FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Transportation Secretary Duffy says ICE agents are trained and can assist TSA at airports. Duffy’s statement comes after the president said ICE would go to airports Monday.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-says-ice-agents-are-trained-can-assist-tsa-airports/18751008/
— ICE agents expected at airports Monday, long TSA lines continue at O’Hare, Midway in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-agents-expected-airports-monday-long-tsa-lines-continue-ohare-midway-chicago-amid-dhs-shutdown/18751949/
NBC5
— Chicago travelers prepare as Trump pledges to place ICE agents at airports
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-travelers-prepare-as-trump-pledges-to-place-ice-agents-at-airports/3912008/
CBS2
— 4 dead, 17 injured in Chicago weekend shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-march-20-to-23/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/23/judge-temporarily-bars-government-from-revoking-work-authorization-of-former-hanover-park-cop-arrested-by-ice/
— ICE lodges arrest detainer against suspect in Loyola student’s shooting death
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/22/ice-lodges-arrest-detainer-against-suspect-in-loyola-students-shooting-death/
— Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/22/immigration-officers-airports-shutdown/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to the 2028 presidential campaign. DD: What have your critics/opponents criticized you the most for? My critics/opponents have criticized me the most for my being conservative, for my promoting conservative principles, for my promoting the Republican Party platform, and for my promoting conservative candidates. My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. According to my critics/opponents, to win, Republican candidates should officially dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and officially proclaim that they are Democrat Lite.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-democrats-sharpen-criticism-of-vance-as-they-look-past-trump-to-the-2028-presidential-campaign/
DAILY LINE
— Illinois House committee approves bill extending state pension buyout program. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO during the 1990s used buyouts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.thedailyline.com/illinois-house-committee-approves-bill-state-pension-buyout-program
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker brings heat — and 2028 buzz
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/23/pritzker-brings-heat-and-2028-buzz-00839505
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— New IRS Migration Numbers: Illinois Taxpayers Continue to Flee With Their Income. DD: Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to drive conservatives out of Illinois. If you are conservative, what keeps you in Illinois? For me, it includes a) my ancestors having lived in northeast Illinois since 1844, b) my having lived in Wheaton since 1978, c) my wife and I living in our home since 1984, d) my parents, my brother, and virtually all of my relatives having died, e) my having earned my bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license in northeast Illinois, and f) the conservative-created prosperity and safety that remains in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I have seen from what has happened in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton that sooner or later, where conservatives create prosperity and safety, Democrats and RINOs move in and destroy it. The Democrat Party platform creates poverty and crime.
https://wirepoints.org/new-irs-migration-numbers-illinois-taxpayers-continue-to-flee-with-their-income-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White supremacy, the latest race hustle. It has all the elements of classic Marxism. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are conservative, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/22/white-supremacy-latest-race-hustle/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The war on White supremacy is recycled Marxism. Because many who denounce it the most bitterly are themselves White, it’s also self-hatred. Whether they are politicians, bureaucrats, academics or authors, leftists can hardly open their mouths these days without blaming White supremacy for something. Earlier this month, when terrorists threw explosive devices at protesters outside Gracie Mansion, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s initial response was to condemn not the terrorists, who by their own admission wanted to create another Boston Marathon bombing, but rather those protesting the growing influence of Islam on the city. (Mr. Mamdani called the demonstration “a vile protest rooted in White supremacy.”) Wait, I thought Islam was a religion, not a race. Even the city’s Marxist mayor is a moderate compared with Cea Weaver, head of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, which sounds like a cross between an AWFUL (Affluent White Female Urban Liberal) and Josef Stalin. Ms. Weaver charges that “private property is a weapon of White supremacy” and the United States “built wealth for White people through genocide, slavery, stolen land and labor.” I wonder whom her mother exploited to get her $1.6 million home in Nashville, Tennessee.)
— Americans are defaulting on their loans at a record rate.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/20/americans-defaulting-loans-record-rate/
NEW YORK POST
— Illegal migrant accused of executing Loyola student Sheridan Gorman was cut loose twice under Biden
https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/us-news/venezuelan-illegal-migrant-accused-of-killing-loyola-student-sheridan-gorman-entered-country-under-biden-dhs-confirms/
— White House installs Christopher Columbus statue made from remains of toppled sculpture
https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/us-news/white-house-installs-christopher-columbus-statue-made-from-remains-of-toppled-sculpture/
— Why today’s immigrants to America are so hostile to their new country. DD: Far too many come to America a) to take advantage of the tremendous benefits and preferences that Democrats and RINOs give immigrants, b) to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) to convert everyone to their religion. My ancestors did nothing to turn America into Germany or to make everyone Missouri Synod Lutherans. They did homestead a 240-arce farm in southeast Crete in 1854, but that was not until after they had worked in brick factory in Chicago for 10 years.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/opinion/why-todays-immigrants-to-america-are-so-hostile-to-their-new-country/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While America is at war with Iran, crowds of immigrants, visitors and foreign students scream anti-American slogans as they cheer our enemies. On campuses, thousands of Middle Eastern international students have staged often violent demonstrations. They’re not shy about cheering on the Hamas slaughter of Israeli civilians. They haven’t just damned Israel but also often harassed Jewish Americans. . .In the mid-1960s, new laws junked the prior merit-based system and instead admitted immigrants chiefly on the basis of family ties and the purported need of the host country for inexpensive labor. In the 60 years since, Democrats began welcoming in anyone, legal or not, who simply crashed the border or claimed they wanted to study in the US. The old melting pot was banished, replaced by the “salad bowl.” Immigration was seen by the Left as the answer to why they’d never been able to complete their socialist agendas. The new “diversity” ideology peaked under Barack Obama and Joe Biden. It dictated that traditional America was still too white, too traditionalist, too Christian, too unfairly successful — and too hostile to the Democratic-socialist agenda.)
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Americans Replacing Americans: Fleeing Diversity and Threatening Regional Identities. Mass immigration and internal flight are dissolving America’s historic state identities, replacing rooted communities with transient populations and accelerating cultural and political upheaval. DD: As more and more and more anti-conservatives move into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservatives created there, poverty and crime will increase.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/03/22/americans-replacing-americans-fleeing-diversity-and-threatening-regional-identities/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Islamization of Britain is Almost Complete. British institutions are relentlessly embracing Islam, attacking classic British culture, and turning a blind eye to Islamic crime and antisemitism. DD: Hope Lutheran Church and Grade School in Park Forest where I graduated from and I was confirmed at as a Missouri Synod Lutheran in 1962 is long gone. But Trinity Lutheran Church and Grade School in Crete where I was baptized at as a Missouri Synod Lutheran at in 1948 and I attended grade school at 1953-1961 continues on. My father (John R.), my grandfather (John A.), and my great grandfather (John C.) graduated from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. Trinity Lutheran Church and Grade School in Crete left the Missouri Synod and joined the Wisconsin Synod in 1961.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/the_islamization_of_britain_is_almost_complete.html
BREITBART
— Transportation Secretary Duffy: TSA Wait Times ‘Going to Get Much Worse
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/03/22/transportation-secretary-duffy-tsa-wait-times-going-to-get-much-worse/
CAMPUS REFORM
— 2026 MIDTERMS: University of Illinois system employee donations in the 2026 cycle favored Democrats by about 56 to 1
https://www.campusreform.org/article/2026-midterms-university-illinois-system-employee-donations-2026-cycle-favored-democrats-56-1-/29553
FOX NEWS
— Democrats fight ICE airport deployment
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6391441724112
— Pritzker pushes prosecutions of Trump officials as part of Dem ‘Project 2029’ agenda. Pritzker’s calls to criminally prosecute law enforcement agents and Trump officials comes amid a months-long standoff with Trump over immigration enforcement policies. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never prosecuted me. But they took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, they delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS13, and they forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, they disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, and they disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 and they disallowed my sick leave requests when I was 19 and 20.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pritzker-pushes-prosecutions-trump-officials-part-dem-project-2029-agenda
— Pence: Trump upended ‘some aspects’ of GOP agenda but ‘hasn’t really changed the Republican Party.’ Pence tells Fox News: ‘I think that on the fringe and on the margins, voices of antisemitism in the party all need to be confronted.’ DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that you are an antisemite: conservative, Republican, Protestant, and/or German American. My Democrat superiors stressed that I am all of the aforesaid and that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978 to my many Jewish superiors and supervisors. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pence-trump-upended-some-aspects-gop-agenda-hasnt-really-changed-republican-party.amp
NEWS BUSTERS
— Pritzker Says Trump Has Dementia. DD: What would Pritzker say about you? From what I see, Pritzker would say that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, hater, and even worse things. Pritzker would stress that I share the following demographics with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Vietnam War draft avoider, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/steve-malzberg/2026/03/22/gov-pritzker-says-trump-has-dementia-cnns-erin-burnett-doesnt
PJ MEDIA
— Legacy Press Desperately Tries to Lose Another War for America. DD: Many, most, and at times, virtually all of my Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed Republicans like me who were 1-A for the Vietnam War draft but avoided it with deferments. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting hypocritical coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. My many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors and supervisors who were veterans took many big adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/03/22/legacy-press-desperately-tries-to-lose-another-war-for-america-n4950941
— California Bill Seeks to Recognize Muslim Holidays Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as Official State Holidays
https://pjnewsletter.com/ca-muslims-bill-gift/
TOWNHALL
— DHS Identifies Chicago Murder Suspect As Venezuelan National Released by Biden Admin in 2023
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/03/22/venezuelan-migrant-released-by-biden-administration-now-accused-of-killing-chicago-student-n2673262
— You Won’t Believe Why Democrats are Trying to Kick Chicago Residents Out of Their Homes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/03/22/chicago-residents-mobilize-to-fight-democrats-seeking-to-displace-them-for-obama-center-n2673256
— 300+ TSA Agents Quit As Democrats’ DHS Shutdown Drags into Sixth Week
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/03/22/300-tsa-agents-quit-over-unpaid-wages-as-dhs-shutdown-drags-into-fifth-week-n2673257
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— The ugly truth about ‘merit’ promotion in the federal government. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The more of the following that federal employees are, the faster that they can get promoted: Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The Democrats who run the federal government use “up-or-out” to get rid of their employees who are Republican, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 ($118,984) by age 25, GS-14 ($140,604) by age 30, GS-15 ($165,386) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($197,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/22/federal-jobs-compost-toilets-potomac/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: My critics/opponents have always been woke and will always be woke, that is, they always have blamed and always will blame conservatives for all the problems that those who are the following have: Trump-haters, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/woke-goes-up-in-smoke-474db388
— Hoping for a Big Raise This Year? Adjust Your Expectations. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under promotion freezes because of Gingrich budget cuts. Nevertheless, I got finally promoted to GS-13 in 1986 because a) I had earned an MBA in 1976, b) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I had had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1982, and e) the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 finally got back into power and assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me in 1986.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/hoping-for-a-big-raise-this-year-adjust-your-expectations-88e044f2
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION
— DD: What do you attribute your successes in life to? I attribute my successes in life to my parents and my teachers who promoted personal responsibility. They 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. My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger than me, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.jacksonville.com/press-release/story/1007351/joseph-hyacinthe-jr-releases-new-book-on-personal-development-emphasizing-character-faith-and-life-foundations/
HECHINGER REPORT
— DD: What worked against your getting a better ACT/SAT score and better GPAs? Instead of studying, I washed dishes for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and for 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965. Instead of studying, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. Instead of studying, I delivered mail for all the part-time hours that I could during my freshman and sophomore years at UIC 1966-1968 and junior year NIU in 1969 and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. Instead of studying, I worked full-time for a Firestone Store while I took a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971. Instead of studying, I worked both full-time for IRS and part-time for a Firestone Store pumping gasoline while I took my first 4 graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. Instead of studying, I worked for IRS full-time while I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1973-1976. Instead of studying, I worked for IRS full-time 1976-1980 and then for GAO full-time in 1980 while I took graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980. Instead of studying, I worked for IRS full-time while I prepared to take the CPA examination in 1979. Instead of studying, I worked for GAO full-time while I prepared to take the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. Instead of studying, I worked for GAO full-time while I took graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997.
https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-winning-a-prestigious-award-can-make-anyones-day-but-for-a-working-class-student-it-can-transform-a-life/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FBC NEWS
— Calls for transparency in civil service recruitment. DD: The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE). The Democrats who run the federal government abolished the FSEE because too few Democrats, minorities, females, and veterans passed the examination. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/news/calls-for-transparency-in-civil-service-recruitment/
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March 22, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: ACCORDING TO BREITBART: Cesar Chavez opposed illegal immigration every bit as much as Donald J. Trump. Chávez understood that illegal aliens undermined the wages of legal migrant workers and their union bargaining power. Cesar Chavez was so opposed to illegal immigration that, just like Minuteman Project of 2004, which was widely smeared in the legacy media as racist, Chavez put together his own militia to stop illegals from crossing the border. There are credible reports that violence was used as an example to others. To form his United Farmworkers Union (UFW), it was Chavez versus the growers, and for obvious reasons, the growers loved the open border. For just as obvious reasons, Chavez did not. And there you have it.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/21/east-chicago-support-cesar-chavez-rename/
— On the nation’s 250th, does Mayor Brandon Johnson realize America is having a birthday, not Chicago? DD: Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly anti-American.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/22/editorial-america-250th-birthday-chicago-brandon-johnson-celebration/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/22/opinion-iran-war-1979-hostages/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote birthright citizenship.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/22/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demand government preference for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/03/21/diversity-dbe-chicago-small-businesses-transportation-department
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & IPM NEWS & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Pritzker is far far far more to the left than Baily is to the right. Since 2022, Pritzker has moved even further to the left.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2026/03/17/illinois-governors-race-will-be-a-rematch-in-2026-between-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey/89204367007/
https://ipmnewsroom.org/illinois-governors-race-will-be-a-rematch-in-2026/
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-governors-race-will-be-a-rematch-in-2026/
DAILY HERALD
— Obligations of citizenship: Our republic depends on each of us to recognize our duty to be engaged, to be informed, to vote. DD: As is beyond obvious, my critics/opponents do not want anyone to learn anything about anything from my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Since 2000, they have focused on stopping me from putting my newsletters together and my sending them out. Failing that, they have focused on discouraging/stopping everyone from reading my newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents and their motives.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260321/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-obligations-of-citizenship-our-republic-depends-on-each-of-us-to-recognize-ou/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURES: DD: Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders are all far left. The mainstream news media outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically paints them as being moderate/centrist.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260321/us-congress-politics/how-democratic-congressional-nominees-fended-off-challenges-from-their-left/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports amid DHS funding standoff
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-threatens-to-deploy-ice-to-airports-amid-dhs-funding-standoff/
CWB CHICAGO
— Migrant arrested in Loyola student’s murder has been AWOL from court case since 2023
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/03/migrant-arrested-in-loyola-students-murder-has-been-awol-from-court-case-since-2023-records.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— There are far too many wrong reasons to vote for candidates. Far too many vote for Democrat and RINO candidates a) because they want to punish Trump, b) because the candidate hints/implies/argues/shouts that if elected, they will use government to give more preference to those who share the voter’s demographics and/or b) because the candidate and/or their spouse share the voter’s demographics. To get elected, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give more preference to voters who are Trump-haters, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. To get elected, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to promote more hatred against Trump, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, gun control, and Affirmative Acton and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Google AI: Political analysts and ethicists point to several “wrong” or irrational reasons for casting a vote, generally defined as those that do not involve a critical assessment of a candidate’s qualifications, policies, or potential to contribute to the common good. Common examples of potentially poor reasons to vote for a candidate include: Party Loyalty Over Substance: Voting purely along party lines without examining the specific candidate’s platform or character, driven by a belief that it is wrong to abandon one’s party. Single-Issue Voting: Supporting or opposing a candidate based solely on their position on one specific issue, without weighing the candidate’s stance on a range of other important matters. Candidate’s Appearance or Charisma: Focusing on superficial traits like a candidate’s looks, how they speak, or their “celebrity” status, rather than their policy proposals or governing ability. One historical example cited is an elector in 1852 who objected to a candidate purely because “he wears mustachios”. Unrealistic or Impossible Promises: Being swayed by grand but unfeasible promises, such as instantly lowering grocery prices or ending a war overnight, without scrutinizing the practical means of achieving them. Fear and Prejudice: Allowing fear of an opposing group (e.g., immigrants, different religious groups, other political parties) to dictate a vote, rather than a thoughtful consideration of the candidates’ merits. Voting for “Free Things”: Supporting a candidate purely because they promise government benefits or “free” programs, without considering the economic feasibility or overall impact on society. Ballot Position: Choosing a candidate simply because they are listed higher on the ballot, which studies have shown can influence voters who have not researched the candidates. “Feel-Good” Citizenship: Voting based on prejudices or delusions, which may provide psychological pleasure to the voter but result in supporting policies contrary to their own or the public’s best interests. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What will your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to help elect the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct on November 3? Of course, I will try to get as many sign locations as possible in my precinct. I will hand-deliver a DuPage County GOP envelope with my return address label on it to all the residences in my precinct that have a) at least one Republican registered voter and b) only NA registered voters. The envelopes will contain a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature from all of the candidates who provide their literature to the MTRO. The Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct are Tracy, Bailey, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland or Senak. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates you to help elect candidates? For me it is their demonstrated intention and ability to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I am a platform Republican. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— Suppression of Dissent in a One-Party State: An Honored Judge Fights Back. DD: Illinois is ever-increasingly becoming a one-party state. How soon will all the elected officials who represent those in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats? Once they are all Democrats, it will be harder for them to blame problems on Republicans.
https://johnkassnews.com/suppression-of-dissent-an-honored-judge-fights-back/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Trump says he will send ICE agents to airports if funding deal doesn’t pass. Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries during shutdown.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_9c45598b-b43d-493f-addb-37e1dfcf0c02.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Party That Forgot Its Base: How the GOP has Failed White America. Republicans chase a “multiracial coalition” while neglecting the only bloc that reliably sustains them—inviting internal conflict, diluted priorities, and a slow erosion of their own base.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/03/20/the-party-that-forgot-its-base-how-the-gop-has-failed-white-america-part-3/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Elgin fires cop who tipped off ICE on locations of criminal aliens. DD: As Democrat domination of Illinois ever-increasingly increases, the sooner that Democrats will get rid of you if you say or do anything that they do not like.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/21/illinois-city-fires-cop-who-tipped-off-ice-on-locations-of-criminal-aliens-1628655/
BREITBART
— Pritzker: Trump Officials Who ‘Broke the Law’ Must Be ‘Criminally Prosecuted’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/20/il-gov-pritzker-trump-officials-broke-law-criminally-prosecuted/
— DD: Democrat Leaders Say That Funding All But ICE May Help Them Legalize Some Of Their Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/03/21/dem-sen-welch-funding-all-but-ice-may-let-us-have-talk-about-legalizing-some-illegals/
— Anti-Trump Forces on Left and Right Openly Rooting Against America
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/03/21/marlow-anti-trump-forces-on-left-and-right-openly-rooting-against-america/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— Trumps Says He Will Deploy ICE Agents To Airports If Democrats Don’t Agree To Fund DHS
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/21/trump-ice-agents-airports-democrats-dhs-funding/
— Musk Offers To Pay Salaries Of TSA Agents Working Through Government Shutdown
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/21/elon-musk-offers-pay-transportation-security-agency-agents-salaries-working-government-shutdown/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Ungrateful Immigrant
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/17/the-ungrateful-immigrant/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrats are shutting down the federal government to fund their illegals.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maxine-waters-says-dems-are-shutting-down-gov-to-fund-illegals/ss-AA1NJXax?ocid=ob-fb-enph-376#image=2
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ, that is, how successful have they been discouraging/destroying traditional marriage in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Democrat leaders know that because unmarried people are far less likely to succeed than married people, unmarried people are far more likely to want/need/demand government assistance, that is, they are far more likely to vote for Democrats.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-pride-flag-at-stonewall-the-birthplace-of-the-lgbtq-rights-movement-was-just-taken-down/ar-AA1W4rMs
— Whatever happened to taking personal responsibility? DD: What did you take personal responsibility for? When I was in high school, no one thought I was college material. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Nevertheless, I a) took college preparatory courses, b) got an ACT score of 24, c) graduated in the upper 20% of my class, d) got accepted by UIC, e) worked my way through college, and f) graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) stress that Trump says that he is conservative and b) use what Trump says and does that conflicts with conservative principles and/or the Republican Party platform against conservatives and against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/opinion/trump-iran-save-act-reckless.html
— DD: Are you in a traditional marriage? In traditional marriages, men are responsible for earning enough money to pay the bills. But with Affirmative Action and DEI, employers have ever-increasingly hired, retained, and promoted women over men. Most if not virtually all of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were women. All of them had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had fewer professional certifications than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, all my Chicago office superiors and supervisors were women who were younger than me and did not share my conservativism, my Republicanism, my religion (Protestant), or my national origin (German). All of their parents were immigrants while my ancestors have been in America since 1844. When I was 49 in 1997, they took the lead in forcing me to retire. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/magazine/family-breadwinner-bad-habits-ethics.html
— DD: According Democrats and according to RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. According Democrats and according to RINOs, those who are the aforesaid have benefited the most from slavery. In my defense, while all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, they always lived in northeast Illinois. Since the 1960s, those above me have made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. What are your demographics?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/race-admissions.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my hometown of Crete. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and my ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854. According to my critics/opponents, back then, Crete was full of German Lutherans who were racist, sexist, bigoted, and even worse things. In Crete’s defense, I have always stressed the role it played in the underground railroad. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=underground+railroad+crete and https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/18/column-efforts-to-document-underground-railroad-sites-in-the-south-suburbs-gains-momentum/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/21/underground-railroad-trump-lawsuit-funding/
USA TODAY
— DD: Anti-conservatives demonize, denigrate, and condemn the College Republicans of America for selecting Brigham Young University student Kai Schwemmer to be its political director. What have you been selected for? What have your critics/opponents said/done about that? My critics/opponents demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) Milton Township Republican Organization for selecting me to be a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) in 1999, to serve as its webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, and for its failing to defeat me for RPC 2000-2026, b) GOPUSA for selecting me to be its Illinois Editor since 2000, c) Illinois Center Right Coalition for selecting me to be one its leaders in 2003-2007 and for its failure to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, d) DuPage Republican leaders for letting me serve as the fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2005-2021, and e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois for selecting me to be its chairman 2005-2012. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been too conservative. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/21/college-republicans-kai-schwemmer-nick-fuentes-groyper-movement/89228228007/
WFAE
— DD: Democrat leaders use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, and/or older. What do you say to Democrats who are White, male, and/or older who use AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans who share their race, gender, and/or age group?
https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-03-18/dismantling-dei-north-carolina-universities-work-to-strip-diversity-efforts-students-fill-in-the-gaps
FAST COMPANY
— Why ‘bringing your whole self to work’ is a trap. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on getting information on their Republican subordinates to get rid of them. They had my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates ask me questions to find out/confirm a) that I had avoided the Vietnam War draft, b) that I was conservative, c) that I was Republican, d) that I was Protestant, e) that I was German American, f) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, g) that I lived in Wheaton since 1978, h) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, i) that we did not adopt, j) that we did not become foster patents, k) etc.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91486099/why-bringing-your-whole-self-to-work-is-a-trap-especially-for-women-bring-your-whole-seslf-to-work-trap-for-women
NEA TODAY
— The Racist Beginnings of Standardized Testing. DD: What standardized tests have you passed? The most important tests that I passed were the CPA examination when I was 30 in 1979 and Certified Internal Auditor examination when I was 32, both of which I passed on my first attempt, something that only about 20% do. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors were furious that I passed those tests because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me and who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran had not taken either of the tests, had failed them, or had not passed them on their first attempt. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I passed the tests because I benefitted greatly from Republican discrimination against Democrats, and especially Republican discrimination against Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/racist-beginnings-standardized-testing
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Chuck Norris’ unapologetic political views that made him a Hollywood outsider. DD: Because I have always been a conservative, I have always been an outsider in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County and I was always an outsider in the Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15666043/chuck-norris-political-views-hollywood-outsider.html
ECONOMIC TIMES
— At a heated House hearing, lawmakers were stunned by testimony claiming that undocumented immigrants are often paid under the table, raising questions about taxes and public accountability. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/illegal-aliens-paid-under-the-table-explosive-testimony-on-undocumented-immigrants-stuns-house/amp_videoshow/129722152.cms
— Make things happen. DD: What did you do to make things happen? The Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. The Democrats who ran GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my IRS and GAO superiors encouraged me to do the aforesaid. In fact, they discouraged me because they wanted to promote over me my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and who did not have master’s degrees, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses like I had.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/quote-of-the-day-march-22-quote-of-the-day-by-heidi-klum-you-shouldnt-wait-for-other-people-to-make-special-things-happen-you-have-to-lessons-on-creating-your-own-memories-and-taking-control-of-your-life-by-the-first-german-victorias-secret-angel-and-supermodel/amp_articleshow/129722821.cms
FROM OTHER SOURCES
GOOGLE AI
— Wrong reasons to vote for a candidate. DD: Far too many vote for Democrat and RINO candidates a) because they want to punish Trump, b) because the candidate hints/implies/argues/shouts that if elected, they will use government to give more preference to those who share the voter’s demographics and/or b) because the candidate and/or their spouse share the voter’s demographics. To get elected, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give more preference to voters who are Trump-haters, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. To get elected, ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to promote more hatred against Trump, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, gun control, and Affirmative Acton 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.google.com/search?q=%22wrong+reasons+to+vote+for+a+candidate
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Political analysts and ethicists point to several “wrong” or irrational reasons for casting a vote, generally defined as those that do not involve a critical assessment of a candidate’s qualifications, policies, or potential to contribute to the common good. Common examples of potentially poor reasons to vote for a candidate include: Party Loyalty Over Substance: Voting purely along party lines without examining the specific candidate’s platform or character, driven by a belief that it is wrong to abandon one’s party. Single-Issue Voting: Supporting or opposing a candidate based solely on their position on one specific issue, without weighing the candidate’s stance on a range of other important matters. Candidate’s Appearance or Charisma: Focusing on superficial traits like a candidate’s looks, how they speak, or their “celebrity” status, rather than their policy proposals or governing ability. One historical example cited is an elector in 1852 who objected to a candidate purely because “he wears mustachios”. Unrealistic or Impossible Promises: Being swayed by grand but unfeasible promises, such as instantly lowering grocery prices or ending a war overnight, without scrutinizing the practical means of achieving them. Fear and Prejudice: Allowing fear of an opposing group (e.g., immigrants, different religious groups, other political parties) to dictate a vote, rather than a thoughtful consideration of the candidates’ merits. Voting for “Free Things”: Supporting a candidate purely because they promise government benefits or “free” programs, without considering the economic feasibility or overall impact on society. Ballot Position: Choosing a candidate simply because they are listed higher on the ballot, which studies have shown can influence voters who have not researched the candidates. “Feel-Good” Citizenship: Voting based on prejudices or delusions, which may provide psychological pleasure to the voter but result in supporting policies contrary to their own or the public’s best interests.)
March 21, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elgin police officer fired for social media post targeting undocumented immigrants. DD: As Democrat domination of Illinois ever-increasingly increases, the sooner that Democrats will get rid of you if you say or do anything that they do not like.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/20/elgin-officer-lentz-fired-social-media-immigrants/
— Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/20/pete-hegseths-christian-rhetoric/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: No longer old-school, matchmaking is drawing younger, more diverse singles looking for connections. DD: I would not be here today if a relative had not introduced my parents to each other. She knew that they were both conservative, Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), German American, and shared an interest in music. I would not have met my wife if she and I had not both attended a young adults social group meeting at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She is Catholic and I am MSL. I was impressed by her having worked for the FBI, having helped elect Big Jim Thompson, and the job she had working for the U.S. League of Saving Institutions.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/21/matchmakers-help-black-gay-singles/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans continue to cause all the problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/21/today-in-history-civil-rights-activists-march/
— A federal judge agreed Friday to block the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, agreeing with The New York Times that key portions of the new rules are unlawful. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Reporter since 2000. I should write about those “Republican” candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have done the most a) to stop me from learning about their events and b) to stop me from attending their events. I would focus on those who had their operatives and dupes throw me out of their events. I would focus on those who pander to the Democrat news media the most.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/20/judge-sides-new-york-times-reporters-access-pentagon/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Park District paints over César Chavez mural as calls grow to rename public buildings in Chicago. On Friday Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García called to rename a post office in Pilsen, while leaders at Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center began the process of getting community feedback on renaming the school. DD: FROM BREITBART: Cesar Chavez opposed illegal immigration every bit as much as Donald J. Trump. Chávez understood that illegal aliens undermined the wages of legal migrant workers and their union bargaining power. Cesar Chavez was so opposed to illegal immigration that, just like Minuteman Project of 2004, which was widely smeared in the legacy media as racist, Chavez put together his own militia to stop illegals from crossing the border. There are credible reports that violence was used as an example to others. To form his United Farmworkers Union (UFW), it was Chavez versus the growers, and for obvious reasons, the growers loved the open border. For just as obvious reasons, Chavez did not. And there you have it.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/20/leaders-at-southwest-side-elementary-school-named-for-cesar-chavez-moving-to-potentially-rename-school
— Chicago young voter turnout jumped from previous midterm primary, but it’s no ‘systemic rise.’ About 85,000 Chicagoans ages 17 to 34 voted in Tuesday’s midterm primary, with more mail in votes still to be counted. That’s up from the close to 62,000 voters in that age group in the 2022 primary. Residents who are 17, but will be 18 years old by the November general election are allowed to vote in the primary. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at young voters in Chicago and at everyone else that Republican candidates are racists, sexists, ageists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout that Republicans cause all the problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/21/chicago-young-voter-turnout-increase-midterm-primary
— Definition of a company man? DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, I would have been more than happy to work for the Post Office for the rest of my career. My 1970 bachelor’s degree in management would have helped me move up the ladder. But my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to get rid of me. They disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and they forced me to resign in 1969 by outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically claiming that I was not available to work enough part-time hours.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/20/ford-stamping-plant-chicago-heights-calbert-wright-employee-since-1963
— Outspent but not outrun: Stratton, Ford among primary winners who beat deeper pockets. DD: What offices have you ran for? If you lost, what caused you to lose? When I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer office in 2004, I got only 13 votes while my opponent got 69. My critics/opponents a) belatedly got one of their own to run against me and b) got their high-profile operatives and dupes to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me just before the vote was taken. They blamed me for Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich big time. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my qualifications including a) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, b) my having worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step-1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, c) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) my earning a master’s degree in accounting, e) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, f) my becoming a licensed CPA, g) my earning four more accounting-related professional certifications, h) my having served as the Treasurer of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 3 years, and i) my serving as the Treasurer in the Illinois Center Right Coalition since 2003.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/20/juliana-stratton-lashawn-ford-illinois-primary-winners-beat-deeper-pockets-rich-miller
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, the Iran War is being carried out to boost Trump’s ego and soothe his psychic wounds.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/21/iran-war-iranians-trump-ego-israel-allies-military-action-mona-charen
— AIPAC has become a political liability for many seeking office. DD: My critics/opponents have always painted me as being a political liability.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/21/aipac-israel-gaza-palestinians-illinois-primary-elections-natalie-moore
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO: Elgin police officer fired for social media posts about immigration enforcement. DD: As Democrat domination of Illinois ever-increasingly increases, the sooner that Democrats will get rid of you if you say or do anything that they do not like.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260320/news/elgin-police-officer-fired-for-social-media-posts-about-immigration-enforcement/
— DuPage County Board to vote on $2.5 million for Loaves & Fishes project. DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260320/news/dupage-county-board-to-vote-on-2-5-million-for-loaves-fishes-project/
— Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly dividing those who have demographics that vote for Democrats against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-the-power-of-connection-our-country-may-feel-divided-but-shared-events-bring/
NBC5
— University of Notre Dame announces free tuition for families making less than $150K. DD: In today’s dollars, my father never earned more than $50,000/year.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-notre-dame-announces-free-tuition-for-families-making-less-than-150k/3911249/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-blasts-trumps-war-with-iran-91803.cfm
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: What percent of the students in your school district are in America illegally?
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/03/21/english-learner-programs-in-illinois-schools-face-uncertainty-amid-federal-funding-cuts/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s push to abolish the Education Department reaches student loan portfolio. DD: Did you get a student loan and/or a scholarship? I got neither. My critics/opponents have always stressed that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. Further, they have always outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich and that is why I could not get a financial scholarship. They have always known that I had to work my way through college.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trumps-push-to-abolish-the-education-department-reaches-student-loan-portfolio/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday, the department announced it would seek to move its $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, the latest in a series of interagency agreements shifting programs out of the Education Department, which could only be officially closed by an act of Congress.)
INDIVISIBLE
— Wheaton, Roosevelt Road Resistance: No Kings III – March 28, 2026. DD: What are the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party doing to counter such Democrat propaganda?
https://indivisible.org/events/wheaton-roosevelt-road-resistance-no-kings-iii-main-st-2/
(FROM THE POSTING: On March 28, communities across DuPage County will gather along Roosevelt Road from Elmhurst to West Chicago for No Kings 3 —a coordinated, peaceful demonstration to defend American democracy at a moment when it matters most. Our goal is simple: to make democracy visible. To remind our communities that civic engagement is not a spectator sport. And to demonstrate that when YOU show up—physically, publicly, and together—democracy grows stronger. At 11 major intersections up and down Roosevelt Road, neighbors, families, activists, and first‑time participants will stand shoulder to shoulder, forming a visible line of civic resolve stretching across one of the county’s most traveled corridors. Each gathering point will serve as a beacon of democratic commitment. Bring your creative signs to wave to passing cars and join us with chants and songs as we connect with each other and our communities. Small American flags will be distributed at each intersection (while supplies last). On March 28, Roosevelt Road becomes more than a roadway. It becomes a statement. A gathering place. A line in the sand. No Crowns, No Thrones, No Kings! This location is being organized by the League of Women Voters – Wheaton and Indivisible DuPage in collaboration with partner organizations: Downers Grove, Milton, Winfield & York Township Democrats; League of Women Voters-Glen Ellyn; Democratic Women of DuPage County; Swing Left DuPage; and Illinois Muslim Action Network. Please choose a location convenient for you or based on the organization. *A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.*)
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-491/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I want to help the candidates who won in the March 17 Republican primary get as many votes as possible in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 to win in the November 3 election. I anxiously await hearing from them on what they want me to do through communications from the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and/or directly from their campaigns. The candidates are Tracy, Bailey, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland or Senak. Back in 2003, I organized a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that all the announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate attended: Cox, Kathuria, McKenna, Oberweis, and Ryan. More than 200 attended. Back then, in addition to my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I was the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the MTRO webmaster, and an officer of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I organized a major MTRO straw poll later that year that Ryan won. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to my critics/opponents, the more that I do to help elect candidates, a) the fewer votes that those candidates will get and b) the more votes that their opponents will get. If you were me, how would deal with that? Most commonly, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am far too conservative, and that therefore, the more that I do to help elect a candidate, that means that candidate is too conservative to win. My critics/opponents want the Republican Party to dump the following planks in its platform: 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). My critics/opponents stress the many big adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Protecting Which of the Vulnerable? DD: According to Democrat leaders, the more of the following that you are, the more vulnerable that you are because Republicans discriminate against you: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/sb-2805-protecting-which-of-the-vulnerable/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Without the Right to Life, No Other Rights Matter
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/without-the-right-to-life-no-other-rights-matter/
— Why Are Black Americans Still Trusting Democrats?
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/why-are-black-americans-still-trusting-democrats/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Failing California school district pays for black kids to learn to rap
https://nypost.com/2026/03/20/us-news/california-school-district-pays-270k-to-teach-students-rap/
BREITBART
— Why Cesar Chavez Suddenly Became Politically Inconvenient to the Left.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/19/nolte-why-cesar-chavez-suddenly-became-politically-inconvenient-to-the-left/amp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cesar Chavez opposed illegal immigration every bit as much as Donald J. Trump. Chávez understood that illegal aliens undermined the wages of legal migrant workers and their union bargaining power. Cesar Chavez was so opposed to illegal immigration that, just like Minuteman Project of 2004, which was widely smeared in the legacy media as racist, Chavez put together his own militia to stop illegals from crossing the border. There are credible reports that violence was used as an example to others. To form his United Farmworkers Union (UFW), it was Chavez versus the growers, and for obvious reasons, the growers loved the open border. For just as obvious reasons, Chavez did not. And there you have it.)
— Trump Celebrates 10th Month of Zero Releases of Illegal Aliens at Border
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/20/trump-dhs-zero-releases-of-illegals-at-border/
— ICE Cast as Cruel, Causing Emergency Room Chaos on HBO’s ‘The Pitt’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/03/20/ice-cast-as-cruel-causing-emergency-room-chaos-on-hbos-the-pitt-cant-we-just-tell-the-agents-to-fk-off/amp/
JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chi-Town Meltdown: Chicago Ramps Up Taxes and Debt in Familiar Death Spiral
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/03/21/chi-town-meltdown-chicago-ramps-up-taxes-and-debt-in-familiar-death-spiral/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Bailey faces uphill battle in Illinois governor’s race against Pritzker. DD: What uphill battles have you faced? Mine include getting promoted to GS-13. I finally made GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986, but not until after I had a) earned a MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) transferred from IRS to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power and assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me. Another uphill battle was keeping my GAO job at least until I was eligible for regular retirement when I was 55. I lost that battle when I was 49 even though I became a Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, and Forensic Accountant when I was 48, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48. I would have made GS-13 much sooner and I might still be a GAO employee if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5793205-darren-bailey-illinois-gubernatorial-race/
CBS NEWS
— Florida continues to draw spring break crowds. DD: When you were in college, did you take spring breaks? My Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors were furious when I took vacation days for a spring break in 1969 and drove to Daytona Beach with three of my female NIU classmates in my 1969 Dodge Charger SE. In 1970, I repeated the aforesaid. In 1971, while I was taking a graduate evening business course at UIC, I took advantage of a student package trip to the Bahamas.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/florida-continues-to-draw-spring-break-crowds/
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Future of the Democratic Party Is Emerging. DD: The Democrat Party is ever-increasingly a) anti-conservative, b) anti-personal responsibility, d) anti-traditional marriage and family, e) anti-life, f) anti-immigration laws and enforcement, g) pro-vice, h) anti-Second Amendment, i) anti-equal opportunity, j) anti-American, k) anti-White, l) anti-male, m) anti-older people, n) anti-Protestant, o) anti-German American, p) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and q) anti-those who have more money than others unless they are Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/opinion/democrats-midterms-iran-future.html
— An Army Reservist Owns a Cannabis Dispensary. It May End His Career. Selling marijuana is strictly prohibited in the military. What that means for soldiers who own businesses is unclear. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/nyregion/times-square-cannabis-army.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to hate not only Trump, but to hate America.
https://www.wsj.com/world/american-pope-leo-donald-trump-relationship-c5e7e0a1
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Economic Affirmative Action Is Working. Low-income students are the beneficiaries of the Supreme Court’s striking down race-conscious admissions. DD: How much money did your parents have? My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother did not work outside the home until after he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. Consequently, I had to and I did work my way through college. But my GPA suffered because of that. Because of that, I got no scholarships. While I was a junior and a senior in high school, instead of studying, I washed dishes for 28 hours a week during the school years and 40 hours a week during the summer in between. While I took classes at UIC and NIU, instead of studying, I delivered mail for all the part-time hours that I could during the school years and full-time during the summers in between.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/economic-affirmative-action-is-working
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
BOLLYWOOD SHAADIS
— Meet Juliana Stratton’s Husband, Bryan Echols As She Wins Illinois Democratic Senate Primary Race. Juliana Stratton and her husband, Bryan Echols share an enduring bond. All about their over 7-year marriage amid her Illinois Senate position win.
https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/meet-juliana-stratton-husband-bryan-echols-she-wins-illinois-democratic-senate-primary-race-76393
March 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/juliana-stratton-turns-focus-don-tracy-senate-election
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than $30M in outside spending shaped Illinois primaries, but wins were a split for big-monied interests
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/outside-spending-illinois-primaries-results/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Why some voters opted out of Tuesday’s primary. DD: How many voted in your precinct? At least 334 or 31% of the 1,086 registered voters voted in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. At least 186 (58%) cast Democrat ballots and at least 136 (42%) cast Republican ballots. In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. Because more and more and more employers in Illinois are Democrat or RINO, a) fewer and fewer and fewer Republicans will be hired and b) more and more and more Republicans will be gotten rid of. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/why-some-voters-opted-out-of-tuesdays-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Experts say turnout likely was affected by the number of contested races on the ballot as well as the strength of candidates. . .DuPage County is currently reporting the highest turnout level at 24.6%, which could increase when mail-in stragglers are eventually reported. . .Party line voting data isn’t available just yet, but based on totals from statewide races, it’s clear many more Democratic ballots were pulled in the suburbs than Republican.)
SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker administration opens down payment assistance program to spur homeownership. DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year when I was 24 in 1972. That enabled me to buy a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). My critics/opponents were furious about that. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome 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 and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/03/20/pritzker-administration-opens-down-payment-assistance-program-to-spur-homeownership/
WAND TV
— Springfield pro-life march highlights opposition to abortion, assisted dying law
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/springfield-pro-life-march-highlights-opposition-to-abortion-assisted-dying-law/article_433c11f7-3823-46fc-9945-1d23b2fc0511.html
WGEL
— Plummer Named Caucus Chair for Illinois Senate Republicans
https://wgel.com/news/2026/03/plummer-named-caucus-chair-for-illinois-senate-republicans/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say that Trump is dismantling democracy at unprecedented speed.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-19/trump-is-dismantling-democracy-at-unprecedented-speed-global-report-finds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before he was elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump hugged and kissed the U.S. flag as he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., in 2024.)
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint their illegals as being religious and b) use their faith leaders to glorify and praise their illegals and to fight their deportation.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/clergy-seek-court-order-to-allow-pastoral-access-to-immigrants-held-at-minneapolis-ice-facility/article_48744aec-6d07-53c8-b870-3c25923805ad.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against all Republican candidates.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/democrats-aim-to-turn-trumps-tariffs-against-gop-in-campaigns-for-governor/article_79e7a1da-a2e6-55e5-b8c0-77d67043f03e.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Condemning AIPAC spending ahead of 2028
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/20/democrats-and-the-aipac-question-00837345
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: STRATEGIC LAYUP: Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor, and his wife, Cindy, made a surprise appearance courtside Thursday at the Chicago Bulls game, swapping campaign stops for slam dunks — at least for a night. The visit wasn’t just about basketball. Bailey has been signaling a push to boost his visibility in northern Illinois, where stronger margins could make a difference in a statewide race. Pic! Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, was in Chicago on Thursday to raise funds for his hotly contested campaign. Spotted at an event at Trump Tower were Don Tracy, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, and Ted Dabrowski, who lost his bid for governor earlier this week. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and a group of fellow, self-described “Trump-ocrats” were there, too, Blagojevich then co-hosted a dinner party at the O’Hare Hilton along with entrepreneur Ranko Ristic. Whatley faces Democrat Roy Cooper, in a competitive contest.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kaczmarek has fixed her website. Now DuPage election results are available broken out by precinct. How many voted in your precinct? At least 334 or 31% of the 1,086 registered voters voted in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. At least 186 (58%) cast Democrat ballots and at least 136 (42%) cast Republican ballots. In my precinct, in the contested Republican races, a) Tracy got 61 votes, Evans 39, and the other candidates 29, b) Dabrowski got 66, Baily 32, Mendrick 27, and Heidner 11, c) Harris got 76 and Adamczyk 48, d) Noonan got 72 and Moore 61, and e) Helland got 71 and Senak 47. In the uncontested races, Eckhoff got the most votes with 129. Soloman got 5 write-in votes. The Milton Township highway proposition got 187 NO votes and 147 YES votes. I got 121 votes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Far too many who claim to be Republican are really RINOs, Democrat plants, or Libertarian plants. RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the platform’s 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. Far too many fight for more and more and more benefits and preferences for those who are minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Chicago’s Criminal Industrial Complex Meets Its First Real Check
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-criminal-industrial-complex-meets-its-first-real-check/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Vietnam veterans sue to stop construction of Trump’s ‘Independence Arch’ DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch/2511689/
BIZ PAC REVIEWS
— Gov Hochul begs New Yorkers to come back and feed the socialism machine after telling them to move to Florida
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/19/gov-hochul-begs-new-yorkers-to-come-back-and-feed-the-socialism-machine-after-telling-them-to-move-to-florida-1628187/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition. DD: Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run Illinois will ever-increasingly take away more and mor and more Second Amendment rights. One could recommend that if you are a Republican and you intend to stay in Illinois, you should buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for your self-defense while you still can. Democrats want to disarm Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
— Why Cesar Chavez Suddenly Became Politically Inconvenient to the Left
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/19/nolte-why-cesar-chavez-suddenly-became-politically-inconvenient-to-the-left/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— How Worksite Enforcement Works. ‘Briefcase immigration enforcement’ is the best way to demagnetize illegal immigration and boost arrests.
https://cis.org/Arthur/How-Worksite-Enforcement-Works. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 1986 law makes it illegal for U.S. employers to hire aliens who are not authorized to work. Employers must verify that all their new employees are eligible to work and maintain records showing those employees are employment authorized. ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Directorate (HSI) engages in “worksite enforcement” to ensure businesses are not employing unauthorized aliens. During worksite enforcement investigations, HSI can secure permission — from either the employer or a federal judge — to enter businesses and find illegal aliens. Traditionally, most immigration arrests occurred in worksites, not on the streets or in communities, and DHS should return to such an enforcement strategy.
COLLEGE FIX
— We asked students: ‘Who comes first: illegals or citizens?’ DD: Democrats ever-increasingly put their illegals ahead of American citizens. Overwhelmingly, illegals are minority, female, and/or younger, and want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and job skills, and/or have health and/or other problems, that is, they are future Democrats. RINOs ever-increasingly put their illegals ahead of American citizens because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/we-asked-students-who-comes-first-illegals-or-citizens/
— California Democrats advance measure to allow race-based preferences in financial aid
https://www.thecollegefix.com/calif-democrats-advance-measure-to-allow-race-based-preferences-in-financial-aid/
— SUNY seeks expert in ‘queer pedagogies’ to teach ‘adolescence education’ classes
https://www.thecollegefix.com/suny-seeks-expert-in-queer-pedagogies-to-teach-adolescence-education-classes/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Love Gun Control And Violent Criminals Because Both Can Punish You. DD: Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run Illinois will ever-increasingly take away more and mor and more Second Amendment rights. One could recommend that if you are a Republican and you intend to stay in Illinois, you should buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for your self-defense while you still can. Democrats want to disarm Republicans.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/20/democrats-love-gun-control-and-violent-criminals-because-both-can-punish-you/
— Senate RINOs Are Squandering Golden Opportunity To Fix Cracked Election System. DD: Far too many who claim to be Republican are really RINOs, Democrat plants, or Libertarian plants. RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the platform’s 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. Far too many fight for more and more and more benefits and preferences for those who are minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/13/senate-rinos-are-squandering-golden-opportunity-to-fix-cracked-election-system/
— If ‘Temporary Refugees’ Aren’t Removed Now, They Never Will Be
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/20/if-temporary-refugees-arent-removed-now-they-never-will-be/
FOX NEWS
— Senate Democrats admit illegal aliens participate in US elections despite opposing Republican-led voter ID legislation
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6391198932112
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Stand With Their Illegal Immigrant Criminals
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/19/brandon-gill-dem-saenz-we-can-rehabilitate-criminal-illegals-n2673099
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Fly to India for free: US’ Taj Mahal post, $2,600 for ‘illegal aliens’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/fly-to-india-for-free-us-taj-mahal-post-2-600-for-illegal-aliens/ar-AA1YSnWQ
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservative Jews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/opinion/anti-muslim-islamophobia-trump-republicans.html
— DD: For Democrats, governments exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/fbi-retribution-lawsuit.html
— To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/farm-labor-trump-migrant-workers-h2a.html
BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/20/arts/white-with-fear-pbs/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millions of Americans Are Going Uninsured Following Expiration of ACA Subsidies. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of her health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/millions-of-americans-are-going-uninsured-following-expiration-of-aca-subsidies-0051240d
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/new-survey-reveals-most-americans-back-lgbtq-rights-amid-divides-within-religions
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: For Democrats, governments exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/interior-renews-campaign-employees-snitch-dei-discrimination-department/412255/
FED WEEK
— OPM Emphasizes ‘Streamlining’ Personnel Vetting Processes. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/opm-emphasizes-streamlining-personnel-vetting-processes/
JANE FRIEDMAN
— The Newsletter Market Is Crowded, But Most of Your Competition Is Easy to Beat. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to articles that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in my newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents? I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://janefriedman.com/the-newsletter-market-has-become-crowded-but-most-of-your-competition-is-easy-to-beat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The newsletter has to be about something. . .Your newsletter can’t be for everyone. . .Should you charge readers for your newsletter?. . .Advertising and sponsorships: an underexplored option)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY PIONEER
— Happiness : Government Function or Personal Responsibility? Elenor Roosevelt: Happiness is not a goal – it is a byproduct of a life well lived.” DD: Would I be happier today if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, if I had become a Democrat, if I had become a yes-man?
https://dailypioneer.com/news/happiness-government-function-or-personal-responsibility
EMPLOYMENT LAW WORLDWIDE
— EEOC Reminds Fortune 500 Companies About DEI. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 year old in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.
https://www.employmentlawworldview.com/eeoc-chair-andrea-r-lucas-reminds-fortune-500-companies-about-dei-programing-us/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
NEWS LITERACY PROJECT
— Five steps for vetting a news source. DD: I am a political and government news and commentary aggregator. Ever-increasingly, Google steers me to non-credible news and commentary sources. Facebook and YouTube are not credible sources. I run http://www.gopillinois.com . I fully disclose that I am conservative and Republican. No one calls my tunes. All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post them on http://www.gopillinois.com comes from me. My income comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings.
https://newslit.org/news-and-research/is-it-legit/
FEED SPOT
— DD: My GOPUSA ILLINOIS Newsletter is One of the 100 Best Political Blogs to Follow in 2026
https://bloggers.feedspot.com/political_blogs/?_src=f2_newcampaign
March 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Bailey addresses supporters
https://wgntv.com/video/darren-bailey-addresses-supporters/11617116/
— Chicago vets denounce Iran war, urge current service members to resist. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://wgntv.com/military/chicago-vets-denounce-iran-war-urge-current-service-members-to-resist/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500K over allegations of discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/planned-parenthood-illinois-eeoc-discrimination/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FCC attempt to alter broadcast news is unconstitutional. Brendan Carr aims to reshape TV programming by requiring that broadcasters serve “the public interest” as he defines it, which evidently precludes news coverage that annoys the president. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to article that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in the newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/19/fcc-brendan-carr-tv-news-journalism-unconstitutional-trump-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk’s election loss won’t end legal fight with county board
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/dupage-clerks-election-loss-wont-end-legal-fight-with-county-board/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board. The Glen Ellyn Democrat has been locked in a yearslong battle with the board over how she runs the county clerk’s office and how bills get paid. That fight ended up in court and was a key factor in why the two-term incumbent found herself facing a challenger in the Democratic primary election. On Tuesday, DuPage County Board member Paula Deacon Garcia defeated Kaczmarek to become the Democratic nominee for county clerk. In November, she will face Republican Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, an attorney from Burr Ridge. Deacon Garcia and Kladis-Schiappa both say they would end the legal battle with the county board if they are elected. However, Kaczmarek will continue to serve as county clerk until the end of November. In the meantime, she says she intends to pursue an appeal she filed earlier this year. “The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election,” Kaczmarek said in a statement. Noting that a DuPage judge sided with the county in two recent rulings, a spokesman for the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said the office will “continue to vigorously defend the county in this matter.” Kaczmarek has argued that multiple opinions issued by the Illinois attorney general’s office have supported the contention that elected officials have internal control over their office. In addition, Kaczmarek claims the county has tried to require her office to make unnecessary budget transfers in order for bills to be paid. County board members counter that they don’t want to tell Kaczmarek what to do. However, they say the county can require its elected officials and department heads to follow basic accounting procedures and state laws on bidding. Still, Kaczmarek insists that the county board and the state’s attorney’s office “continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring” everything that the attorney general’s office has advised. “There must be independence of county officers from county board interference,” Kaczmarek said. “Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every attorney general’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County.” The county board filed a lawsuit in 2024 seeking a judge’s order to compel Kaczmarek into compliance with county accounting procedures for bill payments. At the time, Kaczmarek would not fill out the requested paperwork for budget transfers to get bills paid, arguing that it wasn’t necessary because there was enough money in her budget to cover the expenses. Last August, a judge ruled in the county’s favor and compelled Kaczmarek to follow the county’s accounting procedures. Then in December, the same judge ruled against Kaczmarek’s request for summary judgment, where she argued contracts with two election-related vendors were exempt from bidding rules because they fell under professional services. In January, Kaczmarek’s attorney filed the notice of appeal challenging both rulings. On Wednesday, Kaczmarek’s attorney, Ken Florey, said legal briefs from both sides should be filed in the coming months. He was hopeful a ruling could be issued before the November election. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek released the following statement Wednesday after her election loss: “The DuPage County Board and State’s Attorney continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring everything the Attorney General’s Office has advised for over 40 years. There must be independence of county officers from county board interference. Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every Attorney General’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County. The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election.”)
— What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/nation-and-world/what-americans-are-giving-up-to-afford-aca-health-insurance-according-to-a-new-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose — just to stretch it out longer. “Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine,” said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. “It’s so much with insurance, it’s crazy.” About 8 in 10 Americans, like Brown, who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are “a lot” higher, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF. A main reason for increased costs was the Dec. 31 expiration of enhanced tax credits that had offset premiums for most enrollees. For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they’re planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household needs.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois settles EEOC case alleging discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-planned-parenthood-eeoc-dei-discrimination-03192026/
WJBC
— Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registration. DD: Democrats use high schools to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/03/19/proposed-bill-would-require-illinois-high-schools-to-offer-voter-registration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-490/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Republicans Face Permanent Super Minority as Voter Turnout Collapses in 2026 Primary
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/illinois-republicans-face-permanent-super-minority-as-voter-turnout-collapses-in-2026-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headline number is stark: only about 33 percent of Illinois Republicans’ own modeled voter base showed up to vote. According to voter data, just 561,000 Republicans cast ballots in the primary. Campaign voter models estimate there are approximately 1.69 million Republican-leaning voters in Illinois. That means two out of every three Republican voters stayed home. By comparison, Republicans turned out about 47 percent of their base in 2022 – marking a 14-point drop in enthusiasm in just four years. Meanwhile, Democrats moved in the opposite direction.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Vehicle Emission Testing Available in Johnsburg on Saturday, March 21st and How Crystal Lake Got a Testing Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/vehicle-emission-testing-available-in-johnsburg-on-saturday-march-21st/
— With 100% of Precincts in McHenry County Board District 7 & 8, Challengers Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr Defeat Brian Sager & Larry Smith
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/with-100-of-precincts-in-mchenry-county-board-district-7-8-challengers-jeff-schwartz-and-marty-mohr-defeat-brian-sager-larry-smith/
— Misleading Headlines on Schwartz/Mohr Victories
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/misleading-headlines/
— UPDATE: Election Judge Dies in McCullom Lake, COUNTY CLERK JOE TIRIO’S STATEMENT
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/election-judge-dies-in-mccullum-lake/
— 56% Approve Referendum Seeking Opinion on Illinois’ Participation in Federal Scholarship Program
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/56-approve-referendum-seeking-opinion-on-illinois-participation-in-federal-scholarship-program/
— Biss Issues Victory Email
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/biss-issues-victory-email/
— Don Tracy on His GOP Senate Victory, Goes After Democratic Party Opponent Juliana Stratton
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/don-tracy-on-his-gop-senate-victory-goes-after-democratic-party-opponent-juliana-stratton/
— In the Two Hot GOP Committeeperson Contests Early & Absentee Ballots Show Interesting Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/in-the-two-hot-gop-committeeperson-contests-early-absentee-ballots-show-interesting-results/
— Contested McHenry Township GOP Precinct Committeeperson Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/contested-mchenry-township-gop-precinct-committeeperson-contest-results/
— Laura Fine Did Not Win the Democratic Party Nomination for Congress, But She Is Leading Daniel Biss for State Central Committeeperson, at Least in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/laura-fine-did-not-win-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-congress-but-she-is-leading-daniel-biss-for-state-central-committeeperson-at-least-in-mchenry-county/
— Hebron Township Citizens Vote Down Road Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/hebron-township-citizens-vote-down-road-money/
— Raja Wins McHenry County in Early & Absentee Votes, While Stratton Wins the State
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/raja-wins-mchenry-county-in-early-absentee-votes-while-stratton-wins-the-state/
— The $66.50 Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/the-66-50-ballot/
— Mohr Innovates in Campaign for County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/mohr-innovates-in-campain-for-county-board/
— Biss Gets Taken to the Woodshed after Former Student Tells of Uncomfortable Situation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/biss-gets-taken-to-the-woodshed-after-former-student/
— Real Reason To Have Voted Early
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/a-real-reason-to-have-voted-early/
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
— Another Example of Excessive State Regulation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/16/another-example-of-excessive-state-regulation/
— McHenry County Animal Cruelty Case Makes Kankakee-Area Newspaper
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/mchenry-county-animal-cruelty-case-makes-kankakee-area-newspaper/
— An Election Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/an-election-cartoon/
— Paul Harvey Talking about 2026 in 1965
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/paul-harvey-talking-about-2026-in-1965/
— Critique of GOP Gubernatorial Candidates’ Nights
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/critique-of-gubernatorial-candidates-nights/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave restaurant because it made people ‘uncomfortable’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/sarah-huckabee-sanders-asked-leave-croissanterie-made-people/
— Trump faces internal sabotage as Iran war exposes disloyalty. Kent resignation, Gabbard questions and intelligence leaks raise alarms.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/trump-faces-internal-sabotage-iran-war-exposes-disloyalty/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Congress should reject Pentagon’s $200 billion Iran war request
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4497964/congress-reject-pentagon-iran-war-request/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuaries Are a Public Safety Disaster. Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
https://cis.org/Oped/Sanctuaries-Are-Public-Safety-Disaster
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden CIA Warned About ‘Traditional Motherhood’ and ‘Homemaking’ as White Extremist Tactics. DD: How successful have Democrats been destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/19/biden-cia-warned-traditional-motherhood-homemaking-white-extremist-tactics/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary States Consider Bills to Hold ICE Officers Liable for Simply Doing Their Jobs
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/sanctuary-states-consider-bills-hold-ice-officers-liable
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Want to Make It Easy to Cheat at Polls
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ron-johnson-election-integrity-donald-trump/2026/03/18/id/1249998/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker knocks AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent big in Illinois races
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5791548-jb-pritzker-aipac-illinois-races/
CBS NEWS
— In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there’s fraud. DD: Illegals have false IDs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voting-process-photo-id-opinion-poll/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker and Stratton
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/18/us/illinois-election-primary-midterms
March 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Can anyone beat Darren Bailey in the Republican primary for Illinois governor? The campaign trail reaches a head Tuesday for Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick for a shot against Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/17/governor-illinois-republican-race-primary-results
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their ever-increasing domination of Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/editorial-dont-cry-for-me-in-november-primary-election-day-is-what-matters-most-in-this-state/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/opinion-iran-war-donald-trump-china/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/column-iran-war-donald-trump-oil-strait-of-hormuz-depetris/
CBS2
— Cook County and Chicago set records for early voting turnout in 2026 Illinois primary elections. DD: How many have voted so far in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-early-voting-turnout-2026-illinois-primary-election/
ABC7
— Family of Rev. Jackson clarifies endorsement confusion in hotly contested Senate race
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-election-2026-family-rev-jesse-jackson-retracts-endorsement-juliana-stratton-polls-show-close-senate-race/18722230/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders always fight efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2026-03-16/u-s-senator-dick-durbin-says-the-save-act-will-diminish-the-number-of-people-who-can-vote-first-listen
ASBURY PARK PRESS
— Immigration a central issue in Illinois primary
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/asbury-park-press/20260317/281625311818131
WHEATON RECORD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in Wheaton.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/03/16/two-wheaton-college-lectures-offer-different-perspectives-on-gender-identity/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County clerk is warning federal immigration agents not to appear at polling places during Tuesday’s primary election, saying such activity could violate federal law and intimidate voters.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4635f98c-2181-4360-b837-18042b1e610a.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I anticipate/expect that fewer Democrats will crossover today because there is less need to because of the ever-increasing total Democrat domination of Illinois. How soon will 100% of all elected offices in Illinois be held by Democrats? With no elected Republicans to blame for Illinois’ ever-increasing problems, who will Democrat leaders blame? They will ever-increasingly blame those still in Illinois who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will elect some RINOs to give Democrat elected officials some cover. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrats and RINOs believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Those who have demographics that vote for Democrats ever-increasingly dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America a long time ever-increasingly dump those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To what extent should voters assume a) that candidates who promote pot use pot themselves, b) that candidates who promote gambling are gamblers themselves, c) that candidates who promote LGBTQ are LGBTQers themselves, d) that candidates who promote mass/illegal immigration benefit from mass/illegal immigration themselves, and e) that candidates who promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI benefit from AA and DEI themselves? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leader have decided that they cannot win without their illegals, so therefore, they will never stop a) glorifying and praising their illegals and b) fighting their deportation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders run a protection racket. They ever-increasingly claim to protect those who vote for Democrats from those who vote for Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BILLY GRAHMEVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
— First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out of Reading LGBTQ Books
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/first-grade-christian-teacher-secures-right-to-opt-out-of-reading-lgbtq-books
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— Foreigners are snapping up US homes and stealing the American dream out from under families
https://thefga.org/op-eds/foreigners-are-snapping-up-us-homes-and-stealing-the-american-dream-out-from-under-families/
PJ MEDIA
— Dems Aren’t Even Hiding Their Election Shenanigans Now
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/03/16/the-morning-briefing-dems-arent-even-hiding-their-election-shenanigans-now-n4950678
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Jackson family says staff member led to erroneous Stratton endorsement
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5786706-jesse-jackson-juliana-stratton-no-endorsement/
— Divides on display in Illinois Democratic primaries
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5787236-illinois-democrats-primary-battle/
NBC NEWS
— Illinois primary puts Democratic divides on display up and down the ballot. A hard-fought Senate race, several raucous open House primaries and Gov. JB Pritzker’s bid to extend his control over Illinois politics are all at stake Tuesday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/illinois-primary-election-senate-ballot-pritzker-durbin-what-watch-rcna263527
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-data-numbers-deportations-000a289890193c94474f19b877eb37d1
MS NOW
— DD: Democrat judges and justices ever-increasingly defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. I should write about the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/judges-political-affiliation-president-appointment-deadline-newsletter-rcna214086
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/nobody-wants-a-traditional-marriage-anymore-17-uncomfortable-truths-couples-need-to-face/ss-AA1XKTA2
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— Poverty in New York City Inched Higher in 2024 for Third Year in a Row. DD: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/nyregion/poverty-new-york-city-report.html
— We Have Reached End-Stage Polarization. DD: Should I write about my critics/opponents who have had the most success promoting hatred against me?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion/trump-talarico-maga-religious-political-division.html
— Trump’s Efforts to Target Rivals Stall as Judges Cut Short Investigations. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have had the most success getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/trump-justice-department-investigations.html
USA TODAY
— Democrats joust over ICE, Trump donors in Illinois Senate primary. An aggressive style, including calls to abolish ICE, has helped Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton surge in the polls, which have recently swung between her and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/17/democrats-ice-trump-donors-illinois-senate-primary/89001554007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Never-Ending Race Preferences. Again activists attempt to gut the Golden State’s ban on affirmative action.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/californias-never-ending-race-preferences-0e7b74a2
FORBES
— 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.forbes.com/sites/adiaharveywingfield/2026/03/16/what-comes-after-dei-a-different-future-for-race-work-and-policy/
WEEK
— DD: Those who have demographics that vote for Democrats ever-increasingly dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America a long time ever-increasingly dump those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-travel-politics-religion-middle-east
NATIONAL TODAY
— California Activists Renew Push for Racial Preferences. Effort to gut state’s ban on affirmative action faces uphill battle after Supreme Court ruling.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/san-diego/news/2026/03/16/california-activists-renew-push-for-racial-preferences/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Pros and cons of working for the federal government under the Trump Administration. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions against me to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/16/pros-and-cons-of-working-for-the-federal-government-under-the-trump-administration
PENN STATE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/political-affiliation-may-help-drive-and-shape-persons-morals
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
— DD: Your political affiliation is public information. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. From the beginning, when I was 18 in 1966, they knew that I was a Republican and they used that against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/political-affiliation-influences-our-fear-of-data-collection/
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
— Political Affiliation Bias Heightens Workplace Tensions. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they wanted to get rid of me because I was a Republican who was conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2022/how-political-affiliation-bias-heightens-workplace-tensions/
SIRM
— Can Workers Be Fired for Their Political Affiliation and Activity? DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions against me to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/fired-political-affiliation-activity
HARVARD GAZETTE
— DD: What is your first recollection of seeing a Black? For me, it was in the 1950s when I saw young Blacks throwing stones at the grade school bus that I was in as it left the Museum of Science and Industry.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/06/study-explores-link-between-diverse-upbringing-and-later-political-affiliation/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from Republicans and to give it to Democrats. That is, democracy exists to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and to give it to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/03/08/negative-views-of-democracy-more-widespread-in-countries-with-low-political-affiliation/
GOVERNING
— DD: I anticipate/expect that fewer Democrats will crossover today because there is less need to because of the ever-increasing total Democrat domination of Illinois. How soon will 100% of all elected offices in Illinois be held by Democrats? With no elected Republicans to blame for Illinois’ ever-increasing problems, who will Democrat leaders blame? They will ever-increasingly blame those still in Illinois who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will elect some RINOs to give Democrat elected officials some cover.
https://www.governing.com/politics/why-states-should-think-again-before-closing-primaries
NPR
— DD: In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/04/nx-s1-5129679/can-someone-find-out-whom-you-voted-for-explained
POLITICO
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat jurors decide against Republicans. That is why I was denied my 7th Amendment rights to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf The jury pool in Chicagoland is overwhelmingly Democrat. Further, my demographics are terrible. In addition to being Republican, I am conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Because of the aforesaid, no jury would decide in my favor.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/10/trump-lawyer-e-jean-carroll-jurors-00096308
March 15, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— These are 8 races to watch in the 2026 Illinois primary election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-8-races-to-watch-in-the-2026-illinois-primary-election-2/3908065/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Democrat ever-increasingly push more vice. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/03/15/here-in-evanston-marijuana-vs-hemp/
LAST WARD
— What happened to Chicago’s Irish machine?
https://www.thelastward.org/p/what-happened-to-chicagos-irish-machine
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois State Bar Association evaluates candidates and makes recommendations. What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) did that and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to 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) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have came to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does it mean to follow conservative principles? it means holding yourself personally responsible to make the most of your potential, to be a contributing member of society, to take care of your health, to avoid vices, to follow the rule of law, to get an education, to get jobs, to qualify yourself for better paying jobs, to live within your means, to get married and have children, to keep your marriage vows, to be financially prepared for retirement, to promote conservative principles, etc.
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Before the Unity Breakfast, Grassroots Tell IL GOP: Unite Behind the Governor Nominee and Fund the Fight. DD: I hope that all the Republican candidates in contested primary races will attend the Illinois Republican Party Unity Breakfast on Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 AM, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Naperville.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/before-the-unity-breakfast-grassroots-tell-il-gop-unite-behind-the-governor-nominee-and-fund-the-fight.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hollywood trades faith, family and heroism for violence, sex and despair. Today’s movies should be excoriated not celebrated.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/15/hollywood-trades-faith-family-heroism-violence-sex-despair/
NEW YORK POST
— Obama Presidential Center wants 100 unpaid volunteers — while CEO Valerie Jarrett makes $740K
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/us-news/obama-presidential-center-wants-100-unpaid-volunteers-as-valerie-jarrett-makes-740k/
— The far-left media sympathizes with extremists who come to the US to cause chaos
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/opinion/the-far-left-media-sympathizes-with-extremists-who-come-to-the-us-to-cause-chaos/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani defends wife when confronted on work with anti-Israel author, decries rhetoric. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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://noticias.foxnews.com/media/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-work-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— 2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help hundreds of others
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-former-federal-workers-turned-their-firings-into-movement-to-help-hundreds-of-others/
WFMD
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended his wife, Rama Duwaji, on Friday during a press conference when confronted about her work with an author who called the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, “spectacular,” and described Jewish Israelis as “rootless, soulless ghouls.” DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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.wfmd.com/2026/03/15/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-on-work-with-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric/
BUZZ FEED
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn Erika Kirk and young White men.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/erika-kirk-facing-backlash-her-152325616.html
SAVING ADVICE
— Why Nearly 40% of U.S. Homeowners Are Mortgage‑Free — And Boomers Lead the Way
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/03/15/10725793_why-nearly-40-of-u-s-homeowners-are-mortgage-free-and-boomers-lead-the-way.html
PUBLIC INTEREST NETWORK
— Telling your personal story for a cause. How to use your personal experiences to connect and inspire action. DD: Obviously, I use my personal story to promote the conservative principles in the Republican Party platform. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) work my way through college, b) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, c) buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16 and new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. d) buy a new townhome when I was 24, condos when I was 25 and 27, a home when I was 29, and have one built when I was 35, d) get married when I was 29, e) earn a Civil Service Retirement System pension, f) etc.
https://publicinterestnetwork.org/resources/telling-your-personal-story-for-a-cause/
March 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What to know for Tuesday’s primary election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/daywatch-special-edition-what-to-know-for-tuesdays-primary-election/
ABC7
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare because the Democrat Party platform discourages/destroys traditional marriage and family and personal responsibility. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are becoming productive members of society.
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/18714014/
FOX32
— Chicago Teachers Union calls for school shutdown on May Day to protest Trump. DD: To send your child to a Chicago public school is to make your child hate not only Trump, but to hate all those who voted for him.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-school-shutdown-may-day-protest-trump
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/two-weeks-into-war-with-iran-trump-has-been-knocked-back-on-his-political-heels/article_b59d2a98-3a3f-58a8-a215-ff64c2fba0d5.html
WCIA
— Illinois Secretary of State’s Office accepting applications for annual summer job program. DD: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I washed dishes in 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail in 1967, 1968, and 1969. While the aforesaid jobs provided me with Social Security credits starting in 1964, Civil Service Retirement System credits starting 1966, and money to buy cars and to pay for my college expenses, they did not provide me with valuable work experience. In today’s dollars, my Post Office job paid $19.57-$20.87/hour.
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-secretary-of-states-office-accepting-applications-for-annual-summer-job-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Positions are available at Secretary of State facilities in Chicago, the surrounding suburbs, Springfield and locations throughout downstate Illinois. High school students earn $17 per hour, while college and trade school students earn $18 per hour. Graduate and law school students in select contractual positions earn $25 per hour.)
EVANSTON NOW
— Four protesters charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers, including one congressional candidate on Tuesday’s Democratic primary ballot, are asking a federal judge to order the White House to turn over communications that may have played a role in bringing forth charges last October. DD: I should write about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors who a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. I would focus on my Democrat IRS superiors who a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office superiors who a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have taken any of the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or nonveteran do not have Civil Service protections.
https://evanstonnow.com/ice-protesters-want-info-on-trump-admin-influence/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— LTC (Ret) Michael Pierce: SAFE-T Act harming Illinois citizens while Bill Foster stays silent. Pierce urges repeal of SAFE-T Act.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/amp/33795965/ltc-ret-michael-pierce-safe-t-act-harming-illinois-citizens-while-bill-foster-stays-silent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiMaVWlTzoU
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How interested in the March 17 primary are the voters in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Do they know which offices are on the ballots in their precinct and who the candidates are? Which contested races are they most interested in and why? What do they know about the candidates in the contested races? What criteria do they use to pick candidates? How much weight do they give to endorsements and fundraising success? Have they voted already? Will they vote? Have they/will they cast a Republican or Democrat ballot and why? Do they know that casting a partisan ballot affiliates them with that party for 2 years? How successful have Democrat leaders been shouting that if you do not like what Trump has said or done, you should cast a Democrat ballot, and if not that, you should do not vote at all? I am very interested in the election results in my precinct. I spent many hours a) putting 800 mailing labels for the Republican and NA voters in my precinct and 400 return address labels on 400 DuPage County GOP envelopes, b) putting them into walk order, c) stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature the five Republican candidates who provided MTRO with their literature, d) dividing them into 5 batches, and e) hand-delivering them. I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. Only one registered hard-D voter in my precinct threatened me for what I did. – Dave Diersen
— Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse and a candidate’s running mate have a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the spouse or running mate wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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, if elected, the candidate will provide the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that noncitizens have the “right” to come into America and to stay in America if they want to, b) that if you need/want/demand housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, etc., America must provide you with the aforesaid free, c) that no one really needs to make the most of their potential or become a contributing member of society, and d) that if you are minority, female, and/or younger, America must give you preference over those who are White, male, and/or older. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— When, from where, and why did your ancestors immigrate? I will never forget the diversity event that my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors held at which we were all forced to publicly disclose when, from where, and why your ancestors immigrated. Of course, I disclosed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany and that they immigrated to escape problems where they lived. Virtually all of my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Virtually none in the office was conservative and Republican like me. Virtually all of them had parents, grandparents, etc. who had been killed by the Germans in WWI and/or WWII. I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI and that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mayor Mamdani creates LGBTQIA office, names dude in dress as head
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/14/mayor-mamdani-creates-lgbtqia-office-names-dude-in-dress-as-head-1627316/
DAILY CALLER
— Mamdani Asked About Wife Liking Social Media Posts That Celebrate Oct. 7 Attack. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse and a candidate’s running mate have a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the spouse or running mate wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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, if elected, the candidate will provide the aforesaid.
https://www.aol.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-asked-wife-apparently-203514576.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump snarls GOP’s midterm message
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5783575-trump-midterm-message-affordability-iran-reconciliation/
REUTERS
— Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates. DD: Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/communist-party-fields-nearly-93-candidates-vietnam-holds-parliament-elections-2026-03-15/
— The Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded its University of Florida chapter and asked the school to remove it as a student organization due to alleged misconduct that includes antisemitism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/republicans-close-university-of-florida-chapter-over-alleged-antisemitism/ar-AA1YCXXI
AOL
— What salary is needed to afford a house in Chicago in 2026? DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year when I was 24 in 1972. That enabled me to buy a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). My critics/opponents were furious about that. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome 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 and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://www.aol.com/articles/salary-afford-house-chicago-2026-191831571.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Housing affordability: Chicago: Income needed to afford a home: $81,624, Median household income: $98,878, Share of income required to afford monthly housing payments: 24.8%, Share of listings affordable for median earners: 65.5%)
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS?ocid=iehp_%25#image=2
USA TODAY
— No Kings Protest planned March 28, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-kings-protest-march-28-164302445.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump targets housing affordability in new executive orders. DD: My critics/opponents were furious when I bought a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome 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 and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In 1972, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/trump-targets-housing-affordability-in-new-executive-orders/ar-AA1YzwCf
KPBS
— Professor sees echoes of Vietnam, Iraq in Iran war rhetoric. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, 1-A for the draft, and had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/military/2026/03/10/san-diego-state-professor-sees-echoes-of-vietnam-iraq-in-iran-war-rhetoric
GOOD NEW PROJECT
— Personal Growth Today: Responsibility and Better Choices 2026 Personal growth in 2026 means owning choices: lead with emotional control, reduce decision fatigue, and build habits that stay steady under pressure.
https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/personal-growth-today-responsibility-and-better-choices-2026/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Skills-based hiring: How employers should explain it to degree holders. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I learned earning the following a) was not job-related, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) was done by me to get a job in the private sector, and/or d) was done by me to qualify myself for a new trade or business: a) a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, b) an MBA in 1976, c) a CPA certificate in 1979, d) a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) a Certified Internal Auditor certificate in 1981, f) a CPA license in 1981, g) a Certified Fraud Examiner certificate in 1990, h) a Certified Government Financial Manager certificate in 1994, i) a Certified Financial Services Auditor certificate in 1996, j) a Forensic Accountant certificate in 1997, and k) a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/14/skills-based-hiring-how-employers-should-explain-it-to-degree-holders
INC.
— DD: Have you ever worked a second job? While I was an IRS employee, I pumping gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 18 months 1971-1972. The money I earned helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972, and c) pay for four graduate business evening courses at Loyola in 1972. During that time, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/5-fastest-growing-side-hustles-in-2026/91313118
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States. DD: When, from where, and why did your ancestors immigrate? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They immigrated to escape problems where they lived. From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states
POLITICO
— Trump administration highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/deportations-have-a-different-look-after-minneapolis-white-house-changes-rhetoric-on-immigration-00828758
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
AL JAZEERA
— Vietnam holds general election, 93% candidates from ruling Communist Party. Vietnamese elect members of parliament from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the governing party. DD: Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or 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.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/vietnam-holds-general-election-93-candidates-from-ruling-communist-party
EURASIA REVIEW
— Whose ‘Stolen’ Land Is It, Anyway? DD: If I had ran for a government office, my critics/opponents would attributed everything that I have to my benefitting from my ancestors on my father’s side homesteading a 240-acres in southeast Crete Township in 1854. They sold that land and bought 10-acres just north of downtown Crete in 1864. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built on that land in 1926. I lived in that home 1954-1972. I recently inherited that home and sold it.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/09032026-whose-stolen-land-is-it-anyway-oped/
INDEPENDENT
— ICE slashed its training hours for recruits during hiring blitz to fulfill Trump’s deportation demands. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, the agencies provided me with lots of classroom training. But the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO wasted what I learned form that training as well as what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and f) earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-slashed-training-hours-recruits-174424228.html
March 13, 2026
NOTE: This newsletter and yesterday’s newsletters have fewer links to articles in them because my very expensive home delivery subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Naperville Sun newspapers suddenly stopped. I am paying $100/month for doorstep delivery.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Hundreds of workers across Illinois to be laid off in coming months, WARN Act shows
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hundreds-of-workers-across-illinois-to-be-laid-off-in-coming-months-warn-act-shows/3906996/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Chicago Teachers Union’s May 1 walkout puts politics ahead of education
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/chicago-teachers-union-activism-chicago-public-schools-strike-chicago-education/
— Muslim-run food pantry in Glendale Heights helps neighbors but faces halal meat shortage during Ramadan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/food-pantry-ramadan/
— DuPage board may give $2.5 million to Loaves & Fishes hub expansion. DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/dupage-board-loaves-hub-expansion-naperville-aurora/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago police, other agencies take in millions by seizing cars, cash even without an arrest or conviction. DD: To collect delinquent federal taxes, as an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I had the power and I used that power to seize wages, bank accounts, paychecks, vehicles, real estate, receivables, business equipment, etc. See Google AI at: https://www.google.com/search?q=IRS+%22revenue+officer%22+powers
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/13/civil-asset-forfeiture-chicago-police-department-cook-county-property-seizures
— DD: Democrat leaders exist to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/13/trump-economy-jobs-doge-layoffs-wages-tariffs-immigration-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— Election fatigue? It’s real, but tuning out is not the answer. DD: My critics/opponents do not want anyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They want everyone to read only what they put out. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260313/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-election-fatigue-its-real-but-tuning-out-is-not-the-answer/
— Service to unincorporated areas an issue in Democratic primary for Kane County sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260312/local-politics/service-to-unincorporated-areas-an-issue-democratic-primary-for-kane-county-sheriff/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Council budget coalition blocks local video gambling bans. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-brandon-johnson-2026-budget-20260312/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/13/its-a-3-way-senate-headache-00827611
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) shout at Illinois voters that if you do not like what Trump says or does, cast a Democrat primary ballot, but if not that, do not vote at all. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates you to help elect candidates? For me, it is their promise, their demonstrated ability, and their track record to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. From what I see, what motivates far too many to help elect candidates is their promise, their demonstrated ability, and their track record to use government to give more preference to those who share their demographics. Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly use government to give more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How many candidates on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct are going to lose March 17? In my precinct, three of the four governor candidates will lose. Five of the six U.S. Senate candidates will lose. One of the two Secretary of State candidates will lose. One of the two DuPage County Sheriff candidates will lose. If the future repeats the past, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at the losing candidates that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters caused them to lose. Further, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at the winning candidates that if they lose on November 3, it will be because of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Should I name my critics/opponents? Should I list the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me to stop me from sending out my newsletter and to stop everyone from reading my newsletters? My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On March 3, 2026 DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a news release titled “ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail!” SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php What is the status? What exactly will happen if someone dials 630-407-5634? Kaczmarek demonizes, denigrates, and condemns ICE, military, and federal agents. But to do that is demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Trump, but to demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Republicans. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican voter, I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and my wife is an election judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to increase the number of Republican ballots cast in your precinct in the March 17 primary? I spent many hours a) putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 DuPage County GOP envelopes, b) putting them into walk order, c) stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature the five candidates who provided MTRO with their literature, d) dividing them into 5 batches, and e) hand-delivering them. I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois’ open U.S. Senate race tests Gov. Pritzker’s influence ahead of possible presidential bid
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/12/illinois-open-us-senate-race-tests-jb-pritzkers-influence-ahead/
FEDERALIST
— Senate RINOs Are Squandering Golden Opportunity To Fix Cracked Election System
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/13/senate-rinos-are-squandering-golden-opportunity-to-fix-cracked-election-system/
FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed affordable housing overhaul clears Senate, while House GOP raises red flags. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-backed-affordable-housing-overhaul-clears-senate-while-house-gop-raises-red-flags
NEW AMERICA
— Rural Residents Turn to Community Colleges for Bachelor’s Degrees. DD: When I was in high school, my being able to commute from my parent’s home in Crete to classes at UIC motivated to earn enough money washing dishes to buy a new car to do that in. In May of 1966, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO.
https://www.newamerica.org/insights/rural-residents-turn-to-community-colleges-for-bachelors-degrees/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Largest housing affordability package in a generation passes in the Senate. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/business/housing-affordability-bill-senate
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Can’t You Afford That You Believe You Should Be Able To? DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opinion/middle-class-americans-affordable-finances.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Rep. Clyburn, 85, to seek reelection amid Democrats’ generational debate. The announcement from Clyburn, who turns 86 in July, comes as younger Democrats are challenging the old guard in primaries throughout the country. DD: When I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors wrote me as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. I finally did make GS-13 when I was 38, but not until after I a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/12/jim-clyburn-reelection-decision/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— JB Pritzker’s Political Brand Is at Stake—in a Race He’s Not Even Running In. Illinois’s governor has given at least $5 million to a group. backing his lieutenant governor and upsetting the Congressional Black Caucus
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/illinois-senate-primary-jb-pritzker-de0600ce
— The Forgotten 444 Days in Tehran. In 1979 Iranians held 52 Americans hostage for more than a year.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-forgotten-444-days-in-tehran-f3ec0360
— New York City’s $30 Minimum-Wage Proposal Rattles Small Businesses. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/new-york-city-minimum-wage-800eb107
NATIONAL TODAY
— Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Targets High School Superintendent Salaries. Ted Dabrowski calls for consolidating school districts to reduce administrative costs and improve education outcomes.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/dalton-city/news/2026/03/13/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-targets-high-school-superintendent-salaries/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Is the federal hiring freeze really over? DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/12/is-the-federal-hiring-freeze-really-over-5-signs-your-agency-is-opening-up
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Most Low-Income Students Find Bachelor’s Degrees Unaffordable. DD: Back in the good old days, back in 1970, I was able to earn enough money to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office for 25 months and full-time for 9 months. In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2025/09/23/bachelors-degrees-unaffordable-most-low-income
POLITICO
— Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office. Voter turnout in state elections over the last 14 months has Republicans concerned as the midterms approach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/dems-flip-28-state-legislature-seats-in-trump-2-0-00827125
WARDS AUTO
— New-car affordability challenges may drive used-vehicle demand. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO, with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.wardsauto.com/news/new-car-affordability-challenges-may-drive-used-vehicle-demand/814450/
March 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/hail-tornadoes-kankakee-illinois-climate-change/
— Orland Township Republican committeeperson race sows intraparty division
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/orland-republican-committeeperson-division/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Selma against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/opinion-primary-2026-voter-turnout-selma-bloody-sunday/
— Cities and towns have just cause to complain about how Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget treats them
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-cities-towns-just-cause-100000531.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Embattled former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard running for post in Georgia as a Republican. DD: Political parties should have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/11/tiffany-henyard-running-county-commissioner-georgia-dolton
— DD: What percent of students in Chicago schools are in America illegally?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/12/cps-should-work-to-prevent-future-attendance-drops-due-to-immigration-enforcement-community-groups-say
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/12/iran-war-israel-oil-regime-nuclear-program-trump-hegseth-s-e-cupp
WGN9
— Illinois offers $15K down payment aid to first-time buyers. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. In 1972, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999year in today’s dollars. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-offers-15k-down-payment-aid-to-first-time-buyers/
WAND TV
— IL bill could require dealerships provide vehicle history reports for used cars
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-bill-could-require-dealerships-provide-vehicle-history-reports-for-used-cars/article_229c15e4-12ee-4c9c-ac8f-dcee141aa1f4.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats must cheat to win
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-11/trump-says-democrats-must-cheat-to-win-what-do-his-supporters-think
KBSI
— DD: IDOT promotes race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.kbsi23.com/news/idot-encourages-female-and-minority-owned-businesses-to-attend-business-conference/
IPM NEWS
— Here’s where Illinois Republicans running for U.S. Senate stand on three key issues
https://ipmnewsroom.org/heres-where-illinois-republicans-running-for-u-s-senate-stand-on-three-key-issues/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/
ILLINOIZE
— GOP War of Words Spices Up Final Days of Gubernatorial Primary
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-war-words-spices-primary
INDIVISIBLE
— DD: Democrat leaders to host another No Kings protest in DuPage County March 28
https://indivisible.org/events/wheaton-roosevelt-road-resistance-no-kings-iii-naperville-rd/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Super PAC spending: ‘Completely nuts’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/12/super-pac-spending-absolutely-nuts-00824670
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-697/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does it mean to vote for Democrat candidates? It means that you want more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, 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. The aforesaid promote poverty and crime. It means that you blame all problems on Trump and on those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On March 3, 2026 DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a news release titled “ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail!” SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php What is the status? What exactly will happen if someone dials 630-407-5634? Kaczmarek demonizes, denigrates, and condemns ICE, military, and federal agents. But to do that is demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Trump, but to demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Republicans. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican voter, I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and my wife is an election judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM THE NEWS RELEASE: Today my office has a message for the voters of DuPage County and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, and that message is that ICE will not be allowed to interfere with DuPage County elections in any way. It is a federal crime for the military or federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters. It is a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, to deploy federal “troops or armed men” to any location where voting is taking place or elections are being held…” Those crimes will not be tolerated in DuPage County. Not on my watch. ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail. To ICE and the masterminds who employ you, IT IS A MYTH that non-citizens vote on Election Day. The very LAST place an undocumented person wants to be on Election Day is anywhere near a polling place. If caught voting, it would mean deportation. So do not attempt to use that pretense to intimidate registered citizens and rob them of their constitutional right to vote. I repeat: ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail. The electoral process in DuPage County is uniquely and inherently protected against ICE thugs. We were the first county in Illinois to implement VOTE ANYWHERE on Election Day. Voters may choose to vote at any polling place. That means ICE cannot target specific polling places to prevent those voters from having access to the polls, because if any ICE presence is reported, voters can simply go to any other of the 248 polling places throughout the county to cast their vote. Starting today, my office is announcing a dedicated phone line for the community to report any potential ICE deployments at any Election Day polling places or Early Voting locations. Our office will alert volunteer rapid responders on the streets, contact election judges instantly with our poll pads, and use social media to get the word out to the people of DuPage County. In addition, any incidents of interference or intimidation by ICE or other federal agents will be fully documented and reported to all appropriate legal authorities. That dedicated phone number is (630-407-5634). Again, any sightings of ICE, military, or federal agents at any DuPage County polling place should be immediately reported to (630-407-5634). Whether you choose to vote safely on Election Day, at Early Voting sites or by mail- above all, VOTE. ICE’s isolation tactics will not work when we’re all in this together. Citizens of DuPage County, do not be afraid to vote or think it doesn’t matter. If ever there was a time to exercise your precious right to vote, it is now – the most critical election year of all. The DuPage County Clerk’s office has your back.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Crypto cash floods Illinois Senate race as super PACs escalate attacks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4488833/crypto-pacs-illinois-senate-primary-dick-durbin-replacement/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Even With Iran, Trump Still Has His Coalition. The president is spending down his political capital, but the account isn’t empty yet.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/even-with-iran-trump-still-has-his-coalition/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Valerie Jarrett, other Obama pals earned EYE-POPPING amount working for his foundation
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/11/valerie-jarrett-other-obama-pals-earned-eye-popping-amount-working-for-his-foundation-1626760/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois guaranteed income advocates push for permanent statewide cash handout program. State’s largest county already established a permanent basic income program.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-guaranteed-income-advocates-push-permanent-statewide-cash-handout-program
— Illegal immigrant’s two decades of unlawful votes expose the real ‘threat’ to democracy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-two-decades-unlawful-votes-expose-real-threat-democracy-experts
— Valerie Jarrett earned $740K as Obama insiders filled top roles during $850M presidential center build. Longtime Obama confidante’s salary exceeds leaders at Bush, Carter, Reagan and Clinton foundations.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/valerie-jarrett-earned-740k-as-obama-insiders-filled-top-roles-during-850m-presidential-center-build
PJ MEDIA
— The Obama Foundation Is Even More Corrupt Than You Thought
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/03/11/the-obama-foundation-is-even-more-corrupt-than-you-thought-n4950512
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— Fewer low-income students are going to college. DD: Did you have to work your way through college? I did. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. To pay for my undergraduate expenses, I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) delivered mail 1966-1969, and f) worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. To pay for my graduate expenses, I a) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, b)pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, c) collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and d) audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/articles/fewer-low-income-students-going-005158002.html
MSN
— Democratic states take action to protect polling places amid federal distrust. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/democratic-states-take-action-to-protect-polling-places-amid-federal-distrust/ar-AA1YqNPm
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care. As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less. DD: Because the federal government pays 72% of health insurance for its employees and retirees, that is an ever-increasing reason to become a federal employee and a federal retiree.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/health/health-costs-cutting-back.html
— DD: More and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone to their religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/mamdani-popularity.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/trump-war-iran-oil-prices.html
USA TODAY
— America’s top doctor should be a licensed one. DD: I became a licensed CPA when I was a 32-year-old GAO Analyst in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. None of my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me were licensed CPAs. They had not taken the CPA examination, passed it, and/or passed it on their first attempt like I did.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/03/12/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-unqualified/88961719007/
WBUR
— Almost half of Americans support National Guard monitoring polling places. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/03/11/polling-place-security
WRAL
— Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/9782b-federal-distrust-prompts-some-democratic-states-to-protect-polling-places-election-records/
STATEN ISLAND LIVE
— NYC civil service exam. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment examination in 1966.
https://www.silive.com/business/2026/03/nyc-civil-service-exam-these-applications-are-open-in-march.html
FORBES
— When It Comes To Inequality, Equity Is Not Equality Of Outcome. DD: According to my critics/opponents, if Whites and/or males do better at something than minorities and/or females, it is because Whites and/or males discriminated against minorities and/or females.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/03/23/when-it-comes-to-inequality-equity-is-not-quality-of-outcome/
BARRION’S
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with the UN against America.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-s-racist-hate-speech-fuelling-rights-abuses-un-watchdog-f25e57cf
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump. Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more. DD: As an IRS Revenue Officer, I collected delinquent taxes in Chicagoland 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. As a GAO Analyst, I worked on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$$126,917/year.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’m not paying my federal income taxes this year,” Rachel Cohen declared in a recent Instagram video that received more than 140,000 likes. The 31-year-old lawyer in Chicago plans to put the $8,800 she owes the federal government in a high-yield savings account instead. She doesn’t want to fund wars in Iran and Gaza or immigration agents detaining her neighbors, she said.)
SKY NEWS
— Mamdani believes the problem is always white supremacy. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites. How much success have Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders had promoting more hatred against Whites in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9AaPu4qSYs
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Yale to offer free tuition to families with incomes under $200,000. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/yale-to-offer-free-tuition-to-families-with-incomes-under-200-000/ar-AA1V8t1a