FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas fined $214,000 by ethics board for campaign finance violations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/former-chicago-mayoral-candidate-paul-vallas-fined-214000-by-ethics-board-for-campaign-finance-violations/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Kane County tax bill angering some residents, but it’s not why you think
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260512/news/kane-county-tax-bill-angering-some-residents-but-its-not-why-you-think/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/13/many-illinois-public-colleges-fail-to-follow-law-to-protect-immigrant-students-from-federal-agents-on-campus
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had not sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I would not have been able 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.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2026-05-12/in-illinois-everyone-wants-higher-education-reform-but-disagree-on-what-reform-looks-like
ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
— A Guide to Getting Financial Aid for Graduate School. DD: If you earned a master’s degree, where did the money come from? For my 1976 MBA from Loyola, it came from what I earned working for IRS 1972-1976. For my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, it came from what I earned working for IRS 1976 -1980 and for GAO in 1980. For my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, it came from what I earned working for GAO 1992-1997.
https://www.elmhurst.edu/blog/a-guide-to-getting-financial-aid-for-graduate-school/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/13/pritzker-to-feds-hit-send-already-00917897
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-736/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe are candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman. The 17 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members will cast their weighted votes on Monday, May 18, in Springfield. The three IRP SCC members with the greatest weighted vote are Zach Emberton (15th CD) with 16.5%, Rhonda Belford (12th CD) with 15.9%, and Jim Rule (16th CD) with 10.2%. Other IRP SCC members include Grogan (6th CD) with 5.9%, Aaron Del Mar (5th CD) with 3.3%, and Mike Flynn (3rd CD) with 2.7%. Which candidate will your IRP SCC member vote for and why? In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day the IRP SCC elected Andy McKenna as the IRP chairman. Participants in that forum were John Cox, Stephen McGlynn, McKenna, and Jim Nalepa. Jim Oberweis wanted to participate, but could not. Back then, IRP SCC members let the candidates give their presentations in an open forum before they voted in a closed session. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The following was posted on the Illinois Republican Party’s (IRP) Facebook page on May 4, 2026 by IRP State Central Committee member Beth Findley Smith: “IF YOU WANT THE CHAIRMAN APPLICATION MATERIALS, I WILL EMAIL THEM TO YOU. The Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee will convene on Monday, May 18, 2026, for its reorganizational meeting. During this meeting, the Committee will elect a Chairman. Individuals interested in being considered for the position are invited to submit the required materials outlined below. All application materials must be submitted to Matt Janes, Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party, at Matt@illinois.gop no earlier than Monday May 4th, 2026 at 9:00 AM CT and no later than Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 11:59 PM CT. This deadline is firm and necessary to allow sufficient time for Committee review. Applicants may be invited to address the Committee. Applicants must provide the following: Completed and signed the Ethics Disclosure Form portion of this application. Provide a certified copy of your voting history. A letter/document outlining the applicant’s vision for the Illinois Republican Party. Provide a letter of recommendation from an elected Republican official who resides in Illinois. Any elected Republican who appears on a partisan ballot is eligible to serve as a recommendation (There is no limit on the number that may be submitted). If you have any questions on eligibility, please contact ILGOP Executive Director Matt Janes. Provide a biography and/or professional resume. In addition, all applicants must consent to a background check as a condition of consideration. Please ensure that all materials are submitted in full by the stated deadline.”
— Which of the four candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman (Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe) do you want your IRP State Central Committee member to vote for and why? In my opinion, the IRP should publish the candidates’ letter/document outlining their vision for the IRP, a list of the those who submitted letters of recommendation for them, and their biography and/or professional resume. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How could a registered Republican voter in Illinois have input on the May 18 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) chairman election? One route could be providing input to your Republican Precinct Committeeman who would provide it to his IRP SCC member. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. Of course, if Grogan does not win on May 18, Grogan promoters who are the aforesaid will blame me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents charge you with the most? My critics/opponents charge me the most with being “too conservative.” According to them, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lose elections because I paint them in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being more conservative than they want to be. According to my critics/opponents, to win elections in Illinois, Republican candidates have to be “Democrat Lite,” that is, they have to dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what I did to help elect and to help reelect Jim Rasins and Bob Grogan as DuPage County Auditors. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents demand? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate everything. My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. I should start naming my critics/opponents and start writing about them. I would start with my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Registration is open for political entries in Wheaton’s July 4 Independence Day Parade. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheaton-independence-day-parade-entry-2026-tickets-1984881886153 The deadline is June 28. The cost is $183.58. I hope that all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will participate: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservatives must embrace personal responsibility. DD: My critics/opponents reject personal responsibility. They blame those who are the following for their problems: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago Walgreens shuts doors over theft, reveals eye-popping number
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/12/chicago-walgreens-shuts-doors-over-theft-reveals-eye-popping-number-1638430/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Intifada Comes to Brooklyn Under New York’s Socialist Mayor
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/12/intifada-brooklyn-new-york/
— What’s Behind the Demonization of Israel?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/12/hanson-demonization-israel/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Anti-ICE ‘Protests’ are Propaganda Disguised as Citizen Activism
https://www.fairus.org/anti-ice-protests-are-propaganda-disguised-citizen-activism
— Twenty-Five Years After the Attacks of 9/11–Illegal Aliens Can Still Open U.S. Bank Accounts
https://www.fairus.org/fair-investigations-twenty-five-years-after-attacks-911-illegal-aliens-can-still-open-us-bank
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States. DD: I am ever-increasingly shut out in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois because I am conservative and because my demographics are terrible: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
TOWNHALL
— ICE Uncovered a Massive Immigration Fraud Scheme
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/ice-uncovered-a-massive-immigration-fraud-scheme-n2675971
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they cannot win elections unless the racially gerrymander.
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-republicans-voting-primaries-black-voters-c12196b188922ae2c03319bcb9533431
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
— US faces population collapse as birth rates hit record lows. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/joe-rogan-warns-us-faces-population-collapse-as-birth-rates-hit-record-lows/gm-GMABCA8AB5
NEWSWEEK
— Turning Point USA Blamed for Election Losses. DD: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.newsweek.com/turning-point-usa-blamed-for-election-losses-11803898
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Since 2000, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have blamed me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/republicans-elections-trump.html
— DD: What do your critics/opponents demand? My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. My critics/opponents want to manipulate/dominate everything. My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. I should start naming my critics/opponents and start writing about them. I would start with my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/14/nyregion/aide-fired-by-christie-is-called-loyal-team-player-not-rogue-operative.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DOJ paid millions to FBI agents suspended for misconduct. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied that my misconduct was the reason why they took so many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/05/12/doj-paid-millions-fbi-agents-suspended-misconduct-raskin-says/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are There Five Parties in America’s Future? DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative, curry favor with anti-conservatives, and/or pander to anti-conservatives. They have always wanted me to leave the Republican Party and join the Conservative Party. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/are-there-five-parties-in-americas-future-f1068d72
— FRONT PAGE: There Is a Fire Sale on MBAs. With applications down, more business schools are offering discounts. DD: If I had not been taking evening MBA courses at Loyola, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But by the time I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, they had gotten rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me those three times. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning that MBA just like they ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and who they promoted over me earned no such master’s degrees or certifications.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/there-is-a-fire-sale-on-m-b-a-s-87d56c69
— Included in President Trump’s May 4 proclamation for Jewish American Heritage month was a call for Jewish-Americans to observe a “national Sabbath” from sundown on May 15 to nightfall on May 16. “Shabbat 250,” as it has been dubbed, precedes “Rededicate 250,” Mr. Trump’s coinciding national Christian prayer and worship event in Washington on May 17.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/shabbat-brings-out-our-better-angels-fe47ab12
VIRGINIA PATCH
— Here’s How Loudoun County Precincts Voted On State Redistricting. DD: I should write about how my critics/opponents gerrymandered my precinct in 2015.
https://patch.com/virginia/ashburn/heres-how-loudoun-county-precincts-voted-state-redistricting
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: To get elected and to get reelected, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://prospect.org/2026/05/13/trumps-appalling-racial-legacy/
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May 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Secret Service runs specialized training in Illinois’ Lake County to help prevent targeted violence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-secret-service-runs-specialized-training-lake-county-illinois-help-prevent-school-shootings-other-targeted-violence/19083936/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools to cut teaching staff to help close $732.5 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/chicago-public-schools-cut-teaching-staff-deficit/
— Pay raises set for DuPage County elected officials, including 35% bump for board chair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/dupage-salary-increases-elected-offices-chair/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/12/cps-plans-to-cut-teacher-positions-raise-class-sizes-in-bid-to-shrink-723-billion-deficit
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County tax bill insert on treasurer’s accomplishments spurs complaints
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/kane-county-tax-bill-insert-on-treasurers-accomplishments-spurs-complaints/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/batavias-first-ever-cannabis-shop-celebrates-ribbon-cutting/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Illinois redistricting amendment subject to recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
https://chicagocrusader.com/illinois-house-votes-on-redistricting-amendment-illinois-house/
CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting surged 187% at South Side Walgreens before closure announcement
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/shoplifting-surged-187-at-south-side-walgreens-before-closure-announcement-city-data-shows.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Shoplifters Hit 2 Stores In Wheaton In 1 Week
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/shoplifters-hit-2-stores-wheaton-1-week
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-523/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Ex-rep Ives sues Pritzker, Illinois over race-based congressional map. Ives told The Center Square Daily that state Democrats have brazenly moved to draw maps based on racial lines.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d5af3f75-f286-45df-8d70-a771bba4b22a.html
ILGOP GRASSROOTS FORUM
— The future leadership of the Illinois Republican Party will be decided Monday, May 18 in Springfield, when the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC) votes for the next ILGOP Chair in a closed meeting. Each SCC member casts a weighted vote based on Republican performance in their congressional district, so every district has a voice in the process. (See the spreadsheet I made below.) The four announced candidates for Chair are: • Kathy Salvi (incumbent) • Bob Grogan • Scott Gryder • Lawrence Stowe If you have thoughts about the direction of the Illinois Republican Party, now is the time to contact your SCC member and make your voice heard. If you’re in my district, give me a call at 815-508-3717 or message me here. SCC contact information can be found here: https://illinois.gop/party-officials Leadership matters. Fundraising matters. Candidate recruitment matters. Grassroots engagement matters. This vote will help shape the future of the Illinois GOP heading into the 2026 election and beyond. Chair is a 4-year term.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3334566549901981
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo needs a history lesson on war and peace. Lincoln and Roosevelt used force to defeat slavery and Nazism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/pope-leo-needs-history-lesson-war-peace/
— 5,000 churches claim sanctuary status from ICE warrantless arrests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly invade, infest, infiltrate, conquer, and destroy churches. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/5000-churches-claim-sanctuary-status-ice-warrantless-arrests/
— Secret Service says Trump ballroom would get $220 million, not $1 billion, for ‘hardening’ security
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/secret-service-says-trump-ballroom-would-get-220-million-not-1/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— College isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. Universities must slim down. DD: UIC would not have accepted me if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4563367/college-isnt-for-everyone-universities-must-slim-down/
NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Times’ libelous campaign against Israel continues apace
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/opinion/new-york-times-libelous-campaign-against-israel-continues-apace/
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Admin Says Globalist Org Drove Replacement Migration, Refuses To Take Part
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-state-department-rejects-un-replacement-migration/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-admin-state-department-twitter-great-replacement-theory-illegal-immigration/
FEDERALIST
— Election Integrity Group Challenges Illinois’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Racial Gerrymandering Law
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/election-integrity-group-challenges-illinois-unconstitutional-racial-gerrymandering-law/
— It’s Time For Reparations For Taxpayers Forced To Pay Reparations. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/its-time-for-reparations-for-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-reparations/
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
NUMBERS USA
— Sanctuary Policies Are Undermining Enforcement and Inviting the Next Surge
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/sanctuary-policies-are-undermining-enforcement-and-inviting-the-next-surge/
TOWNHALL
— The Missouri Supreme Court Just Solidified a Republican Redistricting Victory
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/the-missouri-supreme-court-just-solidified-a-republican-redistricting-move-n2675976
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-rejects-un-migration-replacement-claims-11939723
KWQC
— Duckworth pushes for job protections at Rock Island Arsenal. DD: Assigning me to an audit at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1989 was part of my Democrat GAO superiors’ plan to get of me.
https://www.kwqc.com/video/2026/05/12/duckworth-pushes-job-protections-rock-island-arsenal/
WFMD
— SPLC’s far-left curriculum found in classrooms as early as kindergarten
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/05/12/exclusive-splcs-far-left-anti-racism-curriculum-found-in-classrooms-as-early-as-kindergarten-watchdog/
SALON
— DD: To win, Democrats have to racially gerrymander.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/12/gerrymandering-cant-fix-the-gops-voter-problem/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Democrat employers use DEI training to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/federal-court-tosses-white-employees-hostile-work-environment-claim-over-dei-training/574959
May 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/08/chronic-absenteeism-schools-10-million-community-nonprofit-grants-beth-swanson-janice-jackson
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— South Side Walgreens closures fuel fears of more drugstore deserts. The company said the stores slated to be shut down, along with others in Milwaukee, Seattle and New York, are racked with issues of theft and violence.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-walgreens-closures-drugstore-deserts-20260507/
ABC7
— Six Round Lake middle school students were taken to a local hospital after eating THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-appearing-eat-thc-gummies-community-unit-district-116/19052411/
CBS2
— 6 students at Round Lake Middle School hospitalized after taking THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-thc-gummies/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/08/trump-approval-rating-today-illinois-us-may-2026-polls-iran-war-gas-prices/89978966007/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Older Americans Month. DD: I should write about age discrimination.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/sponsored/2026/05/07/heritage-woods-of-batavia-191446/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/05/06/evanston-organizations-prepare-to-support-residents-losing-snap-benefits/
LAKE & MCHENNRY COUNTY SCANNER
— 6 Round Lake Middle School students transported to the hospital after taking THC gummies, falling sick. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/06/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-transported-to-the-hospital-after-possibly-overdosing-falling-sick/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/07/request-to-terminate-downers-grove-pride-month-sparks-debate/
WCIA
— Unemployment rises; job totals fall in Illinois over last year
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/unemployment-rises-job-totals-fall-in-illinois-over-last-year/
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/new-cannabis-dispensary-to-open-in-mt-zion/article_159b9680-bbf3-4a59-9061-c45d91824bb2.html
ILLINOIS PATCH
— 6 Middle School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting THC Gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/6-kids-hospitalized-after-eating-thc-gummies-illinois-patchpm
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/6-middle-school-students-hospitalized-after-ingesting-thc-gummies-officials
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Immigration Agents Return To Courthouses, Make Arrests. Federal immigration agents were reported at four Cook County courthouses Thursday, and they have detained at least 12 people at those facilities since February.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/07/immigration-agents-return-to-courthouses-make-arrest-local-officials-say/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/08/biss-backs-political-hardball-on-maps-00911115
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-733/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— New data shows that violent retail crime is on the rise, and taxpayers can be counted among the victims. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_072ec5b8-ba8a-481e-b990-15d82dc22854.html
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: The Boy Who Cried Trump
https://johnkassnews.com/the-boy-who-cried-trump/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats that Republicans cause all their problems. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do people dump you? People dump me because they reject conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote and they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4559980/splc-not-guilty-plea-fraud-case/
NEW YORK POST
— Pope Leo XIV gifts Rubio an olive branch during ‘cordial’ Vatican City meeting.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/rubio-arrives-for-audience-with-pope-leo-xiv-days-after-latest-trump-attack/
BLAZE
— Funding is useless if Democrat judges can still hold ICE hostage
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/funding-is-useless-if-democrat-judges-can-still-hold-ice-hostage
DAILY WIRE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/brutal-blow-for-democrats-in-red-state-sparks-leftist-outrage
FOX NEWS
— Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican after Trump criticism, controversial social media posts.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394918637112
REASON
— EEOC files lawsuit on a New York Times employee’s behalf stating that NYT “chose not to promote a well-qualified white male employee because of his race and/or sex.” DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://reason.com/2026/05/07/did-the-new-york-times-discriminate-against-a-while-male-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The employee, a white male, and an editor at the Times, had applied for a more senior position as a deputy real estate editor. He did not get the job, despite extensive relevant experience, including with real estate news, according to the lawsuit. This is not dispositive on its own, of course. However, the lawsuit also claims that he did not even make it to the final round of interviews, losing out to “a white female, a black male, an Asian female, and a multiracial female.” The candidate who did receive the position, the “multiracial female,” did not meet the stated qualifications for the position, since she did not have experience in real estate journalism. Nevertheless, the hiring manager sent an email to herself signaling an intent to choose this person before even interviewing her.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War on Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/american-history/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5866310-gerrymandering-threat-democracy-virginia/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-demographics-not-the-supreme-court-are-killing-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA22rzRA
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pope-leo-xiv-sought-pastoral-role-year-verbal-132771494
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3FUVXskH-8
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-redistricting-decision-partisan-gerrymandering-rcna343649
CNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/election-2026-tennessee-redistricting-gop-redraw-house-maps.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/late-night-rubio-pope.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/08/vivek-ramaswamy-racism-ohio-governor/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/08/trump-immigration-voluntary-removal-ice-detention/
USA TODAY
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/07/donald-trump-approval-rating/89942684007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tennessee-redistricting-map-gerrymander-steve-cohen-eb9cc389
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
PEOPLE
— Six students at Round Lake Middle School in Illinois were hospitalized after consuming THC gummies and required medical intervention. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://people.com/6-students-middle-school-hospitalized-thc-gummies-11969706
JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: What percent of those employed in the following are illegals: your county, township, municipality, and school district? All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/
PBS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rubio-attempts-to-mend-relations-with-pope-leo-in-vatican-meeting-after-trumps-criticisms
POLITICO
— Trump calls for Jeffries to be charged with ‘inciting violence’ in social media post. Trump in the post implied Jeffries’ call for “maximum warfare” against the GOP in redistricting efforts was connected to a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner three days later.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/trump-jeffries-charge-inciting-violence-00909976
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/tennessee-republicans-redistricting-voting-rights-act-midterms-00910430
May 4, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Pro-Trump group tests officials’ patience with public testimony, triggers legal tangles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/pro-trump-group-public-testimony-legal-tangles/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps declared after a recent meeting that she’d had enough. Jessica Jackson, a member of the group Chicago Flips Red, had taken to the podium that March morning during public comment in front of the county’s Finance Committee. Jackson didn’t address any agenda items, instead hitting what for her is a common refrain: that the county had spent too much on immigrants at the expense of other quality of life improvements.)
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Haymarket Square to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/opinion-chicago-haymarket-square-140th-anniversary/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever0increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/doc10-film-festival-ice-raids/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever0increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/30/nonprofit-mano-a-mano-unidos-patty-gamboa-immigrant-families-operation-midway-blitz
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that Republicans cause all their problems. But then again, Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fewer-aapi-adults-report-hate-incidents-but-racism-concerns-linger-new-poll-shows/article_355f5390-8db0-54c6-900b-468fb2f901f8.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Who relies on SNAP in Illinois? Data shows many recipients live in these counties.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article315601297.html
CWB CHICAGO
— When judges release dangerous criminals, there are ways for prosecutors to fight back. In Cook County, that almost never happens.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/when-judges-release-dangerous-criminals-there-are-ways-for-prosecutors-to-fight-back-in-cook-county-that-almost-never-happens.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/04/2-names-join-the-mayoral-mix-00904168
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— A review of Pritzker scandals
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/a-review-of-pritzker-scandals/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your disapproval rating with your critics/opponents? Based on the many big adverse actions that the following have taken against me since 2000, my disapproval rating with them is very high: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. Adverse actions that the aforesaid have had their operatives and their dupes take against me include a) throwing me off the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeating my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— What drives up your disapproval rating with your critics/opponents? For me, it is my promotion of conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is my refusal to be manipulated/dominated by my critics/opponents, my refusal to glorify and praise them, my refusal to pander to them, my refusal to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, my refusal to cover up their wrong doing, and I refusal to give them money. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— How old are you? The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who are the aforesaid with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— Are/were you in the private sector or the public sector? I was in the public sector. According to my critics/opponents, if I had been in the private sector, my ending salary would have been much less than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— I have watched DuPage County Republican elected officials closely ever since I moved to DuPage County when I was 29 in 1978. To get votes from the Democrats who have ever-increasingly moved in, they have ever-increasingly welcomed them with open arms and painted themselves as being Democrat Lite. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly given more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly dumped the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly dumped conservatives like me. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— What do you anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will do sooner or later? I anticipate/expect that sooner or later, my critics/opponents will cast Democrat primary ballots, that is, that they will officially declare that they always really have been Democrats. I anticipate expect that those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me will cast Democrat primary ballots sooner rather than later. Exceptions will be those who want to keep their Republican offices to further destroy Republicans. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump disapproval hits new high as cost concerns, Iran war continue
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4553090/trump-disapproval-high-as-iran-war-cost-concerns-new-poll/
— Marriage is what really matters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4533807/what-really-matters-is-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America’s cultural foundations are cracking. Marriage has been redefined and weakened, the family cast aside as outdated, and traditional ideas of manhood attacked as toxic. The result is a nation of lonely, disconnected individuals — unhappier, less stable, and increasingly unable to sustain the free institutions that made America exceptional.)
NEW YORK POST
— Cole Allen thought he was Rambo, wanted Trump dead.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/us-news/whcd-suspect-cole-allen-thought-he-was-rambo-wanted-trump-dead-pirro/
— A lack of cooperation with ICE to deport an illegal immigrant resulted in a family tragedy.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/opinion/a-lack-of-cooperation-with-ice-to-deport-an-illegal-immigrant-resulted-in-a-family-tragedy/
BREITBART
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/03/spike-lee-calls-supreme-court-voiding-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana-an-attack-on-voters/
CHRISTIAN POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage.html
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Maryland to host ‘anti-oppression’ workshops. DD: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans oppress those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued that I oppressed my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, problematic, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. All of my subordinates were some, many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-maryland-to-host-anti-oppression-workshops-for-social-workers-to-fight-institutional-racism/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Real Reason Why Barack Obama Condemned the Supreme Court’s Racial Redistricting Ruling. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/03/obamas-redistricting-hypocrisy/
FEDERALIST
— Defund The Education Institutions Churning Out Left-Wing Assassins
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/04/defund-the-education-institutions-churning-out-left-wing-assassins/
FOX NEWS
— Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like ‘stimulus’ checks. Chicago residents tell Fox News Digital why they think reparations are in order.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-chicagoans-call-reparations-from-government-money-deposits-like-stimulus-checks
— DD: Far too many candidates lie to get elected.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-candidate-sherrod-brown-claims-supports-closing-border-gop-says-record-proves-otherwise
NEWS BUSTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2026/05/03/ny-times-panics-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-banished
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5861331-warnock-slams-supreme-court-voting-rights/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. How successful have they been doing that in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5693180-hate-taught-trump-policies/
— DD: Illegals promote the Dignity Act.
https://www.aol.com/articles/opinion-dignity-act-realistic-step-143000092.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-redistricting-supreme-court-have-cut-voters-out-us-house-races-2026-05-03/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/supreme-court-upholds-texas-redistricting-what-it-means-for-2026-midterms/ar-AA21QpAB
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-just-made-it-much-harder-to-fight-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA2260zq
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/david-brooks-gerrymandering-districts-by-race-created-fewer-and-fewer-swing-districts/ar-AA22fIlP
— DD: What did you take personal responsibility for? For me it included a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), b) earning three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), c) earning six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, and forensic accounting), and d) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS?ocid=ACERDHP15
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.newsweek.com/list-of-states-stepping-up-redistricting-wars-after-supreme-court-ruling-11907710
AOL
— DD: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are gaslighters. I should write about them.
https://www.aol.com/articles/psychologists-explain-7-common-signs-130000259.html
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/raphael-warnock-callais-decision-supreme-court-redistricting-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html
— E.E.O.C. Investigating Discrimination Claim at The New York Times. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by an employee to the agency’s legal unit for review. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/business/economy/eeoc-discrimination-claim-new-york-times.html
— Graduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs. DD: WHAT Harmed you job search? When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that did not really require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/economy/college-graduates-job-market.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/03/kagan-supreme-court-dissent-reveals-odd-idea-voting-rights/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is poised to file a civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times, centered on the allegations of a white male employee who did not get a sought-after promotion and argued it was because of his race and gender, two people familiar with the matter said.)
— George Will: The Voting Rights Act long ago achieved its original purpose. The justices’ 6-3 ruling on a Louisiana gerrymandering case reveals a stark disagreement. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/03/supreme-court-confirms-voting-rights-act-has-achieved-original-purpose/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/03/race-to-the-bottom-supreme-court-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-rewrites-the-law/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are the following that they are victims of Republicans: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-married, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-the-victims-of-victimhood-3796280/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/793749-political-violence-is-reshaping-who-runs-report-details-threats-to-lgbtq-candidates/
USA TODAY
— Exit interviews. DD: Employers that want to get rid of their employees and succeed doing that, do not offer exit interviews. My Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office superiors wanted to get rid of me, so of course, when they succeeded in getting rid of me, they did not offer me an exit interview. They would not have wanted to get rid of me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/what-is-a-stay-interview/89718705007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Supreme Court Victory Over Racial Division. Louisiana v. Callais will discourage districts where politicians stoke resentment in their communities. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-supreme-court-victory-over-racial-division-3aef3c48
— Racial Gerrymandering: That ’70s Show. I argued against the practice in 1977. Only Chief Justice Warren Burger took my side. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/racial-gerrymandering-that-70s-show-2f78926c
LEVEL MAN
— DD: How bad are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the sooner that Democrats and RINOs will destroy you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.levelman.com/the-demographics-of-maga-supporters/#a-look-at-the-socioeconomic-status-of-those-who-support-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
COUNTER CURRENTS
— Meritocracy Myth in India: Who Really Gets Ahead? DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://countercurrents.org/2026/05/meritocracy-myth-in-india-who-really-gets-ahead/
DAILY MAIL
— Private sector jobs stall as public rise. DD: Are/were you in the private sector or the public sector? I was in the public sector. According to my critics/opponents, if I had been in the private sector, my ending salary would have been much less than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/jobs-market-stalls-but-figures-show-the-public-sector-still-growing/ar-AA1YXm5A
https://www.aol.com/news/private-sector-jobs-stall-public-142649859.html
May 3, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/makers-abortion-pill-mifepristone-file-us-supreme-court-emergency-appeal-lower-ruling-blocks-online-access-mail/19023740/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBT and pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-lgbtq-treatment-facility-opens-in-chicago-to-address-drug-epidemic/3931085/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/majority-say-ethics-honesty-in-government-have-declined-under-trump-pew/
FOX32
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-trump-i-think-man-has-dementia
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/illinois-pritzker-no-constitutional-abortion-amendment/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/suburban-school-controversy-arabic-language/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Policing grows more dangerous as laws change and public sentiment shifts. The criminal justice system now prioritizes second chances — or more — for alleged offenders, and that is endangering officers and communities.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/01/police-officers-swedish-hospital-shooting-safe-t-act-electronic-monitoring-tom-weitzel
DAILY HERALD
— Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260502/business/healthy-workers-are-ditching-company-insurance-to-save-1000-a-month/
WAND TV
— Sen. Rose files bill to allow IL police to coordinate with immigration authorities.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/sen-rose-files-bill-to-allow-il-police-to-coordinate-with-immigration-authorities/article_aad741b8-1956-4bf8-88f0-c04d29493a83.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal-marijuana movement not the panacea its backers claim. DD: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) earn six job-related professional certifications, and c) earn a job-related professional licenses.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-legal-marijuana-movement-not-the-panacea-its-backers-claim/article_10d9b0d7-9b3b-4903-bd30-6efe138d03c8.html
DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/protests-strikes/2026/05/02/campus-labor-coalition-rallies-delivers-anti-ice-petition-to-ui-administration/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— What if Republicans Threatened Obama The Way Democrats Threaten Trump? DD: Obama is protected because he is a member of the following protected groups: Democrat, minority, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Other protected groups include female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and noncitizen.
https://johnkassnews.com/could-republicans-threaten-the-life-of-president-obama-and-succeed/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cary GOP Precinct Committeeperson Appreciation/Recruitment Night. DD: Having been a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999, I am becoming one of the senior RPCs in DuPage County.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/cary-gop-precinct-committeeperson-appreciation-recruitment-night/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling Sparks Pushback from Pritzker
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/scotus-redistricting-ruling-sparks-pushback-from-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats rush to court to stop GOP states’ new redistricting push
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/1/democrats-rush-court-stop-gop-states-new-redistricting-push/
— Newsom’s illegal-alien funding spree
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/2/editorial-newsoms-illegal-alien-funding-spree/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How millions of illegal immigrants got jobs in the US. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3897219/how-millions-illegal-immigrants-got-jobs-us/
— Where illegal immigrants find work in the US. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3895435/where-illegal-immigrants-find-work-in-the-us/
— Viral fearmongering after Supreme Court rules on racial gerrymandering.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4551494/viral-fearmongering-supreme-court-racial-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK POST
— The left wastes time weaponizing everything, from policing to immigration, and it’s rotting our infrastructure.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/the-left-weaponizes-everything-and-its-rotting-our-infrastructure/
— What will the new congressional redistricting mean for the House? DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/new-supreme-court-ruling-means-a-new-political-map/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The SPLC’s War on America. The SPLC built its power by branding dissent as hate; now its legal reckoning may expose how political smears became a weapon of institutional coercion.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/03/the-splcs-war-on-immigration-restriction-and-america/
COLLEGE FIX
— DePaul launches ‘journalism and racial justice’ center with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Republicans.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/depaul-launches-journalism-institute-with-former-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot/
1819 NEWS
— Auburn University counseling program ‘always shined a negative light on white males’
https://1819news.com/news/item/auburn-university-counseling-program-always-shined-a-negative-light-on-white-males
FOX NEWS
— NYC Board of Elections worker says ‘not my job to report anyone’ when asked about registering noncitizens. Board of Elections employee told undercover reporter posing as a Canadian green card holder that the office ‘accepts anything that comes over the counter.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-board-elections-worker-says-not-my-job-report-anyone-when-asked-about-registering-non-citizens
NEWSMAX
— Pro sports has bent knee to LGBTQ ideology
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/royce-white-to-newsmax-pro-sports-has-bent-knee-to-lgbtq-ideology/ar-AA1ZRmlP
PJ MEDIA
— DHS Arrests Illegal Alien Criminals, Dems Release Them
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/02/dhs-arrests-illegal-criminals-dems-release-them-n4952437
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DD: SPLC exists to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/04/22/chuck_schumer_defends_splc_trump_doj_is_sending_the_message_if_you_fight_white_supremacy_youre_next.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5859743-supreme-court-bars-racial-gerrymandering/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/black-americans-face-new-fight-racial-representation-after-132600647
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-american-man-ice-deportation-congo/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. I am a product of a traditional marriage and family. 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.msn.com/en-in/news/India/the-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-modern-day-trad-wife/ar-AA227UzU
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-gerrymander-gambit-has-mostly-failed/ar-AA21RgbN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-limits-use-of-race-in-redistricting-in-a-win-for-gop/ar-AA220aJo
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-trump-attacks-dei-college-diversity-officers-from-across-the-country-gather-in-philly-to-find-a-path-forward/ar-AA1ZtEiQ
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Jobs That Pay for College. DD: I had to work my way through college. If my employers had paid for my tuition and books, my entire life would be different. For one thing, my GPA would have been higher. I spent far too many hours working instead of studying.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/slideshows/10-types-of-part-time-jobs-that-pay-for-college
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Springsteen to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/briefing/bruce-springsteen-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Primaries, Trump Targets The ‘Disloyal.’ DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/politics/trump-republican-primaries-candidates.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/elections/tennessee-congressional-map.html
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/immigration-farming-trump-robots-labor.html
— India Is Pioneering a Perilous Model of Web Censorship. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want stop everyone from reading them. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/opinion/india-modi-internet-censorship.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discourage those who are the following from getting a college degree: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me when I was 22 in 1971 and if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, they would not have promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. If I had not earned an MBA when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me when I was 31. If I had not earned master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, a became a licensed CPA when I was 32, they would not have promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/realestate/young-new-yorkers-construction-jobs.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/03/race-to-the-bottom-supreme-court-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-rewrites-the-law/
USA TODAY
— DD: My critics/opponents have always treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) like SPLC had officially designate them as being hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/02/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-fraud-case/89732727007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/potomac-watch-strassel/wsj-opinion-the-supreme-court-6-3-ruling-against-racial-gerrymandering/74936289-8C71-4E62-B5C3-AC7BAE4B3A7F
FINANCE BUZZ
— 8 Useful College Degrees Employers Are Always Looking To Hire. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.aol.com/8-useful-college-degrees-employers-124200196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accounting)
INVESTOPEDIA
— Top Bachelor’s Degrees That Lead to Strong Job Opportunities After College. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.aol.com/finance/top-bachelors-degrees-lead-strong-103000811.html
MARKETPLACE
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/18/job-growth-immigration-are-directly-related-new-fed-study-argues
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.epi.org/blog/trumps-deportation-plans-threaten-400000-direct-care-jobs-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-could-lose-vital-in-home-support/
https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of-jobs-both-immigrants-and-u-s-born-workers-would-suffer-job-losses-particularly-in-construction-and-child-care/
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://forumtogether.org/article/immigrants-as-economic-contributors-immigrants-fill-the-temporary-needs-of-american-employers/
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/holiday-guide-debunking-myths-about-immigration/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/immigrants-make-the-labor-market-great/
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— Indian Immigrants in the United States. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/indian-immigrants-united-states
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-immigrants-and-us-economy
AMERICAN BAZAAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Asian Americans and at Pacific Islanders that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/02/49-of-aapi-adults-experienced-racial-hate-in-2025-third-year-in-a-row-480010/
NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-supreme-court-demolished-the-voting-rights-act
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Confederacy.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/2/800032029/community/trumps-republican-party-resurrects-the-old-confederacy/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/karnataka-high-court-quashes-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-sciences-move-to-exclude-senate-members-from-inspection-panel/ar-AA22fBbq
TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have used AA and DEI to give more and more and more preference to young minorities and to young females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/is-the-end-of-affirmative-action-wiping-out-black-student-enrollment-new-data-says-yes/ar-AA1P53Qm
April 29, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Republican leaders call for changes to electronic monitoring after Chicago police officer killed. 7-time felon Alphanso Talley, charged in CPD Ofc. John Bartholomew murder, was on monitoring, missed court for carjacking, robbery
https://abc7chicago.com/post/swedish-hospital-shooting-republicans-call-electronic-monitoring-changes-chicago-police-officer-john-bartholomew-killed/18999187/
— Former U.S. attorney for northern Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald representing Comey in Trump threat case. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald Represented the Democrats who ran GAO against me.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-us-attorney-northern-illinois-patrick-fitzgerald-representing-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-trump-threat-case/18997258/
— Proposed Illinois referendum protecting redistricting paused after SCOTUS voting rights ruling. Politicians, legal experts react to Supreme Court ruling on key provision of Voting Rights Act.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/proposed-illinois-referendum-protecting-redistricting-paused-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-weakens-civil-era-law/18999904/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/18996416/
— Florida legislature approves new congressional map that could give GOP 4 more seats. It’s a key win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, but is likely to face legal challenges.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/florida-legislature-approves-new-congressional-map/18998631/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat Leaders ‘Outraged’ by Supreme Court Redistricting Decision
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/illinois-leaders-outraged-by-supreme-court-redistricting-decision/
FOX32
— Republican bill could change SAFE-T Act
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-ztx73uiwvc0gqig9
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Israel boycott question won’t appear on Oak Park Township ballots after packed meeting, passionate comments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/oak-park-township-israel-vote/
— Illinois Senate halts redistricting constitutional amendment question after Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/illinois-senate-halts-redistricting-constitutional-amendment-question-after-supreme-courts-voting-rights-ruling/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/supreme-court-house-law/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-federal-immigration-agents-ice-midway-blitz
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County OKs raises for board members, other elected officials
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260429/local-politics/dupage-oks-raises-for-county-board-members-other-elected-officials/
— Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260429/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-in-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/04/29/the-rundown-immigrant-visa-pause-pains-illinois-families
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/04/29/us-supreme-court-ruling-voting-rights-act-illinois-democrats-reaction
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/04/29/estimated-150000-illinois-residents-set-to-lose-snap-benefits-may-1/89825826007/
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-commission-finds-agent-abuses-were-greenlit-by-washington-for-operation-midway-blitz/526-56179703-0894-4959-a3b3-f41ae779eeca
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-514/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hegseth calls House Democrats the biggest obstacle facing U.S. in Iran
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/29/pete-hegseth-face-incoming-questioning-congress/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The young, violent political Left
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4548205/young-violent-political-left/
COLLEGE FIX
— U.S. and Israel are grounded in ‘white supremacy,’ ‘Jewish supremacy,’ professor says.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/us-is-built-on-white-supremacy-universities-repress-criticism-of-colonial-roots-professor/
DAILY CITIZEN
— Should Colleges Be Forced to Push Abortion Pills on Campus? Colorado Lawmakers Say Yes.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/abortion-pills-on-college-campuses/
FOX NEWS
— Hundreds of jailed illegal aliens released back onto blue-state streets despite ICE detainers. State law requires releasing detained migrants rather than handing them to immigration enforcement without a federal warrant.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hundreds-jailed-illegal-aliens-released-back-onto-blue-state-streets-despite-ice-detainers-records-show
— Chicago’s South Side is drowning in excuses, dependency and decay. Rooftop Revelations: There is no external force orchestrating our destruction from the shadows.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicagos-south-side-drowning-excuses-dependency-decay
TOWNHALL
— Brandon Johnson Admits Chicago Discriminates in Hiring City Employees
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/29/brandon-johnson-city-hiring-white-males-n2675226
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5856059-illinois-governor-condemns-scotus-ruling/
CBS NEWS
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-voting-rights-act/
April 29, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/border-patrol-ice-chicago-marimar-martinez-expected-testify-2nd-day-illinois-accountability-commission/18988841/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/team-exposes-scandal-uic-drug-test-lab-marijuana-dui-cases-questions-grow-holding-labs-accountable/18991617/
NBC5
— Cook County State’s Attorney decries electronic monitoring system as broken. The announcement comes as the man who killed one Chicago police officer and severely injured another makes another court appearance.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/does-not-work-cook-county-states-attorney-decries-electronic-monitoring-system-as-broken/3929191/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-imimgration-car-chase-tear-gas-shooting-operation-midway-blitz/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marimar-martinez-shooting-new-evidence
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-day-2/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/28/illinois-families-separated-by-trump-immigrant-visa-ban
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-federal-immigration-agents-ice-midway-blitz
— Having access to a lawyer is the foundation of justice. DD: I should write about the lawyers who represented a) me in the lawsuits I filed and b) the defendants in the lawsuits I filed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/29/lawyer-milorad-dodik-genocide-judson-bosnian-serbs-cellphones-cps-pay
— CPS projected to end school year with $45M deficit as budget challenges persist. District leaders had expected the budget deficit for the next school year would be $529 million, but officials recently predicted it could be much higher.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/28/cps-deficit-budget-challenges
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders downplay their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-28/with-no-radical-footprint-what-drove-suspect-to-try-and-assassinate-trump
OAK PARK
— Chicagoan Boulton elected 7th District GOP State Central Committeeman. Alienated some on GOP right for Trump criticism.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/04/28/boulton-7th-district-gop-state-central-committeeman/
CWB CHICAGO
— Judge pointed to SAFE-T Act, freed suspected cop killer on ankle monitor ‘over the state’s rigorous objection’
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/04/judge-pointed-to-safe-t-act-freed-suspected-cop-killer-on-ankle-monitor-over-the-states-rigorous-objection.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dems split on Israel boycott law
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/29/dems-split-on-israel-boycott-law-00897658
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-726/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-513/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What attracts citizens of foreign countries to America? ANSWER: First and foremost, it is the tremendous preference that Democrat and RINO leader give them over citizens of America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Congressional progressives introduce $25 federal minimum wage plan. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c2590dcd-be1b-40db-ba35-89fa602f813d.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s 57 tax and fee hikes cost Illinoisans $77 billion
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-57-tax-and-fee-hikes-cost-illinoisans-77-billion/
— Proposed amendment does nothing to curb gerrymandering in Illinois
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/proposed-amendment-does-nothing-to-curb-gerrymandering-in-illinois/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Third Assassination Attempt on Trump Sparks Outrage as Pritzker, Democrats Blamed for Dangerous Rhetoric
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/third-assassination-attempt-on-trump-sparks-outrage-as-pritzker-democrats-blamed-for-dangerous-rhetoric.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Blue Cities Dole Out Homeless Services Based on Race and Sexual Identity
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/exclusive-blue-cities-dole-out-homeless
NEW YORK POST
— Woke NYC commission outsources its own job to study slavery reparations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had in getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/woke-nyc-commission-outsources-its-own-job-to-study-reparations/
BREITBART
— Pritzker Defends Nazi Reference to Trump Admin. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against German Americans, and especially against German Americans who share Trump’s other demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/28/pritzker-defends-nazi-reference-to-trump-admin-much-of-what-i-said-has-been-proven-to-be-true/
— GAO to investigate release of Epstein files. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/gao-to-investigate-release-of-epstein-files/
DAILY SIGNAL
— California is an Incubator for Leftist Violence
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/28/california-incubator-radical-leftists-cole-allen/
— Squad Pushes $25 Minimum Wage in the Name of ‘Racial Justice.’ DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/28/squad-pushes-25-minimum-wage-in-the-name-of-racial-justice/
DAILY WIRE
— There’s A Reason Why The Left Keeps Trying To Kill Republicans. It’s because they despise our very existence.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/theres-a-reason-why-the-left-keeps-trying-to-kill-republicans
FOX NEWS
— Ramirez and Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., on Tuesday, introduced the Living Wage for All Act — a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25-per-hour, with coalition of 100+ organizations. NAACP, American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association join the push at US Capitol. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sanders-aoc-backed-progressive-debuts-federal-25-minimum-wage-bill-coalition-100-organizations.amp
— Blue state poured thousands of dollars into study on reparations as effort launches. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had in getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.aol.com/news/blue-state-poured-thousands-dollars-111149830.html
JUDICIAL WATCH
— States Keep Offering Illegal Aliens Discounted Tuition Despite DOJ Lawsuits, Mandates. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but they would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/states-keep-offering-illegal-aliens-discounted-tuition-despite-doj-lawsuits-mandates/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illinois Supreme Court Accused of Double Standard in Judge’s Removal Over Pro-Trump Comments. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will destroy you if you do not promote more hatred against Trump.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/illinois-supreme-court-accused-of-double-standard-in-judges-removal-over-pro-trump-comments/
NUMBERS USA
— ICE Is Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring — Congress Must Finish the Job with Mandatory E-Verify
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/ice-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-hiring-congress-must-finish-the-job-with-mandatory-e-verify/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— King Charles gives historic speech in Washington
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/king-charles-gives-historic-speech-in-washington/
NBC NEWS
— GAO to review DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files. The probe by GAO is the second into whether the department is complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/government-watchdog-review-dojs-handling-epstein-files-rcna342513
AOL
— DD: To get more and more and more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/psychology-racism-174457319.html
MS NOW
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump. Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will destroy you if you do not promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZwpmjXqQs
MSN
— Bovino says there are 100 million illegals in US and ‘they all need to go’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/make-it-hard-for-them-to-live-procreate-greg-bovino-says-there-are-100-million-illegals-in-us-and-they-all-need-to-go/ar-AA21p41d
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS?ocid=ob-tw-enus-1508523114409
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/supreme-court-tps-immigration-haiti-syria.html
— Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Charles and Camilla. Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/state-dinner-guest-list.html
— Democrats Pitch ‘New Affordability,’ Looking to Widen Midterm Appeal. Progressives who expect their party to take control of Congress are putting forth a slate of bills aimed at helping lower costs for Americans, financed by tax increases on the wealthy. DD: What has helped you afford things? For me it has been the money that I earned I doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/democrats-affordability-midterms.html
— Trump Tests the Limits of His Most Faithful Supporters. The president’s rhetoric on religion, along with hard-line immigration policies and the U.S. war in Iran, has splintered a coalition of Christian voters who returned him to the White House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/trump-christian-evangelical-faith.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/catholic-church-trump.html
— Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips. The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-popularity-decline.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/iran-cost-united-states-iraq-ukraine.html
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/eeoc-trump-discrimination-cases.html
WASHINGTON POST
— GAO agrees to review Justice Department’s handling of Epstein files. The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/28/epstein-files-gao/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Government Accountability Office plans to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns that the department violated the law. The Justice Department has released millions of pages of documents related to the late convicted sex offender since President Donald Trump signed a law in November requiring the department to make the records public with narrow restrictions. But Democrats and some Republicans in Congress questioned whether the Justice Department released all the required files and have criticized officials for not redacting some victims’ names and for redacting the names of some Epstein associates. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) last month asked the GAO — an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch — to look into how the department reviewed the files “and the resulting failure of the Department to follow the law, respond to Congress and protect victims.” Merkley said Tuesday that the GAO has agreed to do so. “This independent investigation is an important step in holding this Administration accountable for siding with the rich and powerful to help cover up the abuse of our most vulnerable,” Merkley said in a statement. “I’ll keep fighting to use all the tools at my disposal to deliver justice for Epstein’s victims and transparency for the American people.” The GAO is the second agency to agree to examine the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files and compliance with the law. The Justice Department inspector general’s office said last week that it would audit how the department identified, redacted and released the Epstein records after Merkley, Murkowski, Durbin and other senators asked the inspector general to do so. The GAO told Merkley in a letter that it will coordinate with the inspector general’s office to ensure that the two agencies do not duplicate each other’s efforts. Epstein, a well-connected financier who pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges of soliciting prostitution and died in federal custody while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019, faced multiple investigations during his lifetime over his relationships with young women. His longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted on sex trafficking charges and is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas. Since Epstein’s death, which was later ruled a suicide, conspiracy theorists have speculated without evidence that federal officials have worked to protect powerful friends who may have participated in his crimes. The Epstein files consumed months of Trump’s presidency, with Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying twice on Capitol Hill about the release of the files before Trump ousted her this month. At a news conference in January, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department identified about 6 million documents related to Epstein but withheld roughly half of them because they were deemed to fall under exceptions in the law or to be duplicates of files it had already released. “I can assure that we complied with the statute, we complied with the [law], and we did not protect President Trump,” Blanche said. “We didn’t protect or not protect anybody,” he added, dismissing the ongoing debate as “a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.” Trump had a long-standing friendship with Epstein, and the two had a falling out in the mid-2000s. Trump has not been accused of participating in Epstein’s criminal conduct. Blanche, now the acting attorney general, has signaled a desire to move on from the Epstein case. “To the extent that the Epstein files was a part of the past year of this Justice Department, it should not be a part of anything going forward,” Blanche said on Fox News after Bondi’s ouster.)
USA TODAY
— Trump’s would-be assassin echoed Democrats’ dangerous rhetoric. What kind of political climate produces this level of hatred? What makes someone attempt an assassination in a room full of journalists?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/27/trump-cole-allen-manifesto-political-violence/89811825007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Fuentes to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20260429/281625311905245
STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/28/gop-candidates-revive-anti-islam-attacks-as-midterms-approach/
BUZZ FEED
— DD: To get more and more and more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/leylamohammed/people-of-color-uncomfortable-things-white-people
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/people-color-sharing-things-white-120104785.html
REASON
— DD: Everything is zero-sum. All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/28/the-political-influence-of-zero-sum-thinking/
FEDERAL NEWS WEEK
— Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’ that OPM says is optional, court filings claim. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2026/04/federal-job-applicants-cant-skip-loyalty-question-that-opm-says-is-optional-court-filings-claim/
EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had not sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I never would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-some-claim-ed-schools-are-woke-are-they/2026/04
WONKETTE
— DD: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors crowed about their success in meeting their Affirmative Action (AA) quotas, goals, and targets, that is, they crowed about their success in used AA to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-eeoc-scrambling-to-find-actual
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that everyone has. and especially for all the problems that Black women have.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/stress-racism-black-women-more-likely-die-childbirth-study-suggests
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20260429/281818585432508
April 26, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Gunman charges White House Correspondents’ Dinner checkpoint with Trump inside. The suspect in the shooting incident is in custody.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-first-lady-removed-security-incident-correspondents-dinner/18967739/
— DD: Democrat leaders shout that economy is getting worse.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/americans-are-unhappy-economy-reeling-high-prices-polls-say/18966050/
— DD: Democrat leaders promote SPLC
https://abc7chicago.com/post/splc-indictment-alabama-civil-rights-groups-respond-southern-poverty-law-center-funding-allegations/18960110/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents’ dinner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/25/donald-trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
— FRONT PAGE: Many hold dim view of Johnson. Mayor may face uphill reelection climb as 44% view him unfavorably.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/26/brandon-johnson-suffolk-tribune-poll/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/25/legal-providers-try-to-bridge-the-gap-touting-the-benefits-of-counsel-for-immigrants-fighting-removal/
— Will County Republicans choose Frankfort Township Trustee Hillary Kurzawa to lead party. DD: I should about why I was drafted to serve as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/will-county-republicans-hillary-kurzawa-chair/
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, GOD hates Trump, and therefore, DOD hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/26/opinion-pete-hegseth-christian-nationalism/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Immigration raids upending Chicago’s construction industry. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/work/2026/04/25/ice-raids-construction-industry-worker-shortage-border-patrol
— DD: The more that you support Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/25/christianity-catholics-pope-vance-trump-hegseth-hannity-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Anticipate/expect that soon, the Democrats who run Illinois will use gerrymandering to assure that no Republican will ever be elected in Illinois again. Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run Illinois will ever-increasingly destroy Republicans in Illinois who are conservative, White, male, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260425/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-things-to-be-said-on-redistricting-at-its-worst-houses-proposed-amendment-i/
— ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260425/nation-and-world-politics/a-sudden-shift-ice-arrests-drop-nearly-12-after-minneapolis-killings-and-immigration-shake-up/
STATELINE
— Illinois lawmaker proposes removing citizenship requirement for professional licenses. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-lawmaker-proposes-removing-citizenship-requirement-for-professional-licenses/
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Region teens join dangerous street ‘takeovers’ in Chicago
https://nwitimes.com/opinion/columnists/jerry-davich/article_82bab291-5ac3-465d-a0ae-de5ae11d0235.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump says dinner shooting suspect was armed with multiple weapons before being stopped by Secret Service
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-dinner-shooting-suspect-was-armed-with-multiple-weapons-before-being-stopped-by-secret/article_50b30b99-fd42-55f8-a12d-82bd8e3289a9.html
— Video posted by Trump shows suspect running past security barricade as Secret Service agents run toward him.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/video-posted-by-trump-shows-suspect-running-past-security-barricade-as-secret-service-agents-run/article_885745b7-5b69-57c2-9b4c-e1544edb1c69.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump posts video of man running past security during Correspondents’ dinner.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-posts-video-of-man-running-past-secuirty-during-correspondents-dinner/
25 NEWS NOW
— Top Illinois Dems, GOP condemn political violence after shots fired near Trump
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/04/26/top-illinois-dems-gop-condemn-political-violence-after-shots-fired-near-trump/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Republican AG candidate Fioretti seeks to reform SAFE-T Act
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/ag-candidate-seeks-to-reform-safe-t-act/article_4f2cf2e9-c9c1-4823-90b6-d36be43b8277.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrats and RINOs destroy conservatives. QUESTION: What helps/enables people to fight for conservative principles? ANSWER: Substantial guaranteed income for life. Substantial financial, real estate, and other assets. Limited fixed expenses. No debts. No dependents. Relevant education, career, and/or professional successes. Lots of available time. Lots of motivation. Life history of not only following conservative principles, but promoting them. Ability to suffer adverse actions from Democrats and from RINOs. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs who run Illinois, there are ever-increasingly fewer and fewer and fewer who have the aforesaid in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— A World Without Billionaires
https://johnkassnews.com/a-world-without-billionaires/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago’s Middle-Class Families Are Leaving
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/quiet-exodus-chicago-middle-class-families-leaving
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Southern Poverty Law Center: An Empire Built on Fear
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-southern-poverty-law-center-an-empire-built-on-fear/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— East St. Louis Township paid $550 to a politician, who had previously spent four years in federal prison for tax evasion, to clear an inch of snow from the township’s parking lot – a task he didn’t even complete.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/east-st-louis-township-hires-politician-to-shovel-inch-of-snow/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— House GOP Leader Tony McCombie Loses Control as Republicans Break Ranks to Back Pritzker Bailout Bill
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/house-gop-leader-tony-mccombie-loses-control-as-republicans-break-ranks-to-back-pritzker-bailout-bill.html
— AFP Award Winners Among Republicans Backing Pritzker-Bears Bailout – A Stunning Reversal on Taxpayer Promises. https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/afp-award-winners-among-republicans-backing-pritzker-bears-bailout-a-stunning-reversal-on-taxpayer-promises.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump rushed from the stage
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/25/shots-fired-white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-rushed-stage/
— ‘Quite an evening’: Trump ready for round two after gunshots force dinner cancellation
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/25/quite-evening-trump-ready-round-two-gunshots-force-dinner/
— SPLC’s troubles mount as Republicans probe Biden administration ties
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/25/splcs-troubles-mount-republicans-probe-biden-administration-ties/
— Socialism for thee, heck not for me
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/socialism-thee-heck-not/
— Hegseth slams Europeans for ‘free riding,’ says they have long benefited from U.S. protection
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/pete-hegseth-slams-europeans-free-riding-says-long-benefited-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Shocking scenes from LA’s homeless apocalypse — as filthy camps overrun kids’ playgrounds
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/us-news/homeless-encampments-overtake-kids-parks-across-la-in-disturbing-scenes/
— Pro-Palestine protesters swarm outside glitzy White House Correspondents’ Dinner venue
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/us-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-live-updates-news-trump-speech/
— Mamdani releases propaganda video promoting Soviet-style city-run grocery stores
https://nypost.com/2026/04/25/us-news/mamdani-releases-propaganda-video-promoting-soviet-style-city-run-grocery-stores/
BLAZE
— One soldier’s fight against creeping Marxism in the military
https://www.theblaze.com/align/call-sign-courage-one-soldier-s-fight-against-creeping-marxism-in-the-military
BREITBART
— SHOOTING AT CORRESPONDENTS DINNER, PRESIDENT TRUMP WHISKED OUT OF ROOM
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/25/livewire-shooting-at-correspondents-dinner-president-trump-whisked-out-of-room/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Has There Been a ‘Minneapolis Effect’ on Immigration Enforcement? ICE ‘interior arrests’ decrease 21.7 percent between December and March.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Has-There-Been-Minneapolis-Effect-Immigration-Enforcement
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump, Vance Evacuated and Safe After Shooting at White House Correspondents Dinner
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/25/shots-fired-trump-cabinet-officials-evacuated-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
EPOCH TIMES
— Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump Evacuated, Suspect Detained. The president later confirmed that one Secret Service agent had been shot during the incident, but is ‘doing great.’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/shots-fired-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-president-evacuated-6017151
— Suspect Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting at WH Correspondents’ Dinner. The suspect will be arraigned on Monday, the Justice Department said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/suspect-facing-multiple-charges-after-shooting-at-wh-correspondents-dinner-doj-6017219
FOX NEWS
— Networks downplay Southern Poverty Law Center funding KKK, Nazis
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/broadcast-bias-networks-downplay-southern-poverty-law-center-funding-kkk-nazis.amp
— Southern Poverty Law Center: A tale of a racism scam
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/southern-poverty-law-center-tale-racism-scam
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Racial Profiling” or Race Baiting? Tom Steyer’s Illiterate Take on English Proficiency.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/04/25/racial-profiling-or-race-baiting-tom-steyers-illiterate-take-on-english-proficiency/comment-page-1/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DEI Industrial Complex Survival Guide: “hide it and conceal it and mask it”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/dei-industrial-complex-survival-guide-hide-it-and-conceal-it-and-mask-it/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dems ‘White Supremacy’ Tactics All About Political Power
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/04/25/dems_lsquowhite_supremacyrsquo_tactics_all_about_political_power_697927.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Trump and Epstein photos projected onto the hotel before correspondents’ dinner
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-epstein-photos-projected-onto-the-hotel-before-correspondents-dinner/ar-AA21HBT6
MSN
— DeSantis bans local governments from supporting Pride events & DEI initiatives
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ron-desantis-bans-local-governments-from-supporting-pride-events-dei-initiatives/ar-AA21yNGJ
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Describes Gunman’s Attack at Washington Hotel. Trump was rushed from the stage of a dinner hosted by the White House reporters’ association. Trump said a Secret Service agent was shot at but “saved” by his bulletproof vest. The F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/25/us/trump-correspondents-dinner-shooting
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more age discrimination. Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more age discrimination that you will face: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/ageism-gerontacracy-america.html
WEEK
— How did gunman Cole Tomas Allen reach White House Correspondents’ dinner venue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd3JMB0Bha8
WION
— Trump: Suspect Lone Wolf, Would-Be-Assassin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DnKRLj7XfQ
FORBES
— 4 Ways To Overcome A Lack of ‘Relevant’ Work Experience. DD: GAO audits IRS. To force 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, my Democrat GAO superiors outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically deemed my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, as being not “relevant.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. If I had been any of the aforesaid, they would have offered me a promotion to GS-13, currently $118,984/year, to transfer. Further, they ignored/dismissed/belittled a) that much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I would do for GAO, b) that I had earned an MBA when I was 27, b) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, and c) that I earned master’s degree in accounting when I was 31.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2015/03/26/4-ways-to-overcome-a-lack-of-relevant-work-experience/
KIPLINGER’S
— Healthiest retirees target 95 years-plus in planning.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/new-65-why-the-healthiest-retirees-are-planning-for-30-more-years
BANKRATE
— How rising car prices present one more hurdle for homebuyers. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 even though I was still paying off a new car loan because a) I had worked for IRS for 15 months and b) I had worked part-time for a Firestone Store for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/car-loan-effect-on-mortgage-application/
BUSINESS JOURNALS
— Five ways to distinguish meaningful certifications from vanity credentials. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that my IRS and GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and b) that my GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, my becoming a licensed CAP when I was 32, and my becoming a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2026/04/certifications-credentials-career-advancement-plan.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Employer recognition. . .Accreditation and standards. . .Career impact)
SCHLESINGER
— Can I – or will I ever – retire? DD: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you will be forced to retire: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/20/jill-on-money-can-i-or-will-i-ever-retire/
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION COUNCIL
— How will you fund your MBA degree? DD: I used my Post Office salary pay for tuition and books to earn a bachelor’s degree in management form NIU when I was 21 in 1970. I used my IRS salary to pay for tuition and books for 16 courses to earn an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. I used my IRS and GAO salary to pay for tuition and books for 12 courses to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31 in 1980. I used my GAO salary to pay for tuition and books for 14 courses to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT when I was 48 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that if I had any potential, I would have gotten scholarships and a) that if my Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors saw any potential in me, they would have had their agencies pay what I paid to earn the aforesaid.
https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/scholarships-financing/mba-finance-unique-ways-fund-degree
April 25, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Morris mom is pushing for tougher child grooming laws in Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/morris-mom-is-pushing-for-tougher-child-grooming-laws-in-illinois/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The less death penalty, the more murders.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/24/pope-leo-affirms-support-illinois-death-penalty-ban-2011-quinn-ryan-trump-firing-squads
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois Democrats pass redistricting amendment
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/dems-pass-redistricting-amendment/article_b129fa30-b330-432b-9d34-29d2c36df89a.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/will-trumps-reclassifying-of-medical-marijuana-have-any-impact-on-criminal-justice-reform/article_dee2f674-2547-58dd-8039-5954afb6d6b5.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use veterans to promote Iran.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-24/at-a-veteran-led-protest-on-capitol-hill-grief-and-dismay-reverberate-over-iran-war
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders use veterans to push more pot.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-24/why-veterans-want-looser-research-restrictions-on-psychedelics-and-marijuana
WCIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wcia.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-reclassifying-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-might-only-be-the-first-step-for-trump/
KWQC
— Illinois House approves redistricting amendment
https://www.kwqc.com/2026/04/24/house-approves-redistricting-amendment-fearing-federal-voting-rights-act-will-be-eliminated/
EFFINGHAM RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2026/04/25/governor-pritzker-awards-95-loans-to-licensed-social-equity-cannabis-businesses-across-all-license-types/
NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Which Chicago schools will be sending students to May Day rallies? CPS says it’s up to each principal.
https://nadignewspapers.com/which-chicago-schools-will-be-sending-students-to-may-day-rallies-cps-says-its-up-to-each-principal/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Return on investment questioned as Chicago Red Line construction begins. DD: I lived in Crete 1948-1972. If commuter rail service had existed for Crete, Steger, or Chicago Heights, my entire life would be different. Commuter rail service for University Park was a big reason why I bought a new townhome there in 1972.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5ea5f86a-28ec-4841-8609-f79db7aac72b.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Ferrari drivers on food stamps — how states help scammers game welfare.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/ferraris-and-food-stamps-states-help-scammers-game-welfare/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why (Traditional) Marriage Matters
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-traditional-marriage-matters/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Voters in Virginia narrowly passed a gerrymander Tuesday that could eliminate up to four GOP congressional seats. Democrats are thrilled. They need only three seats to win control of the House of Representatives this November.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/virginias-gerrymander-is-a-pyrrhic-victory-for-democrats/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago schools reward protest while students can’t read. Some of the sentiments expressed in Chicago could have been ripped from Mao’s Little Red Book and speeches.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-chicago-schools-reward-protest-students-cant-read
— New HUD rules will stop sheltering illegals in public housing.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/new-hud-rules-stop-sheltering-illegals-public-housing-heres-really-benefits
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— SPLC – The Racial Arsonist Fundraised Off The Fire. “This has got to be just the tip of the iceberg, not just for SPLC but for a lot of left-wing movements.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/splc-the-racial-arsonist-fundraised-off-the-fire/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats, not Trump, started the gerrymander fight
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5846155-democrats-responsible-gerrymandering/
WASHINGTON POST
— Generous Federal Retirement System. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I have gotten a CSRS pension since I was 49 in 1997. Currently, it is $68,640/year. In addition, the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance premiums since 1978. My critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious about that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/10/18/generous-federal-retirement-system/3a9ef61d-0601-4bc7-a967-708c3a0a2c33/
BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: What demonstrates your mental capacity? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/24/opinion/president-trump-mentally-unfit-debate/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Obama’s Gerrymandering Pivot Opened a New Strategic Front for Democrats
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/obama-democrats-congressional-map-redistricting-97e39b4c
KIPLINGER
— States That Won’t Tax Your Retirement Income in 2026
https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/states-that-dont-tax-retirement-income
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois has a flat income tax rate of 4.95%. However, the state doesn’t tax retirement income, meaning Social Security benefits, pensions, IRA, and 401(k) distributions are state tax-exempt. But Illinois does tax: Investment income. Gas (Illinois has one of the highest gas taxes in the U.S.). Estates worth more than $8 million (in 2026).)
WEEK
— Gerrymandering warps the balance of minority and majority rights. DD: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, under the Democrats, those who are the following are in the minority or will soon to be in the minority: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-gerrymandering-texas-cuba-hospitals-tech
MEDIA MATTERS
— DD: What demonstrates your mental capacity? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.mediamatters.org/ms-now-msnbc/deadline-white-house-angelo-carusone-discusses-mainstream-media-ignoring-donald-trumps
FROM OTHER SOURCES
ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— Sitting for the CPA examination. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979 because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not taken the examination or b) had taken it, but failed it.
https://www.icpas.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/future-cpa/cpa-candidates/cpaexam-faq.pdf
— CPA License Requirements. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 years old in 1981 because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not applied to be licensed or b) had applied, but had been rejected.
https://www.icpas.org/information/licensing-registration/initial-license-requirements
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Become a Certified Internal Auditor. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the CIA examination on my first attempt when I was 32 years old in 1981 because my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me a) had not taken the examination or b) had taken it, but failed it.
https://www.theiia.org/en/certifications/cia/
April 24, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CPS parents deliver legal letter over May Day agreement as Chicago Board of Education meets
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-board-education-meet-thursday-cps-parents-voice-may-day-concerns/18949132/
— DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/millions-americans-may-now-considered-canadian-new-law/18959387/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://wgntv.com/news/some-medical-marijuana-to-be-reclassified-will-that-make-cannabis-legal-nationwide/
FOX32
— Bailey courts Chicago voters, addresses policy divides in governor’s race
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-gemsgrkkex0mhew0
— DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-law-makes-canadian-citizenship-easier-americans
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/reuters-americans-blame-trump-rising-gas-prices
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/trump-asylum-ban-ruled-illegal/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use SPLC to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/24/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-justice-hate-civil-rights-trump-marc-morial
— Some Chicagoans aren’t paying federal taxes in protest of Trump policies. President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, his administration’s deportation efforts and U.S. support of Israel’s attacks in Gaza have turned the tax season’s familiar 1040 into a new form of civil disobedience. DD: I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$126,917/year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/24/tax-protest-civil-disobedience-tax-avoidance-trump-israel-iran-gaza
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/23/psychedelics-ibogaine-medicinal-use-ptsd-trump-executive-order-jacob-sullum
DAIL HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260424/business/illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
WGLT
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-24/trumps-week-of-battles-and-losses
25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois House passes redistricting amendment, Central Illinois lawmakers react
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/04/24/illinois-house-passes-redistricting-amendment-central-illinois-lawmakers-react/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-will-trumps-reclassifying-of-medical-marijuana-have-any-impact-on-criminal-justice-reform/
NORTHER PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly use veterans to push more pot.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-04-24/why-veterans-want-looser-research-restrictions-on-psychedelics-and-marijuana
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/cps-teachers-social-justice-dei-education/
UIC
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://today.uic.edu/research-participants-wanted-for-study-on-adults-age-60-or-older-and-cannabis-use/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-511/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The manufactured boogeyman of White supremacy. Leftist group found and funded Biden’s race-based agenda.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/23/manufactured-boogeyman-white-supremacy/
— Texas law cracking down on illegal immigrant ‘invasion’ prevails in court challenge.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/texas-law-cracking-illegal-immigrant-invasion-prevails-court/
— Feds bust network that smuggled migrants from Iran into U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/feds-bust-network-smuggled-migrants-iran-us/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Congress Has Established That People Here Illegally Are Not Residents
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/congress_has_established_that_people_here_illegally_are_not_residents.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Case for Denaturalization. How to make citizenship great again.
https://cis.org/Krikorian/Excerpt-Case-Denaturalization
DAILY WIRE
— Hospital System That Laid Off 1,000 Staff Gave $1.3 Million To ‘Anti-Racist’ Theatre Group
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hospital-system-that-laid-off-1000-staff-gave-1-3-million-to-anti-racist-theatre-group
FOX NEWS
— California gubernatorial candidates say police checking truck drivers’ English during highway stops is racist
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393751139112
NEWSMAX
— RINOs undermining Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rinos-undermining-trump-lets-check-our-egos-at-the-door/ar-AA1ZKTTD
PJ MEDIA
— Does the Mayor of Chicago Really Need a 150-Member, $30 Million Security Detail?
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/04/24/does-the-mayor-of-chicago-really-need-a-150-member-30-million-security-detail-n4952152
RED STATE
— Et Tu, Illinois? Prairie State Moves to Rewrite Redistricting As All Eyes Are on Virginia.
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/23/et-tu-illinois-prairie-state-moves-to-rewrite-redistricting-as-all-eyes-are-on-virginia-n2201597
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/5-reasons-you-might-be-forced-to-unretire-in-2026-even-with-savings/ar-AA21ttQ2
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly 1 in 3 American retirees (31%) have considered going back to work either part- or full-time as a means to earn or save more money during retirement. That’s likely in response to a decrease in their standard of living, which a vast majority say they’ve had to adjust due to their retirement income.)
— The cost of raising a child has surged 28% in just 3 years — and it’s not slowing down. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. We lived on one of our paychecks in anticipation of our having children. But we gave up trying to have children because we both had major fertility problems. My Democrat GAO superiors used that and our not adopting or becoming foster parents against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. All my Democrat GAO superiors had children. They all complained about their paychecks and the time and money they spent raising their children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) to earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or d) to become a licensed CPA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/the-cost-of-raising-a-child-has-surged-28-in-just-3-years-and-it-s-not-slowing-down-new-report-finds/ar-AA20VuYP
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-asylum-claims.html
— Microsoft Targets About 7% of Its U.S. Workers With Buyout Offer. DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, they had my supervisors do everything that they could to get rid of me. They were furious when I refused to take their $25,000 buyout and early retirement “offer” when I was 45 in 1993. The buyout expired in 1994. They succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” just before it expired on September 30, 1997. They had my supervisors make it clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would make the next 6 years until I would be eligible for regular retirement a living hell for me. They made it clear that they would constructively, if not literally, demote me and that they would give me adverse transfers, bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance evaluations. I continue to ask myself what would have happened if I had not succumbed to their threats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/business/microsoft-layoffs-artificial-intelligence.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Appeals court clears way for U.S. to reopen border for asylum seekers. A federal appeals court found Trump’s declaration of an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border was illegal, effectively reopening the U.S. to migrants seeking asylum. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/24/court-border-asylum-trump/
BLOOMBERG
— It’s harder to hide from a bad job market in grad school. DD: When I started my senior year at NIU when I was 21 in 1969, my plan was to get an MBA at NIU. But that all changed when my father died suddenly. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. So I accepted the only job offer that I got, applied for a financial hardship draft deferment, moved in with them in Crete, and helped support them. Because of all that, I did not earn an MBA until I was 27 in 1976. By then, it was too late.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/it-s-harder-to-hide-from-a-bad-job-market-in-grad-school/ar-AA21gsUu
FORTUNE
— With entry-level jobs vanishing, Gen Z grads are ditching corporate America. DD: When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that really did not require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/24/gen-z-entrepreneurship-gig-work-freelance-entry-level-jobs-corporate-america/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Appeals court says Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-04-24/appeals-court-says-trumps-asylum-ban-at-border-is-illegal-agreeing-with-lower-court
CITY LIMITS
— Federal Proposal Would Make It Nearly Impossible for Immigrants Seeking Asylum to Work Legally. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://citylimits.org/federal-proposal-would-make-it-nearly-impossible-for-immigrants-seeking-asylum-to-work-legally-advocates-say/
FROM FOREIGN SOURSES
WORLD TRIBUNE
— Newsom spent $1B in taxpayer funds to import illegals as activist ‘pawns.’ DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://worldtribune.com/report-californias-newsom-spent-1b-in-taxpayer-funds-to-import-illegals-as-activist-pawns/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom spent $1 billion in taxpayer funds to import 400,000 illegal aliens from poor countries to essentially serve as activists for the state’s Democrat political machine and elite-dominated economy,)