NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies today. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-17/no-kings-turns-its-focus-to-voting-this-weekend-heres-what-we-know
INDIVISIBLE
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies today. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://indivisible.org/events/wheaton-north-we-the-people-speak-1st-amendment-action/
FOX NEWS
— ‘No Kings’ foot soldiers ignore organizers’ warning, go all in for Democrats. From Delaware to Oregon, ‘No Kings’ network of 300 groups with $2.5B in revenues promotes slogans banned by its own playbook. DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies today. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/no-kings-says-dont-partisan-politics-300-groups-protest-network-organizers-say-vote-blue
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the high-level organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations seek to turn their operation into a nationwide get-out-the-vote rally Saturday, their warning to steer clear of partisan messaging that could violate their own rules is falling on deaf ears. A Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, on the ground, the political activation is in fact highly partisan, led by the center-left Indivisible nonprofit that has received millions of dollars of funding from Democratic mega-donor George Soros. “No Kings” organizers didn’t respond to a request for comment. The partisan nature of the day’s events is important because political experts say the “No Kings” operation reveals a sophisticated electoral strategy: transform the crowds assembled for anti-Trump protests into a durable voter bloc that participates in elections and turns out a “Blue Tsunami” of votes in political battles. But federal election law bars nonprofits, many of which fund the “No Kings” operation, from advocating for particular candidates. Behind today’s action, Fox News Digital has identified a sprawling network of 300 progressive advocacy organizations, labor unions, Democratic political operatives and tax-exempt nonprofits with an estimated $2.5 billion in annual revenues, transforming the “No Kings” protest movement into a nationwide voter-mobilization operation of an estimated 3,000 events for Democrats. A review of digital advertisements for Saturday’s “No Kings: Vote Early” demonstrations and their organizing rhetoric identifies multiple instances of organizers promoting the very language the coalition’s national rulebook forbids in its attempt to create the illusion of nonpartisanship. In Newark, Delaware, Democratic activists from the local Indivisible chapter are encouraging voters to “wear blue” to their 2 p.m. demonstration at the corner of S. College Avenue and W. Main Street, and their “Sign Ideas” include: “Vote Blue Nov. 3,” “Vote Early, Vote Blue” and “Time for a Blue Tsunami.” Their announcement reads: “💙 Wear blue to signify the blue tsunami we are hoping we will see in Nov!” Some 3,000 miles away, in Roseburg, Ore., Indivisible Douglas County activists are advertising their own “No Kings” rally with suggested signs reading “DOUGLAS COUNTY VOTES BLUE!,” “REPUBLICANS HAD THEIR CHANCE!” and “VOTE EARLY. VOTE THEM OUT!” Those are precisely the kinds of partisan political messages the national “No Kings” coalition has explicitly prohibited. On a Thursday night webinar promoting the protests, a member of Indivisible Colorado Springs told Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin that the group’s event is struggling to attract media attention without focusing on President Donald Trump. Levin replied: “By all means, make it about Trump. Y’all make it about Trump. Create some conflict. Use some strong language. There’s nothing about No Kings that says you can’t focus on the fascists in the White House.” “Be bold. Be direct. Don’t hold back,” the Oregon organizers tell participants. Those are precisely the kinds of partisan political messages the national “No Kings” coalition has explicitly prohibited. On a Thursday night webinar promoting the protests, a member of Indivisible Colorado Springs told Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin that the group’s event is struggling to attract media attention without focusing on President Donald Trump. Levin replied: “By all means, make it about Trump. Y’all make it about Trump. Create some conflict. Use some strong language. There’s nothing about No Kings that says you can’t focus on the fascists in the White House.” Democratic Party Recruits at ‘No Kings’
Under “Event Prohibitions,” a “Host Toolkit” warns: “Events must not be partisan in nature or make references to preferred election outcomes.” It bars “candidate campaign activity,” “any political party or political committee attending or helping coordinate the event.” The “Event Prohibitions” list bars events from being held at “overtly partisan organizations, or held at campaign offices, political party headquarters, or other locations principally associated with candidate or party political activity.” The prohibitions explicitly state: “Events should not be jointly branded with partisan organizations,’ and provides as “Examples: Democratic clubs, ‘the Lincoln County Democratic Party.'” Yet, in Roseville, Calif., the Placer County Democratic Party in California is explicit in its connection to the “No Kings” voter drive, advertising a canvassing operation specifically tied to Saturday’s “No Kings” rally at the Roseville Galleria. The party’s website invites activists to attend a morning canvassing session at Harry Crabb Park, saying voters will be gathered at the rally at the Galleria and promising materials to help participants “support our endorsed candidates.” On their Democratic Party website, the local party activists describe the “No Kings” rally as “a day of nonpartisan voter participation.” The advertisement raises questions about the relationship between the Democratic Party’s candidate-support operation and an event whose national organizers expressly prohibit political parties, political committees and candidate campaigns from coordinating activities. In Springfield, Pa., an event listed on the Women’s March organizing platform advertises a one-hour “No Kings FOUR” demonstration at 1200 Baltimore Pike. The event calls for voter participation and, in another direct conflict with the national coalition’s ban on “vote Blue” appeals, also declares: “Vote Blue. Vote. Make Your Voice Count.” Rules They Wrote Themselves. The coalition’s own documents leave little ambiguity about its official standards. In a five-page “Talking Points + Messaging” guide, organizers instruct participants not to use partisan political language, including telling participants to “vote for Democrats up and down the ballot” or saying, “we can get a Democratic Congress elected in 2026 to resist Trump.” It bars any “speaker expressing bias for or against any candidate for office,” the guide states. It prohibits candidate campaign activities, including campaign literature, fundraising and coordination with campaign staff. Political parties and political committees are also barred from helping coordinate events. The instructions go beyond conventional warnings against endorsements. Organizers specifically prohibit references to “MAGA politicians” and calls to elect a Democratic Congress. Even urging participants to register as Democrats ahead of the midterms is explicitly forbidden. Another document, “Event Prohibitions + Things to Note,” specifically prohibits “vote them out” and “vote Blue” messaging, campaign fundraising and political party coordination. Still, in Kingstowne, Va., Indivisible of Franconia is promoting its Oct. 17 rally at South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne Village Parkway with the statement: “We vote for leaders to represent our interests—and if they don’t, we need to vote them out.” The coalition also prohibits events hosted or co-sponsored by overtly partisan organizations, including Democratic clubs. Its “Election Law FAQs” and “Resources” go further, warning that merely describing an event as “nonpartisan” doesn’t establish that it meets the standard. “Saying this doesn’t automatically make it so,” the document states. Democratic Infrastructure Behind No Kings. The contradictions come as “No Kings” draws on a sprawling coalition of advocacy organizations, labor unions and political activists. In March, Fox News Digital identified about 500 organizations associated with the movement, representing an estimated $3 billion in combined annual revenues. The coalition partner list for today’s protests is smaller but continues to include major labor organizations such as the American Federation of Teachers, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union. It also includes organizations that align with the Democratic Party, including: Indivisible, MoveOn, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, End Citizens United, NextGen America, Our Revolution, Voto Latino and the Democratic Socialists of America. Most of these organizations or their affiliated political committees have histories of substantial spending to support Democratic candidates and causes. Their involvement places organizations with extensive electoral experience inside a coalition now publicly promising to avoid partisan campaign activity. The coalition’s breadth also raises questions about how organizers distinguish between participating in a nonpartisan event and advancing the electoral objectives of affiliated political organizations. From a $250,000 Protest to the Ballot Box. . .Legal Dividing Line. . .)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Handful of competitive suburban races rev up November General Assembly elections. Democrat state Rep. Nabeela Syed is trying to unseat incumbent state Sen. Darby Hills, a Republican, in the northwest suburbs. The race is drawing big money from the political parties.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/17/chicago-suburbs-elections-illinois-general-assembly-senate-house-darby-hills-republican-nabeela-syed-democrat
DAILY HERALD
— Niki Conforti: 2026 candidate for the 6th Congressional District.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/us-congress-politics/niki-conforti-2026-candidate-for-the-6th-congressional-district/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Republican organizations in the Northwest suburbs are looking to fire up voters ahead of the midterm elections with their Lincoln Day Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cotillion Banquets in Palatine.
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/republicans-gear-up-for-lincoln-day-dinner/
SHAW LOCAL
— State offers special enrollment period for 9,300 Illinoisans who lost Medicaid coverage. DD: What did you do to avoid medical debt? For me, since I was 18 in 1966, and for my wife since 1978, to get 72% payment of our healthcare insurance paid for by the federal government, for almost 30 years, I put up with tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. For Democrat leaders, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/10/16/state-offers-special-enrollment-period-for-9300-illinoisans-who-lost-medicaid-coverage/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that the RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward Republican organization will use Republican losses on November 3, 2026 a) to move their organizations further to the left, b) to dump more planks in the Republican Party platform, and c) to officially banish conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, from the party. RINOs are anti-conservative. They want the Republican Party to be the Democrat Lite Party. They rather see Democrat candidates win than conservative Republican candidates win. But political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Most commonly, RINOs reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No Neutral Ground: Christians and the Duty to Vote.
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/no-neutral-ground-christians-and-the-duty-to-vote/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Woke hysteria makes an election-season comeback — as Trump fans the flames. DD: My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they blame the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have on those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/opinion/woke-hysteria-makes-a-comeback-as-trump-fans-the-flames/
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— What does the DSA mean by “public ownership?” DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/dsa-public-ownership-explained/
BREITBART
— Democrat Senators (including Duckworth) Push More Gun Control After School Shooting Ended by Armed Bystander.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/10/16/democrat-senators-push-more-gun-control-after-school-shooting-ended-by-armed-bystander/
DAILY SIGNAL
— 200+ DSA Chapters: Inside Socialism’s Rapid Rise in America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ_eHrDLavU
DAILY WIRE
— Practical Breakdown: Capitalism vs. Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ben-shapiro-show-ep-2528
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Supreme Court Ruling Undermines the Concept of U.S. Citizenship.
https://www.fairus.org/supreme-court-ruling-undermines-concept-us-citizenship
— FAIR Files Amicus Brief in Support of Rolling Back the Biden Administration’s Mass Parole Programs.
https://www.fairus.org/fair-files-amicus-brief-support-rolling-back-biden-administrations-mass-parole-programs
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— The Story of the 2026 Midterm Elections Is the Socialist Surge. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartland.org/opinion/the-story-of-the-2026-midterm-elections-is-the-socialist-surge-2/
REASON
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Because I am none of the aforesaid, I never would have survived for almost 30 years as a federal employee if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://reason.com/2026/10/16/doge-worked-only-if-you-grade-on-a-curve/
TOWNHALL
— Understanding ‘Democratic Socialism’ in the Real World. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/les-rubin/2026/10/17/understanding-democratic-socialism-in-the-real-world-n2684756
— Capitalism Is Not to Blame for Our National Debt; Socialists Are. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/16/vip-capitalism-debt-n2684803
— What’s not being widely reported is that Paporakis is transgender and was receiving hormone therapy as part of his transition. He’s also being treated for depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. So this is yet another case of a transgender individual planning to carry out violence. Democrat Ro Khanna took the opportunity to score political points, omitting the very salient fact that Paporakis is transgender, and just the latest in a long line of “trans-identifying” individuals who have engaged in violence. The fact that he’s transgender is just as important as any other identifier. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/16/ro-khanna-hindu-wouldbe-shooter-n2684793
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on those who are young.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/young-voters-fleeing-republicans.html
DALLAS EXPRESS
— More “Trans” Terror: Accused Neo-Nazi Temple Plotter To Get Hormone Injections In Jail. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://dallasexpress.com/national/more-trans-terror-accused-neo-nazi-temple-plotter-to-get-hormone-injections-in-jail/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Radical Professors Have Poisoned the Electorate. Socialists have started winning because young voters were indoctrinated rather than educated. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/radical-professors-have-poisoned-the-electorate-60cc90c9
— End Gerrymandering. DD: I am in the radically gerrymandered 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/opinion/gerrymandering-congress-black-voting.html
— How to Give Your Kids Money for a House Without Things Getting Weird. DD: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? in 1972, mine came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months 1971-1972, b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months 1971-1972, and c) working full-time for that Firestone Store 7 months before that 1970-1971. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The new townhome that I bought University Park in September of 1972 had only 1,000 square feet. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. According to Zillow, it is currently worth only $86.400. Sadly, that says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/how-to-give-your-kids-money-for-a-house-without-things-getting-weird-47a48714
FORTUNE
— The American Dream now costs $5.3 million—and even college grads will fall $1.2 million short. DD: What did you do to afford the American Dream? I worked my way through college and earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://fortune.com/2026/10/16/american-dream-cost-5-3-million-2026-housing-renters-wages/
INVESTOPEDIA
— The American Dream Costs $5.3 Million—and Cars Are a Surprisingly High Part of It. DD: What were you able to buy under capitalism? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, 2023, and 2025. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.investopedia.com/the-american-dream-costs-usd5-3-million-and-cars-are-usd1-2-million-of-it-12177950
AFGE
— Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Six Illinois Candidates for U.S. House. AFGE previously announced other endorsements in Illinois, including Juliana Stratton for the U.S. Senate and nine candidates seeking reelection for the U.S. House. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Because I am none of the aforesaid, I never would have survived for almost 30 years as a federal employee if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.afge.org/publication/largest-federal-employee-union-endorses-six-illinois-candidates-for-us-house/
NEWS ONE
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://newsone.com/6874214/alexandros-paporakis-mass-shooting-plot/
PBS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/community-leaders-say-foiled-hindu-temple-attack-was-result-of-surge-in-online-hate
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/frustrated-with-trump-voters-overwhelmingly-want-change-ap-norc-poll-finds
ALTER NET
— Trump’s ‘best people’ and MAGA’s ‘meritocracy’ collide in spectacular flail.
https://www.alternet.org/katie-zacharia-out/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDIAN EXPRESS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-news/chicago-hindu-temple-shooting-plot-suspect-alexandros-paporakis-arrested-10924903/
INDIA WEEKLY
— DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.indiaweekly.biz/alexandros-paporakis-aurora-illinois-hindu-temple-shooting/
SIDNEY MORNING HERALD
— Why all the president’s women are looksmaxxed, blonde, and more likely to be fired.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/why-all-the-president-s-women-are-looks-maxxed-blonde-and-more-like-to-be-fired-20261017-p615y7.html
TELEGRAPH
— How the diversity industry jettisoned ‘equality of opportunity’ for ‘equality of outcome.’ DD: My critics/opponents want equal outcome. To want equal outcome is to reject equal opportunity. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/13/equity-equality-act-public-services-nhs-police/
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October 16, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Leaders call for federal charges in alleged mass shooting plot against Hindu temple in Aurora. Krishnamoorthi was inside temple during thwarted attack; Palatine man Alexandros Paporakis facing terror charges. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/leaders-call-federal-charges-alleged-shooting-plot-hindu-temple-aurora/19943241/
— White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says she did not pass bar exam. Zacharia has described herself as a lawyer; Trump called her “an attorney.” DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I grandfathered in to become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-says-she-did-not-pass-bar-exam/19943822/
NBC5
— Chicago elected official calls colleagues ‘Nazis,’ ‘Fascists.’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/exclusive-chicago-elected-official-calls-colleagues-nazis-fascists/4002760/
CBS2
— Illinois leaders call on FBI to investigate Palatine mass shooting plot at Hindu temple as hate crime. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-leaderscondemn-palatine-mass-shooting-plot/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Ordinary white kid’ or ‘neo-Nazi’? Court records offer new insight into alleged plot to attack Hindu temple. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/aurora-hindu-temple-shooting/
— Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart is running for county treasurer against political newcomer David Peñaherrera, with the former pitching her lengthy political resume and the latter his conservative values, but also his opposition to President Donald Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/lake-county-treasurer-race/
— Democrats lead fundraising in Illinois and federal races as megadonors fail to materialize for Darren Bailey.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/illinois-campaign-fundraising-pritzker-bailey/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker outspending Darren Bailey’s campaign 25-to-1 in Illinois governor race. Illinois Democrats also hold massive fundraising advantages as they seek to expand supermajorities In the General Assembly.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/16/jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-illinois-governor-race-campaign-cash-spending
— Sexual harassment scandal shapes southwest suburban Illinois House race. Democrat Jessica Dixon Heitman is seeking a full term against Republican Gabby Shanahan, following the resignation of ex-Rep. Harry Benton — and the ensuing questions around Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s leadership.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/16/illinois-house-district-97-election-shanahan-heitman-benton-sexual-harassment-scandal
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Ordinary white kid’ or ‘neo-Nazi’? Court records offer new insight into alleged plot to attack Hindu temple. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/news/ordinary-white-kid-or-neo-nazi-court-records-offer-new-insight-into-alleged-plot-to-attack-hind/
— Angel Oakley: 2026 candidate for the 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/us-congress-politics/angel-oakley-2026-candidate-for-the-3rd-congressional-district/
— DuPage County Board chair race: Conroy seeks second term against challenger Grasso.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/news/dupage-county-board-chair-race-conroy-seeks-second-term-against-challenger-grasso/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/16/from-protests-to-the-polls-saturdays-no-kings-rallies-focus-on-early-voting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With mid-term elections only weeks away, people are expected to gather Saturday in an effort to encourage early voting. While the first three No Kings rallies featured homemade posters, political costumes and lots of honking and waving, the upcoming rallies are expected to have a slightly different tone. “This is a nonpartisan event that is designed to encourage early voter turnout,” said Mike Waters, a member of Indivisible West Suburban Chicago. The Indivisible West Suburban Chicago event will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Tower Green in downtown Western Springs. Other rallies are scheduled for Lombard, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Elmhurst, Naperville, Geneva and other locations across the Chicago area. “We are trying to connect (people) with opportunities to encourage others to vote early,” Waters said. The rallies will not be partisan, Waters said. “We will not be supporting a particular candidate,” he said. “We won’t have any candidates speaking; this is strictly to try to generate excitement for voting and to get people involved in encouraging others to vote.” Still, he added, “Our leanings are clear from our past activities. We have been resisting the Trump administration.” “But this will not be an overtly partisan event,” Waters said. “We are trying to keep it nonpartisan and focus strictly on getting people to vote.” “We want people to cast their vote as soon as possible. Don’t wait until Election Day. Go and get it done,” said Jill Grauman, a member of Indivisible DuPage. “The focus is moving away from a mass mobilization, protest movement …. into moving people to do a particular thing, and the particular thing is to vote early,” Grauman added. “We wanted to give some of our members the opportunity to be out there in the community with other people on the street with a sign together,” she said. “But this time around our goal is really to emphasize getting people to vote early and to tell other people to make a plan to get their vote cast.” “We want to encourage people to vote in the morning and then come and join us at the protest to celebrate,” Grauman said. “The date was picked because it is very close to the midterms, but there is also a couple of weeks. So if this is the first time you thought about voting, there is enough time to get a plan together, update your registration and find your polling place,” she said. Indivisible DuPage will host the No Kings: Roosevelt Road Resistance from noon until 2 p.m. on Saturday at three locations: South Naperville Road and Roosevelt and Naperville roads in Wheaton, Main Street and Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn and Roosevelt Road and Main Street in Lombard. In Illinois, early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election began Sept. 24. Registered Illinois voters can cast their ballots early at designated locations, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. If you are not registered to vote, there is still time to register. Eligible individuals in Illinois can register to vote until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 18.)
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings rallies. Pritzker is their King of Illinois.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article317653035.html
STATELINE
— Can downstate Illinois really defeat Chicago and unseat JB Pritzker?
https://www.mystateline.com/news/can-downstate-illinois-really-defeat-chicago-and-unseat-jb-pritzker/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Former Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass to shut down website for health reasons.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/10/15/john-kass-chicago-news-website-strokes-tribune-columnist
CAPITOL
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-616/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism, Marxism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The aforesaid is the Democrat Party platform. The aforesaid brings forth poverty and crime. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jim Durkin Calls Female Illinois Review Contributor a “F—ing B**ch,” Bailey a “Hillbilly Loser” at Hinsdale Fundraiser. DD: Sooner or later, all my critics and opponents who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican will come out of their closets.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/witnesses-jim-durkin-calls-female-illinois-review-contributor-a-f-ing-bch-bailey-a-hillbilly-loser-at-hinsdale-fundraiser.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, who recently endorsed Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker over Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey, allegedly launched an unprovoked, profanity-laced verbal attack against a female Illinois Review contributor Thursday evening during a political fundraiser at Hinsdale Prime Steak, according to the contributor herself and eyewitnesses who spoke with Illinois Review. The target of Durkin’s alleged outburst was Janelle Towne, a longtime Republican activist and contributor to Illinois Review, one of Illinois’ prominent conservative, pro-Trump news publications. According to Towne and multiple witnesses, Durkin called her a “f—ing bitch” and criticized her for supporting Bailey, whom he referred to as a “hillbilly loser.” Towne told Illinois Review that she had done nothing to provoke the confrontation and that it occurred near the front door of the restaurant. Towne is no stranger to Durkin. A former constituent of the Western Springs Republican, she has known him for years. She is also an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump and a frequent visitor to Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private residence in Palm Beach, Florida. Towne has never been shy about her support for Trump or conservative Republican candidates like Bailey. Durkin, meanwhile, has long opposed Trump and has become increasingly outspoken against the party’s MAGA wing. Durkin’s disagreements with Trump and his influence on the Republican Party date back years. In December 2023, Illinois Review reported that Durkin had decided against running for Cook County State’s Attorney, citing Trump’s potential presence at the top of the Republican ticket. “I see no path winning with Trump at the top of the ticket,” Durkin told CBS Chicago at the time. But Thursday’s alleged confrontation goes beyond political differences. A former Republican legislative leader allegedly directing a degrading, gender-directed insult at a woman over her political support is a serious matter, particularly for someone who spent years representing the public in Springfield. The incident comes less than fourteen days after Durkin appeared in a campaign video endorsing Pritzker for a third term. In it, he said he would not “throw away or waste a vote” on Bailey, whose campaign he called a “foolish escapade.” Durkin now works in government affairs as “of counsel” at Point of Difference Strategies, a Chicago lobbying firm led by Lisa Duarte, a former senior official in the Pritzker administration. As Illinois Review previously reported, the firm is registered to represent 37 clients in Springfield, including AbbVie, United Airlines, Nicor Gas, the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Transit Authority. Those clients are represented by the firm, not necessarily by Durkin individually. Durkin spent years in Springfield as one of Illinois’ most influential Republicans, including nearly a decade as House Republican leader. Although he has left elected office, his work in government affairs keeps him connected to the same political institutions he once helped lead. Political disagreements are nothing new. But according to Towne, Thursday night’s encounter at Hinsdale Prime Steak went beyond a disagreement over candidates. They allege that a former Republican legislative leader directed a degrading, profanity-laced insult at a woman he has known for years because of her support for Darren Bailey. The allegations raise a question that has little to do with party loyalty or political endorsements: Why would a former House Republican leader speak to any woman that way?)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— $2 trillion man: Trump oversees deep deficit in 2026.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/16/federal-deficit-hits-2-trillion-worst-since-end-pandemic/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Obama presidential center’s costs balloon to $1 billion after initial $300 million estimate.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/4766970/obama-president-campus-cost-balloon-1-billion-top-expensive-presidential-center/
NEW YORK POST
— Hypocrite Democrats say ‘no one is above the law’ — except for Ilhan Omar.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/opinion/hypocrite-dems-no-one-is-above-the-law-except-for-ilhan-omar/
BREITBART
— White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia ‘Transitioning Out’ of Role. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I grandfathered in to become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/16/report-white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-transitioning-out-of-role/
CHRISTIAN NEWS
— ‘Trans’ neo-Nazi teen in Hindu temple murder plot to receive jail ‘hormone treatment.’ DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://christiannews.net/2026/10/16/trans-neo-nazi-teen-in-hindu-temple-murder-plot-to-receive-jail-hormone-treatment/
DIALY SIGNAL
— Trump Opens Door to Press Secretary Leaving. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I grandfathered in to become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/16/breaking-trump-opens-door-to-press-secretary-leaving/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zacharia has faced questions about her legal credentials, as she calls herself a lawyer but there isn’t a record of her passing the bar exam. Zacharia has said she took the bar exam once, failed, and did not take it again. “I graduated Pepperdine, got married in the same week, and we had all intent to move out to China,” she told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “I had already preregistered for the bar exam. “And during — basically, during the summer, I knew I would be living in China and the results of the bar were inconsequential, and I sat for it because I didn’t want to have a withdrawal status,” she said. “And then I moved over to China, and where I did get a job in an international practice of a Chinese law firm.”)
NEW AMERICAN
— Pritzker Attacks Bailey for Christian Faith.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-attacks-gop-opponent-for-christian-faith/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his campaign to win election for a third term as Illinois’ governor, JB Pritzker is attacking his Republican opponent, Darren Bailey, for holding traditional Christian beliefs. Bailey, a former state senator from downstate Illinois, is an evangelical Christian, and founded a private Christian school with his wife. Pritzker’s campaign has published press releases attacking Bailey for his and his school’s theological stances. On October 14, for example, the campaign mocked Bailey because his school upholds biblical positions on the family, including that a husband “leads the family” — as opposed to the radical social agenda taught in government schools. Pritzker campaign spokesperson Leah Hurwitz disingenuously claimed that “Darren Bailey has used his own school to indoctrinate children into his extreme views.” In reality, government schools have indoctrinated millions of American children into rejecting biblical principles and adopting actual extreme views such as Marxism and critical race theory. Not the First Attack. This was not the first time that Pritzker’s campaign attacked Bailey’s Christian faith. On September 17, it launched a television ad attacking Bailey because his school uses curriculum that teaches biblical creation. In a press release published the following day, the campaign labeled the school’s curriculum “extreme,” and smeared biblical creation as a “false dinosaur hoax.” Pritzker’s attack effectively targeted millions of Americans. For example, Gallup polling indicates that a plurality of Americans believe in biblical creation. Additionally, many scientists continue to openly reject evolution as scientifically unsound. Responding to this attack, Bailey said that he wanted “to talk about high property taxes [and] high utility costs.” He called the attacks — and the media’s fixation on them — a “perfect example of JB Pritzker being successful by diverting the message.” Perhaps not surprisingly in a blue state, Pritzker’s campaign has also attacked both Bailey and his running mate for opposing abortion. The Illinois Democratic Party has joined in attacking Bailey’s Christian faith. In a Facebook post on October 14, David Smith, executive director of the Christian-conservative Illinois Family Institute, highlighted an anti-Bailey mailer that he received, paid for by the party. Headlined “Darren Bailey: Not this extremist b******t again,” the vulgar mailer attacked Bailey’s Christian beliefs, including “believ[ing] God intended for men to be the head of households” and “oppos[ing] the right to an abortion.” Pritzker’s and Bailey’s Records. In his post, Smith noted that “the hypocrisy is staggering coming from JB Pritzker, who repealed parental notification of abortion, expanded taxpayer funding for abortion, [and] legalized assisted suicide. His ‘culture of death’ agenda is extremism on steroids.” Bailey served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021, and in the Senate from 2021 to 2023, earning an 83-percent lifetime Freedom Score. By contrast, the Illinois General Assembly’s average Freedom Score currently sits at a dismal 23.4 percent. America’s Biblical Foundation. Pritzker’s attacks on Bailey’s Christian faith illustrate how far the United States has drifted from its biblical foundation — a foundation that no informed American can miss. For example, the Declaration of Independence acknowledges that “all men … are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,” including the rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Additionally, in his 1796 Farewell Address, President George Washington noted that, “of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” In a 1798 letter to the Massachusetts Militia, President John Adams declared, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” And in its 1892 decision in Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court declared explicitly that the United States “is a Christian nation.” Instead of upholding America’s founding principles, a large segment of American leaders, including Pritzker, advocate policies such as abortion, euthanasia, gun control, and draconian government regulations that blatantly violate them — and many are openly condescending of traditional Christian principles. This trend is not limited to a single party, as The New American’s Freedom Index demonstrates. Defending Biblical Principles. With America’s biblical foundation under attack, traditionally minded Americans must push back. For example, parents must get their children out of government schools and instead homeschool them or place them in vetted private schools, such as FreedomProject Academy. Indoctrination via government schools and universities has been a key cause of America’s moral decline, and parents must not allow it get hold of their children. Americans must also educate their family, friends, and neighbors about their elected officials’ records. Few people are aware of how their leaders govern, or even know who their representatives are. The New American’s Freedom Index, which evaluates federal and state legislators based on their adherence to the U.S. Constitution and America’s founding principles, is an excellent place to start. Restoring adherence to America’s founding principles requires an informed and activated electorate. The John Birch Society, the parent organization of The New American, has been working tirelessly for nearly 70 years to educate Americans and motivate them to action, spearheading organized action in local communities to influence elected officials. This fight is not hopeless; by working together to educate others and influence our officials, we can successfully uphold America’s biblical foundation.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Man charged in alleged plot that targeted a Hindu place of worship in Illinois. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://abcnews.com/US/man-charged-alleged-plot-potentially-targeting-hindu-place/story?id=137281385
CBS NEWS
— Vance defends ICE but says there’s a responsibility to investigate when agents “screw up.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vance-ice-investigate-agents-screw-up/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/election-officials-debunk-persistent-false-claim-poll-workers-ballots-rcna603676
GAO
— 2027-2032 Strategic Plan. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my career. They forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. They delayed my promotions and refused to promote me beyond GS-13. They wasted what I had learned working 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. They refused to assign me to audits of IRS for all 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. They wasted what learned earning an MBA in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981, becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-27-900655
POLITICO
— Katie Zacharia out as press secretary after five days. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I grandfathered in to become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-out-as-press-secretary-after-five-days-01123470
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NATIONAL HERALD INDIA & INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS
— Asian American caucus blames Trump administration for fueling anti-South Asian hate. Lawmakers cite inflammatory rhetoric and a weakened domestic terrorism monitoring mechanism after authorities foil a plot targeting an Illinois Hindu temple. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/asian-american-caucus-blames-donald-trump-administration-for-fuelling-anti-south-asian-hate
https://indianewengland.com/asian-american-lawmakers-accuse-trump-administration-of-fueling-anti-south-asian-hate-after-foiled-hindu-temple-attack/
October 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— South Asian leaders call for action after alleged mass shooting plot targeting Aurora Hindu temple. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/palatine-police-give-update-thwarted-alleged-mass-shooting-plot-aurora-alexandros-paporakis-19-charge/19940093/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At a news conference in Chicago’s Loop, faith leaders, civil rights advocates and political leaders called for action beyond public statements. Among their requests was the restoration of federal funding for programs aimed at reducing hate crimes.)
WGN9
— Tracy makes his case as Election Day approaches.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/gop-candidate-for-u-s-senate-don-tracy-makes-his-case-as-election-day-approaches/
FOX32
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vUopU1Q-uJU
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly drag Trump down to drag Republican down ballot candidates down.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/editorial-don-tracy-juliana-stratton-donald-trump-senate-election-illinois/
— In the second quarter of 2026, a household needed to earn roughly $101,075 a year to afford the median-priced home in the Chicago area. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $86.400. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/16/opinion-public-housing-chicago-gemeindebau/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Fired FBI workers sue to regain jobs. DD: My Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to retire, when I was 49 in 1997. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/chennareddy-v-dodaro-civ-888717657
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/empleados-de-fbi-despedidos-por-caso-de-documentos-de-trump-demandan-para-ser-reincorporados/
DAILY HERALD
— Don Tracy: 2026 candidate for the U.S. Senate.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261016/us-congress-politics/don-tracy-2026-candidate-for-the-u-s-senate/
SOUTHERN
— 9 former FBI agents who worked on Trump classified docs case sue over their firings. DD: My Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to retire, when I was 49 in 1997. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/chennareddy-v-dodaro-civ-888717657
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/10/15/9-former-fbi-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-docs-case-sue-over-their-firings/
FOX ILLINOIS & NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-wants-the-midterms-to-be-all-about-himself-judging-by-the-ads-democrats-are/article_7a00a669-1317-5f3e-8c9c-03ff6b3efa2b.html
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-10-15/they-voted-for-trump-in-2024-but-now-are-talking-about-voting-to-check-his-power
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-10-15/lots-of-red-state-stumping-for-president-trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-16/why-some-gen-z-voters-who-backed-trump-now-regret-their-decision
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, and especially if you oppose the promotion of LGBTQ, Democrats and RINOs destroy you. I should write about that.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/local/what-lgbtq-elders-want-the-next-generation-to-know/article_e5a5a956-e3b0-4843-9107-cd0333c0ca4d.html
ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/release.html?releaseid=33044
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/16/no-bets-on-pritzkers-tax-returns-01122248
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-828/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime because it promotes a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, the destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, that is, disrespect for human life, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because of ever-increasing Democrat success in advancing the aforesaid, I would not have been able to achieve what I did. Because I followed conservative principles, I was able to a) work my way through college and earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32; b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc.; c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc.; d) get married when I was 29: e) take many luxury vacations with my wife in connection with her many business trips when I was 29-43; f) buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45; g) save lots for my retirement; and h) etc. Were it not for my Democrat superiors, I could have achieved much more. But according to my critics/opponents, I owe all my achievements to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, 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
— Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more that Pritzker will ever-increasingly take away your income and give it to Democrats who are not the following: White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called redistributing wealth to get votes. Generally, those who are the aforesaid have more retirement income or will have more retirement income than those who are not the aforesaid. What will Pritzker do to take away from me my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings? Anticipate/expect that soon, Pritzker will tax retirement income. Further, anticipate/expect that soon, Pritzker will impose a graduated income tax.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Democrat invasion DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. In my Wheaton precinct, 4 out of 5 times that Republican homes go on the market, they have been bought by Democrats. One could/should compare and contrast how Republican leaders of the aforesaid treated invading Democrats with how the Democrat leaders of the aforesaid now treat and will treat the remaining Republicans here. The Republican leaders welcomed the invading Democrats with open arms. To get their votes, they promised to get rid of conservative Republicans and they did. Anticipate/expect that the Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly get rid of the remaining Republicans. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on how the aforesaid Republican leaders have treated a) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) the Illinois Center Right Coalition, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, c) Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, and d) me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DuPage candidates talk taxes, spending.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_41f02f4a-df87-46de-80a5-b4dcb2c17ee8.amp.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP chair says Marcus King belongs in ‘a treatment center, not the DuPage County board’ after DUI video surfaces.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/dupage-gop-chair-says-marcus-king-belongs-in-a-treatment-center-not-the-dupage-county-board-after-dui-video-surfaces
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trans Neo-Nazi Teen Alexandros Paporakis Accused of Plotting Hindu Temple Mass Shooting Outside Chicago. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuNa-lVx84I
AMAC
— POLL: Large Number of Undergraduates Prefer Socialism, Say America “Deserved” 9/11. The Yale-affiliated Buckley Institute found 45 percent of undergraduates say violence can stop “hate speech,” and 40 percent want offensive speech treated as a crime.
https://amac.us/newsline/poll-large-number-of-undergraduates-prefer-socialism-say-america-deserved-9-11
AMERICAN PRIDE DAILY
— GOP ABANDONS Entire States As DEMS SURGE.
https://americanpridedaily.com/todaysnews/gop-abandons-entire-states-as-dems-surge/
BLAZE
— Shattered by socialism: ‘Escaping Venezuela’ offers a warning for Mamdani’s America.
https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/shattered-by-socialism-escaping-venezuela-offers-a-warning-for-mamdani-s-america
BREITBART
— White House Puts Cost of Democratic Socialists’ Immigration Plan at $613 Billion. DD: vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/10/15/white-house-puts-cost-of-democratic-socialists-immigration-plan-at-613-billion/
COLLEGE FIX
— To increase diversity, hundreds of colleges accept students who never applied.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/hundreds-of-colleges-accept-students-who-never-applied-to-increase-diversity/
DAILY SIGNAL
— California’s Tax Showdown: Billionaires Tax, Millionaires Tax, and More on November Ballot. DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/20/billionaires-tax-millionaires-tax/
FOX BUSINESS
— GOP not calling out socialist candidates in a ‘persuasive way.’
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VSbaAJIEW5k
FOX NEWS
— Trans neo-Nazi Alexandros Paporakis accused of plotting Hindu temple massacre, will receive hormone treatment in jail. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trans-neo-nazi-accused-plotting-hindu-temple-massacre-receive-hormone-treatment-jail-officials
PJ MEDIA
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/10/15/compassionate-socialism-its-time-to-have-a-sit-down-with-that-young-socialist-you-know-n4958360
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trans-identified male Alexandros Paporakis arrested in Illinois for attempted mass shooting at Hindu temple. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-identified-male-arrested-in-illinois-for-attempted-mass-shooting-at-hindu-temple
TOWNHALL
— NBC Harasses Chick-Fil-A Over Marriage Stance. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and to their traditional marriage. They sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/10/16/nbc-harasses-chick-fil-a-over-marriage-stance-n2684711
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/10/16/the-story-of-the-2026-midterm-elections-is-the-socialist-surge-n2684696
UNLEACH PROSPERITY
— Vote With Your Feet: Top 10 and Bottom 10 States in Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Change. DD: Illinois has lost third most AGI since 2012. The problem for Republicans who vote with their feet is that Democrats vote with their feet too. My wife and I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978 because of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. But ever-increasingly, Democrats have hypocritically invaded DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. When Democrats invade, poverty and crime increase because they vote Democrats. The Democrat Party platform creates poverty and crime.
https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/vote-with-your-feet-top-10/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNBC
— Amazon launches new Bee ‘personal AI’ devices that listen to conversations. DD: Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, everyone advised him to avoid stress by not seeking a college degree and by getting an office job. He took stenography, that is, shorthand, in high school. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on Chicago Heights from 1940 until he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $76,000/year. After my wife graduated from high school, she worker as stenographer for the FBI for 2 years.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/amazon-bee-frontier-eclipse-ai-devices.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/elections/socialism-americans-polls-election-politics.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/opinion/affordability-republicans-democrats.html
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/magazine/california-billionaires-tax.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/democrats-wealthy-taxes.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats must not take their opportunity to win the midterms for granted. Opinion polls aren’t infallible.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/10/15/dnc-midterm-turnout-plan/
FOX ATLANTA
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, and especially if you oppose the promotion of LGBTQ, Democrats and RINOs destroy you. I should write about that.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/chick-fil-a-ceo-faces-backlash-after-lgbtq-rights-interview
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/affordability-isnt-an-impossibility-391f57e7
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2026/10/14/california-billionaire-tax-emil-barr-millionaire-san-francisco/
FORBES
— India’s 100 Richest. DD: My critics/opponents want cheap foreign labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.forbes.com/lists/india-billionaires/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a year when both the rupee and the stock market skidded, down 8.5% and 9.5%, respectively, India’s richest tycoons showed resilience. Their collective wealth of $1 trillion is unchanged from when fortunes were last measured.
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.businessinsider.com/paycheck-raise-increase-inflation-prices-president-trump-2026-10
MONEYWISE
— 1,000 millionnaires, or 1 billionaire? Inside Abdul El-Sayed’s case for redistributing America’s wealth. DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/1-000-millionaires-1-billionaire-110000293.html
GOVERNING
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.governing.com/magazine/millionaire-and-billionaire-taxes-pick-up-steam
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/everywhere-millionaires-tax-code/688584/
POLITICO
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qrz7ktvgUc
https://www.politico.com/video/2026/10/15/inside-the-democratic-socialists-plan-to-shake-up-congress-2201513
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Trans teen Alexandros Paporakis accused of Hindu temple attack plot to receive gender-transition hormone shots in jail. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/trans-teen-accused-of-hindu-temple-attack-plot-to-receive-gender-transition-hormone-shots-in-jail/articleshow/134985695.cms
— Who is Alexandros Paporakis? DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/who-is-alexandros-paporakis-who-plotted-alleged-mass-shooting-at-hindu-temple-in-aurora-what-his-manifesto-targeting-indians-revealed/articleshow/134967765.cms
— US temple attack plot: Alexandros Paporakis’ manifesto describes Indians as ‘subhumans.’ DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://timesofindia.indiatiAlexandros Paporakismes.com/world/us/us-temple-attack-plot-teens-alleged-manifesto-describes-indians-as-subhumans/articleshow/134970777.cms
INDIA TODAY
— US Hindu temple attack plotter Alexandros Paporakis a trans neo-Nazi, planned shooting for 2 years. DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/us-aurora-hindu-temple-attack-plotter-alexandros-paporakis-neo-nazi-shooting-police-custody-hormone-shots-adhd-jail-3018506-2026-10-16
FREE PRESS
— DD: What led to Paporakis being trans? How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/india/teen-us-white-supremacist-neo-nazi-reveals-his-deadly-plan-before-co-worker-couldnt-wait-to-kill-indian-people
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrats hate billionaires and hate millionaires unless they are Democrats. Anticipate/expect that Democrat billionaires and Democrat millionaires like Pritzker will ever-increasingly use their wealth to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/15/trump-big-beautiful-bill-millionaires
October 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker and Bailey clash early in their only debate before November election.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-debate-tonight-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-clash-early-before-november-2026-election-day/19936744/
FOX32
— Harris leads Democrats; Vance tops GOP in 2028 primary front-runner poll. The FocalData poll also found that President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 33%.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/harris-leads-democrats-vance-tops-gop-2028-primary-front-runner-poll
WGN9
— Candidates for Illinois Governor face off in forum.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/candidates-for-illinois-governor-face-off-in-forum/
— ‘American dream’ now costs $5.3M. DD: My wife and I have more money now because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, because of my wife’s income, because we always tried to live on just one of our paychecks and saved as much as we could for our retirement, because the federal government has paid 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and my wife’s since 1978, because we have never owned pets, because we have not gone on vacations for decades, and because of recent inheritances. We have less money now because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and because I spent lots of money on tuition and books earning three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://wgntv.com/business/american-dream-now-costs-5-3m-report-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cost, which is reportedly up by 4% from last year, includes owning a home, buying new cars, raising two children and sending them to college, retiring comfortably, paying for health care, having a wedding, owning pets and taking a yearly vacation. A new Gallup poll found that 69% of Americans still believe they will achieve the American dream, but a single paycheck reportedly won’t come close to covering it. The Investopedia report says the cost of owning a home, buying new cars and paying for retirement expenses make up nearly 70% of the total. The report shows that owning a home now costs $1,275,782, which is up from $1,184,493 last year. . .According to the report, raising two children and sending them to college now costs $953,763, compared to $876,092 in 2025.)
WTTW
— Pritzker, Bailey Square Off in Contentious Discussion Over Taxes, Trump and Bears.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/13/pritzker-bailey-square-contentious-discussion-over-taxes-trump-and-bears
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In lone debate for Illinois governor, Bailey gets testy as Pritzker links challenger to Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/13/in-lone-debate-for-illinois-governor-bailey-gets-testy-as-pritzker-links-challenger-to-trump/
— Years later, migrants bused into Oak Park area still living in limbo. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and paise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/13/oak-park-migrant-ministry-update/
— Illinois House endorsements.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/
— Democrat Daniel Biss aims to keep party’s hold on Illinois’ 9th District vs. GOP’s John Elleson, who raises $0.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/14/illinois-9th-district-race/
— David Dewar vies for Democratic Rep. Mary Gill’s seat in 35th District.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/14/david-dewar-vies-for-democratic-rep-mary-gills-seat-in-35th-district/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 6 takeaways from the only gubernatorial debate between Gov. Pritzker and Darren Bailey. Pritzker and Bailey sparred over President Donald Trump, the Chicago Bears, data centers and more.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/13/watch-illinois-gov-debate-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-takeaways
— DD: To get more votes from those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or in America illegally, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at the aforesaid that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/13/johan-sebastian-duran-guerrero-ice-immigration-white-supremacy-religious-intolerance-klan-ben-jealous
— Democrat Juliana Stratton faces Don Tracy, former GOP chair, in Senate battle for Dick Durbin’s seat. Although the numbers are in Stratton’s favor in blue Illinois, she says she’s not taking anything for granted. Tracy says he’s running to “bring a voice and bring hope” to Republicans in the state.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/14/democrat-juliana-stratton-republican-don-tracy-us-senate-race-dick-durbin-seat
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Senate and House endorsements.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261014/endorsements/our-choices-for-legislative-races-in-senate-districts-21-42-house-districts-5354/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261014/endorsements/endorsement-cochran-for-house-district-55-mussman-for-house-district-56/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261014/endorsements/endorsements-ellman-for-senate-dist-21-gupta-for-house-dist-41-delarosa-for-house-dist-42/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261013/endorsements/daily-herald-endorsements-morrison-for-senate-dist-29-katz-muhl-for-house-dist-47/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261013/endorsements/endorsement-syed-for-illinois-senate-dist-26-levin-for-illinois-house-dist-51-mclaughlin-for-il/
WBEZ & NPR ILLINOIS
— 6 takeaways from the only gubernatorial debate between Gov. Pritzker and Darren Bailey. Pritzker and Bailey sparred over President Donald Trump, the Chicago Bears, data centers and more.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/10/13/watch-illinois-gov-debate-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-takeaways
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-10-14/6-takeaways-from-the-only-gubernatorial-debate-between-gov-pritzker-and-darren-bailey
FOX ILLINOIS
— Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House. DD: I should write about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in DuPage County who have invited the Democrat news media to their events but who have blocked me. They were obvious attempts to shout that they were not conservative and to curry favor with the Democrat news media.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/judge-extends-order-blocking-trump-from-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-reporters-from-white/article_bac1ff2a-e519-5578-9d56-9f51339da800.html
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— 70% of consumers struggle with multiple affordability issues. DD: What are you doing to deal with inflation? My wife and I are spending more of our retirement savings.
https://chicagocrusader.com/70-of-consumers-struggle-with-multiple-affordability-issues-2/
FOX ILLINOIS
— New White House press secretary’s debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews. The new press secretary for Donald Trump’s White House stepped to the podium.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-white-house-press-secretarys-debut-brief-limited-questions-and-some-harsh-reviews/article_abf6b2b6-5988-5f7e-8055-2fb8f1727228.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker and Bailey pour it on
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/14/pritzker-and-bailey-pour-it-on-01117286
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-613/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Cook County to vote on non-binding ‘millionaires tax’ question.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cook-county-millionaires-tax/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee accused two activist organizations of suborning jury nullification, saying they conduct training sessions to help city residents get onto trial juries and vote to acquit the people being prosecuted. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, I was denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial because no one believed that a jury would rule in my favor because of my bad demographics: former federal employee, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, draft avoider, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/13/house-probing-dc-groups-training-residents-carry-jury-nullification/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Vance knows what socialism is. He just won’t admit he likes it. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4764257/vance-knows-what-socialism-is-he-wont-admit-he-likes-it/
BLAZE
— Shocking number of undergrads say the US deserved 9/11.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/shocking-number-of-undergrads-say-the-us-deserved-911-poll
DAILY CALLER
— Democrat Senator Ed Markey Goes Fishing For DEI Interns. DD: To get rid of me, all my subordinates who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were minority, female, veteran, disabled, and/or had performance problems. They did everything that they could to turn them against me.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/13/ed-markey-dei-interns-bipoc-lgbtq/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey searched Tuesday for interns who are non-white, gay or part of another “underrepresented” group. Markey encouraged those who were “BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class [or] veterans” to apply for an internship at his office in Boston, Massachusetts, which raised concerns about whether he violated discrimination laws. “I’m hiring motivated and eager interns for the Spring 2027 semester in my Boston office,” Markey said. “BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working class, veterans, and other underrepresented candidates with Massachusetts ties are encouraged to apply. Applications are due Monday, November 9th.”)
DAILY SIGNAL
— Democratic Party Is Undergoing Socialist Rebranding. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/13/democrat-party-socialist-rebranding/
— Trump Hate Fuels Left’s Shift to Socialism and Jihad. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/13/hate-for-trump-socialism-jihad/
— New Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Surprises Reporters in Debut at Podium.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/13/new-press-secretary-makes-debut/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Push Medicare For Illegals After Claiming Medicare For Illegals Was A GOP Hoax. DD: I collected delinquent Medicare tax for IRS 1971-1980. I paid into Medicare while I was a GAO employee 1983-1997.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/10/13/dems-push-medicare-for-illegals-after-claiming-medicare-for-illegals-was-a-gop-hoax/
— It Took Too Long To Investigate Credible Allegations Against Ilhan Omar.
https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-it-took-too-long-to-investigate-credible-allegations-against-ilhan-omar/
FOX BUSINESS
— Far-left socialism has become a core principle of the Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBLFlZsF6lQ
— Moderate Democrats have become ‘CAPTIVE’ to socialist behavior. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HnIRyvb9Wg
FOX NEWS
— Socialism is the path to ruin. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406754669112
— Socialism looks appealing when schools refuse to teach its horrific, real-world cost. DD: DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance. That enabled me to earn six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA).
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/socialism-looks-appealing-when-schools-refuse-teach-horrific-real-world-cost
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— African American-Only Scholarships at College of DuPage Challenged By Equal Protection Project.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/african-american-only-scholarships-at-college-of-dupage-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Who Is Ilhan Omar?
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/who-is-ilhan-omar/
REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Waste of the Day: $100K Pensions On The Rise. DD: My critics/opponents who are not getting a pension or are not in line to get a pension are furious that I get a $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. They ignore/dismiss/belittle that I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years to get that pension and that I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS.
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/10/12/waste_of_the_day_100k_pensions_on_the_rise_1211020.html
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Introduce Bill to Abolish ICE and Border Patrol Ahead of Midterm Elections. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/10/13/democrats-introduce-bill-to-abolish-ice-and-border-patrol-ahead-of-midterm-elections-n2684612
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MS NOW
— Katie Zacharia’s first press conference proved there’s no meritocracy in Trump’s White House. An embarrassing debut by Trump’s new press secretary showed how MAGA die-hards get promoted despite being unqualified for their jobs. DD: My critics/opponents want to control the flow of information. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on the big adverse actions that they had their operatives and their dupes take against me.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-debut
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At her inaugural briefing as President Donald Trump’s new press secretary Tuesday morning, Katie Zacharia answered a handful of questions. But she raised many more. Among them: Why all the unnatural pauses while reading out loud from a binder? What’s with the weird hand gesture where she taps her fingertips together? Is she the first press secretary in history to publicly mix up the president with their own spouse? Why did she flee the briefing room after just 14 minutes, only eight of them spent taking questions? Zacharia appears to have extensive experience at being unqualified for her job. According to the investigative journalism newsletter Popular Information, she has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer despite there being no evidence she ever passed the bar exam. (Later today, when asked which state she passed the bar in, Zacharia replied, “When I moved to China.” I have no idea what that means.) Yet those of us with low expectations were shocked by how poorly she performed. Conservative media was less harsh, but only slightly. “She’s emphasizing the wrong words when she’s communicating what she has to say,” said a body-language expert quoted in the New York Post. “And she needs some basic training.” In a way, I can empathize. I started working in the Obama White House when I was 24. I needed some basic training, too. But I was hired for a junior role, while press secretary is one of the White House’s most senior positions. We can argue about whether promoting Trump’s agenda is helpful or harmful to the American people, or whether appointing someone who spread Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracy theories to speak on the administration’s behalf is a good idea. One thing I suspect nearly all Americans agree on, however, is this: If you’re going to serve as the press secretary for the White House, you shouldn’t be bad at the most basic parts of your job. Trump used to make exactly that point. In 2015, he promised that if he were elected president, he would “surround myself only with the best and most serious people.” It would be easy to conclude that — like two-dollar-a-gallon gas or no new wars in the Middle East — Trump’s pledge to hire the best people is just another broken promise. But the truth might be more complicated — and in a way, more dangerous for the country. Perhaps the problem isn’t that Trump and MAGA don’t really care about meritocracy. It’s that they have a different definition of merit than the rest of us do. Just look at the president’s statement announcing Zacharia’s hiring as press secretary. He pointed to her “unblemished record of support” and the fact that she has “been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning.” He ended his statement on Truth Social, whose parent company Zacharia once advised, by saying, “She is, likewise, a devoted fan and member of MAGA!” These are not what most of us would consider to be professional qualifications. I assume the New York Giants appreciate their biggest fans. So, I’m sure, does Marvel Studios or the members of the K-pop group BTS. But that doesn’t mean they’re invited to play quarterback, star as Peter Parker in the next Spider-Man or perform “Swim” on the next world tour. Even Trump’s strongest supporters don’t make hiring decisions this way. Elon Musk clearly gets an ego boost from his legion of social media groupies. But when he hires for his companies or political operations, he tends to choose people he thinks will be effective, not just supportive. Trumpworld functions differently. It’s a mistake to ask whether Trump thinks his new press secretary is qualified or merely sycophantic. For Trump, sycophancy is a form of qualification. At times, the anti-meritocracy in the White House has worked out well for the president‘s opponents. Trump’s own team concluded that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s public appearances helped sink the president’s approval ratings on immigration. The weaponization of federal law enforcement against the president’s enemies is terrifying — which makes it a form of relief that FBI Director Kash Patel spends at least some of his time chugging beers with hockey players when he could beleading politicized investigations instead. But competence matters. And incompetence at the highest levels of government hurts all Americans, regardless of who they vote for. When the president makes it clear that his staff members’ most important job is soothing his fragile ego, it’s no surprise that they drop the ball in other areas, such as figuring out how to bring down prices or avoid a deadly and expensive quagmire in the Middle East. Rallying in Ohio, Trump admitted that his public relations could use some work. But his real problem runs far deeper than that. Ironically, it’s one that MAGA has spent an enormous amount of time warning us about: the possibility that the government will hire people based on their identity, without regard to their ability to do the job. “DEI is dead at DoD,” said Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in one of his earliest speeches. “We’re building a merit-based culture that promotes and rewards individual initiative, excellence and hard work.” But as Zacharia’s embarrassing first briefing demonstrates yet again, DEI, as the Trump administration itself defines it, isn’t dead. It’s flourishing beyond anything any Democratic administration has ever attempted. All that’s changed is the identity being promoted. In the Trump White House, you don’t get hired because you’re the most qualified. You get hired because you’re the most MAGA. The results of this approach are in — and they’re exactly what Trump and his allies spent years promising they would avoid.)
CBS NEWS
— Millions of Americans have already voted early. Voters nationwide have cast 3.6 million early ballots with 21 days to go until the November elections.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/millions-americans-have-already-voted-early-midterms/
DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
NEWSWEEK
— Ready To Join the American Socialist Revolution? Take Our Quiz and Find Out. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance. That enabled me to earn six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA).
https://www.newsweek.com/ready-to-join-the-american-socialist-revolution-take-our-quiz-and-find-out-12557895
— How much wealth do you need to thrive? Here’s the breakdown, according to new research. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/essential-wealth-needed-thrive-by-age/
NEW YORK TIMES
— How to Help a Relative Who Has Alzheimer’s. DD: From 2009 until she died when she was 91 in 2022, I had total responsibility for my aunt Eunice S. Diersen who had Alzheimer’s. She helped my parents raise me in Crete.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/opinion/alzheimers-elderly-parent.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Crew of Virtually Unknown Donors Powering the Rise of the New Left. Millions of dollars are flowing to help Democratic socialists and other progressives. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-crew-of-virtually-unknown-donors-powering-the-rise-of-the-new-left-191fcc85
MONEYWISE
— Just over 1 in 4 US households meet this new wealth benchmark.
https://www.aol.com/articles/just-over-1-4-us-143000000.html
SCRIPPS NEWS
— Retirement spending dilemma: Why millions fear running out of money. DD: What are you doing to deal with inflation? My wife and I are spending more of our retirement savings.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/money/retirement-spending-dilemma-why-millions-fear-running-out-of-money
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DD: To get rid of me, all my subordinates who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were minority, female, veteran, disabled, and/or had performance problems. They did everything that they could to turn them against me.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/10/for-disabled-veterans-getting-hired-is-hard-getting-accommodated-is-harder/
FED WEEK
— Federal Human Resources (HR) professionals are under exceptional strain. They are central to the Federal merit system. As agencies implement rapid reforms, retaining experienced HR specialists is both a workforce challenge and a merit system priority. HR Specialists are Essential to Merit. DD: I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. My 1970 bachelor’s degree from NIU was in HR. My area of concentration for my 1976 MBA from Loyola was HR. Democrats ran HR for the federal government back then. Their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran. They had no use for me a) because I was a Republican, White, male, and non-veteran and b) because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/federal-hr-is-under-exceptional-strain-says-mspb/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEWS24
— France’s riots trigger a chilling warning for America as socialist ideology comes under fire. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkmS5jZQmSM
— Trump fires ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after reports of misconduct. DD: Have you been accused of misconduct? I have. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me in 1971. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my misconduct was the real reason why my aforesaid superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. In my defense, my aforesaid superiors were Democrats who were always under tremendous pressure to meet their Affirmative Action quotas and to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. In my defense, many, most, virtually all, and at limes, all of my aforesaid superiors disapproved of my being conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Vietnam War draft avoider, Protestant, German American, and/or my ancestors having been in America since 1844. In my defense, they disapproved of my having more education, more professional certifications, and/or a professional license that they did not have. In my defense, they disapproved of the success that I had buying new cars, buying real estate, and saving for my retirement. In my defense, they disapproved of my getting married in 1978 and my benefitting from my wife’s savings and income.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/donald-trump-fires-ambassador-to-greece-kimberly-guilfoyle-after-reports-of-misconduct-these-allegations-are-false/news-story/95bbd1b747ab682fcaab98413e7e6a8e
October 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: To take votes away from Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Corbett.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/08/governor-race-collin-corbett-independent/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson doubles down on his tax-the-rich mantra as budget deadline nears. Brandon Johnson said he will use his 2027 budget to level the playing field that has allowed corporations to make “more money” while working people “are standing in lines for food.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/07/brandon-johnson-tax-the-rich-mantra-budget-season-chicago-city-hall
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Analyzing Pritzker’s campaign promises, misses impacting businesses.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/2026/10/08/pritzkers-election-promises-and-payouts-when-it-comes-to-businesses/85448753007/
https://www.bnd.com/news/article317536857.html
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/state/2026/10/08/pritzkers-election-promises-and-payouts-when-it-comes-to-businesses/92135594007/
CHAMPAIN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Durkin against Bailey.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-gop-endorsement-brouhaha-shows-how-far-the-party-has-fallen/article_77aa49d7-0493-4a6f-a52a-239b8c37db34.html
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane Treasurer incumbent Lauzen, challenger Wegman offer differing views for the office.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/10/07/kane-treasurer-incumbent-lauzen-challenger-wegman-offer-differing-views-for-the-office/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/illinois-releases-2026-annual-cannabis-report-highlighting-continued-growth-expanded-access-and-regulatory-oversight-97365.cfm?
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/44th-reeling-lgbtq-film-festival/
ILLINOIZE
— Corbett Accuses Pritzker and WTTW of Debate Collusion. DD: To take votes away from Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Corbett.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/corbett-accuses-pritzker-wttw-debate
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— It’s a Trump-Johnson pas de deux.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/08/its-a-trump-johnson-pas-de-deux-01111007
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-823/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-610/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If America had been socialist when you were young, would you be better off today? Socialists have to argue that under socialism, I would be better off today. But to advance under socialism, you have to be a card-carrying socialist. Because I would not have been a card-carrying socialist, I would not have advanced. If America had been socialist when you were young, would you have become a card-carrying socialist to advance? Being a socialist is a lot like being a Democrat. For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, or veteran and who would take the job. They wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 because I refused to become a Democrat. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, you had to be a card-carrying Democrat to advance. Because I was not a card-carrying Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, a) my Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969, b) my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, got rid of the GAO manager who arranged my transfer from IRS and was finally able to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 year that I worked for GAO, always ranked me in the bottom half or my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in1997. They used Affirmative Action, up-or-out, and the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems to take the aforesaid adverse actions. Because I was not a card-carrying Democrat, they ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. If America had been socialist when you were young, would you have become a card-carrying socialist to advance? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Education integrity report ranks Illinois 50th.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_444005b9-fe35-474a-a8f8-8fe12854b803.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Glen Ellyn residents press village board on downtown homeless threats at Sept. 28 meeting; Creswell urges model camping ordinance. Glen Ellyn residents spoke out at the Sept. 28 Village Board meeting about homeless individuals and threatening behavior downtown.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/glen-ellyn-residents-press-village-board-on-downtown-homeless-threats-at-sept-28-meeting-creswell-urges-model-camping-ordinance
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Erika Kirk Speaks at Judson University in Elgin.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/weyermuller-erika-kirk-speaks-at-judson-university-in-elgin.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois public college tuition 9th-highest in U.S. despite highest per-student spending.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-college-tuition-costs-vs-indiana/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America needs the best and brightest, but H-1B isn’t bringing them. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/7/america-needs-best-brightest-h-1b-isnt-bringing/
— The alarming emergence of the downballot democratic socialists. DSA candidates you’ve never heard of could wreak big havoc. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/7/alarming-emergence-downballot-democratic-socialists/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— American College Students Prefer Socialism to Capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. What were you able to buy under capitalism? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, 2023, and 2025. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://freebeacon.com/campus/american-college-students-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism-survey-finds/
NEW YORK POST
— JD Vance’s tiny hometown is overrun with illegal migrants from Uzbekistan who operate hundreds of shady trucking businesses. DD: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. How is your hometown doing and why? In relative terms, Crete is way down from when I lived there 1948-1972. Further, in relative terms, it is down from what it was during the 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/muslim-migrants-running-shady-trucking-companies-in-ohio/
— Marco Rubio: We must fight to defend Western Civilization.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/opinion/marco-rubio-we-must-fight-to-defend-western-civilization/
— Mamdani chose to play Hamas’ spokesman on Oct. 7 anniversary.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/opinion/mamdani-chose-to-play-hamas-spokesman-on-oct-7-anniversary/
— Jew-hating radicals are celebrating the horrors of Oct. 7 — and organizing parades full of monsters.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/opinion/michael-goodwin-jew-hating-radicals-are-celebrating-the-horrors-of-oct-7-and-organizing-parades-full-of-monsters/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Reflecting on the third anniversary of October 7, 2023. As antisemitism rises, American Jews confront growing fears while finding renewed strength in faith, community, and solidarity.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/reflecting-on-the-third-anniversary-of-october-7-2023/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC proclaims if El-Sayed wins in Michigan, socialists can win ‘anywhere.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/aoc-proclaims-if-el-sayed-wins-in-michigan-socialists-can-win-anywhere-1662202/
— Bill O’Reilly ticked GOP could blow the midterms: ‘Republicans are so blanking dumb!’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/bill-oreilly-ticked-gop-could-blow-the-midterms-republicans-are-so-blanking-dumb-1662278/
— Federal judge blocks Trump admin from fining illegals who won’t leave.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/federal-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-fining-illegals-who-wont-leave-1662199/
BREITBART
— Socialists Seek Chaos and Demographic Change. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Those who have problems and are the following are the most likely to fall for socialist arguments: noncitizen, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/07/dhs-mullin-warns-socialists-seek-chaos-and-demographic-change/amp/
CATO
— Young Americans Are More Likely to Resent the Rich. DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers resented my buying new cars in 1966, 1967, and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my buying new cars in 1971, 1973, and 1978 and b) my buying real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, and 1978. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my buying new cars in 1989, etc., b) my buying real estate in 1984, c) my buying collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) my wife and I savings lots of money for our retirement. My Democrat Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers resented my being on track to earn a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my earning an MBA in 1976 and b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates resented a) my earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) my earning four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) my earning a master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://www.cato.org/blog/poll-young-americans-are-more-likely-resent-rich
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Hyde Amendment Turns 50 During Midterm Elections. DD: Those who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform destroy those like me who promote that plank.
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/10/26/the-hyde-amendment-turns-50-during-midterm-elections
COLLEGE FIX
— More college students support socialism than capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/more-college-students-support-socialism-than-capitalism-survey-finds/
CRISIS MAGAZINE
— In Defense of Private Property: Repelling the Rise of Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. What were you able to buy under capitalism? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 2020, 2023, and 2025. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/in-defense-of-private-property-repelling-the-rise-of-socialism
DAILY SIGNAL
— Bill to Strip DSA of Party Rights Picks Up Steam in DC. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/07/bill-to-strip-dsa-of-party-rights/
DAILY WIRE
— People Want To Forget October 7. America Has To Remember. This is the test of our time; we are failing.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-want-to-forget-october-7-america-has-to-remember
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— The DSA Agenda Will Exacerbate the Affordability Crisis. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartland.org/opinion/the-dsa-agenda-will-exacerbate-the-affordability-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the meantime, it would be nice to hear clearly articulated arguments explaining how and why free enterprise generates societal well-being, prosperity, and personal dignity from leading figures of all political persuasions. Understandably, Americans are frustrated with ever-rising costs. But they must be reminded that decades of government intervention in sectors like housing, health care, higher education, and many more, although well intended perhaps, has created wildly skewed markets rife with corruption, capture, and cronyism. Free enterprise is not the problem. Free stuff is not the answer. Free markets always have, and always will, produce the best solutions to social and economic problems because the magic, invisible hand unleashes dynamic human flourishing and outside-the-box innovations that can be summed up in one word: freedom. Another way of looking at it is that an affordability crisis like we are currently experiencing pales in comparison to the affordability crisis that socialism would bring in the future. In socialism, affordability crisis means literal bread lines, rationing, and shortages.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Remembering October 7. The Conservative Coalition We Need to Save the West.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIdD6sOEZE
PJ MEDIA
— What If Democrats Return to Power? DD: There are many ways that candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and major political donors can punish you. I should write about that. I would focus on how they can punish precinct committeemen.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/10/07/what-if-democrats-return-to-power-n4958078
— Obama to Campaign in Michigan for El-Sayed — Because It’s the Next Phase of the Revolution.
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/10/06/obama-to-campaign-in-michigan-for-el-sayed-because-its-the-next-phase-of-the-revolution-n4958029
POLITICAL WIRE
— Abdul El-Sayed Has Trump Fuming and Obama Stumping.
https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/07/abdul-el-sayed-has-trump-fuming-and-obama-stumping/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Richard Porter: Chicago Chases Away the Rich. Miami Says ‘Thank You.’
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/10/07/chicago_chases_away_the_rich_miami_says_thank_you_154564.html
REASON
— Americans Are Wealthier Than 30 Years Ago. DD: I am not because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://reason.com/2026/09/30/americans-are-wealthier-than-30-years-ago-heres-the-data-to-prove-it/
TOWNHALL
— Enforcing Immigration laws: When Cooperation Becomes the Problem.
https://townhall.com/columnists/joe-abraham/2026/10/07/when-cooperation-becomes-the-problem-n2684196
— Republicans Are Dusting Off an Old Anti-Communist Law to Take on the DSA. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Today’s Democrats have no problem with socialism or communism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/07/communist-control-act-of-2026-n2684233
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
YAHOO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Ever-increasingly, females earn more than men. Ever-increasingly, they are the heads of households.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/ex-tradwives-tell-us-wish-174619777.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rove: Republicans Pray for a Polling Failure. The midterm election is almost here, with campaigns nearing the lock-in point.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/republicans-pray-for-a-polling-failure-a3379951
— We’re Winning the War on Woke. The Trump administration has completed several battles, but plenty of work remains. DD: My critics/opponents are woke.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/were-winning-the-war-on-woke-25bca650
— Mamdani’s Fake Battle Against Antisemitism. The mayor’s plan funnels money to organizations that preach hatred of Jews.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/mamdanis-fake-battle-against-antisemitism-04373021
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Disadvantaged ‘gain more from degrees’ than better-off peers. DD: I gained lots by earning degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license. Nether of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/disadvantaged-gain-more-degrees-better-peers
HARVARD LAW TODAY
— Making room for well-being. Faculty members present strategies to prioritize mental health in a demanding profession. DD: Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, everyone advised him to avoid stress, that is, a) to not seek a college degree and b) to get an office job. He took stenography, that is, shorthand in high school. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on Chicago Heights from 1940 until he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $76,000/year.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/how-to-prioritize-mental-health-in-a-demanding-career/
KELLOGG INSIGHT
— Your Political Views Can Stymie Your Career. From being hired to getting a promotion, new research shows you may be penalized for disagreeing politically with the boss. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. If I had been a Democrat, even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran the aforesaid federal agencies would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. I earned job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/could-your-political-views-stymie-your-career
BENEFIT NEWS
— Trump administration wants fed job applicants to disclose political affiliations. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me. I was one of the last Republicans they hired.
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/federal-employees-asked-disclose-their-political-affiliations-to-get-hired
SHRM
— Asking About Politics When Hiring Invites Legal Risk. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me. I was one of the last Republicans they hired.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/asking-about-politics-when-hiring-invites-legal-risk
HR DIVE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans. Liberals and moderates ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy conservatives.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/republicans-dei-stance-2026/832375/
LAW
— The Current Landscape of ‘Political Affiliation Discrimination’ in Private Employment. For the time being, it is important for employees to understand, that unless you are in a state that specifically protects political speech or activity, the employer has the autonomy and authority to regulate such speech. DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired. If I had been a Democrat, even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran the aforesaid federal agencies would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2025/08/20/the-current-landscape-of-political-affiliation-discrimination-in-private-employment/
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— October 7: How Can So Many People Celebrate a Massacre? Remember, pro-Palestinian protesters cheered cold-blooded mass murder even before Israel retaliated.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/07/october-7-how-can-so-many-people-celebrate-a-massacre/
INTERNEWS GROUP
— Trump, 80, Caught Hiding Bruise Again. DD: The older that you get, the more easily that you bruise.
https://internewsgroup.com/2026/10/trump-80-caught-hiding-bruise-again/
BENZINGA
— Villains. DD: My critics/opponents paint me as being their villain. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors blamed me for the problems they had meeting their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets. My anti-conservative Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Organization, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition superiors blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/10/62238280/jeff-bezos-takes-aim-at-politicians-picking-villains-over-housing-costs-as-socialism-debate-grows-when-youre-in-the-polling-booth
October 6, 2026
DUPAGE GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: DuPage County GOP Brings Together Nearly 200 Republicans for Statewide Candidate Rally
Bloomingdale, IL — October 6, 2026 — Nearly 200 Republicans from across Illinois gathered Monday evening at Bloomingdale Golf Club as the DuPage County Republican Party hosted a statewide candidate rally featuring the Republican candidates running for statewide office in the November 3 General Election.
The enthusiastic crowd included Republicans from several counties across Illinois, along with dozens of local candidates, elected officials, township Republican leaders and grassroots activists.
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Bob Grogan served as master of ceremonies and welcomed attendees before introducing DuPage County Republican leaders and township Republican chairmen from throughout the county.
The evening featured remarks from Republican candidates for statewide office, including Darren Bailey for Governor, Aaron Del Mar for Lieutenant Governor, Don Tracy for U.S. Senate, Bob Fioretti for Attorney General, Diane Harris for Secretary of State, Bryan Drew for Comptroller and Max Solomon for Treasurer.
Local and congressional candidates also addressed the crowd, including Sean Noonan for DuPage County Sheriff, Patricia Kladis-Schiappa for DuPage County Clerk, Niki Conforti for Congress in Illinois’ 6th District, Lupe Castillo for Congress in Illinois’ 4th District, Rob Vrankovich for State Representative in the 47th District, Pedro Mendoza for State Representative in the 46th District, Laura Hois for State Representative in the 81st District, and Eric Poplanski for DuPage County Board.
The candidates delivered what organizers described as a message of less government, lower taxes and greater accountability, while encouraging voters to make a plan to participate in the November election.
Following the formal program, candidates met with supporters, posed for photographs and distributed campaign yard signs.
Republican Leadership From Across DuPage
Grogan introduced Republican township leadership from throughout DuPage County, including:
• Mike Musson, Wayne Township
• Dave Rogers, Bloomingdale Township
• Art Woods, Addison Township Vice Chairman
• Jerry Evans, Winfield Township
• Jeff Castle, Milton Township and DCRCC Secretary
• Dan Kordik, York Township
• Andy Manno, Naperville Township
• Becky Rudolph, Lisle Township and DCRCC Vice Chair
• Tony Schiappa, Downers Grove Township
Elected officials and local Republican leaders from DuPage and surrounding counties also attended, including State Senator Seth Lewis, Will County Board Member Mark Revis, LaSalle County GOP Chairman Chris Lukow, Barrington Township Republican Committeeman Terry Yormark II, and numerous municipal and school board officials.
“A Sign That We Are Not Just Preaching to the Choir”
Grogan highlighted the energy in the room and the broad mix of attendees.
“On top of a great crowd with great energy was the fact that the room was filled with so many unfamiliar faces. That is a sign that we are not just preaching to the choir.”
DuPage County Republican Chairman Kevin Coyne said the rally demonstrated the strength of the Republican ticket from the statewide level to local races.
“It was a wonderful event and showcased the very strong candidates the GOP has running statewide and locally. We have terrific candidates up and down the ballot. Last night was a great opportunity for voters to meet them all. Now let’s get out there and vote and take a crack at turning our state around!”
The evening concluded with remarks from Carol Davis of the Illinois Election Integrity Program and Illinois Conservative Union, who encouraged attendees to become involved as poll watchers during the November election.
With early voting already underway, organizers encouraged Republicans to make a plan to vote, bring others to the polls, and stay engaged through Election Day on November 3.
MEDIA CONTACT
DuPage County Republican Party
info@dupagegop.com
630-653-7200
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Darin LaHood for US House of Representatives in District 16.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/editorial-darin-lahood-us-house-of-representatives-illinois-district-16/
— Mike Bost for US House of Representatives in District 12.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/editorial-mike-bost-us-house-of-representatives-illinois-district-12/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/marimar-martinez-border-patrol/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/10/05/marimar-martinez-lawsuit-trump-midway-blitz
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Glen Ellyn named the 19th-best small city in the U.S.
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article317496165.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-06/democrats-advantage-is-clear-with-less-than-a-month-to-go-in-the-midterm-elections
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-06/as-trump-focuses-the-fbi-on-immigration-counterintelligence-is-falling-behind
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Durkin’s defection draws GOP fire.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/06/durkin-pritzker-endorsement-gop-fire-01107901
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: ‘OPPORTUNIST’: Republicans blasted former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin on Monday for endorsing Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the governor’s race over his party’s nominee, Darren Bailey. The gall: Bailey’s lieutenant governor running mate, Aaron Del Mar, told Playbook Durkin’s move is “surrender dressed up as leadership,” adding that Durkin, now a Springfield lobbyist, is trying “to strengthen his ties to the Democratic establishment and fatten his wallet.” Durkin is a lobbyist with Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres. Also weighing in: The Illinois GOP also criticized Durkin, calling him an “opportunist” seeking relevance, according to a statement. It’s “proof,” added Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan, “that the only way to save Illinois is by electing new, strong leadership like Darren Bailey.” It’s an old grudge: Durkin left the House after a bitter 2022 election cycle that exposed deep divisions within the Illinois Republican Party. Back then, Durkin refused to endorse Bailey for governor after Bailey defeated then-Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin — Durkin’s preferred candidate — in the Republican primary. A similar dynamic is playing out this year. After losing the primary to Bailey, Ted Dabrowski has remained silent about Bailey’s campaign. Instead, he recently launched a nonprofit possibly aimed at supporting his own future political efforts — a move critics say risks diverting resources from the November election. Sounds familiar: It’s not the first time Pritzker has won over a prominent Republican: in 2018, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar refused to endorse Bruce Rauner, instead advising Pritzker’s campaign and later joining his transition team.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-821/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Glennon on Breakthrough Ideas: Did Illinois Taxpayers Pay for Credit Upgrades? – 560AM
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-breakthrough-ideas-did-illinois-taxpayers-pay-for-credit-upgrades-560am/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Outstanding DuPage County GOP Statewide Candidate Rally Monday, October 5 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm, at the Bloomingdale Golf Club. The statewide candidates are: Don Tracy for U.S. Senate ( https://dontracyforil.com/ ), Darren Bailey for Governor and Aaron Del Mar for Lt. Governor ( https://baileyforillinois.com/ ), Bob Fioretti for Attorney General ( https://www.bobforillinois.com/ ), Diane Harris for Secretary of State ( https://harrisforsos.com/ ), Bryan Drew for Comptroller ( https://www.drewforillinois.com/ ), and Max Solomon for Treasurer ( https://maxsolomon.info/ ). The DuPage GOP-provided video is at: https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP/videos/1607096254448960 ABC7 also filmed the event. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you say to my critics/opponents who discourage me from helping elect Republican candidates? More specifically, what do you say to my critics/opponents who discouraged me from hand-delivering the following to the 170 Independent households in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 300 DuPage County Election-provided mailing labels that contained the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, the sample ballot, and Republican candidate literature from the 14 candidates who provided their literature to MTRO? To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, my critics/opponents stress that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that. According to my critics/opponents, I am far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help Republican candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They blame conservatives like me for the defeats that Republican candidates suffer. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What adverse actions have your critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes take against you? My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes a) end my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015 d) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, g) end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2004 and 2010, and h) defeat my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13. My critics/opponents have had great success turning MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP leaders against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois reporter since 2000. I should write about Republican candidates and party leaders who have a) treated me like they can tell me what to do because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) denied that I am a reporter, c) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me because I am a reporter, d) barred me from attending their events, e) barred me from attending their events unless I gave them money, f) intimidated/harassed me at their events, and/or g) had me thrown out of their events. I would focus on those candidates and party leaders who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Moving on from MAGA: 2028 GOP presidential field is suddenly getting crowded.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/6/moving-maga-2028-gop-presidential-field-suddenly-getting-crowded/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=subscriber&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&utm_term=newsalert&tpcc=newsletter_newsalert&lctg=c264828b-7ff2-4c41-9e62-832f993e1664&bt_ee=AzqdljsQvuyin3bRsrOHtCl%2F6luw2YkkUvQqzKAj45E%3D&bt_ts=1791293294119
— Democratic socialism’s $50 trillion price tag. A hole big enough to bury the American economy.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/5/democratic-socialisms-50-trillion-price-tag/
— Harvard wants $10 million gifts to hire conservative professors — critics say it’s all about Trump. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/5/harvard-conservative-professors-plan-critics-tie-10-million-push/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why young Americans think the market has failed them. DD: What did you do when you were young? I took jobs that my peers would never have stooped to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $12.74/hour in 1964 to $19.57/hour in 1966, to $56,409/year in 1971, to $113,402/year in 1980, to $118,984/year in 1986, and to $154,682/year in 1997. The aforesaid enabled me to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. The aforesaid enabled me to buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984. The aforesaid enabled me to get married in 1978. The aforesaid enabled me to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4754132/why-young-americans-think-market-failed-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine you are a recent college graduate in your mid-20s with student loan payments already due. You are working full-time but still unable to afford to leave your parents’ home, and you feel like something has gone very wrong. For the far too many young people in this situation, the economy stops being an academic argument about global prosperity. Economic questions become practical and deeply existential questions about what you can afford and what you cannot.)
NEW YORK POST
— More than half of New York voters ‘concerned’ about rise of socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/more-than-half-of-new-york-voters-concerned-about-rise-of-socialism-poll/
— Even Biden DOJ officials called memo targeting parents as potential domestic terrorists ‘ridiculous.’
https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/even-biden-doj-attorneys-griped-about-ridiculous-school-board-memo-new-report-shows/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Wokeism’s War on Sanity. A society that forfeits reality forfeits its future.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/wokeism-s-war-on-sanity/
FOX BUSINESS
— Democrats are ‘not going to stop’ the socialist invasion. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6406329053112
FOX NEWS
— Socialists have no concept of economics. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406330910112
NEW AMERICAN
— Republican Socialists of America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/republican-socialists-of-america/
NEWSMAX
— Democrat Socialist Pitches ‘Trans Bill of Rights.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/claire-valdez-darializa-avila-chevalier-nyc/2026/10/05/id/1271765/
TOWNHALL
— Here’s How Much Socialism Would Cost Your Family Each Year, and How Much It Already Does. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/05/heres-how-much-socialism-would-cost-your-family-each-year-n2684130
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/trump-rallies-midterms-rituals.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/opinion/trump-conservatism-maga.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/05/trump-midterms-unprecedented-efforts-to-boost-gop/92028724007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Fraud of White Guilt. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-fraud-of-white-guilt-2baa634b
— U.K. Prime Minister Burnham Pitches an Unapologetically Socialist Makeover. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/u-k-prime-minister-burnham-pitches-an-unapologetically-socialist-makeover-2ad7f602
PBS
— Democrats hold midterm lead with independents breaking sharply against Trump. DD: To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, my critics/opponents stress that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-lead-in-new-poll-as-trump-looms-over-midterms
HARVARD CRIMSON
— When Conservative Scholarship Belongs at Harvard.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/10/6/editorial-harvard-conservative-scholar-hiring/
AMERICAN BAZAAR
— Raja Krishnamoorthi condemns anti-Indian bigotry. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/10/05/raja-krishnamoorthi-anti-indian-bigotry-midterms-489416/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEWS24
— ‘Free stuff’: Democrat Party using socialism to win over voters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IstLP1REd7w
— ‘Radicalized lunatics’: Trump tears into America ‘hating’ socialists.
https://www.news24.com.au/world/united-states/radicalised-lunatics-trump-tears-into-america-hating-socialists/video/88f3fe4058f8e6694567e0866517fb87
October 5, 2026 Evening Edition
ILLINOIS GOP
— ILGOP Statement from Bob Grogan on Jim Durkin’s Endorsement: ILGOP Chairman Bob Grogan released the following statement following Jim Durkin’s endorsement of JB Pritzker: “JB Pritzker’s two-terms as Illinois governor have been a complete and total failure as he raised our taxes over and over, championed illegal immigrants and passed the most bloated state budget in history. This is who opportunists in search of relevance like Jim Durkin have aligned themselves with and is further proof that the only way to save Illinois is by electing new, strong leadership like Darren Bailey.”
https://illinois.gop/news/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durkin crosses party line to endorse Pritzker over Bailey. DD: To vote for Democrat candidates is to vote for socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/05/ex-illinois-house-gop-leader-jim-durkin-endorsement-gov-jb-pritzker-over-darren-bailey
DAILY HERALD
— Durkin endorses Pritzker over Bailey. DD: To vote for Democrat candidates is to vote for socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261005/illinois-state-politics/former-illinois-house-gop-leader-jim-durkin-endorses-democrat-jb-pritzker-over-republican-darren-bai/
— Hastert dies. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that Hastert could have sided with me, but he did not. GAO works for Congress. I sued the Democrats who ran GAO for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf As Speaker of the House, Hastert could have had GAO make an offer a settle the lawsuit, but he did not. My critics/opponents stress that. My critics/opponents promote reverse discrimination and age discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261005/obituaries/former-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-dies/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Hastert dies at 84. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that Hastert could have sided with me, but did not. GAO works for Congress. I sued the Democrats who ran GAO for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf As Speaker of the House, Hastert could have had GAO make an offer a settle the lawsuit, but he did not. My critics/opponents stress that. My critics/opponents promote reverse discrimination and age discrimination.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-dennis-hastert-obituary-20261005/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote for Democrat candidates is to vote for socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: School Choice, Not Reparations, Is the Ticket to Success for Chicago’s Minority Families. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/school-choice-reparations-chicago-minority-families
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 1,155 Days Later: Darren Bailey Fought Pritzker’s Pandemic Policies While Durkin and Illinois’ Political Establishment Went Along.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/1155-days-later-darren-bailey-fought-pritzkers-pandemic-policies-while-durkin-and-illinois-political-establishment-went-along.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
1819 NEWS
— Democrats’ disgusting and despicable embrace of socialist candidates. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://1819news.com/news/item/they-actually-hate-america-britt-blasts-democrats-disgusting-and-despicable-embrace-of-socialist-candidates
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Wokeness turned into Salem witch trials with no forgiveness.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/05/chris-rock-says-wokeness-turned-into-salem-witch-trials-with-no-forgiveness-1661841/
DAILY SIGNAL
— How Socialists and Islamists Found a Home on the Left. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pWpfFCGAu0s
DAILY WIRE
— How The Democratic Socialists Of America Used Trump To Hijack The Country. DSA’s reach is not simply a story about New York City. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-how-the-democratic-socialists-of-america-used-trump-to-hijack-the-country
FOX NEWS
— Liberal haven festival-goers weigh government seizure of their homes: ‘I’d be so game.’ Fox News Digital interviewed attendees at a Maryland street festival about socialism, private property and redistribution.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liberal-haven-festival-goers-weigh-government-seizure-homes-id-be-so-game
PJ MEDIA
— From Brazil to Spain, Voters Are Fed Up With Failed Socialist Leadership. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/05/from-brazil-to-spain-voters-are-fed-up-with-failed-socialist-leadership-n4957983
TOWNHALL
— Want to See the Failure of Socialism? You Don’t Even Need to Leave the United States. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/05/want-to-see-the-failure-of-socialism-you-dont-even-need-to-leave-the-united-states-n2684093
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To vote for Democrat candidates is to vote for socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2026/09/13/why-democrats-will-turn-out-even-if-they-dislike-their-partys-leaders/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/26/republican-enthusiasm-problem-hits-even-core-voters/
19TH NEWS
— DD: To get more votes from minorities, females, younger people, unmarried people, and LGBTQers, Democrat candidates ever-increasing promise them more preference over Whites, males, older people, married people, and heterosexuals.
https://19thnews.org/2026/10/gen-z-women-voters-affordability/
WEEK
— Why is Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ welfare fraud ad splitting MAGA? The governor of Arkansas is facing conservative backlash over a new anti-welfare commercial. DD: What percent of those who are the following are on welfare: Citizens of America, noncitizens, White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, male, female, heterosexual, LGBTQ, older, younger, non-veteran, veteran, Protestant, non-Protestant, German American, non-German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, etc.?
https://theweek.com/politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-welfare-arkansas-commercial-outrage
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Socialism Is the Thief of Dignity. The warmth of collectivism is created by the bonfire of your freedoms. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/socialism-is-the-thief-of-dignity-69b3d5d3
FROM OTHER SOURCES
ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— CPA Pipeline. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. I erroneously thought that I could never pass the CPA examination. But I did pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30. Then, I finished the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. Then, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting. On top of that, the profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females. Nevertheless, 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 a Forensic Accountant when I was 48.
https://www.icpas.org/resources/publications/insight-magazine/article-search/detail/fall-2026/the-pathway-to-a-resurgent-cpa-pipeline
October 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What to know about the U.S. Senate race to replace Sen. Dick Durbin. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who has served alongside Gov. JB Pritzker since 2018, faces Don Tracy, the former chair of the Illinois Republican Party. DD: Don Tracy’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-us-senate-race-juliana-stratton-don-tracy-dick-durbin
— What to know about Illinois legislative races ahead of the Nov. 3 election. After the March primaries, many candidates are running unopposed. Some suburban battles are heating up.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/illinois-statehouse-elections-november-3-senate-house-general-assembly-what-to-know
— What to know about the race for Illinois governor. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Republican Darren Bailey and independent candidate Collin Corbett are on the ballot in the race for governor in the Nov. 3 general election.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-llinois-governor-race-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-collin-corbett
— What to know about the Illinois comptroller race between Bryan Drew and state Rep. Margaret Croke. The last Republican comptroller ceded office a decade ago, when outgoing Democratic incumbent Susana Mendoza was first elected. DD: Bryan Drew’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-illinois-comptroller-race-bryan-drew-state-rep-margaret-croke
— What to know about the race for Illinois attorney general. The Trump administration’s moves against Illinois has elevated incumbent Kwame Raoul’s role to defender of the state’s federal funds, meaning former two-term 2nd Ward Ald. Bob Fioretti has a challenge on his hands. DD: Bob Floretti’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-candidates-race-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-bob-fioretti
— What to know about the Illinois secretary of state race between Alexi Giannoulias and Diane Harris. The incumbent Giannoulias is also a frontrunner for the 2027 Chicago mayor’s race, while Republican challenger Diane M. Harris faces long odds in a statewide office.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/01/what-to-know-illinois-secretary-of-state-race-alexi-giannoulias-diane-harris
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/chicago-election-immigration-presence/
— Chicago considers charging suburbanites more to park. How neighborly. The last dumb idea from City Council. DD: While I lived in the Outer Drive East building 1974-1978, to save money, I parked my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air for free underneath the building.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/editorial-chicago-considers-charging-suburbanites-more-to-park-how-neighborly/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/opinion-tradwife-influencers/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: The mainstream news media operates as an arm of the Democrat Party. Anticipate/expect that all its endorsements will be for Democrat candidates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261001/columns/endorsements-aim-to-help-you-vote-even-if-you-disagree/
SHAW LOCAL
— Election monitoring begins in Illinois to ensure secure voting ahead of Nov. 3.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/29/election-monitoring-begins-in-illinois-to-ensure-secure-voting-ahead-of-nov-3/
— Oak Brook police chief credits license plate readers for quick response to fatal shooting outside mall.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/01/oak-brook-police-chief-credits-license-plate-readers-for-quick-response-to-fatal-shooting-outside-mall/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Financial regulator investigates Adam Kinzinger over Kalshi trading: A federal financial watchdog has opened an inquiry into former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a prominent critic of President Donald Trump, over prediction-market transactions related to a pardon he received from former President Joe Biden, three people familiar with the matter told POLITICO’s Aiden Reiter.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/01/dreams-of-a-papal-mass-01102202
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-819/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hegseth touts the end of woke in address.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4749479/hegseth-end-of-woke-weak-department-address/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/4747061/megachurch-pastor-adam-hamilton-jesus-dei-too-woke-kansas/
AMERICAN THINKER
— How to win the youth back from socialism. We won’t do it just by criticizing the government.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/how-to-win-the-youth-back-from-socialism/
BLAZE
— Supreme Court kick-starts Trump’s mass deportation machine.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/supreme-court-trump-mass-deportation
BREITBART
— Rick Scott: ‘If Socialism Worked, Then Everybody Would Be Wanting to Move to Havana Right Now.’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/30/rick-scott-if-socialism-worked-then-everybody-would-be-wanting-to-move-to-havana-right-now/
FOX NEWS
— DD: As socialists ever-increasingly take control of the Democrat Party, Rahm Emanuel says Democratic socialists are not Democrats. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405992619112
— JONATHAN TURLEY: Socialism is back in style and Democrats are buying the pitch.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-socialism-back-style-democrats-buying-pitch
— Blagojevich: Democratic Party is all about ‘rhetoric and politics’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7G_MafJwWE
NEWSMAX
— Hegseth Unveils Sweeping Military Overhaul, Targets Top Brass, ‘Wokeness.’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/hegseth-unveils-sweeping-military-overhaul-targets-top-brass-wokeness/2026/09/30/id/1271287/
PJ MEDIA & HOT AIR
— Socialism is Really About Control.
https://pjmedia.com/watch/2026/09/30/socialism-offers-liberation-but-its-really-about-control-n4957834
https://hotair.com/videos/2026/09/30/socialism-offers-liberation-but-its-really-about-control-n3819491
— Socialism Is Real. It’s Dangerous. And They’re Organizing.
https://pjmedia.com/watch/2026/09/30/socialism-is-real-its-dangerous-and-theyre-organizing-n4957807
TOWNHALL
— Spain Is About to Become a Case Study in Socialist Failure.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/30/spain-just-offered-a-look-into-a-future-run-by-socialists-n2683831
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: Socialists ever-increasingly take control of the Democrat Party. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/we-are-capitalists-us-democrats-push-back-against-communist-label-ahead-midterms-2026-09-30/
— EEOC’s chair accuses Harvard of systemic bias against white, Asian, male or straight applicants. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/harvard-sued-by-us-agency-seeking-records-anti-white-hiring-probe-2026-09-30/
USA TODAY
— Hegseth lashed out about transgender troops, disparaged diversity initiatives and criticized the news media in a speech to U.S. service members gathered at the Marine Corps Base Quantico.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/30/pete-hegseth-state-of-force-transgender-troops-dei/92024167007/
SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— DD: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have failed to defeat me as a DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC). If I had sought to become a LIP (Live in Precinct) RPC or a LOOP (Live out of Precinct) RPC, I never would have been appointed because I am “too conservative,” that is, because I promote too many planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/may/20/kootenai-county-gop-chairman-brent-regan-loses-pre/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democratic ‘Affordability’ Ruse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnGn2EZWkcA
FORTUNE
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/30/board-diversity-is-decreasing-women-russell-3000-q2-reversal/
FORBES
— DD: My critics/opponents blame those who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time for the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time have.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/08/25/avoiding-terms-like-white-privilege-is-a-horrible-anti-racism-strategyheres-why/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/08/16/dear-white-people-lets-clarify-white-privilege-once-and-for-all/
— Demographic Trends Swelling Appetite For Studio Apartments. DD: I bought a studio condo in 1974 and then a one bedroom condo in 1976 in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago so that I could walk to/from a) my IRS job in the Loop and b) graduate evening business courses at Loyola and then graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffsteele/2026/09/28/demographic-trends-swelling-appetite-for-studio-apartments/
— What Seniority Means Now: How Leaders View Employee Tenure Today. DD: Seniority in the federal government brings with it many benefits including sick leave and annual leave. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that when I started as an IRS employee when I was 22 in 1971, I brought with me almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I had earned working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious that when I started as a GAO employee when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me the aforesaid postal federal seniority plus almost 9 years of federal seniority that I had earned working for IRS. They were even further beyond furious when my federal seniority gave me the option to take early retirement wan I was 45 in 1993. But my having almost 30 years of federal seniority did not stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2026/05/12/what-seniority-means-now-how-leaders-view-employee-tenure-today/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the not-too-distant past, most people imagined entire careers happening in one place, with employees putting in decades of work at a company, then leaving with a pension, a party and a plaque. Seniority, or the number of years spent with a single employer, was currency in the workplace, carrying real weight in decisions about pay, promotion and respect. Of course, that version of the working world has been, for better or worse, largely obsolete for some time. Professionals today often move frequently across different roles and organizations. While the concept of long-term loyalty to a single employer has become a more complicated proposition for everyone involved, the underlying need for recognition hasn’t gone anywhere. If anything, it’s more important than ever for leaders to honor valued employees who choose to stay.)
INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
— Independent Voters Decide Elections. What Do They Get in Return? Independent voters have become a decisive force at the ballot box. The next question is whether that influence can translate into lasting political power. DD: Last week, to get out the vote for Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton ( https://electionresults.dupagecounty.gov/election/PrecinctMaps/map50059.pdf ), I walked to the front doors of 370 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter and delivered 370 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes using 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels that contained a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot ( https://electionresults.dupageco.org/election/ballots/2026/General/Milton%20059-0316-NP.PDF ), and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. Those 370 envelopes contained 5,920 pieces: 5,180 campaign pieces (14X370), 370 Voter Guides, and 370 sample ballots. About 200 of those households were Republican and about 170 of those households were Independent. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://ivn.us/independent-voters-decide-elections-what-do-they-get-in-return/
19TH NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://19thnews.org/2026/10/poll-gen-z-gender-gap/
CHALKBEAT
— Trump wants a new tax credit to turbocharge school choice. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/30/how-school-choice-federal-tax-credits-could-help-students-in-public-schools/
FED SMITH
— Decades of Seniority No Longer Guarantee RIF Survival Under OPM’s New Rules. OPM’s new RIF rules took effect September 2, ending “bump and retreat” and ranking federal employees by performance score. Here is what changed. DD: Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, my critics/opponents have stressed the adverse actions that they had previously taken against me including a) forcing me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and making it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) getting rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, and e) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They stressed that they had taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me notwithstanding my earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/09/10/decades-of-seniority-no-longer-guarantee-rif-survival-under-opms-new-rules/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, a) fewer and fewer and fewer in America will be American, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) more and more and more in America will be noncitizen, liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/08/23/most-americans-say-the-declining-share-of-white-people-in-the-u-s-is-neither-good-nor-bad-for-society/
NPR
— How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/30/nx-s1-5913363/how-trump-keeps-undercutting-his-anti-communist-message
FROM OTHER SOURCES
CHICAGO BOOTH
— Licensed CPAs. DD: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years and then for GAO for more than a year. I had earned an MBA in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. My becoming a licensed CPA made it harder for them to waste my career and to get rid of me. None of my Democrat GAO coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had come close to doing what I had done.
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/have-we-been-overtraining-accountants
September 30, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Johnson warns crime could rise if corporations don’t pay more. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-city-club-warns-crime-could-rise-corporations-dont-pay-more/19893263/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly create problems and then blame Trump for those problems.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-congressional-candidates-2026-midterm-election-voter-issues/
— Illinois congressional candidates weigh in on voters’ top issues in the 2026 midterm election. DD: When will a 3rd Congressional District candidate debate be held? Angel Oakley’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-congressional-candidates-2026-midterm-election-voter-issues/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At City Club, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks why rich put profits over ‘the lives of my neighbors.’ DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/mayor-brandon-johnson-city-club/
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Board chair censured for sharing confidential information.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260930/news/kane-county-board-chair-censured-for-sharing-confidential-information/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Johnson casts re-election fight as ‘billionaires versus the Brandon Johnson coalition.’
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-brandon-johnson-city-club-20260930/
LISLE PATCH
— Behind the Ballot: Election and Voter Data Security October 15 in Glen Ellyn.
https://patch.com/illinois/lisle/calendar/event/20261015/37b76ded-9f49-4b37-983b-4d58fbcb0c9d/behind-the-ballot-election-and-voter-data-security
WHEATON PATCH
— Early Voting Underway At Select DuPage County Locations. Five temporary early voting locations are now open for voters in DuPage County.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/early-voting-underway-select-dupage-county-locations
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-606/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Pours $400K Into Nevada Governor’s Race Against Trump-Endorsed Incumbent.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/pritzker-pours-400k-into-nevada-governors-race-against-trump-endorsed-incumbent.html
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP aims to support entire ballot, stray from national party. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I have always been a platform Republican. The more that Republican candidates do to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the more that I do to help elect them. It would be great if Republican candidates in Illinois focused more on the benefits that following the Republican Party platform bring, including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. It would be great if Republican candidates focused more on the negatives that following the Democrat Party platform bring, including its dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination planks. The Republican Party platform brings forth prosperity and safety. The Democrat Party platform brings forth poverty and crime. My following conservative principles enabled me 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. Republican candidates should stress how their following conservative principles helped them succeed.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0e22c98d-3cad-444e-aea3-7e26d1e02b1c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Report: Islamists interfere in U.S. elections
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/30/editorial-islamists-interfere-us-elections/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ken Griffin’s $3 billion gift ties Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh roots to Miami ambitions.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4749030/griffin-gift-carnegie-mellon-pittsburgh-roots-miami-ambitions/
— At 50, the Hyde Amendment’s lifesaving legacy needs defending.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/4748200/hyde-amendment-50th-anniversary-legacy-abortion-funding/
— Remembering October 7.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/4747057/flags-of-fellowship-israeli-flags-churches/
NEW YORK POST
— Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey, Gingrich to study future of war for US military.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/pete-hegseth-taps-elon-musk-palmer-luckey-newt-gingrich-to-study-future-of-war-for-us-military/
— Hail the heroes who stopped a terrorist pilot from committing a 9/11-style attack.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/opinion/hail-the-heroes-who-foiled-a-terrorist-pilots-mass-murder-bid/
AMERICAN PRIDE DAILY
— Sharia law is unconstitutional. Convert or die? The complete opposite of the American way. No, we are not the same.
https://americanpridedaily.com/todaysnews/weve-reached-a-boiling-point-in-dearborn-michigan/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Welcome to California! The ultimate sanctuary state run exclusively for the benefit of illegal migrants and their wealthy benefactors.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/welcome-to-california-the-ultimate-sanctuary-state/
BREITBART
— Consumer Spending Soared In August.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/09/30/consumer-spending-soared-in-august/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Elgin Community College renames DEI office, keeps equity programs. DD: Promoting DEI promotes hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/elgin-community-college-renames-dei-office-keeps-equity-programs/30677
FOX NEWS
— State Department revokes over 250,000 visas in broad immigration vetting crackdown. Revocations target criminal activity, birth tourism, fraud and national security threats on a historic scale.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/state-department-revokes-250000-visas-broad-immigration-vetting-crackdown
PJ MEDIA
— Every day the media is pushing the narrative that something else is now considered “white supremacy.” Individualism, meritocracy, punctuality, proper grammar, hard work, competition, standardized tests, the nuclear family, private property, scientific objectivity — even expecting people to speak proper English is considered “evidence” of white supremacy. And the list will keep growing. Now, the BBC recently published an absurd article claiming that the trend of leaving fingernails unpainted pushes “white supremacist standards of beauty.” Yes, you read that correctly. Women who skip the nail polish are now apparently upholding systemic racism.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/30/guess-what-the-woke-left-just-added-to-the-this-is-white-supremacy-list-n4957801
TOWNHALL
— You Cannot Save the World by Sacrificing Your Own.
https://townhall.com/columnists/joe-abraham/2026/09/30/you-cannot-save-the-world-by-sacrificing-your-own-n2683788
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
YAHOO
— Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Taking the School Choice Fight National. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/former-gov-glenn-youngkin-taking-200111652.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Wrong About School Choice. School choice isn’t to blame for her daughter’s bad education. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/nikole-hannah-jones-is-wrong-about-school-choice-51e5f419
24/7 WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For the First Time in Its History, the IRS Wants Every Filer to Answer a Citizenship Question on Form 1040. The Agency Won’t Say What Happens to the Answer.
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/09/30/for-the-first-time-in-its-history-the-irs-wants-every-filer-to-answer-a-citizenship-question-on-form-1040-the-agency-wont-say-what-happens-to-the-answer/
VORONOI
— How the American Population Map Will Shift by 2050. DD: Illinois down 11% or 1.4 million. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) succeed in diving voters out of Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) succeed in keeping voters and attracting voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote Democrats are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.voronoiapp.com/demographics/Mapped-How-the-American-Population-Map-Will-Shift-by-2050-9009
EDUCATION WEEK
— The Solution Nikole Hannah-Jones Didn’t Take. DD: One could compare and contrast the school that Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to and the schools my parents sent me to. My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.educationnext.org/the-solution-nikole-hannah-jones-didnt-take-school-choice-charter-schools/
ATLANTIC & PBS & EDUCATION WEEK
— School vouchers: DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-school-vouchers-teachers-ideology/688816/
https://www.pbs.org/video/settle-in-1790722079/
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-real-lesson-from-nikole-hannah-joness-public-school-dilemma/2026/09
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/mamdani-says-nyc-public-schools-failed-nikole-hannah-joness-daughter/2026/09
September 29, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— Illinois 4th Congressional District debate. DD: When will a 3rd Congressional District debate be held? Angel Oakley’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/live-blog/news/illinois-4th-congressional-district-debate
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-v1y90f7gn3m831ap
— Little Village sees demographic shift with influx of Black residents.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-demographics-north-lawndale-little-village
WTTW
— Replacing Mendoza: Candidates Vie to Be State’s First New Comptroller in a Decade. DD: Bryan Drew’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/29/replacing-mendoza-candidates-vie-be-state-s-first-new-comptroller-decade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrat Margaret Croke, a state representative from Chicago, and Republican Bryan Drew, an attorney from Benton, are competing to succeed incumbent Comptroller Susana Mendoza, a Chicago Democrat who’s held the job since late 2016 but is forgoing a reelection bid to focus on a second campaign for mayor of the nation’s third-largest city. . .Drew has been a personal injury and civil litigation attorney in southern Illinois for more than 25 years. He’s also a small business owner. He’s served for eight years as an elected trustee of the Rend Lake Community College Board, including two has its chairman. And in 2024, he finished second in the Republican primary for a circuit court judgeship. Though limited in his experience in state government and finance, Drew said owning a cafe with his wife has exposed him to the impact of high taxes on small businesses. He said he would use the “bully pulpit” of the office to act as a watchdog for taxpayers. “If the comptroller’s office really is a watchdog for the taxpayers, then I think it is an essential office because it really is the one independent place that the taxpayers can go to find out where their money’s going,” Drew said. . .While acknowledging that decisions about state spending are the purview of the governor and the state legislature, Drew said the office can be a greater beacon of transparency for taxpayers. His first action, if elected, would be to improve the comptroller’s website, the current version of which he derided as “nearly impossible to figure out.” “Those websites are supposed to be for the taxpayers, not for public accountants to go on there and figure out where the money’s going,” Drew said. Drew said he’d particularly like to make state expenditures on non-government organizations easier to track. There’s no official, readily available tally on grant spending that goes to NGOs, though he pegged the number at “hundreds of millions of dollars,”, echoing a claim made by the GOP ticket for governor earlier this year. . .Drew sees the office differently. If he wins, he views himself as an ombudsman of sorts who can act as a check on government in a state where Democrats hold the governorship and supermajorities in the legislature. He acknowledged that Mendoza “was not just a rubber stamp for the governor” on at least one or two occasions. But he said he’s better suited to be a watchdog as an outsider. “I’ll probably be eating lunch by myself,” Drew said, noting that his career as an attorney has prepared him to handle a job where “you don’t make everyone happy.” . . . Drew said he would be happy to serve as a facilitator if lawmakers want to tackle another round of pension reform, though Pritzker and the General Assembly would have to lead the effort. . .Drew did not face competition in the Republican primary. He’s raised just under $80,000 from outside donors, about the same number of miles he’s logged traveling the state in his car since campaign started. Lacking the funds to sustain a paid advertising campaign in the nation’s sixth-largest state, Drew is leaning on the latter to get his message out. “I don’t have JB Pritzker maxing out campaign contributions like he has to my opponent, and special interests and other politically connected people handing a lot of money,” Drew said. “I don’t have that, and I think that’s a positive thing.”)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— East Dundee village president slammed for letting Darren Bailey speak at Oktoberfest.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/29/east-dundee-village-president-slammed-for-letting-darren-bailey-speak-at-oktoberfest/
— Pete Hegseth says national security and military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/29/pete-hegseth-us-election-systems-midterms/
DAILY HERALD
— Police say at least five arrested during Sunday’s protests near Medinah.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260929/news/police-say-at-least-five-arrested-during-sundays-protests-near-medinah/
JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Darren Bailey talks goals for Illinois governor. DD: What goals do you want candidates to have?
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/article_6fc35473-f359-5fd4-ba5c-175fc80e7491.html
WPSD
— Darren Bailey speaks at Choate. DD: What goals do you want candidates to speak about?
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/ott/darren-bailey-speaks-at-choate/video_3f921ca4-88c1-5a1d-a9e0-35fa651eca63.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Trump visits Illinois, but doesn’t check in with state’s GOP gubernatorial nominee. Bailey said the president’s endorsement was ‘unexpected’ but he’s ‘glad to have it.’
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/trump-visits-illinois-but-doesnt-check-in-with-states-gop-gubernatorial-nominee/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Bailey winds down what could be his final campaign. Republican Darren Bailey says this could be his last campaign if he loses again.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-bailey-winds-down-what-could-be-his-final-campaign/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-605/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What goals do you want candidates to have? I want their goals to include promoting 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). I want their goals to include ending Democrat promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What should prospective federal employees be advised of? They should be advised that notwithstanding Trump, Democrats run the federal government. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. If you do not become a Democrat, they will waste your career and they will get rid of you. It is called political affiliation discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White privilege. DD: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being privileged. I ask them if I was privileged, why did I take jobs doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assemble line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/30/complaints-white-privilege-losers-lament/
NEW YORK POST
— The end of college racial quotas is already making America more just. DD: My Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors ever-increasingly blamed my being their office’s only active participant in an agency-wide class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation a) for their not meeting their Affirmative Action quotas and b) for their not getting rid of their older White male employees as fast as they wanted to. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/opinion/the-end-of-college-racial-quotas-is-already-making-america-more-just/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Boston mayor handing out $575 ‘scholarship’ for illegals to learn how to harass the government. Not one legal thing about it.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/boston-mayor-handing-out-575-scholarship-for-illegals-to-learn-how-to-harass-the-government/
— Book Review: The Two Swords of Christ: Five Centuries of War Between Islam and the Warrior Monks of Christendom.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/09/book-review-the-two-swords-of-christ-five-centuries-of-war-between-islam-and-the-warrior-monks-of-christendom/
BREITBART
— Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Pays Illegals $575 to Take Political Activism Class, U.S.-Born Residents Not Allowed.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/09/28/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-pays-illegals-575-to-take-political-activism-class-u-s-born-residents-not-allowed/
EEOC
— EEOC Defends Women’s Rights to Single-Sex Spaces at Work in Illinois. DD: But what about LGBTQers?
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-defends-womens-rights-single-sex-spaces-work-illinois
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— 3 Reasons Trump and South Africa Disagree on Anti-White Racism Claims. 1. Condemn an anti-apartheid song. 2. Prioritize rural crime. 3. Reform affirmative action laws. DD: White South Africans who come to America should be advised that Democrats will discriminate against them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/world/africa/south-africa-trump-letter-visas-racism.html
— New York Times Accuses Federal Employment Agency of Retaliation. A lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims the newspaper discriminated against a white male employee who did not get a promotion. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed that Bush’s EEOC sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. That is, that Bush’s EEOC promoted 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.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/business/media/new-york-times-eeoc-lawsuit.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer Ranks. Defense secretary to unveil the plan during Wednesday speech to handpicked lower-ranked officers and troops.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseth-military-officer-cuts-e4acab48
— Mayor Mamdani Must Redo New York City Pied-à-Terre Tax. DD: I had a second home, a studio condo and then a one bedroom condo, in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1974-1978, but only because I would have had to suffer a big loss if I had sold my University Park townhome. I bought the condos so that I could walk to/from my IRS job in the Loop and graduate evening business courses at Loyola and graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/new-lawsuit-alleges-new-york-mayor-mamdanis-pied-a-terre-tax-is-illegal-285db949
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— $25,000 bonuses for top-performing feds? OPM makes it easier for agencies to award them. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, their top priority was getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/09/25000-bonuses-top-performing-feds-opm-agencies-award/416275/
FEDWEEK
— Federal Employment Down 11 Percent.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/federal-employment-down-11-percent-cost-of-drp-pegged-at-up-to-15b/
— DD: My critics/opponents in the following view federal employees and federal retirees negatively, and therefore, they view me negatively: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for 29 years.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/views-of-federal-employees-remain-higher-than-those-of-government-as-a-whole-says-partnership/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal government employment continues to decline.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2026/05/federal-government-employment-continues-to-decline/
— Congress seeks federal workforce changes in recent slate of bills.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/08/congress-seeks-federal-workforce-changes-in-recent-slate-of-bills/
— Trump admin reshaping federal employee discipline, firing rules.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/07/trump-admin-reshaping-federal-employee-discipline-firing-rules/