother’s work.” Graham has served as commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind since 2019, working to expand employment and independent-living opportunities for residents who are blind or have low vision, according to the governor’s office. She previously held roles with Clemson University, the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce and the South Carolina Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— DEI Is a Threat to the Republic. DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. My critics/opponents promote AA and DEI a) because they personally benefit from AA and DEI and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who benefit from AA and DEI.
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/report/dei-threat-the-republic
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— The Fourth Year Is on Trial. If colleges can’t prove a fourth year is worth the cost, states should keep cutting. DD: Immediately after I completed 16 graduate evening business courses one course at a time 1972-1976 and earned an MBA from Loyola, Loyola cut its requirement for an MBA to 12 courses if you had a bachelor’s degree in business which I did. My not earning an MBA sooner than I did harmed my IRS career.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/07/15/the-fourth-year-is-on-trial/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump to replace illegal alien truckers with American veteran drivers. All veterans with experience driving US military trucks will automatically be eligible for a commercial driver’s license (CDL). DD: I often drove postal trucks while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://thepostmillennial.com/president-trump-to-replace-illegal-alien-truckers-with-american-veteran-drivers
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Want to Put DEI Before Your Health and Safety.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/07/15/dei-in-medical-schools-n2679470
— Leftist Podcasters Trash Christianity and Homeschooling: ‘It’s Child Abuse’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/julia-cassidy/2026/07/15/leftist-podcasters-sound-off-on-christianity-and-homeschooling-its-child-abuse-n2679513
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— O’Reilly pushes personal responsibility amid affordability crisis. What did you do to help you afford things? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/articles/o-reilly-pushes-personal-responsibility-035055000.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
USA TODAY
— These 5 states (California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC,) still penalize you if you don’t have health insurance. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/03/18/states-penalty-no-health-insurance/89168539007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— India’s Affirmative-Action Lesson for America. Quotas hold the country back, even as China’s meritocracy fuels its economic advancement. DD: All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/indias-affirmative-action-lesson-for-america-26f2dbaf
— Democrats Fall for Socialism Again.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-fall-for-socialism-again-71155b18
POLITICO
— In seismic shift, more than 100 House Democrats vote to end Israel aid. The amendment to block military assistance failed, but partisan split cemented the increasingly polarized view of the U.S. ally. Rep. Lauren Underwood — a leader of House Democrats’ campaign arm who flipped her Illinois seat blue in 2018 — voted for the amendment as well.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/israel-aid-vote-house-democrats-00999917
— The military benefits bill that’s tearing the veterans community apart. The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act may not get a House vote this week because of ongoing controversy surrounding the measure.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/house-take-care-veterans-act-00999260
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and sponsor of the measure, held a rally outside the capitol Tuesday to marshal support for the bill, featuring supportive remarks from the American Legion, Wounded Warrior Project, the Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors and Vietnam Veterans of America.)
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders blame Trump for affordability problems. What did you do to help you afford things? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/04/poll-americans-trump-voters-affordability-crisis-00674747
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/eeoc-2026-agenda-enforcement/825281/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Trump to stop blue cities registering illegal aliens to vote as Mamdani continues to brag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdYQ20aNxc8
INDIAN EXPRESS
— What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/a-strong-woman-is-not-marriage-material-neena-gupta-reveals-that-95-of-men-want-women-who-are-helpless-10462475/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
HAGERTY
— Your definitive 1968–70 Dodge Charger buyer’s guide. DD: My dream car is a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, As it came from the factory, Numbers matching/correct, Like new, 440 or 426, Automatic, Blue exterior, Black vinyl roof, Black leather interior, and Air conditioning. I owned a 1968 R/T 1994-2005 and a 1969 SE 1968-1971.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/definitive-1968-70-dodge-charger-buyers-guide/
July 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after a ‘brief and sudden illness. DD: I remember speaking with Graham at a fundraiser for Henry Hyde.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-office-says/19490033/
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Senator Lindsey Graham and former Congressman Henry Hyde were key Republican figures who worked together most notably as House managers during the 1998–1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. The two maintained a close political and personal bond, frequently aligning on conservative constitutional principles and the pro-life movement.)
— Bridgeview delays ‘Little Palestine Way’ sign unveiling amid claims of political interference. DD: Ever-increasingly, immigrants talk and/or act like they remain loyal to their motherland if not like they came to America to turn America into their motherland.
https://www.aol.com/articles/bridgeview-delays-little-palestine-way-222250000.html
NBC5
— DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? What did you do when you were at teen? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hundreds-of-youth-explore-chicago-as-part-of-my-block-my-hood-my-citys-downtown-day/3960320/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/12/editorial-the-7th-circuit-made-the-right-decision-on-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/
— Trump suggests a standing order to attack Iran if it assassinates him. But JD Vance would make the call.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/11/trump-vance-iran/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly punish America to punish Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/12/state-funded-america-250-commemorations-kept-mellow-as-federal-funding-cuts-still-sting-in-illinois/
— Illinois Republicans aren’t just losing. They’re disappearing. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. According to political consultants in Illinois who want Republican candidates to continue to lose in Illinois, Republican candidates in Illinois should continue to become ever-increasingly more Democrat Lite if not anti-conservative if not RINO. But Republican candidates in Illinois should advocate conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They should cite how their following conservative principles and the aforesaid planks helped them succeed. I attribute my successes in life to my following conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/bailey-dabrowski-proft-republican-politics-illinois-gop-ilgop-elections/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/08/charles-selle-column-gop-voters/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/12/courthouse-immigration-arrests/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? What did you do when you were at teen? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/11/my-block-my-hood-my-city-downtown-day-teen-takeovers
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois state government hiring for 38 metro-east jobs, including one that pays up to $139,764 per year. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 22 in 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21, my IRS starting salary was $56,409/year. In today’s dollars, when I was 31, after I had earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and had 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, my starting GAO salary was only $89,703/year. It would have been $113,402, if not $118,984/year (GS-13 Step1), if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/news/illinois-state-government-hiring-38-134933231.html
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Illinois Became a One-Party State. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. According to political consultants in Illinois who want Republican candidates to continue to lose in Illinois, Republican candidates in Illinois should continue to become ever-increasingly more Democrat Lite if not anti-conservative if not RINO. But Republican candidates in Illinois should advocate conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They should cite how their following conservative principles and the aforesaid planks helped them succeed. I attribute my successes in life to my following conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/opinion-how-illinois-became-a-one-party-state/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Aug. 8, 2001, George Ryan stood on the steps of the Kankakee County Courthouse and announced he would not seek a second term as governor of Illinois. Ryan’s governorship had been tainted by the licenses-for-bribes scandal, for which he would eventually spend five years in federal prison. Ryan knew he was un-reelectable, but he used the occasion to take a parting shot at the right wing of his party. “I worry for the Republican Party — the party of Lincoln under whose banner I have proudly served all of my life,” he said. “If we’re to be successful, we need to listen more and shout less. We need to moderate our positions. I learned a long time ago that winning public office is about addition and not subtraction, and I would hope that the party folks are listening.” Ryan had once been an archconservative. As speaker of the state House in the early 1980s, he worked with Phyllis Schlafly to stamp out the Equal Rights Amendment. But he won the governorship by running to the left of his Democratic opponent — Southern Illinois congressman Glenn Poshard — on gay rights and abortion. As governor, he instituted a moratorium on the death penalty and, just before leaving office, commuted all death sentences to life in prison. Like any successful politician, Ryan could tell which way the wind was blowing. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as America’s Red vs. Blue divide developed, Illinois was turning Blue. In 2002, the Democrats took complete control of the state, winning the governorship for the first time in 30 years and the state senate for the first time in more than a decade. Part of their success was due to the national political trends Ryan had observed; part was due to Ryan himself. As the third and last in a 26-year run of Republican governors, his corruption had damaged the brand of a party that had overstayed its welcome.)
MAYOR BROWN
— What Employers Need to Know About “Anti-American” Bias in the Workplace. DD: I am 100% German American. German is one of the worst national origins to have because of WWI, WWII, and the Holocaust. In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2026/03/what-employers-need-to-know-about-anti-american-bias-in-the-workplace
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Political Friends
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/27/political-friends/
— Health Care at Illinois Prisons and ICE Detention Centers, Underwood v. Mullin
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/27/health-care-at-illinois-prisons-and-ice-detention-centers-underwood-v-mullin/
— Unemployment Rises 19% in McHenry County Over Last Year
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/29/unemployment-rises-19-in-mchenry-county/
— State To Gather Height of Water Needed to Flood Structures Along Fox River & Chain of Lakes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/29/state-to-gather-height-of-water-needed-to-flood-structures-along-fox-river-chain-of-lakes/
–Democrats Assumed $500 Million Too Much To Spend
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/30/democrats-assumed-500-million-too-much-to-spend/
— An Astounding Reason the CTA “Needs a Bailout”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/30/an-astounding-reason-the-cta-needs-a-bailout/
— Early Voter Says She Was “Testing the System” When She Also Voted on Election Day
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/30/early-voter-says-she-was-testing-the-system-when-she-also-voted-on-election-day/
— Block Club Chicago Analyzes Uses of Force by Immigration Officers in Operation Midway
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/30/block-club-chicago-analyzes-uses-of-force-by-immigration-officers-in-operation-midway/
— Wilcox Holding Bull Valley Golf Club Outing July 13th
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/01/wilcox-holding-bull-valley-golf-club-outing-july-13th/
— But Not in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/01/but-not-in-illinois/
— Brian Sager To Continue Representing McHenry County on Commuter Rail Agency
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/01/brian-sager-to-continue-representing-mchenry-county-on-commuter-rail-agency/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. extends work permits for immigrants with temporary protected status. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/11/us-extends-work-permits-immigrants-temporary-protected-status/
— The vile evil attacking Erika Kirk must be condemned.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/10/vile-evil-attacking-erika-kirk-must-condemned/
— Could birthright citizenship be the next Roe v. Wade? It took nearly 50 years for conservatives to see Roe v. Wade overturned. They’re hoping it won’t take that long to nix Trump v. Barbara, last month’s decision on birthright citizenship.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/11/could-birthright-citizenship-next-roe-v-wade/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s welcome crackdown on illegal immigrant truckers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4642674/trump-welcome-crackdown-illegal-immigrant-truckers/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Selling Our Birthright. The Myth of Birthright Citizenship: What the Fourteenth Amendment Really Says.
https://freebeacon.com/politics/selling-our-birthright/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naturalization Acts of 1790 and 1795, which offered citizenship to “any alien, being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years.” . . . 14th Amendment: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State where in they reside.”)
NEW YORK POST
— Capitalists fight back: NY Dem launches campaign to counter socialist wave sweeping party.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/us-news/ny-democrat-launches-campaign-to-counter-socialist-wave-sweeping-party/
1819
— Combatting the rise of socialism in America
https://1819news.com/news/item/kristin-landers-combatting-the-rise-of-socialism-in-america
AMERICAN THINKER
— Platner may be gone, but the new leftist Democrat party remains. Graham Platner was not an anomaly: The spoiled scion of an affluent family perfectly represents the Jacobin takeover of the Democrat party.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/platner-may-be-gone-but-the-new-leftist-democrat-party-remains/
— Did JD Vance just attack meritocracy and Milton Friedman? Why yes, he did, and that, along with his continued failure to make a clean break from the increasingly lunatic Tucker Carlson, worries me.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/did-jd-vance-just-attack-meritocracy-and-milton-friedman/
BLAZE
— Democratic Socialists of America will seek to RADICALLY upend the federal government in platform update.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democratic-socialists-new-platform-govt
BREITBART
— Trump Delays Shutdown of Haitians’ Temporary Protected Status. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/07/11/trump-delays-shutdown-of-haitians-temporary-protected-status/amp/
— Los Angeles Gives Free Pass to Illegal Alien Food Vendors While Restaurants Must Comply Or Get Fined and Even Shut Down.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/07/11/exclusive-los-angeles-gives-free-pass-to-illegal-alien-food-vendors-while-restaurants-must-comply-or-get-fined-and-even-shut-down/amp/
CITIZEN FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Immigration Enforcement Has Benefitted American Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://cis.org/Camarota/Has-Immigration-Enforcement-Benefitted-American-Workers
DAILY SIGNAL
— Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died of a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday, his Senate office announced early Sunday morning. DD: I remember speaking with Graham at a fundraiser for Henry Hyde.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/12/republican-senator-lindsey-graham-dead-71/
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Senator Lindsey Graham and former Congressman Henry Hyde were key Republican figures who worked together most notably as House managers during the 1998–1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. The two maintained a close political and personal bond, frequently aligning on conservative constitutional principles and the pro-life movement.)
FOX NEWS
— NYC map omits Little Italy. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Crete was “little Germany” when I lived their 1948-1972.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/die-hard-actor-robert-davi-blasts-mamdani-nyc-map-omits-little-italy
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— White House Report Details the Wokeification of the Smithsonian American History Museum.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/white-house-report-details-the-wokeification-of-the-smithsonian-american-history-museum/
PJ MEDIA
— American Houses Are for American People.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/07/12/secretary-turner-american-houses-are-for-american-people-n4954931
— Michigan State University Spends Almost $900,000 on Five DEI Staffers.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/07/11/michigan-state-university-spends-almost-900000-on-five-dei-staffers-n4954930
TOWNHALL
— The ghost of communism is indeed haunting America. How could that be? Didn’t we win the Cold War? In the late 1980s, the Berlin Wall came down, and the Eastern European nations threw off the yoke of Marxist bondage. Then in the early 1990s, the Soviet Union — the “evil empire” as Ronald Reagan called it— imploded.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrynewcombe/2026/07/12/is-there-a-spectre-haunting-america-n2679079
— Equal Protection Wasn’t Supposed to Be Negotiable. DD: Federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Unions provide some protection. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized when I transferred from IRS in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to take the many big adverse actions against me that they did. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. But even though I was a union member at the time, a) my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. That was because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/07/12/equal-protection-wasnt-supposed-to-be-negotiable-n2679251
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: The Democrat Party is ever-increasingly becoming the Socialist Party. DD: To work for a socialist employer is like working for a Democrat employer. The federal government is a Democrat employer. To advance working for a socialist employer you have to be a socialist. To advance working for a Democrat employer you have to be a Democrat. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. If I had been a Democrat, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40. I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But my Democrat superiors flushed all that down their toilets because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5962999-democrats-defeat-trump-policies/
CBS NEWS
— DOJ threatens criminal action against states that allow noncitizens to vote.
https://www.aol.com/articles/doj-threatens-criminal-action-against-013522000.html
ASSOCIATE PRESS
— Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons. DD: According to Google AI, “A semiautomatic firearm automatically performs the reloading steps but requires a separate trigger pull for every individual shot. One Pull, One Round: Pulling and holding the trigger fires only one single bullet. Self-Loading Action: The firearm uses the internal energy of the fired cartridge (gas, recoil, or blowback) to automatically eject the empty casing and chamber a fresh round. Manual Reset: The shooter must completely release (reset) the trigger and pull it again to fire the next shot.”
https://www.aol.com/articles/federal-appeals-court-upholds-illinois-005044000.html
AOL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.aol.com/news/self-deported-mps-teachers-aide-022654449.html
— For Texans making the state’s median household income of $84,084 in 2026, it would take 7.2 years to save enough money for a down payment on a house with the state’s typical home value of $302,187. DD: For you, how many months did it take to save enough money for your first down payment? For me, back in the good old days, it took only 25 months. Where did the money come from for your first down payment? When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and my down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had 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. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $92,200. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.aol.com/news/much-longer-texans-must-save-210001679.html
CNBC
— DD: Democrats exist to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/11/worst-states-to-live-in-america-2026.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71. Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas. DD: I remember speaking with Graham at a fundraiser for Henry Hyde.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Senator Lindsey Graham and former Congressman Henry Hyde were key Republican figures who worked together most notably as House managers during the 1998–1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. The two maintained a close political and personal bond, frequently aligning on conservative constitutional principles and the pro-life movement.)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/nyregion/dsa-upstate-new-york.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/nyregion/dsa-young-voters-primary-ny.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Teen takeovers confound cities struggling to define the problem — and find solutions. A spate of sometimes violent gatherings has stoked demands for action. But officials know they need to provide outlets for the many teens who are not breaking laws. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? I did not need an outlet when I was a teen because I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/07/11/teen-takeovers-confound-cities-struggling-define-problem-find-solutions/
— Trump attacks ‘communists.’ Both want a bigger government role in the economy. The president has had the federal government take partial ownership of nearly two dozen companies since returning to the White House.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/12/trump-attacks-communists-pushes-bigger-government-role-economy/
NEW YORK SUN
— Democrats’ Turn to Socialism Offers GOP a Golden Opportunity. The best path Republicans have to defy historical trends and retain both houses of Congress comes in the form of a concerted campaign against far-left policies.
https://www.nysun.com/article/democrats-turn-to-socialism-offers-gop-a-golden-opportunity
USA TODAY
— Lower-income wages catching up with fastest growth in 3 years. DD: What did you do to increase you earning power? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when in 1970 when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 46, and 47. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/07/09/lower-income-wages-fastest-growth-june/90859814007/
FOX BALTIMORE
— Rural Illinois wants to split from Chicago and form a new state, it’s not alone. DD: Democrats despise/hate farms, farming, and farmers. My great grandparents on my father’s side were farmers. My grandparents on my mother’s side were farmers. During the 1950s, I spent lots of time at their farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/rural-illinois-wants-to-split-from-chicago-and-form-a-new-state-its-not-alone-cook-county-idaho-oregon-portland-indiana
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In New York and Britain, Socialism Is on the March. It’s no longer just vibes; socialists in Britain and elsewhere want to nationalize the means of production. DD: To work for a socialist employer is like working for a Democrat employer. The federal government is a Democrat employer. To advance working for a socialist employer you have to be a socialist. To advance working for a Democrat employer you have to be a Democrat. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. If I had been a Democrat, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40. I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But my Democrat superiors flushed all that down their toilets because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/in-new-york-and-britain-socialism-is-on-the-march-1448f618
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting socialism.
https://fortune.com/2026/07/11/white-collar-socialists-tech-workers-working-class-dsa-members-blue-collar-economic-anxiety/
24/7 WALL STREET
— Musk qualifies for a maximum Social Security benefit of just $5,181 per month ($62,172/year) if he waits until age 70 to claim. DD: My critics/opponents are furious that my Social Security is now $18,712/year and that my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is $68,640/year. In my defense, I paid into Social Security for 10 years and I paid into CSRS for almost 30 years.
https://www.aol.com/articles/elon-musk-world-first-trillionaire-143410000.html
— The 2027 COLA Is Coming. Medicare’s Premium Hike Could Swallow Most of the Raise Before It Hits the Bank. DD: My critics/opponents were, are, and will always be furious a) that I got COLAs when I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and b) that I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997 and as a Social Security recipient since 2010.
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/07/11/the-2027-cola-is-coming-for-this-retiree-medicares-premium-hike-could-swallow-most-of-the-raise-before-it-hits-the-bank/
MARKETS TODAY
— How the Social Security special minimum benefit works. DD: DD: My critics/opponents were, are, and will always be furious that I benefit from the special minimum benefit. My salary was low when I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivering mail, and pumped more gasoline.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/how-the-social-security-special-minimum-benefit-works/ss-AA25QHUd
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Social Security Special Minimum Benefit was introduced in 1972 to ensure a baseline income for retirees with long histories of low earnings. It is based on years of coverage rather than lifetime average wages, with payments ranging from $53.50 to over $1,100 per month in 2026. Fewer people now qualify due to slower price-indexed growth, but it remains an important safety net, particularly for women and long-term low-wage earners.)
CAPITOL SKYLINE & MOTLEY FOOL
— While higher inflation often creates financial pressure, current projections suggest that the 2027 Social Security COLA could provide an unusual advantage for some retirees. If forecasts hold, next year’s increase may outpace the growth in Medicare Part B premiums for the first time since 2023, allowing many beneficiaries to keep more of their annual raise. DD: My critics/opponents were, are, and will always be furious a) that I got COLAs when I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and b) that I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997 and as a Social Security recipient since 2010.
https://capitolskyline.com/social-securitys-2027-cola-could-bring-an-unexpected/
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/07/11/social-security-2027-cola-silver-lining-first-2023/
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://nul.org/news/ice-has-run-rogue-these-governors-and-mayors-are-last-line-defense-american-democracy
REASON
— Public employees are not underpaid. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year working in the Democrat public sector. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. If I had been a Democrat, my GAO salary would have been $197,200/year in today’s dollars.
https://reason.org/commentary/public-employees-are-not-underpaid/
RECORD
— Your Data Will Be Used Against You. DD: What do your critics/opponents use against you? My critics/opponents use the following against me: a) my demographics, b) my being conservative, c) my being Republican, d) my promoting conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, e) my having avoided the Vietnam War draft, f) my having been a federal employee for almost 30 years, g) my having been a federal retiree for almost 29 years, h) the lawsuits that I have filed, i) their not being able to manipulate/dominate me, j) my refusing to glorify and praise them, k) my refusing to pander to them, l) my refusing to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, m) my refusing to cover up their wrong doing, and/or n) my refusing to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://therecord.media/your-data-will-be-used-against-you-author-surveillance-technology
PEW RESEARCH
— Dual income, no kids: What we know about ‘DINKs’ in the U.S. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors 1980-1997 a) decried the time and money that they spent raising their children and b) decried the little or no income that their spouses had. They used against me big time a) my wife and I giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents and b) my wife’s good job. According to them, were it not for the aforesaid, we would not have been able to buy two new cars and a home in Wheaton in when we got married in 1978 and I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) to earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) to become a licensed CPA in 1981, or f) to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. My Democrat GAO superiors ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being disgusting selfish rich DINKs. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/11/03/dual-income-no-kids-what-we-know-about-dinks-in-the-us/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/07/11/checks-and-balance-newsletter-the-weirdness-of-american-socialism
NATURE
— Entrepreneurs v. wage earners. DD: My critics/opponents look down if not despise wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997. Few political candidates, elected officials, and party leaders were wage earners for very long if at all.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-04338-x
July 1, 2026
DD: With the Supreme Court ruling, America’s enemies will ever-increasingly use birthright citizenship to destroy America. How did your ancestors become citizens? All my ancestors immigrated legally from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. They applied for citizenship and they became citizens. They never exhibited any type of anti-Americanism. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. Anticipate/expect that more and more and more of America’s enemies will pay/order their female citizens to get pregnant and to give birth in America. Democrats ever-increasingly elect more anti-Americans to government offices.
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders celebrate SCOTUS birthright ruling.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-immigrant-groups-celebrate-scotus-birthright-ruling
CHICAGO TRIBUNE & WBEZ
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders rejoice as Supreme Court affirms birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s order.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/30/illinois-immigrants-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship/
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/06/30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-rejecting-trumps-proposed-limits
— Video gambling battle heats up. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/29/lori-lightfoot-ballys-chicago-vide-gaming/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders hate those who voted for Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/01/column-america-250-donald-trump-abuses-chapman/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2026/06/30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-trump-roberts-thomas-kavanaugh
— FRONT PAGE: U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Cook County assault weapons ban.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-supreme-court/2026/06/30/supreme-court-assault-weapon-ban-cook-county
— Burglaries at video gambling establishments are soaring, with more than 500 reported so far in 2026. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/30/illinois-gaming-board-video-gambling-burglaries-gov-jb-pritzker
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260630/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-rejecting-trumps-proposed-limits/
— Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260630/nation-and-world/supreme-court-upholds-state-laws-banning-transgender-girls-and-women-from-school-athletic-teams/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOL:D WTH THREE PHOTOS: Pay raises for some elected officials in DuPage may be in jeopardy as County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek raises questions about the vote approving the increases. On Friday, Kaczmarek filed a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General’s public access counselor. She claims the county board violated the Open Meetings Act when it voted on April 28 to approve pay increases for the future county clerk, treasurer, county board chairman and sheriff.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260630/news/dupage-county-board-accused-of-violating-open-meetings-act-in-approving-pay-raises-for-elected-offic/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/07/01/raoul-finds-vindication-in-birthright-case-00982474
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says China is the winner in Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/30/trump-says-china-winner-supreme-courts-birthright-citizenship-ruling/
— Supreme Court rules states can bar transgender athletes from girls’ sports.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/30/supreme-court-rules-states-bar-transgender-athletes-girls-sports/
BREITBART
— SCOTUS Failed. The Fight to Ban Anchor Babies Continues.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/30/scotus-affirms-birthright-citizenship-rejects-trumps-reform/
DAILY CALLER
— SCOTUS Flips The Bird To Young Americans. The U.S. Supreme Court just handed birthright citizenship to illegal immigrants’ children and birth tourists; the implications for young Americans will be severe.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/30/rooke-scotus-birthright-citizenship-trump-china-illegal-immigration-young-americans-housing-inflation/
— Clarence Thomas Goes Scorched Earth On Birthright Decision, Says It ‘Devalues American Citizenship’
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/30/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-ruling-birthright-american-citizenship/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship in Blow to Trump Immigration Enforcement.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-upholds-birthright-citizenship-in-blow-to-trump-immigration-enforcement/
— Justices Thomas, Alito Argue ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Ruling Reverses the Declaration of Independence on Its 250th Anniversary.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/30/medieval-justices-thomas-alito-argue-birthright-citizenship-reverses-declaration-independence-250th-anniversary/
— Hill GOP Erupts Over Birthright Citizenship Decision.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/30/hill-gop-erupts-birthright-citizenship/
— Trump Reveals Plan to End Birthright Citizenship After SCOTUS Ruling.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/30/trump-reacts-birthright-citizenship/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Plans Assault On Birth Tourism After Letdown At SCOTUS. “Birth tourism schemes exploit our immigration system and violate criminal law.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-plans-assault-on-birth-tourism-after-letdown-at-scotus
FEDERALIST
— ‘Grotesque Results’ Of Birth Tourism Allow Foreign Invaders To Seize Control Of U.S. From The Inside.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/grotesque-results-of-birth-tourism-allow-foreign-invaders-to-seize-control-of-u-s-from-the-inside/
— Supreme Court Makes It Clear. Mass Deportations Are Mandatory To Save America.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/supreme-court-makes-it-clear-mass-deportations-are-mandatory-to-save-america/
— Thomas, Alito: In Birthplace Citizenship Ruling, John Roberts Imposes ‘Feudal’ ‘Darkness’
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/thomas-alito-in-birthplace-citizenship-ruling-john-roberts-imposes-feudal-darkness/
— McCarthyism Didn’t Go Far Enough To Root Out Filthy Commies, So Now We Have Modern NYC.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/mccarthyism-didnt-go-far-enough-to-root-out-filthy-commies-so-now-we-have-modern-nyc/
— Alito: John Roberts Sold Out The Declaration Of Independence ‘Only Days Before’ 250th Anniversary.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/alito-john-roberts-sold-out-the-declaration-of-independence-only-days-before-250th-anniversary/
— After SCOTUS Citizenship Ruling, National Security Requires A Travel Ban On CCP Nationals.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/after-scotus-citizenship-ruling-national-security-requires-a-travel-ban-on-ccp-nationals/
— SCOTUS Says The US Civil War Was Basically About Protecting ChiCom Birth Tourists.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/scotus-says-the-us-civil-war-was-basically-about-protecting-chicom-birth-tourists/
— SCOTUS Says Babies Of Illegal Aliens, CCP Birth Tourists Are US Citizens Because Of Magic Dirt.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/scotus-says-babies-of-illegal-aliens-ccp-birth-tourists-are-us-citizens-because-of-magic-dirt/
— Illegal Immigration Caused 30% Of Home Price Spikes While Deflating American Wages. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/30/fed-study-illegal-immigration-caused-30-of-home-price-spikes-while-deflating-american-wages/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Supreme Court Gets Birthright Citizenship Wrong.
https://www.fairus.org/press-releases/supreme-court-gets-birthright-citizenship-wrong
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Birthright Citizenship: Three Liberal Justices Stuck Together And Won While Conservatives Splintered
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/06/birthright-citizenship-three-liberal-justices-stuck-together-and-won-while-conservatives-splintered/
PJ MEDIA
— Here’s How Devastating the Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/06/30/heres-how-devastating-the-birthright-citizenship-ruling-is-n4954549
PATRIOT POST
— Birthright Citizenship for Illegals Is a Death Sentence for the Country. As expected, a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court got it woefully and atrociously wrong on the question of applying the 14th Amendment to the children of illegals.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/128714-birthright-citizenship-for-illegals-is-a-death-sentence-for-the-country-2026-06-30
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says It’s ‘Too Bad’ Supreme Court Upheld Birthright Citizenship
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/us/politics/trump-congress-birthright-citizenship.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump calls on Congress to end birthright citizenship after court defeat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/30/trump-says-congress-should-act-end-birthright-citizenship/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Justices Uphold Birthright Citizenship in Blow to Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/business/justices-uphold-birthright-citizenship-in-blow-to-trump-e31ed979
— The U.S. Added 1,200 New Millionaires a Day Last Year. Soaring financial markets are a big reason Americans make up nearly half the world’s new millionaires. DD: My net worth is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/the-u-s-added-1-200-new-millionaires-a-day-last-year-d238830f
— Federal Direct Plus loans for graduate students are being phased out. DD: I paid for my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees with money I earned working for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious that I deducted my education expenses. In 1978, they disallowed what I had deducted since 1972.
https://www.wsj.com/buyside/personal-finance/student-loans/obbba-federal-borrowing-caps
GUARDIAN
— Why the US supreme court’s birthright ruling brings only partial relief.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/supreme-court-ruling-birthright-citizenship
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage Black men to be LGBTQers.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-black-gay-mens-caucus/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Supreme Court to hear challenge to Cook County assault weapons ban.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-supreme-court-cook-county-assault-weapons-20260630/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Bailey campaign embraces artificial intelligence in new era of politics.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-06-30/bailey-campaign-embraces-artificial-intelligence-in-new-era-of-politics
WSIU
— What it means to be a Black in the military. DD: I should write about what it meant to be a Republican working for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I should write what it means to be a conservatives working for anti-conservatives.
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2026-06-30/what-it-means-to-be-black-in-a-military-controlled-by-trump-and-hegseth
CWB CHICAGO
— 34 arrested during Chicago Pride Parade festivities.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/06/34-arrested-during-chicago-pride-parade-festivities-police-say.html
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Mayor Wants To Create A Tenant Bill Of Rights, Other Protections For Renters. DD: To avoid paying rent, I bought a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972. Then I bought condos in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976. Then my wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and then had one built there in 1984.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/29/mayor-wants-to-create-a-tenant-bill-of-rights-other-protections-for-renters/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-547/
— Bailey campaign embraces AI slop
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/30/bailey-campaign-embraces-ai-slop/
— ACLU: Supreme Court’s transgender ruling doesn’t apply to Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/30/aclu-supreme-courts-transgender-ruling-doesnt-apply-to-illinois/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
— Illinois State Rifle Association Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Challenge to Cook County “Assault Weapons” Ban
https://isra.org/isra-news/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anti-abortion groups push Trump to defund Planned Parenthood before Fourth of July deadline.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4629744/anti-abortion-groups-trump-planned-parenthood-july-4-deadline/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Kansas State students pay $30K a year as core courses focus on oppression, identity. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/kansas-state-students-pay-30k-year-core-courses-focus-oppression-identity/30157
EEOC
— EEOC Votes to Rescind Affirmative Action Interpretive Guidelines and Related Compliance Manual. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-votes-rescind-affirmative-action-interpretive-guidelines-and-related-compliance
FOX NEWS
— The leftward lurch of the Democrat Party. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to destroy America.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399864815112
— ABC has no business on public airwaves because it operates like a partisan cable network.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/abc-no-business-public-airwaves-180021801.html
JONATHAN TURLEY
— Illinois among 10 blue states refusing to join Independence Day Celebration on Washington Mall. Celebration Without Representation: Blue States Refuse to Join in the 250th Anniversary Celebration on the Mall. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly punish America to punish Trump.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/06/29/celebration-without-representation-blue-states-refuse-to-participate-in-the-250th-anniversary-celebration-on-the-mall/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— White teacher gets new life for race discrimination suit vs Evanston D65. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat superiors argued that they treated me exactly like Congress wanted them to treat me, that is, to implement Affirmative Action, that is, to give preference to their employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/white-teacher-gets-new-life-for-race-discrimination-suit-vs-evanston-d65/article_4988f8e1-b108-4029-a623-c6ce778e523c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS needs to hire more veterans. DD: I should write about my many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors who were veterans and the many big adverse actions that they took against me. What was your biggest mistake in life? For me, it was my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. My many Democrat superiors who were veterans used my avoiding the draft with deferments against me viciously. They blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. Did you try to enlist. I did not. I have always asked myself would I have been accepted if I had tried to enlist. I was 1-A even though I could not run because I had an inherited bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. My critics/opponents have always used my health problems against me. They have always stressed that if I had been accepted, I would not have been sent into combat and that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am a disgusting unmitigated hypocritical coward. According to my many Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who were veterans, if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) earn a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21, c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. d) earn an MBA when I was 27, e) get married when I was 29, f) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, g) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, h) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or i) become a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-needs-to-hire-veterans
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service consistently falls short of its longstanding 14% goal of hiring veterans, with annual hiring typically ranging from 7% to 11%.)
DAILY KOS
— Military legal drama on TV took a look at promotions. DD: All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/30/800063008/community/military-legal-drama-on-tv-took-a-look-at-promotions/
June 29, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Great American State Fair kicks off in Washington in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/27/great-american-state-fair-kickoff/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: — DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/29/chicago-ice-venezuela-immigration/
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/29/column-pete-hegseth-military-diversity-segregation-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/28/steinberg-abortion-roe-wade-technology-pill
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & CHICAGO TRIBUNE & ABC7 & NBC5 & CBS2 & WGN9 & WAND TV & BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. LGBTQ promoters ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. Far too many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders fail/refuse to speak out against the ever-increasing Democrat promotion of LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2026/06/28/55th-annual-chicago-pride-parade-lake-view
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/06/29/trump-ended-crisis-lifeline-lgbtqi-988-youth-access-congress-bill-raja-krishnamoorthi
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/28/chicago-pride-parade-2026/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/when-is-pride-chicago-2026-what-know-parade-route-street-closures-parking-restrictions/19374061/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/protest-new-hope-community-church-sign-draws-dozens-palatine-ahead-chicago-area-weekend-lgbtq-pride-celebrations/19392510/
https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/chicago-celebrating-pride-month-northalsted/19398141/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/photos-scenes-from-chicagos-2026-pride-parade/3954645/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/top-videos-home/2026-chicago-pride-parade-steps-off-as-more-than-a-million-gather-to-celebrate/3954575/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/huge-crowds-gather-for-the-2026-chicago-pride-parade-how-to-watch-it-live/3954519/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-pride-parade-step-off-concerns-building-heat/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/pritzker-signs-3-bills-to-boost-protection-for-lgbtq-illinoisans/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Oh5qcT_A0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap-jvPa7Iys
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-bills-lgbtq-illinoisans/
https://wgntv.com/news/features/chicago-pride-parade-celebrates-55-years-of-pursuing-equality-and-acceptance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PXklg13zT4
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-signs-new-laws-expanding-lgbtq-protections-in-illinois/article_ba0ce8b4-ea62-485f-9568-673998176cf8.html
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/28/pride-parade-kicks-off-in-lakeview-as-thousands-celebrate-chicagos-lgbtq-community/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/29/reunited-and-it-feel-so-good-in-texas-00979409
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing.
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. According to Google AI: “Democrat Lite is a pejorative political term used primarily by conservative or libertarian critics to describe moderate or establishment Republicans. It implies that these politicians lack core conservative principles and instead support a milder version of liberal or Democratic policies (such as big-government spending). Critics often use the phrase to argue that Republicans abandon their base by offering a watered-down agenda to appeal to the political center.” My critics/opponents who state that they are Republican are Democrat Lite. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most Commonly, they reject its 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. They destroy those like me who promote the aforesaid planks. To get rid of me, they have taken many big adverse actions against me since 2000. 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Google AI: “Come to your defense is a phrase that means stepping in to protect, support, or justify someone when they are being criticized, attacked, or facing a challenge. Depending on context, it could refer to legal/physical self-defense, an academic thesis defense, or simply standing up for a friend.” Ever-increasingly, if you live in Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should not anticipate/expect that others will come to your defense: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponent stress those who I have done much to help elect and to help reelect since 2000, but who did not come to my defense when my critics/opponents had their operatives and dupes a) rudely through off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) rudely end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) rudely gerrymander my precinct in 2015, d) rudely end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) rudely end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) rudely end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) rudely almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) rudely defeat my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— From what I see spending 10+ hours a day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, if you live in Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, those who are the aforesaid are leaving Illinois. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly dive those who are the aforesaid out of Illinois and replace them with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Wheaton College Professor’s Anti-White, Anti-Conservative Diatribe
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/06/25/wheaton-college-professors-anti-white-anti-conservative-diatribe
— DuPage County Dem Chair Excited To Install Government Housing. DD: My critics/opponents want to install government housing on the north end of my precinct.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/06/28/dupage-county-dem-chair-excited-to-install-government-housing
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— DeSantis to speak at 42nd ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT DINNER, Thursday, September 3, 2026
https://benefit.heartland.org/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Socialism clashes with Christian teaching despite Pope Leo’s claims. Christians are not obligated to heed leader’s call for ‘equitable distribution.’ DD: To promote socialism is to destroy religion. Socialist leaders ever-increasingly manipulate/dominate religious leaders. Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at those who have less money than others that capitalism caused that.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/28/socialism-clashes-christian-teaching-despite-pope-leos-claims/
— Democrats are the disloyal opposition. DD: Ever-increasingly, to destroy Trump, Democrat leaders a) destroy those who voted for Trump and b) destroy America. Democrat leaders will never “forgive” those who voted for Trump. Many voted for Trump because his Democrat opponents were so bad.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/28/editorial-democrats-disloyal-opposition/
— Minimum wage debate not about fairness. DD: Working for IRS, I did not start earning $27.12/hour in today’s dollars until I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. I did not start earning $33.17/hour in today’s dollars until I had completed three graduate business courses in 1972 .I did not start earning $40.14/hour in today’s dollars until I had completed seven graduate business courses in 1973. I did not start earning $48.11/hour in today’s dollars until I had completed eleven graduate business courses in 1974.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/28/minimum-wage-debate-not-fairness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A bill introduced this year in the New York City legislature aims to raise the minimum wage level to as much as $30 per hour for all businesses. In California, where the minimum wage is approaching $17 per hour, large fast-food employers must pay $20 per hour. Beginning Wednesday, healthcare employers will have to start paying $25 per hour.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Socialism is winning our elections because it already won our classrooms. DD: I escaped socialist indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at those who have less money than others that capitalism caused that.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4626838/socialism-winning-elections-because-it-won-classrooms/
— America at 250: Still funding its largest abortion provider. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/4626937/america-250-still-funding-largest-abortion-provider/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are in desperate need of a new leader as communists overrun their party.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/28/opinion/miranda-devine-dems-are-in-desperate-need-of-a-new-leader-as-communists-overrun-their-party-but-all-they-got-is-obama/
— ‘Temporary’ deportation shield for immigrants has always been a total farce. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with citizens of foreign countries and b) put them on track to vote for Democrats. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/28/opinion/temporary-deportation-for-immigrants-is-a-total-farce/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani-backed socialists look to take New York playbook nationwide after primary victories. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at those who have less money than others that capitalism caused that.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-backed-socialists-look-take-new-york-playbook-nationwide-after-primary-victories
TOWNHALL
— LA Votes to Give Illegals the Vote. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with citizens of foreign countries and b) put them on track to vote for Democrats. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit. Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at those who have less money than others that capitalism caused that.
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2026/06/29/la-votes-to-give-illegals-the-vote-n2678262
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Los Angeles, the city that no longer loves itself, the city that is casting out the angels and replacing them with progressive demons and rabid communists, has unleashed another political inferno with their latest diabolical election scheme. By a vote of 10 to 5, the Los Angeles City Council passed a charter amendment initiative which, if approved by the voters in November, would allow non-citizens to vote in Los Angeles’ local city and school board elections. The Democratic Socialist of America-allied (DSA) leader of the LA City Council’s progressive phalanx, Hugo Soto-Martinez, rolled out the usual dodgy reasons proffered for this scandalous proposal. The reasons are daunting and disturbing:)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. LGBTQ promoters ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. Far too many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders fail/refuse to speak out against the ever-increasing Democrat promotion of LGBTQ.
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/c2301-lgbtq-pride-parades-set-for-sunday-in-nyc-and-san-francisco/
MSN
— Marriage is starting later than ever. DD: I did not get married until I was 29 in 1978. If I had not met my outstanding wife at a church sponsored singles social event when I was 28 in 1977, I might never had gotten married. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I got married. To get rid of me, they had painted me being an extremely bad person because I had refused to become a Democrat. They hinted/implied/argued that because of that, I would never get married. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-marriage-is-starting-later-than-ever/ss-AA26C1uz
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Latest in College Pricing: Tuition at 10% of Your Income. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/business/whitman-college-tuition-pricing.html
USA TODAY
— Forget Trump. Democrats have lost faith in America itself. New polling shows a historic, and deeply partisan, decline in how proud Americans feel about their country, with Democrats driving nearly all of the drop.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/06/22/democrats-less-patriotic-trump-america/90558433007/
— Americans are struggling to pay for health care. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/06/25/health-care-affordability-crisis-worsens/90665306007/
SUN SENTINEL & BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with citizens of foreign countries and b) put them on track to vote for Democrats. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/06/28/a-devastating-reality-asylum-seeking-florida-workers-contribute-billions-to-economy-study-finds/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/27/metro/supreme-court-immigration-ruling-impact-on-tps-holders/
PENN LIVE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump to demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and Americans, and especially Americans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. All of my ancestors were Protestants who immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois, that they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone.
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026/06/america-250-is-a-reckoning-not-just-a-birthday-party-opinion.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Being ‘Progressive’ Is No Longer Enough on the Left. Leftist Democrats are losing to the Mamdani socialists who think they aren’t radical enough. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at those who have less money than others that capitalism caused that.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-being-progressive-is-no-longer-enough-on-the-left-b3970c5d
— Trump Opened the Window for the DSA. Democrats’ hatred for him led them to tolerate radical, vicious ideas that are colonizing their party.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-opened-the-window-for-the-dsa-0459c607
— As Prices Climb, Americans Shrink Vacations. DD: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates became ever-increasingly furious as I ever-increasingly benefitted from my wife’s job as Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. I went with her four annual business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992. We almost always followed her business meetings with trips to national parks. According to my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, they were grossly underpaid. They decried the time and money they spent raising their children. They decried their wives having little or no income. They ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being selfish disgustingly rich DINKs.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/these-americans-are-scrimping-to-save-their-summer-vacations-fba2419d
— DD: Without America’s military might, there would be no Catholicism, no Catholic Church, and no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/opinion/pope-leo-just-war-theory-encyclical-ai-iran.html
NPR
— DD: To get more votes from those who do not share Trump’s demographics, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discriminate against those who do share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5827069/trump-eeoc-discrimination-dei-data
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: To get more votes from those who do not share Trump’s demographics, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discriminate against those who do share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FINANCIAL TIMES
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestor who have been in America for a long time have always caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had doing that with my many non-White superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.
https://www.ft.com/content/3fa9d4d1-74f3-4e44-bd8e-0c359b85108f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
MONDAQ
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/discrimination-disability-sexual-harassment/1808286/the-dangers-of-using-ai-in-hiring
LAVENDER HOTELS
— Civil Service Protections. DD: Federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Unions provide some protection. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized when I transferred from IRS in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to take the many big adverse actions against me that they did. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. But even though I was a union member at the time, a) my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. That was because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://weddings.lavenderhotels.co.uk/merit-systems-protection-board-battle-federal-job-protections-crumbling
LOKMAT TIMES
— Marriage on hold: Is education and career redefining the traditional marriage timeline? DD: I did not get married until I was 29 in 1978. If I had not met my outstanding wife at a church sponsored singles social event when I was 28 in 1977, I might never had gotten married. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I got married. To get rid of me, they had painted me being an extremely bad person because I had refused to become a Democrat. They hinted/implied/argued that because of that, I would never get married. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.lokmattimes.com/aurangabad/marriage-on-hold-is-education-and-career-redefining-the-traditional-marriage-timeline/
June 27, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/26/blue-island-restricting-ice-activity/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/06/26/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-texas-democratic-convention-speech
CHICAGO TRIBUNE & ABC7 & CBS2 & WGN9 & FOX32 & WBEZ & WIFR & MSN & CATHOLIC REVIEW & AXIOS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. LGBTQ promoters ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/26/lake-county-pride-month/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-pride-parade-2026-cpd-organizers-prepare-large-crowds-heightened-security-lakeview-event/19390081/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/protest-new-hope-community-church-sign-draws-dozens-palatine-ahead-chicago-area-weekend-lgbtq-pride-celebrations/19392510/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/windy-city-weekend-guest-hosts-cody-lagrow-jason-knowles-talks-chicago-pride-parade/19389701/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teacher-visiting-every-fbs-stadium-lgbtq-community/
https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/hiv-infections-surge-in-chicagos-hispanic-latino-communities-whats-being-done-to-help/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgFOfIXLgv8
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-pride-parade-2026
https://www.wbez.org/2026/06/26/the-rundown-what-to-know-about-chicagos-2026-pride-parade
https://www.wifr.com/2026/06/27/lgbtq-families-look-rockford-while-searching-safety-when-buying-home/?outputType=amp
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://catholicreview.org/outreach-2026-conference-highlights-lgbtq-discipleship-community-ministry-efforts/
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/26/chicago-lgbtq-tourism-northalsted-hotels-pride-parade-rainbow-crosswalks
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: Bartlett Library board censures trustee. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who in 2006 almost succeeded in getting their operatives and their dupes in the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They ever-increasingly blamed me and blamed my newsletters for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct had suffered since 2000. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. My critics/opponents blame conservative Republicans for Republican defeats, and especially conservative Republicans like me who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. They want the Republican Party to be the Democrat Lite Party. On who/what do you blame Republican defeats. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260626/news/bartlett-library-board-censures-trustee-after-unforgivable-act-of-aggression-at-meeting/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Health insurance. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-26/5-million-have-dropped-aca-insurance-after-trump-and-the-gop-let-prices-skyrocket
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How has envy been used against you? To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children, They decried their wives having little or no income. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago’s potential ‘teen takeover’ solutions cost taxpayers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop teen takeovers?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90ee4b5f-5ade-42e9-9d2c-42b961f1a9e0.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pritzker Doubles Down on Abortion and Transgender Secrecy.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/06/pritzker-doubles-down-on-abortion-secrecy/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Carville calls for House Democrats to reject socialist candidate.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/26/james-carville-calls-house-democrats-reject-socialist-candidate/
AMERICAN THINKER
— What Republicans still get wrong about reaching black voters. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on turning my many Democrat Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. I should write about their successes and failures in doing that.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/what-republicans-still-get-wrong-about-reaching-black-voters/
COLLEGE FIX
— Professor: Europeans imposed their ‘temporal framework’ – or ‘white time’ – on colonized peoples.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-europeans-imposed-their-temporal-framework-or-white-time-on-colonized-peoples/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ Communist Revolution Will Destroy America If The Right Doesn’t Take It Seriously.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/26/democrats-communist-revolution-will-destroy-america-if-the-right-doesnt-take-it-seriously/
FOX BUSINESS
— DEI policies cost US economy by promoting unqualified managers. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/white-house-study-claims-dei-policies-cost-us-economy-promoting-unqualified-managers
FOX NEWS
— DD: One could compare and contrast 40-year-old JPMorgan Chase executive Angie Báez with me. By the time I was 40, my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had wasted my career and taken many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.aol.com/articles/knicks-fan-trash-grab-ends-234100956.html
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE JOURNAL
— Know when to ask for help. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have always been a Republican. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should asked for help from federal Republican elected officials much sooner than I did. To get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office superiors a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. To get rid of me, 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. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/06/26/texas-ag-commissioner-sid-miller-on-mental-health-asking-for-help/90679841007/
NANCY MACE
— Bill Ensures Only American Citizens Are Hired by the Federal Government. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-introduces-bill-ban-non-citizens-federal-workforce
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Temporary Immigration Program That’s Been Forever.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/06/the-temporary-immigration-program-thats-been-forever/
NEWS AND SENTINNEL
— Control your destiny. Take personal responsibility. Politicians rarely take personal responsibility. It is always someone else’s fault, a lack of leadership both parties are guilty of. If it is always someone else’s fault, the problem will not be solved. DD: I should write about the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most and who have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would start with candidates for federal offices, then for Illinois offices, then for DuPage County offices, then for Milton Township offices, and then for Wheaton Offices. I would focus on the aforesaid candidates who had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2026/06/cracking-the-code-control-your-destiny/
OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
— Envy. The Tenth Commandment and the rise of socialism. As socialism gains influence in American culture, parents and pastors must teach with renewed clarity that envy, jealousy, and covetousness are not political virtues—they are sins. A free society cannot survive when resentment is celebrated and covetousness is mistaken for compassion. DD: To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children, They decried their wives having little or no income.
https://ocpathink.org/post/analysis/the-tenth-commandment-and-the-rise-of-socialism
POST MILLENNIAL
— AI chatbots have massive left-wing bias—ChatGPT is worst offender
https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-ai-chatbots-have-massive-left-wing-bias-chatgpt-is-worst-offender
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Unchecked Politicization of Chicago Classrooms. DD: My parent sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools 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.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/06/25/what_local_media_missed_washington_exposed_the_unchecked_politicization_of_chicago_classrooms_1190981.html
TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Once Again Promises to Defy SCOTUS to Protect Illegal Aliens.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/06/26/mamdani-promises-to-protect-illegals-after-scotus-rulings-n2678358
— An illegal alien from Honduras was sentenced earlier this week to 96 months in prison for his role in operating a years-long off-the-books cash payroll scheme that facilitated the employment of illegal aliens working in the United States. The scheme caused a total loss to the United States of more than $38 million. DD: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 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, I increasingly collected delinquent payroll taxes. For 3 years while I worked for GAO at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$126,917/year, I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/06/26/illegal-alien-sentenced-to-8-years-for-38-million-payroll-tax-fraud-scheme-n2678374
TRUMP STORE AMERICA
— 20% OFF ENTIRE STORE – 4TH OF JULY SALE
https://trumpstoreamerica.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Wokeness is still alive and well in our school libraries. DD: How strongly do the libraries in your school district promote wokeness, that is, how strongly do those libraries promote more hatred against Republicans?
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5940932-american-library-association-agenda/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/heres-what-it-means-to-be-a-democratic-socialist.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/nyregion/dsa-mamdani-congress-nyc.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/nyregion/dsa-mamdani-new-york.html
— DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/defending-education-smith-transgender.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Options Trader Who Emerged as a Surprise Front-Runner to Succeed Jamie Dimon to lead JPMorgan. DD: My former next door neighbor in Wheaton Steve Samek was in line to run Arthur Andersen, but he did not make it.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/the-options-trader-who-emerged-as-a-surprise-front-runner-to-succeed-jamie-dimon-d40e341a
— How to Build a Retirement That Actually Fits Your Life. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/how-to-build-a-retirement-that-actually-fits-your-life-d9fddd09
NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-enables-trumps-cruel-immigration-agenda
AXIOS & PSYCHOLOGY TODAY & FORBES
— Blind loyalty. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/trump-senate-republicans-blind-loyalty
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202504/eyes-wide-shut-the-temptation-of-blind-loyalty
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sunitasah/2021/01/13/storming-of-the-us-capitol-how-blind-loyalty-fuels-the-unthinkable/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Arthur Ashe: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. They attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/quote-of-the-day-by-arthur-ashe-start-where-you-are-use-what-you-have-do-what-you-the-american-tennis-players-life-lesson-reveals-the-secret-to-achieving-your-goals-and-why-small-steps-can-lead-to-big-success/articleshow/132018658.cms
INDIAN EXPRESS
— A strong woman is not marriage material. 95% of men want women who are helpless. Most men do not like strong women, especially those who have independent thoughts and are deeply committed to their work. DD: If I had not met my outstanding wife at a church sponsored singles social event when I was 28 in 1977, I might never had gotten married. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I got married when I was 29 in 1978. To get rid of me, they had painted me being an extremely bad person because I had refused to become a Democrat. They hinted/implied/argued that because of that, I would never get married. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/a-strong-woman-is-not-marriage-material-neena-gupta-reveals-that-95-of-men-want-women-who-are-helpless-10462475/
June 25, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville lags far behind other towns in protecting historic buildings. DD: Too many historic buildings in my hometown of Crete have been torn down including the Crete Hardware Store that my grandfather operated at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange where I lived with my parents in an apartment above it 1948-1953. SEE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/214492231934655/posts/5573842849332873/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/25/report-naperville-preservation-historic-protection-landmark/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s political megadonors crack the nation’s top 50.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-uihlein-griffin-political-donations-20260625/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/25/pritzker-signs-bill-protecting-medical-records-for-abortion-patients-in-illinois/
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push reparations. Because Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations, Blacks have already received many trillions of dollars in reparations.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/reparations-commissions-asks-illinoisians-22320496.php
MORRIS HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have less money than others that Republicans caused that.
https://www.shawlocal.com/morris-herald-news/2026/06/24/working-class-people-weve-had-it-rough-lahoods-democratic-challenger-tells-voters-in-morris/
WAND TV
— Illinois launches America 250 website, events celebrating state history. DD: During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany. They always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/illinois-launches-america-250-website-events-celebrating-state-history/article_75fbc74a-d0b2-4640-93ba-389e5930da16.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-544/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Teachers Union-style political agenda may come to your school district.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-style-political-agenda-may-come-to-your-school-district/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Truth About America’s Housing Crisis.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/the-truth-about-americas-housing-crisis.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activist judges strike again this week, nullifying the will of the voters.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/activist-judges-strike-week-nullifying-voters/
— Kinzinger launches PAC backing anti-Trump candidates.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/former-rep-adam-kinzinger-launches-pac-backing-anti-trump-candidates/
— Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/trump-administration-gives-details-vandalism-reflecting-pool/
— House probes IRS failure to nab tax dodgers in federal workforce; more than $6 billion owed. DD: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. I have always been a Republican. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year and the last 3 years of which for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff. I transferred to GAO in 1980 after I had earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. To transfer, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, currently $89,702/year. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for my entire almost 18-year GAO career. I was assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years 1986-1988 only because the GAO Manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power. But they forced him to retire in 1987. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 should have offered me a promotion to GS-13 to transfer. They should have always assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division. But, of course, not to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken big adverse actions against me. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/house-probes-irs-failure-nab-tax-dodgers-federal-workforce-6-billion/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over 571,000 federal employees owe $6.3 billion in taxes. The delinquency rate among federal workers is increasing despite IRS warnings. The House Oversight Committee is questioning IRS enforcement efforts. The IRS can garnish wages and pensions for unpaid taxes. More than 571,000 current and retired federal employees owe $6.3 billion in taxes, a delinquency rate that has been increasing steadily despite threatening letters from the IRS. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to know why the IRS and other federal agencies haven’t cracked down harder on tax scofflaws within their ranks or moved to seize their wages and pensions through an existing enforcement program. In a letter sent Thursday to IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano, the GOP-led panel asked the agency to turn over data showing the IRS’s efforts to recover unpaid taxes, whether they’ve used wage and pension garnishment, and if they were successful at bringing any of the money into the Treasury. A recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) paints a bleak picture of enforcement when it comes to federal workers. It found the number of federal employees delinquent on their taxes had increased by a staggering 43% since 2021 and that 215,000 U.S. government workers — 6.9% of the total workforce — were delinquent on their federal taxes in 2024 alone. The report also found 50,000 federal employees and retirees failed to file any tax returns at all, among them 14,000 repeat non-filers who earned federal salaries of $100,000 or more. At least 122 federal workers did not file a tax return for eight or more years, the inspector general found. A third of all non-filers were U.S. Postal Service workers. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, plans to crack down on the federal government’s apparent lack of enforcement. “With TIGTA’s report showing continuous increases in tax noncompliance among current and former federal employees, the Committee is concerned that this trend will continue unless IRS, the Executive Branch and Congress act now to proactively curb noncompliance with federal tax laws,” he wrote to Mr. Bisignano. Failure to file a tax return is a federal crime, but the IRS’s efforts to enforce the law among federal workers have largely failed. Last summer, the IRS mailed 427,000 delinquency notification letters to federal employees and retirees that, according to Mr. Comer, encouraged the scofflaws to voluntarily resolve their outstanding tax bills. Within a month of the notifications, only 59,000 people who received the letters made a payment, and just 4,700 paid all of the taxes they owed. In total, the IRS recovered only $58 million in delinquent tax payments from the federal workforce, which is less than 1% of the total owed by all federal workers and retirees. “This data demonstrates that the majority of noncompliant federal employees ignored the IRS letters and failed to resolve their tax liabilities in a timely manner or at all,” Mr. Comer wrote. The federal government has additional enforcement avenues for these scofflaws beyond sending friendly letters encouraging compliance. The Federal Payment Levy Program authorizes the IRS to garnish up to 15% of federal employee salaries and retiree pensions to recover unpaid taxes. Mr. Comer asked the IRS to turn over the number of non-filers referred to the Federal Payment Levy Program and the amount of tax money recovered, the number of wage garnishment requests for unpaid taxes made to the Bureau of Fiscal Service, the number of employees and pensioners “who had federal payments or salaries levied” and the amount of money recovered. Mr. Comer asked the IRS to turn over the data by July 9 and to agree to a staff-level briefing on IRS enforcement of federal workers’ tax compliance. Under the law, the Treasury Department can hold its own employees accountable for tax delinquencies. The audit said that was probably a factor in the department having a relatively low delinquency rate of just 2.4%. The law, however, prohibits the IRS from sharing tax information outside the Treasury, so other departments struggle to crack down on workers who duck paying their federal taxes. The loophole leads to weak enforcement, Mr. Comer said. “It seems unlikely that employees who are already failing to pay or to file taxes for years in violation of federal laws would voluntarily identify themselves to their employing agencies,” Mr. Comer said.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anti-Trump Republican Kinzinger unveils new PAC targeting GOP ‘enablers’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4625047/kinzinger-pac-targeting-gop-enablers/
— Over 30 socialists have won primaries this year.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4624938/over-30-socialists-won-primaries-2026-elections/
— Border Patrol hits record-high 21,471 agents following Trump hiring surge.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/national-security/4624768/border-patrol-hits-record-high-agents-hiring-surge/
— DOJ unveils $3 billion ‘BIDEN’ fund for states fighting to close borders.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4624589/doj-unveils-3-billion-biden-fund-states-fighting-to-close-borders-john-cornyn/
— The Democratic establishment fueled the socialist hate it is now lamenting.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4625328/democratic-establishment-fueled-socialist-hate-new-york-primary-elections/
NEW YORK POST
— Pull the plug on ‘activist classroom’ rules indoctrinating our kids.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/opinion/pull-the-plug-on-activist-classrooms-indoctrinating-our-kids/
DAILY CALLER
— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a non-citizen has to physically enter the boundaries of the U.S. in order to have “arrived in” the country for purposes of asylum. In a 6-3 decision Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled, “An alien standing in Mexico does not ‘arriv[e] in the United States’ by attempting, and failing, to set foot in this country.” The majority opinion holds, “An alien ‘arrives in the United States’ only when he crosses the border.” This ruling will enable President Donald Trump’s administration to turn illegal aliens back before they cross the U.S. border.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/25/samuel-alito-supreme-court-rules-illegals-outside-us-not-arrive-trump-border-enforcement/
PJ MEDIA
— Woke Wednesday: All the Brutal, Globalist Tyranny That’s Fit to Mock.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/06/24/woke-wednesday-all-the-brutal-globalist-tyranny-thats-fit-to-mock-n4954341
WESTERN JOURNAL
— After making opposition to voter ID requirements a plank of the Democratic Party platform, the Obama Presidential Library must be evil racists, massive hypocrites, or maybe even both.
https://www.westernjournal.com/obama-presidential-library-betrays-black-visitors-issues-wildly-racist-demand-website-least-told-racist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Visitors and anyone checking the website were met with an interesting bit of information about their visit — you must show a valid photo ID to enter. The website policy reads, “Must be able to provide proof of residency. Be prepared to show proof of residency at the Museum with a valid photo ID, Illinois driver’s license, state ID, or city-issued ID. Guardians must be able to provide proof of residency for accompanying children.” Isn’t requiring a photo ID racist? Won’t this keep poor, ignorant black Americans who supposedly can’t acquire one from visiting? It’s a shocking discovery, to say the least. Could it be that Democrats actually see the merit in requiring ID for certain situations and only push for this insanity in our elections to enable fraud? ID is not controversial among the American people.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— MBA Pay Is Drifting Down—and So Is Demand for the Degree. The starting median salary for MBAs this year is projected to fall to $120,000 from $125,000 in 2025. DD: I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $106,731/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $113,402/year.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/m-b-a-pay-is-drifting-downand-so-is-demand-for-the-degree-e8fa692e
— Supreme Court Hands Trump Double Victory on Immigration Enforcement.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/supreme-court-hands-trump-double-victory-on-immigration-enforcement-700f7a23
POLITICO
— Supreme Court allows immigration officials to turn away asylum seekers at the border.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/asylum-seekers-mexico-border-trump-administration-00975589
June 25, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/group-of-lgbtq-runners-find-refuge-from-the-noise-of-the-world/3953283/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-watch-the-2026-chicago-pride-parade-live-as-it-rolls-through-the-citys-north-side/3953232/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-cancer-report-reveals-major-progress-disparities-in-research-and-care/3953259/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/advocates-warn-that-federal-cuts-will-impact-hiv-aids-programs-in-chicago/ar-AA26odrn
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/jb-pritzker-electronic-abortion-records/
DAILY HERALD
— Independent governor hopeful Corbett’s place on ballot affirmed after Bailey campaign pulls objection.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/illinois-state-politics/indie-governor-hopeful-corbetts-place-on-ballot-affirmed-after-bailey-campaign-pulls-objection/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bally’s escalates fight over video gambling, threatening legal action. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. My critics/opponents continue to use that against me big time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-casino-city-council-20260524/
PEORIA JOUNAL STAR
— DD: To promote more hatred against Trump, Democrat leaders promote more hatred against America.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/25/all-of-us-nationwide-mobilizaton-june-27-usa-250-illinois-locations-chicago/90649189007/
QUAD CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_b75ecb32-9849-541f-8ddb-cbb6d32921bf.html
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat educators ever-increasingly turn Blacks against Republicans.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/understanding-the-pitfalls-of-how-we-teach-black-history-today/html_21a1c42b-f569-52ff-aadc-843ec3b340f3.html
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/06/21/hegseth-women-veterans-military-ceremony-dei-woke/90580074007/
WIFR
— Mill Foundation presents grants to Rockford-area organizations that help disadvantaged youth. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I have not only always been tremendously advantaged, but I have always benefitted tremendously from discrimination against the disadvantaged, and therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. In my defense, I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/06/24/mill-foundation-presents-grants-rockford-area-organizations/
CITIES 92.9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/06/24/illinois-quick-hits-50-8m-in-cannabis-tax-funded-grants-awarded/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats, that is, those who promote more hatred against those who are the following, applaud their successes in promoting more hatred against those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. That is, those who promote the following applaud their successes in promoting the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/25/progressive-wins-rev-up-johnson-00975232
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-758/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Biggest Problems Remain the Ones Politicians Prefer to Ignore
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560-illinois-biggest-problems-remain-the-ones-politicians-prefer-to-ignore/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— After Taking Zoning Power Away from Local Governments on Battery and Solar Farms, Pritzker Wants Local Control of Data Centers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/25/after-taking-zoning-power-away-from-local-governments-on-battery-and-solar-farms-pritzker-wants-local-control-of-data-centers/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mamdani-Led Socialist Movement Signals Democratic Party’s Leftward Takeover
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/mamdani-led-socialist-movement-signals-democratic-partys-leftward-takeover.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left is obsessed with race.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/4622676/left-fearmongering-racism-america-affirmative-action/
— The fast-growing way entrepreneurs are chasing the American dream. DD: My critics/opponents look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4621256/franchising-entrepreneurs-chasing-american-dream-small-businesses-pizza-hut/
BREITBART
— Trump’s Reflecting Pool Critics Have Been ‘Consumed by Hatred’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/24/kelsey-grammer-trumps-reflecting-pool-critics-have-been-consumed-by-hatred/
— Durbin: ‘The Republican Party Is Split Into Pieces’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/24/durbin-the-republican-party-is-split-into-pieces/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their LGBT pride night caps won’t face discipline, as he seeks to reassure lawmakers and fans amid a growing debate over faith, free expression and the league’s forced adherence to LGBT ideology. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took ever-increasingly more and bigger adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid. Democrats not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they applaud the aforesaid. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/mlb-chief-giants-players-wont-be-fined-for-bible-verses-on-caps.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Kansas regents’ new policy will stop professors from foisting DEI on students. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/kansas-regents-new-policy-will-stop-professors-from-foisting-dei-on-students-scholar/
FOX BUSINESS
— Antisemitism is the root of Mamdani socialism, and it’s destroying New York City.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/larry-kudlow-antisemitism-root-mamdani-socialism-its-destroying-new-york-city
— The rise of socialist candidates in New York City.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6399293574112
— Wikipedia co-founder ‘KICKED OUT’ for fighting the WOKE MOB.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399275692112
PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Declares ‘Transfemicide State of Emergency’
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/06/24/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-declares-transfemicide-state-of-emergency-n4954304
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/24/effort-extend-army-generals-career-falls-flat-with-hegseth/
WASHINGTON POST & THE HILL
— Belief that anyone can achieve the American Dream is fading. DD: Because Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn my demographics (conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844) to get more votes from those who do not share my demographics, if I was young today, I very much doubt that I could achieve what I did. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I earned colleges degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. I got married when I was 29. I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a professional license when I was 32. The Democrats who ran SS Kresge when I was 16, the Post Office when I was 18, IRS when I was 22, and GAO when I was 31 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/18/belief-that-anyone-can-achieve-american-dream-is-fading-poll-finds/
https://thehill.com/business/5931333-poll-american-dream-decline/
USA TODAY
— Women may bear the brunt if Social Security benefits get cut. DD: If my critics/opponents knew that I now get about half of my wife’s Social Security because of a Bill that Biden signed, they would be furious.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/23/women-social-security-gender-gap/90641659007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Socialist Democrats of America. What the rise of the Mamdani left means for the Democratic Party and the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democratic-socialists-of-america-new-york-zohran-mamdani-primary-025e86dd
— Forget Work. Passive Income Is the New American Dream. Driven by a growing feeling that 9-to-5 jobs are a dead end, people are turning to social media to test out eccentric moneymaking schemes—along with a fair share of scams. DD: My critics/opponents look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/passive-income-dreams-2e67ee5c
— Voters Turn Against Minimum-Wage Hikes. Oklahomans reject a $15-an-hour initiative over affordability. DD: My critics/opponents have always been furious that the Post Office paid me $19.57-$20.87/hour 1966-1969 in today’s dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/voters-turn-against-minimum-wage-hikes-921df2c7
— Mamdani Deepens His Influence—and the Divide—in the Democratic Party. New York City mayor strengthens party sway nationwide by backing three primary winners in Congressional races.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mamdani-deepens-his-influenceand-the-dividein-the-democratic-party-0c6374fc
— Mamdani Sweep in NYC Adds to Strains Between Jews and Democratic Party. Candidates highly critical of Israel won big in New York City primary.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mamdani-sweep-in-nyc-adds-to-strains-between-jews-and-democratic-party-986b15c7
— Hegseth Cuts Army Commander’s Storied Career Short as Part of Broader Shake-Up. More general and flag officers could be squeezed out of other coveted jobs with a list expected to reach the Joint Staff next week. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-cuts-army-commanders-storied-career-short-as-part-of-broader-shake-up-686d952b
FORBES
— Is What Happened To Horses Happening To Us? Companies are rapidly adopting AI, often neglecting crucial ethical considerations and failing to define its appropriate use. DD: Starting in 1864, my ancestors on my father’s side raised and sold horses in Crete.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriangostick/2026/06/24/is-what-happened-to-horses-happening-to-us/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— RFK Jr.’s HHS to Divert Funds From Teen Pregnancy Grant Program. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/rfk-jr-s-hhs-to-divert-funds-from-teen-pregnancy-grant-program
KANSAS REFLECTOR
— Affordability. DD: What has helped you afford things? For me, it has been the money that I earned I doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/25/politicians-love-affordability-rhetoric-but-it-hasnt-offered-path-to-urban-prosperity-in-kansas/
MADISON COUNTY JOURNAL
— Democrats take great offense at being accused of being unpatriotic — but the data don’t lie. A new NBC News poll captured the partisan gap over pride in America. Overall, 56% of Americans are extremely or very proud of the country, but only 29% of Democrats, compared to 90% of Republicans. That’s a yawning gap, and about a matter that really shouldn’t be controversial. We aren’t talking about abortion, or Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, but an elemental thing — pride in country — that in most times and places has been taken for granted. Once upon a time, that was the case here. The Gallup poll found in January 2001 that nearly 90 percent of Americans were extremely or very proud of the country. In 2017, according to Gallup, 75% of the public said they extremely or very proud of America — a low at the time — and it’s been down since. The decline has been driven largely by Democrats. Their disdain for President Trump clearly is responsible for some of the drop, but not all of it. Democrats were less proud of the country than Republicans even when Barack Obama and Joe Biden were president.
https://www.onlinemadison.com/editorials/lowry-patriotism-growing-gap-with-dems-f9b028c6/
NEW ENGLAND BIZ LAW
— When is a performance improvement plan (PIP) an adverse employment action? DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never put me on a PIP, but instead, they took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I frustrated their efforts to get rid of me by earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1981, and 1997, c) professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://newenglandbizlawupdate.com/2026/06/24/when-is-a-pip-an-adverse-employment-action/
FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Pay Has Reached Record Levels—But the Story Is More Complicated Than It Appears. Federal salaries now average $112,456, but workforce demographics, retirements, and hiring challenges reveal a more nuanced picture of federal pay. DD: My critics/opponents who are/were not union members are vehemently anti-union. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. They have always been furious that while I was a union member when I was a postal employee for almost 3 years and then an IRS employee for almost 9 years, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $56,409/year when I was 22 in 1971, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 31. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. I earned a master’s degree in accounting 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. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/05/federal-employee-pay-complicated-than-appears/
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/trump-250-usa-speech/687682/
POLITICO
— Democratic socialists are coming for 2028.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/democratic-socialists-new-york-2028-presidential-00973341
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DEI. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/former-amazon-manager-claims-dei-hire-label-led-to-his-firing/567550
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/employee-sues-intuit-alleging-manager-branded-her-a-dei-hire/564902
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Trump declares ‘only two genders’ as he rolls back DEI initiatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qG1BYmGTY
ECONOMIST
— Trump supporters need not apply. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/07/18/trump-supporters-need-not-apply
JUDICIAL PRACTICE
— Employers cannot issue reprimands if employee guilt is not proven. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took ever-increasingly more and bigger adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid. Democrats not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they applaud the aforesaid. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://sud.ua/en/news/sudebnaya-praktika/364765-robotodavets-ne-mozhe-ogolositi-doganu-yakscho-ne-doviv-vinu-pratsivnika-verkhovniy-sud
June 24, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-expected-sign-new-legislation-aimed-protecting-reproductive-health-records-illinois-4-years-dobbs/19372312/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Video gambling hearing ends after tensions flare between Mayor Brandon Johnson allies, opponents. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. My critics/opponents continue to use that against me big time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/chicago-video-gambling-hearing/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/06/24/illinois-law-abortion-medical-records-signed-jb-pritzker
— DD: What is your municipality doing to stop teen takeovers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/24/teen-takeovers-chicago-city-council-hearing-youth-testimony
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Did you have to work your way through college? I did. Because of that, my ACT score and my GPAs were lower. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours washing dishes when I was in high school and delivering mail when I was in college.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/city-that-works/ccb-city-that-works-federal-scholarship-tax-credit-20260624/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2026/06/24/illinois-law-abortion-medical-records-signed-jb-pritzker
QUAD CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/business/health-care/article_01a6edec-bea1-5139-b191-60fb5c411832.html
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/how-racist-history-books-spurred-the-black-history-education-of-today/html_4491e77d-b0ed-5a1e-a335-75130d58990d.html
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP. How many are on SNAP in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://dailyegyptian.com/124494/showcase/federal-cuts-are-hitting-illinois-food-assistance-recipients-and-the-farmers-who-feed-them/
STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois/cannabis-casino-tax-dollars/
STATELINE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 rotating IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/ap-irs-did-better-than-expected-in-tax-season-after-slashing-staff-except-on-the-phone-watchdog-says/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/irs-did-better-than-expected-in-tax-season-after-slashing-staff-except-on-the-phone-watchdog/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote voter fraud.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/federal-judge-bars-trump-from-implementing-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-to-vote/article_fad72afb-f8b5-503e-bf87-2479307631c4.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades. DD: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had 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. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $98,900. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-23/congress-passes-the-largest-housing-affordability-bill-in-decades-and-trump-cancels-the-signing
DUCKWORTH
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-underscores-the-trump-administrations-ongoing-attacks-on-reproductive-freedom-in-post-roe-america
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-543/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITITE
— Lawmakers boost their salaries to over $100,000.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmakers-boost-their-salaries-to-over-100000/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Socialists draft an aggressive new agenda for the Democratic Party.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/24/socialists-draft-aggressive-new-agenda-democratic-party/
— Democrats block justice for lawfare’s victims. They weaponized government for years to their advantage. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government took many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/24/democrats-block-justice-lawfares-victims/
NEW YORK POST
— Mayor Brandon Johnson declares a ‘transfemicide’ crisis, ignores hundreds of black deaths.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/opinion/mayor-brandon-johnson-declares-a-transfemicide-crisis-ignores-hundreds-of-black-deaths/
— AI chatbots show left-wing bias with ChatGPT giving lefty answers 80% of time.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/24/media/ai-chatbots-show-left-wing-bias-bombshell-report-finds-chatgpt-gives-lefty-answers-80-of-time/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Students Sue Minnesota University Over ‘Sexual Harassment’ Policy Compelling Obedience to Transgender Ideology. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/24/we-live-fear-students-sue-minnesota-university-over-sexual-harassment-policy-compelling-obedience-transgender-ideology/
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
— Socially Disadvantaged. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are that following that conservative Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting more hatred against conservative Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time?
https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1447016/dl
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Denver Drops Religious Studies Dept, but Keeps Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/06/u-denver-drops-religious-studies-dept-but-keeps-critical-race-and-ethnic-studies/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: What is the main reason why you cannot afford more today? For me, it is my Democrat superiors in the federal government and the many big adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me. Further, I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. My undergraduate major at UIC and NIU should have been accounting, my graduate major at Loyola should have been accounting, and I should have taken and passed the CPA examination much sooner than I did. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul until I was 27 in 1976. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting at DePaul until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, it was too late for me because the accounting profession saw me as being too old to have a successful career in accounting and because the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities, females, and veterans, and I was none of the aforesaid.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/on-the-money/fewer-young-adults-rely-family-financial-help-many-still-live-paycheck-paycheck-2026-06-24/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders flood America with minorities. Because of that, the more of the following that you are, the more that you “need not apply:” conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/trump-refugee-program-whites.html
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— DD: When people use firearms illegally, what percent of the time are they on booze and/or pot?
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/new-gun-rules-may-be-needed-in-il-after-scotus-marijuana-gun-rights-ruling/article_b4234f26-da4e-4e34-9703-7acc378d07e4.html
June 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2 & WGN RADIO & FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly run Illinois. They ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Soon, if not already, Democrat employers in Illinois will display signs that say that you need not apply if you do not promote LGBTQ. The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat employers presume that you do not promote LGBTQ: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/windy-city-times-honors-new-30-under-30-lgbtq-community/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/windy-city-times-honors-30-under-30-in-chicagos-lgbtq-community/
https://wgnradio.com/news/entertainment-news/ap-first-of-its-kind-queer-museum-in-san-francisco-chinatown-amplifies-chinese-lgbtq-artists/amp/
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/first-of-its-kind-queer-museum-in-san-francisco-chinatown-amplifies-chinese-lgbtq-artists/article_c7c54059-fe83-5fb0-bc5c-83a407262738.html
FOX32
— Ex-Illinois teacher awaiting deportation linked to Tren de Aragua mass shooting in Chicago.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-teacher-tren-de-aragua-mass-shooting-chicago-ice
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago made a deal with Bally’s casino. It did not include video gaming terminals in bars. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. My critics/opponents continue to use that against me big time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/editorial-ballys-casino-video-gaming-terminals-contract-dispute/
— Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/23/trump-administration-speedy-deportations/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use reparations to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/opinion-evanston-reparations-trump-administration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker is leading Chicago fundraiser for Senate candidate and rising Democratic star James Talarico.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/06/23/gov-pritzker-top-chicago-fundraiser-senate-candidate-james-talarico-texas
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/23/states-attorneys-office-says-it-will-make-it-harder-for-ice-to-access-sensitive-data
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260623/nation-and-world-politics/four-years-after-roes-reversal-illinois-still-a-destination-for-women-seeking-abortion-care/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/business/health-care/article_05743e30-544e-5478-bc92-021d0d78cdc4.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Mike Walters discusses Madison County GOP race strategy.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/mike-walters-madison-county-gop-illinois-22305062.php
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hate Charlie Kirk.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-23/people-fired-over-charlie-kirk-posts-get-big-payouts-for-first-amendment-retaliation
POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2026/06/23/dupage-county-wins-two-national-awards/159354
OAK PARK
— Elimination of single-family zoning move closer in Oak Park. DD: Since at least 1984, my critics/opponents have wanted public housing to be built on the north border of my Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton on the south side of Roosevelt Road.
https://www.oakpark.com/2my 026/06/18/single-family-zoning-changes/
CWB CHICAGO
— Father’s Day weekend shootings soar 105% in Chicago as city sees bloodiest day since 2024.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/06/fathers-day-weekend-shootings-soar-100-in-chicago-as-city-sees-bloodiest-day-since-2024.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-abortion-landscape-continues-to-evolve-amid-persistent-growth-in-demand/
DURBIN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote voter fraud.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/videos/view/durbin-calls-out-president-trumps-attacks-to-americans-voting-rights-and-our-free-and-fair-elections
INJUSTICE WATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts/immigration/2026/illinois-immigrants-habeas-corpus-cases/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/24/illinois-dems-keep-dobbs-in-play-00972972
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-757/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-542/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— When “Clean Slate” Becomes a Blindfold; New Concerns from Inside Illinois’ Criminal Justice System. DD: Your past predicts your future.
https://johnkassnews.com/when-clean-slate-becomes-a-blindfold-new-concerns-from-inside-illinois-criminal-justice-system/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Registration is still open for political entries in Wheaton’s July 4 Independence Day Parade. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheaton-independence-day-parade-entry-2026-tickets-1984881886153 The deadline is Friday, June 26. The cost is $175. I hope that all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will walk in the parade: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What distinguishes/distinguished you from your coworkers? I am Republican, conservative, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who were liberal/moderate, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all a) had less education than I had, b) had less work experience than I had, c) had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or c) had no professional license like the one I had. What does the aforesaid say about disparate impact? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Three Trap Doors of Springfield. Most Illinois voters assume that when a legislator files a bill, the bill gets a hearing, lawmakers debate it, votes are cast, and the public can see where everyone stands. That is not how Springfield works under Democrat House Speaker Chris Welch. In fact, one of the least-discussed realities of the Illinois House of Representatives is that there are three trap doors designed to prevent any bill the Speaker doesn’t want from ever reaching the point of public debate. Most voters never hear about these rules because the media doesn’t write about them.
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/the-three-trap-doors-of-springfield/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Headlines Chicago Fundraiser for Texas Democrat Who Claimed There Are Six Genders
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/pritzker-headlines-chicago-fundraiser-for-texas-democrat-who-claimed-there-are-six-genders-and-called-black-congressman-mediocre.html
— The Obama Presidential Center: An $850 Million Monument to Failure.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/the-obama-presidential-center-an-850-million-monument-to-failure.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sanctuary cities revive America’s oldest constitutional heresy: nullification
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/23/sanctuary-cities-revive-americas-oldest-constitutional-heresy/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reparations: Who would the payors and the payees be? DD: My critics/opponents want those who share my demographics to pay reparations. According to them, those who share my demographics benefitted tremendously from slavery. They stress that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my ancestors’ defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois. They never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did discriminate against anyone.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4619731/question-new-jersey-slavery-reparations-push-cant-answer/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In June 2025, the New Jersey Reparations Council released its 244-page report, “For Such a Time as This,” calling on the state to provide “repair” for a claimed $643,000 per-family racial wealth gap and endorsing sweeping reparations-related policies. Since then, several New Jersey reparations advocacy groups have again invoked Juneteenth to renew calls for lawmakers in Trenton to take up the Council’s recommendations. I will leave ethicists to debate the fairness of coercing one generation that committed no sin to compensate people against whom no sin was committed. Instead, I pose a simpler question: Who are the payors and payees? Reparations require neat racial bookkeeping at a time when America has become anything but neat. Since Loving v. Virginia in 1967, interracial and interethnic relationships have become commonplace. Roughly one-quarter of coupled Americans now have a partner of a different race or ethnicity, while millions of children have mixed-race parentage. As racial lines blur with each decade, advocates rarely explain who qualifies, who pays, and who collects. Does a half-white Patrick Mahomes pay… himself? The Council’s report declares that “all Black people in New Jersey are eligible for reparations,” while expressly declining to limit eligibility to descendants of enslaved people. Yet it never offers a workable definition of “Black” in a state where race and ethnicity overlap. Is eligibility based on ancestry percentage, self-identification, mixed-race status, ethnicity, appearance, family history, or length of residence? The report does not say. And who pays? The report simply demands that “New Jersey” pay hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations — $178,000 to each black person or $642,800 to each black family — without clearly explaining how such payments would be funded or where Hispanics, Indians, Asians, Middle Easterners, recent African immigrants, and other nonwhite residents fit into this racial accounting. That lack of clarity exposes the deeper problem: Morality aside, the sheer complexity, subjectivity, and administrative arbitrariness of reparations make them untenable on their face. Targeting New Jerseyans is especially strange. During the Civil War, New Jersey sent more than 88,000 citizens to fight for the Union, not the Confederacy. More than 6,000 died, many of them boys and young men. Adjusted for today’s population, that would be the equivalent of nearly 90,000 New Jerseyans dying — more than the state’s entire number of male high-school seniors. One would think a state that sacrificed the flower of its youth in the war that ended slavery had made a rather substantial atonement. Nor are today’s New Jerseyans even remotely the same population. Millions descend from families who arrived decades after Appomattox, often penniless and facing discrimination themselves. Indeed, one in four New Jersey residents today was not even born in the United States. It is hard to see how they bear moral or financial liability for a long-abolished institution. Reparations advocates such as Social Justice Matters, Inc, often emphasize that New Jersey once held “more than two-thirds of all enslaved black people in the North.” But two-thirds of what? Notice the move: percentages instead of raw numbers. “Two-thirds of all Northern slaves” sounds far more damning than 2,254 — the actual number still held in bondage in New Jersey in 1830, according to the census. I say “still” because that figure had fallen from roughly 12,422 in 1800, an 82% decline. Slavery remained technically legal, yes, but it was rapidly withering. By 1840, the number was down to 674. By Juneteenth 1865, the Garden State could count exactly 18 remaining elderly slaves. That puts New Jersey’s wartime sacrifice in perspective. For each of New Jersey’s remaining enslaved black people freed at war’s end, some 350 white New Jerseyans had died in the struggle that ended bondage. Was New Jersey guilty of participating in slavery? Absolutely. Did slavery create disadvantages that lingered for generations? No doubt. No one should deny either truth. But guilt is not a blank check, and history is not an accounting ledger that can be balanced two centuries later by sorting today’s residents into crude racial categories. If the Reparations Council wants to impose vast costs on New Jerseyans, it should at least answer the simplest questions first: Who qualifies? Who pays? How is liability assigned? What happens to mixed-race families? What about immigrants, recent arrivals, and descendants of Union soldiers? Until those questions are answered, New Jersey reparations remain less a serious policy proposal than a moral slogan in search of a workable system.)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— James Talarico Called To Slash Police Budgets and Spend the Money on Social Programs: ‘We Could Make Prisons Obsolete’
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/exclusive-james-talarico-called-to
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin warns colleges to stop ‘disturbing trend’ of race-based housing, says they will face ‘maximum accountability.’ DD: I stayed at the University Plaza (UP) dormitory in DeKalb for three semesters 1969-1970. I should write about the roommates who UP assigned me to live with and their impact on me.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/us-news/trump-admin-warns-colleges-race-based-dorms-violate-federal-law-neo-segregation/
— Woman who emptied Knicks trashcan on street— then stole it — fired from JPMorgan Chase, was DEI exec. DD: One thing that my critics/opponents have not accused me of is having been a DEI hire.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/business/woman-who-emptied-knicks-trashcan-on-street-then-stole-it-was-dei-exec-worked-at-jpmorgan-chase/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A woman caught on video emptying a public trash can on the street then stealing it during New York City’s Knicks championship parade was a director at JPMorgan Chase who was fired Tuesday over the incident. Angie Báez, 40, was promoted to Executive Director of Community and Industry Engagement for Card and Connected Commerce at JPMorgan Chase more than a year ago, according to her LinkedIn profile. She previously served as Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at New York-based review website The Infatuation, which Chase acquired as part of its broader push into lifestyle and experiential content.)
BREITBART
— Most Democrats Say Illegals Should Remain in U.S. and Eventually Apply for Citizenship. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/23/poll-most-democrats-say-illegal-aliens-should-remain-in-u-s-and-eventually-apply-for-citizenship/amp/
— Federal Court Allows Trump to Restart ‘Expedited’ Deportations of Illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/23/federal-appeals-court-allows-trump-restart-expedited-deportations-illegal-aliens/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— China’s STEM-focused universities rise as American institutions fall in global rankings. DD: Democrats run education in America. Democrat educators focus on cranking out good little Democrats.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/chinas-stem-focused-universities-rise-american-institutions-fall-global-rankings/30142
— Coast Guard ends race-based officer recruitment program criteria. DD: All the Democrats and all the RINOs over me have always crowed about their success in giving preference to those who are minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they have always crowed about their success in discriminating against those who are White, male, and/or older.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/coast-guard-ends-race-based-officer-recruitment-program-criteria/30077
FEDERALIST
— D.C. Appeals Court Greenlights Trump’s Expedited Deportations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/23/d-c-appeals-court-greenlights-trumps-expedited-deportations/
— Senate RINOs Too Busy Scolding Trump To Pass Voter ID Bill.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/24/senate-rinos-too-busy-scolding-trump-to-pass-voter-id-bill/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor ridiculed for touting trans violence ‘state of emergency’ amid murder-plagued Juneteenth weekend. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-ridiculed-touting-trans-violence-state-emergency-amid-murder-plagued-juneteenth-weekend
JUDICIAL WATCH
— HHS Dedicates Another $258 Million to Support Illegal Immigrant Minors Living in U.S. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/illegal-immigrant-minors-in-us/
PJ MEDIA
— Years Ago, a Criminal Alien Got a Visa to Visit Disney World. He’s Still in the United States.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/23/years-ago-a-criminal-alien-got-a-visa-to-visit-disney-world-hes-still-in-the-usa-n4954299
— Chicagoland illegal immigrant teacher detained by ICE over link to Venezuelan gang shooting.
https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-chicagoland-illegal-immigrant-teacher-detained-by-ice-over-link-to-venezuelan-gang-shooting
POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicagoland illegal immigrant teacher detained by ICE over link to Venezuelan gang shooting.
https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-chicagoland-illegal-immigrant-teacher-detained-by-ice-over-link-to-venezuelan-gang-shooting
TOWNHALL
— Maine Mom Couldn’t Enjoy Kid’s Graduation Because She Thought ICE Was in the Parking Lot. DD: How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/06/24/maine-mom-couldnt-enjoy-kids-graduation-because-she-thought-ice-was-in-the-parking-lot-n2678165
WESTERN JOURNAL
— A former Illinois teacher who is alleged to have helped gang members involved in a 2024 mass shooting in Chicago has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-alien-teacher-arrested-allegedly-aiding-tren-de-aragua-mass-shooting/
SEAN HANNITY
— Brandon Johnson Renews Chicago’s ‘Transfemicide State of Emergency’
https://hannity.com/media-room/state-of-stupidity-brandon-johnson-renews-chicagos-transfemicide-state-of-emergency/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors have not been in America for a long time ever-increasing promote more hatred against Republicans who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5934239-juneteenth-celebration-threatened-freedom/
CBS NEWS
— Growing U.S. inequality is worsening Social Security’s financial crunch. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-insolvency-income-inequality-tax-cap/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social Security’s looming funding crisis is usually blamed on demographics, with an aging U.S. population and declining birth rates leaving fewer workers to support retirees. But another force is also draining the program’s finances: widening income inequality. In the last few decades, incomes of higher-paid Americans have soared, far outpacing those of low- and middle-class workers. That’s become a problem for Social Security because the program only taxes annual earnings up to $184,500, meaning it loses out on much of the faster income growth among top earners. As a result, Social Security’s revenue base is eroding, according to the program’s latest trustees’ report. The share of total wages subject to Social Security taxes has fallen from almost 87% in 1984 to roughly 83% today, largely because high earners’ pay has grown much faster than everyone else’s, lifting more of their income above the tax cap, the report found.)
YAHOO
— DD: Who are your critics/opponents and what do they hold you responsible for? DD: My critics/opponents who claim that they want Republican candidates to win hold me and hold my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters responsible for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. The want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and they want me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They Previously, they blamed what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I promote candidates in Republican primary elections who are too conservative to win in general elections and/or b) that I paint Republican candidates in general elections as being more conservative than they want to be painted. Who do you hold responsible for Republican defeats since 2000 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Warrenville School District 200 and why?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/worlds-top-10-responsible-5-034400657.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly run Illinois. They ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Soon, if not already, Democrat employers in Illinois will display signs that say that you need not apply if you do not promote LGBTQ. The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat employers presume that you do not promote LGBTQ: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/gay-marriage-backlash-republicans-trans-rights.html
— Child left behind. DD: When I was in high school, no one saw me as being college material.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opinion/schools-testing-accountability.html
— DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/democratic-socialist-mayors.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly badmouth America to badmouth Trump. Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly furious at America and at Americans for electing Trump. They ever-increasing fight to import more America-haters and to keep them here.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/06/22/advocates-push-back-americas-birthday/90473379007/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— ‘The race is wide open’: Poll shows Jim Schwartzel, Jim Oberweis leading crowded CD 19 field.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/803531-the-race-is-wide-open-poll-shows-jim-schwartzel-jim-oberweis-leading-crowded-cd-19-field/
VISUAL CAPITALIST
— Household Income by Race in America. DD: For Asian, it is $122K. For White, it is $93K. For Hispanic, it is $71K. For Black, it is $56K. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for Hispanics and Blacks earning less.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-household-income-by-race-in-america/
INVESTOPIDIA
— Average Salary for 25- to 34-Year-Olds: How Yours Stacks Up Against National Medians. DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $56,409/year when I was 22 in 1971, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 31. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21. I earned an MBA when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting 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. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid.
https://www.investopedia.com/average-salary-for-25-to-34-year-olds-how-does-your-stack-up-to-the-typical-paycheck-12000037
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Median earnings for workers ages 25 to 34 are $59,800 a year—almost 50% higher than for workers under 25.
SMITHSONIAN
— 100 Years Ago, Students Across the U.S. Took the First SAT. Today, Relatively Few Colleges Require the Test. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966 because my ACT score was 24 and I graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/100-years-ago-students-across-the-us-took-the-first-sat-today-relatively-few-colleges-require-the-test-where-is-it-headed-180988997/
HUFFINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.aol.com/articles/gop-makes-pointed-dig-family-120017000.html
REASON
— DD: Those who promote illegal drugs hate Trump.
https://reason.com/2026/06/23/trump-says-his-task-force-is-fighting-a-foreign-invasion-its-busting-americans-for-drugs-instead/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Tucker Carlson and ditches Republican party. DD: My critics/opponents who claim that they want Republican candidates to win want me to ditch the Republican Party. The want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and they want me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Previously, they also blamed what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I promote candidates in Republican primary elections who are too conservative to win in general elections and/or b) that I paint Republican candidates in general elections as being more conservative than they want to be painted. Who do you hold responsible for Republican defeats since 2000 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Warrenville School District 200 and why?
https://www.aol.com/articles/marjorie-taylor-greene-joins-tucker-105305000.html