FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Pritzker blasts Trump’s attending the Presidents Cup.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-attend-presidents-cup-golf-tournament-medinah-country-club/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Donald Trump has attacked Chicago and Illinois at every turn of his term, like joking about the smell of deportations in the morning and sending masked agents into our neighborhoods. Now, he wants to come here for golf. “He is neither wanted here nor needed here. But if he is going to spend time in DuPage County, he can leave the country club and explain to Illinoisans why his tariffs have made groceries, electricity, and everything else too damned expensive. “He will not. He will watch golf, he will call our city names, and he will get on a plane. And every day he is here, and every day after he leaves, I will keep doing what I have done since the day his agents showed up: use every tool I have at my disposal to protect the people of Illinois. He knows where to find me. We are ready for this fight.”)
WGN9
— Ford Heights Village Hall raided as part of Illinois Attorney General investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yztiya4DBPs
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Illinois Republicans pitch candidacies, talk voter engagement in Elizabeth.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_09dbe0f7-d983-4548-85e1-0bba05661fb0.html
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Darin LaHood, U.S. House of Representatives, 16th District.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/25/2026-election-questionnaire-darin-lahood-us-house-of-representatives-16th-district/
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Sean Noonan, DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/25/2026-election-questionnaire-sean-noonan-dupage-county-sheriff/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-25/the-supreme-court-revives-a-controversial-data-system-for-citizenship-checks
ILLINOIS TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/officials-tackle-election-misinformation/
RAMIREZ
— DD: Ramirez ever-increasingly a) glorifies and praises illegals and b) fights their deportation.
https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ramirez-garcia-host-election-protection-roundtable-local-advocates-election
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-603/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism? How strongly are they stressing the negatives of socialism and the positives of capitalism? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.
— What motivates you to donate to candidates? I should survey the biggest major Republican donors in Illinois about the Republican candidates who they have donated to, why they donated to them, their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with what the candidates did to win, and why they won or lost. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In what ways are you increasingly in the minority in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and/or in your precinct? I am increasingly in the minority because I am conservative, Republican, Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), German American (100%), and my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Democrat Socialists Introduce Blueprint for National Chaos.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/09/democrat-socialists-introduce-blueprint-for-national-chaos/
— Pritzker Redefines Civil Rights to Include Gender Dysphoria.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/09/jb-pritzker-redefines-civil-rights-to-include-gender-dysphoria/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASZHINGTON TIMES
— The IRS loses up to $304 billion a year to fraud. It still has no antifraud strategy. DD: I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While they did assign me to audits of CID for 3 years 1986-1988, they never assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division for the other 15 years that I worked for them. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/25/fraudsters-steal-300-billion-irs-year/
NEW YORK POST
— Ramirez slammed by Trump admin for most ‘radical’ plan targeting ICE yet.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/illinois-rep-delia-ramirez-slammed-by-trump-admin-for-most-radical-plan-targeting-ice-yet/
— Americans are embracing socialism at record levels — as popularity tops 40% for first time since 2010. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/americans-are-embracing-socialism-at-record-levels-gallup-poll/
AMAC
— President Donald Trump recently revoked White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, accusing the outlets of repeatedly publishing false information. A federal judge subsequently ordered their access temporarily restored, finding that the administration likely violated their right to due process. Which of the following best reflects your opinion? DD: I should write about the following who since 2000 have constructively and literally revoked my GOPUSA press credentials: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or 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://amac.us/polls/president-trump-white-house-access-journalists
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Employer of last resort. DD: According to my critics/opponents who have never worked for the federal government, the federal government is the employer of last resort, that is, it employs those who are deficient and therefore rejected by the private sector, by state government, by local government, and by all other employers. Of course, I disagree. While Democrats have reduced federal hiring, retention, and promotion standards for federal jobs, those standards are much higher than for private sector, state, local, and other jobs.
https://www.aei.org/economics/underwhelming-ideas-a-federal-jobs-guarantee/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Supreme Court clears way for Trump admin to boot illegal aliens from voter rolls.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/25/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-admin-to-boot-illegal-aliens-from-voter-rolls-1660623/
BLAZE
— ‘NEVER going to happen’: DHS Sec. Mullin CRUSHES ‘open borders’ Democrat Ramirez pushing ‘radical’ anti-ICE bill.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mullin-delia-ramirez-anti-ice
CAMPUS REFORM
— Rock Valley College in Rockford quietly rebranded its DEI office sometime last year while keeping its DEI programs largely intact. DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/rock-valley-college-drops-dei-name-retains-programs/30654
DAILY CITIZEN
— The Most Republican or Democrat-Leaning Jobs in America? DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/republican-democrat-jobs-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But what does it mean to work in a “religious organization”? That could be almost anything: a Catholic hospital, a Muslim or Jewish organization, a historic religiously based university, or a local rescue mission or food pantry. Burge found that Christian-based workplaces were dramatically more likely to lean Right or Republican over and against either Muslim or Jewish employers.)
DAILY WIRE
— They’re Using A Drowning Victim To Start A Race Riot. It’s a coordinated effort to bring back the BLM riots of 2020.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/unbelievable-theyre-using-a-drowning-victim-to-start-a-race-riot
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— If Work Is Punitive, What Is a Lifetime of Government Dependency? DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://thefga.org/blog/if-work-is-punitive-what-is-a-lifetime-of-government-dependency/
FOX NEWS
— More Americans than ever now have a positive view of socialism. 43% now see socialism favorably, driven by a shift among independents whose rating jumped to 45%. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/more-americans-than-ever-positive-view-socialism-new-poll-says.amp
JONATHAN TURLEY
— The Socialist Chic: Almost Half of Americans Now Hold Positive Views of Socialism. Karl Marx believed that “Democracy is the road to socialism.” DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/25/the-socialist-chic-almost-half-of-americans-now-hold-positive-views-of-socialism/comment-page-1/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Castro’s playbook: Dozens of congressional bills are pushing socialist ideas. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/castros-playbook-ex-ag-warns-dozens-congressional-bills-pushing-socialist-ideas.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter Is Not the Only Victim. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/nikole-hannah-joness-daughter-is-not-the-only-victim/
NEWSMAX
— Danger as Voters Embrace Socialism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/mclaughlin/economic-hispanic-moderates-voters/2026/09/25/id/1270654/
TOWNHALL
— This Is Why America Could Become a Socialist Nightmare. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/25/this-is-why-america-could-become-a-socialist-nightmare-n2683563
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6112712-trump-approval-ratings-midterm-elections/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. DD: The mainstream news media has done far more to destroy Trump than China ever has.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-xi-press-pool-boycott-media.html
— DD: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/maine-michigan-democrats-unity-poll.html
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who 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. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
— Not Democrats. Not Republicans. But Not a Third Party Either. DD: To get rid of me, my anti-conservative critics/opponents want me to leave the Illinois Republican Party and join the Illinois Conservative Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/opinion/independents-midterms-democrats.html
— After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Crucial States Feel Unified. DD: What have Dabrowski and Mendrick done to help elect Bailey?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/maine-michigan-democrats-unity-poll.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Collectivism is socialism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/25/what-religious-integralists-right-socialists-share/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Are your coworkers more Democratic or Republican? See donation data by company. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/partisan-donation-occupations/
DESERT NEWS
— What’s the most Republican job in America? DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/12/25/new-data-finds-construction-and-christian-organizations-are-the-most-republican-leaning-industries-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in all industries except for Christian organizations and construction. The sectors with the smallest share of Republican employees are tech development, media and higher education. Employees of law firms, fast food and clothing retail also leaned disproportionately toward the Democratic Party.)
LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— Why socialism erodes liberty and destroys people’s freedom. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/why-socialism-erodes-liberty-and-destroys-people8217s-freedom-9944ea71
ABC6
— Greg Bovino launches a committee to explore a 2028 presidential run.
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/gallery/greg-bovino-launches-a-committee-to-explore-a-2028-presidential-run-trump-administration-border-patrol-minneapolis
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Price of ‘Equality.’ She sacrificed her child’s education for a false ideal. I lost my job and many friends for a true one. DD: My critics/opponents promote equal outcome, that is, they reject equal opportunity.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/nikole-hannah-jones-and-the-price-of-equality-e89b312c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, I was on the side of equality, and I did pay a price. In my capacity as president of a local school council, I was defending New York City’s “screened schools,” which admit students based on objective criteria, without regard to race or ethnicity. Ms. Hannah-Jones was interviewing me for a New York Times series titled “Segregated City,” a video companion piece of sorts to her 2016 article “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City.” Everyone I knew told me not to do it. I probably should have listened. I was run out of my job as a public defender, lost many friends, and had to navigate a steady stream of racism accusations while serving on the school council. Ms. Hannah-Jones, who is notorious for leading the Times’s “1619 Project,” has a different idea of equality: identical statistical outcomes by race, regardless of individual achievement. It turns out she was willing to sacrifice something in pursuit of this ideal: her daughter’s education.)
FORTUNE
— Harvard’s last Affirmative Action program is for the rich.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/26/harvard-legacy-admissions-affirmative-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s called the Z-List. Over the years, it has become notorious for just who gets ushered through Harvard’s back door. They’ve often included children of uber-wealthy donors, connected alumni, and heads of state. Some have academic credentials that would make admission through Harvard’s front door highly unlikely. For decades, preferences like these were part of the peculiar ecosystem of elite college admissions. Then came June 2023. When the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC, it was obvious what should come next. Legacy admissions would have to go.)
INC.
— The Job Search Is Crushing Workers’ Confidence. The Worst Part Isn’t Rejection. For today’s job seekers, the most damaging part of looking for work may not be rejection, but months of silence that erode confidence, financial security, and hope. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. That made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. 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 to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.inc.com/chloe-rosenberg/the-job-search-is-crushing-workers-confidence-the-worst-part-isnt-rejection/91410610
JD SUPRA
— When a Workplace Protest Isn’t “Protected.” DD: I did far more than demonstrate. When I was 40 in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-a-workplace-protest-isn-t-4884508/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent NLRB Division of Advice memorandum gives employers a useful roadmap for handling on-site demonstrations that are driven by political or social causes rather than workplace conditions. The takeaway: not every group employee action is “protected concerted activity,” and discipline for a genuine policy violation can be lawful, but the margin for error is narrow, especially in California. . .Federal law is only half the picture here. California has some of the nation’s strongest statutory protections for employee political activity. Labor Code section 1101 bars employers from adopting or enforcing any policy that controls or directs employees’ political activities, and section 1102 prohibits using the threat of discharge to coerce employees to follow (or not follow) a particular line of political action. That means a California employer cannot safely rely on the NLRA analysis alone. Even where a protest falls outside federal “concerted activity” protection, discipline that looks like it targets the political message itself – rather than a neutral, evenhandedly enforced rule – can expose the employer to a separate state-law claim.)
HR BREW
— 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.hr-brew.com/stories/75-of-americans-believe-diverse-workforces-are-more-profitable
SECRETS OF OPM
— Private sector v. public sector employees. DD: I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://usopm.substack.com/p/this-is-not-your-grandfathers-federal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without mincing words, we have done a poor job of getting early career folks into government. Today, only 7% of the federal workforce is under the age of 30. In the overall U.S. workforce, 22% of employees are under 30. You don’t need a calculator to realize the problem – by a factor of more than 3:1, the federal workforce is under-indexed on early career talent. At the same time, fully 44% of the federal workforce is over the age of 50 – I’m helping support that statistic personally! In the overall U.S. workforce, 33% of employees fall into this demographic. So, the federal workforce skews older by 11 percentage points than other employers. And this means that within a 5-10 year span, close to half of current federal employees could leave the workforce through retirement.)
GAO
— Tax Fraud: The Federal Government Loses an Estimated $116 Billion to $304 Billion Annually. DD: I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While they did assign me to audits of CID for 3 years 1986-1988, they never assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division for the other 15 years that I worked for them. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107810
NPR
— Why working-class voters have been shifting toward the Republican Party.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5183060/why-working-class-voters-have-been-shifting-toward-the-republican-party
Tag: age
September 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Ramirez Proposal would abolish ICE, shut down DHS. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-ewvmgakr06att13e
FOX32
— Illinois immigrant rights group plans protest during Trump’s Chicago visit.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-zoagqoxj9qgpnqys
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/23/judge-sets-hearing-date-broadview-six-want-further-investigation-prosecutors-misconduct
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Early voting begins Thursday in collar counties but not until Oct. 1 in Chicago and Oct. 7 in suburban Cook.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/24/illinois-election-early-voting/
— Cook County leaders warn of ‘devastation’ with 100 days to go before Medicaid work requirements take effect. DD: According to Google AI, “Able-bodied in the Medicaid program is a policy term used to describe adults who do not qualify for traditional coverage categories like being elderly, blind, disabled, pregnant, or a child.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/medicaid-work-requirements/
— The Nov. 3 ballot lacks real choices.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/charles-selle-column-nov-3-ballot/
— Who’s afraid of a big, bad debate?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/judy-bowlby-hilario-dominguez-darren-bailey-mary-miller-juliana-stratton-don-tracy-jennifer-davis-melissa-bean/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just ask Don Tracy, the Republican running for U.S. Senate against Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. He’s made his opponent’s unwillingness to face off a leading campaign talking point. While Stratton has committed to a debate on WTTW, Chicago’s local public television channel, that’s it. Darren Bailey this spring declined to debate his primary opponents Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heinder and James Mendrick, winning the primary election soundly anyway. Bailey is rightfully upset that Gov. JB Pritzker has apparently declined to debate him and has agreed only to a single “forum” on WTTW, which does not typically reach a large downstage audience. We’d hope arrangements are being made for wider distribution. Downstate U.S. Rep. Mary Miller also demurred when it came to debates. We suspect she didn’t want to have to take on a more pragmatic, independent-minded candidate in Judy Bowlby, whom we endorsed. Both Bailey and Miller won their primaries handily, which unfortunately reinforces bad behavior. Namely, once you’re confident enough that you can win, campaigning becomes less about making your case to the public and more about holding your ground.)
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: $710 million DuPage County budget proposal includes money for first-time homebuyers. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the 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 $88.700. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260923/local-politics/710-million-dupage-county-budget-proposal-includes-money-for-first-time-homebuyers-rental-assistan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One highlight of the proposed budget is a plan to use $5 million for a first-time homebuyer program administered in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority. The program, which Conroy hopes to begin in early 2027, would provide up to $30,000 in down payment assistance to qualifying residents.)
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Region’s Republicans follow president’s plan: Campaign like he’s on ballot.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-republicans-talk-voting-data-22442639.php
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: JB Pritzker, Illinois Governor.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/09/23/2026-election-questionnaire-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor/
WAND TV
— Schumer says Trump needs to stand up to Xi.
https://www.wandtv.com/video/2026/09/23/schumer-says-trump-needs-stand-up-xi/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois attorney general claims victory in lawsuit against Trump administration. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat judges and justices will ever-increasingly will rule not only against Trump, but against all Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-09-23/illinois-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-lawsuit-against-trump-administration
— Judge orders Trump administration to restore journalists’ access to White House. DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-24/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-restore-journalists-access-to-white-house
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a joint lawsuit against Trump to challenge that decision on Monday, on the grounds that their constitutional rights had been violated. They sought a temporary restraining order on the ban that would allow them to report from the White House as the proceedings in the case continue. In his Thursday ruling, Kelly ordered White House representatives to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” their press credentials to reporters of the three news organizations.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media ever-increasingly paint everything as being bad and blame Trump for that.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-disapproval-highest-in-second-term-amid-economic-woes-emerson-college/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago): Illinois is a leader in LGBTQ rights. A priority is to ban the use of tax dollars for conversion therapy.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-lawmaker-il-is-a-leader-in-lgbtq-rights/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Becomes First Midwest State To Allow Medically Assisted Death As ‘Deb’s Law’ Goes Into Effect.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-becomes-first-midwest-state-allow-medically-assisted-death-debs-law-goes
ILLINOIZE
— Spending, Attacks Ramp Up in Competitive House Races.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/spending-attacks-ramp-up-house
(FROM THEW ARTICLE: There are more than a few Republicans who tell us they believe the seat being vacated by Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is all but lost to Democrats and Wheaton City Council member Erica Bray-Parker. Bray-Parker has had digital ads running in the district and at least one mail piece, we’re told. Republican sources say digital ads will be going up for Republican candidate Rob Vrankovich. . .Democrats appear to believe Ugaste’s district is trending their way, so they’ve begun hitting Ugaste pretty hard in mail and digital. The digital ad looks as if it is from a congressional race and not a state legislative race. Dems haven’t hit Ugaste in mailboxes for a couple of weeks, though, so they may not be fully invested. Ugaste is dropping mail and running digital ads.)
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Bailey-Dabrowski divide deepens.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/24/the-bailey-dabrowski-divide-deepens-01091210
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party is also drawing criticism from some Republicans for not seeming to do more to support Bailey. Its chair, Bob Grogan, served as treasurer for Dabrowski’s campaign before heading the party. He now insists he’s supporting all candidates, including Bailey. Stirring the pot: Downstate attorney Tom DeVore, a former attorney general candidate, accused Dabrowski and Grogan of purposely trying to make sure Bailey loses significantly to Pritzker in order to help prop up Republicans for 2030. “They want to convince the base that votes in a primary that it takes a Dabrowski or it takes an Irvin or a Rauner to actually beat the Democrats,” said DeVore, referring to Richard Irvin, who lost to Bailey in the primary in 2022, and former Gov. Bruce Rauner, who lost to Pritzker in 2018. “They think that unless they can get enough Republicans in the base convinced of that, they can never get through a primary. Dabrowski denies the accusation. “That’s crazy talk,” he said, and he suggested that Bailey, as the standard bearer of the party, should be trying to unite Republicans. The back-and-forth is exposing a deep divide inside the Illinois GOP that hasn’t won statewide office in over a decade and continues to struggle for relevance.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-814/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-601/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who works the hardest against you? Those who work the hardest against me promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about those who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
httpo://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do your critics/opponents get involved in Republican politics? My critics/opponents get involved in Republican politics to get the Republican party to officially dump 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 in its platform. I should write about my critics/opponents in the following who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 because I promote the aforesaid planks: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get out the Republican vote? I am hand-delivering DuPage GOP-provided envelopes to the 660 registered Republican and Independent voters in their 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. The envelopes have 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels and contain a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided outstanding Voter Guide, and campaign literature from the 14 of 18 Republican candidates who provided their literature to the MTRO so far. By the time I am done, I will have stuffed 6,400 pieces — 5,600 literature pieces (14X400), 400 Voter Guides, and 400 sample ballots — in 400 envelopes and hand-delivered them. I have to fold the Voter Guides (400), sample ballots (400), and two of the literature pieces (800). I am using my photocopier to make 400 copies of the 2-sided sample ballot and 200 color copies of the Voter Guide. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: 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
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Billionaire Pritzker Lets Taxpayers Finance His Health Insurance
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/22/billionaire-pritzker-lets-taxpayers-finance-his-health-insurance/
— State Rep. Jeff Keicher on Artificial Intelligence
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/23/state-rep-jeff-keicher-on-artificial-intelligence/
— Independent Candidate for Governor Releases Real Estate Tax Relief Plan (with Critique)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/23/independent-candidate-for-governor-releases-real-estate-tax-relief-plan-with-critique/
— Federal Judge Gives Suburbanite a Year for Threatening to “Kill the Nazi Rapist Pigs”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/22/federal-judge-gives-suburbanite-a-year-for-thretening-to-kill-the-nazi-rapist-pigs/
— Senator Craig Wilcox Holding Pig Roast at Highest Elevation in Algonquin Township Saturday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/21/senator-craig-wilcox-holding-pig-roast-at-highest-elevation-in-algonquin-township/
— Illinois Environment Council Zoom Presents One-Sided Look at Battery Farms
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/18/illinois-environment-council-zoom-presents-one-sided-look-at-battery-farms/
— Illinois Battery Farm Construction Far Behind Expectations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/17/illinois-battery-farm-construction-far-behind-expectations/
— Corbett Catches WTTW with It Pants Down in Preventing His Debate Attendance
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/16/corbett-catches-wttw-with-it-pants-down-in-preventing-his-debate-attendance/
— Sun-Times Reports Colin Corbett “a Fiscal Conservative Who Supports Abortion Rights”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/17/sun-times-reports-colin-corbett-a-fiscal-conservative-who-supports-abortion-rights/
— No Measles Cases Found in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/17/no-measles-cases-found-in-mchenry-county/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Taxpayers pay extra for early voting.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3e0ec8f4-0a38-4950-8902-c5f3438b214f.html
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago’s Finger Pointing Mayor.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-finger-pointing-mayor
WIREPOINTS
— Bravo: Ted Dabrowski launches ‘Fight for Illinois’
https://wirepoints.org/bravo-ted-dabrowski-launches-fight-for-illinois-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— As Bailey Battles Pritzker, Dabrowski Launches His Own Statewide Political Machine, Fueling 2030 Talk.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/as-bailey-battles-pritzker-dabrowski-launches-his-own-statewide-political-machine-fueling-2030-talk.html
— Dabrowski Is ‘Fighting for Illinois’ — From Delaware.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/dabrowski-is-fighting-for-illinois-from-delaware.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Vallas: Pritzker’s credit upgrades come with a nearly $86 billion tax bill.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-credit-rating-pritzker-tax-hikes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— More than 4 in 10 Americans favor socialism for the first time. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/23/gallup-poll-finds-4-10-americans-favor-socialism-first-time/
— Trump and the press boycott each other. Presidents don’t need a friendly media; they need the confidence to face a hostile one. DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/23/trump-press-boycott/
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago commuters are hit with a bold new Florida billboard campaign.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/business/florida-chamber-gives-jb-pritzker-runner-up-for-economic-developer-of-the-year-award-on-chicago-billboards/
— Marco Rubio begins yanking visas of birth tourism enablers: ‘Sending a clear message.’
https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/us-news/marco-rubio-begins-yanking-visas-of-birth-tourism-enablers/
— People who don’t like America should go somewhere else. DD: What do you say to Democrats who come to DuPage County and who stay in DuPage County a) to flee Democrat poverty and crime and b) to take advantage of Republican prosperity and safety, but continue to vote for Democrats?
https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/media/judge-judy-says-people-who-dont-like-america-should-go-somewhere-else/
— Gay media empire forced out board member over MAGA hat.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/media/equalpride-board-member-resigns-after-staff-pushback-over-trump-hat/
AMERICAN THINKER
— So why did Nikole Hannah-Jones expose New York City’s horrible public schools now?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/so-why-did-nikole-hannah-jones-expose-new-york-city-s-horrible-public-schools-now/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I think the answer lies in her own ideology, in her own ‘contributions’ to social thought. Her error-filled 1619 Project, which the American Federation of Teachers promoted in schools, likely in those very schools Hannah-Jones’s daughter attended (Update: was taught), claimed that America was fatally flawed from its foundation, and remained hopelessly flawed. Black people were victims. The only conclusion that could be reached from it was reparations and of course, reinforced affirmative action. That made it easy to not worry too much about the results coming out of the public schools, which Democrats running these cities don’t worry too much about as they throw more money at them. It would explain why promoting black children without merit, giving every kid an ‘A’ no matter how poorly they performed, could continue without any apparent consequences for the kids or the schools. One reason, of course, is that teachers were afraid to be branded ‘racist’ if they did flunk any of the kids for nonperformance, given the atmosphere. Another reason was, why not? If teachers could never be fired for failing to teach and kids would go on to college no matter what their preparation, why not just give all A’s? There would be no consequences either way and less attention from giving the A’s and passing the kids along to the next level. But what actually became of the kids in these failing schools, especially the ones who were tracked into college with no education?)
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kamala Harris says attacking DEI means attacking maternal care.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/23/kamala-harris-says-attacking-dei-means-attacking-maternal-care-1660225/
BLAZE
— Socialists want a new Constitution. Believe them. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-socialists-want-a-new-constitution-believe-them
BREITBART
— Homan: ‘They Will Never Abolish ICE’ DD: Democrats have always run GAO. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. Under him, GAO shrank from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. GAO is just a shell of what it once was. If Bowsher had defended GAO and reformed GAO, there would have been no need for DOGE.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/23/homan-they-will-never-abolish-ice/amp/
— More than 40% of Americans have positive view of socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting young people a) to blame their career problems on capitalism and b) to want socialism. What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on the Democrats who run the federal government and their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/poll-more-than-40-of-americans-have-positive-view-of-socialism/
— Report Exposes California’s $11B ‘Shadow Welfare System’ for Illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/09/23/report-exposes-californias-11b-shadow-welfare-system-for-illegals/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Howard University homecoming to feature LGBTQ ‘Lavender Reception.’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/howard-university-homecoming-feature-lgbtq-lavender-reception/30628
COLLEGE FIX
— New Jersey university trains counseling students to be ‘social justice advocates.’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/monmouth-u-trains-counseling-students-to-be-social-justice-advocates/
DAILY WIRE
— Speaker Johnson: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan An Excellent ‘Investment.’ Johnson said that deportations were a solid way to protect Americans from crime. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-an-excellent-investment
DISPATCH
— Young People Need Know the American Dream Isn’t Dead. It’s fine to be angry about affordability, but grievance can’t be the response. DD: What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://thedispatch.com/article/american-dream-generation-z-socialism-populism/
FOX BUSINESS
— Socialists and communists want government control over your life. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405515888112
— Americans look at socialism as being big government. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on the Democrats who run the federal government and their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405517279112
— Socialism is predicated on jealousy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. My Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were filled with envy. They always painted themselves as being underpaid. After I got married in 1978, they were ever-increasingly more furious at my and my wife’s ever-increasing income and net worth. To turn everyone against me, 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 collector cars that I bought when I was 40 and 45, d) the college degrees that I earned when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48, e) the professional certifications that I earned when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, f) the professional license that I earned when I was 32, g) the many vacations that my wife and I took, h) etc. Some of my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates circulated copies of Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me and my wife. SEE https://gopillinois.com/documents/
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405514875112
FOX NEWS
— Chicago’s half-empty schools reveal a crisis city leaders refuse to confront. Rooftop Revelations: Let me explain is why the school buildings are empty. The people who run these buildings are largely the problem.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-half-empty-schools-reveal-crisis-city-leaders-refuse-confront
HOT AIR
— Teen Takeovers Are a Legacy of Woke 1.0. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/09/23/teen-takeovers-are-a-legacy-of-woke-10-n3819215
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Seattle U. To Host ‘People of Color’ Law Conference.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/seattle-u-to-host-people-of-color-law-conference/amp/
NEWSMAX
— It is America vs Socialism on the ballot. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/matt-schlapp-midterms-america-vs-225220298.html
POST MILLENNIAL
— Kamala Harris claims an ‘attack on DEI is an attack on Black maternal care’ as El-Sayed shows off friendship bracelets. By Harris’ metric, a person’s dark skin color should give them that advantage of access and a person’s dark skin color automatically gives them a greater understanding of health care for Black moms.
https://thepostmillennial.com/kamala-harris-claims-an-attack-on-dei-is-an-attack-on-maternal-care-as-el-sayed-shows-off-friendship-bracelets
POWERLINE
— Late-stage socialism. As a society, we have lost the plot. From Gallup, “Forty-three percent of Americans now have a positive view of socialism, marking the first time this figure has exceeded 39% in Gallup’s trend since 2010. Socialism still trails capitalism and free enterprise in public favorability but now ranks ahead of big business.” DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/late-stage-socialism.php
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— New White House Ad: We Will Defeat Communism, Socialism, and Marxism In America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/09/23/new_white_house_ad_we_will_defeat_communism_socialism_and_marxism_in_america.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting young people a) to blame their career problems on capitalism and b) to want socialism. What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on the Democrats who run the federal government and their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-voters-grow-concerned-capitalism-re-still-wary-socialism-dsa-rcna599194
CBS NEWS
— DOJ defends Trump White House media ban, citing national security and “professionalism and decorum.” DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-defends-trump-white-house-media-ban/
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/09/24/how-trump-administration-is-dismantling-us-asylum-system/
USA TODAY
— Women to inherit most of $124T ‘great wealth transfer.’ Many aren’t ready.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/09/22/great-wealth-transfer-women-unprepared/91816260007/
— DD: Alcohol and pot are vices. Anticipate/expect that as more pot is used, less alcohol will be used.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/09/22/alcohol-use-drops-first-time-covid-19-pandemic-study/91888128007/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/18/juliana-stratton-lisa-blunt-rochester-angela-alsobrooks-senate/91759441007/
ABC17
— Where dedication pays: Jobs with the biggest earning upside. DD: What did you do to increase your earning potential? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents stress notwithstanding all that, I never made more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars and I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. According to them, that proves that I am an unmitigated loser and even worse things.
https://abc17news.com/stacker-careers-education/2026/09/23/where-dedication-pays-jobs-with-the-biggest-earning-upside/
WALL STREET JOUNAL
— Some Republicans Don’t Want Indian-American Votes. The multiracial coalition that elected Trump in 2024 may fracture because of bigotry within the party. DD: How many Indian-Americans voted for Trump because he and Modi were great friends?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/some-republicans-dont-want-indian-american-votes-bebd6382
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Carnegie Endowment for International Peace survey estimated that 32% of Indian-Americans backed Mr. Trump in the 2024 election. Yet this year only 22% of Indian-Americans favor Republicans for the Senate and only 18% favor them for the House, according to last month’s Asian American Voter Survey. Indian-American Trump supporters aren’t the only minority voters apparently feeling buyer’s remorse. Two years ago, the president won around 48% of the Hispanic vote. Hispanic support for Mr. Trump has since crashed to 26%, according to a recent New York Times/Siena poll. Mr. Trump’s 15% support among black voters in 2024 has declined to 11%.)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
— DD: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) ascribes positive motives to liberals and to Democrats and b) ascribes negative motives to conservatives and to Republicans.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/november/conservatives-and-liberals-motivated-by-different-psychological-.html
FED SMITH
— The average federal civilian salary is about $112,000/year. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) the federal government grossly overpaid me, b) I should not have gotten the promotions I got, and c) my federal career was an abject failure. They stress that while I was a federal union member for almost 12 years, almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, a) my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and b) my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. They stress that while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my salary increased from $89,703/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) I earned four more job-elated professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/10/why-some-federal-employees-earn-twice-average-salary/
POLITICO
— POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/politico-barred-from-white-house-after-court-ruling-restoring-access-01091259
— Judge restores White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW. DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/white-house-access-media-ban-ruling-01091226
DAILY BEAST
— Pete Hegseth’s wife is waging her own war on wokeness. Jenny Hegseth, the Secretary of War’s third wife, held the inaugural meeting of the Military Spouse Commission at the White House on Monday, a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the commission and naming Jenny as its leader.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseths-third-wife-jenny-hegseth-flaunts-new-power-grab/
ADVOCATE
— The 15 best universities in the U.S. for LGBTQ+ students. These are the top places to get a great education in a queer-friendly and affirming environment. The University of Illinois Chicago scored high on all of the LGBTQ+-inclusive metrics, but suffered from having only one queer venue within 10 miles of the college.
https://www.advocate.com/news/education/lgbtq-friendly-universities-study#rebelltitem10
September 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Secret Service prepares for President Trump’s visit to Chicago suburbs. President Trump has yet to announce which day he will attend this weekend’s Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/secret-service-preps-for-president-trumps-visit-to-chicago-suburbs/3992464/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/22/key-city-panel-advances-push-force-firms-disclose-whether-they-are-profiting-immigration
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legalizing video gambling terminals is a bad bet for Chicago. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/09/23/legalizing-video-gambling-terminals-is-a-bad-bet-for-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders organize protests against Trump at Medinah.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260922/nation-and-world-politics/pushback-protesters-to-converge-on-medinah-for-trumps-presidents-cup-visit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Daily Herald reached out to several suburban Republican organizations, but none said they plan counterprotests. The Presidents Cup “is a really big deal for all the hotels, restaurants and businesses in the area,” DuPage County Republican Chairman Kevin Coyne said. “They’re hoping that the whole thing doesn’t get out of control and hurts their businesses. So out of respect to them and the event, we’re probably not going to add to any onsite party-organized events. “I’m sure there will be some supporters of the president there doing something but not organized by us,” Coyne noted. “By and large, the, Republicans aren’t into the whole jumping up and down on the street thing. The whole public mob thing is usually a Democratic activity.”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Earliest convenience: Midterm voting starts Thursday for many suburbanites.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260922/news/earliest-convenience-midterm-voting-starts-thursday-for-many-suburbanites/
— Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260922/nation-and-world-politics/trump-administration-to-remove-760000-affordable-care-act-enrollees-over-fraud-claims/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Duckworth slams Trump for ‘cozying up’ to Xi as Illinois waits on China trade.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-duckworth-trump-china-20260922/
— UChicago, Northwestern slip in U.S. college rankings.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/ccb-us-news-college-rankings-uchicago-northwestern-9th-20260922/
SOUTHERN
— DOJ defends White House news bans, saying access a ‘privilege’ and citing national security concerns. DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/09/23/doj-defends-white-house-news-bans-saying-access-a-privilege-and-citing-national-security-concerns/
DECATUR RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.decaturradio.com/2026/09/23/state-rep-proposes-cannabis-freedom-payments/
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Don Tracy, United States Senate
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/22/2026-election-questionnaire-don-tracy-united-states-senate/
NPR ILLINOIS
— White House launches ‘Trump TV’ after ban on major news outlets.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-22/white-house-launches-trump-tv-after-ban-on-major-news-outlets
— Major news outlets banned by Trump will have their day in court.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-23/major-news-outlets-banned-by-trump-will-have-their-day-in-court
FOX ILLINOIS
— Republicans want to turn Mamdani into a bogeyman for the midterms. Trump just made that harder. Trump has surprised many by showing support for Mamdani, a well-known democratic socialist.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republicans-want-to-turn-mamdani-into-a-bogeyman-for-the-midterms-trump-just-made-that/article_f00e0734-b818-55a8-930f-00a791b29015.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Cruz rips ‘right-wing socialism,’ says GOP shouldn’t be ‘giving away free stuff.’
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/cruz-rips-right-wing-socialism-says-gop-shouldnt-be-giving-away-free-stuff/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Giannoulias, Pappas, Quigley From Running for Mayor, Other Offices At Same Time.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/22/lawsuit-seeks-to-stop-giannoulias-pappas-quigley-from-running-for-mayor-other-offices-at-same-time/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— A legal wrinkle in the mayor’s race.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/23/a-legal-wrinkle-in-the-mayors-race-01088733
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-600/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker May Be Shrinking — But Illinois’ Budget Isn’t.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/pritzker-may-be-shrinking-but-illinois-budget-isnt.html
— Springfield Doesn’t Need Ozempic – It Needs Darren Bailey and DOGE.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/springfield-doesnt-need-ozempic-it-needs-darren-bailey-and-doge.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Other states will take Illinoisans’ money if Pritzker doesn’t opt into federal scholarship program.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/education-freedom-tax-credit-illinois-students/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump administration inked $200,000-per-year contract for Flock cameras in D.C. area.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/22/trump-administration-inked-200000-per-year-contract-flock-cameras-dc/
— DSA, the party of no personal responsibility. DD: To advance under socialists, all you need to do is be a socialist. To advance under Democrats and RINOs, all you need to do is be a Democrat or a RINO. I have always been a Republican. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. To advance, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional licenses, and a job-related professional license. None of my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me came close to doing that.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/22/letter-editor-dsa-party-no-personal-responsibility/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why Nikole Hannah-Jones is wrong about failing schools. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4737863/why-nikole-hannah-jones-is-wrong-about-failing-schools/
NEW YORK POST
— Socialist, communist groups coordinate, promote ‘spontaneous’ anti-ICE protests.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/socialist-communist-groups-coordinate-promote-spontaneous-anti-ice-protests-in-austin/
— Murders of transgender people primarily motivated by ‘intimate partner violence’ — not hate.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/transgender-people-have-lower-murder-rate-than-general-population-crimes-usually-committed-by-partners-report/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Socialist mayoral candidate was convicted for stealing food stamps, she says it qualifies her for the job.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/22/socialist-mayoral-candidate-was-convicted-for-stealing-food-stamps-she-says-it-qualifies-her-for-the-job-1660015/
— A tiny boat shows up off Florida carrying 22 migrants — 13 are from China.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/22/a-tiny-boat-shows-up-off-florida-carrying-22-migrants-13-are-from-china-1660073/
BREITBART
— Florida Chamber’s Billboards Name Pritzker Runner-Up for ‘Economic Developer of the Year’: ‘Thanks for the Jobs!’
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/09/22/florida-chambers-billboards-name-illinois-democrat-governor-pritzker-runner-up-for-economic-developer-of-the-year-thanks-for-the-jobs/
CENTER SQUARE
— Republicans distance from Trump ahead of midterms.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f8ecb02f-bf42-4a3a-a645-c21359638a27.html
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Socialist Indoctrination Machine: Schools Are Teaching Young People to Embrace Big Government, Hate Capitalism.
https://www.creators.com/read/ken-buck/09/26/the-socialist-indoctrination-machine-schools-are-teaching-young-people-to-embrace-big-government-hate-capitalism
FEDERALIST
— Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Racism Is Why Her Daughter Can’t Do Math. DD: My critics/opponents blame those who do not share their demographics for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’ problems. They blame those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents who are the aforesaid blame those who are the aforesaid to curry favor with those who are not aforesaid.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/22/nikole-hannah-jones-racism-is-why-her-daughter-cant-do-math/
FOX BUSINESS
— Trump drops annihilation warning on Iran in fiery UN speech.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405449723112
FOX NEWS
— House conservatives unleash multimillion-dollar midterm blitz against Dem ‘socialist’ insurgency.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-conservatives-unleash-multimillion-dollar-midterm-blitz-against-dem-socialist-insurgency.amp
— Arkansas Democratic Senate candidate Hallie Shoffner faces scrutiny for saying illegal immigrants are more valuable workers than Americans. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/red-state-dem-faces-fury-suggesting-illegal-aliens-should-replace-american-workers
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Responsibility in Modern American Life. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/why-shit-matters-challenges-readers-rethink-responsibility-modern-american
NEWSMAX
— A third of Democrats reacting positively to a hypothetical assassination of Trump reflects a “communist socialist uprising.”
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/matt-schlapp-donald-trump-charlie-kirk/2026/09/22/id/1270331/
PJ MEDIA
— Where Did 4.5 Million Illegal Aliens, Who Arrived Under Joe Biden, End Up Staying in the U.S.?
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/09/22/where-did-45-million-illegal-aliens-who-arrived-under-joe-biden-end-up-staying-in-the-us-n4957519
TOWNHALL
— Democrat Leasers Use Illegal Immigration As ‘Path to Political Power.’
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/22/brandon-gill-democrats-think-america-belongs-to-the-world-welfare-for-illegals-n2683374
— 1619 Project Founder Nikole Hannah-Jones Exposed the Real Problem With Public Education. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/22/heres-the-real-problem-with-public-education-n2683392
— Like Her Daughter, Nikole Hannah-Jones Learned Nothing. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/22/vip-hnj-will-learn-nothing-n2683315
— Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner is trying to pull off the impossible: defeat Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR). And she’s not going to do that if you say things like “she’d trade five Americans for an illegal alien.” DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/22/arkansas-dem-doubles-down-on-trading-americans-for-illegal-aliens-remarks-n2683349
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hegseth announces new Pentagon battlefield test for promotions to general. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO. To promote Democrat minorities and Democrat females, they ever-increasingly lowered their promotion standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6104382-pentagon-new-general-promotion-test/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/us/politics/trump-television-reporters-cameras.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans care more about tribal loyalty than conservative principles. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. My critics/opponent reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/republicans-care-more-about-tribal-loyalty-than-conservative-principles/2021/05/13/753abf64-b42b-11eb-ab43-bebddc5a0f65_story.html
USA TODAY
— Don’t call me a Republican. I’m a conservative. Trump and his MAGA GOP aren’t. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. My critics/opponent reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/11/trump-republican-party-maga-conservative/83481933007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/21/trump-maga-republican-party-takeover-conservatives/74436739007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Buying a First Home Isn’t Completely Impossible. You Just Have to Learn to Settle. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the 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 $88.700. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/buying-a-first-home-isnt-completely-impossible-you-just-have-to-learn-to-settle-a4dce9e9
FORBES
— Republicans Afraid To ‘Push Back At The Socialists.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKu0idBGmbA
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who 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. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2016/08/19/a-guy-15-years-younger-than-me-is-now-my-boss-what-do-i-do/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— How the Republican Party Forgot It Was Conservative. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. My critics/opponent reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://prospect.org/2026/03/27/apr-2026-magazine-how-republican-party-forgot-it-was-conservative/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Hates Communism But Likes Hanging Out With Communists.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-against-communism-but-pals-with-mamdani-and-xi.html
HR DIVE
— EEOC solicits anti-American bias charges. “Have you been harassed at work for speaking English or for being too American?” the agency’s chair asked workers in a video. DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/EEOC-Lucas-anti-American-bias/830317/
September 21, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Protesters pursuing legal action after mace incident outside Broadview ICE facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-pursuing-legal-action-after-mace-incident-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3991415/
CBS2
— Protestors sprayed by ICE agent during clash outside Broadview facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protestors-sprayed-by-ice-agents-broadview-facility/
FOX32
— Protesters at Broadview ICE facility maced, 2 hospitalized. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-protesters-maced-9-19
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker doesn’t condemn remarks by streamer Hasan Piker while ex-Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasts them.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/20/gov-jb-pritzker-wont-condemn-remarks-by-streamer-hasan-piker-while-ex-mayor-rahm-emanuel-blasts-them/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Early voting begins Thursday for Nov. 3 election in Madison County.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/madison-county-early-voting-election-illinois-22428762.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they’ve notified Trump they’re suing over denied White House access.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cnn-ms-now-politico-say-theyve-notified-trump-theyre-suing-over-denied-white-house-access/article_34f1f3e0-be31-52d5-ad4b-9cf0187703b7.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-rising-gas-prices-frustrate-voters-trump-says-its-an-inexpensive-price-to-pay-for-the-iran-war/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Republican candidates.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-21/many-gop-candidates-still-echo-trumps-2020-claims-lots-of-voters-want-to-move-on
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/21/pritzkers-national-push-01085721
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County sample ballots are now available at https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/voting_information/voter_lookup_tool.php What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to get out the Republican vote? I am going to hand-deliver DuPage GOP-provided envelopes to the 660 registered Republican and Independent voters in the 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. The envelopes will have DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels and contain a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided outstanding Voter Guide, and campaign literature from the Republican candidates who have provided their literature to the MTRO. I am halfway done with stuffing the envelopes with the aforesaid. Today, I will add the sample ballot to them and start hand-delivering them. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: 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
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans back Trump’s ban of liberal news outlets. DD: GOPUSA ILLINOIS is a conservative news outlet. Anti-conservatives ban it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/20/republicans-back-trumps-ban-liberal-news-outlets/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The value of your college degree is collapsing before your eyes. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who 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.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4730609/declining-value-college-degree/
NEW YORK POST
— Wealthy parents. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/13/tech/elite-sf-parents-ditch-traditional-schools-for-ai-homeschooling/
BREITBART
— DOJ Crackdown on Illegal Alien Voting Picks Up Steam with Charges Announced in Seven States. DD: There are tremendous motivations for illegals to use their false identifications to vote for Democrats.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/09/20/video-doj-crackdown-on-illegal-alien-voting-picks-up-steam-with-charges-announced-in-seven-states/
— French Military Priest Punished over Sermon Urging Soldiers to Stand Up Against Demographic Displacement. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/09/20/french-military-priest-punished-over-sermon-urging-soldiers-to-stand-up-against-demographic-displacement/
EPOCH TIMES
— The Marriage Deficit Is an Economic Catastrophe. DD: Because unmarried people are far more likely to vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ because LGBTQ destroys traditional marriage and family. Unmarried people are far more likely to have financial, health, and other problems. They are far more likely to want/need/demand government assistance.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-marriage-deficit-is-an-economic-catastrophe-6088983
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2025, nearly twice as many men ages 18 to 39 were unmarried as were married. There were 30.4 million unmarried men ages 18 to 39 in 2025, up 47 percent from 20.7 million in 2000. In the same period, married men in this age range dropped by 15 percent, from 18.1 million to 15.4 million. Such men are more likely to be lonely, prone to deaths of despair and unhappy. Forty-two percent of working-class men are unmarried. In 1980, 73 percent of working-class men were married.)
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— The End Of Upward Mobility. DD: What enabled you achieve more than your parents did? For me, it was my working my way through college, my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, my earning three job-related master’s degrees, my earning six job-related professional certifications, and my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2026/09/21/the_end_of_upward_mobility_1207064.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rick Scott: How To Rescue America From the Spread of Socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/09/20/how_to_rescue_america_from_the_spread_of_socialism_711554.html
TOWNHALL
— Vladimir Lenin: “The goal of socialism is communism.” Truth Is Not Political Fear Mongering. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2026/09/21/truth-is-not-political-fear-mongering-n2683168
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Sports betting apps prod and entice fans as gambling exacts a growing financial toll. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling and other vices. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sports-betting-apps-gambling/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, you cannot advance without government assistance. I never accepted that. Instead, I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earning a job-related professional license. Far too many of my coworkers and subordinates in the federal government used the federal government’s not reimbursing tuition and book expenses to not seek job-related degrees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/opinion/success-asking-for-help.html
— DD: Because unmarried people are far more likely to vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ because LGBTQ destroys traditional marriage and family. Unmarried people are far more likely to have financial, health, and other problems. They are far more likely to want/need/demand government assistance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/opinion/trump-vance-single-parents-married-family.html
USA TODAY
— What has helped you afford things the most? For me, it was my working my way through college, my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, my earning three job-related master’s degrees, my earning six job-related professional certifications, and my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/20/john-barrasso-meet-the-press-kristen-welker-trump-economy/91859716007/
— Senior poverty climbs. DD: What did you do to avoid poverty? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/retirement/social-security/2026/09/15/senior-poverty-rises-social-security/91775689007/
NORTHEAST TIMES
— Tuition reimbursement. DD: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. My entire life would have been different if they had reimbursed my tuition expenses. I spent far too many hours working to pay for tuition and books instead of studying. That harmed my GPA and delayed my earning job-related degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license. Except for some small token amounts, the Post Office, IRS, and GAO did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, my job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, my job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and my job-related professional license in 1981. Many big private sector employers including UPS, FedEx, Fidelity, and JP Morgan Chase, reimburse such expenses. Further, to get rid of me because I refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education expenses in 1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued that the courses I took a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses. They ignored/dismissed my Loyola and DePaul applications and course descriptions and my IRS position descriptions.
https://northeasttimes.com/2026/08/24/local-employers-help-workers-earn-degrees-without-leaving-their-jobs/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wealthy Families Are Setting Up Home Bases in America’s Priciest College Towns. Traditional home buyers still dominate in Wellesley, but parents buying apartments for their kids fuel the market near New York University. DD: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 to pay for my tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and for my living expenses in DeKalb 1969-1970.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/the-most-expensive-college-towns-in-america-2f1be00a
— Wealthy parents are buying their kids $75,000 AI schooling. How wealthy were your parents? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $75,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. All my grandparents spoke German. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always known the aforesaid full-well. But nevertheless, they have always outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically painted my parents as having been filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/alpha-school-wealthy-parents-ai-school/
FORTUNE
— Even billionaires are worried their Gen Z kids can’t keep a job—and their wealth advisors say the fear is ‘very real.’ DD: What did you do to keep the jobs that you had? While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, I took job-related undergraduate courses at UIC and at NIU. While I worked for my Democrat Firestone Store boss in 1970, I took a job-related graduate course at UIC. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, I took job-related graduate courses at Loyola and DePaul, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. While I worked for the Democrats who GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I became a licensed CPA in 1981, I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997.
https://fortune.com/article/billionaires-worried-gen-z-kids-cant-keep-job/
POLITICO
— News outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuit. POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW to seek restraining order to restore reporters’ access. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have banned me from their events. I would focus on the aforesaid who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who are the most anti-conservative. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or 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.politico.com/news/2026/09/21/news-outlets-trump-banned-from-white-house-announce-lawsuit-01085995
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Democrat educators want only that data collected that helps them crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/09/21/what-new-data-race-and-admissions-will-miss-opinion
ENTERTAINEMENT
— Taylor Swift Shouts ‘That’s My Husband’ After Travis Kelce’s Big Play at Chiefs Game. DD: What did you do that made your spouse proud of you? My wife and I got married in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I got promoted in 1986. I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/taylor-swift-shouts-husband-travis-050640367.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
UA NEWS
— Wealthy parents in the US worry about Gen Z children’s careers.
https://ua.news/en/money/zamozhni-batki-u-ssha-nepokoiatsia-za-karieri-ditei-pokolinnia-z-fortune
MORNING SUN
— Struggling US home buyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%. DD: Mortgage rates were 17% when I took out a mortgage to buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972. They were 11% when I took out a mortgage to buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They were 9% when I took out a mortgage to buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. They were 9% when my wife and I took out a mortgage to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978. They were 14% when my wife and I took out a mortgage to have a home built in Wheaton 1984.
https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/09/20/struggling-us-home-buyers-and-market-face-new-hurdles-as-mortgage-rates-near-7/
ISKCON NEWS
— India Divided As Caste Census Begins. DD: What Caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $75,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. All my grandparents spoke German. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always known the aforesaid full-well. But nevertheless, they have always outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically painted my parents as having been filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://iskconnews.org/bn/india-divided-as-caste-census-begins/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALTY
— FOR SALE: Iron Gate Motor Condo: 2236 Ferry Road #115, Naperville – $1,000,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12751891
September 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Groups break into nearly 70 vehicles in parking lots near Bronzeville. At least 41 vehicles targeted at Illinois Institute of Technology parking lot. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bronzeville-chicago-crime-police-department-investigating-41-car-break-ins-parking-lot-33rd-state/19849568/
NBC5
— 10 protesters maced by federal agents outside Broadview ICE facility, 2 hospitalized. The protesters were “‘staging’ in the middle of street and blockings ICE agents from entering/exiting onto the property, which ensued confrontation with the ICE agents,” a village spokesperson said. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/10-protesters-maced-by-federal-agents-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3991170/
FOX32
— What to know as early voting begins in Chicago.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-e8gvas887ztie7jh
— Midterm Megadonors, Candidate Character & Rural Voters.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-zcal074dr7shn03l
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 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/2026/09/20/operation-midway-blitz-anniversary-detainees/
— Our mayor uses ‘corporate’ as a slur. But Chicago’s business community opts for constructive engagement.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/
— To bandits, robbing gaming machines worth the gamble. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/16/charles-selle-gaming-machines/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bearing-the-blitz/2026/09/17/operation-midway-blitz-ice-arrests-little-village-fears-of-displacement-gentrification
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260919/nation-and-world-politics/a-city-on-guard-what-the-raids-left-behind-after-operation-midway-blitz/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mr. Mayor, don’t use Jewish Chicagoans as political foils.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/commentary/ccb-brandon-johnson-michael-sacks-juf-letter-20260917/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— How Republican Darren Bailey sees the numbers adding up to victory in the Illinois Governor’s race November 3.
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/how-republican-darren-bailey-sees-the-numbers-adding-up-to-victory-in-the-illinois-governors-race-november-3/20260920063258/
— Republican U.S. Senate candidate’s mantra: Don’t vote for crazy, vote for Don Tracy.
https://muddyrivernews.com/top-stories/republican-u-s-senate-candidates-mantra-dont-vote-for-crazy-vote-for-don-tracy/20260920064156/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: The more critical that you are of Trump, the more that Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media promote you.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-09-20/in-colorado-a-gop-candidate-says-his-differences-with-trump-show-hes-with-the-voters
93.3 THE DRIVE & 25 NEWS NOW
— Bailey meets with voters at Morton Pumpkin Festival breakfast in GOTV effort.
https://www.933thedrive.com/2026/09/19/bailey-meets-with-voters-at-morton-pumpkin-festival-breakfast-in-gotv-effort/
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/09/19/gops-bailey-meets-with-voters-morton-pumpkin-festival-get-out-vote-effort/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-thousands-join-protest-outside-kennedy-center-expressing-concern-that-trump-might-tear-it-down/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says his planned arch would become a ‘military complex’ able to host drones and snipers. President Donald Trump says the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-his-planned-arch-would-become-a-military-complex-able-to-host-drones-and/article_75ac67d1-55df-55d4-92e8-8394675dfad1.html
ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and diversity to replace Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with Democrats who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/8605/1322372608
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Brandon Johnson’s So-Called Progressive Equity Agenda Is a Potemkin Village That’s Hurting the Black Community.
https://johnkassnews.com/brandon-johnsons-so-called-progressive-equity-agenda-is-a-potemkin-village-thats-hurting-the-black-community/
RAY HANANIA
— In Illinois, it’s the economy stupid, not Trump, not name-calling, not slimy scandals. Some elections are won by lots of PAC money & mudslinging, failing to address real issues facing voters. It’s one reason why so few taxpayers vote in local municipal, county or congressional elections.
https://hanania.substack.com/p/in-illinois-its-the-economy-stupid
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to get out the vote? I am going to hand-deliver DuPage GOP-provided envelopes to the 660 registered Republican and Independent voters in the 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. The envelopes will have DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels and contain a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided outstanding Voter Guide, and campaign literature from the Republican candidates who provided their literature to the MTRO. I have started stuffing the envelopes. As soon as the sample ballot is available, I will stuff it and head out the door. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: 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
— Your political affiliation ever-increasingly impacts your life. As Democrat domination of Illinois ever-increasingly increases, being a Republican ever-increasingly negatively impacts your life. Democrats ever-increasingly get rid of Republicans. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 or NIU 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 or DePaul 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. If I had become a Democrat, my Democrat Firestone Store boss would not have fired me when I told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile in 1971. If I had become a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors not have a) gotten rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. If I had become a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) got rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.would not have – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Your being a conservative, moderate, or liberal ever-increasingly impacts your life. Moderates get rid of conservatives. As moderates ever-increasingly take over Republican politics in Illinois, being a conservative ever-increasingly negatively impacts your life. If I had been a moderate, they would not have a) run a moderate against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, b) dumped me as the as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2004 and 2010, c) defeated me 69 to 13 when I ran for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004, d) almost got the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, e) dumped me as an ICRC Steering Committee member in 2007, f) dumped me as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, g) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, h) dumped me as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and h) dumped me as a membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in 2024. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To get more votes from voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that their problems are caused by voters who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinoisa.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, pushes back on Durbin over immigration terminology, work permits.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9a58d9b9-cc05-48f4-adf9-ddf6c9da69ad.html
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— City of Chicago Paid Migrant Crisis Workers to Do Nothing.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-paid-migrant-crisis-workers-to-do-nothing
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Three things to know three years later about the end of cash bail in Chicago.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/did-ending-cash-bail-increase-crime-illinois/
— Illinois’ 2nd-largest government union spent 38 times more on politics than member representation.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/seiu-illinois-political-spending-2025/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Texas shuts down company that coached Chinese on birthright citizenship.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/18/texas-shuts-company-coached-chinese-birthright-citizenship/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Socialism on two wheels: The fatal delusion of the city cyclist.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4732449/urban-bicycling-traffic-laws-physics/
— DD: Under socialism, you have to be a socialist to advance. Under Democrats and under RINOs, you have to be a Democrat or a RIMO to advance.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4730307/american-dream-opportunity-guarantee/
NEW YORK POST
— US universities are teaching kids to wage war on American society — where has the sanity gone?
https://nypost.com/2026/09/19/opinion/us-universities-teaching-kids-to-wage-war-on-american-society/
BLAZE
— Sanctuary cities’ get-out-of-jail fail.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/sanctuary-cities-get-out-of-jail-fail
CAMPUS REFORM
— Washington University in St. Louis’ ‘Academic Freedom’ series features far-left activists, including communist VP candidate.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/washus-academic-freedom-series-features-far-left-activists-including-communist-vp-candidate/30612
— University of Illinois partners on minority and women owned business program.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-illinois-partners-minority-women-owned-business-program/30611
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally assisted programs under Title VI, while Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs, subject to statutory exceptions. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment provides that no state shall deny any person within its jurisdiction “the equal protection of the laws.”)
COLLEGE FIX
— Federal judge strikes down Education Department rule stripping DEI grants.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/federal-judge-strikes-down-education-department-rule-stripping-dei-grants/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Race Narrative Is Driving Americans Apart. DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans oppress them: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/18/hanson-left-race-narrative-dying/
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
— Meritocracy at Center of Military Service, Hegseth Tells Cadets at Texas A&M. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who 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.
https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4606696/meritocracy-at-center-of-military-service-hegseth-tells-cadets-at-texas-am/
FEDERALIST
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialists.
https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-more-americans-would-oppose-socialism-if-our-education-system-werent-garbage/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— What Are Schools of Education Teaching Teachers? DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/what-are-schools-of-education-teaching-teachers/
— ‘Woke’ Is Not Dead.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/woke-is-not-dead/
NEWSMAX
— DD: How many noncitizens are there in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/census-midterms-redistricting/2026/09/19/id/1269974/
PJ MEDIA
— DD: Socialist leaders use Big Tent policies to take over political parties. Anti-conservatives ever-increasingly use the Republican Party’s Big Tent policy to take over and destroy the Republican Party. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialists.
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/09/19/chuck-schumer-built-the-big-tent-the-socialists-are-changing-the-locks-n4957435
— Do Washington and California Commies See Fires As Helpful Wreckers of Private Property?
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/19/do-washington-and-california-commies-see-fires-as-helpful-wreckers-of-private-property-n4957424
WESTERN JOURNAL
— DSA Democrats Praise This ‘Socialist Model’ – Communist Cuba’s Power Grid Collapses. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialists.
https://www.westernjournal.com/dsa-democrats-praise-socialist-model-communist-cubas-power-grid-collapses/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat voters ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/politics/black-voters-democratic-candidates-south.html
— Out of Work, and Too Young for Medicare? Here’s What to Consider. At best, older, laid-off workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/business/jobless-health-insurance.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hitting the road to stamp out socialism. In a six-week trip, the organization hopes to convince midterm voters that free markets still offer the best hope for solving the nation’s economic woes. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialists.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/19/nations-premier-business-group-is-hitting-road-stamp-out-socialism/
SEATTLE TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame all problems on Republicans.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/americans-arent-becoming-socialists-theyre-revolting-against-a-broken-political-economy/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW
— Socialism erodes liberty.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-why-socialism-erodes-liberty-3888665/
JILL SCHLESINGER
— Are recent grads worse off today?
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/14/jill-on-money-are-recent-grads-worse-off-today/
HARVARD GAZETTE
— When everything is politics on campus. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrats run education in America. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that colleges will accept you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/09/when-everything-is-politics-on-campus/
— Interracial marriages. DD: Many of my superiors and supervisors in the federal government were in interracial marriages. None of them were Protestant or German American.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/06/why-are-white-black-marriage-rates-so-low/
TUFFS
— DD: What did you do qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I worked my way through college and earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/its-economy-stupid-young-peoples-financial-struggles-shape-their-political-views
PEW RESEARCH
— Loyal Liberals. Liberal across most issues, they are invested in the Democratic Party and in domestic and international institutions.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/06/10/loyal-liberals/
PHYS
— CEO politics may shape how companies compete.
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ceo-politics-companies.html
YOU GOV
— Americans say they have more in common with people who share their political party than their gender, religion, or race. DD: What are your interests? Mine include promoting conservative principles. Tragically, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly reject conservative principles and drive conservatives out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct. Conservatives are more likely to be Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time like me.
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/50866-americans-have-a-lot-in-common-with-people-who-share-their-political-party
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among Americans’ many identities, their age and political party is the basis for sharing the most common interests and concerns, a recent survey shows. Fewer Americans say they share the most in common based on gender, religion, geography, money, or race. 27% of Americans say they share the most common interests and concerns with people in the same age group, among seven options asked about in the survey. 24% say they have the most in common with people who identify with the same political party. 17% think they have the most in common with people who live near them; the same percentage (17%) say they share the most in common with people of the same gender. Democrats and Republicans both are most likely to say the group they share the most common interests and concerns with is people who identify with the same political party (32% and 31%). Among the biggest differences by party: 27% of Republicans and 11% of Democrats say they share the most common interests and concerns with people of the same religion. 6% of Republicans and 19% of Democrats say people of their racial or ethnic background are the group they share the most common interests and concerns with. 12% of Republicans and 20% of Democrats say they have the most in common with people of the same gender.)
GOOD MEN PROJECT
— How Student Debt Changes the Modern Career Path. DD: Because I worked my way through college and graduated debt-free owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1970, I was able to a) help support my mother and brother 1970-1972, b) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, c) pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business and then accounting courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, d) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972, e) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, f) buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976, g) get married in 1978, h) etc. My taking graduate evening business courses helped me get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974.
https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/the-pressure-to-succeed-how-student-debt-changes-the-modern-career-path/
AXIOS
— DD; Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/18/house-republicans-lisa-mcclain-socialism-communism
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NATIONAL POST
— Canada: Does the government prioritize hiring competent workers? A new study found that 40 per cent of federal job postings examined prioritized applicants based on identity characteristics. DD: In America, for Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially 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. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who 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.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-eder-does-the-government-prioritize-hiring-competent-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two candidates pass each other in a corridor: one is heading into a job interview; the other has just finished. Neither will be evaluated merely by ability, education and experience. Who gets the job will also depend on skin colour, gender and other factors of group identity. This is Canada’s federal public service, today. A new study by the Aristotle Foundation reviewed 301 federal job postings across 59 departments, agencies and Crown corporations. Forty-two per cent prioritized, or potentially prioritized, applicants based on identity characteristics, while 4 per cent restricted, or potentially restricted, a candidate’s eligibility on the same basis.)
September 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— President Trump’s surprise endorsement of GOP candidate Bailey reshapes Illinois governor’s race.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-surprise-endorsement-republican-candidate-darren-bailey-reshapes-illinois-governors-race/19831920/
— Just days after a task force was launched to stop video gaming burglaries, a burglary crew used sledgehammers to get away with cash in Frankfort. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/video-burglars-use-sledgehammers-gaming-machines-chill-house-restaurant-frankfort/19830282/
— IL among states suing to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some to get green cards. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-visa-news-illinois-21-other-states-sue-stop-trump-rule-would-make-harder-immigrants-get-green-cards/19830911/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-were-confined-small-metal-enclosures-ig-report/19830694/
https://abc7chicago.com/story/ice-deports-service-members-families-pentagon-turns-immigrant-communities-fill-military-ranks/19830730/
NBC5
— Trump endorses Darren Bailey, calls him ‘very good candidate.’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/president-trump-endorses-darren-bailey-calls-him-very-good-candidate/3988748/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/governor-jb-pritzker-reflects-on-operation-midway-blitz-communities-are-not-back-to-normal/amp/
FOX32
— President Trump endorses Darren Bailey in Illinois governor’s race.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-0u4t35j5kbf05ulq
WBEZ
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) receiving welfare and/or b) handing out welfare.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/09/14/new-report-finds-35-of-chicago-households-dont-have-sufficient-food
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Trump backs Darren Bailey for Illinois governor as GOP candidate has sought to distance himself from president.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/donald-trump-endorses-darren-bailey/
— Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cards. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/green-card-restrictions/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson kicks off a reelection campaign with a speech full of bile.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/15/editorial-mayor-brandon-johnson-reelection-campaign-speech-division/
— Former federal prosecutor to take over as Illinois’ acting legislative ethics watchdog Oct. 1.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/former-federal-prosecutor-to-take-over-as-illinois-acting-legislative-ethics-watchdog-oct-1/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump endorses Darren Bailey in Illinois governor race — ‘Pritzker’s a disaster.’ Bailey — who’s in a tight spot as he appeals to moderate suburban voters — said he appreciated Trump’s nod, “but that’s not what this race is about.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/09/14/trump-endorses-bailey-pritzker-illinois-governor-race
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— President Trump endorses Darren Bailey as next Illinois governor.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/09/14/president-trump-endorses-darren-bailey-as-next-illinois-governor/91759317007/
STATELINE
— Can Darren Bailey actually beat JB Pritzker? What Illinois governor race polls say about his chances.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/can-darren-bailey-actually-beat-jb-pritzker-what-illinois-governor-race-polls-say-about-his-chances/
— Trump endorses Bailey to unseat Pritzker.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/trump-endorses-bailey-illinois-governor/
— More than half of students chronically absent at 8 Rockford schools.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/rockford-public-schools-absenteeism-report/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to promote abortion.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pills-are-keeping-abortion-accessible-even-where-its-banned-a-court-is-considering-restrictions/article_d14276c2-87c1-5e99-aa62-10bc63e6298f.html
DECATUR RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.decaturradio.com/2026/09/14/state-issues-more-medical-cannabis-licenses/
CRYSTALL LAKE PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/mchenry-countys-first-cannabis-dispensary-drive-thru-coming-woodstock
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— After delay, Chicago mayor’s office opens applications for the school board’s noncitizen advisory panel. DD: What percent of students are noncitizens?
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/14/mayors-office-opens-applications-for-noncitizen-advisory-board/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Trump: ‘I’m all for Bailey’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/15/trump-im-all-for-bailey-01076202
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Trump: ‘I’ve already endorsed him. I’m all for Bailey.’
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/14/trump-%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99ve-already-endorsed-him-i%E2%80%99m-all-for-bailey%E2%80%99/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-594/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Juliana Stratton is hiding from Illinois voters. That tells you everything.
https://wirepoints.org/juliana-stratton-is-hiding-from-illinois-voters-that-tells-you-everything-wirepoints/
JOHN KASS
— Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies.
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-way-w-john-kass-mayor-brandon-johnson-and-the-40-flies/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s record: Illinois wages grow 0% in 7 years.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-wage-growth-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s $5,000 checks turn politics into shameless vote buying.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/14/trumps-5000-checks-turn-politics-shameless-vote-buying/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘Socialists’ Are NOT Communists, New York Times Insists. Calling Trump a fascist is totally allowed, though.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/socialists-are-not-communists-new
NEW YORK POST
— Memo to Vance & GOP: You’ll never outspend the left — so stop trying.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/opinion/memo-to-vance-gop-youll-never-outspend-the-left-so-stop-trying/
— Stop using race in admissions — and leave wokeness behind.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/opinion/stop-using-race-in-admissions-and-leave-wokeness-behind/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Immigration Has Made Europe a Crime-Ridden Mess. And America isn’t far behind.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/immigration-has-made-europe-a-crime-ridden-dump/
BLAZE
— Trump offers Americans $5,000 if Republicans win both chambers: ‘Socialism is cool when our side does it.’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/trump-offers-5k-if-republicans-win-both-chambers
CAMPUS REFORM
— Gen Z Socialism Support Grows as Midterms Approach. DD: What did you do when you were young? 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 federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. 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 bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, and 1978. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984. I got married in 1978.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHck7RKdZo
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— No Americans Need Apply. Mr. Attorney General: Tear down this wall separating American citizens from American jobs. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://cis.org/Fishman/No-Americans-Need-Apply
COLLEGE FIX
— Loyola Chicago may cut 71 programs. Officials cite federal funding changes, enrollment declines.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/loyola-chicago-may-cut-71-programs/
— Nearly 40 universities maintain neo-segregated housing despite HUD demand to end practice.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/nearly-40-universities-maintain-neo-segregated-housing-despite-hud-demand-to-end-practice/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot rules to go into effect Monday, upholding a federal judge’s preliminary injunction blocking them.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/14/breaking-supreme-court-rules-on-trump-mail-in-ballot-rules/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/14/judge-blocks-usps-mail-ballot-rule/
— Mamdani Sounds Alarm as Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Immigrant Welfare Benefits.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/14/mamdani-immigrant-welfare-benefits/
FOX NEWS
— DSA-backed candidates are winning primaries and their vision for America is very different.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dsa-backed-candidates-winning-primaries-vision-america-different
— Moderates driven out of Democratic Party amid increasingly socialist streak. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What percent of the Republican leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district are conservative?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405041736112
HEARTLANDER NEWS
— Communism is on the ballot this November.
https://heartlandernews.com/republicans-strategy-to-combat-the-radical-left-agenda/
— DSA takeover of the Democrat Party is nearly complete.
https://heartlandernews.com/data-shows-the-dsa-takeover-of-the-democrat-party-is-nearly-complete/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Every College to Maintain a ‘Diversity Council.’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/san-diego-state-requires-every-college-to-maintain-a-diversity-council/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Socialist’ Childcare?
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/socialist-childcare/
— Against the Stay-at-Home-Mom Subsidy.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/against-the-stay-at-home-mom-subsidy/
— AI-Assisted Hiring Is Here; So Are the Litigation Risks. DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://natlawreview.com/article/ai-assisted-hiring-here-so-are-litigation-risks
NEWSMAX
— GOP Warned: Don’t Ignore ‘Affordability Crisis.’ DD: What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/socialists-affordability-crisis-republicans/2026/09/11/id/1269159/
— NY Democrats, Socialists Tout Their ‘Virtues’ to Deceive.
https://www.newsmax.com/george-j-marlin/elsayed-gordillo-schumer/2026/09/14/id/1269332/
— Socialist Revolution Behind Kirk Statue Vandalism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/posobiec-charlie-kirk-vandalism/2026/09/14/id/1269379/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Admin Invokes Law to Boot Welfare-Reliant Foreigners. Mamdani Is Furious.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/14/trump-admin-invokes-act-to-boot-welfare-reliant-foreigners-mamdani-is-furious-n4957227
POWERLINE
— The Democrats: A Socialist Party.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/the-democrats-a-socialist-party.php
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— No One Is Falling for Trump’s “Dividend” Check Gimmick.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2026/09/14/no_one_is_falling_for_trumps_dividend_check_gimmick_1205792.html
TOWNHALL
— The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Election Security.
https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/14/the-supreme-court-just-ruled-against-election-security-n2682955
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC DC & NBC SAN DIEGO & NBC NEW YORK
— How is American affordability impacting your life? Take this survey. DD: To deal with inflation, my wife and I spend more of our retirement savings.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/consumer/how-is-american-affordability-impacting-your-life-take-this-survey/4154045/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/nbc-7-responds-2/how-is-american-affordability-impacting-your-life-take-this-survey/4072223/
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/how-is-american-affordability-impacting-your-life-take-this-survey/6547408/
CNBC
— New college graduates overestimate starting salaries by nearly $24,000. DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. In today’s dollars, my starting IRS salary was $56,409 in 1971. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $103,395 when I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $150,715 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/college-grads-overestimate-starting-salaries.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today’s undergraduate college seniors expect to make about $80,000 one year after graduation. . .Yet, the average starting salary for recent graduates is $56,153, a difference of nearly $24,000. The disconnect between perception and reality only worsens over time. Students anticipate that a decade into their careers they will make $144,889 on average. That’s well over the average midcareer salary of $95,521.)
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Are You Rich? How the Wealthy Are Defined.
https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/are-you-rich-how-the-wealthy-are-defined
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Each year, Charles Schwab’s Modern Wealth Survey asks Americans how much money it takes to be considered wealthy. In the 2025 survey of 2,000 adults ages 21 to 75, respondents said a net worth of $2.3 million defines wealth. They also said $839,000 represents financial comfort. These figures are subjective. The Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances shows a median U.S. household net worth of about $192,900. That means many households fall well below perceived “wealthy” levels while still building financial stability.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— States and Cities Sue Over Trump’s Policy to Restrict Green Cards. The policy would give immigration officers wide authority to deny green cards to people using public benefits. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/green-cards-immigration-lawsuit.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/01/ai-work-regulations-california/
INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
— Orange County, Birthplace of the Reagan Revolution, May Be About to Elect a Socialist.
https://ivn.us/orange-county-birthplace-of-the-reagan-revolution-could-elect-a-democratic-socialist/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Accenture to Pay $25 Million to Resolve DOJ Discrimination Claims. DOJ says Accenture took race or sex into account when making hiring decisions to achieve progress toward non-public workforce composition goals. DD: My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasing gave more preference to my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were the aforesaid and 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. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/business/accenture-to-pay-25-million-to-resolve-doj-discrimination-claims-0dfcd657
— The Frustrations Behind Socialism’s Appeal. Young people are discouraged by high costs for housing and education and the burden of entitlement programs. DD: When you were young, what discouraged you? For me, it was my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors’ ever-increasing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Nevertheless, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and my job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-frustrations-behind-socialisms-appeal-3f8835e4
FORTUNE
— The American Dream isn’t what you think it is.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/15/american-dream-wealth-everywhere-millionaire-book-wealth-inequality-tax-policy/
— 40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs. DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://fortune.com/article/millennial-jobseekers-hiding-age-resume-labor-market/
FORBES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2026/03/31/how-inclusive-ai-design-can-combat-hiring-bias-and-reduce-legal-risk/
MORNING MONEY
— Vance shares Usha Vance’s candid refusal to attend the Dallas convention, using her response to champion traditional families.
https://www.morninghoney.com/p/jd-vance-uses-usha-vances-hell-no-response-to-push-his-family-values-agenda
MONEYWISE
— Being a millionaire isn’t enough to join America’s top 10% — here’s the net worth it actually takes to be in the top.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/articles/being-millionaire-isn-t-enough-164500172.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average household net worth is $1,063,700, meaning you’re wealthier than the average American if you’re worth more. This number is considerably higher than the median because averages can be skewed upward by the enormous fortunes held by the country’s wealthiest households. To break into the top 10%, though, you’ll need a net worth of roughly $2 million, according to the SCF. That means only about 1 in 10 American households clears that threshold.)
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
— Jamie Dimon Says The American Dream Is Slipping Away.
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/jamie-dimon-says-the-american-dream-is-slipping-away-88459.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Judge bars Trump administration’s ‘loyalty’ question on federal job applications. DD: Democrats run the federal government. To be hired, retained, and/or promoted, you have to be a Democrat. For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/09/judge-bars-trump-administrations-loyalty-question-on-federal-job-applications/
PBS
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/some-democrats-recalibrating-approach-to-transgender-issues
GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Congress created the EEOC to enforce civil rights laws in workplaces. Under Trump, the agency will stop collecting data on gender, race and ethnicity used to identify systemic injustices for 60 years. DD: I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/does-your-employer-discriminate-its-about-to-get-harder-to-find-out/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
GMAC
— These MBA schools produced the highest-earning graduates in the FT Global MBA Ranking 2026. DD: The list includes: Harvard- $259,874, Wharton- $246,813, MIT- $245,991, University of Chicago- $231,939, Berkeley- $220,903, and Kellogg- $219,821.
https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/business-programs/explore-programs/20-business-schools-highest-mba-salaries
EDUCATION CONNECTION
— 36 Companies That Pay For College. DD: I worked for Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. My entire life would have been different if they had reimbursed my tuition expenses. Except for some small token amounts, they did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, my job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, my job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and my job-related professional license in 1981. Many big private sector employers including UPS, FedEx, Fidelity, and JP Morgan Chase, reimburse such expenses. Further, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education expenses in 1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued that the courses I took a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses. They ignored/dismissed my Loyola and DePaul applications, job descriptions, and course descriptions.
https://www.educationconnection.com/financial-aid/companies-that-pay-for-college/
September 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Oak Brook display of thousands of American flags seeks to humanize 9/11 attacks. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/911-news-healing-fields-memorial-made-thousands-american-flags-seeks-humanize-attacks-twin-towers-pentagon/19812691/
NBC5
— ‘Let’s roll:’ Wheaton College graduate remembered as 9/11 hero. Sept 11, 2001, Todd Beamer, a Wheaton College student and basketball player, was on United flight 93 when the plane got hijacked. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lets-roll-wheaton-college-graduate-remembered-as-9-11-hero/3987109/
— Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/charlie-kirk-tribute-republican-convention/3987493/
WGN9
— CPS data shows 13 high schools are 80% empty.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/cps-data-shows-13-high-schools-are-80-empty/
WTTW
— 25 Years Later, Sept. 11 Impacts Felt at Home and Abroad.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/10/25-years-later-sept-11-impacts-felt-home-and-abroad
WGN RADIO
— Trump to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/ap-trump-to-commemorate-25th-anniversary-of-9-11-attacks-at-the-pentagon/amp/
WBEZ
— Construction sites will be required to be more welcoming to women under a new Illinois law. A successful legislative push embraced by Gov. JB Pritzker means the state’s male-dominated construction industry soon will have to make new job-site accommodations to employees who lactate and menstruate. Illinois is the second state with such a mandate. DD: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office in the 1990s, it converted its smoking room to a lactation room.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/09/11/construction-jobs-women-job-sites-illinois-law-pritzker-zahrah-hill
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders use Dolly Parton to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/dolly-parton-driver-gender-affirming-care/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/09/11/attacks-against-dei-stop-america-from-reaching-its-full-promise
— Chicago-area consultant, along with other experts, raised alarms about sloppy airport security before 9/11. But proposed reforms, such as the government taking over passenger screening from contractors hired by airlines, didn’t happen until it was too late. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/09/10/ohare-airport-security-terrorism-airlines-checkpoint-government-oversight
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Why suburban police are teaming up to fight video gambling smash-and-grabs. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260910/crime/suburban-police-form-task-force-to-target-video-gambling-smash-and-grabs/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-to-expand-access-to-grocery-stores/
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Illinois Education Association, local union presidents release joint statement after racist actions at high school football game.
https://www.hfchronicle.com/2026/09/11/illinois-education-association-local-union-presidents-release-joint-statement-after-racist-actions-at-high-school-football-game/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The more that you do to promote Trump, the more that Democrats and RINOs do to destroy you.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-11/empty-seats-socialism-and-trump-dominate-the-republican-midterm-convention
— Vance, Trump issue plea for Americans to vote Republican on last night of convention. DD: What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get out the vote? I hope that each of the 18 Republican candidates on the November 3, 2006 ballot in my precinct will soon provide the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) with enough of their campaign literature pieces so that I can pick up 400 for each of them and hand-deliver them to the 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter. That is 7,200 pieces (400 X 18). So far, I have placed 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels on 400 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes. I have split them into five batches and put them in walk order. I want to start stuffing those envelopes with MTRO-provided outstanding Voter Guides and the literature pieces ASAP. I want to start stuffing as soon as I have at least 100 pieces from each of the candidates. As soon as the sample ballot for my precinct is available, I will make 400 photocopies, stuff them, and head out the door. The 18 candidates are Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-10/vance-trump-issue-plea-for-americans-to-vote-republican-on-last-night-of-convention
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-republican-convention-pays-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-one-year-after-his-killing/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes says he has resigned his position. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors did far more than just investigate me. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) got rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/prosecutor-brought-in-to-lead-investigation-of-tru. mp-foes-says-he-has-resigned-his-position/article_f2a70791-5020-5c5b-8b04-b7fbd2102668.html
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democratic Socialists Are Winning Big Across America. Are They Losing Ground In Chicago?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/10/democratic-socialists-are-winning-big-across-america-are-they-losing-ground-in-chicago/
ILLINOIS
— Illinois Welcoming Centers Program. DD: Under Pritzker, those who are the following are ever-increasingly unwelcome in Illinois: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://omb.illinois.gov/public/gata/csfa/Program.aspx?csfa=1493
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Dave Syverson, a Republican from Cherry Valley, is sponsoring legislation requiring Illinois schools to teach about the events of 9/11 every year.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/11/marylands-moore-rallies-illinois-dems-01071867
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-805/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— 25 years later, America honors 9/11 heroes with solemn memorial services. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/11/25-years-later-america-honors-911-heroes-solemn-memorial-services/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Why They Hate Us: The Sources of Terrorist Conduct.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/why-they-hate-us-the-sources-of-terrorist
NEW YORK POST
— Vance takes on Abdul El-Sayed and ‘Mexican’ protester in rousing RNC midterm speech on ‘birthright’ American values.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/us-news/vice-president-jd-vance-reignites-spat-with-abdul-el-sayed-in-gop-midterm-convention-speech/
— Protester heckles JD Vance, spices up his GOP midterm convention speech: ‘Just discovered the symbol of the far-left.’
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/us-news/protester-heckles-jd-vance-spices-up-his-gop-midterm-convention-speech/
— Vance steals 2028 show at GOP convention — attendees deem VP ‘ready’ to be crowned Trump’s MAGA heir.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/11/us-news/jd-vance-steals-2028-show-at-gop-convention-attendees-hail-him-as-trumps-maga-heir/
AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY
— Affirmative Consideration, Not Affirmative Action. DD: Ever since the 1960s, all those above me have been under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who do not share my demographics. If had been born decades later if not years later, I never would have been able to work my way through college, earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, earn three job-related master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, or earn a job-related professional license.
https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/affirmative-consideration-not-affirmative-action/
BILLY GRAHM EVENGELICAL ASSOCIATION
— Australian Principal Forced to Resign for Refusing to Promote LGBTQ Content to Elementary Students. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire because I refused to promote their a) race and gender based preference giving, b) political affiliation discrimination, c) reverse discrimination, d) age discrimination, e) religious discrimination, and f) national origin discrimination.
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/principal-forced-to-resign-for-refusing-to-promote-lgbtq-content-to-elementary-students
— University of Georgia Training Claims Religious Liberty Is ‘License to Discriminate’ Against ‘LGBTQ People’
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/university-of-georgia-training-claims-religious-liberty-is-license-to-discriminate-against-lgbtq-people-1
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Parents have new way to determine if their child’s doctor is part of pro-trans group.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/10/exclusive-parents-have-new-way-to-determine-if-their-childs-doctor-is-part-of-pro-trans-group-1658402/
BLAZE
— Socialists and Antifa agitators tussle with Christians outside GOP convention — riot police respond.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/antifa-christians-gop-convention-video
— Outgoing Democrat demands taxpayers pay for transgender health care for detained illegal aliens.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/al-green-trans-healthcare-illegals
BREITBART
— Capacity Crowd Goes Wild for Trump, Vance at Midterm Convention Closing.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/10/capacity-crowd-wild-trump-vance-midterm-convention-closing/
DAILY SIGNAL
— True Democratic Socialists Can’t Run on Their Real Platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByJPzlCHGlo
DAILY WIRE
— The Hidden AI Battle For America’s Classrooms. Universities are pushing for AI tools to adopt DEI priorities.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-hidden-ai-battle-for-americas-classrooms
CHRISTIAN POST
— Trump reiterates warning against Democrat ‘dark age’ in final RNC address.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-reiterates-warning-against-dark-age-from-democrats-at-rnc.html
COLLEGE FIX
— UCLA features terror sympathizers at 9/11 anniversary symposium. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ucla-features-terror-sympathizers-at-9-11-anniversary-symposium/
EPOCH TIMES
— Never Forget
https://lists.theepochtimes.com/archive/ByjaBQktD/Jlid8tcrj/wQqUiYhGYFPe
FOX NEWS
— Crowd erupts as Vance smacks down protester waving Mexican flag.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/crowd-erupts-vance-smacks-down-protester-waving-mexican-flag-get-your-over-there
— ‘He is PROUD of those taking the stage tonight,’ ‘Charlie Kirk Show’ producer says.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxub7I7fblw
— America should not be a safe haven for those who promote terrorism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393500638112
— Moderate Muslim activist warns Mamdani promoting extremist politics.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396678566112
— Socialists will ‘kill the American Dream.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404907893112
— History proves socialism goes hand in hand with bigotry.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6404897454112
— Socialist anti-Trump protester blames ‘right-wing provocateurs’ for confrontation outside RNC.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404905551112
NEWS BUSTERS
— The View HATES Fetterman’s GOP Message, Claims DSA Only About ‘Social Security.’
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2026/09/10/view-hates-fettermans-gop-message-claims-dsa-only-about
— CNN’s Hunt Lets Pritzker Go Unchallenged on More ‘Trump Has Dementia’ Garbage.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/steve-malzberg/2026/09/11/soft-cnns-hunt-lets-pritzker-go-unchallenged-more-trump-has
PJ MEDIA
— Sodom and Gomorrica: Foster the Children.
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/09/10/sodom-and-gomorrica-foster-the-children-n4957078
— RNC Convention Honors Victims of Illegal Alien Crime, Remembers Those Lost on 9/11. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/10/rnc-convention-honors-illegal-alien-crime-victims-911-heroes-n4957106
STAND
— 9/11 25 Years Later. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. Far too many Democrats and RINOs boycotted the ceremonies.
https://afa.net/the-stand/culture/2026/09/911-25-years-later/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately, we have seen the rise of influence of Islamists in our culture. Islamist and socialist Hasan Piker is a pal of Michigan Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed. Piker has a lot of influence among many young people on the Left – he reportedly has 3 million followers. Piker says America deserved 9/11. He’s not the only one. Democratic Socialist Candidate Melot Kiros, running for the U.S. Congress in the Denver area, basically said the United States deserved what happened to us that fateful Tuesday a quarter of a century ago. Meanwhile, the media often downplays the Islamic angle to 9/11. But, in contrast, scholars note that the Qur’an teaches the faithful Muslim should “Fight those who do not believe in Allah” (Surah 9:29). Recently, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said that they would not allow people to call 9/11 a “terrorist” attack. But the hue and outcry caused them to reverse course, only for the case of 9/11. One of the lessons the West seems not to have learned in these 25 years is to recognize that there is a vibrant strand within Islam that is committed to violent Jihad. No whitewashing can wish this away. Post 9/11, one study found a 31% increase in mosques in the United States, just from 2010 to 2020. We cherish religious freedom in America, and well we should. But we don’t welcome those who would kill to advance their faith. Of course, there are virtually no churches in Islamic countries.)
TOWNHALL
— The Border Has Gone Quiet – but Here’s What the Cartels Are Up To.
https://townhall.com/news/cameron-arcand/2026/09/10/the-borders-gone-quiet-but-heres-what-the-cartels-are-up-to-n2682799
— Diet Coke Socialism. DD: My mother was raised on a farm and she never attended high school. She stayed home and raised me and my brother. To afford that, my father almost always worked second jobs. He died suddenly when I was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He never earned more than $75,000/year in today’s dollars. I had to work my way through college.
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2026/09/11/diet-coke-socialism-n2682757
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80 percent headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year. Vice President JD Vance champions the change, and the administration intends to do it without a vote in Congress. Superficially, the policy sounds good. Children raised in two-parent, single-earner homes outperform every other group in school and in earnings, and those families are the only ones reproducing above the replacement rate. We should want more stay-at-home mothers, and the vice president’s heart is in the right place. His plan is still a terrible idea. He is offering socialism-lite, and Diet Coke socialism never beats the real thing. Republicans spent 30 years arguing that welfare made people dependent on government. In the 1990s, former President Bill Clinton and the GOP restructured welfare to end dependency by allowing single moms to work or get a degree while their childcare costs were covered. The Vance Plan hands that money to mothers who stay home with working husbands, so long as the husbands do not earn too much and the mothers do not work. The income cap is near $75,000 in most states, and a couple with two children would collect $18,000 a year. If the father makes $70,000 and his boss offers a promotion with a 10 percent raise, the $7,000 increase takes the household to $77,000 and wipes out the entire $18,000. The father must turn down that promotion, and the next one, because the math does not change until the children turn 18. By then he is in his 50s and has passed on every rung of the ladder. The mom cannot take a part-time job, because anything paying less than $18,000 is a pay cut. A nurse who steps away for 5 years to raise kids can get recertified. A nurse who steps away for 25 years starts over at 50. That is the benefits cliff conservatives spent a generation warning about, and it remains even when the recipient is married and votes Republican. My Christian friends praising this idea are making families dependent on government and turning stay-at-home mothers into welfare queens. Many of the voices cheering this plan spent last year going through grocery receipts to decide whether a poor woman could buy a Coke with an EBT card. A subsidy conditioned on staying home invites a rule defining what staying home requires, and they will write it. The socialist left loves the collective and the post-liberal right knows what is best for your household, and both want a bureaucrat in Washington controlling your family. There is a better answer, which is to not take the money at all. Give an uncapped deduction per child for as long as that child is at home or in college, and let parents who homeschool or pay tuition deduct the school taxes they pay for a system they do not use. Then address the national debt, because people do not have children when they have given up on the future and the debt destroys the private sector’s opportunities. The people most supportive of this plan have given up on America and want to manage its decline. They have replaced the Republican establishment that gave us Medicare Part D and now want welfare expansion. Democrat-lite never beats Democrat. The vice president is gambling that socialists will balk at subsidizing stay-at-home mothers over working mothers. They will not balk. Democrats will take the deal and raise it, and each raise gets easier once Republicans concede that Washington should put families on welfare. It is also amateurish to divide the right this close to the midterms, pitting stay-at-home mothers against the mothers who work and will pay for it. Let parents keep their own money and run their households as they see fit. Pay down the debt, grow the private sector, and give hope back to the people instead of trying to manage a decline that itself is a choice.)
TURNING POINT USA
— Freedom Built to Last | Honoring Charlie Kirk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Log3saPGGk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 9/11 overshadows other major events of the past 25 years for many Americans.
https://apnews.com/article/sept-11-25th-anniversary-polling-4df26c1a52c88c9cd1d1bf07367db4d7
— Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing.
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-anniversary-gop-convention-5b5985c228a2e6d9128e7dc748c1da29
ABC NEWS
— Vance? Rubio? DeSantis? Cruz? Republicans at Dallas convention ponder options for post-Trump leader.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/vance-rubio-desantis-cruz-republicans-dallas-convention-ponder-136354801
— Hegseth blocks promotion of several Navy officers to 1-star rank. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors blocked my promotion to GS-14, my Democrat IRS superiors to GS-13, and my Democrat Post Office superiors to GS-5. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseth-blocks-promotion-navy-officers-1-star-rank/story?id=133498412
— DD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, nearly half of Americans view the Republican Party platform as being “too conservative.” They ignore, downplay, dismiss, and belittle the fact that a similar share view the Democratic Party platform as being “too liberal.’ Since 2000, RINO leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have used my promotion conservative principles and the Republican Party platform against me big time. Previously the RINO leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition used that against me big time. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. They ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that the more that I do to help elect them, the fewer votes that they will get, and especially from Independent voters. They would be overjoyed if I left the IRP and joined the Conservative Party of Illinois ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois ).
https://abcnews.com/Politics/thirds-americans-country-headed-wrong-direction-abc-newswashington/story?id=132583099
NBC NEWS
— Vance positions himself as a fighter for family values.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/vance-positions-fighter-family-values-national-birthright-rcna596594
NEW YORK TIMES
— Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump’s Convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/us/politics/vance-republican-convention-speech-trump.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight terrorism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/opinion/911-patriot-act-trump-politics.html
— What Would Charlie Kirk Do Today?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/charlie-kirk-killing-one-year.html?searchResultPosition=1
WASHINGTON POST
— Vance appears more like Trump’s heir apparent at GOP convention.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/10/vance-keynote-speech-gop-midterm-event-strengthens-image-heir/
DENVER GAZETTE
— Republicans competitive in blue-state Senate races thanks to socialists, not Trump, as party gathers in Dallas.
https://www.denvergazette.com/2026/09/10/republicans-competitive-in-blue-state-senate-races-thanks-to-socialists-not-trump-as-party-gathers-in-dallas/
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— Vance and Cruz share Dallas stage, offering a preview of the GOP’s future.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/vance-auditions-for-2028-as-cruz-makes-own-pitch-22425798.php
— Vance claps back at protester who interrupted his speech with a Mexican flag.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/vance-protester-gop-convention-22426655.php
DETROIT NEWS
— Vance seizes MAGA spotlight as Republicans begin looking beyond Trump.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/10/vance-seizes-maga-spotlight-as-republicans-begin-looking-beyond-trump/91701887007/
DESERET NEWS
— Vance pushes restoration of nuclear family, traditional marriage in primetime convention speech. The vice president spent much of his nearly half-hour speech highlighting the importance of the nuclear family and how the most important thing to do is find someone ‘who’s worth building a life with.’
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/09/10/jd-vance-donald-trump-gop-convention-speeches/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Targets the Wrong Base. It’s the ‘traditional Republicans’ he needs to get to the polls, not MAGA enthusiasts. DD: I have always been a traditional Republican.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-targets-the-wrong-base-d5886214
— The 9/11 Lessons for Next Time. The U.S. homeland is more vulnerable now than it was 25 years ago.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/9-11-25th-anniversary-twin-towers-terrorism-7fcb6674
— How the Unity of 9/11 Sowed the Seeds of America’s Deep Political Division.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/how-the-unity-of-9-11-sowed-the-seeds-of-americas-deep-political-division-41cf4d13
FORBES
— ‘The Story Of Socialism Is A Story Of Mass Suffering’: Trump Jr. Laces Into Dems Over ‘Communism.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtEDJ_KkCNk
FED WEEK
— An arbitrator has ruled in favor of the NTEU union in a grievance over firings of some 3,500 probationary employees at HHS last year, agreeing that they were a “reduction in force masquerading as probationary terminations” and not meeting the employee protections and other requirements of a RIF. The arbitrator also agreed with the union that the boilerplate language many agencies used to justify the layoffs on performance grounds was a pretext—another argument common to the challenges. (OPM since has changed the rules to no longer require that agencies cite performance reasons for firing a probationary employee.) DD: After I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious when they learned that they could not use probationary procedures to get rid of me. Nevertheless, they did everything that could to get me to transfer back to IRS, to transfer to another federal agency, or to quit. They gave me bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisals. They kept me off audits of IRS. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. Further, previously, in 1970, my Chicago Heights Firestone Store boss refused to let me start until after I passed a 2-week probationary period in Indiana. He would never had hired me, but his boss had assigned me to him. He did not have a college degree and he disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, my being Protestant, my being German American, my having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and my living in Crete.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/arbitrator-rules-for-union-on-probationary-employee-firings/
PSY POST
— DD; Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting women to blame Republicans for all their problems.
https://www.psypost.org/when-equality-rises-egalitarians-start-defending-the-establishment/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Karoline Leavitt trades White House podium for tough campaign talk as she unleashes on ‘extreme socialist’ Democrats.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16121781/Karoline-Leavitt-campaign-Republicans-Democrats.html
NEWS24
— Attempts at silencing Charlie Kirk have only amplified his voice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv9VO6pGBs8
GUARDIAN
— How far would you go to give your children a better chance in life? DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/jul/20/how-far-would-you-go-give-your-children-better-chance-life-richard-reeves
September 10, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Vice President JD Vance to deliver keynote address on final day of Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/vice-president-jd-vance-deliver-keynote-address-final-day-republican-midterm-convention-dallas-texas/19816642/
— Charlie Kirk remembered at GOP midterm convention 1 year after shooting death.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-shooting-year-political-activist-was-killed-front-thousands-utah-speaking-event/19816054/
NBC5
— Trump claims U.S. adults will get $5k ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/politics/donald-trump-dividend-5k-elections-republicans/3987081/
— Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ offer sparks intense criticism, questions of legality. President Trump’s proposal to send Americans $5,000 checks if Republicans retain control of Congress has sparked criticism and even mockery.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trumps-5000-dividend-offer-sparks-intense-criticism-questions-of-legality/3987329/
FOX32
— Charlie Kirk death: Where the case stands 1 year after his death.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlie-kirk-death-where-murder-case-stands-1-year-later
WTTW
— Despite More Diverse Applicants, Those Promoted in CFD Remain Overwhelmingly White, Male. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who 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. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/09/despite-more-diverse-applicants-those-promoted-cfd-remain-overwhelmingly-white-male
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican convention provides JD Vance center stage moment as party faces midterm verdict.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/jd-vance-republican-midterm-convention/
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Hoping to salvage midterms, Donald Trump makes dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/donald-trump-gop-dallas-convention/
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Republicans showcase their ‘big beautiful bill’ to voters, but the law’s impact has been mixed.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/republicans-big-beautiful-bill-impact/
— President Donald Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/donald-trump-500-obamacare-rebate-checks/
— Lake County Board GOP candidate may not appear on ballot: ‘It should be up to the voters.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/09/lake-county-board-jorge-sanchez/
— Donald Trump wants to send Americans money. Congress and economists don’t seem thrilled with the idea.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/donald-trump-money-congress-economists/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/cannabis-shop-streeterville/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Memories of 9/11 horror still fresh after a quarter-century. The worst bloodshed on American soil since the Civil War unfolded on an ordinary Tuesday morning in September.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/09/10/9-11-memories-25th-anniversary-twin-towers-chicago-scene
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/09/10/illinois-officials-put-pressure-on-trump-administration-to-restore-crisis-lifeline-for-lgbtq-youth
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Pushes For Clarity And Due Process For Exemplary Military Officers Whose Promotions Are Blocked By Pete Hegseth. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors blocked my promotion to GS-14, my Democrat IRS superiors to GS-13, and my Democrat Post Office superiors to GS-5. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign. Would Duckworth have come to my defense?
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-pushes-for-clarity-and-due-process-for-exemplary-military-officers-whose-promotions-are-blocked-by-pete-hegseth-96610.cfm?
BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— Republicans honor Charlie Kirk before Vance and Trump speak on Day 2 of convention.
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/national-news/the-latest-republicans-honor-charlie-kirk-before-vance-and-trump-speak-on-day-2-of/article_cea4077f-a7ff-5b2a-a221-095da4772f4e.html
WSPY
— Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey coming to Sandwich Fair.
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/republican-governor-candidate-darren-bailey-coming-to-sandwich-fair/article_f01c8453-a2a3-4bd9-b9fe-b95476ebc3ee.html
ELMHURST PATCH
— ICE Jail Unlikely In Elmhurst, Given State Law: Official. Residents speculated earlier this year that such a lockup may come to town.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/ice-jail-unlikely-elmhurst-given-state-law-official
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-592/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, about half of American voters view the Republican Party’s platform as being too conservative. They ignore, downplay, dismiss, and belittle the fact that a similar share view the Democratic Party’s platform as too liberal. Since 2000, RINO leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have used my promotion conservative principles and the Republican Party platform against me big time. Previously the RINO leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition used that against me big time. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. They ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that the more that I do to help elect them, the fewer votes that they will get and especially from Independent voters. They would be overjoyed if I left the IRP and joined the Conservative Party of Illinois ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois ). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— RINO leaders want the Republican Party to be the Democrat Lite Party. They want the Republican Party to dump 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 in its platform. But the Republican Party exists to promote conservatism. The Democrat Party exists to promote liberalism. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I challenge my critics/opponents to justify their demonizing me, denigrating me, and condemning me as being too conservative. To promote personal responsibility, I discourage the promotion of dependency on government and charity. To promote traditional marriage and family, I discourage the promotion of LGBTQ. To promote right to life, I discourage the promotion of abortion. To promote enforcement of immigration laws, I discourage the promotion of illegal immigration. To promote conservative principles, I discourage the promotion of vices. To promote Second Amendment rights, I discourage the diminishment of those rights. To promote equal opportunity, I discourage the promotion of Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, I discourage the promotion of race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Because of pensions, Chicago pays $157 for $100 of payroll.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-pension-crisis-payroll-premium-2025/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— 90% of colleges still don’t require the SAT, even as the Ivy League returns to it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/10/report-finds-90-colleges-resisting-return-mandatory-sat/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s $5,000 dividend pledge divides Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4721724/trump-dividend-pledge-divides-republicans-spending/
— Former presidents, excluding Trump, will attend 9/11 ceremony in New York City.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4721740/former-presidents-trump-911-new-york-and-jd-vance-moments-of-silence/
— The dark celebration of the ‘Kirkaversary.’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4720841/dark-celebration-kirkaversary/
— The Left made Charlie Kirk’s assassination inevitable. Stop burying the politics.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4720907/charlie-kirk-assassination-left-wing-identity-politics/
— They couldn’t win the argument, so they ended it: One year after Charlie Kirk.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4720866/charlie-kirk-political-violence-politics-progressivism/
NEW YORK POST
— 25 years after the horrific 9/11 attacks, America’s collective memory is fading — but the lessons learned mustn’t be forgotten.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/opinion/25-years-after-the-horrific-9-11-attacks-its-meaning-must-continue-to-stand-forever/
— Vance pays tribute to friend Charlie Kirk — credits widow Erika for major life decision.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/us-news/jd-vance-pays-tribute-to-friend-charlie-kirk-credits-widow-erika-for-major-life-decision/
BREITBART
— Liberals Are Worried Too Many Women Got Jobs Last Month.
https://link.breitbart.com/view/5d13d86afc942d626ccc80b7s8uyw.2vo/9942e99c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ever since the August jobs report was released last week, the legacy media and liberal pundits have been highlighting the fact that the payrolls show the net gains for women dwarfed the gains for men. Employers added 158,000 women to payrolls in August and just 4,000 men. “Women accounted for almost all of job gains in August. Here’s why,” CNBC announced. Fortune went with: “Who runs the labor market? Women accounted for 98% of U.S. job gains in August.” This is a curious development. Why are the financial press and liberal pundits highlighting these job gains for women? Surely it is not to celebrate the feminist economy of Donald Trump or a great stride toward gender equality achieved by tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill. The Secretly Sexist MAGA Agenda Finally, an analysis from Mike Konczal, VP Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project and a former staffer at the National Economic Council, explained it. “One of the great ironies of the second Trump administration has been that, despite their attempt to reassert a male breadwinner family model and make a gender vibe shift, men have gained no jobs under it,” Konczal explained. As it turns out, the reason for all these stories was that liberals were attacking a demon of their own imagining. They have conjured a patriarchal Trump economic policy out of nothing but their own conviction that deep down Trump and his supporters have been fashioning a world where only men work, a male breadwinner family model of the economy. The fact that nothing Trump has said or done supports this is entirely beside the point. They just know that’s what he really wanted, and they’re eager to point out that he failed at the thing they only imagined he was trying to engineer.)
DAILY CALLER
— One Year Passed, What Charlie Kirk Would Want From Us Now.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/09/10/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-florida-ohio-tpusa-erika-one-year-anniversary/
FOX NEWS
— RNC Midterm Convention chants Charlie Kirk’s name.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404864944112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— George W. Bush says Americans “don’t pay attention to the lesson of 9/11.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-w-bush-911-attacks-condoleezza-rice/
— Trump says he doesn’t think $5,000 dividend payments would need to be approved by Congress.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/president-donald-trump-dallas-texas-republican-midterm-convention-interview/
— Trump’s $5,000 dividend would reignite inflation and swell the U.S. deficit.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-5000-checks-inflation-deficit-economists/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— $5,000 Checks for Every American? What to Know About Trump’s Latest Promise. President’s trillion-dollar idea faces hurdles in Congress, risks sparking inflation
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/5-000-checks-for-every-american-what-to-know-about-trumps-latest-promise-0eb47fe6
FORTUNE
— Billionaire Democratic governor of Illinois Pritzker insists ‘Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote.’
https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/billionaire-democratic-governor-of-illinois-insists-republicans-have-done-nothing-to-earn-your-vote/
— Trump tries to bribe Americans to vote Republican with promise of $5,000 dividend — only if the GOP wins.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/trump-5000-dividend-republicans-midterms-us-debt/
— Trump’s first term had real stimulus checks. His second has promised ones tied to problems he started.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/trump-5000-check-republicans-midterms-stimulus/
September 10, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Northwest suburbs hope to capitalize on Presidents Cup visitors, international stage
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-northwest-suburbs-hope-capitalize-presidents-cup-golf-competition-visitors-medinah-country-club/19812042/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Today in History: Charlie Kirk killed.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/today-in-history-charlie-kirk-killed/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois service members killed in combat after 9/11 memorialized ahead of terror attack anniversary. Hand-drawn portraits of more than 300 Illinoisans killed overseas during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are now temporarily on display in the lobby of the Daley Center ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois/2026/09/09/illinois-service-members-killed-in-combat-memorial-9-11-terror-attack-anniversary
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? When you were a teen, what did you do when you were not in school? 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 delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/moment-of-youth/2026/09/10/teen-beach-gathering-conflict
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How we compiled Crain’s Best Places to Work 2026. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, it was the best place to work for those who were liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and the worst place to work for those who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/recognitions/best-places-to-work/ccb-how-crains-best-places-to-work-2026-were-chosen-20260909/
WGN RADIO
— How much are the top Illinois pensioners receiving?
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/how-much-are-the-top-illinois-pensioners-receiving/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senior Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis at the Illinois Policy Institute Bryce Hill joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how last year, the top fifty of Illinois’ state pensioners each averaged about $437,000. Together, they discuss the factors that could lead to such an unsustainable system and what measures need to be made to change it.)
STATELINE
— Northern Illinois University welcomes third-largest freshman class in a decade.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/northern-illinois-university-welcomes-third-largest-freshman-class-in-a-decade/
WAND TV
— Decatur’s 9/11 Memorial serves as tribute, but many remain unaware it exists.
https://www.wandtv.com/2026/09/09/decaturs-911-memorial-serves-tribute-many-remain-unaware-it-exists/
WCBU
— Rep. LaHood says mail-in voting will not be disrupted; Trump should work on affordability.
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2026-09-08/rep-lahood-says-mail-in-voting-will-not-be-disrupted-trump-should-work-on-affordability
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Office honors 9/11 victims with memorial wall.
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-sheriffs-office-honors-9-11-victims-with-memorial-wall/amp/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naper Pride Will Not Take Place This September: Organizers. This year’s Naper Pride event had been scheduled for Sept. 12.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naper-pride-will-not-take-place-september
WEST CHICAGO
— Mexican Independence Day Festival Street Closures – September 13.
https://westchicago.org/annual/mexican-independence-day-festival-street-closures-2026/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/09/a-year-after-operation-midway-blitz-chicagoans-are-still-picking-up-the-pieces/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/08/city-officials-promise-safe-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-this-weekend-1-year-after-midway-blitz/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Underwood.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/10/underwood-ready-for-the-next-rung-01070068
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: TAKEAWAY FROM TEXAS: IN DALLAS: We caught up with Jennifer Davis, the Republican nominee for the 8th Congressional District, about her take on the Republican convention – the first one she’s ever attended. Davis is impressed: “It’s an electric place,” she said, marveling at the size and choreography of an event that was pulled together quickly but has brought together a wide swath of Republican elected officials, candidates, donors and strategists from across the country. Along with 80 Illinois Republicans at the event, she spotted all the big national names, including Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Majority Leader Steve Scalise. “They all put their pants on the same way,” she chuckled at their approachability. Asked about the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the House, she argued that the midterm convention helps strengthen the party: “Bringing people together always helps advance a cause. The more people rally around the mission, the stronger the effort becomes.” As for the buzz around President Donald Trump’s role in the midterms, Davis largely sidestepped that. She said she’s focused less on national personalities and more on her own race back home. “I can’t wait to get back and door-knock,” she said. . . Republican Don Tracy is putting up billboards in Chicago and surrounding communities. The message will be variations of “Socialism Destroys Lives. Vote Don Tracy for U.S. Senate.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-804/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— One year later, Charlie Kirk’s voice still carries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/one-year-later-charlie-kirks-voice-still-carries/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker says anyone showing up in support of Trump’s midterm convention is ‘probably going to be disqualified’ from running in 2028.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/4718794/pritzker-midterm-gop-convention-disqualified-2028/
— I thought free speech could save America. Charlie Kirk’s murder proved me wrong.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4715290/charlie-kirk-murder-one-year-anniversary-free-speech-political-violence/
NEW YORK POST
— My friend Charlie Kirk, the ‘indispensable man’ — killed for seeking truth.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/opinion/my-friend-charlie-kirk-the-indispensable-man-killed-for-seeking-truth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It feels like just yesterday that America lost Charlie Kirk. I remember every detail vividly. Charlie and I were in daily contact that week as he prepared for his next national campus speaking tour. I was part of an intimate Zoom meeting he had organized the night prior to its first stop, at Utah Valley University. Less than 24 hours later, it was the site of his murder. Everything about the assassination was astonishing: The unconscionable security failure from the campus police and Charlie’s detail, the fact he was killed while modeling robust and respectful debate, the utterly depraved nature of the act and the apparent transgender-related motive of the accused killer.)
AMAC
— Four Big Ways Democrats Prioritize Illegal Aliens Over American Citizens.
https://amac.us/newsline/four-big-ways-democrats-prioritize-illegal-aliens-over-american-citizens
BREITBART
— Pritzker: Trump Likely to Send ICE Agents ‘Carrying Automatic Weapons’ to Polling Places.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/09/pritzker-trump-likely-to-send-ice-agents-carrying-automatic-weapons-to-polling-places/amp/
— Rubio Again Steps Aside for Vance in 2028, Says He Has No Plans to Run.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/rubio-again-steps-aside-for-vance-in-2028-says-he-has-no-plans-to-run/
COLLEGE FIX
— Not all UVU students agree on Charlie Kirk memorial (but most do!)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/not-all-uvu-students-agree-on-charlie-kirk-memorial-but-most-do/
FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible.
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
FOX NEWS
— Democratic student group to protest Charlie Kirk memorial at campus where he was killed.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-student-group-protest-charlie-kirk-memorial-campus-where-he-was-killed
— I spent eight years beside Charlie Kirk. Here’s what the world never understood.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/andrew-kolvet-spent-eight-years-beside-charlie-kirk-heres-what-world-never-understood
— In the year since we lost Charlie Kirk, the media has done its best to act its worst.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/year-since-lost-charlie-kirk-media-done-best-act-worst
— Charlie Kirk’s top debate moments and speeches.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404849508112
— Charlie Kirk’s 10 most powerful moments from college campuses to the Republican National Convention.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlie-kirks-10-most-powerful-moments-college-campuses-republican-national-convention
— Portland tattoo artist advertises $50 ‘Kirkiversary’ neck tattoos on anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death. https://www.foxnews.com/media/portland-tattoo-artist-advertises-50-kirkiversary-neck-tattoos-anniversary-charlie-kirks-death.
— Debate grows over proposal funding married, stay-at-home parents.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404831792112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Efforts to diversify the workforce have reached critical mass. Women accounted for 98 percent of new jobs added in August and now boast the largest gap in employment over men in history, outnumbering men by 432,000 jobs, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The employment gap has been trending smaller and smaller for decades, accelerating around the turn of the century with the cultural push toward equal representation of the genders in the workplace. And since Trump began his presidency, virtually all net job gains have gone to women.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-mission-creep-for-womens-employment/
PJ MEDIA
— Universities Are Still Obsessed With DEI. Trump Needs to Cut Them Off Entirely.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/09/universities-are-still-dei-obsessed-trump-needs-to-cut-them-off-entirely-n4957043
REASON
— Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional. The case hinges on the distinction between “unusual” weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.
https://reason.com/2026/09/09/urging-scotus-to-reject-ar-15-bans-the-trump-administration-explains-why-they-are-unconstitutional/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— GOP midterm convention lives up to its ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ hype.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6080104-trump-gop-midterm-convention-dallas/amp/
ROLL CALL
— Day One of the Republican midterm convention.
https://rollcall.com/2026/09/10/roll-call-on-the-road-day-one-of-the-republican-midterm-convention/
— Republicans make ‘crazed’ Democrats the focus of their first midterm convention.
https://rollcall.com/2026/09/10/republican-midterm-convention-trump-crazed-democrats/
NEWSWEEK
— Who Could Be the Next Charlie Kirk?
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-conservative-media-alex-clark-brett-cooper-riley-gaines-isabel-brown-amala-ekpunobi-12421024
— Erika Kirk’s Year of Grief—Timeline, Photos After Taking the Lead of TPUSA.
https://www.newsweek.com/erika-kirks-year-of-grief-timeline-photos-after-taking-the-lead-of-tpusa-12422643
— A Year Later, Charlie Kirk’s Death Has Fractured MAGA.
https://www.newsweek.com/year-later-charlie-kirks-death-fractured-maga-12423526
ABC NEWS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://abcnews.com/US/wont-erased-academics-defend-black-studies-amid-program/story?id=136117339
CBS NEWS
— Pritzker calls GOP midterm convention “a clown show” at Democrats’ Texas event.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-republicans-midterm-convention-clown-show-trump/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/trump-republican-convention-speech-takeaways.html
— Trump Floats $5,000 Checks to Americans if Republicans Win Midterms.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/09/us/rnc-trump-midterm-convention-updates
— Memorial on Anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s Killing Splits a Utah Campus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-assassination-anniversary.html
— Can the 9/11 Museum Tell Its Story for Another 25 Years?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/arts/design/sept-11-museum-memorial-finances.html
— DD: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To be woke is to reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/magazine/woke-antiwoke-outrage-future.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump makes case for Iran war, promises $5,000 payouts if GOP wins midterms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/09/oil-price-spike-iran-attacks-intrudes-gops-midterm-convention/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blast Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/10/trump-midterm-convention-strategy-republicans/91578267007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/06/sept-11-muslim-americans-and-a-new-backlash/91560611007/
WSJ
— The Long Shadow of 9/11, Told Through the WSJ Archive.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/sept-11-terrorist-attacks-anniversary-coverage-6339aa0b
— Key Moments From the First Night of the GOP Midterm Convention.
https://www.wsj.com/video/key-moments-from-the-first-night-of-the-gop-midterm-convention/653C9858-B504-4187-AD0B-5A61CAB366F2
BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s $5,000 Payout Promise Underscores GOP Midterm Peril.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/trump-urges-voters-to-let-him-finish-the-job-at-gop-convention
NEWS NATION
— Pritzker: Democrats have the ideas people really want to vote for. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/latest-video/democrats-have-the-ideas-people-really-want-to-vote-for-gov-jb-pritzker-newsnation-live/
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— To win the AI race, America must restore meritocracy and standardized testing.
https://www.dailynews.com/2026/09/09/to-win-the-ai-race-america-must-restore-meritocracy-and-standardized-testing/
STAR TELEGRAM
— What does a jury of your peers really mean? DD: Can you get a fair trial? Who are your peers? What is your jury appeal? My peers include people in northeast Illinois who are past/present federal employees, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was denied my 7th Amendment rights to jury trials because too few in the jury pool are the aforesaid. Too many in the jury pool are anti-federal employees, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article316108727.html
MILITARY
— NDAA Provision Would Require Written Notification from Hegseth to Officers Withheld Promotions or Fired. NDAA language “would require timely written notification within seven days” so officers aren’t blindsided, as put forward by Sen. Tammy Duckworth. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was eligible for regular retirement when I was 55 in 2003.
https://www.military.com/exclusive-senators-ndaa-provision-would-require-written-notification-hegseth-officers-promoted-fired
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/turns-out-keeping-dei-didnt-cost-companies-a-thing/589239
PHYS
— DD: On what are your successes attributed to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, that is, those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, noncitizen, etc.
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-luck-merit-inequality-equally.html
NPR
— A year after Charlie Kirk was killed, young conservatives navigate a divided movement.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5928517/charlie-kirk-death-anniversary-turning-point
— 1 year later, young conservatives still grapple with Charlie Kirk’s death.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5945761/1-year-later-young-conservatives-still-grapple-with-charlie-kirks-death
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Did 9/11 Really Change Everything?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/magazine/did-9-11-really-change-everything.html
NEW YORKER
— Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke? DD: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To be woke is to reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-the-democratic-party-still-too-woke
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Calls for Marco Rubio rattle Republican convention as JD Vance attempts to seize MAGA crown.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16119413/Calls-Marco-Rubio-rattle-Republican-convention-JD-Vance-attempts-seize-MAGA-crown.html
GUARDIAN
— Grief, fury, conspiracy: inside Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s killing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/09/turning-point-usa-charlie-kirk-killing-one-year-later
NEWS24
— Charlie Kirk was ‘someone who actually truly believed’ in the USA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiR9m2Z-vgc
— Charlie Kirk is most missed as the ‘indispensable’ figure for the MAGA movement.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/charlie-kirk-is-most-missed-as-the-indispensable-figure-for-the-maga-movement/video/1e62885f30eaa3fcc85ffcde847034df
— Entirely possible Charlie Kirk could have been a future president.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/entirely-possible-charlie-kirk-could-have-been-a-future-president/video/c70bd3644fa7ecd5689221e0c396d792
— Charlie Kirk was ‘one of the most important conservative figures’ in the USA.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/charlie-kirk-was-one-of-the-most-important-conservative-figures-in-the-usa/video/6199b0fb6350ea9e50d6e5946c7b4cb8
September 9, 2026 Evening Edition
GOP
— Night 1 of the 2026 Republican Convention.
https://www.youtube.com/live/mEGhDftKRJo
NBC NEWS
— President Trump delivers remarks at the Republican midterm convention.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/president-trump-delivers-remarks-at-the-republican-midterm-convention-269584453987
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker, Bailey take competing messages to Dallas GOP midterm convention.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/il-gov-jb-pritzker-candidate-darren-bailey-take-competing-messages-republican-2026-midterm-convention-trump-prominent/19811890/
— Fetterman makes surprise video appearance at GOP midterm convention.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/democratic-pa-sen-john-fetterman-makes-surprise-video-appearance-gop-midterm-convention/19812643/
— A field of 2,977 flags, one for every first responder and civilian killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is on display in Oak Brook as families, volunteers and visitors gather to remember the victims and their stories.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/911-news-healing-fields-memorial-made-thousands-american-flags-seeks-humanize-attacks-twin-towers-pentagon/19812691/
— 25 years later, 9/11 victims hope newly uncovered records will help illuminate Saudis’ alleged role. Victims’ families are pressing President Trump to declassify more materials.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/25-years-later-911-victims-hope-newly-uncovered-records-will-help-illuminate-saudis-alleged-role/19811041/
NBC5
— Pritzker, Bailey trade barbs over governor’s trip to Texas for midterm RNC.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-bailey-trade-barbs-over-governors-trip-to-texas-for-midterm-rnc/3986758/
FOX32
— Making the grade: Hinsdale South students score perfect 36s on the ACT. DD: What harmed your ACT score? For me, it was my spending far too many hours washing dishes for the minimum wage instead of studying.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/making-the-grade-hinsdale-south-students-score-perfect-36s-on-the-act
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans slam Democrats, declare devotion to Trump and get a boost from unlikely source during midterm convention.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/09/republicans-dallas-midterm-convention/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/09/08/chicago-trans-community-discrimination-steinberg
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Charlie inspired them’: Supporters still grieving Kirk a year after shooting.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260909/news/charlie-inspired-them-supporters-still-grieving-kirk-a-year-after-shooting/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bally’s blinks on $4 million threat in Chicago gambling fight. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling, pot, and other vices. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-brandon-johnson-video-gambling-20260909/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— NIU fall 2026 enrollment down 1.7% from last year; 17% over past decade.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2026-09-09/niu-fall-2026-enrollment-down-1-7-from-last-year-17-over-past-decade
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
— The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign continued a trend of enrollment milestones with a record-breaking class for the fall 2026 semester, marking the third consecutive year the university has tallied its largest-ever first-year class.
https://news.illinois.edu/illinois-welcomes-its-largest-freshman-class-ever-in-another-record-enrollment-year/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— These 61 organizations will receive $3.5M in Illinois local food grants. State program will serve 35 counties in effort to keep food local.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/these-61-organizations-will-receive-3-5m-in-illinois-local-food-grants/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-591/
— Pritzker joins Texas Democrats, deflects questions about 2028 presidential race.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/09/pritzker-joins-texas-democrats-deflects-questions-about-2028-presidential-race/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker in Texas, calls out Trump ‘dementia.’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_55dd8fb0-da81-46ae-a1e5-486675a6a52b.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Report from the Man That the Duck Tape Guy Attacked on American Flight 618
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/report-from-the-man-that-the-duck-tape-man-attacked-on-american-flight-618/
— Brother of Rosemont Village President and State Rep. Brad Stephens Steps Down from Jr. College Board Chairmanship after Harvard Felony Arrest
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/brother-of-rosemont-village-president-and-state-rep-brad-stephens-steps-down-from-jr-college-board-chairmanship-after-felony-arrest/
— Pritzker Not Even Included in Presidential Poll by Harvard CAPS Harrris
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/pritzker-not-even-included-in-presidential-poll-by-harvard-caps-harrris/
— Background on Pritzker Family Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/background-on-pritzker-family-money/
— Daniel Biss Coming to McHenry County Part of His Congressional District to Campaign with County Board Candidate Dee Darling
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/daniel-biss-coming-to-mchenry-county-part-of-his-congressional-district-to-campaign-with-county-board-candidate-dee-darling/
— Corbett Proposes Revamped Legislative Ethics Commission
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/corbett-proposes-revamped-legislative-ethics-commission/
— Wirepoints Founder Questions State Treasurer Michael Freichs’ Low Yield & Special Interest Investment Policy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/wirepoints-founder-questions-state-treasurer-michael-freichs-low-yield-special-interest-investment-policy/
— Lakewood to Assume Public Works Projects in Union Through an Intergovernmental Agreement
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/lakewood-to-assume-public-works-projects-in-union-through-an-intergovernmental-agreement/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fetterman flashes bipartisan chops with surprise video message at GOP convention.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/john-fetterman-flashes-bipartisan-chops-surprise-video-message-gop/
— A year after Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah Valley University shuts down campus for memorial.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/year-charlie-kirk-assassination-utah-valley-university-shuts-campus/
— One year later, Charlie Kirk’s voice still carries. He taught an entire generation that America is worth fighting for.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/one-year-later-charlie-kirks-voice-still-carries/
— America backslides on Sept. 11’s hard lessons about IDs, intel agencies and ports of entry.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/america-backslides-sept-11s-hard-lessons-ids-intel-agencies-ports/
— Never forget 9/11 means fighting the ideological war. America cannot defeat terrorism while refusing to confront the beliefs behind it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/8/never-forget-911-means-fighting-ideological-war/
NEW YORK POST
— On a day to never forget, too many have overlooked what happened on 9/11.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/opinion/on-a-day-to-never-forget-too-many-have-overlooked-what-happened-on-9-11/
— UC Berkeley Law intentionally discriminated against white, Asian applicants.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/us-news/uc-berkeley-law-intentionally-discriminated-against-white-asian-applicants-doj/
BREITBART
— Trump Administration Seeks to Exclude Illegal Aliens, Foreign Visitors from 2030 Census.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/trump-administration-seeks-to-exclude-illegal-aliens-foreign-visitors-from-2030-census/
— Pritzker Claims Democrats Have Ideas People Really Want to Vote For. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/illinois-tds-gov-jb-pritzker-claims-democrats-have-ideas-people-really-want-vote/
FOX NEWS
— Potential Dem presidential contender crashes GOP convention, tries to snatch spotlight from Trump. Pritzker charges Trump and GOP trying to ‘rig’ midterm elections.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/potential-dem-presidential-contender-crashes-trumpalooza-tries-snatch-spotlight-trump
NEWSMAX
— Trump Admin Seeks to Exclude Illegals From Census.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-admin-census-immigrants/2026/09/09/id/1268869/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker: Vance is Trump’s ‘chief bootlicker.’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6080162-pritzker-calls-vance-bootlicker/
CBS NEWS
— Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fetterman-video-rnc-republican-gop-midterm-convention-video-trump-steel-mccormick/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-immigration-policies-immigrant-children-health/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fetterman Addresses GOP Convention in Stunning Move.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/vance-trump-midterm-elections-2026-rnc
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Trump gets hero’s welcome by rowdy MAGA partiers as he kicks off first-ever GOP midterm convention… with several glaring absences.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16118547/Trump-gets-heros-welcome-rowdy-MAGA-partiers-kicks-GOP-midterm-convention-glaring-absences.html