FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/icirr-2026-illinois-coalition-immigrant-refugee-rights-summit-launching-state-campaign-ice-border-patrol-agenda/18601453/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-deportation-news-us-spent-40m-roughly-300-deportations-nations-other-own-democratic-report-says/18599935/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/bad-bunny-represents-u-s-better-than-trump-americans-say-in-poll/
FOX32
— ICE ramps up deportation push with 92,600 new beds in $38.3B expansion
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-ramps-up-deportation-push-92600-new-beds-38-3b-expansion
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/protest-broadview-ice/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/chicago-teen-fought-cancer-dies/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Neighborhood, Loop protests are part of nationwide ‘spring surge to melt ICE’ Campus walkouts and a large cross-city gathering in Federal Plaza spotlight the continuing actions of the Trump administration against immigrants and U.S. citizens. “We’re just telling ICE to get out of our streets,” a high school freshman says. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their high school students to fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/13/immigration-ice-trump-administration-protest-students-walkouts
— DD: Democrat leaders say that as Trump administration holds back funding, new taxes could be in store for Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/14/illlinois-democrats-budget-address-federal-tax-trump-rich-miller
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/13/chicago-resistance-ice-operation-midway-blitz-deportation-campaign-fugitive-slave-act
DAILY HERALD
–DD: In its Sunday, February 15, 2026 hardcopy edition, the Daily Herald indorsed Bailey for governor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County GOP to host annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/02/14/kane-county-gop-to-host-annual-lincoln-dinner-fundraiser/
— Kane County Democrats’ Truman Dinner speaker lineup includes Durbin, Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/02/14/kane-county-democrats-truman-dinner-speaker-lineup-includes-durbin-duckworth-krishnamoorthi/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their students walkout to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.aol.com/news/second-aurora-school-walkout-remains-005959824.html
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their students walkout to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2026/02/13/oswego-east-h-s-students-walk-out-of-school-friday-to-protest-actions-of-ice-agents/
CHICAGO TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their students walkout to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/14/chicago-area-students-walk-out-to-protest-trump-policies/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What would have sold more tickets for the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) February 27 fundraiser? Many more tickets would have been sold if the event included a straw poll. If I had been asked, I would have conducted one for the contested statewide and countywide races (U.S. Senate, Illinois Governor, Illinois Secretary of State, DuPage Sheriff, and 3rd District Appellate Court) like I did for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) in the past. DuPage County straw polls have had big impacts on races. Jack Ryan’s winning MTRO’s 2003 Oktoberfest fundraiser U.S. Senate straw poll helped him win the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate primary. 600 attended the fundraiser and 400 voted in the straw poll. The fundraiser’s profit was $20,000+, that is, it was $35,000+ in today’s dollars. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Wheaton College Professor Really Didn’t Like My Bad Bunny Article
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/02/12/wheaton-college-professor-really-didnt-like-my-bad-bunny-article
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— New bill offers police and firefighters pension buyout option. DD: When I was 45 years old In 1993, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” my coworkers including me a $25,000 ($56,000 in today’s dollars) buyout to get rid of us. We had to have at least 25 years of federal service which I did. Virtually all my workers who took that “offer” were older White males.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-bill-offers-police-and-firefighters-pension-buyout-option/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minneapolis prosecutors charge few anti-ICE protesters amid mass unrest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4457253/minneapolis-prosecutors-charge-few-anti-ice-protesters/
— It’s getting harder to walk down the aisle with someone from across the aisle. DD: 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.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/4457813/its-getting-harder-to-walk-down-the-aisle-with-someone-from-across-the-aisle/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a new poll, 60% of Americans aged 18 to 29 say it is important that a romantic partner share their political views. Among baby boomers, only one-third feel the same way. Research from 2016 onward shows that roughly 60% of both Democrats and Republicans prefer to marry within their own party. This is a dramatic leap from 1958, when just 33% of Democrats and 25% of Republicans expressed such a preference.)
NEW YORK POST
— California dreamin’ migrants better off in front of SF judges than LA ones
https://nypost.com/2026/02/14/us-news/big-gap-in-california-immigration-asylum-cases-in-la-sf/
— Educators need to stop radicalizing kids
https://nypost.com/2026/02/14/opinion/educators-stop-radicalizing-kids/
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
— India’s caste system determines much about an individual’s opportunities, from marriage prospects to occupation. Such a long history of rigid social norms has also created a stigma around certain jobs and tasks. Defying these stereotypes may come with social and psychological costs. DD: What caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. Because that dramatically lowered her earning potential, she stayed home and raised me and my brother.
https://www.aeaweb.org/research/charts/labor-supply-castes-india
AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump ends the era of fake asylum claims. Suddenly, the law now means what it says, thanks to Trump.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/trump_ends_the_era_of_fake_asylum_claims.html
— Why haven’t there been protests at Mayorkas’s house? After all, he was the architect of the immigration disaster plaguing America, and he implemented his plan during both Obama’s and Biden’s terms.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/why_haven_t_there_been_protests_at_mayorkas_s_house.html
— Trump didn’t declare defeat in Minneapolis; he switched to a smarter strategy. What he did was take a pragmatic look at the current board and adjust the pieces so that he can win the midterm.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/trump_didn_t_declare_defeat_in_minneapolis_he_switched_to_a_smarter_strategy.html
BREITBART
— Concealed Carry Permit Applications ‘Nearly Double,’ Gun Sales Up in Minnesota
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/02/14/concealed-carry-permit-applications-nearly-double-gun-sales-up-minnesota/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Teachers Union budgeting millions for ‘political activities.’ CTU’s November fiscal report shows union plans ‘Environmental Justice Freedom School’ and anti-Trump protests while student proficiency declines.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-teachers-union-budgeting-millions-political-activities-according-fiscal-report
— San Francisco residents band together to shut down reparations fund, claiming it’s ‘dividing’ the city.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-residents-band-together-shut-down-reparations-fund-claiming-its-dividing-city
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Penn State’s DEI requirement for faculty promotion prompts lawsuit. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office for almost 3 years, to keep your job and to get promoted, you had to be a Democrat. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, to keep your job and to get promoted to GS-13, you had to be a Democrat. While worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, to keep your job and to get promoted to GS-14, you had to be a Democrat. Further, to get promoted, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/penn-states-dei-requirement-for-faculty-promotion-typical-among-us-universities/
NEWSMAX
— 50 GOP Senators Co-sponsoring SAVE America Act
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mike-lee-save-america-act-republicans/2026/02/14/id/1246189/
TOWNHALL
— What Is Harvard Trying to Hide? This DOJ Lawsuit Aims to Find Out
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/02/14/justice-department-sues-harvard-for-refusing-to-turn-over-admissions-data-n2671299
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Obama to fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-president-barack-obama-ice-shootings-minnesota/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. His spending tactic could shape the midterms.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-boasts-of-over-1-5b-in-political-funds-his-spending-tactic-could-shape-the-midterms
MSN
— Chris Harrison is looking for ‘traditional’ singles. 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/tv/news/chris-harrison-is-looking-for-traditional-singles/ar-AA1VGdXz
— Finding a life partner will put you on the path to a richer retirement. DD: Since I got married when I was 29 years old in 1978, my critics/opponents have been furious, and especially my critics/opponents who are not married, whose spouses have little or no income, and/or who have children. When we got married, my wife had saved $20,000 ($102,000 in today’s dollars). She had a good job with the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We used her savings to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ). For the next 14 years, we went on vacations 4 times a year following her business trips to luxury golf resorts across America. Her income helped us have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/915-Cove-Ct-60189/home/18126600 ) in 1984. My being married to her helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, h) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/heres-how-much-more-singles-need-to-save-for-retirement-to-enjoy-the-same-lifestyle-as-couples/ar-AA1Wd1Tx
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/opinion/ice-congress-trump-dhs.html
— Maybe America Needs Some New Cities Built From Scratch. DD: HUD built Park Forest South (now University Park) from scratch. Between 1966 and 1969, I delivered mail in what is now University Park. I bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) in 1972. I lived in it full-time 1972-1974, part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/economy/america-new-cities-irvine.html
— Want More Babies? Abolish Commutes. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978. We soon learned that we had fertility problems. Because of that, when I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I asked my GAO superiors to assign me to in-town audits instead of out-of-town audits. My GAO coworkers overwhelming wanted to be assigned to out-of-town audits. When my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors used that against me viciously. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about are wanting/trying to have children and that we were disgusting filthy rich DINKs.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/
WASHINGTON POST
— Dr. Oz has a point about retirement. Spending healthy years in idleness isn’t good for you. DD: If you are not retired, what do you plan to do when you are retired? If you are retired, what are you doing? I was forced to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 2000, ever-increasingly, I spend more of my time and money putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. Between 2000 and 2010, I spent a lot of my time helping the Milton Township Republican Organization and the DuPage County Republican Central Committee be successful. Between 2003 and 2007, I spent a lot of my time serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member. Between 2005 and 2012, I spent a lot of my time serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman. All of the aforesaid was to defend and advance conservative principles and the Republican Party platform.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/14/retirement-age-dr-oz-social-security/
— Job applicants scrub campus political activism from their résumés. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/09/gen-z-job-applicants-campus-activism/
FOX SAN ANTONIO & WBALTV & KSWO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their students walkout to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/east-central-hs-plans-walkout-friday-as-student-protests-against-ice-continue-immigration-customs-enforcement-trump
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/students-walk-out-of-two-baltimore-area-high-schools-to-protest-ice/70351166
https://www.kswo.com/video/2026/02/15/lawton-students-walk-out-ice-out-protests/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, my wife and I can and should pay way more taxes a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics and can pay more taxes should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://www.businessinsider.com/california-millionaire-support-billionaire-wealth-tax-higher-taxation-2026-1
TIME
— From Eisenhower to Trump: How Military Service Impacts the Presidency. DD: How has the draft impacted you? My avoiding the Vietnam War draft has had a tremendous negative impact on me. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed Republicans like me who are White, male, and 1-A. They were furious that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned college degrees, bought new cars, bought real estate, and went on vacations. Democrat veterans either orchestrated or carried out all the many adverse actions that the federal government took against me.
https://time.com/7221827/presidents-combat-veterans/
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
— Success in high school and college athletics often is influenced by race and gender, as well as socioeconomic status, including family wealth and education. DD: What limited your athletic success? For me, it was my not being able to run since I was in grade school because I have a hereditary bone disease. If I was been 4-F for the Vietnam draft because of that along with my eyesight not being correctable to 20/20 and my having partial red/green color blindness, my entire life would have been drastically different.
https://news.osu.edu/how-family-background-can-help-lead-to-athletic-success/
NEXT 25
— Your campus activism could destroy job prospects forever. New survey reveals troubling employer attitudes toward politically active college graduates seeking their first professional positions. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://rollingout.com/2026/01/25/you-campus-activism-destroy-job-prospect/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TELEGRAPH
— How to avoid living with retirement regret. Choosing the right time, or what to do next, takes careful planning. DD: I should write about what my last 28 years would have been like if I had not succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats to retire 6 years early. If I had survived until I was 55 in 2003 and took regular retirement, my Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings would be much higher. But my last 6 years would have been a living hell. They would have constructively demoted me, assigned me to work for my former subordinates, given me adverse transfers, given me bad job assignments, assigned me to supervise their most problematic employees, given me unfair performance expectations, given me unfair performance appraisals, and always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/pensions/news/how-to-avoid-living-with-retirement-regret/
Tag: amendment
February 13, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders say Illinois Republicans weigh fealty to Trump as president’s agenda faces backlash and shutdown threat.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/illinois-republicans-weigh-fealty-to-trump/
— DD: Democrat ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/daywatch-trump-administration-dismantles-us-ability-to-fight-climate-change/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/12/new-york-times-marijuana-legalization-taxes-regulations-jacob-sullum
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans. How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting more hatred against Republicans in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/13/democrats-republicans-november-maga-trump-immigration-tariffs-economy-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County clerk unveils voter wait time app
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260212/news/kane-clerk-unveils-voter-wait-time-app/
— Ukraine support key for GOP Senate candidates despite cost concerns
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260211/nation-and-world-politics/ukraine-support-key-for-gop-senate-candidates-despite-cost-concerns/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois GOP Senate candidates debate Trump’s policies, minimum wage
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2026/02/13/illinois-gop-senate-candidates-debate-trump-minimum-wage-and-more/88647013007/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders to have their Dunlap High School students walkout on Friday, February 13.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/education/2026/02/12/dunlap-high-school-students-plan-protest-against-ice/88646221007/
STATELINE
— Illinois considers taxpayer-funded gang tattoo removal for inmates
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-considers-taxpayer-funded-gang-tattoo-removal-for-inmates/
COUNTRY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders to have their high school students across Illinois walkout on Friday, February 13.
https://countryherald.com/news/illinois-high-school-walkouts-planned-friday-over-ice-policies-friday-feb-13th/
— DD: Democrat leaders to have their Glenbard East High School students walkout on Friday, February 13.
https://countryherald.com/news/lombard-illinois-police-monitor-anti-ice-walkout-feb-13/
— DD: Democrat leaders to have their Trail High School students walkout on Friday, February 13.
https://countryherald.com/news/addison-illinois-anti-ice-protest-set-at-trail-high-school/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— New bill aims to prevent kids’ accidental cannabis intake. DD: Pot is poison.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/cannabis-edibles-child-safety/
WIFR
— Elementary students eat marijuana edibles during lunch, prompting emergency response. DD: Pot is poison.
https://www.wifr.com/2026/02/13/elementary-students-eat-marijuana-edibles-during-lunch-prompting-emergency-response/
WGIL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. DD: Pot is poison.
https://www.wgil.com/2026/02/12/even-though-marijuana-is-legal-in-illinois-clearing-old-criminal-records-still-a-challenge/
NIEMAN LAB
— DD: For Democrats, journalism exists a) to promote the Democrat Party platform and b) to elect and reelect Democrats.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/for-the-past-year-illinois-has-been-giving-local-news-outlets-tax-credits-to-support-journalism-jobs-a-new-report-looks-at-how-its-going/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Black, Hispanic Drivers Get Majority Of Chicago’s Traffic Tickets — Including In Mostly White Areas. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly accuse police of being racist.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/12/black-hispanic-drivers-get-majority-of-chicagos-traffic-tickets-including-in-mostly-white-areas/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-679/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Waukegan: Foreign national faces harboring, forced labor charges. DD: Bad employers want illegals because illegals work for less money and are easier to exploit.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f177c338-6e34-425b-9357-9addc92de803.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) has barred me from attending its Lincoln Day Dinner in Glen Ellyn on February 27 unless I buy a $75 ticket. I have promoted that event in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since it was announced. Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents have used my being the GOPUSA Illinois reporter against me. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy people like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I take the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me as badges of honor. But of course, my critics/opponents deny that they took their adverse actions against me for the aforesaid reasons. I should write about all the money I have given the DCRCC since 2000. I should write about the many things that I have done to help elect and help to reelect Republicans in DuPage County since 2000. I should write about those DCRCC leaders who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most since 2000 a) for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, b) for their problems, c) for your problems, d) for my problems, and e) for everyone’s problems. I should write about DCRCC leaders who since 2000 have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Is your Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) appointed or elected? RINO leaders would never appoint me a RPC. To this day, past and present RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 2000, and my precinct remain furious that I became an elected RPC in 2000 because Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me over the woman who they ran against me. RINO leaders want RPCs who they can manipulate and dominate, who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who cover up their wrong doing, and/or who give them money. I refuse to do the aforesaid. RINO leaders reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. RINO leaders not only want to strike the aforesaid planks, they want to get more preference for those who share their demographics. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AM870 THE ANSWER
— Obama Deported More Illegals…Liberals Didn’t Care
https://am870theanswer.com/columnists/larry-elder/video/698e656dbf50ba50b9cb3917
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The left is very, very upset that federal immigration agents are now “arresting and charging suburban moms” who interfere with their arrests of illegal alien killers, rapists, and other Democrat Party heroes.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/12/ice-arresting-obstructionist-suburban-moms-has-left-clutching-pearls-1621830/
BLAZE
— ‘Solely on the basis of race’: White-majority Evanston sparks outcry with $25K payments to some black residents
https://www.theblaze.com/news/solely-on-the-basis-of-race-white-majority-chicago-suburb-sparks-outcry-with-25k-payments-to-some-black-residents
— I came to the US legally. What we have now isn’t immigration — it’s chaos.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/i-came-to-the-us-legally-what-we-have-now-isnt-immigration-its-chaos
FOX NEWS
— Over 1.5 million illegal aliens with deportation orders in US. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, ‘There’s 16,840 final orders at large in the state of Minnesota.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/over-1-5-million-illegal-aliens-deportation-orders-us-ice-director-reveals
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE
— Lara Trump is headlining the National Right to Life’s pro-life gala in Chicago on March 24. Trump is the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump.
https://nrlc.org/proudly-pro-life-gala/2026-chicago/
PJ MEDIA
— Texas: Illegal Aliens Can No Longer Have Occupational Licenses
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/12/texas-illegal-aliens-can-no-longer-have-occupational-licenses-n4949413
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: ICE should not be banned from polling places because it would not deter US citizens from voting.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5735693-jason-smith-polling-places-ice/
WASHINGTON POST
— Judge rejects Hegseth bid to punish Sen. Kelly for video message to troops. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government who were veterans succeeded in punishing me big time for my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. They blamed Republican males for America losing the Vietnam War. My Democrat superiors in the federal government who were minority, female, and/or younger succeeded in punishing me big time for my opposing their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They blamed Republicans who were White, male, and/or older for the problems that minorities, females, and younger people had.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/12/mark-kelly-hegseth-censure-ruling/
NBC FLORIDA
— Lee County students suspended after ICE protest walkouts. DD: Will your school district punish a) their students who walked out and/or b) their faculty who organized/promoted the walkouts?
https://spotonflorida.com/southwest-florida/5969477/lee-county-students-suspended-after.html
FOX TWIN CITIES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox9.com/news/viral-protest-songs-unify-twin-cities-against-ice-efforts-feb-2026
ALASKA WATCHMAN
— Alaska Family Council joins push to reclaim traditional marriage – 1 man, 1 woman
https://alaskawatchman.com/2026/02/12/alaska-family-council-joins-push-to-reclaim-traditional-marriage-1-man-1-woman/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DEI Is a Threat to Americans’ Health. The Trump administration should seek to establish an alternative accreditor for medical schools.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dei-is-a-threat-to-americans-health-97b25a64
FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91490412/trumps-anti-dei-policies-are-hurting-college-educated-black-women
FED AGENT
— DD: Democrats say: Administration Finalizes Schedule Policy/Career Rule, Putting Civil Service Protections at Risk for 50,000 Federal Workers. Democrats run the federal government. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.fedagent.com/news/administration-finalizes-schedule-policy/career-rule-putting-civil-service-protections-at-risk-for-50000-federal-workers
WAKE UP TO POLITICS
— Is Don Lemon a Journalist? DD: The DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) has barred me from attending its Lincoln Day Dinner in Glen Ellyn on February 27 unless I buy a $75 ticket. I have promoted that event in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since it was announced. Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents have used my being the GOPUSA Illinois reporter against me. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy people like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I take the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me as badges of honor. But of course, my critics/opponents deny that they took their adverse actions against me for the aforesaid reasons. I should write about all the money I have given the DCRCC since 2000. I should write about the many things that I have done to help elect and help to reelect Republicans in DuPage County since 2000. I should write about those DCRCC leaders who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most since 2000 a) for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, b) for their problems, c) for your problems, d) for my problems, and e) for everyone’s problems. I should write about DCRCC leaders who since 2000 have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/is-don-lemon-a-journalist-does-it
NEWS KARNATAKA
— No one is coming to save your career. DD: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. The Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking job-related graduate evening courses. The Democrats who ran GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not a) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, b) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing to retire earlier than they did if I had not a) earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and b) earned a job-related master’s degree in 1997.
https://newskarnataka.com/business/no-one-is-coming-to-save-your-career-says-mcdonalds-ceo-in-viral-advice/24012026
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders applaud their success in keeping their illegals in Minnesota. How much success have Democrat leaders had keeping their illegals in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-deaths-protests-and-political-backlash-ice-surge-set-to-end-in-minnesota
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— These are not peaceful protesters
https://news.meaww.com/steve-bannon-pushes-back-on-trumps-ice-pullback-in-minnesota-these-are-not-peaceful-protesters
February 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/upcoming-2026-dhs-shutdown-seems-certain-federal-government-funding-talks-between-white-house-democrats-stall/18592318/
WGN RADIO
— Should students be able to protest without penalty?
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-students-be-able-to-protest-without-penalty/#/questions
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 3 Illinois GOP rivals for US Senate sidestep criticizing President Donald Trump in debate but note differences
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/illinois-gop-senate/
— Preckwinkle calls for charges against federal immigration agents in local shootings
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/toni-preckwinkle-charges-federal-immigration-agents-local-shootings/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Voters cast ballots at Loop Supersite as early voting kicks off. DD: I want to know the number ballots cast each day and cumulatively in DuPage County broken out by Republican, Democrat, and N/P.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/12/voters-cast-ballots-at-loop-supersite-as-early-voting-kicks-off-everythings-at-stake
— DePaul and Loyola accused of pushing low-income families toward hefty loans while favoring wealthier students. DD: I paid for my tuition and books for my graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and my graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 with my IRS salary 1972-1979 and my GAO salary in 1980.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/02/12/depaul-and-loyola-chicago-accused-of-pushing-low-income-families-toward-hefty-loans-while-favoring-wealthier-students
DAILY HERALD
— Many — but not all — 9th Congressional District Democratic candidates say abolish ICE.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260212/us-congress-politics/many-but-not-all-9th-congressional-district-democratic-candidates-say-abolish-ice/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois leads states’ lawsuit challenging Trump’s $600M health grant cuts
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-sues-trump-over-600-health-grant-cuts
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/02/12/trust-has-been-lost-ice-cbp-officials-questioned-on-enforcement-tactics-during-senate-oversight-hearing/
STATELINE & UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage assimilation, that is, they ever-increasingly encourage citizens of American to think of themselves as being members of racial, sexual, age, religious, national origin, etc. groups, and not as being citizens of America.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/new-bill-requires-illinois-schools-to-teach-latin-american-history-and-culture/
https://news.illinois.edu/study-demographic-forms-census/
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article314644715.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting illegal immigration, that is, their success in destroying America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/just-8-percent-in-us-see-immigration-as-biggest-problem-gallup/
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois senator’s bill on transgender ‘mental illness’ sparks debate.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/02/12/illinois-senators-bill-on-transgender-mental-illness-sparks-debate/
WGLT
— LaHood sticks with president despite concerns about tariffs
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-02-12/lahood-sticks-with-president-despite-concerns-about-tariffs
NPR ILLINOIS & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Rick Heidner casts himself as ‘Trump Republican’ in bid to unseat Pritzker. The Barrington Hills businessman has been criticized for past donations to Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-02-12/rick-heidner-casts-himself-as-trump-republican-in-bid-to-unseat-pritzker
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/rick-heidner-casts-himself-as-trump-republican/
ILLINOIZE
— “Too little, too late?” as Heidner Dumps More Money into Governor Campaign
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/too-little-too-late-heidner
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois on track to lose another congressional seat
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-on-track-to-lose-another-congressional-seat/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ demands for immigration enforcement changes should be DOA
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/12/democrats-demands-immigration-enforcement-changes-doa/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Bad Bunny halftime show wasn’t for you or me
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4447991/bad-bunny-halftime-show-not-for-you-or-me/
— Fueling the transgender persecution complex is getting people killed
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4456357/fueling-transgender-persecution-complex-is-getting-people-killed/
NEW YORK POST
— Handcuffing ICE will cost Americans big-time — and not just in crime
https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/opinion/handcuffing-ice-will-cost-americans-big-time-and-not-just-in-crime/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Are there any voting-age citizens who don’t have a photo ID? Shouldn’t the GOP make the Democrats defend their ridiculous, racist lies?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/are_there_any_voting_age_citizens_who_don_t_have_a_photo_id.html
CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Houston asks faculty to pledge against indoctrination. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination while I earned my four college degrees by majoring in management, business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-houston-asks-faculty-pledge-indoctrination/29401University of Houston asks faculty to pledge against indoctrination
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Want To Stop Illegal Alien Deportations By Shutting Down DHS. It’s That Simple
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/12/democrats-want-to-stop-illegal-alien-deportations-by-shutting-down-dhs-its-that-simple/
— Anti-Truth Media Bend Over Backward To Call Canadian Trans School Shooter By His Preferred Pronouns
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/12/anti-truth-media-bend-over-backward-to-call-canadian-trans-school-shooter-by-his-preferred-pronouns/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-analysis-words-voters-describe-republicans-democrats/
— Judge blocks Pentagon from downgrading Sen. Mark Kelly’s military rank, pay
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-pentagon-from-downgrading-sen-mark-kellys-military-rank-pay/
TIME
— Why These Democratic Governors Are Boycotting the White House Dinner
https://time.com/7377722/democratic-governors-boycott-white-house-dinner-nga-meeting/
POLITICO
— Federal court blocks Hegseth effort to punish Democratic senator. The judge said the Pentagon had “trampled” on Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms. DD: To win, Hegseth should cite Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-hegseth-kelly-senator-00778449
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly train their protesters to harass ICE.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/immigration-officials-defend-officers-and-tactics-as-public-backlash-grows
HR DRIVE
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/dei-initiatives-impact-employees-executives-conference-board/812070/
February 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— ABC7 Chicago presents 2026 Republican US Senate primary forum
https://abc7chicago.com/post/abc7-chicago-league-women-voters-illinois-univision-broadcast-stream-2026-republican-us-senate-primary-forum-wednesday/18554376/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders say that Republicans’ edge on immigration shrinks as independents balk at Trump’s tactics
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-politics/ap-republicans-edge-on-immigration-shrinks-as-independents-balk-at-trumps-tactics-ap-norc-poll-shows/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/chicago-students-walkout-protest-ice/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Marimar Martínez to promote more hatred against ICE.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/marimar-martinez-shooting-immigration/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/11/ice-crimes/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/opinion-black-equality-obamas-racism/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their students to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/02/12/no-recess-lockdowns-less-learning-how-immigration-agents-disrupted-cps-schools-this-fall
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/02/12/president-donald-trump-ice-border-patrol-chicago-public-schools-marimar-martinez-city-hall
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/11/evidence-shows-feds-lied-about-marimar-martinezs-shooting-in-chicago-attorney-says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/11/juan-espinoza-martinez-cleared-of-bovino-murder-plot-still-in-detention-after-judge-denies-bail
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Marimar Martínez to promote more hatred against ICE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/11/evidence-shows-feds-lied-about-marimar-martinezs-shooting-in-chicago-attorney-says
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/02/11/federal-cuts-hiv-lead-poisoning-prevention-grants-raoul
— DD: ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasing crow about their success in flooding Chicago with people from foreign countries.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/11/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-latin-america-mexico-puerto-rico-ecuador-guatemala-venezuela
DAILY HERALD
— GOP candidates in 11th District differ on Trump’s efforts to dismantle Education Dept.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260211/us-congress-politics/gop-candidates-in-11th-district-differ-on-trumps-efforts-to-dismantle-education-dept/
— The Trump administration has withdrawn all federalized National Guard troops from U.S. cities, after its repeated attempts to surge forces into Democratic-run states encountered judicial roadblocks. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly clear that they will never stop a) flooding America with their illegals and b) fighting their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260211/nation-and-world/national-guard-troops-were-quietly-withdrawn-from-u-s-cities/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260211/syndicated-columnists/latest-global-affairs-survey-shows-instability-of-america-as-a-partner/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/11/even-though-marijuana-legal-illinois-clearing-old-criminal-records-still-challenge
WBEZ
— DuSable Black History Museum gets $1.6 million from state of Illinois for building improvements. The state money for renovations comes during Black History Month and as the museum is under investigation after a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee.
https://www.wbez.org/museums/2026/02/12/dusable-black-history-museum-chicago-state-grant-renovations-trump-dei-lawsuit
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing push more pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/02/11/clearing-old-marijuana-records-is-a-struggle-in-illinois/88609915007/
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Ted Dabrowski, Illinois Governor
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/02/11/2026-election-questionnaire-ted-dabrowski-illinois-governor/
WISCONSIN EXAMINER
— DD: To get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/11/supreme-court-justices-call-right-wing-groups-arguments-against-minority-college-grants-shocking/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders say crowded GOP field targets Pritzker
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/12/gop-governor-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-ted-dabrowski-illinois
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop their illegals from voting.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/12/illinois-mobilizing-to-guard-the-vote-00777960
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: BALLOT SAFEGUARDS: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says his office is in talks with election officials in Illinois and across the country about how to ensure the upcoming March 17 primary runs smoothly after the White House said it “can’t guarantee” immigration enforcement agents wouldn’t be near polling places. “We’re exploring ways in which we can ensure that we protect the fundamental right to be able to cast a vote,” Johnson said Wednesday after a speaking engagement hosted by the City Club of Chicago.
He’s not the only one: Johnson joins other government officials who are taking steps to ensure voting locations are secure out of concern that dispatching ICE agents to the polls could intimidate voters.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-467/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House Republicans are calling on Democrats to oppose new tax proposals.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e68c79e4-10cc-47ef-acf4-2a608013808e.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you were me, what would you do to encourage people, and especially Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC), to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? I have been a RPC since 1999. As the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, I have sent out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I have attended many Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) meetings and events since 1999. Since 2000, I have asked MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP leaders to encourage RPCs and attendees at their meetings and events to read my newsletters, but they have not. Yesterday, I attended a MTRO monthly meeting. It was again obvious, based on many statements made at that meeting, that many, if not most, of the PRCs and other attendees had never heard of my newsletters let alone read any of them. Many past and present MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP leaders disapprove/despise/hate me and my newsletters. They blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They have taken many big adverse actions against me. My critics/opponents have hinted/implied that the aforesaid leaders might encourage readership of my newsletters if I stopped promoting the following planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject including the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Again, if you were me, what would you do to encourage people to read my newsletters? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters help their readers a) keep up with current political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans and especially in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 and b) get facts and arguments to use to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Far too many who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters do so for opposition research. They reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy people like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I take the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me as badges of honor. But of course, my critics/opponents deny that they took their adverse actions against me for the aforesaid reasons. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Far too many leaders of far too many Republican organizations reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They use the Republican Party’s BIG TENT policy to destroy the Republican Party. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to encourage registered Republican and Not Affiliated voters in your precinct to cast Republican ballots in the March 17, 2026 primary? I am going to hand-deliver an envelope to each of the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter. I have affixed 800 mailing labels and my return address labels on 400 envelopes, sorted them into five batches, and put them in walk order. I am in the process of stuffing those envelopes with the sample ballot for my precinct, campaign literature that Republican candidates have provided the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and a MTRO flyer. I use my Brother printer, paper, and my ink print the 400 2-sided sample ballots. So far, I have stuffed and delivered one of the five batches. The Republican candidates in contested races in my precinct are a) Chlebek, Tracy, Capparelli, Long, Tillman, and Evans for U.S. Senate, b) Dabrowski, Mendrick, Baley, and Heidner for Governor, c) Adamczyk and Harris for Secretary of State, d) Moore and Noonan for DuPage County Sheriff, and e) Helland and Senak for Appellate Court Judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump praises NY gov candidate Bruce Blakeman’s ‘fight’ in surprise endorsement video. DD: Which candidates on the March 17, 2026 Republican primary ballot in your precinct have a) sought Trump’s endorsement or b) gotten his endorsement?
https://nypost.com/2026/02/11/us-news/trump-praises-nys-gov-candidate-bruce-blakemans-fight-in-surprise-endorsement-video/
— American Olympic medalist Amber Glenn fires direct message at critics: ‘They hate to see two woke b—-es winning’
https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/sports/american-olympic-medalist-amber-glenn-fires-direct-message-at-critics-they-hate-to-see-two-woke-b-es-winning/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Woke Smithsonian Disrespects Our Nation’s 250th Anniversary. It receives over 1 billion taxpayer dollars per year but celebrates mosques and gay meccas while ignoring some of the most pivotal places in our founding history.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/02/the_woke_smithsonian_disrespects_our_nation_s_250th_anniversary.html
BLAZE
— No more ‘safe harbor for illegals’: Colony Ridge settles with DOJ, Texas. Colony Ridge has endangered American citizens by allowing illegal aliens to run rampant on its streets, in its schools, and in its community. DD: How many safe harbors are there for illegals in your county, township, municipality, and school district? The more safe harbors, the more poverty and crime.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/no-more-safe-harbor-for-illegals-colony-ridge-settles-with-doj-texas
CAMPUS REFORM
— Kansas ‘Freedom from Indoctrination Act’ targets DEI, CRT requirements. Republican legislators in Kansas recently introduced a bill to remove requirements relating to DEI and CRT from public universities. Supporters of House Bill 2428, which was introduced on Jan. 12 and received a hearing on Feb. 4, contend that students should not be required to join in DEI or CRT classes.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/kansas-freedom-indoctrination-act-targets-dei-crt-requirements/29403
CHRISTIAN POST
— Illinois school accused of unlawfully banning Christian Good News clubs: lawsuit
https://www.christianpost.com/news/illinois-school-accused-of-mistreating-good-news-clubs-lawsuit.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Military academies now accept Classical Learning Test as alternative to ‘woke’ AP exams. DD: If I had not passed the postal employment test, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/military-academies-now-accept-classical-learning-test-as-alternative-to-woke-ap-exams/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Surge Ending in Minnesota, Border Czar Homan Announces
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/12/breaking-ice-surge-ending-in-minnesota-border-czar-homan-announces/
FEDERALIST
— Conservatives Can’t Beat Democrats Until They Defeat The RINOs In Their Own Party First
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/11/conservatives-cant-beat-democrats-until-they-defeat-the-rinos-in-their-own-party-first/
FOX NEWS
— Billionaire JB Pritzker says he’s had to overcome his wealth, which would be ‘obstacle’ in 2028. Reporter pokes fun at Pritzker for ‘overcoming being a billionaire.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/billionaire-jp-pritzker-says-hes-had-overcome-his-wealth-would-obstacle-2028
— Judicial Watch sues Evanston’s reparations program over giving money based on race. Judicial Watch alleges program violates Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment in Constitution
https://www.foxnews.com/media/watchdog-group-sues-illinois-citys-reparations-program-over-giving-money-based-race
— White House reaffirms any illegal immigrant can be deported as Trump team zeroes in on ‘worst of the worst’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-reaffirms-any-illegal-immigrant-can-deported-trump-team-zeroes-worst-worst
HOT AIR
— ‘Great Replacement’ Is No Longer Theory, but Openly Confessed. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and RINOs. Ever-increasingly, there are fewer and fewer and fewer Republican leaders who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://hotair.com/walter-hudson/2026/02/11/great-replacement-is-no-longer-theory-but-openly-confessed-n3811763
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The left has long dismissed “great replacement theory”—the notion that powerful institutions are deliberately working to reduce, supplant, or politically overwhelm the white population in Western countries—as a racist conspiracy theory. Merely raising the idea, they insist, should permanently discredit anyone as a vile racist unworthy of serious consideration.)
NEWSMAX
— Don’t Let Illegals ‘Cancel’ Our Vote
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/voter-id-house-vote/2026/02/11/id/1245684/
TOWNHALL
— A new Harvard/Harris public opinion poll shows two-thirds of Americans now disapprove of ICE. That spells trouble for taxpayers and for everyone who wants safe neighborhoods. DD: The more illegals, the more crime. By coming to America illegally and/or by staying in America illegally, illegals have demonstrated gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.
https://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2026/02/11/if-ice-is-hamstrung-hold-on-to-your-wallets-n2671137
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Evanston Issues $25,000 in Cash to Black Residents for Reparations
https://www.westernjournal.com/illinois-city-issues-25000-cash-black-residents-reparations/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Now Invite Democrats to Governors’ Meeting. Even as he reversed course on excluding Democrats, the president repeatedly attacked a Republican governor who had planned to oversee the meeting. DD: My critics/opponents do not openly attack me, they have their operatives and their dupes do that. They continue to have their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/politics/trump-governors-meeting-democrats.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/health/hhs-california-public-health-lawsuit.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-02-11/california-other-states-sue-over-trump-administrations-latest-cuts-to-hiv-programs
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting judges to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/11/judges-criticize-ice-comments/88603088007/
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discourage those who have demographics that vote for Republicans from getting college degrees.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/10/high-paying-jobs-no-college-degree/88593252007/
NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger: Depoliticize the National Guard. DD: It seems that Kinzinger sides with George Wallace.
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-depoliticize-the-national-guard-opinion-11477634
YAHOO & USA TODAY
— Trump says he’s still excluding two Democratic governors from WH meeting
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-agrees-meet-white-house-202537419.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/11/trump-welcomes-democratic-governors-meeting/88623467007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I even invited the SLOB of a Governor, JB Pritzker, and horrendous California Governor, Gavin Newscum, to the Dinner, despite the terrible job that they are doing. As usual with him, Stitt got it WRONG!” Trump said. “The Invitations were sent out to all other Governors, Democrat and Republican. I look forward to seeing the Republican Governors, and some of the Democratic Governors who were worthy of being invited, but most of whom won’t show up.”)
AOL
— Chris Harrison Returning With ‘Traditional Marriage’ Dating Show. DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chris-harrison-returning-traditional-marriage-190151573.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rove: Do Democrats Know How to Win? Their strategy for this November’s midterm elections is beginning to become clear.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/do-democrats-know-how-to-win-f86dfd98
— What I Suffered Being ‘Transgender.’ I’m suing the people who did this to me, and the Texas Supreme Court heard my case this week.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-i-suffered-being-transgender-3d0c891d
FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders fight to allow illegals to vote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPsiLLpmyA
— Duckworth Accuses DHS Of ‘Implicitly Threatening The Independence’ Of Agency’s Watchdog. DD: The Democrats who run GAO falsely claim that the agency is independent. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the agency hired. I doubt that there are any Republican GAO employees now.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestv/2026/02/11/tammy-duckworth-accuses-dhs-of-implicitly-threatening-the-independence-of-agencys-watchdog/
NATION
–DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/trump-economy-jobs-report/
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Florida and Texas AGs Issue Sweeping Anti-DEI Opinions on MLK Day
https://natlawreview.com/article/florida-and-texas-ags-issue-sweeping-anti-dei-opinions-mlk-day
CLARK UNIVERSITY
— From Personal Responsibility to Systemic Failure: the Blame Divide in American Politics. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/from-personal-responsibility-to-systemic-failure-the-blame-divide-in-american-politics/
POLITICO
— GOP Donors Hope Trump Will Back Cornyn In Three-Way GOP Primary. DD: To this day, my critics/opponents remain furious that I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000 because Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me over the woman they had run against me.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/money-being-burned-donors-fret-over-cornyn-primary-as-trump-sits-back-00773836
WASHINGTON SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Clarence Thomas.
https://washingtonspectator.org/how-clarence-thomas-bamboozled-his-way-onto-the-supreme-court/
DEMOCRACY DOCKET
— DD: Democrats want illegals to vote. Illegals want/need/demand massive government assistance. They lack education, lack job skills, have health problems, and/or have other problems. They will work for less money than citizens of America. They are much more easily exploited by employers. By coming to America illegally and/or staying in America illegally, they have demonstrated gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-uses-lies-in-push-for-save-america-act-as-house-prepares-vote/
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/house-passes-gops-sweeping-anti-voting-bill/
ENTERTAINMENT
— DD; Democrat leaders say Vice President JD Vance issues warning to U.S. Olympians over politics. Vance received a chilly reception laden with boos when he and wife Usha Vance attended the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan.
https://ew.com/vice-president-jd-vance-warns-us-olympians-over-politics-11905187
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— DD: Far too many who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters do so for opposition research. They reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy people like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I take the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me as badges of honor. But of course, my critics/opponents deny that they took their adverse actions against me for the aforesaid reasons.
https://news.meaww.com/pam-bondi-appeared-armed-with-opposition-research-during-tense-doj-hearing-says-legal-expert
February 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Demonstrators gather at Aurora PD after video shows officers, students clashing at anti-ICE protest. Demonstrators want the police chief to resign after Monday’s protest ended with three students arrested and an officer injured. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/aurora-protest-today-held-police-department-school-walkout-ice-ends-students-arrested-officer-hurt-video/18582100/
— ICE chief defends his officers’ actions before Congress after the deaths of 2 protesters.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/acting-ice-director-cbp-commissioner-testify-first-time-fatal-shootings/18578697/
NBC5
— Thousands of students from several suburban schools walk out of class to protest ICE. Three high school students in Aurora are facing charges after a Monday walkout protest that police said started peacefully but later escalated.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-of-students-from-several-suburban-schools-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-ice/3890816/
— Downers Grove students walk out of class to protest ICE enforcement. “We are the upcoming voters. We are the upcoming generation. We are the future,” one student told NBC Chicago at the protest. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/downers-grove-students-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-ice-enforcement/3890667/
— Video shows Aurora police officer kneeling on person amid student protest against ICE. Roughly 1,500 students walked out of class from several Aurora schools Monday afternoon, police said. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-shows-aurora-police-officer-kneeling-on-person-amid-student-protest-against-ice/3890760/
— Pritzker, Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner held by Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-democratic-governors-to-boycott-white-house-dinner-held-by-trump/3890597/
CBS2
— Republican Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy outlines his policies
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/republican-illinois-u-s-senate-candidate-don-tracy-outlines-his-policies/
FOX32
— Push for millionaire’s tax in Illinois for property tax relief
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-4is0qupvkq0k2r1c
— DOJ announces arrest of leader of 2012 attack on US consulate in Benghazi that left 4 Americans dead
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/doj-announces-arrest-benghazi-attack
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Students in Aurora stage walkout on Monday, three charged, Aurora. — DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/three-charged-student-walkout-aurora/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/gov-jb-pritzker-urges-democratic-governors-to-confront-trump-seek-accountability-for-immigration-actions/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/marimar-martinez-video-release-bovino/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/10/trump-administration-cuts-illinois-hiv-prevention-grants
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker-federal-prosecutions-chicago-status-trumps-immigration-blitz-ice
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/10/marimar-martinez-the-chicago-woman-shot-by-border-patrol-agent-expected-to-file-lawsuit-release-evidence
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/10/phil-ponce-retired-chicago-tonight-host-video-latino-ice-agents
— Top Trump DHS officials defend enforcement during fiery hearing: ‘We are only getting started’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/10/donald-trump-dhs-officials-ice-immigration-enforcement-committee-hearing
WBEZ
— 1 in 4 Chicago adults live with a disability, majority on South and West sides. The first-of-its-kind report uncovers key information about the city’s population of those with disabilities and inequities in their neighborhoods and seeks input on how to improve conditions in their neighborhoods.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/02/10/disabilities-inequities-health-west-south-sides
STATELINE
— Proposed Illinois law would classify transgender identity as form of mental illness
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/proposed-illinois-law-would-classify-transgender-identity-as-form-of-mental-illness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There are only two genders,” Chesney said in a statement. “Radical activists are confusing children and pushing irreversible, life-altering decisions on kids who are far too young to understand the consequences. This bill draws a hard line and says Illinois will not abandon reality to appease the woke mob.”)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Annual governors’ gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/governors-wont-hold-trump-meeting-after-white-house-only-invited-republicans/article_03c3f12f-b5c6-5f97-8822-3d19b0db6b42.html
SOUTHERN
— Stonewall pride flag removed by National Park Service
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/02/10/trump-admin-removes-pride-flag-from-stonewall-national-monument/
JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/scrapping-dei-cost-black-women-jobs-21343372.php
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/politics/illinois-politics/even-though-marijuana-is-legal-in-illinois-clearing-old-criminal-records-still-a-challenge/526-4bb3215c-bce2-4a1e-8626-55a5bd3bea21
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Lawmakers Draw Cash From Corporate Interests. A longtime Elmhurst politician donated to a local legislator, explaining why.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-lawmakers-draw-cash-corporate-interests
PRITZKER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://jbpritzker.substack.com/p/the-state-of-illinois-is-being-loud
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-466/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Budget Scrutiny Intensifies Over State Funding of Politically Active Nonprofits
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-budget-scrutiny-intensifies-over-state-funding-of-politically-active-nonprofits-wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many get involved in Republican politics to get the Republican Party to strike planks from its platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Further, far too many get involved in Republican politics to get more preference for those who share their demographics. To want to strike the aforesaid planks and to want more preference is not only to be anti-conservative, it is to be anti-Republican. My critics/opponents a) reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the aforesaid planks and b) want more preference for those who share their demographics. I should write about my critics/opponents. I could publish a spreadsheet that shows which planks they want stricken and what demographics they want more preference for. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Evanston hands out $25K cash payments to 44 Black residents through reparations program
https://nypost.com/2026/02/11/us-news/evanston-illinois-giving-25k-reparations-to-44-black-residents/
— Trump admin quietly yanks rainbow flag from NYC’s Stonewall monument, sparking fury: ‘American symbol’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/us-news/trump-admin-yanks-rainbow-flag-from-nycs-stonewall-monument/
BLAZE
— Mamdani is outraged at Trump administration after Pride flag is quietly removed from Stonewall monument to gay riot. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mamdani-lgbtq-pride-flag-stonewall
— ‘Shady carriers hiring illegals’: Sen. Banks launches trucking tip line after 4 Amish men die in crash.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/shady-carriers-hiring-illegals-sen-banks-launches-trucking-tip-line-after-4-amish-men-die-in-crash
BREIUTBART
— A U.S. Olympic curler has become the latest in a trend of American athletes to use the Winter Olympics as a platform to blast President Trump’s policies at home.
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/02/10/watch-olympic-curler-blasts-ice-whats-happening-in-minnesota-is-wrong/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— University instructs staff to lower academic expectations, extend deadlines for illegal alien students
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-instructs-staff-lower-academic-expectations-extend-deadlines-illegal-alien-students-exclusive/29391
— Stanford discontinues fellowship built for ‘underrepresented’ recruits. DD: As I earned my bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, more and more and more of my classmates did not share my demographics.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/stanford-discontinues-edge-fellowship-built-underrepresented-phd-recruits/29390
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary Jurisdictions Seek to Make Themselves Literal Battlegrounds Against ICE Enforcement. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.fairus.org/sanctuary-jurisdictions-seek-make-themselves-literal-battlegrounds-against-ice-enforcement
NEWSMAX
— HUD-funded housing is for Americans, not illegals. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since I bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black and/or a female from buying that townhome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6vUG4bHRSk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democratic governors excluded by Trump from typically bipartisan gathering at White House
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-governors-excluded-by-trump-from-white-house/
MSN
— Trump advisers warn job growth could fall well below recent levels, citing deportations and productivity surge. DD: How many illegals are employed by Democrats and RINOs in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-advisers-warn-job-growth-could-fall-well-below-recent-levels-citing-deportations-and-productivity-surge/ar-AA1W5HJk
MSN & CNN & USA TODAY & SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/professional-athletes-who-identify-as-lgbtq/ss-AA1W0ONB
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/pride-flag-removed-stonewall-monument-trump-administration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/national-park-service-removes-pride-flag-stonewall-inn/88605713007/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2026/02/10/pride-flag-stonewall-monument-photos/88611050007/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-exhibits/article/stonewall-pride-flag-removed-21345218.php
NEWSWEEK
— Project 2025 Group Has Plan for Next 250 Years of America. DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.newsweek.com/project-2025-heritage-foundation-latest-plans-11495097
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Its new report, Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years, was released in January and calls for traditional family values and the promotion of marriage and children to ensure what it deems positive outcomes for the U.S.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— ICE Hired Thousands While the Rest of the Immigration System Shrank. With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted. DD: In 1971, while I was in training for my IRS Revenue Officer job, Nixon had me make telephone calls for 2 weeks to fight inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/ice-agents-hiring-immigration-system.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/bad-bunny-super-bowl-americans.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-show-everyday-people.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html
— Epstein Used Cash and Sway to Get Women He Abused Into Top Colleges
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/nyregion/epstein-columbia-nyu-donations-admission-young-women.html
— Gabbard Is Back in Trump’s Good Graces. DD: For me to try to get back in my critics’/opponents’ good graces, I would have to do the following, but I refuse to: a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) cover up their wrongdoing, and/or e)give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/02/10/lgbtq-flag-trump-administration-remove/
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/10/republicans-are-pushing-drastically-change-way-you-cast-ballots/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Former federal employees follow their ‘calling’ to state and city jobs. DD: After my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, no federal, state, county, township, municipal, or private sector employer offered me a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That is not surprising given my bad demographics and the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had taken against me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/federal-workers-layoffs-city-state-jobs/88527503007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Schools Don’t Teach Personal Responsibility. Students learn to view themselves as victims and often don’t face consequences for bad behavior. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/schools-dont-teach-personal-responsibility-9ab43f99
— America Is Running Out of Patience With Republicans. Voters no longer blame Joe Biden for the state of the economy, and Trump’s policies haven’t delivered.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-is-running-out-of-patience-with-republicans-a1faa098
— Black and Jewish Americans Can Find Unity Again. The stories of the Hebrew Bible have long resonated with the experience of slavery and Jim Crow. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, many, most, and at times, virtually all my superiors and supervisors were Democrats who were veteran, minority, female, Jewish, and/or younger than me. They all took adverse actions against me.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/black-and-jewish-americans-can-find-unity-again-b1512b9b
— Even Trump Can’t Go Back to the Future. To MAGA, the 1950s were a better time. But the White House can’t bring it back. DD: Since the 1960s, because of Affirmative Action, my future has gotten bleaker and bleaker and bleaker.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/even-trump-cant-go-back-to-the-future-17f7fa39
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have. Democrat leaders especially blame Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my Black subordinates that I caused all their problems. But not only my Black subordinates, but also my subordinates who were non-White, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or had performance problems. Virtually all my subordinate were many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/black-bankers-feel-the-impact-of-dei-rollback-at-jpmorgan-and-citibank
FORTUNE
— In 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’ DD: In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO adopted “banding” and “pay-for-performance (PFP)” to get rid of their employees who they had not promoted to GS-15 (currently $165,386-$197,200/year) and who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, had ancestors who had been in America for a long time, and/or did not have a degree from an Ivy League university. They used Gingrich budget cuts to justify the aforesaid. For course, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP.
https://www.aol.com/articles/2026-many-employers-ditching-merit-163727296.html
BARRON’S
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.barrons.com/news/outrage-as-lgbtq-pride-flag-removed-from-stonewall-monument-cdfb5518
CORPORATE WELLNESS
— The concept of a linear career—steady upward progression within a single function, organization, or industry—is no longer the dominant model for many segments of the workforce. DD: Is/was your career linear? My career was not. To get promoted to GS-13, I had to transfer from IRS to GAO and take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $113,402/year, to GS-9 Step 9, currently $89,703/year, when I was 31 years old in 1980. I did not make GS-13, currently $118,984/year when I was 38 in 1986. But I would not have gotten that promotion if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and e) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I would not have gotten that promotion to GS-13 when I was 32 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not been finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me when I was 32. I would not have had to do the aforesaid to get promoted to GS-13 if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors overtly practiced political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/article/creating-psychological-safety-for-employees-with-non-linear-careers
LAW
— The Celebration of Marriage. DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2026/02/10/the-celebration-of-marriage/
HRD MAGAZINE
— Employee sues Intuit alleging manager branded her a ‘DEI hire’ DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/employee-sues-intuit-alleging-manager-branded-her-a-dei-hire/564902
HIGHER EDUCATION DRIVE
— Trump secures legal victory on anti-DEI directives. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/trump-secures-legal-victory-anti-dei-directives-higher-ed/811885/
CHALKBEAT
— Despite recent efforts to make change, top colleges are still home to mostly wealthy students. DD: How much money did your parents have? My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother had no income because she stayed home and raised me and my brother. Her earning was limited by her never having attended high school. Consequently, I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/02/10/top-universities-still-have-little-economic-diversity-and-few-low-income-students/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/former-cabinet-secretaries-urge-federal-employees-keep-faith-despite-threats-civil-service/411336/
VOX
— Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it. Maybe the right didn’t capture the culture as much as they thought. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.vox.com/culture/478687/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-woke-vibe-shift-republican-backlash
MOVIEGUIDE
— Former BACHELOR host Chris Harrison just announced a new dating show that will focus on promoting “traditional marriage.” DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/chris-harrison-announces-traditional-love-dating-show.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NTD
— Every Person in Our Country Illegally Committed a Crime to Do That, Does Not Respect US. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. It is illegal to falsely claim asylum.
https://www.ntd.com/every-person-in-our-country-illegally-committed-a-crime-to-do-that-does-not-respect-us-rep-fine_1125400.html
— 89 Indians on US’ ‘worst of the worst’ criminal list amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/89-indians-on-us-worst-of-the-worst-criminal-list-amid-trumps-immigration-crackdown/ar-AA1VN6sO
February 9, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— Should U.S. nationalize elections? GOP governor candidates speak up. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/illinois-state-politics/should-u-s-nationalize-elections-gop-governor-candidates-speak-up/
— Early voting to begin Tuesday in DuPage County after delay
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/news/early-voting-to-begin-tuesday-in-dupage-county-after-delay/
— Virtual forum Tuesday for GOP candidates in 11th U.S. House District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260209/us-congress-politics/virtual-forum-tuesday-for-gop-candidates-in-11th-u-s-house-district/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Tribune offers 30% premium to buy Daily Herald suburban newspaper
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/09/chicago-tribune-daily-herald/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County prosecutors drop charges against 19 arrested during clergy-led protest at Broadview ICE facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/09/cook-county-prosecutors-drop-charges-against-19-arrested-during-clergy-led-protest-broadview-ice-facility
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/02/09/bad-bunny-superbowl-halftime-chicago-conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-music
— Cardinal Blase Cupich calls for White House to apologize for racist video depicting Obamas as primates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/09/cardinal-blase-cupich-white-house-obama-racist-video-apology
ABC7
— Leadership exodus continues at Chicago’s US Attorney’s Office. DD: My critics/opponents stress that GAO works for Congress and that while Diersen v. GAO was pending a) the Chicago US Attorney’s Office was run by Republican Patrick Fitzgerald under Republican President Bush and Republican US Attorney General Ashcroft, b) Republican Gingrich and Republican Hastert were the Speakers of the House, c) Republican Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator, and d) Republican Hyde was my Congressman. According to my critics/opponents, Patrick Fitzgerald’s defending GAO and his success in getting the US Appellate Court for the 7th Circuit to deny me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial proves a) that the aforesaid Republicans reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and/or b) that they reject me personally. To reject the equal opportunity plank is to curry favor with minorities and with females. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://abc7chicago.com/post/northern-district-illinois-us-attorneys-office-leadership-exodus-continues-andrew-boutros-donald-trump-administration/18575999/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bad-bunnys-halftime-show-sparks-pride-across-humboldt-park/
FOX32
— Chicago archbishop calls for Trump to apologize for “racist” video of Obamas. Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich called on President Donald Trump to apologize for sharing what he called a “racist” video on social media depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-3m7ahb91ctyoq0pv
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny
https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/02/09/bad-bunny-superbowl-halftime-chicago-conductor-giancarlo-guerrero-lady-gaga-ricky-martin-music
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders have no problem with their protesters bringing their loaded guns to their protests.
https://northernstar.info/132817/opinion/opinion-the-death-of-alex-pretti-shows-trump-ublicans-true-colors/
CHICAGO TODAY
— Chicago Businesses Reject Calls to Relocate to Florida. Billionaire Ken Griffin’s pitch for Florida falls flat with Chicago’s business community. DD: What percent of Chicago businesses are run by Democrats?
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/09/chicago-businesses-reject-calls-to-relocate-to-florida/
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek announces that five early voting sites in DuPage County will open on Tuesday, Feb. 10th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to noon Saturdays. Early voting sites will be open on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 16th.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/EaryVoting_1637.php
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-465/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— The Waukegan HS Failure Factory. Waukegan High School Student Protest February 6, 2026.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/02/09/the-waukegan-hs-failure-factory
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House sends counteroffer to Democrats’ immigration enforcement demands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/republicans-prepare-counteroffer-democrats-immigration-enforcement/
— Trump administration to make it harder for federal workers to appeal firing. DD: My critics/opponents stand with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who wasted my career, took many big adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents stand with the following who had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me since 2000: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/trump-administration-make-harder-federal-workers-appeal-firing/
— Ford worker who heckled Trump won’t be disciplined or lose job. DD: I never heckled my Democrat GAO superiors, but I did become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of that, they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/ford-worker-heckled-trump-wont-disciplined-lose-job/
— How states can fix America’s retirement access shortfall. DD: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 in 1966. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. They got more furious when my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” me early retirement when I was 45 in 1993 and that I took it when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/states-fix-americas-retirement-access-shortfall/
NEW YORK POST
— Bad Bunny slammed for controversial Super Bowl halftime show decision that ‘encourages’ division. He made no effort in his Spanish-only performance to include the 78% of American households that speak only English. He previously taunted that anyone annoyed with his selection as halftime performer had “four months to learn Spanish.”
https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/us-news/bad-bunny-slammed-for-controversial-super-bowl-halftime-show-decision-that-encourages-division/
— How voters fleeing California turn other states blue. DD: Democrats fleeing the Democrat Chicago and Democrat Cook County turned DuPage County blue.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/opinion/how-california-refugees-turn-other-states-blue/
FEDERALIST
— If SCOTUS Bans Illegals From The Census, Dems Could Lose Power For Years
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/09/if-scotus-bans-illegals-from-the-census-dems-could-lose-power-for-years/
FOX NEWS
— Trump administration pushes back on CBS claim very few arrested illegal aliens have ‘violent criminal records.’ DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said CBS’ report was an inaccurate reading of the numbers, pointing out that the article downplayed several serious crimes.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-administration-pushes-back-cbs-claim-very-few-arrested-illegal-aliens-have-violent-criminal-records
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arrests-violent-criminal-records-trump-first-year/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy. Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. They wanted cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/texas-immigration-raids-economy-87e23e2e
FLORIDIAN PRESS
— Oberweis Donation to Hillary Clinton
https://floridianpress.com/2026/02/james-oberweis-donation-to-hillary-clinton-had-brush-with-illegal-immigration/
February 8, 2026
FOX NEWS
— How do you watch The All-American Halftime Show
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/how-watch-turning-point-usa-alternate-halftime-show
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals and their protesters to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-anti-ice-protests-held-area-1-month-fatal-shooting-renee-good-federal-agents-minneapolis-minnesota/18562004/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/wings-host-drag-extravaganza-valentines-day-2026-sidetrack-chicago-support-lgbtq-survivors-domestic-violence/18548137/
FOX32
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. How many have Democrats put on SNAP in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-budget-bill-illinois-impact
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Waukegan High students walk out to protest federal crackdown. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals and their protesters to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/waukegan-high-school-walkout/
— Appeals court affirms Trump administration policy of jailing immigrants without bond
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/trump-policy-jailing-immigrants-without-bond/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Specifically, circuit judge Edith H. Jones wrote in the 2-1 majority opinion that the government correctly interpreted the Immigration and Nationality Act by asserting that “unadmitted aliens apprehended anywhere in the United States are ineligible for release on bond, regardless of how long they have resided inside the United States.”)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for health costs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/health-costs-are-fueling-voter-stress-and-powering-democratic-campaigns/
— Republicans rarely criticize Donald Trump in his second term. A racist post briefly changed that. DD: Advice for Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. Anticipate/expect that Democrat candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and their mainstream news media will spin everything that you say or do against you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/republicans-criticize-trump-racist-post/
— DD: Under Chicago Democrats, soon, if not already, everyone in Chicago will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/divine-nine-repack-greater-chicago-food-depository-competition/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Long-beleaguered Gary is serious about the Bears. Are the Bears serious about Gary? DD: I worked in Gary for 2 weeks in 1970. Firestone had hired me and assigned me to its Chicago Heights store. But the manager of that store would never have hired me. He not only disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, he disapproved of my religion and national origin. He forced me to pass a 2-week probationary period in Firestone’s Gary store.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/bears-stadium-gary-indiana/
DAILY HERALD
— Pentagon cuts academic ties with ‘woke’ Harvard to focus on training ‘warriors’
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260207/nation-and-world/pentagon-cuts-academic-ties-with-woke-harvard-to-focus-on-training-warriors/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for health costs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260207/nation-and-world-politics/health-costs-are-fueling-voter-stress-and-powering-democratic-campaigns/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize Donald Trump to Joseph McCarthy.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260207/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-in-search-of-a-sense-of-decency-a-presidents-behavior-is-not-irrelevant-to-t/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the “Trump ape video” to promote more hatred against all Republicans.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/columnists/james-causey/2026/02/08/trump-video-obama-ape/88549754007/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Advice for Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. Anticipate/expect that Democrat candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and their mainstream news media will spin everything that you say or do against you.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republicans-rarely-criticize-trump-in-his-second-term-a-racist-post-briefly-changed-that/article_734dd055-4276-59fa-9b29-0bc54eb1429a.html
25 NEWS NOW
— Conservative policy wonk Ted Dabrowski says GOP needs to try something new to beat Pritzker in 2026
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/02/08/conservative-policy-wonk-says-gop-needs-try-something-new-beat-pritzker-2026/
CWB CHICAGO
— Chicago’s snowplow naming contest buries city in anti-ICE submissions. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/02/chicagos-snowplow-naming-contest-buries-city-in-anti-ice-submissions.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do and why do you do it? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000 to promote conservative principles and to help elect Republican candidates. But since 2000, virtually all the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have talked and acted like me and my newsletters do not exist. Far too many of them blame me and blame my newsletters for the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Far too many have taken many big adverse actions against me to stop me from sending out my newsletters. Far too many have done far too much to discourage everyone from reading my newsletters. What would you do if you were me? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Advice for Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. Anticipate/expect that Democrat candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and their mainstream news media will spin everything that you say or do against you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To what extent should candidates, elected officials, and party leaders be held responsible for the words and actions of those under them? I hold Democrat elected officials directly responsible for all the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. I hold RINO elected officials directly responsible for all the adverse actions that leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have taken against me and continue to take against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois gives almost $1.2M to labor activist group
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-gives-almost-1-2m-to-labor-activist-group/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump, another hair-on-fire uproar, and the midterms
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4450273/trump-another-uproar-midterms/
NEW YORK POST
— The anti-ICE activists are an insurgency, not a protest movement
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/opinion/anti-ice-movement-an-insurgency-not-a-protest/
— The end of college racial quotas is already making America more just. DD: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they had to meet race and/or gender quotas, goals, and targets to promote their employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they had to discriminate against their employees who were White and/or male. They especially discriminated against their employees who were White and/or male and who were Republican, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/opinion/the-end-of-college-racial-quotas-is-already-making-america-more-just/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The kids should not be marching. Teachers can’t teach the basics, but they can organize child armies against ICE.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_kids_should_not_be_marching.html
— Democrats want to get you killed. Listening to Democrats is not only foolish, but potentially deadly.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/democrats_want_to_get_you_killed.html
— What if we went back to the moon and nobody cared? Something that was once seen as one of humanity’s and America’s greatest triumphs is now greeted with a nod and a yawn. DD: Democrat leaders have succeeded in making America’s top priority giving more and more and more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/what_if_we_went_back_to_the_moon_and_nobody_cared.html
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used my may Jewish superiors and supervisors to waste my career and to get rid of me. I should write about that.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/jews_should_not_be_indifferent_to_antisemitism.html
BREITBART
— National Teachers Union Encouraging School Walkouts, Pushing Anti-ICE Propaganda
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/07/national-teachers-union-encouraging-school-walkouts-pushing-anti-ice-propaganda/amp/
— Cross-Referencing SSNs Is Key to Catch Illegals Holding CDLs
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/07/ernst-cross-referencing-ssns-is-key-to-catch-illegals-holding-cdls-study-minnesota-fraudsters-to-see-if-that-was-template/
— Homan Has Struck Agreements with Nearly All Minnesota Counties to Hand Over Violent Illegal Aliens from Jails
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/07/exclusive-leavitt-tom-homan-has-struck-agreements-with-nearly-all-minnesota-counties-to-hand-over-violent-illegal-aliens-from-jails/
— Hegseth Cuts War Department Ties With His ‘Woke’ Alma Mater Harvard. DD: I earned degrees from NIU (BS-management), Loyola (MBA), DePaul (MS-accounting), and IIT (MS-finance) in 1970, 1976, 1980, and 1997 respectively. They all have moved dramatically to the left.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/02/07/hegseth-cuts-war-department-ties-his-woke-alma-mater-harvard/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Former ‘Bachelor’ host comes under fire over casting call for ‘traditional marriage’ dating show. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. My critics/opponents have always been furious that my traditional marriage in 1978 a) helped my wife and I buy two news cars and a home in Wheaton in 1978, b) helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) helped us afford my taking a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, d) helped me earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) helped me pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) helped me become a licensed CPA in 1981, g) helped us have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, h) helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986, i) helped me get promoted in 1986, j) etc.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/chris-harrison-criticized-for-traditional-marriage-dating-show.html
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Harvard Is Woke; The War Department Is Not’: Pentagon Terminates Academic Partnerships With Ivy League University
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/07/harvard-university-woke-war-department-pentagon-pete-hegseth-terminates-academic-partnership/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Operations: What Americans Actually Want
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/07/ice-operations-what-americans-actually-want/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Schools that let students leave class to protest ICE have failing academic records. High schools across multiple states staged walkouts while showing math and English proficiency rates well below state averages.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/schools-let-students-leave-class-protest-ice-have-failing-academic-records
— DHS says anti-ICE agitators helped child rapist, gang members evade deportation. ICE agitators threw rocks, bottles at officials after a gang member rammed them with his car and barricaded himself in an apartment.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/child-rapists-gang-members-domestic-abusers-helped-evading-deportation-anti-ice-agitators-dhs
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Hegseth: The War Department is Cutting Academic Ties With Harvard
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/pete-hegseth-the-war-department-is-cutting-academic-ties-with-harvard/amp/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Woke Team USA athletes trash talk America at Olympics
https://thepostmillennial.com/woke-team-usa-athletes-trash-talk-america-at-olympics-it-brings-up-mixed-emotions
PJ MEDIA
— A Handful of Examples of How ‘Harvard Is Woke,’ as Hegseth Said
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/07/a-handful-of-examples-how-harvard-is-woke-as-hegseth-said-n4949219
— Students Walk Out of School in Protest of ICE — With Support of the School Board. DD: Los Angeles Unified School District today, your school district tomorrow, if not already.
https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/02/07/students-walk-out-of-school-in-protest-of-ice-with-support-of-the-school-board-n4949248
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Friday, Feb. 6, over 22,500 students from 85 schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) walked out of class an organized protest. This was not a walkout in protest of the killing of innocent civilians in Iran. It wasn’t about the horrors that Hamas has perpetrated. Students were not leaving their schools as a way of calling for more learning tools at their schools, or better facilities. It was to protest ICE doing its job of arresting criminal illegal aliens. And LAUSD employees, teachers, and administrators tacitly (and in many cases overtly) supported and promoted it. Let’s be clear. This was not a protest against an injustice, but a supported walkout of middle and high school students protesting federal agents doing their job. It wasn’t based on a violation of civil rights or abuses of power. These teenagers were encouraged to walk out of their education in order to complain about duly appointed officers enforcing federal law. There’s certainly an argument to be made about protecting the children of illegal aliens, and the compassionate side of me says that all children should be educated in the best ways possible. The pragmatic side of me argues that it should not be the responsibility of American taxpayers to pay for the education of these children, and especially the financial support of their families. But while that inner dialogue may justify adults protesting immigration policies, it really doesn’t enter into this discussion of a student walkout. Worse still is the support that this kind of behavior has received from the LAUSD, which has even set up the website of WeAreOne to help illegal aliens evade law enforcement. Here, the LAUSD has created a campaign entitled “We Have Rights,” and states its mission as “We Have Rights is an empowerment campaign to prepare for and safely defend our rights during encounters with Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).” On this website, the LAUSD provides videos (produced at taxpayers’ expense) on how to avoid ICE in Arabic, French, Haitian-Creole, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu (the language of the Islamic regime of Pakistan). Illegal aliens from countries that sponsor terrorism (Iran, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, et al) as well as nations that are clearly not allies, such as Russia and China, can go to the LAUSD website to learn how to avoid ICE. How does this fit into the LAUSD mission statement of “realizing excellence for all students by providing the unique, rigorous, and culturally relevant education that each and every student deserves”? In what way does scheduling a student walkout, let alone teaching families from terrorist-supporting nations, integrate with educating our children? Maybe the logic of LAUSD administrators is that their school district is so successful at educating children that they can spend their time, money, and resources on walkouts. But the reality is the opposite. If there’s any question about the quality, or lack thereof, of education at LAUSD, they are proud that in 2024/2025, only 43.1% of students demonstrated proficiency in math and 32.8% in reading, as this was slightly better than last year. Fewer than half the students in this district, the second-largest school district in the nation, know basic math, and fewer than a third are proficient in reading. This is despite the fact that LAUSD teachers are paid nearly 40% more than the national average. I grew up in the LAUSD public school system, when it was one of the top educational districts in the country, but that was a long time ago, when the governor of the state was Ronald Reagan (a Republican), and the mayors of Los Angeles were Sam Yorty and then Tom Bradley (both conservative Democrats). Then, it was a district dedicated to teaching children in a classic educational way, as opposed to indoctrinating children in neo-Marxism and ignoring educational standards. Most people do not have their children in a school system like LAUSD, but more and more cities, especially larger Democratic metropolitan cities, are following in the footsteps of LAUSD. Which is why, as we approach the upcoming elections this year, it is so important for people to recognize the importance of school boards. The left has been very successful over the last thirty years in taking over school boards around the country, and changing the educational agenda to focus more on far-left preoccupations and values such as drag queens, gender dysphoria, immigration, socialism, etc. They have been indoctrinating our children, the next generation of voters, and this indoctrination must stop… for the sake of our children, and of this country. I pray that as we approach elections this year that sensible parents will run for and take back seats on school boards. That school districts will again focus on educating our children in the subjects that they will need to succeed in life. That they will learn the skills and information that will allow them to be creators of brilliant inventions, informed voters, and successful contributors to society. Otherwise, God forbid, school districts around the country will be progressively more forced to deal with children walking out of school to protest the legal actions at federal officers.)
— Anti-ICE High Schoolers Depict Trump Crucified. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/07/anti-ice-high-schoolers-depict-trump-crucified-n4949233
— Trump Should Not Ease Up on Deportations
https://pjmedia.com/aj-christopher/2026/02/07/hugh-hewitt-is-wrong-president-trump-should-not-ease-up-on-deportations-n4949222
TOWNHALL
— A Few Simple Snarky Rules to Make Life Better
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/02/08/a-few-simple-snarky-rules-to-make-life-better-n2670921
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Jeffries calls on GOP leaders to denounce president over Obamas video. DD: Advice for Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. Anticipate/expect that Democrat candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and their mainstream news media will spin everything that you say or do against you.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5727664-jeffries-gop-leaders-trump-obama-video/
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use toddlers to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/toddler-was-returned-ice-custody-denied-medication-after-hospitalization-lawsuit-2026-02-08/
CBS NEWS
— As Winter Olympics begin in Italy, some Team USA athletes speak out about politics at home
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-winter-olympics-begin-in-italy-some-team-usa-athletes-speak-out-about-politics-at-home/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Obama Derangement Syndrome
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/opinion/trump-obama-apes-post-video.html
— DD: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran do not have Civil Service protections. The decision in Diersen v. GAO proves that. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf My critics/opponents have no problem with that, in fact, they applaud that.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/05/us/trump-news
— DD: Democrat leaders say Trump stifles dissent. In Diersen v. GAO, the Democrats who ran GAO, DOJ, and the courts stifled dissent big time. Even though opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination is legal, GAO, DOJ, and the courts denied me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial. That dramatically discourages Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans from becoming and remaining federal employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/02/06/opinion/ice-minnesota-democracy-america.html
ABC BALTIMORE
— Hundreds of Baltimore students stage walkout demanding changes to ICE policies. DD: Anticipate/expect that high school students who walkout to protest ICE will stress that in their college and employment applications. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was an UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-city/hundreds-of-baltimore-students-stage-walkout-demanding-changes-to-ice-policies
TAMPA FREE PRESS
— The Immigration Crisis And The Question Of Fairness. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals and their protesters to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.tampafp.com/op-ed-the-immigration-crisis-and-the-question-of-fairness/
HOUSTON PRESS
— Hundreds of Cy Falls HS Students Walk Out to Protest ICE. The walkout turns into an improvised march. DD: Anticipate/expect that high school students who walkout to protest ICE will stress that in their college and employment applications. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was an UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://www.houstonpress.com/news/hundreds-of-cy-falls-hs-students-walk-out-to-protest-ice/
CENTRAL MAINE & PRESS HERALD
— White Guilt. DD: My critics/opponents who promote Affirmative Action and DEI and are White and/or male have/had wealthy parents who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, and/or who got them jobs. I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964 with money I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage. I paid for my UIC expense 1966-1968 and my NIU expenses 1969-1970 with money I earned delivering mail. I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money I earned delivering mail 1966-1968. I got my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I got my Firestone Stores job by earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I got my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970 and earning the aforesaid bachelor’s degree.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/02/08/white-guilt-explains-everything-about-race-in-america-opinion/
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/08/white-guilt-explains-everything-about-race-in-america-opinion/
POST BULLETIN
— What motivates protesters to protect criminals?
https://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/letters/letter-what-motivates-protesters-to-protect-criminals
KWTX
— DHS condemns New York mayor’s executive order protecting criminal illegal immigrants
https://www.kwtx.com/2026/02/07/dhs-condemns-new-york-mayors-executive-order-protecting-criminal-illegal-immigrants/?outputType=amp
— Texas Education Agency warns students about penalties for staging walkouts. DD: Anticipate/expect that high school students who walkout to protest ICE will stress that in their college and employment applications. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was an UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xssFgkUecS4
NATIONAL TODAY
— Loyola Chicago Offers Abortion Coverage in Student Health Plan. Catholic university’s student insurance includes “abortion care services” despite Jesuit identity and church teachings. DD: To promote abortion is to reject all religion.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/07/loyola-chicago-offers-abortion-coverage-in-student-health-plan/
POLITICO
— ICE surveillance concerns shift Democrats’ demands for body cameras. Critics fear the cameras could be used to feed video of protesters into facial recognition tools. DD: If I had worn a body camera when my Democrat GAO superiors told me what they would do to me if I did take their early retirement “offer,” I would have won Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/democrats-fear-body-cameras-could-be-ices-new-mass-surveillance-tool-00769363
GAO
— GAO’s FY 2025 Report Card—What We Did to Improve Federal Programs and Save Billions of Dollars. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.gao.gov/blog/gaos-fy-2025-report-card-what-we-did-improve-federal-programs-and-save-billions-dollars
FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION
— Congress Should Prioritize the Comptroller General Nomination and Reform GAO. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.thefai.org/posts/congress-should-prioritize-the-comptroller-general-nomination-and-reform-gao
FEDERATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION
— Speech Protected Under the First Amendment. DD: According to my critics/opponents, the West Chicago teacher and me gave up our First Amendment rights. The West Chicago teacher because he chose to work for the Democrats who ran his school district and me because I chose to work for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Republicans should be advised that if you choose to work for Democrats, by definition, you give up your First Amendment Rights. In America, ever-increasingly, Republicans do not have First Amendment rights. Federal employees have no Civil Service protections if they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/protected-speech
ACLU
— Protecting Free Speech in the Face of Government Retaliation. DD: According to my critics/opponents, the West Chicago teacher and me gave up our First Amendment rights. The West Chicago teacher because he chose to work for the Democrats who ran his school district and me because I chose to work for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Republicans should be advised that if you choose to work for Democrats, by definition, you give up your First Amendment Rights. In America, ever-increasingly, Republicans do not have First Amendment rights. Federal employees have no Civil Service protections if they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/protecting-free-speech-in-the-face-of-government-retaliation
LIBERAL CURRENTS
— Speech That Plays It Safe Does Not Remain Free for Long. DD: The West Chicago teacher case proves that Democrats ever-increasingly a) run education in America and b) use education to crank out good little Democrats. The GAO Diersen case proves that Democrats a) run the federal government, b) use the federal government to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and c) waste the careers of and get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/s/
EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: My critics/opponents promote free speech for anti-ICE students but oppose free speech for pro-ICE teachers. My critics/opponents promote employers that give preference to their employees who are Democrat, RINO, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, my critics/opponents promote employers that waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/free-speech-debates-resurface-with-student-walkouts-over-ice-raids/2026/02
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more opportunities and money away from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) to give those opportunities and that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/08/washington-post-layoffs-democracy-trump
February 6, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois should consider pragmatic tweaks to its sanctuary law
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/editorial-sanctuary-laws-juliana-stratton-minneapolis-tom-homan-immigration-trust-act/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We asked her about Illinois’ sanctuary law, the Trust Act signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017, and how it bars state officials from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to begin the process of deportation of undocumented individuals incarcerated in our prisons for violent crimes, as they’re being released back out onto the streets. The existing exception in the law to that prohibition is if ICE has a judicial warrant for the prisoner’s arrest. But that’s a rarity, we’re told.)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hated against Trump and against those who share his demographics: 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.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/column-repression-dissent-ice-us-history-poland-chile-shackelford/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise minorities and females.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/mexican-seamstress-chicago-bulls-banners/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. In defense of Crete, I stress the role it played in the underground railroad.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/martin-quilts-slaves-messages-settlement-naperville/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What to know about the Illinois Republican primary race for governor. Darren Bailey wants another shot at Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election. He’ll have to beat Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick to get there.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/06/what-to-know-illinois-republican-primary-governor-bailey-heidner-dabrowski-mendrick
— DD: To turn conservatives against Trump, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly stress anti-conservative things that Trump says and does.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/05/conservatives-republicans-trump-debt-family-values-democracy-s-e-cupp
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly come to Don Lemon’s defense. I should write about Republican leaders who could and should have come to my defense but did not.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/05/don-lemon-georgia-forts-arrests-journalism-press-freedom-jacob-sullum
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/05/skokie-joliet-flossmoor-lansing-burbank-franklin-park-chicago-suburbs-census-diversity-race-ethnicity-black-latino
— DD: Democrats run education in America. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/06/federal-school-voucher-program-illinois-pritzker-bicycles-traffic-trump-peron
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Reparations Committee announces 44 new payments. DD: Affirmative Action is reparations.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/06/city/reparations-committee-announces-44-new-payments-explores-delta-8-tax/
EVANSTON NOW
— Prosecutors warn of tainted jury in Broadview Six case. DD: By denying me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, the judges and justices made it clear that they believed that no jury would rule in my favor. My demographics were terrible: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.
https://evanstonnow.com/prosecutors-warn-of-tainted-jury-in-broadview-six-case/
WCIA
— Illinois Gaming Board, AG issue 60+ cease-and-desists for illegal betting operators
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-gaming-board-ag-issue-60-cease-and-desists-for-illegal-betting-operators/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning ICE.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-05/poll-two-thirds-of-americans-say-ice-has-gone-too-far-in-immigration-enforcement
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-06/as-some-democrats-embrace-calls-to-abolish-ice-others-seek-more-targeted-reforms
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. Anticipate/expect that Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked over those students who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Are you conservative? What is holding you back from leaving Illinois? For me, it includes my ancestors having lived in northeast Illinois since 1844. Me living in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978 and my living in my precinct since 1984. My having earned a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license in Illinois. My having worked in Illinois 1962-1997. My wife and I not having children. My knowing that if you move to a state, county, township, municipality, school district, precinct, or neighborhood that is prosperous and safe because conservatives built it, sooner or later, Democrats will move in to take advantage of that prosperity and safety and that they will sooner or later destroy that prosperity and safety. Further, under the Democrats, and under the RINOs, there are fewer and fewer and fewer places in America where those who share my demographics are welcome. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois state pensions have less money to pay retirees than any state according to Equable Institute. It’s the third year in a row for Illinois coming in last. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-pension, anti-federal employee, and anti-federal retiree. They have been ever-increasingly furious ever since I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I started working part-time for the Post Office when I was 18 years old in 1966. They were more furious that I got almost 3 years of full-time CSRS credit even though I worked only part-time. They have been even more furious that I have gotten a CSRS pension ($68,640/year in today’s dollars) since I was 49 in 1997. They have been even more furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums since 1978. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment examination. I would not have become an IRS employee when I was 22 years old in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, a job offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. If I was still working, I would still be paying into the CSRS instead of getting a CSRS pension.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/three-peat-illinois-pension-system-last-place-for-3rd-year-in-a-row/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/4443846/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-good/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani’s free for all, including illegals, will only end in bills for all taxpayers
https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/opinion/mamdanis-free-for-all-including-illegals-will-only-end-in-bills-for-all-taxpayers/
CENTER SQUARE
— ‘Ridiculous:’ Republicans reject Dems’ 10 demands for DHS reforms
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a3b85b54-4baf-4648-b78f-1dc1e7fcd4dc.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Real Reason Why Advertisers Are Flocking to Fox News
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/05/fox-news-posts-highest-ever-second-quarter-ad-revenue-adds-200-new-advertisers/
FOX NEWS
— Chris Harrison sparks mixed reactions over ‘traditional marriage’ dating show casting call. Former ‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison faces social media backlash over casting call for ‘traditional, marriage-minded partnership’ series. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-harrison-sparks-mixed-reactions-over-traditional-marriage-dating-show-casting-call
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Feds Investigating Nike for Discriminating Against White Employees. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they discriminated tremendously against their Republican employees who were White and/or male.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/feds-investigating-nike-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-white-employees/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Notre Dame Trustees Grapple with Backlash to Pro-Abortion Professor’s Appointment
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/notre-dame-trustees-grapple-with-backlash-to-pro-abortion-professors-appointment/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Poll Finds a Fractured Country With Little Faith in Fixes. DD: Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that the Democrat Party a) will never stop flooding America with their illegals and b) will never stop fighting their deportation. Further, Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that the Democrat Party will never stop promoting a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, d) vices, e) further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and f) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/30/poll_finds_a_fractured_country_with_little_faith_in_fixes_153784.amp.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Woke-ism Finally Blows up in Nike’s Face as Trump’s Administration Comes Calling. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they discriminated tremendously against their Republican employees who were White and/or male.
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-ism-finally-blows-nikes-face-trumps-administration-comes-calling/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— 12 Columbia Professors and Students Are Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest. Demonstrators, who were demanding that the university provide more protection for international students, blocked Broadway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/nyregion/columbia-professors-students-protest-arrests.html
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/trump-election-states-midterms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2026/college-faculty-diversity-initiatives/
NBC NEWS
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/local-officials-push-back-trumps-threats-nationalize-elections-targete-rcna257583
CBS NEWS
— Events to mark Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/black-history-month-events-2026-twin-cities/
ABC NEWS
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/bad-bunny-previews-new-details-super-bowl-halftime/story?id=129886923
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Administration to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers. A rule issued on Thursday would create a government-employee category that offers fewer job protections. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-federal-employees-new-category-1051bc29
— Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Voting. Do Democrats now see the constitutional wisdom of federalism? DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-nationalize-elections-congress-john-thune-c9f3c4c9
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny. My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/04/super-bowl-headliner-bad-bunny-broke-latin-pop-star-mold/88392294007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-setlist-song-predictions/88210461007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/03/bad-bunny-profile-super-bowl-halftime-show-grammys-winner/88302767007/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-not-likely-for-trump-says-white-house/88535440007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/03/bad-bunny-super-bowl-ratings-nfl-significance/88210458007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-surprise-guests/88298051007/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-celebrities-photos/88533017007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-interview-super-bowl-halftime-show/88516784007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/02/04/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-puerto-rico/88477508007/
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
— Texas warns schools of possible state takeover over student protests, appoints misconduct enforcer. The move comes as the state’s education agency unveils a new enforcement role to oversee investigations into alleged misconduct by Texas teachers.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2026/02/05/542625/texas-education-walkouts-tea-takeover-ice/
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Utahns take to the streets outside of BYU to protest Border Patrol’s presence at campus job fair. Couple kicked out of recruitment event for wearing pro-immigrant T-shirts. Protesters say agency’s inclusion doesn’t fit with LDS principles.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02/05/immigration-protests-break-out-off/
COLUMBUS SPECTATOR
— ‘ICE off campus’: Students, faculty, and community members protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside campus gates. Protesters demanded that the University declare itself a sanctuary campus and establish more protections for students targeted by immigration officers.
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02/05/ice-off-campus-students-faculty-and-community-members-protest-against-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-outside-campus-gates/
FOX MINNESOTA
— Minnesota caucusgoers vote in straw polls, potentially shaping GOP race for governor. DD: As a member of Milton Township Republican Organization fundraising committees and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted many straw polls. My critic/opponents were furious because they could not manipulate those straw polls. They were beyond furious when their candidates did not win.
https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-caucusgoers-vote-straw-polls-potentially-shaping-gop-race-governor
NEWS NATION
— Project 2025 plan to make federal workers easier to fire takes effect. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/project-2025-federal-workers-takes-effect/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/02/trump-administration-advances-plan-to-strip-job-protections-from-career-federal-employees/
EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. Anticipate/expect that Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked over those students who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/free-speech-debates-resurface-with-student-walkouts-over-ice-raids/2026/02
PBS
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-governors-blast-trumps-call-to-nationalize-elections
ATLANTIC
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/02/trump-threats-american-elections/685873/
PEW RESEARCH
— Key facts about the U.S. Black population
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/05/key-facts-about-black-americans/
(FROM THE REPORT: Black Americans are less likely than other Americans to be married. . .About two-in-ten married Black adults (18%) are married to someone who is not Black.)
FROM FOREIN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://news.sky.com/story/a-terrible-choice-or-uniting-the-nation-why-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-show-is-causing-a-stir-13503221
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Yale wipes out $90,000 tuition for many families in major expansion of free college aid. DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 degree from NIU, my 1976 degree from Loyola, my 1980 degree from DePaul, and my 1997 degree from IIT are worthless. My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated my degrees like they were worthless. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois treat my degrees like they are worthless. My critics/opponents glorify and praise and pander to those who have degrees from Ivy League universities.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/yale-wipes-out-90000-tuition-for-many-families-in-major-expansion-of-free-college-aid/ar-AA1VfpOV
February 5, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says Good, Pretti killings ‘should not have happened’
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-county-medical-examiner-lists-alex-prettis-death-homicide/18528885/
— Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Chicago private school to promote US history
https://abc7chicago.com/post/education-secretary-linda-mcmahon-visits-chicago-hope-academy-west-side-promote-history-us-approaches-250th-birthday/18549631/
NBC5
— 6 Illinois schools make list of ‘World’s Top Universities’ — and one ranked 5th. In total, 500 global institutions were ranked, with The University of Chicago landing high on the list at No. 5. DD: I attended 151st ranked University of Illinois Chicago 1966-1968 and 1971. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from 266th ranked Institute of Technology in 1997.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/worlds-top-unversities-full-list-illinois-chicago-schools-universities/3886976/
— Chicago residents wary as Trump promises ‘softer touch’ on immigration. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/chicago-residents-wary-as-trump-promises-softer-touch-on-immigration/3886854/
CBS2
— Early voting begins for some Illinois counties; DuPage County delayed to next week
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/early-voting-begins-some-illinois-counties/
WGN9
— Celebrating 100 years of Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://wgntv.com/news/black-history-month/celebrating-100-years-of-black-history-month/#/questions/5294859
FOX32
— President Trump’s proposal to nationalize elections faces major constitutional hurdles. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-mt88gazxykqugksv
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/04/teen-brothers-why-they-became-ice-watchers-chicago-minneapolis
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trial set for May in ‘Broadview Six’ conspiracy case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/trial-set-broadview-six/
— Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge ‘this job sucks’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/justice-department-lawyer-removed/
— Marimar Martínez plans to attend Trump’s State of the Union speech
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/marimar-martinez-plans-to-attend-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-lawyer-says/
— Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/homeland-security-shutdown/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, plans to attend Trump’s State of the Union. Her attorney disclosed her plans in a fiery court filing, in which he also accused Chicago’s U.S. Attorney’s office of being “active enablers of an out-of-control client.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/05/marimar-martinez-shot-5-times-by-border-patrol-in-chicago-plans-to-attend-trumps-state-of-the-union
— Federal prosecutors fear tainted jury pool if public sees evidence in Broadview Six conspiracy case. DD: By denying me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, the judges and justices made it clear that they believed that no jury would rule in my favor. My demographics were terrible: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/02/05/federal-prosecutors-fear-tainted-jury-pool-if-public-sees-evidence-in-broadview-six-conspiracy-case
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg predicted last week it could take three days for prosecutors to lay out their case against the Broadview conspiracy defendants. Mecklenburg wrote in a recent court filing that the feds are “concerned that unrestricted dissemination [of evidence] could taint the jury pool. Given the current climate, it will be very difficult to pick an unbiased jury.” In court Thursday, the prosecutor also said that “flooding the public way with all of this material is going to have jurors who form an opinion before they even get here.” Similar concerns were raised by U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow in the murder-for-hire trial of Espinoza Martinez. She predicted jury selection could be “pretty dicey” given how recently Bovino and his agents had been in Chicago. But attorneys managed to pick a dozen jurors and two alternates, out of a pool of 45 people, in less than a day.
— State Senate Republicans introduce bills addressing Illinois’ rise in domestic violence deaths. The lawmakers have proposed separate bills that would work to make it harder for individuals accused of domestic violence to be released pre-trial, and would increase penalties for domestic abusers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-senate/2026/02/05/state-senate-republicans-legislative-package-domestic-violence
DAILY HERALD
— Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260205/nation-and-world-politics/homeland-security-shutdown-grows-more-likely-as-republicans-rebuff-democrats-ice-demands/
— Most GOP candidates for 9th Congressional seat oppose Trump’s suggestion to nationalize elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260205/us-congress-politics/most-gop-candidates-for-9th-congressional-seat-oppose-trumps-suggestion-to-nationalize-elections/
— DD: Democrat leaders push pot in Libertyville
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260205/marijuana/recreational-cannabis-dispensary-proposed-for-former-bakers-square-in-libertyville/
— League of Women Voters of Palatine Area introduces VOTE411.org, sets candidate forums. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260204/us-congress-politics/league-of-women-voters-of-palatine-area-introduces-vote411-org-sets-candidate-forums/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Perennial candidate Jim Oberweis is running again — but not in Illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jim-oberweis-running-office-again-not-illinois
WCIA
— U of I Title VI Office investigating Illini Republicans’ controversial social media post
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/u-of-i-title-vi-office-investigating-illini-republicans-controversial-social-media-post/
CHICAGO REPORTER
— DD: Democrat leaders push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-illinois-got-wrong-about-legal-weed/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-463/
(FROM THE POSTING: Five days ago, Illini Republicans posted on Instagram that they “stand with ICE” while sharing a graphic image celebrating violence, prompting condemnation from elected officials, school leadership, and students across Illinois. Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez demanded that the Illinois Republican Party and every Republican candidate in our state denounce the post. ILGOP leadership has refused. Party Chair Kathy Salvi, House Republican Leader Tony McCombie, Senate Republican Leader John Curran, gubernatorial front-runner Darren Bailey, and Senate GOP front-runner Don Tracy have all refused to condemn the post. By refusing to speak out, they’re sending a clear message that ILGOP leaders are willing to excuse rhetoric that celebrates violence against American citizens and puts students on college campuses at risk. With primary day just six weeks away, Illinois voters deserve answers. Will Republican leadership condemn this post and reject political violence, or will they continue to stay silent?)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e0a0c880-752f-40b3-9855-571716b4445f.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Family Institute Voter Guide. 2026 Illinois Primary.
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IFI-VG-Primary-2026-16-pages-web-Jan-26.pdf
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to my critics/opponents, it is never too late to start a career in accounting. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22never+too+late%22+start+career+accounting I disagree. You really need to major in accounting from the beginning, but I did not until I was 27 when I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession had no interest in me a) because it viewed me as being too old and b) because my demographics were terrible. The profession was under tremendous pressure to advance minorities and females. Why didn’t I major in accounting from the beginning? I erroneously believed that because I was not strong in math, I could never pass the CPA examination. But I belatedly learned that accountants do not use the types of math that I was not strong in. — Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Justice Department is investigating Baltimore’s health department for segregating employees by race during taxpayer-funded training sessions. The city paid consultants $50,000 between 2022-2024 for “Undoing Racism Workshop” with separate “White caucus” and “people of color caucus” groups. Officials spent over $2,000 on food and paid $150 per White caucus meeting through at least June 2025. Assistant Attorney General calls the practice “discriminatory, illegal, and un-American.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/5/justice-department-probes-taxpayer-funded-racial-equity-training/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The legal case for and against nationalizing elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4446735/legal-case-for-against-nationalizing-elections/
— Trump renews push to nationalize elections and floats possibility of fraud in midterm elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4447075/trump-renews-push-nationalize-elections-fraud-midterm-elections/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Over 1,000 UCLA protesters participate in two anti-ICE walkouts in a week. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.campusreform.org/article/1000-ucla-protesters-participate-two-anti-ice-walkouts-week/29367
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Says Immigration Enforcement Could Use ‘Softer Touch’ DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/04/trump-immigration-enforcement-softer-touch/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Freedom Caucus Creates New PAC for 2026 Elections
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/04/freedom-caucus-fund-merges-conservative-pac-efforts-streamline-support-house-candidates-2026/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Sweeping bill to crush sanctuary cities, protect ICE agents unveiled in Senate. Sen Eric Schmitt’s Protect America Act would punish sanctuary cities, boost agent protections after anti-ICE protests.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sweeping-bill-crush-sanctuary-cities-protect-ice-agents-unveiled-senate
— Trump PIVOTS on ICE raids: ‘SOFTER TOUCH’ DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388812491112
— Noem deploys to both borders, says ICE won’t be deterred by sanctuary officials who ‘want to create conflict’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-deploys-both-borders-says-ice-wont-deterred-sanctuary-officials-want-create-conflict
HILLSDALE COLLEGIAN
— Can American journalism be saved?
https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2026/02/can-american-journalism-be-saved/
HOT AIR
— Illegals Driving Semis Kill Again
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/02/05/illegals-driving-semis-kill-again-n3811591
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Palatine teacher fired over anti-BLM posts turns to SCOTUS.
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/palatine-teacher-fired-over-anti-blm-posts-turns-to-scotus/article_6bb7d3a5-95a9-4225-87f7-04a04aeb6895.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former Palatine High School teacher who was fired for posting anti-Black Lives Matter content to her personal Facebook page has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to tell lower courts they were wrong to allow the suburban school district for which she worked to toss her lawsuit because the district’s interest in mollifying angry students and community members outweighed the teacher’s First Amendment right to speak. And the effort by plaintiff Jeanne Hedgepeth to revive her lawsuit against District 211 has gained some hefty legal support from an attorney widely regarded as one of the most influential and successful lawyers to argue before the Supreme Court in the past quarter century.)
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The latest Census Bureau population estimates are in. Halfway through the 2020s, they show a tectonic shift in America’s population, a decided preference among Americans to vote with their feet for red-state over blue-state governance, and the dramatic demographic effects of replacing Joe Biden’s border policies with those of Donald Trump.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/americans-vote-with-their-feet-for-red-states/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump tries ‘softer’ tact on immigration. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5723972-trump-immigration-strategy-shift/
— Trump moving toward Christopher Columbus statue installation on White House grounds. DD: How strongly anti-Italian are the Democrats in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5724408-trump-christopher-columbus-white-house/
— Trump finalizes rule making it easier to fire 50,000 federal workers. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5724661-trump-administration-rule-firing-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule that gives it the power to more easily fire an estimated 50,000 federal workers who focus on policy, striking many civil service safeguards while also gutting their whistleblower protections. The rule, dubbed Schedule Policy/Career, converts a wide swath of federal workers into a status similar to that of political appointees who can be fired at will. Federal worker unions have staunchly opposed the switch, casting it as a way for President Trump to politicize a workforce tapped for its expertise to neutrally carry out their role across administrations. The administration has been clear that the goal of the rule is to more easily fire workers it argues are hindering Trump policies — a nod to the president’s claims of a “Deep State” within the federal government trying to undermine him. “This is not about people’s views or ideas. This is about whether they are refusing to actually affect their duties on behalf of the American people consistent with the objectives of this administration,” said Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which promulgated the rule. “The only impact Policy/Career has is if their disagreement leads them to then try to actively thwart or undermine the execution of those priorities, then that [is] behavior that we want to declare to people is not acceptable.” The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) on Thursday said the rule would open the door to political patronage. “This rule is a direct assault on a professional, nonpartisan, merit-based civil service and the government services the American people rely on every day,” Everett Kelley, the group’s president, said in a release. “When people see turmoil and controversy in Washington, they don’t ask for more politics in government, they ask for competence and professionalism. OPM is doing the opposite. They’re rebranding career public servants as ‘policy’ employees, silencing whistleblowers, and replacing competent professionals with political flunkies without any neutral, independent protections against politicization and arbitrary abuse of power.” The new rule would also make significant changes to how these federal workers could report waste, fraud, or abuse, barring them from going to another independent agency — the Office of Special Counsel — with their whistleblower complaint. Instead, Schedule Policy/Career employees would be required to make their complaint of wrongdoing within their agency. Kupor said those complaints will now be reviewed by the general counsel at the agency — a role filled by a political appointee — who will then ask someone not involved to investigate the complaint. “We are filling the gap by requiring that agencies create processes at their agencies to investigate these, including by somebody who wasn’t immediately involved in the action, which is really the best we can do,” Kupor said. The AFGE and other organizations previously sued to block the policy as it was being developed, and while litigation was paused as rulemaking progressed, it is expected to resume shortly. “This is a deliberate attempt to do through regulation what the law does not allow—strip public servants of their rights and make it easier to fire them for political reasons and harm the American people through doing so,” said Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, which is leading the suit. “We have successfully fought this kind of power grab before, and we will fight this again. We will return to court to stop this unlawful rule and will use every legal tool available to hold this administration accountable to the people.” Trump tried a similar move at the end of his first term in office, then calling it Schedule F, and also faced trouble in court. Former President Biden then also promulgated a rule that would block federal workers from being moved into a new classification without their consent, something Trump is undoing with the latest rule. The U.S. has since the 1800s relied on a merit-based hiring system designed to end a spoils system where jobs were doled out based on political loyalty. While the president can hire or nominate political appointees for a number of high-ranking roles, those positions are just a fraction of the federal workforce, which is otherwise required to carry out their nonpartisan work regardless of who is in office. “For decades, our nonpartisan civil service has set us apart from other countries and enabled us to have stability and continuity no matter who is in the White House. The Trump Administration’s move to reclassify federal employees to make it easier to fire them for political reasons will hurt these workers and their families, threaten our national security, and make it harder for Americans to access the services they need,” Virginia’s two Democratic senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, said in a statement. “If we want to continue to lead the world, then we must have a federal workforce based on merit, not politics. We will continue to do everything we can to protect these dedicated public servants, many of whom live in Virginia.” But an OPM official speaking with reporters slammed public servants, arguing that the earlier leaking of the rule demonstrates that federal employees are working against the administration. “We have a boatload of empirical data that supports the idea that there is misconduct and policy resistance among the career civil servants,” the official said. “We have numerous examples of that — career civil servants in policy-making roles. Just in the formulation of this rule, we had this rule — a confidential draft of it — was leaked to the media, so we know that that happens. We are inundated every day in the federal government, unfortunately, with misconduct and poor performance by civil servants. It’s a crisis.”)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: For Democrats, government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it to Democrats.
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/trump-elections-nationalizing-voting-citizens.html
CBS NEWS
— Frustrations from judge, prosecutor in Minnesota boil over amid Trump’s ICE surge: “Not above the law”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frustrations-from-judge-prosecutor-minnesota-boil-over-amid-trump-ice-surge/
— Trump says his administration could use “softer touch” on immigration enforcement. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxZ9eQsfiE
— Students across North Texas walk out over ICE as state threatens consequences for districts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-student-walkouts-ice-protests-tea-warnings/
NEW YORK SUN
— Texas Threatens To Investigate Teachers, School Districts That Allow Anti-ICE Walkout Protests. That state is warning that school districts could lose their funding if they encourage or ‘facilitate’ walkout protests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.nysun.com/article/texas-threatens-to-investigate-teachers-school-districts-that-allow-anti-ice-walkout-protests
MONTANA RIGHT NOW
— Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk and Governor Gianforte will announce a new statewide partnership to bring TPUSA Club America chapters to Montana high schools. DD: Who heads Turning Point USA in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.montanarightnow.com/montana/gov-gianforte-turning-point-usa-aim-for-conservative-groups-chapters-in-every-high-school/article_1ab1d938-4710-46c3-aa0d-c04fc236fda6.html
INDY STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2026/02/05/organizing-ice-walkouts-meet-indianapolis-students-risking-writeups/88365956007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/bad-bunny-halftime-learning-spanish-tiktok-6b2f41ed?mod=djemwhatsnews
BROOKINGS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/states-of-change-2019/
February 4, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— Elgin High School students protest immigration enforcement with walkout, march. DD: What policy does your school district have on student walkouts? Democrats run education in America. Obviously, students in high schools in America who support enforcement of America’s immigration laws are ever-increasingly unwelcome.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260204/news/elgin-high-school-students-protest-immigration-enforcement-with-walkout-march/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Carrying signs with messages like “my parents aren’t criminals” and “kids shouldn’t live in fear,” more than a thousand Elgin High School students walked out of the school just after noon on Wednesday to march in protest of federal immigration enforcement. Multiple students estimated that about three-quarters of their roughly 2,500 classmates participated. “We want people to see that we can make a difference and that what we’re doing is important,” senior Silvia Scimonelli said. The roughly 2-mile march along frequently snow-covered sidewalks took the students from the school to Chicago Street, where they headed west to Willard Avenue, then south to Villa Street and back to the school. The protest follows a similar event at Elgin Area School District U-46’s Streamwood High School. Walkouts are also planned in the coming days at Larkin and South Elgin high schools. Freshman Jamison Vaskin said he took part because “what is happening in America is 100% not OK.” “I’m out here because of the dehumanization that’s happening in our country,” he said. “The attack on our Constitution and our rights, the constant abuse that ICE is inflicting on our citizens, the murder of American citizens. It is heinous.” Matthew Napoles donned a sombrero and carried a portable speaker while leading his classmates in songs and chants. He said he was there to “show ICE that we obviously don’t like them.” “They always try to take away the people that we love, and I’m just trying to keep them safe,” he said. A statement from the school district said the walkout was “initiated by a group of students who wished to express their views about an issue that is important to them.” The district sent a communication to parents on Tuesday to make them aware of the walkout and encouraged families to have conversations about “respectful expression, civic engagement, and making responsible choices while at school.” A spokesperson for the district said students who participated in the walkout were marked absent for missed instructional time, in accordance with district policy. Students were allowed back in after the protest.)
— Democrats demand ‘dramatic changes’ for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants. DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260204/nation-and-world-politics/democrats-demand-dramatic-changes-for-ice-including-masks-cameras-and-judicial-warrants/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County clerk urges early mail-in voting amid USPS postmark change before March 17 primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/cook-county-clerk-urges-early-mail-in-voting-amid-usps-postmark-change-before-march-17-primary/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— USPS postmark change could ‘threaten’ mail-in voters, Cook County officials warn. The Illinois primary election will be held March 17. All mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within 14 days to be counted.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/04/usps-postmark-change-could-threaten-mail-in-voters-cook-county-officials-warn
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/04/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-not-to-deport-chicago-man-cleared-of-bovino-murder-plot
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/04/trans-students-felt-threatened-by-this-symbol-of-the-far-right-why-didnt-northwestern-intervene
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more and more and more dependency on government, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/04/nih-funding-cuts-science-life-saving-medications-research-northwestern-flies-genevieve-nemeth
ABC7
— US Postal Service changes could delay mail-in ballots for upcoming Illinois primary election
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-postal-service-changes-could-delay-mail-ballots-upcoming-illinois-primary-elections-2026-march/18541796/
— A federal judge in Indiana ordered the Trump administration not to deport a Chicago carpenter cleared of accusations that he put a $10,000 bounty on the life of Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/indiana-federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-not-deport-juan-espinoza-martinez-acquitted-bovino-murder-hire-trial/18542149/
— Trump says his admin could use a ‘softer touch’ on immigration. DD: Democrat leaders and their illegals are overjoyed.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-county-medical-examiner-lists-alex-prettis-death-homicide/18528885/
FOX32
— Trump’s call to nationalize elections ‘not possible,’ expert says. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-2ap9oe0guenrydon
— New bill would ban ICE agents from becoming law enforcement officers in Illinois. DD: Have you been banned? My their wasting my career, by their taking many big adverse actions against me, and by their forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat superiors in the federal government banned me from getting any kind of employment appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-4nnbispqzmtkxe1v
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/02/04/trans-students-felt-threatened-by-this-symbol-of-the-far-right-why-didnt-northwestern-intervene
WILL
— GOP U.S. Senate candidate Casey Chlebek, Polish immigrant, talks immigration reform, taxes, ‘cultural Marxism’
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/republican-u.s-senate-candidate-casey-chlebek
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-04/brothers-of-renee-good-call-for-action-in-congress
KFVS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/02/04/siu-celebrate-diversity-with-2026-international-festival/
PATCH ILLINOIS
— Peoria County Delays Early Voting Due To Court Case Involving Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-county-delays-early-voting-due-court-case-involving-republican-gubernatorial
PROPUBLICA
— The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building. DD: The owner of the low-income apartments that surround the Milton Township government building in Wheaton prohibited me from distributing flyers there that promote Republican participation in and Republican support of Wheaton Independence Day Parades. The parades stage there and start there. In 2007, many of the residents of those apartments came out to see the elephant that I had arranged to walk in the parade.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-462/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you get blamed for? According to my critics/opponents, I bring all my problems on myself. The following are things that I have done, that my critics/opponents have used to justify their taking adverse actions against me. I did not become a Democrat. I avoided the Vietnam War draft. I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I filed arbitration demands and lawsuits. My wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and I have always fought for direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members. I served as the Milton Township coordinator for Pat O’Malley’s gubernatorial primary campaign in 2001 and 2002. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. I led groups that stopped video gambling in Wheaton in 2009 and the sale of pot in Wheaton in 2019. I have always promoted conservative principles. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial power and clout. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy people like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I take the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me as badges of honor. But of course, my critics/opponents deny that they took their adverse actions against me for the aforesaid reasons. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The blue-state model is failing
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4444096/blue-state-model-failing/
NEW YORK POST
— White House to scrap race, sex requirements for mortgage applications. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since I bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black and/or a female from buying that townhome.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/04/us-news/white-house-pushed-to-scrap-race-sex-requirement-for-mortgage-applications/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Europe Chooses Abortion and Suicide. If America can’t learn from Europe’s death, America will soon die, too.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/02/europe_chooses_abortion_and_suicide.html
FOX BUSINESS
— Ex-RNC chair Reince Priebus outlines the keys to victory for GOP in midterms
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6388777445112
FOX NEWS
— Trump doubles down on calls for GOP to ‘nationalize’ voting as congressional leaders balk. GOP leaders in the House and Senate say they don’t want to federalize elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-doubles-down-calls-gop-nationalize-voting-congressional-leaders-balk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ice-gets-worse-ratings-polling-after-prettis-fatal/story?id=129859236
— What Democrats are demanding in the fight over Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding. DD: To vote for Democrats is to promote illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/democrats-demanding-fight-immigration-customs-enforcement-funding-129842937
ABC NEW YORK
— Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://abc7ny.com/post/what-is-black-history-month-important-heres-know-2026/18542088/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders and their illegals crow that Homan is pulling 700 immigration agents out of Minnesota
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/04/us/trump-news
— 10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/movies/black-history-month-movies-streaming.html
WASHINGTON POST
— 12 ways to celebrate Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/02/04/black-history-month-events-concerts-dc/
WFAA
— Texas students could face discipline after immigration enforcement walkouts. DD: What policy does your school district have on student walkouts?
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/texas-students-could-face-discipline-immigration-enforcement-walkouts/287-8bbe3097-38de-4940-95e5-06c32c9f2de6
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nike Is Investigated for Alleged Discrimination Against White Workers. The EEOC is investigating allegations that Nike’s DEI objectives resulted in ‘a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against white employees.’ DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they discriminated tremendously against their Republican employees who were White and/or male.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/nike-subpoenaed-over-alleged-discrimination-against-white-workers-e8f1bb0e
— Top Senate negotiators said that an effort to renew expired healthcare subsidies had effectively collapsed, likely ending the hopes of 20 million Americans that the tax-credit expansion could be revived and lower their monthly insurance premiums. DD: Because I am a retired federal employee, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums. The 28% that we pay just increased from $600/month to $700/month.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/negotiators-say-talks-to-restore-aca-subsidies-likely-dead-a9c710b4
POLITICO
— Supreme Court won’t disturb new California congressional map. It seemed unlikely the justices would block Democrats’ gerrymandering effort after they kept Texas’ Republican map in place.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/supreme-court-california-prop-50-map-00764862
ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION
— ONA Condemns Arrests of Journalists Covering Anti-ICE Demonstration in Minnesota. DD: I should write about those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.journalists.org/news/ona-condemns-arrests-of-journalists-covering-anti-ice-demonstration-in-minnesota
(FROM THE POSTING: The Online News Association stands with journalists who have been threatened, physically assaulted, detained and arrested while doing their jobs covering immigration raids and protests in Minnesota, Portland, Chicago and elsewhere. We condemn the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort on Jan. 30, who have since been released. They were lawfully covering a Jan. 18 demonstration at a church in St. Paul, Minn., actions that are protected newsgathering activities and should have never resulted in arrest. To be clear, journalism is not a crime. These journalists were not committing unlawful acts; they were committing acts of journalism. ONA, alongside NABJ, NAHJ and other journalism support organizations, urges law enforcement and courts to uphold the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Press freedom is a cornerstone of that amendment and is essential for healthy, informed communities and a functioning democracy. When journalists are detained or arrested for doing their work, it sets a very dangerous precedent that undermines public trust and weakens the democratic bedrock we all rely on. The same constitutional protections apply to independent journalists as to those working within newsrooms. Independent journalists like Lemon and Fort play a vital role in documenting our communities and bearing witness during moments of profound public consequence, and they need our collective support now more than ever.)