FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Under the Democrats, everyone in America will soon be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/illinois-snap-benefits-150k-households-may-lose-federal-food-assistance-beginning-1/18928211/
FOX32
— As marijuana use widens, vets are treating more pets for cannabis poisoning
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marijuana-pets-cannabis-poisoning
WGN9
— Darren Bailey’s running mate Aaron Del Mar on campaign’s Chicago reach out, possible Trump endorsement
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/darren-baileys-running-mate-aaron-del-mar-on-campaigns-chicago-reach-out-possible-trump-endorsement/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFOvIIg3tAo
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/04/20/how-the-war-in-iran-is-affecting-chicago-colleges-from-canceled-research-to-uncertain-post-grad-plans
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Some Chicago Public Schools parents push back against May Day agreement
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/cps-parents-push-against-may-day/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight school vouchers. For Democrat leaders, public schools exist to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/21/opinion-federal-tax-credit-scholarship-program-school-vouchers-illinois/
DAILY HERALD
— Probe of DuPage clerk’s bidding practices ends without charges
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/news/probe-of-dupage-clerks-bidding-practices-ends-without-charges/
— Bailey campaign unfazed by $14 million funding gap with Pritzker
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/illinois-state-politics/bailey-campaign-unfazed-by-14-million-funding-gap-with-pritzker/
— College of DuPage generates $1.3 billion annual economic impact, supporting nearly 15,000 jobs
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/submitted-content/college-of-dupage-generates-1-3-billion-annual-economic-impact-supporting-nearly-15000-jobs/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: ‘Telling a much bigger story:’ Renovated McCormick House reveals more about legendary newspaper publisher
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/news/telling-a-much-bigger-story-renovated-mccormick-house-reveals-more-about-legendary-newspaper-publ/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Naperville weighs funding options for India Day. DD: Starting in 2005, I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. Democrat and RINOs\ leaders ended that in 2021.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/festivals-and-fairs/very-important-to-this-town-naperville-weighs-funding-options-for-india-day/
— Geneva businesses come together to organize Swedish Days parade. DD: Starting in 2005, I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. Democrat and RINO leaders ended that in 2021.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-saving-a-summer-tradition-geneva-businesses-come-together-to-organize-swedish/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/nation-and-world-politics/judge-tosses-lawsuit-over-trumps-push-to-deploy-national-guard-to-chicago/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/04/20/chicago-weed-culture-six-years-on-from-legalization
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/04/20/what-is-trumps-approval-rating-in-illinois-see-latest-april-polls-pope-leo/89699070007/
CHAMBANA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-pritzker-administration-awards-31-8-million-in-cannabis-equity-loans/
DEPAULIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and pot.
https://depauliaonline.com/83867/ladepaulia/chicagos-first-lgbtq-dispensary-plans-to-expand-after-celebrating-two-year-anniversary/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Hernandez reelected chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/hernandez-reelected-chair-of-the-democratic-party-of-illinois/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/pritzker-announces-nearly-32m-cannabis-loans-4-20
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Official Wears Government Name Pin To Democratic Fundraiser
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-official-wears-government-name-pin-democratic-fundraiser
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Ken Griffin isn’t in Illinois anymore to write a $54 million check opposing a proposed tax increase on millionaires as he did in 2020. But don’t mistake his absence for a lack of opposition.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/21/bracing-for-a-tax-fight-deja-vu-00882276
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-507/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: Reparations? Let’s Start with the Chicago Teachers Union.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/reparations-chicago-teachers-union
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What should potential federal employees be advised of? ANSWER: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. Potential federal employees should read all the filings in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf When Democrats get back into power, they will reverse everything that Trump has done. If I had Civil Service protections, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have been able to disallow my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and to force me to resign in 1969. If I had Civil Service protections, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have been able to disallow my travel vouchers in 1974, to disallow my education deductions in 1978, and to stop me from being promoted to GS-13. If I had Civil Service protections, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able a) to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) to delay my promotions and to stop me from being promoted to GS-14, c) to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-growth-lags-u-s-under-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Disastrous Dignity act will transform U.S. into nationwide sanctuary system for illegals. Humanitarian campuses and deportation limits encourage more border crossings and long-term migration.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/disastrous-dignity-act-transform-us-nationwide-sanctuary-system/
— Illegal immigrants becoming ‘more evasive’ as they try to defeat Trump’s tougher border
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/illegal-immigrants-becoming-evasive-try-defeat-trumps-tougher-border/
NEW YORK POST
— Israel set to host Middle East’s largest pride festival. DD: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/world-news/israel-set-to-host-middle-easts-largest-pride-festival/
— Over 250 journalists demand reporters ‘forcefully’ protest Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/over-250-journalists-demand-reporters-forcefully-protest-trump-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of over 250 journalists implored members of the Beltway press corps to “forcefully demonstrate opposition” to President Trump at the ritzy White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Trump, 79, is set to attend the swanky dinner for the first time in his presidency. But the group of 250 reporters is demanding that the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) ensure he doesn’t feel welcome. “We believe the White House Correspondents Association should take stronger action by issuing — from the podium — a forceful defense of freedom of the press and condemnation of those who threaten that freedom, followed by a standing toast to the First Amendment,” the letter to members of the WHCA said. “Speak forcefully, in front of the man who seeks to undermine our country’s long tradition of an independent, strong, and free press.” The WHCA, which represents the White House press corps, is organizing the annual dinner and has clashed with Trump repeatedly over the past year. Early last year, the White House press team began meddling in the pool rotation, in which outlets take turns getting special access to the president to share their notes and footage with everyone else. Historically, the WHCA has set the pool rotation. Notably, the White House has left the WHCA in charge of determining outlet seat locations in the press briefing room. Prominent veteran journalists such as former CBS News anchor Dan Rather, infamous for erroneous reporting on President George W. Bush’s military service, and former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson signed the missive. Groups such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Coalition for Women in Journalism, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and more signed it as well. The letter aired a litany of grievances against Trump, such as his defamation suits against various outlets, alleged favoritism toward conservative media, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s offensive tactics. Another complaint was Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, which the letter claims sends a “message that attacks on the press will be forgiven.” They also noted in the letter that many journalists attending the ritzy dinner on Saturday intend to wear lapel pins or pocket handkerchiefs emblazoned with the words of the First Amendment as a more low-key protest. The call for protests comes amid polling pegging trust in the media at all-time lows, particularly among Republican voters. Last year, Gallup found that only 28% of the public has a great or fair amount of trust in mass media. Last year, the WHCA was pressured to cancel comedian Amber Ruffin, whom it tapped to headline the feted dinner after she publicly called the Trump administration a “bunch of murderers,” and complained about being asked to tone down her material. This year, the WHCA has tapped mentalist Oz Pearlman as the night’s main entertainment instead of a traditional comedian. The last time Trump attended a White House Correspondents’ Dinner was 2011, when then-President Barack Obama mercilessly roasted him for peddling conspiracy theories about Obama’s birth certificate. “Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me, FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term, I boycotted the event, and never went as Honoree,” Trump explained on Truth Social last month. “However, I look forward to being with everyone this year. Hopefully, it will be something very Special.” The Post contacted the WHCA for comment. The White House referred The Post to Trump’s Truth Social post last month when asked for comment about the letter.)
BLAZE
— How Republicans have failed to defund sanctuary cities for a generation
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/how-republicans-have-failed-to-defund-sanctuary-cities-for-a-generation
BREITBART
— Supreme Court to hear Catholic schools bid to reject gay parents’ kids.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/supreme-court-to-hear-catholic-schools-bid-to-reject-gay-parents-kids/amp/
— Democrats Don’t Care About Collateral Damage of Illegal Immigration
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/20/exclusive-rep-mike-collins-democrats-like-jon-ossoff-dont-care-about-collateral-damage-of-illegal-immigration/amp/
— Nearly 1/3 Registered Voters Say All Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/20/poll-nearly-one-third-registered-voters-illegal-immigrants-deported/amp/
— Rising Republican Opposition to Legal Mass Migration
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/20/poll-show-gop-opposition-to-legal-migration/amp/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Taxpayers funding illegal immigrants’ sex-change surgeries, cross-sex hormones in California
https://www.christianpost.com/news/california-pays-for-illegal-aliens-sex-change-surgeries-report.html
DAILY CALLER
— Universities Hide Their Illegal DEI Agenda
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/20/im-a-georgetown-student-heres-how-my-university-hides-its-illegal-dei-agenda/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Can Colorado Exclude Catholics From ‘Universal’ Preschool Program? Supreme Court Weighs In
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/20/supreme-court-takes-up-case-catholics-excluded-universal-preschool-program-over-lgbtq-stance/
FREE PRESS
— Colleges Will Never Give Up Racial Preferences
https://www.thefp.com/p/will-colleges-ever-give-up-racial
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Elite Schools Insist It’s About “Belonging”—Critics Say It’s Discrimination All Over Again
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/elite-schools-insist-its-about-belonging-critics-say-its-discrimination-all
NRA-ILA
— Running Out of Targets: New York Bills Go After Air, Pellet and BB Guns. DD: On their road to abolishing the Second Amendment, anticipate/expect that Democrats, RINOs, and Democrat plants will ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20260420/running-out-of-targets-new-york-bills-go-after-air-pellet-and-bb-guns
POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago Teachers Union gives students May 1 off for ‘Day of Civic Action’ and leftist indoctrination. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Chicago school students will ever-increasingly hate those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-teachers-union-gives-students-may-1-off-for-day-of-civic-action-and-leftist-indoctrination
TOWNHALL
— Brandon Johnson Plays the Race Card Over Restaurant Worker Wages. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/20/brandon-johnson-restaurants-slavery-reparations-n2674746
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame those who have demographics that vote for Republicans for the problems that those who have demographics that vote for Democrats have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5668530-trump-blames-others-failures/
— Even in red Idaho, woke media propaganda is alive and well
https://thehill.com/opinion/5836233-conservative-idaho-gender-identity-laws/
MSN
— Baptist College stirs controversy in approving LGBTQ+ event to counter Turning Point USA rally
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/baptist-college-stirs-controversy-in-approving-lgbtq-event-to-counter-turning-point-usa-rally/ar-AA20NP8O
— American taxpayers forced to fund sex changes and breast implants for illegal migrants
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/american-taxpayers-forced-to-fund-sex-changes-and-breast-implants-for-illegal-migrants/ar-AA214Non
NEW YORK TIMES
— Students deciding this week whether to attend graduate school in the fall are navigating the end of a 20-year era of student loan policy. DD: I paid for the tuition and books for the 16 courses for my 1976 Loyola MBA with money I earned working for IRS 1972-1976. I paid for the tuition and books for the 12 courses for my 1980 DePaul master’s degree in accounting with money I earned working for IRS 1976-1980 and for GAO in 1980. I paid for the tuition and books for the 14 courses for my 1997 IIT master’s degree in financial markets and trading with money I earned working for GAO 1992-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/upshot/student-debt-graduate-school.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/04/19/trump-states-laws-immigration-business/
— DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly learned that federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/14/justice-department-firings-face-act-blanche/9bc88dfe-381b-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Should political parties have the power to stop candidates from running as members of their party? Candidates can always run as Independents or form their own political party.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/01/podium-guy-adam-johnson-jan-6-running-for-office/89401432007/
— LGBTQ+ vs religious rights: Supreme Court takes big case on preschools. The Catholic Church wants to participate in Colorado’s tuition-free preschool program without admitting students from LGBTQ+ families.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/20/supreme-court-lgbtq-catholic-preschools-colorado/89436798007/
NORTH SHORE LEADER
— DD: Democrat elected officials defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. RINO and Democrat plant elected officials do not defend or advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.thenorthshoreleader.com/single-post/op-ed-school-board-candidates-should-run-under-a-party-label
WFMD
— Nonprofit network takes hundreds of millions in federal funds while pushing ‘wokeness’
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/04/21/nonprofit-network-takes-hundreds-of-millions-in-federal-funds-while-pushing-wokeness-advocacy-group-warns/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dershowitz: Why I’m Becoming a Republican. I first registered as a Democrat in 1959. The party’s hostility to Israel is too much.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/alan-dershowitz-why-im-becoming-a-republican-86c19b66
FORBES
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2025/03/12/objective-hiring-pitfalls-to-avoid/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2025/02/11/how-to-reduce-hiring-bias-against-women-study-finds-key-role-for-hr/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/05/12/5-strategies-to-hire-more-diverse-talent/
HR DAILY ADVISOR
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://hrdailyadvisor.hci.org/2022/02/15/the-pervasiveness-of-subjective-hiring/
MONEY
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://money.com/how-to-reduce-bias-in-hiring-process/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly learned that federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/civil-service-board-punting-on-complaints-citing-conflicts
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK & FED WEEK
— DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly learned that federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/04/senate-democrats-warn-of-serious-consequences-from-decision-upholding-doj-firings/
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/court-urged-to-reverse-mspb-decision-limiting-employee-appeal-rights/
POLITICO
— Mamdani and his wife made less than $145,000 last year. DD: In today’s dollars, I my GAO salary was $154,682/year in 1997. My critics/opponents have used that to hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was grossly overpaid and/or b) that I was an abject failure.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/mamdani-and-his-wife-made-less-than-145-000-last-year-tax-filings-show-00877729
CALO NEWS
— DD: Unless the current trend is reversed, no one in America will be able to get an education, get a job, or do anything else unless they speak, read, and write Spanish.
https://www.calonews.com/featured-topics/health/more-people-in-healthcare-are-learning-spanish-the-demand-is-still-higher/article_91583ca6-ab08-4d62-869c-3ec8e0ad314b.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HR NEWS & PEOPLE MATTERS
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://hrnews.co.uk/6-ways-to-reduce-bias-in-skills-based-hiring-2025-guide/
https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/article/employee-engagement/can-you-fire-an-employee-over-culture-fit-issues-42625
Tag: amendment
April 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS CEO Macquline King did not need to cave to the Chicago Teachers Union
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/editorial-may-day-chicago-public-schools-macquline-king-ctu-brandon-johnson/
— ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/ice-hiring-ap-investigation/
— DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/opinion-illinois-cannibis-equity-legalization/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against him
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/25th-amendment-trump-democrats/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/column-pete-hegseth-donald-trump-pope-leo-xiv-pulp-fiction-page/
— DD: Far too many nonprofits are fronts for the Democrat Party.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/opinion-general-services-administration-nonprofit-certification-dei/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/04/18/julianna-stratton-talks-about-the-fight-shes-bringing-to-washington-at-power-rising-summit
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/19/kamala-harris-chicago-trump-made-america-weaker
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/04/19/catholic-white-house-comments-trump-vance-pope-leo
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Biss.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260419/us-congress-politics/as-general-election-showdown-begins-biss-has-quarter-million-dollar-lead-in-campaign-cash/
ABC7
— Chicago Cinco de Mayo Parade once again canceled over immigration enforcement fears
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cinco-de-mayo-parade-2026-canceled-due-fears-president-donald-trumps-immigration-enforcement-policies-organizers/18923021/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-st-sabina-father-michael-pfleger-defends-pope-leo-xiv-attacks-president-donald-trump-speaks-iran-war/18921262/
NBC5
— Chicago Cinco de Mayo event cancelled for 2nd year over fear of immigration raids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-cinco-de-mayo-event-cancelled-for-2nd-year-over-fear-of-immigration-raids/3925024/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darren-bailey-tries-to-walk-back-calling-chicago-a-hellhole/3925132/
CBS2
— Chicago kicks off bus tours as part of reparations initiative. DD: To get rid of you, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats will make you pay: 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://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/city-of-chicago-kicks-off-bus-tours-as-part-of-reparations-initiative/ar-AA212WTs
FOX32
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bailey-chicago-hellhole-dumb
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Career Counseling. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, young White men should anticipate/expect that career counselors will advise them that to get hired and to advance, that they should not only become Democrats or RINOs, but they should paint themselves as being willing and able at get rid of Republicans who are older, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All of my White male coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who excelled at getting rid of Republicans like me who were the aforesaid.
https://mag.uchicago.edu/economics-business/career-counseling-businesslady
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/20/harris-hits-chicago-questions-linger-00880221
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Democrats Want To Turn Parks Into Homeless Encampments
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/graphics/il-hb-1429-enough-is-enough
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Under the Democrats, crime ever-increasingly increases. Do you live in a high-crime area? Being able to avoid crime should be and is a big reason to earn more money. To earn more money to avoid crime, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-20-how-illinois-spends-marijuana-money/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Denial of Reality’ tour
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/19/pope-leo-xivs-denial-reality-tour/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois: state of insanity. Democrats really do want you dead.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/illinois_state_of_insanity.html
BREITBART
— Democrats Don’t Want This President to Protect American Lives
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/19/rick-scott-democrats-dont-want-this-president-to-protect-american-lives/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Trump II Mass Detention Policy Passes Another Key Hurdle. Our legal process is deliberately slow, but for now it’s working out in the administration’s favor.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-II-Mass-Detention-Policy-Passes-Another-Key-Hurdle
DAILY CALLER
— Over 900,000 migrants were paroled into the United States between May 16, 2023 and January 19, 2025, thanks to former President Joe Biden’s CBP One app. The Trump administration told those migrants to hit the road in April 2025.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/who-are-we-to-blame-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants-who-now-might-get-to-stay/ar-AA1ZVZQP
TOWNHALL
— Grievance Culture Is Destroying American Resilience. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans, and especially Trump, cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. They never encouraged me to blame others for my problems. That motivated me to work my way through college and to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job- related professional license in 1981.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/04/20/grievance-culture-is-destroying-american-resilience-n2674695
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— FBI, DOJ scrambling to rebuild after being depleted by resignations and firings. Some current and former officials see a lowering of long-accepted standards. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 would not have promoted me if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/resignations-firings-depleted-fbi-justice-department-scrambling-rebuild-132181293
MSN
— Trump sued for firing mostly Black federal government employees. DD: When I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-sued-for-firing-mostly-black-federal-government-employees/ar-AA2100cd
— US federal civilian workforce shrinks by 12% since 2024. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans led by Gingrich cut the agency by more than 50%, from over 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-federal-civilian-workforce-shrinks-by-12-since-2024/ar-AA1XzPzV
— 15 Trump cabinet picks that were DEI hires
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/15-dei-hires-in-the-current-administration/ss-AA1UoFZl
— ‘Opportunities are now closed’: Trump’s DEI crackdown deals a heavy blow to ‘New Girls Clubs’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/opportunities-are-now-closed-trump-s-dei-crackdown-deals-a-heavy-blow-to-new-girls-clubs/ar-AA20ZA8T
AOL
— 11 Jobs That Pay $57+ an Hour. DD: I did not start earning $57/hour in today’s dollars until after I was 38 in 1986 and I had worked for the federal government for more than 18 years and I had earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 and 31, job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32, and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.aol.com/finance/11-boring-jobs-secretly-pay-161000136.html
CNBC
— Position yourself ‘as a team player.’ DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have to show that you can and that you will help your Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have stress that you are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/the-top-soft-skills-in-demand-for-entry-level-jobs-says-linkedin.html
NEWSWEEK
— Top 10 Agencies Suffering Sharpest Cuts Under Trump. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans led by Gingrich cut the agency by more than 50%, from over 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-agency-cuts-trump-administration-11850442
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote birthright citizenship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/ice-cbp-birth-pregnancy-detention.html?searchResultPosition=1
— The Pied-à-Terre Tax Has Failed Before. Could This Year Be Different? DD: In Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me, to paint me as being grossly overpaid by IRS, it called the studio condo in the Outer Drive East building that I bought in 1974 a pied-a-terre. I owed a townhome in University Park since 1972 that I was unable to sell unless I took a big loss. I began renting it out in 1976.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/nyregion/pied-a-terre-tax.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges refocus on career services as students seek return on degrees. DD: What return did you have on your degrees? My 1970 NIU degree in business got me hired by Firestone Stores in 1970 and by IRS. in 1971. My taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My 1976 MBA from Loyola, my taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul, and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 got me hired by GAO in 1980. My earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981 helped get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/11/24/colleges-career-counseling-programs/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/16/where-is-marijuana-legal-us-map/89608617007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/19/what-is-420-weed-holiday-history/89665574007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/04/17/california-420-events-span-san-francisco-los-angeles/89649658007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2026/04/20/millions-of-asylum-seekers-have-been-impacted-as-caseloads-have-grown/89665965007/
KNOX FOCUS
— Democrat-Socialists: The Enemy Of Affordability
https://www.knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/democrat-socialists-the-enemy-of-affordability/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: How much money do you have? According to my critics/opponents, I have too much money. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/money-differences-friendship-50c4aae6
— How I Became Less Ambitious—and Happier—in Retirement. I’ve spent a lifetime pursuing career success. Now I needed to ask myself: Was it time to shift focus? And how do I do that? DD: I spent lots of time and money earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, earning job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earning a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/retirement-happiness-ambition-b83a6cd7
FORTUNE
— DD: To hire more Democrats and RINOs, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasing dump education, dump work experience, dump professional certifications, and dump professional licenses.
https://fortune.com/article/why-elon-musk-bans-resume-cover-letter-hiring/
BLOOMBERG
— Presidents Hire ‘Yes Men’ at Their Peril. DD: According to my critics/opponents, “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-08-09/trump-s-impulse-to-hire-a-yes-man-as-chief-of-staff-was-problematic?embedded-checkout=true
FORBES
— Answering ‘Are You A Team Player?’ In A Job Interview. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have to show that you can and that you will help your Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have stress that you are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2024/07/13/team-player-interview-question/
STARS AND STRIPES
— GAO finds that too many service members leave the military without career counseling. DD: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors and/or supervisors were veterans. They despised if not hated Republicans like me, and especially Republicans like me who avoided the Vietnam War draft. They blamed Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War. They took many big adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-12-13/military-separation-report-8404000.html
HECHINGERRER REPORT
— Landing a job may be hard. Navigating the workplace may be harder. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, young White men should anticipate/expect that career counselors will advise them that to get hired and to advance, that they should not only become Democrats or RINOs, but they should paint themselves as being willing and able at get rid of Republicans who are older, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All of my White male coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who excelled at getting rid of Republicans like me who were the aforesaid.
https://hechingerreport.org/for-new-grads-landing-a-job-may-be-hard-navigating-the-workplace-may-be-harder/
— College leaders focus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation. DD: When I was a senior at NIU in 1970, my career counselor advised me to apply for a financial hardship draft deferment which I did. My father had died suddenly in 1969. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my younger brother was having problems. But potential employers did not believe that my application would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was from Firestone Stores for a sales job that did not really require a college degree. My Chicago Heights store boss would never had hired me, but his boss had assigned me to him. He did not have a college degree. He refused to let me start until after I passed a probationary period in Indiana. He disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. He disapproved of my being Protestant, my being German American, my having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and my living in Crete. Under him, I saw that my Firestone career was bleak if not nonexistent. Consequently, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely if not violently fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was to be an IRS Revenue Officer.
https://hechingerreport.org/college-leaders-refocus-attention-on-their-students-top-priority-jobs-after-graduation/
FED WEEK
— Overall views by workers of their career situations declined in 2025, with an especially steep drop among federal employees. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to advance, you have to help your Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to advance, you have to be a Democrat and minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/poll-finds-declining-worker-views-of-careers-especially-so-in-federal-workforce/
— ‘Career Compass’ Site for HR Positions Launched. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted what I knew about HR. I earned a bachelor’s degree in HR from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. HR was my area of concentration.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/career-compass-site-for-hr-positions-launched/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Liberals and moderates use AA and DEI to get rid of conservatives.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/04/20/can-diversity-and-meritocracy-coexist-opinion
POLITICO
— Democrats have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office. POLITICO’s analysis shows a clear trend in red and blue districts alike.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/18/democrats-special-election-results-analysis-00879021
NEW POLITICS
— Demonstrations and Demographics. DD: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that Democrat leaders will get you to demonstrate: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://newpol.org/demonstrations-and-demographics/
April 19, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have agreed to use May Day for a “day of civic action” for students and teachers. DD: To promote “civic action” is to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teachers-union-cps-may-day/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/more-than-half-of-americans-say-trump-immigration-agenda-too-aggressive-survey/
— DD: Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer people become productive members of society.
https://wgntv.com/news/1-in-3-us-households-struggle-to-pay-energy-bills-but-the-reality-is-likely-even-worse/
FOX32
— Teens charged after overnight crime wave hits multiple Chicago neighborhoods. DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that Democrat teens will ever-increasingly commit more crime.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teens-charged-after-overnight-crime-wave-hits-multiple-chicago-neighborhoods-police
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Bailey seeks distance from Trump, but MAGA shadow looms. DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans. Ever-increasingly pro-Democrat editorials are falsely presented as being news articles.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/darren-bailey-illinois-governor-race-maga-distance/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260417/news/giving-dupage-days-fundraiser-returns-to-help-nonprofits/
— Long-term care spending. Just as early retirement can cause a spending shock at the front end of retirement, long-term care costs can prompt a spending shock later in life. A 2025 report authored by Spencer Look and Jack VanDerhei of the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies found that 43% of baby boomers will incur long-term care costs, with the average cost of that care $242,373. The likelihood of needing care correlates with longevity: While just 24% of men and 27% of women who die at age 75 will require long-term care, 52% of men and 60% of women who die at age 95 will require long-term care. Incurring sizable long-term care costs can have catastrophic effects for a financial plan.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260418/finance/how-spending-shocks-affect-retirement-planning/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/more-than-half-of-americans-say-trump-immigration-agenda-too-aggressive-survey/
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-18/tensions-between-president-trump-and-pope-leo-put-american-catholics-in-awkward-spot
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/nation-world/pope-leo-addresses-criticism-from-president-trump/526-3b71fc3a-3d3c-4d44-b469-6d2cc25111c9
WISCONSIN WATCH
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/01/skilled-but-uncertain-immigrant-workers-and-employers-navigate-hiring-hurdles-under-trump/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers seek to eliminate state diversity commission
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c0142076-cc4c-44f0-9801-44b42370861e.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Muslim Lobby Day in Illinois
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/muslim-lobby-day-in-illinois/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— HB 4855 and SEL: Doubling Down on Education Evil
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/hb4855-and-sel-doubling-down-on-education-evil/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Diligently applying SEL has these effects on students: They learn that more racism, not less, is the answer to our social ills. They don’t learn to be good citizens. Rather, they’re encouraged to be social activists, tearing down our culture and society. They learn to disregard their parents’ advice, trusting the school instead.)
— When Speech Is Silenced: The Case for Ethics Reform in Talk Therapy
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/when-speech-is-silenced-the-case-for-ethics-reform-in-talk-therapy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8-1 in Chiles v. Salazar that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy counseling, as applied to licensed professional talk therapy, violated the First Amendment. )
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— ‘Anchor babies’ reach nearly 10% of all US births. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasing, a) Democrat and RINO leaders will encourage pregnant citizens of foreign countries to come to America to give birth and b) foreign countries will send their pregnant citizens to America to give birth.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/anchor-babies-reach-nearly-10-of-all-us-births-new-data/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year were anchor babies who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if President Trump’s executive order is upheld by the Supreme Court. “Under the current erroneous birthright citizenship interpretation, these children automatically become citizens and unlock food stamps, welfare, specialized schooling for English education, and eventually college aid,” Brandy Perez Carbaugh of the Heritage Foundation told The Post. Of those 320,000, the center said 245,000 were born to parents who were illegal immigrants. Another 15,000 babies were born to mothers who had temporary legal status, while the fathers were not citizens or lawful permanent residents. The remaining 60,000 were born to illegal alien mothers while the child’s father was a citizen or lawful permanent resident. The massive number of US anchor baby births in 2023 is the highest total since 2010, when 325,000 babies were born to illegal immigrant parents, according to Pew data. The number of anchor baby births in the US has increased for three consecutive years. Immigration hawks warn illegal aliens will continue to abuse the generous laws in the Land of the Free while legal US citizens foot the bill. “High volumes of illegal and temporary aliens are having children in the US because they are exploiting the decades-old erroneous interpretation that such children are US citizens,” said Carbaugh. “Emergency Medicaid loopholes allow illegal aliens to qualify for free labor, delivery, and often prenatal care in some states, so taxpayers pay for these ‘anchor babies,’” said the expert. “This has brought alien parents both a claimed shield against deportation and financial benefits through the eligible child. Americans cover the cost as they struggle to provide for their own families,” she said. The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments April 1 in Trump v. Barbara, a landmark challenge to the president’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, which has been a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment since 1868.)
CITY JOURNAL
— Why We Should Be Skeptical About High Graduation Rates. When state exams and standardized test scores show declining student proficiency, there’s no reason to celebrate.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/graduation-rates-student-proficiency-test-scores
DAILY SIGNAL
— Pilot Ousted for Urging Merit-Based Military. DD: For Democrats, government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/18/musk-promotes-story-of-pilot-ousted-for-urging-merit-based-military/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats split on Israel funding as support for military aid slips. Fox News political analyst Reince Priebus explains the growing opposition to U.S. funding for Israel by Democrats. DD: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Jewish.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393320738112
— Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies. Johnson said he is ‘boldly declaring that we need reparations in this city, and that’s why I’m funding it.’ DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-links-restaurant-industry-slavery-tipped-wage-fight-intensifies
TOWNHALL
— DEI Over Duty: How the Secret Service Put Identity Politics Above Operational Competence. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who 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) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/04/19/dei-over-duty-how-the-secret-service-put-identity-politics-above-operational-competence-n2674609
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Young adults struggle to break into housing market as Congress seeks solution. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $85,100. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5836866-young-adults-struggle-housing-market/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On. Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group. (DD: I should write about what Democrat and RINO leaders had their operatives and their dupes do to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/turning-point-university-arkansas-disbands.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The conservative split over the war in Iran has only amplified the question of what Mr. Kirk would want Turning Point to be in this moment. At the University of Arkansas, the question began to consume the chapter’s leadership. In recent interviews, some chapter members sketched out some of the group’s grievances. Ava Lacey, a student from Mississippi who sits on the executive board, said the chapter wanted to be more political than its nonprofit status allowed. Members were also bothered by Turning Point’s alliance with the Arkansas governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, which they thought hindered insurgent candidates interested in shaking up the state’s Republican establishment.)
— How Many Americans Are Marriage Material? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/marriage-kearney.html
— Texas Restaurants Are Forcing a Reckoning Over Immigrant Labor. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/texas-restaurants-immigration-work-permits.html
WASHINGTON POST
— States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/18/charlie-kirk-laws-free-speech/f4ea06a8-3ae9-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html
MSN
— DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer men are marriage material.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
— Chicago Mayor Blames Gun Problem on Red States
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-blames-gun-problem-on-red-states/ss-AA1Mczv7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
— Social isolation. DD: Because of ever-increasing success by Democrat and RINO leaders to rid of those who are the following, those who are the following should anticipate/expect that they will be ever-increasingly isolated: 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://www.nia.nih.gov/news/social-isolation-loneliness-older-people-pose-health-risks
LEE NEWS
— Millions in the US never finished college. DD: What helped you earn a bachelor’s degree? For me, it was a) my working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the first 3 years and full time during the summers in between and b) my parents providing me with room and board in Crete during my first 2 years, weekends during my 3rd year, and the summers in between.
https://news.lee.net/news/nation-world/education/millions-in-the-us-never-finished-college-with-targeted-help-reenrollments-are-ticking-up/article_0724cd8f-0a4d-43cb-b5d4-a066c69ba078.html
BLACK CHRONICLES
— The Chicago Teachers Union says Chicago Public Schools leaders have agreed to transform the school day on May 1 to one focused on civic engagement, student voice and standing up to the White House. DD: To promote “civic engagement” is to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://blackchronicle.com/midwest/illinois/illinois-quick-hits-teachers-union-says-cps-to-bus-students-to-rally/
MONEY TALKS
— Half of middle-aged Americans are forced to retire early. That has devastating financial consequences. DD: In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $154,682. I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Because of that, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my retirement saving are dramatically less. My CSRS pension ($68,640) is less than what my IRS salary was in when I was 23 in 1972 in today’s dollars ($69,999).
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/heres-why-half-of-middle-aged-americans-are-forced-to-retire-early/
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— More than half of employees retire earlier than planned. Mental and physical health effects of being forced to retire. DD: I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If you are forced to retire early, for the rest of your life, your critics/opponents will use that to destroy you. I know that from personal experience. Your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that you were an extremely bad person and even worse things, and that is why you were forced to retire early. Further, the more qualified that you were for the job that you had, the more that your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that proves that you are an extremely bad person and even worse things. My critics/opponents stress that when I was forced to retire early, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/202601/forced-to-retire
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Is Nudging Alito and Thomas Toward Retirement. DD: Because of Gingrich-led budget cuts, to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1993 “offered” their employees who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout and early retirement. I was 45 years old in 1993 and I was eligible because I had 25 years of federal service. My Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement. But in September of 1997, just before their “offer” expired, they succeeded in forcing me to retire.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-is-nudging-alito-and-thomas-toward-retirement.html
ATLANTIC
— America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/america-marriage-decline/681518/
April 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ordinance aims to kick officers with extremist ties out of Chicago Police Department. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of clout.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/13/cops-extremist-ties-chicago-police-department/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Council panel advances ban on cops joining extremist groups. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of clout.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/extremism-in-the-ranks/2026/04/13/city-council-panel-proposed-ban-cops-membership-proud-boys-extremist-groups
— Dear Abby: Didn’t expect my first job out of college to be this rough. DD: What made your first job out of college rough? For me, it was my boss. He never would have hired me. His superiors hired me assigned me to his store. The job did not really require a college degree. He forced me to pass a 2-week probationary period at a store in Indiana before I could start. In the name of learning the business, he ever-increasingly had me do all kinds of manual labor including cleaning things in the showroom white the store was open. When I gave him my 2-week notice, he rudely, if not violently, fired me. He disapproved of my being a Vietnam War draft avoider, college graduate, Protestant, German American, Crete resident, and my ancestors having been in America since 1844.
https://www.uexpress.com/life/dearabby/2026/04/14
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their criminals.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/13/should-illinois-ban-no-knock-warrants-state-lawmakers-debate
WPLN
— Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers.
https://wpln.org/post/tennessees-charlie-kirk-act-bans-student-walkouts-protects-conservative-speakers/
BATAVIA TODAY
— Illinois Committee Criticized for ‘Elitist’ Stance on Gun Ownership Costs. Proposed RIFL Act could add thousands in taxes, pricing out lower-income buyers, opponents say.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/batavia/news/2026/04/13/illinois-bill-criticized-for-trying-to-price-the-poor-out-of-gun-ownership/
WAND TV
— IL House Democrats pass bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-house-democrats-pass-bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-pay-in-state-tuition-at-public/article_68d5a0c3-ea7a-4566-8710-c95302b71cdf.html
WHEATON RECORD
— Online Betting Fuels Rise in Student Gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/04/13/online-betting-fuels-rise-in-student-gambling/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— BAILEY BREAKS RANKS: Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey waded into the escalating clash between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on Monday — offering a glimpse of how conservatives are navigating the moment just months ahead of the midterms. Calling out Trump: “I’m a Christian and I’m an Illinoisan. President Trump mocking a Chicago-born Pope and posting himself as Jesus Christ is wrong,” Bailey wrote on X, later adding, “I’ll always call it like I see it.” Here’s Trump’s Truth Social post and the image he posted (and then deleted). It’s a notable divide: While Trump remains dominant within the GOP, some religious conservatives aren’t so comfortable with his attacks on the pope. In Bailey’s case: The Illinois Republican’s willingness to criticize Trump suggests he may not be seeking — or prioritizing — the president’s endorsement this time, as he works to broaden his coalition to include independents and conservative Democrats in an uphill statewide bid. Bailey’s not alone. Kendall County Circuit Clerk Matthew Prochaska, a Republican, also defended Pope Leo after Trump’s criticism, WSPYNEWS reports. The backlash has extended into conservative religious circles, where some Trump allies have also taken issue with the president’s rhetoric. Bishop Robert Barron, a Chicago native who serves on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, called on the president to apologize, saying the Truth Social posts were “entirely inappropriate and disrespectful.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/14/mitchell-says-hes-ready-to-govern-00870295
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-property-taxes-up-27-under-pritzker/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get more votes in your precinct for Republican candidates on November 3? I am in the process of hand-delivering a letter to the 140 (39%) voters of the 361 registered Republican voters in my precinct who cast a Republican ballot in the March 17 primary. In that letter, I thanked them for voting. For the contested races, listed the candidates and how many votes each got in the precinct and which candidates won in their political jurisdictions. I listed the candidate in the uncontested rases who got the most votes. I urged the voters to consider helping elect the candidates who won the primary to win the November 3 election. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over.’ 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://cis.org/Arthur/White-House-Declares-Era-Amnesty-Immigration-Courts-Over
— One bill currently stuck in the House, H.R.4393, the “DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025” has drawn a lot of attention of late, which is confusing until you accept it for what it has become: rage bait for those clamoring for greater enforcement of the immigration laws. This bill was designed to go nowhere, but its filing shows a failure to read the room of voters who brought Donald Trump back to the White House in November 2024.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DIGNIDAD-Dignity-Act-Rage-Bait-Those-Who-Want-More-Enforcement
TEXAS INSIDER
— The Insulting DIGNITY Act. 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://texasinsider.org/articles/the-insulting-dignity-act
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Sudden GOP infighting explodes over bipartisan immigration reform bill. 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://thehill.com/homenews/house/5828030-immigration-reform-gop-divides/
https://thehill.com/video/rep-maria-elvira-salazar-defends-dignity-act-despite-gop-uproar-led-by-rep-brandon-gill/11694446/
AOL
— 15 Dead End Jobs To Avoid at All Costs. DD: According to my critics/opponents all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. My critics/opponents have always used my taking those jobs to paint me as being an unmitigated loser and even worse things. My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/15-dead-end-jobs-avoid-151000035.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Assembly line worker. . .Fast food worker)
— Apple, Google, Penguin Random House, Ernst & Young, Hilton, Costco, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Nordstrom, and IBM will hire you without a degree. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me when I was 21 and IRS would not have hired me when I was 22. If had not earned an MBA when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, GAO would not have hired me when I was 31.
https://www.aol.com/articles/10-elite-companies-literally-hire-173929428.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/trump-military-transgender-ban-paychecks.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate. As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html
USA TODAY
— Pope Leo for president? Don’t get any hopes up. It would be almost functionally impossible for Leo to do so because of the church’s Canon law that prohibits clergy from holding public office, not to mention the pope being a foreign head of state and the conflict of dual loyalty,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/12/pope-leo-president-trump-obama-axelrod/89554875007/
FORTUNE
— Gen Z is rewriting the American Dream, and their parents are funding it—using tuition money for down payments, instead. DD: I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. I would not have been able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972 if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. If I had not had that degree, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. Further, if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses in 1972, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972 because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/finance/gen-z-rewriting-american-dream-152625419.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cost of college has never been higher. But for a growing share of young Americans, the return has never felt more uncertain. Faced with rising tuition, stubborn student debt, and a cooling job market, many are questioning whether a four-year degree is worth it at all. Now, their parents are coming to a similar conclusion—and acting on it. Instead of prioritizing tuition, more families are putting their money toward something they see as a better investment: helping their kids achieve homeownership. Seventy-four percent of parents with children at home would consider or have already started financially planning to help their kids buy a home, according to a new report from Northwestern Mutual. Among those parents, 29% say helping their children purchase a home is more important than paying for college tuition. Ashley Russo, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual, said parents are increasingly redefining what financial success looks like for their children—shifting from degrees to deeds.)
ENTREPRENEUR
— Career success. DD: To have a successful career working for the Democrats who run the federal government, you have to be a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran and to excel at getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. Because I am not any of the aforesaid and because refused to do the aforesaid, I never would have made GS-13 if I had not earned an MBA, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/former-tesla-president-says-reading-is-most-important-habit-for-success
FAST COMPANY
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, Democrat employers ever-increasingly lower standards. 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, or younger person who would take the job.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91524191/entry-level-hiring-is-broken-these-companies-are-completely-reimagining-it
AZ BIG MEDIA
— How professional certifications are reshaping modern career development. DD: Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran GAO a) would not have hired in 1980 me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://azbigmedia.com/business/how-professional-certifications-are-reshaping-modern-career-development/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Professional certifications have become a defining element of modern career development. In an increasingly competitive and skill-driven job market, certifications help individuals demonstrate verified expertise and practical knowledge. They serve as formal proof that a professional meets industry standards and is capable of performing specific roles effectively. As organizations demand higher levels of specialization, certifications play a crucial role in bridging skill gaps and improving workforce quality.
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois’ Eligibility Requirement for CPA Exam Reduced From 150 Credit Hours to 120. DD: In Diersen v. IRS, to disallow the graduate evening accounting courses that I had deducted, the small claims tax court judge imposed a new rule that accounting courses cannot be deducted until after you are qualified to take the CPA examination.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/01/04/illinois-reduces-cpa-exam-eligibility-requirement-from-150/75431/
CONTRARIAN
— DD: My critics/opponents blame those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time for the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have.
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/hegseths-enraging-purges-shock-but
MOTHER LODE
— Millions in the US never finished college. DD: I had to work my way through college. The money came from what earned doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, and working on an automotive assemble line in 1970. My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in August of 1970.
https://mymotherlode.com/sports/college-sports-general-news/10735932/millions-in-the-us-never-finished-college-with-targeted-help-reenrollments-are-ticking-up.html/amp
April 13, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Darren Bailey blasts Trump’s remarks on Pope Leo amid controversy
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/darren-bailey-blasts-trumps-remarks-on-pope-leo-amid-controversy/3922137/
FOX32
— Darren Bailey says Trump’s mocking of Pope Leo, post of himself as Jesus is ‘wrong’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bailey-trump-pope-leo-post-wrong
— Trump blasts Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social: “Weak on crime” and foreign policy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-blasts-pope-leo-xiv-truth-social-weak-crime-foreign-policy
WTTW
— Key City Panel Advances Push to Rid CPD of Officers With Ties to Extremist Groups
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/13/key-city-panel-advances-push-rid-cpd-officers-ties-extremist-groups
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sposato, one of the City Council’s most conservative members who voted against the measure to ban those who participated in the insurrection, again said the events of Jan. 6 were overblown. “We don’t mention a damn thing about the Black Lives Matter” protests, Sposato said, adding that those who protested against Trump’s mass deportation effort and Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and burned American flags should also be prevented from working for any city department.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Local Catholic leaders express support for Chicago native Pope Leo after Trump calls him ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/13/trump-pope-leo-cupich-chicago/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pope Leo brushes off Trump attack
https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/04/13/pope-leo-president-trump-attack-iran-war-chicago-catholics-reaction
WBEZ
— Illinois House Speaker “Chris” Welch is endorsing a proposed 3% tax on those making more than $1 million annually, but there is a split among House Democrats on how much of the potential $4.5 billion yearly windfall should fund property tax relief.
https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2026/04/13/chris-welch-millionaires-illinois-house-democrats-property-tax-relief
JOURNAL STAR
— Darin LaHood speaks on Trump feud with Pope Leo
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/13/darin-lahood-speaks-on-trump-feud-with-pope-leo/89593581007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sudden GOP infighting explodes over bipartisan immigration reform bill
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/sudden-gop-infighting-explodes-over-bipartisan-immigration-reform-bill/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York’s Stonewall monument. The Trump administration has agreed to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-agrees-to-keep-flying-rainbow-pride-flag-at-new-york-s-stonewall-monument/article_67a4fa65-09ae-55d7-94bc-69c87b4f43b6.html
WHBF
— Illinois could limit how local governments treat homeless people on the streets
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/illinois-could-limit-local-governments-151600312.html
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Protesters Wield Sex Toys Outside ICE Facility In Broadview For ‘Operation Dildo Blitz.’ Saturday’s demonstration was part of a series of sex-toy-friendly protests against federal immigration enforcement, with protesters in Broadview deploying 350 dildos.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/12/photos-operation-dildo-blitz-sees-protesters-wield-sex-toys-outside-ice-facility-in-broadview/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-502/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Every Republican in Springfield Should Resign for Refusing to Demand FBI Probe Into Pritzker and State Finances.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/every-republican-in-springfield-should-resign-for-refusing-to-demand-fbi-probe-into-pritzker-and-state-finances.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMAC
— The Dignity Act Is a Trojan Horse for Mass Amnesty
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/the-dignity-act-is-a-trojan-horse-for-mass-amnesty/
BREITBART
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago: At Least 28 Shot During Weekend
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/13/mayor-brandon-johnsons-chicago-at-least-28-shot-during-weekend/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Yale College Republicans president: there is bias against conservatives in admissions process
https://www.campusreform.org/article/yale-college-republicans-president-bias-conservatives-admissions-process/29719
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE
— ‘Abortion haven’ Illinois considers five more dangerous, anti-life bills
https://nrlc.org/nrlnewstoday/2026/04/abortion-haven-illinois-considers-five-more-dangerous-anti-life-bills/
TOWNHALL
— Stephen Miller Criticizes the Amnesty-Granting ‘Dignity Act’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/13/stephen-miller-dignity-n2674363
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump won’t back down from Pope Leo feud sparked by “60 Minutes” report, tells CBS News pontiff should stay out of politics
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pope-leo-feud-politics/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Attack on Pope and Posting of Jesus Image Draw Widespread Criticism. A prominent conservative bishop who serves on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission was among those who called on the president to apologize.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/trump-pope-leo.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Lambasting Pope Leo, Trump risks alienating conservative Catholics. Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/13/pope-leo-president-trump-feud/
USA TODAY
— ‘Gross blasphemy.’ Image depicting Trump as Jesus figure removed after uproar
Religious conservatives have been some of President Donald Trump’s strongest supporters, but some are speaking out against his latest Jesus meme.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/13/trump-jesus-truth-social-backlash-pope-leo/89590926007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Criticizes Pope Leo, Deletes AI Image After Backlash. ‘I have no fear of the Trump administration,’ the pope said in response to Trump’s criticism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-criticizes-pope-leo-accuses-him-of-catering-to-radical-left-2cfb5509
April 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push raising taxes on those who make $1 million or more a year. Obviously, few in Illinois make $1 million or more a year and even fewer dream that they might do that.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-millionaire-tax-explainer
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through the H-2A agricultural visa program. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have. I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260411/agriculture/illinois-farmers-ease-critical-labor-shortages-through-this-agricultural-visa-program/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a monumental impact on me when I was 22 in 1971. I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/republic-services-paying-200000-to-settle-federal-lawsuit-alleging-sex-discrimination-92345.cfm
WSIU
— White House looks to Republican-led states to crack down on illegal immigration
https://www.wsiu.org/2026-04-11/white-house-looks-to-republican-led-states-to-crack-down-on-immigration
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Black Chicagoans Weigh In At City’s 1st Reparations Town Hall: ‘This Didn’t Happen That Long Ago.’ City leaders introduced a five-point agenda for creating a reparations plan at a Thursday town hall as a part of the “Repair Chicago” community engagement series. DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations, that is, they ever-increasingly more hatred against Republicans.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/black-chicagoans-weigh-in-at-citys-1st-reparations-town-hall-this-didnt-happen-that-long-ago/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinoisans to pay for other’s abortion services under proposed grant program. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_946f6ff5-0f8a-4ccc-80d8-e44df6c32159.html
— Committee’s ‘tone’ criticized for trying to price the poor out of gun ownership. DD: Democrat leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment, that is, they want to disarm Republicans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f409d3c7-5abb-46eb-a31e-945736183e40.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What adverse actions were taken against you and why? I was throw off the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024 a) because my critics/opponents remembered that I favor direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members, b) because I expressed concern that efforts would be made to move the platform to the left, and c) because they wanted to assure that I would lose if I ran for IRP SCC in 2026. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Another day of learning lost
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/daily-comics/chicago-teachers-union-civic-action/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No asylum for America’s enemies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4524171/no-asylum-for-americas-enemies/
NEW YORK POST
— Prosecutor calls deportations of illegals a ‘perversion of justice’
https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/us-news/virginia-prosecutor-raked-for-calling-deportations-of-illegals-perversion-of-justice/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal alien in Pennsylvania who voted in 2020, 2024 elections is a career criminal
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/04/11/illegal-alien-in-pennsylvania-who-voted-in-2020-2024-elections-is-a-career-criminal-report-1632125/
BLAZE
— The Dignidad Act is a complete betrayal of Republican voters
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-dignidad-act-is-a-complete-betrayal-of-republican-voters
BREITBART
— IBM Forks Over $17 Million to Settle DOJ Lawsuit For ‘Woke’ DEI Practices. DD: My critics/opponents are woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2026/04/11/ibm-forks-over-17-million-to-settle-doj-lawsuit-for-woke-dei-practices/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Left’s Demand for ‘Equity’ in Immigration Enforcement
https://cis.org/Arthur/Lefts-Demand-Equity-Immigration-Enforcement
FEDERALIST
— The Left Threw Columbus Into The Harbor — Now Trump Is Putting Him Back
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/10/the-left-threw-columbus-into-the-harbor-now-trump-is-putting-him-back/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats See ‘Blue Wave’ Building for US Midterms
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/democrats-election/2026/04/12/id/1252607/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MS NOW
— DD: I should write about RINO and Democrat plant leaders in Illinois who have ever-increasingly pushed conservatives like me out of the party, that is, who have ever-increasingly pushed platform Republicans like me out of the party, that is, who have ever-increasingly pushed Republicans like me out of the party.
https://www.ms.now/top-stories/latest/republican-party-embraces-extremism-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-rcna243058
WASHINGTON POST
— Early audition for 2028 hopefuls focuses on civil rights issues. A parade of potential Democratic candidates for president were pushed to address voting rights, affirmative action and other civil rights issues before a largely Black audience at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s four-day conference.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/11/early-audition-2028-hopefuls-focuses-civil-rights-issues/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference over men and especially over men who are conservative, Republican, America, White, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/opinion/women-workplace-dei-feminism.html
— Online and on the Stump, Democrats Embrace a Four-Letter Word. Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/democrats-social-media-profanity-f-word.html
USA TODAY
— Young Republicans more skeptical of Iran war, dividing Trump base. Even within Trump’s GOP base, cracks are showing when it comes to the Iran conflict. Younger Republicans are much less likely to support the war.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/12/republicans-divided-age-support-iran-war-trump/89451934007/
FORBES
— How To Get Hired At Deloitte. DD: Your decisions a) to earn a college degree, b) to select the college to earn it from, and c) to select your major are all extremely important. I regret my not majoring in accounting from the beginning. I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, because of my bad demographics, the accounting profession considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2025/06/29/how-to-get-hired-at-deloitte-3-insider-tips-from-the-head-of-talent/
BANKING RATES
— Is Now the Time To Improve Your Work Skills? DD: What did you do to get hired, retained, and promoted? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.aol.com/articles/now-time-improve-skills-suze-220006581.html
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
— When Helping is Risky. DD: I should write about those who I have done the most to help, but who have tuned on me. I would focus on those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7614101/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FRONTLINE
— Scapegoating. DD: My critics/opponents are scapegoaters. They blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. 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. I should start writing about my critics/opponents.
https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/democracy-majoritarian-rule-politics-india-assam/article70624259.ece
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
— Manipulation in politics. DD: According to my critics/opponents, you are not a journalist if you are conservative, if you do not have a degree in journalism, and if you are not paid for what you do. My critics/opponents have a very low opinion of me, they vehemently disapprove of me, they strongly blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. 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. I should start writing about my critics/opponents.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/economics-and-philosophy/article/manipulation-in-politics-and-public-policy/1C6109A40D8038276F48987A637BF57E
ECONOMIC TIMES
— What jobseekers should do to get hired. DD: What did you do to get hired, retained, and promoted? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/what-jobseekers-should-do-to-get-hired-amid-layoffs/articleshow/119338728.cms
April 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Chicago Teachers Union wants May Day off so students, teachers can protest; new CPS CEO says no
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teachers-union-may-day-school-cps/
— Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft. Currently, men aged 18 to 26 are required to register through the Selective Service System online or at the DMV. But at the end of 2026 that changes as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress passed and President Trump signed into law last year. DD: The more likely that you might be drafted, the less likely that you will be hired.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rep-jonathan-jackson-opposes-automatic-military-draft-registration/
WTTW
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/10/president-and-pope-world-s-most-influential-americans-odds-over-iran
— Vote Set on Push to Rid CPD of Officers With Ties to Extremist Groups. DD: I should write about those who promoted the most hatred against TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC). I was the TAPOROOT chairman 2005-2012 and an IRCR officer 2003-2007.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/10/vote-set-push-rid-cpd-officers-ties-extremist-groups
WBEZ
— DD: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who arranged my transfer to GAO in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/04/10/looking-for-a-mentor-in-chicago-our-illustrated-zine-has-you-covered
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/11/snap-immigrants-illinois-food-assistance/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260409/nation-and-world/democrats-grow-bolder-on-talk-about-removing-trump-from-office-after-his-iran-threats/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CTU’s May Day stunt puts students in the middle
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/editorials/ccb-ctu-may-day-protest-puts-students-in-middle-20260410/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois farms rely on H-2A visas amid labor shortage
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/04/10/illinois-farms-rely-on-h-2a-visas-amid-labor-shortage/89517163007/
HOMETOWN REGISTER
— Pritzker says he supports a strong, free press, but Republican Darren Bailey’s running mate says taxpayer dollars should not be spent on partisan outlets. DD: All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out comes from me.
https://www.hometownregister.com/news/state/pritzker-gop-candidate-say-they-support-a-free-press-differ-on-tax-credits/article_8be6cc8d-fea3-51ff-a3c7-fcca14eec213.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP candidate for lieutenant governor Aaron Del Mar said it’s important to support the Constitution and a free press, but taxpayer dollars should not support outlets like some in Chicago that only show one side of issues. “A lot of these not-for-profit organizations are taking positions. They are reporting the news, not independently, but with a bit of a shadow depending on what their political beliefs are,” Del Mar told The Center Square.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-501/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly celebrate their invasion, infiltration, infestation, takeover, and ultimate destruction of DuPage County.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/10/theyre-never-gonna-learn/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Crazed Dems Want the 25th Amendment Invoked
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/crazed-democrats-want-the-25th-amendment-invoked/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— SB 3138: The Mental Health Industry’s Latest Power Grab
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/sb-3138-the-mental-health-industrys-latest-power-grab/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Federal workforce numbers under Trump at lowest levels since 1960s. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired. While I worked for them 1980-1997, Republicans cut GAO from over 6,000 employees to under 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/federal-workforce-numbers-trump-lowest-levels-since-1960s/
— In poll of Republicans, Trump trounces friend-turned-foe Tucker Carlson by 61% to 7%
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/poll-republicans-trump-trounces-friend-turned-foe-tucker-carlson-61-7/
— ‘I’m going to fight like hell’: Pritzker inches toward 2028 bid
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/9/jb-pritzker-inches-toward-2028-bid-sharptons-nan-event-im-going-fight/
— ICE arrests plunge
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/ice-arrests-plunge-pullout-minnesota-criminal-arrests-rise/
— The Supreme Court on Thursday shut down an attempt by Samuel Ronan, a longtime liberal Democrat, to force his way onto the Republican primary ballot for a congressional seat from Ohio. DD: Ever-increasingly, Republican primary candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that they are Democrat Lite.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/9/supreme-court-rejects-longtime-democrat-samuel-ronans-bid-get-gop/
— DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4511081/three-former-fbi-agents-sue-patel-bondi-alleged-unlawful-firing/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats seek to punish voters fleeing their failed policies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4522357/democrats-seek-punish-voters-fleeing-failed-policies/
— ‘Who cares’ about systemic racism when it benefits minorities?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4522146/who-cares-about-systemic-racism-when-it-benefits-minorities/
— DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4522146/who-cares-about-systemic-racism-when-it-benefits-minorities/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘That Ain’t My Party’: Al Sharpton Says It Would Be ‘Crazy’ for Black People To Celebrate America’s 250th as 2028 Dem Hopefuls Pay Homage to Him. ‘They’re going to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country July 4, but that’s not our celebration,’ Sharpton said.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/that-aint-my-party-al-sharpton-says-it-would-be-crazy-for-black-people-to-celebrate-americas-250th-as-2028-dem-hopefuls-pay-homage-to-him/
NEW YORK POST
— Megyn Kelly slams GOP reps backing ‘amnesty’ for illegal immigrants: ‘Betrayal’
https://nypost.com/2026/04/10/media/megyn-kelly-slams-gop-reps-backing-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants-betrayal/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Planned Parenthood performs record number of abortions. DD: Why are there so many unwanted abortions?
https://www.christianpost.com/news/planned-parenthood-performed-nearly-500k-abortions-services-drop.html
DAILT CALLER
— Trump Admin Calls On Gamers To Become Air Traffic Controllers
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/10/trump-admin-gamers-air-traffic-controllers-transportation-department-sean-duffy/
DAILY WIRE
— Plan To Let Millions Of Illegals Stay is an egregious betrayal of American interests, on multiple levels.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-republican-sponsored-amnesty-bill-is-so-much-worse-than-i-thought
FOX NEWS
— Sharpton: America’s 250th anniversary is not a ‘celebration’ for Black people
https://www.foxnews.com/media/al-sharpton-says-americas-250th-anniversary-celebration-black-people-calls-crazy.amp
— Chicago suburb locals hope reparations addresses ‘affordability pressures’ as Black population dwindles. Evanston, Illinois, was first city to implement reparations program for Black residents.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-suburb-locals-hope-reparations-program-address-affordability-pressures-black-population-dwindles
— Trump’s birthright citizenship crusade draws backing from cohort of prominent legal scholars. DD: If they wanted to, foreign countries could send in millions of the pregnant citizens to give birth in America.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-birthright-citizenship-crusade-draws-backing-from-cohort-prominent-legal-scholars
NTD
— Critical Race Theory Is Poisonous
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/rep-bishop-critical-race-theory-is-poisonous-hopeful-americans-will-rise-up-against-it_624111.html
— DD: My critics/opponents promote Critical Race Theory, that is, they blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have. Thy especially blame Whites who are conservative, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/professor-stands-up-to-critical-race-theory_582175.html
PJ MEDIA
— White House: ‘Era of Amnesty Is Over’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/10/white-house-era-of-amnesty-is-over-n4951661
REASON
— The GOP Is Becoming Anti-Conservative. DD: All my critics/opponents are anti-conservative to one degree or another. Most commonly, they reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/03/04/jonah-goldberg-the-gop-is-becoming-anti-conservative/
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Public Schools Have a May Day Fight on Their Hands
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/10/chicago-public-schools-may-day-fight-n2674221
WHITE HOUSE
— Democrats Empower Sick Criminal Illegal Alien Predators to Prey on American Women, Children
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/04/democrats-empower-sick-criminal-illegal-alien-predators-to-prey-on-american-women-children/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pope-leo-iran-war-relationship-criticism-8473f1d8b8127a77ef94ba2f4ad378fb
MSN
— Trump labor secretary hit with workplace discrimination complaints. DD: To get rid of their Republican employees who were the following, my Democrat superiors in the federal government created hostile workplaces for them: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-labor-secretary-hit-with-workplace-discrimination-complaints/gm-GM40CAB928
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young people to blame their problems on Trump. What did you blame your problems on when you were young? I blamed my not getting a better ACT score and GPAs. I blamed my avoiding the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-suffers-record-youth-approval-collapse/gm-GM33A57E67
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting those who are the following to protest: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/nationwide-no-kings-protests-challenge-trump-policies/gm-GMDF280EE1
WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city’s mayor and school leaders. A tangled political fight over whether Chicago’s public schools will hold classes on May Day has unraveled in the nation’s third-largest city.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/schools-chicago-union-protests-may-day/a5e1f67c-3519-11f1-b85b-2cd751275c1d_story.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders encourage citizens of foreign countries to falsely claim asylum in America. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/13/trumps-attack-asylum-is-based-entirely-false-claims/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pope-leo-criticizes-religious-language-used-by-trump-on-the-war-479850a3
FORBES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/04/10/pope-leo-condemns-iran-war-in-strongest-terms-yet-god-does-not-bless-any-conflict/
BLOOMBERG
— 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. That is, Democrats ever-increasingly replace those in America who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, and/or Protestant with those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, and/or non-Protestant.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/america-s-demographic-stagnation-will-make-it-poorer
— How Coffee Houses Brewed Up Liberalism — and Still Do
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/liberalism-was-brewed-up-in-coffee-houses-from-the-uk-to-japan
TARGET JOBS
— All the Big 4 firms have made significant changes to their academic entry requirements in recent years, giving hope to students whose applications in previous years would not have got through initial screening. How will these changes affect your chances of getting employed by EY, Deloitte, KPMG or PwC? DD: Your decisions a) to earn a college degree, b) to select the college to earn it from, and c) to select your major are all extremely important. I regret my not majoring in accounting from the beginning. I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, because of my bad demographics, the accounting profession considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/accountancy-banking-and-finance/big-4s-entry-criteria-and-your-graduate-job-application
MCKINSEY
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for men, and especially bleak for men who are conservative, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace
WEEK
— DD: Democrats and RINOs reject meritocracy. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, non-citizen, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/hegseth-pentagon-discrimination-military-promotions
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— F-Bombing Trump Is Not a Smart Campaign Message for Democrats
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/f-bombing-trump-isnt-a-smart-campaign-message-for-democrats.html
PULITZER CENTER
— DD: To promote 1619 is to promote hatred against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/chicago-teachers-use-1619-project-analyze-global-news-stories
PEW RESEARCH
— Looking to the Future, Public Sees an America in Decline on Many Fronts. Majorities predict a weaker economy, a growing income divide, a degraded environment and a broken political system. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders are ever-increasingly replace those who are the aforesaid with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, non-citizen, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/public-sees-an-america-in-decline-on-many-fronts/
POLITICO
— Conservatives balk at Trump’s calls to be ‘flexible’ on abortion coverage in health care talks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/conservatives-anti-abortion-trump-health-care-gop-00712565
ATLANTIC
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pope-leo-iran-war/686757/
NEWS DAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/dei-al-sharpton-democrats-diversity-candidates-t03990
NEW POLITICS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting those who are the following to protest: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or noncitizen.
https://newpol.org/demonstrations-and-demographics/
AXIOS
— DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/10/jobs-ai-older-boomer
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Former anti-Trump Republican to run for Congress as a Democrat. DD: Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who claim to be Republican will officially switch parties and proclaim that they have always really been anti-conservative Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/george-conway-run-congress-democrat
April 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Protesters who rallied in Federal Plaza are demanding more from Congress. Meanwhile, those with direct ties to Iran say a ceasefire announced Tuesday still does not mean peace for Iran so long as the regime is still in power.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-iran-war-news-iranian-americans-chicago-fear-relatives-safety-says-civilization-will-die/18853593/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-sign-solidifies-little-palestine-community-in-bridgeview-illinois/
WGN9
— Students at Kenwood Academy signed their names and pledged to never take part in the teen takeover trend.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/cps-high-school-students-say-no-to-teen-takeovers/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House passes youth voter registration bill and limits new immigration detention centers near homes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/illinois-house-passes-youth-voter-registration-bill-and-limits-new-immigration-detention-centers-near-homes/
— ‘Mixed Marriage Project’ charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/mixed-marriage-project-chicago/
— Is newly minted CPS CEO Macquline King really resisting CTU’s May 1 day of protest? She should.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/editorial-macquline-king-may-day-protest-chicago-teachers-union/
— Lynwood shuts down roller rink to prevent teen takeover
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/lynwood-roller-rink-teen-takeover-fear/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinoisans push state leaders for more affordable housing options. DD: HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 in 1972 affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $89,100. Sadly, that says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/03/illinoisans-poll-affordable-housing-crisis-rennt-state-legislature-rich-miller
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their noncitizens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/08/chicagos-migrants-face-scams-sky-high-rents-and-squalor-in-search-for-housing
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/09/snap-food-benefits-refugee-families-supplemental-food-assistance-program-asylum
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their noncitizens.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/04/09/refugee-families-latest-group-to-face-snap-food-benefit-cutoff-supplemental-food-assistance-program-asylum
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston’s Black population shrinks as city looks to address housing affordability
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/04/09/city/evanstons-black-population-shrinks-as-city-looks-to-address-housing-affordability/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-08/democrats-keep-doing-better-in-elections-since-trump-returned-to-office
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After giving Republicans control of the White House and Congress in the 2024 presidential election, voters have continued to swing their support toward the Democratic Party in races held since then. In Tuesday’s elections, that shift was on display for key races in Wisconsin and Georgia, where results saw a shift of nearly 20 percentage points away from GOP margins in 2024.)
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— In criticism of the war in Iran, some conservatives focus their ire on Trump himself
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-04-08/in-criticism-of-the-war-in-iran-some-conservatives-focus-their-ire-on-trump-himself
WEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.25newsnow.com/video/2026/04/08/illinois-pursues-abortion-coverage-people-with-little-or-no-insurance/
CWB CHICAGO
— CPD calls hundreds of murders ‘cleared.’ In most cases, nobody was ever charged.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/04/cpd-calls-hundreds-of-murders-cleared-in-most-cases-nobody-was-ever-charged.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP launches membership program in bid to rebuild fundraising base. The program seeks to convert one-time and infrequent small dollar donors into recurring contributors.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-gop-launches-membership-program-in-bid-to-rebuild-fundraising-base/
DAILY LINE
— Public safety committee to hold hearing on dispersal declaration ordinance aimed at ‘teen takeovers’
https://www.thedailyline.com/chicago-city-council-public-safety-committee-preview-april-2026-dispersal-declaration-ordinance-hearing-alderman-brian-hopkins-teen-takeovers
ILLINOIZE
— So Far, Bailey’s General Election Strategy Looks Familiar
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/baileys-general-election-strategy-looks
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/09/rainbow-push-taps-yusef-jackson-to-lead-in-new-era-00864991
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-499/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
THOMAS DEVORE
— These State Central Committee races will shape the future of the Illinois Republican Party for the next four years, and likely a generation!
https://www.facebook.com/thomas.devore.92/posts/the-future-of-the-ilgop-these-state-central-committee-races-will-shape-the-futur/27257492320505056/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois gun owners plan rally April 15 in wake of Supreme Court order. DD: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats, Illinois will ever-increasingly take more Second Amendment rights away. Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment. Democrats want to disarm Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-gun-owners-plan-rally-in-wake-of-supreme-court-order/ar-AA20i4rb
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— The Chicago Sun-Times Hits Rock Bottom. Neil Steinberg turns a murdered Loyola student into a prop for his immigration sermon — and calls it journalism.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-sun-times-hits-rock-bottom
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Calls for Trump’s Removal Over Iran: Hours Later, Ceasefire Deal Undercuts Criticism
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/pritzker-calls-for-trumps-removal-over-iran-hours-later-ceasefire-deal-undercuts-criticism.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The following is an initial rough draft of a precinct letter that I am considering hand-delivering to the 140 voters in my precinct who cast Republican ballots in the March 17, 2026 primary: Thank you for casting a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2026 primary. You are one of the 140 (39%) of the 361 registered Republican voters in our precinct who did that. In the contested U.S. Senate race, Don Tracy got 61 votes, Jeannie Evans 39, Pamela Long 11, Cary Capparelli 10, Casey Chlebek 4, and Jimmy Lee Tillman 4. Tracy won statewide. In the contested Governor race, Ted Dabrowski got 66 votes, Darren Bailey 32, James Mendrick 27, and Rick Heidner 11. Bailey won statewide. In the contested Secretary of State race, Diane Harris got 76 votes and Walter Adamczyk 48. Harris won statewide. In the Treasurer race, Max Solomon got 5 write-in votes. He will be on the November 3, 2026 ballot. In the contested Sheriff race, Sean Noonan got 72 votes and Eddie Moore 61. Noonan won countywide. In the contested Judge of the Appellate Court Third Judicial District race, Jason Helland got 71 votes and Mark Senak 47. Helland won districtwide. In the uncontested races, Grant Eckhoff was the high vote getter with 129. The Milton Township Proposition got 187 no votes and 147 yes votes. The proposition lost townshipwide. The November 3, 2026 general election will be here before we know it. Early voting starts on September 24, 2026. My job as your Republican Precinct Committeeman is to maximize the number of votes the Republican primary winners get in the November 3, 2026 general election. Please help me do that. Displaying yard signs for the candidates is one way of doing that. Please consider contacting the candidates’ campaigns and volunteering to help. Please visit https://dupagegop.com/2026-candidates/ and https://miltongop.org/. To keep up with political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans from a conservative perspective, please visit my GOPUSA ILLINOIS website at www.gopillinois.com. I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter every morning, and often in evenings too, and I post a copy of it on that website. Please consider subscribing to my newsletter. Subscriptions are free, they contain no advertising or donation requests, and I share your email address with no one. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America needs ICE. Agency protects the vulnerable; its would-be dismantlers just pretend to.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/8/america-needs-ice/
NEW YORK POST
— Eligible young men will automatically be registered for US military draft later this year
https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/eligible-young-men-will-automatically-be-registered-for-us-military-draft-later-this-year/
— NYC’s top private schools gathering for woke DEI-focused ‘diversity symposium’ aimed at kids as young as 4
https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/nycs-top-private-schools-gathering-for-woke-diversity-symposium-aimed-at-kids-as-young-as-4/
AMERICAN ACTION FORUM
— DD: My critics/opponents were furious when I started earning $19.57/hour in today’s dollars as a part-time postal employee when I was 18 in 1966. They saw that my postal salary enabled me to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and c) graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970. Those who were most furious were Democrat veterans because I had avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments 1966-1970, a financial hardship 1970-1971, and a high draft lottery number. They blamed 1-A Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/the-2026-state-minimum-wage-increases-and-their-potential-costs-and-consequences/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— NYC Mayor’s ‘Racial Equity Plan’ Would Direct City Resources to ‘Black and Brown New Yorkers’
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/08/nyc-mayors-racial-equity-plan-would-direct-city-resources-to-black-and-brown-new-yorkers/
DAILY CALLER
— US Is One Of Few Countries With Birthright Citizenship. DD: To takeover America, anticipate/expect that more and more and more countries will send their pregnant citizens to America to give birth.
https://www.aol.com/articles/jonathan-turley-says-insane-us-140339882.html
FEDERALIST
— Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/08/worst-thing-gop-could-do-for-midterms-is-embrace-amnesty/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it’s not. There is no in-between. You almost have to admire how far some Republicans are willing to go to lose the 2026 midterms — and ultimately, the country. Throughout their recent two-week vacation, several GOP lawmakers have been making the media rounds to tout “bipartisan” legislation they claim will finally solve America’s broken immigration system. There’s just one teensy-weensy important detail that somehow gets brushed aside: The bill would allow millions of illegal aliens to continue living in the United States. Sponsored by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and other lawmakers, the so-called DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act permits “certain long-term undocumented immigrants to earn legal status, without amnesty or a path to citizenship” so that foreign nationals who broke U.S. immigration law can have an “opportunity,” according to a Salazar press release. The measure would notably create a “Dignity Program,” which the Florida congresswoman’s office described as a “7-year earned legal status program allowing undocumented immigrants to live and work legally, with renewable status based on good conduct and restitution.” The revived push to pass the bill appears to be part of sponsors’ recently announced “Dignity Tour” to rally support for the measure and get it through Congress. It’s bad enough that the legislation’s sponsors felt compelled to give it a deceptive (and dumb) name like the “DIGNIDAD Act.” But it’s even worse that its promoters like Salazar are trying to gaslight Republican voters into thinking that the measure is anything but one giant amnesty package. America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it’s not. There is no in-between. But rather than fulfill their 2024 campaign pledges to ensure the former, it’s clear some Republicans are content with handing out amnesty to foreign lawbreakers like candy on Halloween. Such a proposal isn’t just asinine because it cripples America’s sovereignty and long-term survival as a nation. It’s also incredibly moronic from a political standpoint. Aside from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that they never effectively sold to voters, Republicans have virtually nothing to show for their congressional majorities. The Senate GOP still hasn’t passed the SAVE America Act, rogue judges continue to go unpunished, many of Trump’s executive orders haven’t been codified into law, and other conservative priorities remain untouched. So, exactly what are voters — including those who identify as Republicans — supposed to vote for this fall? Amnesty? More GOP obstruction of the conservative policies they were promised but are now told aren’t possible with Republican majorities? The Grand Old Party doesn’t have an answer — and it shows. The headwinds Republicans are facing this fall became evident on Tuesday night, when Democrats continued their domination of special and off-year elections since the 2024 contest. In Wisconsin, leftists easily expanded their majority on the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Democrats in Georgia significantly overperformed in the special House race to fill the seat left open by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. The dynamic at play is one that’s existed for decades. While voters punish Democrats for abusing power when they have it, they punish Republicans for never using it to begin with. Shilling for amnesty is not going to give the GOP a fighting chance this fall. And neither is repeatedly stonewalling the policies they campaigned on. Only implementing a conservative agenda that addresses the needs of the electorate will. Should Republicans ignore this reality and decline to act on it, they should prepare to be demolished at the ballot box this November. And by every measure, they’ll have deserved it.)
FOX NEWS
— Residents alarmed after teen violence erupts in Washington, DC neighborhood. Mayor Muriel Bowser compared removing the youth curfew to taking ‘a band aid’ off ‘an active wound.’
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/residents-alarmed-after-teen-violence-erupts-washington-dc-neighborhood
INSIGHTS & ISSUES
— 5.4 Million People Have Migrated To Pro-Trump Counties Since 2020 As The Great Divorce Continues
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/04/08/exclusive-5-4-million-people-have-migrated-to-pro-trump-counties-since-2020-as-the-great-divorce-continues/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and for RINOs, Democrat and RINO leaders a) promise to give more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and for RINOs and b) dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Demographics that vote for Democrats include liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Republicans include conservative, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-demographics-of-democratic-candidates/
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
— Veteran Unemployment Rates. DD: According to Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/latest-numbers
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— MAGA Erupts as Republican Pushes to Offer Path to Undocumented Migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-erupts-republican-pushes-legalize-undocumented-migrants-11801468
MS NOW
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to advance the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-news-media-cpb-public-broadcasting-rcna223500
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Iran War against all Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/trump-war-goals.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Iran War against all Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/08/trump-iran-war-strait-hormuz/
USA TODAY
— DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/04/retirement-age-in-america-social-security-medicare/89439716007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where the GOP’s Future Is on the Ballot. Four upcoming races will be early signals of how the 2028 free-for-all could play out.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/where-the-gops-future-is-on-the-ballot-d7d149ff
— Trump Team Explores Punishment for NATO Countries That Didn’t Support Iran War
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-weighs-punishing-certain-nato-countries-over-lack-of-iran-war-support-a2361995
NATIONAL NEWS DESK
— Teen ‘takeovers’ spark chaos in US cities, fueling debate over response
https://thenationaldesk.com/top-videos/teen-takeovers-spark-chaos-in-us-cities-fueling-debate-over-response-washington-dc-jeanine-pirro-chicago-hyde-park-crime-theft
BOSTON TODAY
— NYC Mayor Mamdani Proposes Tax Hikes on Wealthy Whites to Fund ‘Black and Brown’ Political Machine. Mamdani claims higher taxes are needed to address ‘decades of neglect and discrimination’ against minority communities.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ma/boston/news/2026/04/09/nyc-mayor-mamdani-proposes-tax-hikes-on-wealthy-whites-to-fund-black-and-brown-political-machine/
HENRY COUNTY ENTERPRISE
— DD: Did the American Dream motivate you? It certainly motivated me. To achieve the American Dream, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 28, and a job-related professional license when I was 32. But if I was young today, would I have that motivation? I doubt it very much because of my bad demographics. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who do not share my demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://henrycountyenterprise.com/american-dream-remains-out-of-reach-for-many-professor-says/
WTOP
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Federal employees who are Republican and who are the following have no Civil Service protections: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, I would not have survived working for the federal government for almost 30 years and my ending salary would not have been $154,682/year in today’s dollars if I had not a) earned three job-related master’s degrees, b) earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) earned a job-related professional license.
https://wtop.com/government/2026/03/how-the-schedule-policy-career-plan-could-reshape-federal-agencies/
VATICAN NEWS
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-leo-peace-appeals-easter-holy-week-darkness-conflict.html
PEOPLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://people.com/bettina-anderson-wants-traditional-marriage-don-trump-jr-exclusive-11944649
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: I got better test scores because I followed conservative principles. But according to my critics/opponents, I got better test scores because I benefitted from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2026/04/09/new-study-shows-broad-approval-test-optional-policies
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Performance prioritized over seniority. DD: When I started working for the Democrats who ran IRS when was 22 in 1971, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I brought with me almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I had earning working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious when I brought with me that almost 3 years of federal seniority and almost 9 more years of federal seniority that I had earning working for IRS 1971-1980. I had 25 years of federal seniority when I was 45 in 1993. I lost 34 months of federal seniority September of 1969 – June of 1971 because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign. The aforesaid federal seniority gave me lots of vacation days much sooner. It enabled me to get a preferred corner office at GAO in 1990. It gave me the “option” of taking a $25,000 buyout and early retirement when I was 45 in 1994. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious about the aforesaid. According to them, federal jobs were only for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/performance-seniority-proposed-rif-rule-osc/412095/
POLITICO
— ‘We lose the midterms’: Republicans worry Iran might have already cost them Congress
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/republicans-fear-iran-will-cost-them-the-midterms-ceasefire-or-not-00864697
POLITICO & NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Iran War against all Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/us-not-won-iran-war-00864337
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5771492/iran-war-goals-unmet-ceasefire-strait-hormuz-trump
ATLANTIC
— DD: Because those who have demographics that vote for Democrats get lower test scores than those who have demographics that vote for Republicans, Democrat leaders want those who have demographics that vote for Democrats to always get preference.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pete-hegseth-military-diversity/686734/
COMMUNIST PARTY USA
— May Day: Take to the streets for workers’ power. DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://cpusa.org/article/may-day-take-to-the-streets-for-workers-power/
April 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Illinois Democrats decry Trump’s threats to Iran, call for 25th Amendment, impeachment and bipartisan cooperation
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-democrats-trump-iran-25th-amendment-impeachment/
— Stretch of Bridgeview designated as Little Palestine
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bridgeview-little-palestine-sign-unveiling/
— Palestinian students say they’ve faced discrimination at DePaul University
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/palestinian-students-say-theyve-faced-discrimination-at-depaul-university/
FOX32
— Illinois leaders blast Trump, float 25th Amendment after Iran warning: ‘pure evil.’ Several Illinois politicians are responding to Trump’s threat by calling for his removal from office under the 25th Amendment or urging Congress to reconvene to halt potential military action.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-sjef0mu7is1lg8za
— Chicago saw 27% turnout for 2026 primary election, beating 2022 mark
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-2026-primary-election-turnout
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/stolen-teddy-bear-returned-after-teen-takeover-chicago-loop.amp
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-39otv0zhaowlahh6
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/clergy-ministry-broadview-ice-facility/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker wants 25th Amendment invoked to remove Trump from office over Iran threats. Pritzker joined more than 50 House Democrats — and an unlikely alliance of conservatives calling for the president’s removal, including former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former MAGA ally and conservative radio host Alex Jones, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/04/07/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-iran-war-power-plants-bridges-threat-25th-amendment
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO OF PRITZKER: Pritzker, Illinois Dems say Trump’s Iran threat crosses a line, call for his removal
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/nation-and-world-politics/pritzker-illinois-dems-say-trumps-iran-threat-crosses-a-line-call-for-his-removal/
— Wheaton eyes ban on sale of delta-8 THC, ‘gas station heroin’ and other products. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/news/wheaton-eyes-ban-on-sale-of-delta-8-thc-gas-station-heroin-and-other-products/
— Arlington Heights couple pleads not guilty to vandalizing Republican headquarters
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/crime/arlington-heights-couple-pleads-not-guilty-to-vandalizing-republican-headquarters/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker calls for Trump’s removal as Iran tensions escalate
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-calls-for-25th-amendment-on-trump-20260407/
— Abortion coverage mandates under federal fire in Illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-abortion-coverage-trump-pritzker-04072026/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through this agricultural visa program. The H-2A visa has become a lifeline for farmers who can’t find enough domestic workers. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have. I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-farmers-ease-critical-labor-shortages-through-this-agricultural-visa-program/
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Chicago weighs resolution to condemn Trump’s private school tax credits. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. But they have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. But they have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/chicago-weighs-resolution-to-condemn-trump-s-private-school-tax-credits
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker calls for removing Trump
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/08/pritzker-urges-cabinet-to-restrain-trump-00863083
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-498/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Downtown Chicago’s office vacancy rate has risen to a record high for the 15th consecutive quarter. DD: I worked in downtown Chicago offices in 1971 and then 1973-1997.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8332f01f-078f-41b9-907f-f1e08f26b021.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Lawmakers Target Children’s Attitudes & “Mental Health”
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/illinois-lawmakers-target-childrens-attitudes-mental-health/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois must rein in spending
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-must-rein-in-spending/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do, who discourages you from doing it, and why? To discourage/stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out, my critics/opponents ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that my promoting conservative principles and the Republican Party platform is hopeless, and that therefore, it is a waste of my time, a waste of my effort, and a waste of my money. They stress the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me including a) throwing me off the Illinois Republican Party 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 Milton Township Republican Organization (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
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why have adverse actions been taken against you? Many big adverse actions have been taken against me a) because I fight against race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, b) because I fight against the promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, and diminishment of Second Amendment rights, c) because I have filed complaints, grievances, arbitration demands, and lawsuits, and d) because I refuse to be manipulated/dominated by my critics/opponents, I refuse to glorify and praise them, I refuse to pander to them, I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, I refused to cover up their wrong doing, and I refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Teen mob descends on Chicago’s Hyde Park, damages cars as ‘takeover’ trend spreads across U.S. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/teen-mob-descends-chicagos-hyde-park-damages-cars-takeover-trend/
— Britain’s gun control led to ‘Islamist abyss’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/james-woods-says-britains-gun-control-led-islamist-abyss/
— California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage brought higher prices, fewer hours. DD: I did not start earning $20/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in 1966 and I had earned a high school diploma and I had passed the postal employment test.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/study-californias-20-fast-food-minimum-wage-brought-higher-prices/
BREITBART
— Chicago: Teen Mob Damages Cars, Terrorizes Neighbors. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/04/07/watch-chicago-teen-mob-damages-cars-terrorizes-neighbors-as-parents-let-them-run-rampant/amp/
— 14 Shot During Weekend in Democrat-Controlled Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/07/14-shot-during-weekend-democrat-controlled-chicago/amp/
— Gun Control Is Not a Suitable Substitute for Freedom
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/07/hawkins-gun-control-is-not-suitable-substitute-freedom/
— Trump’s Migration Rules Force Wage Gains in Meatpacking
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/07/trumps-migration-rules-force-wage-gains-in-meatpacking/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— China Dominates the World’s Critical Minerals Production
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/07/how-china-dominates-the-worlds-critical-minerals-production/
FOX NEWS
— Video shows teens take over Chicago streets as mayor warns of ‘trends’ that can turn ‘deadly.’ Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to the takeovers as ‘teen trends’ and called them ‘unsafe.’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-teens-take-over-chicago-streets-mayor-warns-trends-turn-deadly
— Violent mob of juveniles swarms D.C. streets, attacks officers in wild ‘teen takeover’ caught on video. Authorities had established five juvenile curfew zones and hosted evening events for teens ahead of the weekend brawls. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/violent-mob-juveniles-swarms-streets-attacks-officers-wild-teen-takeover-caught-video
HOT AIR
— The War in Iran Is Safer for Americans Than a Month on the Streets in Chicago
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/04/07/the-war-in-iran-is-safer-for-americans-than-a-month-in-chicago-and-other-city-stories-n3813648
NEW AMERICAN
— Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would turbocharge the state’s draconian gun control from banning the future sale of certain firearms — so-called assault weapons — to criminalizing possession itself. This would mark a major escalation, turning many otherwise law-abiding gun owners into potential felons. DD: How soon will Pritzker do this in Illinois?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/rhode-island-moves-toward-gun-confiscation/
PJ MEDIA
— Chelsea Handler Attacks Traditional Marriage, Claims It Turns Women Into ‘Property’
https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2026/04/07/chelsea-handler-attacks-traditional-marriage-claims-it-turns-women-into-property-n4951555
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Comedian — a term I use loosely in this instance — and far-left activist Chelsea Handler took the opportunity to share her thoughts about marriage, which, by the way, nobody really wanted to know. She called it “outdated” and a “really silly idea,” adding that she puts “freedom” above all else. The 51-year-old then slammed the institution, saying, “You’re kind of, like, property a little bit.” Never mind that God created marriage as a sacramental representation of His relationship to His Church and established it as the bedrock of every civilized society since mankind began. No, Handler finds it too limiting on freedom, which really translates to not allowing her to drop her panties for anyone, anytime. She has built something of a reputation for being, shall we say, “loose” with her sexuality.)
WHITE HOUSE
— Trump Administration Celebrates Successes for America’s Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired those who were the following instead of me if they could have: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or were noncitizens. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors would have promoted those who were the aforesaid instead of me if they could have. My taking graduate evening business courses helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My earning an MBA, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, my earning a master’s degree in accounting, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and my becoming a licensed CPA helped me get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/08/trump-administration-celebrates-successes-for-americas-workers/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump Organization to use E-Verify for worker status checks. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.aol.com/trump-organization-e-verify-worker-status-checks-124710478–finance.html
MSN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-scathing-14-word-rant-at-supreme-court-over-birthright-citizenship-challenge/ar-AA20ewTA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/justices-question-administration-s-quirky-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case/ar-AA1ZUJ4f
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/trump-makes-abrupt-decision-during-cecillia-wangs-birthright-citizenship-argument/ar-AA1ZV6Jb
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crackpot-secretly-behind-trump-s-birthright-citizenship-plot-exposed/ar-AA1ZQmW6
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/as-american-as-apple-pie-democratic-lawmaker-on-birthright-citizenship/vi-AA209PjN?ocid=ob-fb-frbe-84
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-marks-first-easter-under-cloud-of-mideast-war/ar-AA20aSYH
— American dream over? What may happen to Indians on H-1B visas if US birthright citizenship ends. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/american-dream-over-what-may-happen-to-indians-on-h-1b-visas-if-us-birthright-citizenship-ends/ar-AA201aUb
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The historic oral arguments in the case of Trump vs Barbara have sent a wave of anxiety through the international community, particularly among the hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals currently residing in the United States on H-1B visas. For decades, the “American Dream” for Indian tech workers has included a silent guarantee: even if their own path to a Green Card takes twenty years, any child born on US soil would be an American citizen from day one. However, with President Donald Trump personally overseeing the legal challenge to the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause in April 2026, that guarantee is now under direct threat. If birthright citizenship ends, the legal and personal landscape for H-1B families will undergo a seismic shift, transforming “anchor babies” into a generation of “stateless” or “foreign” dependents.)
— If a man has these 6 habits, he’s likely a low-value partner. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/if-a-man-has-these-6-habits-he-s-likely-a-low-value-partner/ss-AA1V3O1H
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are “marriage material.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/chelsea-handler-says-she-doesn-t-care-about-marriage-calls-it-outdated/ar-AA20ijqa
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/trumps-higher-education-crackdown-visa-revocations-dei-bans-lawsuits-and-funding-cuts
CBS NEWS
— Few Republicans condemn Trump’s Iran threat as Democrats call for his removal
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-iran-trump-threats-25th-amendment/
— Detroit business concerned about recent downtown teen takeover, wants parents held accountable. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-businesses-concerned-downtown-teen-takeover/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/pope-leo-xiv-trump-iran-threats.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders promote mail-in voting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-mail-voting-elections-fact-check.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/style/marriage-decline-delay.html
WASHINGTON POST
— D.C.’s teen takeovers have become a political lightning rod. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/04/07/dc-youth-arrests-teen-takeover/
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-civil-service/2020/10/23/02fbf05c-1549-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Farmworkers Day, formerly known as Cesar Chavez Day. DD: I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/la-county-farmworkers-day-highlights-demanding-labor-and-workers-who-do-it/ar-AA1ZLJyL
FOX BALTIMORE
— A Maryland bill would allow the state to sue private schools over claims of discrimination, including based on gender identity. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. But they have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. But they have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://foxbaltimore.com/spotlight-on-maryland/gallery/discrimination-maryland-bill-would-allow-state-lawsuits-against-private-schools
WVNS TV
— Free self-defense class coming to YMCA of Southern West Virginia. DD: You cannot legally claim self-defense if you actively start or physically escalate the conflict and you cannot meet verbal threats, insults, or aggressive posturing with physical violence and you cannot use a deadly weapon against an unarmed, non-lethal threat without facing serious criminal charges according to Men’s Gear.
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/local-news/free-self-defense-class-coming-to-ymca-of-southern-west-virginia/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why More People Are Dropping Out of the Job Market. DD: In 1997, when I was 49, when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, they made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/why-more-people-are-dropping-out-of-the-job-market-6e9f4eb4
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Floats Scrapping Seniority Shield for Federal Layoffs. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I brought with me almost 3 years of federal seniority that I had earning working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious when I brought with me that postal seniority and almost 9 years of federal seniority that I had earning working for IRS 1971-1980. I had 25 years of federal seniority when I was 45 in 1993. I lost 34 months of federal seniority September of 1969 – June of 1971 because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-proposes-scrapping-seniority-shield-for-federal-layoffs
FED SMITH
— No College Degree, Not A Problem: Major Overhaul in Federal Hiring. DD: Federal hiring ever-increasingly a) dumps meritocracy and b) replaces objectivity with subjectivity. Because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, a) the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/07/no-college-degree-no-problem-feder. al-hiring-overhaul/
POLITICO
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/pope-leo-condemns-trumps-latest-threats-against-iran-00862464
CONVERSATION
— DD: The mainstream news media is beyond overwhelmingly anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time. The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That is, the mainstream news media ever-increasingly serves as a mouthpiece for the Democrat Party.
https://theconversation.com/does-nonpartisan-journalism-have-a-future-70384
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MIRROR
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-supreme-court-1770359
WEEKLY TIMES & SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk was the leader of the fight against woke ideology. But now, since his death, we’re back to square one. DD: Because I was not woke, that is, because I did not blame others for my problems, I was able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21; job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/back-to-square-one-charlie-kirk-was-the-leader-of-the-fight-against-wokeness/video/dbc8db5266d1e301da0ab45d4f43980a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofYNyl4n2R8
April 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chocolate-shops-bear-mascot-stolen-during-teen-takeover-recovered-by-chicago-police/3919143/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/chicago-police-recover-chocolate-shops-mascot-stolen-during-takeover/3919177/
CBS2
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-police-help-recover-teddy-bear-stolen-during-teen-takeover/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-helicopter-teddy-bear-downtown-teen-takeover/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/chicago-us-attorney-boutros-operation-midway-blitz/
— Springfield defends us all against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s worst ideas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/editorial-head-tax-brandon-johnson-springfield-anthony-deluca-curtis-tarver/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Supreme Court declines challenge to Illinois law restricting guns on public transit. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-supreme-court-illinois-concealed-carry-20260406/
DECATUR DAILY
— Pope Leo’s flawed war doctrine. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-pope-leo-s-flawed-war-doctrine/article_9e9cb82f-09f1-4587-a8a6-dd5099d44444.html
WIFR & KWQC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/04/07/illinois-pursues-abortion-coverage-people-with-little-or-no-insurance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbrNEqFoZkY
POLITICO Illinois
— Back to the grindstone in Springfield
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/07/back-to-the-grindstone-in-springfield-00861207
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-710/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: Chicago Mayor’s “Reparations” Rhetoric Masks His Policy Failures
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayor-reparations-rhetoric-masks-policy-failures
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House speaker’s son to attend private school. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. They have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6b5d5db7-919d-4590-b10c-68f3afa7e571.html
— Illinois gun owners plan rally in wake of Supreme Court order. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7fa1b719-3d12-4788-b26c-ebf320114239.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anchor babies hit surge status, totaling 9 percent of U.S. births. DD: How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/2/anchor-babies-hit-surge-status-totaling-9-percent-us-births/
AMAC
— Supreme Court Must Abort Birthright Citizenship. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/supreme-court-must-abort-birthright-citizenship/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Birthright Citizenship and the Making of Citizens. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/birthright-citizenship-and-the-making-of-citizens/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP looks at overturning case allowing undocumented children in US public schools. DD: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/31/gop-looks-at-overturning-case-allowing-undocumented-children-in-us-public-schools-1630266/
BLAZE
— Bondi’s epic failures. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government got rid of my Democrat superiors and supervisors who failed to get rid of me and my coworkers who shared my demographics. Of course, they rapidly got rid of a) the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me in 1986.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-liz-wheeler-show/liz-wheeler-exposes-pam-bondi-list-failures-trump-fires-her
BREITBART
— Britain Disarmed its People and Now Nears ‘Islamist Abyss.’ DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/04/06/james-woods-britain-disarmed-its-people-now-its-standing-on-the-edge-of-the-islamist-abyss/amp/
— ICE Has Arrested 20,000 Illegal Aliens in D.C. Region
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/04/06/report-ice-has-arrested-20000-illegal-aliens-d-c-region/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether individuals can carry firearms on public transportation. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/06/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-illinois-public-transport-gun-ban/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Obama Center takes heat as critics cry foul over ID rules for free entry — while Dems blast voter ID laws. Illinois residents must show valid ID for free Tuesday admission ahead of the center’s June 19 opening.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-center-heat-critics-cry-foul-over-id-rules-free-entry-while-dems-blast-voter-id-laws
— Supreme Court’s showdown on birthright citizenship decision could reshape America. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.aol.com/articles/supreme-courts-showdown-birthright-citizenship-090043186.html
MEN’S GEAR
— A Modern Guide to Self-Defense and Understanding Your Legal Boundaries
https://mensgear.net/a-modern-guide-to-self-defense/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You cannot legally claim self-defense if you actively start or physically escalate the conflict. You cannot meet verbal threats, insults, or aggressive posturing with physical violence. You cannot use a deadly weapon against an unarmed, non-lethal threat without facing serious criminal charges.
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump rips Supreme Court over birthright citizenship. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5818557-birthright-citizenship-trump-sc/
ROLL CALL
— DD: My critics/opponents paint themselves as being woke. To paint yourself as being woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://rollcall.com/2026/04/06/for-these-republicans-the-war-on-woke-starts-at-home/
CBS NEWS
— Nationwide “teen takeover” trend causes concern for law enforcement. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/video/nationwide-teen-takeover-trend-causes-concern-for-law-enforcement/
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/atlanta-mayor-calls-for-safe-hangouts-and-parents-to-help-as-teen-takeovers-rise-across-the-city/
MSN
— Nationwide teen takeover trend causes concern for law enforcement. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nationwide-teen-takeover-trend-causes-concern-for-law-enforcement/vi-AA20i7QG
— Pope Leo rebukes ‘fake news’ in veiled swipe at Trump. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/pope-leo-rebukes-fake-news-in-veiled-swipe-at-trump/gm-GM25BBE8F9
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion’s share of AP’s revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income.)
NEWSWEEK
— Pope Leo Rebukes Signature Donald Trump Phrase. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.newsweek.com/pope-leo-rebukes-signature-donald-trump-phrase-11788078
NEW YORK TIMES
— Pope Leo Calls for Peace and Warns of a World Indifferent to Violence. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/europe/pope-leo-easter.html
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have and b) give non-Whites more preference over Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/nyregion/mamdani-moves-to-link-affordability-agenda-with-racial-equity.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats are turning Republicans’ arguments against them in midterm races. Republicans won in 2024 by promising to cut the cost of living, but high gas prices are frustrating voters and providing a potent line of attack ahead of this year’s elections.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/07/democrats-gas-prices-election-2026/
BOSTON HERALD
— DD: RINO leaders purge conservatives. I should write about past and present RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) who have purged the most conservatives from the aforesaid organizations. Of course, I would start with those who purged me. I am no longer the MTRO webmaster. I am no longer an ICRC Steering Committee member. I am no longer the TAPROOT chairman. I am no longer the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. I was thrown off the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/04/02/battenfeld-president-trump-and-maga-purging-rinos-from-party/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pope Leo XIV Goes to War. The pontiff wrongly suggests that pacifism is the sole acceptable moral position. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pope-leo-xiv-goes-to-war-2a4970be
— The Constitution Could Let Noncitizens Vote. States could loosen their rules, and an amendment is the only way to prevent it. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-constitution-could-let-noncitizens-vote-bee06b3f
— The Farm Labor Shortfall Bites. U.S. workers applied for only 182 of 415,000 jobs advertised last year. DD: I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/farm-labor-trump-administration-h-2a-visas-immigrants-d028e121
FORBES
— Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? Supreme Court To Weigh In. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2026/04/06/can-trump-end-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-to-weigh-in/
AMERICAN BANKER
— DD: Do not anticipate/expect to be hired by Goldman Sacks a) unless you are a Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, your ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or you are noncitizen and/or b) unless you promise to help Gorman Sacks get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of America.
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-defends-its-diversity-work-against-anti-dei-claims
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 55% Want Penalties on Companies That Hire Illegals. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/55_want_penalties_on_companies_that_hire_illegals
COLUMBIA MAGAZINE
— Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible? DD: According to my critics/opponents, you are not a journalist if you are conservative, if you do not have a degree in journalism, and if you are not paid for what you do. My critics/opponents have a very low opinion of me, they vehemently disapprove of me, they strongly blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. 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. I should start writing about my critics/opponents.
https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/objectivity-journalism-even-possible
MOVIE GUIDE
— High dating standards. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/sadie-robertson-and-christian-huff-talk-high-dating-standards.html
POLITICO
— IRS staffing shortage collides with GOP’s tax cut campaign pitch. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into IRS’s new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager that promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/irs-falls-short-of-filing-season-staffing-00860634
— Donald Trump’s intervention in the California governor’s race caught much of the state’s political establishment by surprise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/before-trump-backed-hilton-loomer-was-already-at-work-00861205
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I don’t know what to make of it. I thought we were heading to two Republicans in the final two,” said John Cox, a Republican who made the 2018 runoff against Gov. Gavin Newsom largely on the strength of Trump’s endorsement.)
DAILY KOS
— DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/6/2376575/-14th-Amendment-attacks-are-about-White-birthright-citizenship-in-Trump-s-electoral-autocracy
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Trump Truth Store closes as owner blames low sales on Iran war: ‘Dead as a doornail.’ Proprietor shutters Illinois business as demand for MAGA merchandise dwindles.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-store-closure-iran-war-b2952946.html
FREE PRESS
— Colleges Will Never Give Up Racial Preferences
https://www.thefp.com/p/will-colleges-ever-give-up-racial
ECONOMIC TIMES
— I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. DD: To discourage/stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out, my critics/opponents ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that my promoting conservative principles and that my promoting the Republican Party platform is hopeless, and that therefore, it is a waste of my time, a waste of my effort, and a waste of my money. They stress the adverse actions that they have had their operative and their dupes take against me including a) throwing me off the Illinois Republican Party 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 Milton Township Republican Organization (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.
https://m.economictimes.com/us/news/tuesday-motivation-by-angela-davis-i-am-no-longer-accepting-the-things-i-cannot-change-i-am-changing-the-things-i-iconic-voice-for-civil-rights-social-justice-and-prison-abolition/amp_articleshow/130073947.cms
DAILY MAIL
— Pope rejects claims God justifies war. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pope-rejects-claims-god-justifies-war-in-palm-sunday-mass-as-us-prepares-for-iran-ground-invasion/ar-AA1ZF9jx
— Naperville, a stunning suburb named America’s best place to live 2025, is overrun by hundreds of feral teens. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/stunning-suburb-named-america-s-best-place-to-live-2025-is-overrun-by-hundreds-of-feral-teens/ar-AA1ZQVKF
— Horrified tourists visiting Chicago confronted by nightmarish Mad Max scene unfolding outside window of their Hampton Inn hotel room. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15709507/chicago-teen-mad-max-scene-hotel-loop-cars.html