FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/juliana-stratton-turns-focus-don-tracy-senate-election
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than $30M in outside spending shaped Illinois primaries, but wins were a split for big-monied interests
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/outside-spending-illinois-primaries-results/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Why some voters opted out of Tuesday’s primary. DD: How many voted in your precinct? At least 334 or 31% of the 1,086 registered voters voted in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. At least 186 (58%) cast Democrat ballots and at least 136 (42%) cast Republican ballots. In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. Because more and more and more employers in Illinois are Democrat or RINO, a) fewer and fewer and fewer Republicans will be hired and b) more and more and more Republicans will be gotten rid of. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/why-some-voters-opted-out-of-tuesdays-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Experts say turnout likely was affected by the number of contested races on the ballot as well as the strength of candidates. . .DuPage County is currently reporting the highest turnout level at 24.6%, which could increase when mail-in stragglers are eventually reported. . .Party line voting data isn’t available just yet, but based on totals from statewide races, it’s clear many more Democratic ballots were pulled in the suburbs than Republican.)
SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker administration opens down payment assistance program to spur homeownership. DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year when I was 24 in 1972. That enabled me to buy a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). My critics/opponents were furious about that. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/03/20/pritzker-administration-opens-down-payment-assistance-program-to-spur-homeownership/
WAND TV
— Springfield pro-life march highlights opposition to abortion, assisted dying law
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/springfield-pro-life-march-highlights-opposition-to-abortion-assisted-dying-law/article_433c11f7-3823-46fc-9945-1d23b2fc0511.html
WGEL
— Plummer Named Caucus Chair for Illinois Senate Republicans
https://wgel.com/news/2026/03/plummer-named-caucus-chair-for-illinois-senate-republicans/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say that Trump is dismantling democracy at unprecedented speed.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-19/trump-is-dismantling-democracy-at-unprecedented-speed-global-report-finds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before he was elected to a second term, former President Donald Trump hugged and kissed the U.S. flag as he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., in 2024.)
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint their illegals as being religious and b) use their faith leaders to glorify and praise their illegals and to fight their deportation.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/clergy-seek-court-order-to-allow-pastoral-access-to-immigrants-held-at-minneapolis-ice-facility/article_48744aec-6d07-53c8-b870-3c25923805ad.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against all Republican candidates.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/democrats-aim-to-turn-trumps-tariffs-against-gop-in-campaigns-for-governor/article_79e7a1da-a2e6-55e5-b8c0-77d67043f03e.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Condemning AIPAC spending ahead of 2028
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/20/democrats-and-the-aipac-question-00837345
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: STRATEGIC LAYUP: Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor, and his wife, Cindy, made a surprise appearance courtside Thursday at the Chicago Bulls game, swapping campaign stops for slam dunks — at least for a night. The visit wasn’t just about basketball. Bailey has been signaling a push to boost his visibility in northern Illinois, where stronger margins could make a difference in a statewide race. Pic! Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee and the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, was in Chicago on Thursday to raise funds for his hotly contested campaign. Spotted at an event at Trump Tower were Don Tracy, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, and Ted Dabrowski, who lost his bid for governor earlier this week. Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and a group of fellow, self-described “Trump-ocrats” were there, too, Blagojevich then co-hosted a dinner party at the O’Hare Hilton along with entrepreneur Ranko Ristic. Whatley faces Democrat Roy Cooper, in a competitive contest.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Kaczmarek has fixed her website. Now DuPage election results are available broken out by precinct. How many voted in your precinct? At least 334 or 31% of the 1,086 registered voters voted in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. At least 186 (58%) cast Democrat ballots and at least 136 (42%) cast Republican ballots. In my precinct, in the contested Republican races, a) Tracy got 61 votes, Evans 39, and the other candidates 29, b) Dabrowski got 66, Baily 32, Mendrick 27, and Heidner 11, c) Harris got 76 and Adamczyk 48, d) Noonan got 72 and Moore 61, and e) Helland got 71 and Senak 47. In the uncontested races, Eckhoff got the most votes with 129. Soloman got 5 write-in votes. The Milton Township highway proposition got 187 NO votes and 147 YES votes. I got 121 votes. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Far too many who claim to be Republican are really RINOs, Democrat plants, or Libertarian plants. RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the platform’s personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many fight for more and more and more benefits and preferences for those who are minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Chicago’s Criminal Industrial Complex Meets Its First Real Check
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-criminal-industrial-complex-meets-its-first-real-check/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Vietnam veterans sue to stop construction of Trump’s ‘Independence Arch’ DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch/2511689/
BIZ PAC REVIEWS
— Gov Hochul begs New Yorkers to come back and feed the socialism machine after telling them to move to Florida
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/19/gov-hochul-begs-new-yorkers-to-come-back-and-feed-the-socialism-machine-after-telling-them-to-move-to-florida-1628187/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition. DD: Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run Illinois will ever-increasingly take away more and mor and more Second Amendment rights. One could recommend that if you are a Republican and you intend to stay in Illinois, you should buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for your self-defense while you still can. Democrats want to disarm Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
— Why Cesar Chavez Suddenly Became Politically Inconvenient to the Left
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/19/nolte-why-cesar-chavez-suddenly-became-politically-inconvenient-to-the-left/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— How Worksite Enforcement Works. ‘Briefcase immigration enforcement’ is the best way to demagnetize illegal immigration and boost arrests.
https://cis.org/Arthur/How-Worksite-Enforcement-Works. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 1986 law makes it illegal for U.S. employers to hire aliens who are not authorized to work. Employers must verify that all their new employees are eligible to work and maintain records showing those employees are employment authorized. ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations Directorate (HSI) engages in “worksite enforcement” to ensure businesses are not employing unauthorized aliens. During worksite enforcement investigations, HSI can secure permission — from either the employer or a federal judge — to enter businesses and find illegal aliens. Traditionally, most immigration arrests occurred in worksites, not on the streets or in communities, and DHS should return to such an enforcement strategy.
COLLEGE FIX
— We asked students: ‘Who comes first: illegals or citizens?’ DD: Democrats ever-increasingly put their illegals ahead of American citizens. Overwhelmingly, illegals are minority, female, and/or younger, and want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and job skills, and/or have health and/or other problems, that is, they are future Democrats. RINOs ever-increasingly put their illegals ahead of American citizens because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/we-asked-students-who-comes-first-illegals-or-citizens/
— California Democrats advance measure to allow race-based preferences in financial aid
https://www.thecollegefix.com/calif-democrats-advance-measure-to-allow-race-based-preferences-in-financial-aid/
— SUNY seeks expert in ‘queer pedagogies’ to teach ‘adolescence education’ classes
https://www.thecollegefix.com/suny-seeks-expert-in-queer-pedagogies-to-teach-adolescence-education-classes/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Love Gun Control And Violent Criminals Because Both Can Punish You. DD: Anticipate/expect that the Democrats who run Illinois will ever-increasingly take away more and mor and more Second Amendment rights. One could recommend that if you are a Republican and you intend to stay in Illinois, you should buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for your self-defense while you still can. Democrats want to disarm Republicans.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/20/democrats-love-gun-control-and-violent-criminals-because-both-can-punish-you/
— Senate RINOs Are Squandering Golden Opportunity To Fix Cracked Election System. DD: Far too many who claim to be Republican are really RINOs, Democrat plants, or Libertarian plants. RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many RINOs, Democrat plants, and Libertarian plants reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the platform’s personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many fight for more and more and more benefits and preferences for those who are minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/13/senate-rinos-are-squandering-golden-opportunity-to-fix-cracked-election-system/
— If ‘Temporary Refugees’ Aren’t Removed Now, They Never Will Be
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/20/if-temporary-refugees-arent-removed-now-they-never-will-be/
FOX NEWS
— Senate Democrats admit illegal aliens participate in US elections despite opposing Republican-led voter ID legislation
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6391198932112
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Stand With Their Illegal Immigrant Criminals
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/19/brandon-gill-dem-saenz-we-can-rehabilitate-criminal-illegals-n2673099
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Fly to India for free: US’ Taj Mahal post, $2,600 for ‘illegal aliens’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/fly-to-india-for-free-us-taj-mahal-post-2-600-for-illegal-aliens/ar-AA1YSnWQ
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservative Jews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/opinion/anti-muslim-islamophobia-trump-republicans.html
— DD: For Democrats, governments exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/fbi-retribution-lawsuit.html
— To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/farm-labor-trump-migrant-workers-h2a.html
BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/20/arts/white-with-fear-pbs/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millions of Americans Are Going Uninsured Following Expiration of ACA Subsidies. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of her health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/millions-of-americans-are-going-uninsured-following-expiration-of-aca-subsidies-0051240d
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/new-survey-reveals-most-americans-back-lgbtq-rights-amid-divides-within-religions
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: For Democrats, governments exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/03/interior-renews-campaign-employees-snitch-dei-discrimination-department/412255/
FED WEEK
— OPM Emphasizes ‘Streamlining’ Personnel Vetting Processes. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/opm-emphasizes-streamlining-personnel-vetting-processes/
JANE FRIEDMAN
— The Newsletter Market Is Crowded, But Most of Your Competition Is Easy to Beat. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to articles that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in my newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents? I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://janefriedman.com/the-newsletter-market-has-become-crowded-but-most-of-your-competition-is-easy-to-beat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The newsletter has to be about something. . .Your newsletter can’t be for everyone. . .Should you charge readers for your newsletter?. . .Advertising and sponsorships: an underexplored option)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY PIONEER
— Happiness : Government Function or Personal Responsibility? Elenor Roosevelt: Happiness is not a goal – it is a byproduct of a life well lived.” DD: Would I be happier today if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, if I had become a Democrat, if I had become a yes-man?
https://dailypioneer.com/news/happiness-government-function-or-personal-responsibility
EMPLOYMENT LAW WORLDWIDE
— EEOC Reminds Fortune 500 Companies About DEI. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 year old in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.
https://www.employmentlawworldview.com/eeoc-chair-andrea-r-lucas-reminds-fortune-500-companies-about-dei-programing-us/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
NEWS LITERACY PROJECT
— Five steps for vetting a news source. DD: I am a political and government news and commentary aggregator. Ever-increasingly, Google steers me to non-credible news and commentary sources. Facebook and YouTube are not credible sources. I run http://www.gopillinois.com . I fully disclose that I am conservative and Republican. No one calls my tunes. All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post them on http://www.gopillinois.com comes from me. My income comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings.
https://newslit.org/news-and-research/is-it-legit/
FEED SPOT
— DD: My GOPUSA ILLINOIS Newsletter is One of the 100 Best Political Blogs to Follow in 2026
https://bloggers.feedspot.com/political_blogs/?_src=f2_newcampaign
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March 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Bailey addresses supporters
https://wgntv.com/video/darren-bailey-addresses-supporters/11617116/
— Chicago vets denounce Iran war, urge current service members to resist. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://wgntv.com/military/chicago-vets-denounce-iran-war-urge-current-service-members-to-resist/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500K over allegations of discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/planned-parenthood-illinois-eeoc-discrimination/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FCC attempt to alter broadcast news is unconstitutional. Brendan Carr aims to reshape TV programming by requiring that broadcasters serve “the public interest” as he defines it, which evidently precludes news coverage that annoys the president. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to article that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in the newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/19/fcc-brendan-carr-tv-news-journalism-unconstitutional-trump-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk’s election loss won’t end legal fight with county board
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/dupage-clerks-election-loss-wont-end-legal-fight-with-county-board/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board. The Glen Ellyn Democrat has been locked in a yearslong battle with the board over how she runs the county clerk’s office and how bills get paid. That fight ended up in court and was a key factor in why the two-term incumbent found herself facing a challenger in the Democratic primary election. On Tuesday, DuPage County Board member Paula Deacon Garcia defeated Kaczmarek to become the Democratic nominee for county clerk. In November, she will face Republican Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, an attorney from Burr Ridge. Deacon Garcia and Kladis-Schiappa both say they would end the legal battle with the county board if they are elected. However, Kaczmarek will continue to serve as county clerk until the end of November. In the meantime, she says she intends to pursue an appeal she filed earlier this year. “The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election,” Kaczmarek said in a statement. Noting that a DuPage judge sided with the county in two recent rulings, a spokesman for the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said the office will “continue to vigorously defend the county in this matter.” Kaczmarek has argued that multiple opinions issued by the Illinois attorney general’s office have supported the contention that elected officials have internal control over their office. In addition, Kaczmarek claims the county has tried to require her office to make unnecessary budget transfers in order for bills to be paid. County board members counter that they don’t want to tell Kaczmarek what to do. However, they say the county can require its elected officials and department heads to follow basic accounting procedures and state laws on bidding. Still, Kaczmarek insists that the county board and the state’s attorney’s office “continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring” everything that the attorney general’s office has advised. “There must be independence of county officers from county board interference,” Kaczmarek said. “Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every attorney general’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County.” The county board filed a lawsuit in 2024 seeking a judge’s order to compel Kaczmarek into compliance with county accounting procedures for bill payments. At the time, Kaczmarek would not fill out the requested paperwork for budget transfers to get bills paid, arguing that it wasn’t necessary because there was enough money in her budget to cover the expenses. Last August, a judge ruled in the county’s favor and compelled Kaczmarek to follow the county’s accounting procedures. Then in December, the same judge ruled against Kaczmarek’s request for summary judgment, where she argued contracts with two election-related vendors were exempt from bidding rules because they fell under professional services. In January, Kaczmarek’s attorney filed the notice of appeal challenging both rulings. On Wednesday, Kaczmarek’s attorney, Ken Florey, said legal briefs from both sides should be filed in the coming months. He was hopeful a ruling could be issued before the November election. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek released the following statement Wednesday after her election loss: “The DuPage County Board and State’s Attorney continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring everything the Attorney General’s Office has advised for over 40 years. There must be independence of county officers from county board interference. Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every Attorney General’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County. The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election.”)
— What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/nation-and-world/what-americans-are-giving-up-to-afford-aca-health-insurance-according-to-a-new-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose — just to stretch it out longer. “Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine,” said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. “It’s so much with insurance, it’s crazy.” About 8 in 10 Americans, like Brown, who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are “a lot” higher, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF. A main reason for increased costs was the Dec. 31 expiration of enhanced tax credits that had offset premiums for most enrollees. For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they’re planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household needs.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois settles EEOC case alleging discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-planned-parenthood-eeoc-dei-discrimination-03192026/
WJBC
— Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registration. DD: Democrats use high schools to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/03/19/proposed-bill-would-require-illinois-high-schools-to-offer-voter-registration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-490/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Republicans Face Permanent Super Minority as Voter Turnout Collapses in 2026 Primary
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/illinois-republicans-face-permanent-super-minority-as-voter-turnout-collapses-in-2026-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headline number is stark: only about 33 percent of Illinois Republicans’ own modeled voter base showed up to vote. According to voter data, just 561,000 Republicans cast ballots in the primary. Campaign voter models estimate there are approximately 1.69 million Republican-leaning voters in Illinois. That means two out of every three Republican voters stayed home. By comparison, Republicans turned out about 47 percent of their base in 2022 – marking a 14-point drop in enthusiasm in just four years. Meanwhile, Democrats moved in the opposite direction.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Vehicle Emission Testing Available in Johnsburg on Saturday, March 21st and How Crystal Lake Got a Testing Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/vehicle-emission-testing-available-in-johnsburg-on-saturday-march-21st/
— With 100% of Precincts in McHenry County Board District 7 & 8, Challengers Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr Defeat Brian Sager & Larry Smith
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/with-100-of-precincts-in-mchenry-county-board-district-7-8-challengers-jeff-schwartz-and-marty-mohr-defeat-brian-sager-larry-smith/
— Misleading Headlines on Schwartz/Mohr Victories
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/misleading-headlines/
— UPDATE: Election Judge Dies in McCullom Lake, COUNTY CLERK JOE TIRIO’S STATEMENT
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/election-judge-dies-in-mccullum-lake/
— 56% Approve Referendum Seeking Opinion on Illinois’ Participation in Federal Scholarship Program
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/56-approve-referendum-seeking-opinion-on-illinois-participation-in-federal-scholarship-program/
— Biss Issues Victory Email
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/biss-issues-victory-email/
— Don Tracy on His GOP Senate Victory, Goes After Democratic Party Opponent Juliana Stratton
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/don-tracy-on-his-gop-senate-victory-goes-after-democratic-party-opponent-juliana-stratton/
— In the Two Hot GOP Committeeperson Contests Early & Absentee Ballots Show Interesting Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/in-the-two-hot-gop-committeeperson-contests-early-absentee-ballots-show-interesting-results/
— Contested McHenry Township GOP Precinct Committeeperson Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/contested-mchenry-township-gop-precinct-committeeperson-contest-results/
— Laura Fine Did Not Win the Democratic Party Nomination for Congress, But She Is Leading Daniel Biss for State Central Committeeperson, at Least in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/laura-fine-did-not-win-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-congress-but-she-is-leading-daniel-biss-for-state-central-committeeperson-at-least-in-mchenry-county/
— Hebron Township Citizens Vote Down Road Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/hebron-township-citizens-vote-down-road-money/
— Raja Wins McHenry County in Early & Absentee Votes, While Stratton Wins the State
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/raja-wins-mchenry-county-in-early-absentee-votes-while-stratton-wins-the-state/
— The $66.50 Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/the-66-50-ballot/
— Mohr Innovates in Campaign for County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/mohr-innovates-in-campain-for-county-board/
— Biss Gets Taken to the Woodshed after Former Student Tells of Uncomfortable Situation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/biss-gets-taken-to-the-woodshed-after-former-student/
— Real Reason To Have Voted Early
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/a-real-reason-to-have-voted-early/
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
— Another Example of Excessive State Regulation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/16/another-example-of-excessive-state-regulation/
— McHenry County Animal Cruelty Case Makes Kankakee-Area Newspaper
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/mchenry-county-animal-cruelty-case-makes-kankakee-area-newspaper/
— An Election Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/an-election-cartoon/
— Paul Harvey Talking about 2026 in 1965
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/paul-harvey-talking-about-2026-in-1965/
— Critique of GOP Gubernatorial Candidates’ Nights
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/critique-of-gubernatorial-candidates-nights/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave restaurant because it made people ‘uncomfortable’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/sarah-huckabee-sanders-asked-leave-croissanterie-made-people/
— Trump faces internal sabotage as Iran war exposes disloyalty. Kent resignation, Gabbard questions and intelligence leaks raise alarms.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/trump-faces-internal-sabotage-iran-war-exposes-disloyalty/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Congress should reject Pentagon’s $200 billion Iran war request
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4497964/congress-reject-pentagon-iran-war-request/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuaries Are a Public Safety Disaster. Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
https://cis.org/Oped/Sanctuaries-Are-Public-Safety-Disaster
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden CIA Warned About ‘Traditional Motherhood’ and ‘Homemaking’ as White Extremist Tactics. DD: How successful have Democrats been destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/19/biden-cia-warned-traditional-motherhood-homemaking-white-extremist-tactics/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary States Consider Bills to Hold ICE Officers Liable for Simply Doing Their Jobs
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/sanctuary-states-consider-bills-hold-ice-officers-liable
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Want to Make It Easy to Cheat at Polls
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ron-johnson-election-integrity-donald-trump/2026/03/18/id/1249998/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker knocks AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent big in Illinois races
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5791548-jb-pritzker-aipac-illinois-races/
CBS NEWS
— In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there’s fraud. DD: Illegals have false IDs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voting-process-photo-id-opinion-poll/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker and Stratton
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/18/us/illinois-election-primary-midterms
March 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Can anyone beat Darren Bailey in the Republican primary for Illinois governor? The campaign trail reaches a head Tuesday for Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick for a shot against Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/17/governor-illinois-republican-race-primary-results
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their ever-increasing domination of Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/editorial-dont-cry-for-me-in-november-primary-election-day-is-what-matters-most-in-this-state/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/opinion-iran-war-donald-trump-china/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/column-iran-war-donald-trump-oil-strait-of-hormuz-depetris/
CBS2
— Cook County and Chicago set records for early voting turnout in 2026 Illinois primary elections. DD: How many have voted so far in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-early-voting-turnout-2026-illinois-primary-election/
ABC7
— Family of Rev. Jackson clarifies endorsement confusion in hotly contested Senate race
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-election-2026-family-rev-jesse-jackson-retracts-endorsement-juliana-stratton-polls-show-close-senate-race/18722230/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders always fight efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2026-03-16/u-s-senator-dick-durbin-says-the-save-act-will-diminish-the-number-of-people-who-can-vote-first-listen
ASBURY PARK PRESS
— Immigration a central issue in Illinois primary
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/asbury-park-press/20260317/281625311818131
WHEATON RECORD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in Wheaton.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/03/16/two-wheaton-college-lectures-offer-different-perspectives-on-gender-identity/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County clerk is warning federal immigration agents not to appear at polling places during Tuesday’s primary election, saying such activity could violate federal law and intimidate voters.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4635f98c-2181-4360-b837-18042b1e610a.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I anticipate/expect that fewer Democrats will crossover today because there is less need to because of the ever-increasing total Democrat domination of Illinois. How soon will 100% of all elected offices in Illinois be held by Democrats? With no elected Republicans to blame for Illinois’ ever-increasing problems, who will Democrat leaders blame? They will ever-increasingly blame those still in Illinois who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will elect some RINOs to give Democrat elected officials some cover. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrats and RINOs believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Those who have demographics that vote for Democrats ever-increasingly dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America a long time ever-increasingly dump those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To what extent should voters assume a) that candidates who promote pot use pot themselves, b) that candidates who promote gambling are gamblers themselves, c) that candidates who promote LGBTQ are LGBTQers themselves, d) that candidates who promote mass/illegal immigration benefit from mass/illegal immigration themselves, and e) that candidates who promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI benefit from AA and DEI themselves? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leader have decided that they cannot win without their illegals, so therefore, they will never stop a) glorifying and praising their illegals and b) fighting their deportation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders run a protection racket. They ever-increasingly claim to protect those who vote for Democrats from those who vote for Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BILLY GRAHMEVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
— First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out of Reading LGBTQ Books
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/first-grade-christian-teacher-secures-right-to-opt-out-of-reading-lgbtq-books
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— Foreigners are snapping up US homes and stealing the American dream out from under families
https://thefga.org/op-eds/foreigners-are-snapping-up-us-homes-and-stealing-the-american-dream-out-from-under-families/
PJ MEDIA
— Dems Aren’t Even Hiding Their Election Shenanigans Now
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/03/16/the-morning-briefing-dems-arent-even-hiding-their-election-shenanigans-now-n4950678
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Jackson family says staff member led to erroneous Stratton endorsement
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5786706-jesse-jackson-juliana-stratton-no-endorsement/
— Divides on display in Illinois Democratic primaries
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5787236-illinois-democrats-primary-battle/
NBC NEWS
— Illinois primary puts Democratic divides on display up and down the ballot. A hard-fought Senate race, several raucous open House primaries and Gov. JB Pritzker’s bid to extend his control over Illinois politics are all at stake Tuesday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/illinois-primary-election-senate-ballot-pritzker-durbin-what-watch-rcna263527
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-data-numbers-deportations-000a289890193c94474f19b877eb37d1
MS NOW
— DD: Democrat judges and justices ever-increasingly defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. I should write about the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/judges-political-affiliation-president-appointment-deadline-newsletter-rcna214086
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/nobody-wants-a-traditional-marriage-anymore-17-uncomfortable-truths-couples-need-to-face/ss-AA1XKTA2
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— Poverty in New York City Inched Higher in 2024 for Third Year in a Row. DD: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/nyregion/poverty-new-york-city-report.html
— We Have Reached End-Stage Polarization. DD: Should I write about my critics/opponents who have had the most success promoting hatred against me?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion/trump-talarico-maga-religious-political-division.html
— Trump’s Efforts to Target Rivals Stall as Judges Cut Short Investigations. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have had the most success getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/trump-justice-department-investigations.html
USA TODAY
— Democrats joust over ICE, Trump donors in Illinois Senate primary. An aggressive style, including calls to abolish ICE, has helped Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton surge in the polls, which have recently swung between her and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/17/democrats-ice-trump-donors-illinois-senate-primary/89001554007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Never-Ending Race Preferences. Again activists attempt to gut the Golden State’s ban on affirmative action.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/californias-never-ending-race-preferences-0e7b74a2
FORBES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adiaharveywingfield/2026/03/16/what-comes-after-dei-a-different-future-for-race-work-and-policy/
WEEK
— DD: Those who have demographics that vote for Democrats ever-increasingly dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America a long time ever-increasingly dump those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-travel-politics-religion-middle-east
NATIONAL TODAY
— California Activists Renew Push for Racial Preferences. Effort to gut state’s ban on affirmative action faces uphill battle after Supreme Court ruling.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/san-diego/news/2026/03/16/california-activists-renew-push-for-racial-preferences/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Pros and cons of working for the federal government under the Trump Administration. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions against me to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/16/pros-and-cons-of-working-for-the-federal-government-under-the-trump-administration
PENN STATE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/political-affiliation-may-help-drive-and-shape-persons-morals
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
— DD: Your political affiliation is public information. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. From the beginning, when I was 18 in 1966, they knew that I was a Republican and they used that against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/political-affiliation-influences-our-fear-of-data-collection/
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
— Political Affiliation Bias Heightens Workplace Tensions. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they wanted to get rid of me because I was a Republican who was conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2022/how-political-affiliation-bias-heightens-workplace-tensions/
SIRM
— Can Workers Be Fired for Their Political Affiliation and Activity? DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions against me to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/fired-political-affiliation-activity
HARVARD GAZETTE
— DD: What is your first recollection of seeing a Black? For me, it was in the 1950s when I saw young Blacks throwing stones at the grade school bus that I was in as it left the Museum of Science and Industry.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/06/study-explores-link-between-diverse-upbringing-and-later-political-affiliation/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from Republicans and to give it to Democrats. That is, democracy exists to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and to give it to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/03/08/negative-views-of-democracy-more-widespread-in-countries-with-low-political-affiliation/
GOVERNING
— DD: I anticipate/expect that fewer Democrats will crossover today because there is less need to because of the ever-increasing total Democrat domination of Illinois. How soon will 100% of all elected offices in Illinois be held by Democrats? With no elected Republicans to blame for Illinois’ ever-increasing problems, who will Democrat leaders blame? They will ever-increasingly blame those still in Illinois who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will elect some RINOs to give Democrat elected officials some cover.
https://www.governing.com/politics/why-states-should-think-again-before-closing-primaries
NPR
— DD: In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/04/nx-s1-5129679/can-someone-find-out-whom-you-voted-for-explained
POLITICO
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat jurors decide against Republicans. That is why I was denied my 7th Amendment rights to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf The jury pool in Chicagoland is overwhelmingly Democrat. Further, my demographics are terrible. In addition to being Republican, I am conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Because of the aforesaid, no jury would decide in my favor.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/10/trump-lawyer-e-jean-carroll-jurors-00096308
March 15, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— These are 8 races to watch in the 2026 Illinois primary election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-8-races-to-watch-in-the-2026-illinois-primary-election-2/3908065/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Democrat ever-increasingly push more vice. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/03/15/here-in-evanston-marijuana-vs-hemp/
LAST WARD
— What happened to Chicago’s Irish machine?
https://www.thelastward.org/p/what-happened-to-chicagos-irish-machine
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois State Bar Association evaluates candidates and makes recommendations. What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) did that and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have came to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does it mean to follow conservative principles? it means holding yourself personally responsible to make the most of your potential, to be a contributing member of society, to take care of your health, to avoid vices, to follow the rule of law, to get an education, to get jobs, to qualify yourself for better paying jobs, to live within your means, to get married and have children, to keep your marriage vows, to be financially prepared for retirement, to promote conservative principles, etc.
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Before the Unity Breakfast, Grassroots Tell IL GOP: Unite Behind the Governor Nominee and Fund the Fight. DD: I hope that all the Republican candidates in contested primary races will attend the Illinois Republican Party Unity Breakfast on Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 AM, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Naperville.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/before-the-unity-breakfast-grassroots-tell-il-gop-unite-behind-the-governor-nominee-and-fund-the-fight.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hollywood trades faith, family and heroism for violence, sex and despair. Today’s movies should be excoriated not celebrated.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/15/hollywood-trades-faith-family-heroism-violence-sex-despair/
NEW YORK POST
— Obama Presidential Center wants 100 unpaid volunteers — while CEO Valerie Jarrett makes $740K
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/us-news/obama-presidential-center-wants-100-unpaid-volunteers-as-valerie-jarrett-makes-740k/
— The far-left media sympathizes with extremists who come to the US to cause chaos
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/opinion/the-far-left-media-sympathizes-with-extremists-who-come-to-the-us-to-cause-chaos/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani defends wife when confronted on work with anti-Israel author, decries rhetoric. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-work-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— 2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help hundreds of others
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-former-federal-workers-turned-their-firings-into-movement-to-help-hundreds-of-others/
WFMD
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended his wife, Rama Duwaji, on Friday during a press conference when confronted about her work with an author who called the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, “spectacular,” and described Jewish Israelis as “rootless, soulless ghouls.” DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/03/15/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-on-work-with-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric/
BUZZ FEED
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn Erika Kirk and young White men.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/erika-kirk-facing-backlash-her-152325616.html
SAVING ADVICE
— Why Nearly 40% of U.S. Homeowners Are Mortgage‑Free — And Boomers Lead the Way
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/03/15/10725793_why-nearly-40-of-u-s-homeowners-are-mortgage-free-and-boomers-lead-the-way.html
PUBLIC INTEREST NETWORK
— Telling your personal story for a cause. How to use your personal experiences to connect and inspire action. DD: Obviously, I use my personal story to promote the conservative principles in the Republican Party platform. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) work my way through college, b) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, c) buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16 and new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. d) buy a new townhome when I was 24, condos when I was 25 and 27, a home when I was 29, and have one built when I was 35, d) get married when I was 29, e) earn a Civil Service Retirement System pension, f) etc.
https://publicinterestnetwork.org/resources/telling-your-personal-story-for-a-cause/
March 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What to know for Tuesday’s primary election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/daywatch-special-edition-what-to-know-for-tuesdays-primary-election/
ABC7
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare because the Democrat Party platform discourages/destroys traditional marriage and family and personal responsibility. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are becoming productive members of society.
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/18714014/
FOX32
— Chicago Teachers Union calls for school shutdown on May Day to protest Trump. DD: To send your child to a Chicago public school is to make your child hate not only Trump, but to hate all those who voted for him.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-school-shutdown-may-day-protest-trump
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/two-weeks-into-war-with-iran-trump-has-been-knocked-back-on-his-political-heels/article_b59d2a98-3a3f-58a8-a215-ff64c2fba0d5.html
WCIA
— Illinois Secretary of State’s Office accepting applications for annual summer job program. DD: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I washed dishes in 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail in 1967, 1968, and 1969. While the aforesaid jobs provided me with Social Security credits starting in 1964, Civil Service Retirement System credits starting 1966, and money to buy cars and to pay for my college expenses, they did not provide me with valuable work experience. In today’s dollars, my Post Office job paid $19.57-$20.87/hour.
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-secretary-of-states-office-accepting-applications-for-annual-summer-job-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Positions are available at Secretary of State facilities in Chicago, the surrounding suburbs, Springfield and locations throughout downstate Illinois. High school students earn $17 per hour, while college and trade school students earn $18 per hour. Graduate and law school students in select contractual positions earn $25 per hour.)
EVANSTON NOW
— Four protesters charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers, including one congressional candidate on Tuesday’s Democratic primary ballot, are asking a federal judge to order the White House to turn over communications that may have played a role in bringing forth charges last October. DD: I should write about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors who a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. I would focus on my Democrat IRS superiors who a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office superiors who a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have taken any of the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or nonveteran do not have Civil Service protections.
https://evanstonnow.com/ice-protesters-want-info-on-trump-admin-influence/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— LTC (Ret) Michael Pierce: SAFE-T Act harming Illinois citizens while Bill Foster stays silent. Pierce urges repeal of SAFE-T Act.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/amp/33795965/ltc-ret-michael-pierce-safe-t-act-harming-illinois-citizens-while-bill-foster-stays-silent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiMaVWlTzoU
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How interested in the March 17 primary are the voters in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Do they know which offices are on the ballots in their precinct and who the candidates are? Which contested races are they most interested in and why? What do they know about the candidates in the contested races? What criteria do they use to pick candidates? How much weight do they give to endorsements and fundraising success? Have they voted already? Will they vote? Have they/will they cast a Republican or Democrat ballot and why? Do they know that casting a partisan ballot affiliates them with that party for 2 years? How successful have Democrat leaders been shouting that if you do not like what Trump has said or done, you should cast a Democrat ballot, and if not that, you should do not vote at all? I am very interested in the election results in my precinct. I spent many hours a) putting 800 mailing labels for the Republican and NA voters in my precinct and 400 return address labels on 400 DuPage County GOP envelopes, b) putting them into walk order, c) stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature the five Republican candidates who provided MTRO with their literature, d) dividing them into 5 batches, and e) hand-delivering them. I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. Only one registered hard-D voter in my precinct threatened me for what I did. – Dave Diersen
— Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse and a candidate’s running mate have a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the spouse or running mate wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, if elected, the candidate will provide the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that noncitizens have the “right” to come into America and to stay in America if they want to, b) that if you need/want/demand housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, etc., America must provide you with the aforesaid free, c) that no one really needs to make the most of their potential or become a contributing member of society, and d) that if you are minority, female, and/or younger, America must give you preference over those who are White, male, and/or older. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— When, from where, and why did your ancestors immigrate? I will never forget the diversity event that my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors held at which we were all forced to publicly disclose when, from where, and why your ancestors immigrated. Of course, I disclosed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany and that they immigrated to escape problems where they lived. Virtually all of my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Virtually none in the office was conservative and Republican like me. Virtually all of them had parents, grandparents, etc. who had been killed by the Germans in WWI and/or WWII. I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI and that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mayor Mamdani creates LGBTQIA office, names dude in dress as head
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/14/mayor-mamdani-creates-lgbtqia-office-names-dude-in-dress-as-head-1627316/
DAILY CALLER
— Mamdani Asked About Wife Liking Social Media Posts That Celebrate Oct. 7 Attack. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse and a candidate’s running mate have a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the spouse or running mate wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, if elected, the candidate will provide the aforesaid.
https://www.aol.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-asked-wife-apparently-203514576.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump snarls GOP’s midterm message
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5783575-trump-midterm-message-affordability-iran-reconciliation/
REUTERS
— Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates. DD: Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/communist-party-fields-nearly-93-candidates-vietnam-holds-parliament-elections-2026-03-15/
— The Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded its University of Florida chapter and asked the school to remove it as a student organization due to alleged misconduct that includes antisemitism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/republicans-close-university-of-florida-chapter-over-alleged-antisemitism/ar-AA1YCXXI
AOL
— What salary is needed to afford a house in Chicago in 2026? DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year when I was 24 in 1972. That enabled me to buy a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). My critics/opponents were furious about that. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://www.aol.com/articles/salary-afford-house-chicago-2026-191831571.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Housing affordability: Chicago: Income needed to afford a home: $81,624, Median household income: $98,878, Share of income required to afford monthly housing payments: 24.8%, Share of listings affordable for median earners: 65.5%)
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS?ocid=iehp_%25#image=2
USA TODAY
— No Kings Protest planned March 28, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-kings-protest-march-28-164302445.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump targets housing affordability in new executive orders. DD: My critics/opponents were furious when I bought a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In 1972, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/trump-targets-housing-affordability-in-new-executive-orders/ar-AA1YzwCf
KPBS
— Professor sees echoes of Vietnam, Iraq in Iran war rhetoric. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, 1-A for the draft, and had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/military/2026/03/10/san-diego-state-professor-sees-echoes-of-vietnam-iraq-in-iran-war-rhetoric
GOOD NEW PROJECT
— Personal Growth Today: Responsibility and Better Choices 2026 Personal growth in 2026 means owning choices: lead with emotional control, reduce decision fatigue, and build habits that stay steady under pressure.
https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/personal-growth-today-responsibility-and-better-choices-2026/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Skills-based hiring: How employers should explain it to degree holders. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I learned earning the following a) was not job-related, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) was done by me to get a job in the private sector, and/or d) was done by me to qualify myself for a new trade or business: a) a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, b) an MBA in 1976, c) a CPA certificate in 1979, d) a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) a Certified Internal Auditor certificate in 1981, f) a CPA license in 1981, g) a Certified Fraud Examiner certificate in 1990, h) a Certified Government Financial Manager certificate in 1994, i) a Certified Financial Services Auditor certificate in 1996, j) a Forensic Accountant certificate in 1997, and k) a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/14/skills-based-hiring-how-employers-should-explain-it-to-degree-holders
INC.
— DD: Have you ever worked a second job? While I was an IRS employee, I pumping gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 18 months 1971-1972. The money I earned helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972, and c) pay for four graduate business evening courses at Loyola in 1972. During that time, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/5-fastest-growing-side-hustles-in-2026/91313118
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States. DD: When, from where, and why did your ancestors immigrate? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They immigrated to escape problems where they lived. From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states
POLITICO
— Trump administration highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/deportations-have-a-different-look-after-minneapolis-white-house-changes-rhetoric-on-immigration-00828758
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
AL JAZEERA
— Vietnam holds general election, 93% candidates from ruling Communist Party. Vietnamese elect members of parliament from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the governing party. DD: Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/vietnam-holds-general-election-93-candidates-from-ruling-communist-party
EURASIA REVIEW
— Whose ‘Stolen’ Land Is It, Anyway? DD: If I had ran for a government office, my critics/opponents would attributed everything that I have to my benefitting from my ancestors on my father’s side homesteading a 240-acres in southeast Crete Township in 1854. They sold that land and bought 10-acres just north of downtown Crete in 1864. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built on that land in 1926. I lived in that home 1954-1972. I recently inherited that home and sold it.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/09032026-whose-stolen-land-is-it-anyway-oped/
INDEPENDENT
— ICE slashed its training hours for recruits during hiring blitz to fulfill Trump’s deportation demands. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, the agencies provided me with lots of classroom training. But the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO wasted what I learned form that training as well as what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and f) earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-slashed-training-hours-recruits-174424228.html
March 13, 2026
NOTE: This newsletter and yesterday’s newsletters have fewer links to articles in them because my very expensive home delivery subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Naperville Sun newspapers suddenly stopped. I am paying $100/month for doorstep delivery.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Hundreds of workers across Illinois to be laid off in coming months, WARN Act shows
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hundreds-of-workers-across-illinois-to-be-laid-off-in-coming-months-warn-act-shows/3906996/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Chicago Teachers Union’s May 1 walkout puts politics ahead of education
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/chicago-teachers-union-activism-chicago-public-schools-strike-chicago-education/
— Muslim-run food pantry in Glendale Heights helps neighbors but faces halal meat shortage during Ramadan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/food-pantry-ramadan/
— DuPage board may give $2.5 million to Loaves & Fishes hub expansion. DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/dupage-board-loaves-hub-expansion-naperville-aurora/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago police, other agencies take in millions by seizing cars, cash even without an arrest or conviction. DD: To collect delinquent federal taxes, as an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I had the power and I used that power to seize wages, bank accounts, paychecks, vehicles, real estate, receivables, business equipment, etc. See Google AI at: https://www.google.com/search?q=IRS+%22revenue+officer%22+powers
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/13/civil-asset-forfeiture-chicago-police-department-cook-county-property-seizures
— DD: Democrat leaders exist to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/13/trump-economy-jobs-doge-layoffs-wages-tariffs-immigration-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— Election fatigue? It’s real, but tuning out is not the answer. DD: My critics/opponents do not want anyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They want everyone to read only what they put out. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260313/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-election-fatigue-its-real-but-tuning-out-is-not-the-answer/
— Service to unincorporated areas an issue in Democratic primary for Kane County sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260312/local-politics/service-to-unincorporated-areas-an-issue-democratic-primary-for-kane-county-sheriff/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Council budget coalition blocks local video gambling bans. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-brandon-johnson-2026-budget-20260312/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/13/its-a-3-way-senate-headache-00827611
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) shout at Illinois voters that if you do not like what Trump says or does, cast a Democrat primary ballot, but if not that, do not vote at all. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates you to help elect candidates? For me, it is their promise, their demonstrated ability, and their track record to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. From what I see, what motivates far too many to help elect candidates is their promise, their demonstrated ability, and their track record to use government to give more preference to those who share their demographics. Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly use government to give more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How many candidates on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct are going to lose March 17? In my precinct, three of the four governor candidates will lose. Five of the six U.S. Senate candidates will lose. One of the two Secretary of State candidates will lose. One of the two DuPage County Sheriff candidates will lose. If the future repeats the past, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at the losing candidates that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters caused them to lose. Further, my critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout at the winning candidates that if they lose on November 3, it will be because of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Should I name my critics/opponents? Should I list the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me to stop me from sending out my newsletter and to stop everyone from reading my newsletters? My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On March 3, 2026 DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a news release titled “ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail!” SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php What is the status? What exactly will happen if someone dials 630-407-5634? Kaczmarek demonizes, denigrates, and condemns ICE, military, and federal agents. But to do that is demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Trump, but to demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Republicans. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican voter, I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and my wife is an election judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to increase the number of Republican ballots cast in your precinct in the March 17 primary? I spent many hours a) putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 DuPage County GOP envelopes, b) putting them into walk order, c) stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature the five candidates who provided MTRO with their literature, d) dividing them into 5 batches, and e) hand-delivering them. I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois’ open U.S. Senate race tests Gov. Pritzker’s influence ahead of possible presidential bid
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/12/illinois-open-us-senate-race-tests-jb-pritzkers-influence-ahead/
FEDERALIST
— Senate RINOs Are Squandering Golden Opportunity To Fix Cracked Election System
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/13/senate-rinos-are-squandering-golden-opportunity-to-fix-cracked-election-system/
FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed affordable housing overhaul clears Senate, while House GOP raises red flags. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-backed-affordable-housing-overhaul-clears-senate-while-house-gop-raises-red-flags
NEW AMERICA
— Rural Residents Turn to Community Colleges for Bachelor’s Degrees. DD: When I was in high school, my being able to commute from my parent’s home in Crete to classes at UIC motivated to earn enough money washing dishes to buy a new car to do that in. In May of 1966, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO.
https://www.newamerica.org/insights/rural-residents-turn-to-community-colleges-for-bachelors-degrees/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Largest housing affordability package in a generation passes in the Senate. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972 because it was affordable. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ According to Zillow, it is worth only $87,100 today.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/business/housing-affordability-bill-senate
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Can’t You Afford That You Believe You Should Be Able To? DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opinion/middle-class-americans-affordable-finances.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Rep. Clyburn, 85, to seek reelection amid Democrats’ generational debate. The announcement from Clyburn, who turns 86 in July, comes as younger Democrats are challenging the old guard in primaries throughout the country. DD: When I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors wrote me as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. I finally did make GS-13 when I was 38, but not until after I a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/12/jim-clyburn-reelection-decision/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— JB Pritzker’s Political Brand Is at Stake—in a Race He’s Not Even Running In. Illinois’s governor has given at least $5 million to a group. backing his lieutenant governor and upsetting the Congressional Black Caucus
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/illinois-senate-primary-jb-pritzker-de0600ce
— The Forgotten 444 Days in Tehran. In 1979 Iranians held 52 Americans hostage for more than a year.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-forgotten-444-days-in-tehran-f3ec0360
— New York City’s $30 Minimum-Wage Proposal Rattles Small Businesses. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until 10 months after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/business/hospitality/new-york-city-minimum-wage-800eb107
NATIONAL TODAY
— Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Targets High School Superintendent Salaries. Ted Dabrowski calls for consolidating school districts to reduce administrative costs and improve education outcomes.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/dalton-city/news/2026/03/13/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-targets-high-school-superintendent-salaries/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Is the federal hiring freeze really over? DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by earning a high school diploma and passing the postal employment test. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/12/is-the-federal-hiring-freeze-really-over-5-signs-your-agency-is-opening-up
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Most Low-Income Students Find Bachelor’s Degrees Unaffordable. DD: Back in the good old days, back in 1970, I was able to earn enough money to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office for 25 months and full-time for 9 months. In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2025/09/23/bachelors-degrees-unaffordable-most-low-income
POLITICO
— Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office. Voter turnout in state elections over the last 14 months has Republicans concerned as the midterms approach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/dems-flip-28-state-legislature-seats-in-trump-2-0-00827125
WARDS AUTO
— New-car affordability challenges may drive used-vehicle demand. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO, with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.wardsauto.com/news/new-car-affordability-challenges-may-drive-used-vehicle-demand/814450/
March 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/hail-tornadoes-kankakee-illinois-climate-change/
— Orland Township Republican committeeperson race sows intraparty division
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/orland-republican-committeeperson-division/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Selma against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/opinion-primary-2026-voter-turnout-selma-bloody-sunday/
— Cities and towns have just cause to complain about how Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget treats them
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-cities-towns-just-cause-100000531.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Embattled former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard running for post in Georgia as a Republican. DD: Political parties should have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/11/tiffany-henyard-running-county-commissioner-georgia-dolton
— DD: What percent of students in Chicago schools are in America illegally?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/12/cps-should-work-to-prevent-future-attendance-drops-due-to-immigration-enforcement-community-groups-say
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/12/iran-war-israel-oil-regime-nuclear-program-trump-hegseth-s-e-cupp
WGN9
— Illinois offers $15K down payment aid to first-time buyers. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. In 1972, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999year in today’s dollars. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-offers-15k-down-payment-aid-to-first-time-buyers/
WAND TV
— IL bill could require dealerships provide vehicle history reports for used cars
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-bill-could-require-dealerships-provide-vehicle-history-reports-for-used-cars/article_229c15e4-12ee-4c9c-ac8f-dcee141aa1f4.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats must cheat to win
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-11/trump-says-democrats-must-cheat-to-win-what-do-his-supporters-think
KBSI
— DD: IDOT promotes race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.kbsi23.com/news/idot-encourages-female-and-minority-owned-businesses-to-attend-business-conference/
IPM NEWS
— Here’s where Illinois Republicans running for U.S. Senate stand on three key issues
https://ipmnewsroom.org/heres-where-illinois-republicans-running-for-u-s-senate-stand-on-three-key-issues/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/
ILLINOIZE
— GOP War of Words Spices Up Final Days of Gubernatorial Primary
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-war-words-spices-primary
INDIVISIBLE
— DD: Democrat leaders to host another No Kings protest in DuPage County March 28
https://indivisible.org/events/wheaton-roosevelt-road-resistance-no-kings-iii-naperville-rd/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Super PAC spending: ‘Completely nuts’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/12/super-pac-spending-absolutely-nuts-00824670
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-697/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does it mean to vote for Democrat candidates? It means that you want more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The aforesaid promote poverty and crime. It means that you blame all problems on Trump and on those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On March 3, 2026 DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a news release titled “ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail!” SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php What is the status? What exactly will happen if someone dials 630-407-5634? Kaczmarek demonizes, denigrates, and condemns ICE, military, and federal agents. But to do that is demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Trump, but to demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Republicans. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican voter, I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and my wife is an election judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM THE NEWS RELEASE: Today my office has a message for the voters of DuPage County and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, and that message is that ICE will not be allowed to interfere with DuPage County elections in any way. It is a federal crime for the military or federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters. It is a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, to deploy federal “troops or armed men” to any location where voting is taking place or elections are being held…” Those crimes will not be tolerated in DuPage County. Not on my watch. ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail. To ICE and the masterminds who employ you, IT IS A MYTH that non-citizens vote on Election Day. The very LAST place an undocumented person wants to be on Election Day is anywhere near a polling place. If caught voting, it would mean deportation. So do not attempt to use that pretense to intimidate registered citizens and rob them of their constitutional right to vote. I repeat: ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail. The electoral process in DuPage County is uniquely and inherently protected against ICE thugs. We were the first county in Illinois to implement VOTE ANYWHERE on Election Day. Voters may choose to vote at any polling place. That means ICE cannot target specific polling places to prevent those voters from having access to the polls, because if any ICE presence is reported, voters can simply go to any other of the 248 polling places throughout the county to cast their vote. Starting today, my office is announcing a dedicated phone line for the community to report any potential ICE deployments at any Election Day polling places or Early Voting locations. Our office will alert volunteer rapid responders on the streets, contact election judges instantly with our poll pads, and use social media to get the word out to the people of DuPage County. In addition, any incidents of interference or intimidation by ICE or other federal agents will be fully documented and reported to all appropriate legal authorities. That dedicated phone number is (630-407-5634). Again, any sightings of ICE, military, or federal agents at any DuPage County polling place should be immediately reported to (630-407-5634). Whether you choose to vote safely on Election Day, at Early Voting sites or by mail- above all, VOTE. ICE’s isolation tactics will not work when we’re all in this together. Citizens of DuPage County, do not be afraid to vote or think it doesn’t matter. If ever there was a time to exercise your precious right to vote, it is now – the most critical election year of all. The DuPage County Clerk’s office has your back.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Crypto cash floods Illinois Senate race as super PACs escalate attacks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4488833/crypto-pacs-illinois-senate-primary-dick-durbin-replacement/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Even With Iran, Trump Still Has His Coalition. The president is spending down his political capital, but the account isn’t empty yet.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/even-with-iran-trump-still-has-his-coalition/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Valerie Jarrett, other Obama pals earned EYE-POPPING amount working for his foundation
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/11/valerie-jarrett-other-obama-pals-earned-eye-popping-amount-working-for-his-foundation-1626760/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois guaranteed income advocates push for permanent statewide cash handout program. State’s largest county already established a permanent basic income program.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-guaranteed-income-advocates-push-permanent-statewide-cash-handout-program
— Illegal immigrant’s two decades of unlawful votes expose the real ‘threat’ to democracy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-two-decades-unlawful-votes-expose-real-threat-democracy-experts
— Valerie Jarrett earned $740K as Obama insiders filled top roles during $850M presidential center build. Longtime Obama confidante’s salary exceeds leaders at Bush, Carter, Reagan and Clinton foundations.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/valerie-jarrett-earned-740k-as-obama-insiders-filled-top-roles-during-850m-presidential-center-build
PJ MEDIA
— The Obama Foundation Is Even More Corrupt Than You Thought
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/03/11/the-obama-foundation-is-even-more-corrupt-than-you-thought-n4950512
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— Fewer low-income students are going to college. DD: Did you have to work your way through college? I did. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. To pay for my undergraduate expenses, I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) delivered mail 1966-1969, and f) worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. To pay for my graduate expenses, I a) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, b)pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, c) collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and d) audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/articles/fewer-low-income-students-going-005158002.html
MSN
— Democratic states take action to protect polling places amid federal distrust. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/democratic-states-take-action-to-protect-polling-places-amid-federal-distrust/ar-AA1YqNPm
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care. As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less. DD: Because the federal government pays 72% of health insurance for its employees and retirees, that is an ever-increasing reason to become a federal employee and a federal retiree.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/health/health-costs-cutting-back.html
— DD: More and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone to their religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/mamdani-popularity.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/trump-war-iran-oil-prices.html
USA TODAY
— America’s top doctor should be a licensed one. DD: I became a licensed CPA when I was a 32-year-old GAO Analyst in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. None of my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me were licensed CPAs. They had not taken the CPA examination, passed it, and/or passed it on their first attempt like I did.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/03/12/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-unqualified/88961719007/
WBUR
— Almost half of Americans support National Guard monitoring polling places. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/03/11/polling-place-security
WRAL
— Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/9782b-federal-distrust-prompts-some-democratic-states-to-protect-polling-places-election-records/
STATEN ISLAND LIVE
— NYC civil service exam. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment examination in 1966.
https://www.silive.com/business/2026/03/nyc-civil-service-exam-these-applications-are-open-in-march.html
FORBES
— When It Comes To Inequality, Equity Is Not Equality Of Outcome. DD: According to my critics/opponents, if Whites and/or males do better at something than minorities and/or females, it is because Whites and/or males discriminated against minorities and/or females.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/03/23/when-it-comes-to-inequality-equity-is-not-quality-of-outcome/
BARRION’S
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with the UN against America.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-s-racist-hate-speech-fuelling-rights-abuses-un-watchdog-f25e57cf
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump. Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more. DD: As an IRS Revenue Officer, I collected delinquent taxes in Chicagoland 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. As a GAO Analyst, I worked on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$$126,917/year.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’m not paying my federal income taxes this year,” Rachel Cohen declared in a recent Instagram video that received more than 140,000 likes. The 31-year-old lawyer in Chicago plans to put the $8,800 she owes the federal government in a high-yield savings account instead. She doesn’t want to fund wars in Iran and Gaza or immigration agents detaining her neighbors, she said.)
SKY NEWS
— Mamdani believes the problem is always white supremacy. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites. How much success have Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders had promoting more hatred against Whites in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9AaPu4qSYs
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Yale to offer free tuition to families with incomes under $200,000. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/yale-to-offer-free-tuition-to-families-with-incomes-under-200-000/ar-AA1V8t1a
March 9,2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, marginalize them, oppress them, and cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/international-womens-day-march-rally-held-at-daley-plaza/
NBC5
— Can you still register to vote for the Illinois primary election? Yes, and here’s how. DD: Questions for Illinois and for each county clerk: How many have voted so far and how many Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots have been cast? It would be great if that data was available broken out by county, township, and precinct.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/can-you-still-register-to-vote-for-the-illinois-primary-election-yes-and-heres-how/3904737/
— Should ICE be abolished? Illinois’ Senate candidate weigh in on the question. Candidates have different proposals and thoughts on how immigration enforcement is being undertaken in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/should-ice-be-abolished-illinois-senate-candidate-weigh-in-on-the-question/3904727/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Casey Chlebek (Republican) “Our immigration system is 100 years old. It’s totally incompatible with the needs of today. And something failed dramatically,” he said. “We have an excess of illegal immigrants. “I wrote a paper on the subject of immigration. And what I advanced for the new system, immigration system, is actually to have, I’ll call them recruitment centers outside of the country, where people come and based on our needs, our quota, and by industry, we can vet people outside of the country. “(When) people are inside the country, that’s an internal security issue, and we have to look at it a little differently,” he added. Jeannie Evans (Republican) “I think the majority of Americans agree we need to enforce our immigration laws. I as an elected official in Illinois would be working hard to build cooperation. We need cooperation from the local and state level with the federal government,” she said. “The federal you know the president wants to enforce the immigration laws, he wants to reduce crime and we need to work with him not resist. If the federal government is going to contribute resources to Illinois we should be very grateful and time having a conversation about what’s the best use of those resources how can we use them for you know permanent improvements,” she added. . .Don Tracy (Republican) “Immigration law enforcement is the province of the federal government, as is immigration law in general. So I support closing the borders and then I also support enforcing immigration law. And throughout the country it has worked fairly well,” he said. “I was just in Memphis a couple days ago where I spent almost nine or ten years. And the federal surge down there has really made the streets safer in Memphis. Five thousand arrests, a thousand illegal firearms off the street, 150 missing children. “Federal law enforcement and immigration is working where the local authorities cooperate, but where you have large groups, mobs, say, of trained and organized protestors who are stalking and blocking law enforcement operations and encouraged by the local authority who are not cooperating with the federal law enforcement. You have chaos. And that’s what we saw a taste of that here in Chicago. And then in Minneapolis, we saw it on steroids,” he added.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, marginalize them, oppress them, and cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/international-womens-day-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/08/international-womens-day-2/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-castanon-nava/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/verano-cannabis-chicago/
— DD: I vehemently oppose crossover voting. How many in the following who are going to vote for Democrats in the November 3 general election have/will cast Republican primary ballots in the March 17 primary to do as much damage as they can to the Republican Party?: Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/09/letters-030926-illinois-primary/
DAILY HERALD
— The Republicans running for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat cite immigration and gerrymandering among their top campaign issues.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/article/gop-house-hopefuls-cite-immigration-gerrymandering-among-top-issues/
— Customer service, streamlined operations, voter ID key issues for Republican secretary of state candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/news/customer-service-streamlined-operations-voter-id-key-issues-for-republican-secretary-of-state-cand/
— What’s the top issue facing Illinois’ 6th Congressional District? Casten, challengers disagree
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/us-congress-politics/whats-the-top-issue-facing-illinois-6th-congressional-district-casten-challengers-disagree/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO: DuPage sheriff’s hopeful vows to continue campaign amid investigation, forced leave
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260308/local-politics/dupage-sheriffs-hopeful-vows-to-continue-campaign-amid-investigation-forced-leave/
WHEATON PATCH
— The History Department at Wheaton College presents, ““Sickness is a Crime”: The Responsibility to be Healthy in American History,” a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Riddle on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/calendar/event/20260318/abf6d926-e6bb-4662-8252-fede180d302b/sickness-is-a-crime-the-responsibility-to-be-healthy-in-american-history-a-lecture-by
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dan Proft, the conservative radio talk show host who is advising Republican Ted Dabrowski in his campaign for governor, took a dig at the supporters of front-runner Darren Bailey, saying they either “lack the intellectual curiosity to investigate the race” or “are baffled by the plot twists in Jim Varney movies” (like “Ernest Goes to Camp). The criticism hints of the time Donald Trump’s supporters were called “deplorables.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/09/ai-restores-bobby-rushs-voice-for-jackson-ad-00818638
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-694/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago’s lakefront proves a de facto invasion. Call these tent encampments what they are.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/8/chicagos-lakefront-proves-de-facto-invasion/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Left-Wing Activists Target Jury Selection Process, Training Volunteers To Sneak On To Juries and ‘Nullify’ Trump Administration Prosecutions. DD: Have you ever served on a jury? If I had not be denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, and if you had served on that jury, would you have sided with GAO or with me? To justify their denying me a jury trial, the judges and justices hinted/implied/argued that no jury would side with me. But the trial record showed that my Democrat superiors had illegally forced me to retire so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no professional license like I had. In 1993, when I was a 45-year-old GAO employee who had 25 years of federal service, to get rid of their employees a) who they had not promoted into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, b) who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and/or c) who had 25 or more years of federal service, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” them a $25,000 buyout if they took early retirement. Their buyout “offer” expired in 1 year and their early retirement “offer” expired in 4 years. They succeeded in forcing me to take the early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997. Things that I had done that helped me survive those 4 years included a) my earning job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, b) my earing job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979, and c) my earning a job-related professional license in 1981. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less “jury appeal” that you will have, and therefore, the less “justice” that you will have in courts: conservative, Republican, non-poor, non-veteran, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. Federal courts would not have denied me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO if I had been Democrat, poor, veteran, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if my ancestors had not been in America for a long time. GAO hinted/implied/argued that because of my demographics, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action big time and that I could easily afford to pay that price. GAO’s forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 cut my income by $86,042/year (56%) ($154,682/year salary minus $68,640/year pension) in today’s dollars. Off the record, GAO stressed a) that the federal government would forever pay 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums, b) that my wife had a good job, c) that we had no dependents, d) that we had no debts, e) that we had substantial retirement and other savings, f) that we owned a 13-year-old home in Wheaton, g) that we owned three collector cars, h) etc. Again, if I had not been denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, and if you had served on that jury, would you have sided with GAO or with me? From what I see, those who want Affirmative Action and DEI would have sided with GAO.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/left-wing-activists-target-jury-selection
NEW YORK POST
— Activists in Los Angeles are installing air-raid style sirens across their neighborhood. Not to warn residents about earthquakes. Not to warn about wildfires. But to warn illegal immigrants that ICE agents are nearby.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/opinion/the-most-ironic-thing-about-highland-parks-anti-ice-sirens/
— Mamdani showed his true colors as ISIS sympathizers attacked NYC with bombs
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/opinion/miranda-devine-mayor-mamdani-showed-his-true-colors-as-isis-sympathizers-attacked-nyc-with-bombs/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Close Foreign Consulates in U.S. Sanctuary Cities. Diplomats in consulates from migrant-sending countries like Mexico are conspiring to undermine immigration law enforcement.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/close-foreign-consulates-in-u-s-sanctuary-cities/
AMERICAN THINKER
— America Needs a New Class of Leaders
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/america_needs_a_new_class_of_leaders.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s Next for DHS?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/08/whats-next-for-dhs/amp/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— A coalition of left-leaning evangelical Christians issued a new open letter against the Trump administration and what they claimed is a rising tide of “white Christian nationalism.”
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-christian-leaders-issue-letter-rise-white-christian-nationalism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Selma to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-selma-bloody-sunday-anniversary-fced6bc2794576b8ed20b3ef1223155e
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good.
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/renee-good-s-parents-remember-her-love-and-21946039.php
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that you pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI: your parents were not wealthy, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/opinion/race-admissions.html
— The Fantasy of a Comfy Retirement Has Always Been a Mirage. Younger Americans are not crazy to fear a future in which they may struggle in their old age. DD: Ever since I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious. They got even more furious when I was “offered” a $25,000 buyout and early retirement when I was 45 years old in 1993. They are getting even more furious that I have gotten a CSRS pension (currently $68,640/year) since I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. In my defense, my critics/opponents failed/refused to qualify themselves for federal jobs or failed/refused to apply a) because they would never stoop to take a federal job and/or b) because they despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/opinion/gen-x-retirement.html
KSNB
— — DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans discriminate against them, marginalize them, oppress them, and cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/03/09/tri-cities-womens-march-draws-more-than-150-people/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s High Time to Restock U.S. Munitions. After years of neglect, America’s arsenal needs rebuilding to make ‘peace through strength’ a reality. DD: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO at the Rock Island Arsenal on an audit of DOD’s 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/its-high-time-to-restock-u-s-munitions-6144f727?mod=opinion_lead_pos8
FAST TIMES
— DD: Who blames you and for what? My Democrat superiors and supervisors blamed me for their problems and for the problems that their Democrat employees had who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Defendants in lawsuits that I have filed and their attorneys blame me for their problems. Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois leaders blamed me for their problems. Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lost elections blame me for their defeats. Leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party blame me for their problems. Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois blame me for their problems. Most commonly, the aforesaid blame my conservatism and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91403029/what-to-do-if-you-get-blamed-for-someone-elses-mistakes
FORTUNE
— College is worth it. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/20/former-goldman-sachs-ceo-lloyd-blankfein-says-peter-thiel-wrong-college-is-worth-it-more-curious-interesting/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— How to answer the new U.S. federal government’s ‘American Ideals’ essay questions. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/08/beyond-the-resume-how-to-answer-the-new-u-s-federal-governments-american-ideals-essay-questions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades, the entry-level federal job search was defined by the “educational gatekeeper.” If you didn’t have a specific degree or a certain GPA, your application often hit a digital wall before a human ever saw it. That era is closing. Under the new guidelines, agencies are shifting toward “skills-based hiring,” opening doors for graduates who may have unconventional backgrounds but possess the specific technical or operational competencies the government desperately needs right now.)
BROOKINGS
— Can colleges afford class-based affirmative action? DD: What class 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 earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/can-colleges-afford-class-based-affirmative-action/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. AA and DEI are patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Democrats and RINOs have always used AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/quote-of-the-day-by-oscar-winning-actor-john-wayne-life-is-tough-but-its-tougher-when-youre-stupid/amp_articleshow/129301577.cms
March 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and their protesters and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/cook-county-ice-broadview-protesters-cases/
— The average Illinois household lost $1,500 in legal gambling, net of winnings, in 2025. I am not, however, concerned about the average family; I care about the paycheck-to-paycheck family that lost $10,000, often much more, to gambling. Gambling harms families. Gambling is ubiquitous in Illinois, and it is projected to expand dramatically, especially among the vulnerable young. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/opinion-illinois-gambling-addiction-expansion-online/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy Republicans who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/opinion-stonewall-inn-pride-flag-symbols/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/05/gun-second-amendment-marijuana-war-drugs-aclu-ali-hemani-jacob-sullum
RIVER BENDER
— DD; Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Duckworth.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-calls-out-hegseth-for-caring-more-about-good-coverage-of-trump-than-our-troops-lives-91330.cfm
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-highlights-risks-of-trumps-iran-operation-on-troops-91220.cfm
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting students in your school district to protest? How soon, if not already, will they promise them free rides at Ivy League Universities?
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2026/03/04/why-milwaukee-students-protest-ice-actions/88745547007/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Iran war ripples to Illinois
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/05/iran-conflict-ripples-to-illinois-00813904
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting hatred against conservatives in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I should write about the success that they have had promoting hatred against conservatives in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. Democrat and RINO leaders blame conservatives for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What has driven you to the right? For me, it has been the ever-increasing adverse actions that those on the left have taken against me. They include a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government, b) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) voters in my precinct. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Permissive parents skew left, strict ones right — US parenting has become political like never before. DD: My parents and all my ancestors have always been on the right, they have always been conservative, they have always been Missouri Synod Lutheran, they have always voted Republican. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/04/opinion/permissive-parents-skew-left-strict-ones-right-us-parenting-has-become-political-like-never-before/
AMERICAN THINKER
— They Can’t Give It Up. There are no moderates among elected Democrats.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/they_can_t_give_it_up.html
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION
— Vermont Rescinds Gender-Ideology Mandate for Foster Parents
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/vermont-rescinds-gender-ideology-mandate-for-foster-parents
— Tenn. Teacher Removed from Classroom After Refusing to Promote Same-Sex Marriage
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/tenn-teacher-removed-from-classroom-after-refusing-to-promote-same-sex-marriage
— The Damaging Doctrine of Replacement Theology. Antisemitic incidents soar globally.
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/the-damaging-doctrine-of-replacement-theology
BREITBART
— Cruz: ‘Democrats Line Up to Effectively Defend the Ayatollah’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/03/04/cruz-democrats-line-up-to-effectively-defend-the-ayatollah/
FOX NEWS
— Stop trusting political parties to save urban America. It’s time for us to rise and rebuild. Rooftop Revelations: I’ve come to believe that what Urban America needs most are American principles. Those principles do not belong to any political party. DD: American principles are conservative principles. The Republican Party platform promotes conservative principles.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-trusting-political-parties-to-save-urban-america-its-time-for-us-to-rise-and-rebuild
MRC TV
— ‘The View’ Loves Illegals More Than Americans. Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin of ‘The View’ try to explain how illegal aliens are better people than actual Americans. If that’s true, Goldberg and Hostin should just give their mansions to the “undocumented.” DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://mrctv.org/author/nick-kangadis
REASON
— The GOP Is Becoming Anti-Conservative. DD: How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting hatred against conservatives in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I should write about the success that they have had promoting hatred against conservatives in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. Democrat and RINO leaders blame conservatives for all the losses that Republican candidates have suffered.
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/03/04/jonah-goldberg-the-gop-is-becoming-anti-conservative/
TOWNHALL
— ICE’s Newest Undercover Vehicles Are Sure to Tick Off the Left
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/04/ice-undercover-subarus-n2672193
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-sheehy-joins-police-in-ejecting-protester-from-capitol-hill-hearing/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Protester, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room
https://www.wowt.com/2026/03/05/protester-three-capitol-police-officers-treated-injuries-after-scuffle-senate-hearing-room/
AOL
— DD: Democrat leaders get their protester to protest at the White House.
https://www.aol.com/articles/protesters-rally-against-attacks-iran-041707837.html
MSN
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, more gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrat leaders, Jesus wants to replace those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar-AA1WW18B
NEW YORK TIMES
— Representative Dan Crenshaw Loses G.O.P. Primary in Texas. The victory by Steve Toth, a hard-line Texas state representative, underscored how even a conservative House member could lose Republican voters by breaking with President Trump. DD: What do you say to my critics/opponents who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump-lacky? They stress the many demographics that I share with Trump including Vietnam War draft avoider and Protestant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/elections/texas-district-2-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Toth, 65, said in an interview before the election that he decided to challenge Mr. Crenshaw after watching him work with Democrats on a failed bipartisan immigration enforcement deal in 2024, during the waning months of the Biden administration. But some of Mr. Crenshaw’s troubles could be traced to his break with the president over his efforts to reverse the result of the 2020 election. Mr. Toth said that Mr. Crenshaw had lost many Republican primary voters in the deeply conservative district, Texas’s Second Congressional, by attacking fellow Republicans who questioned the 2020 results. Mr. Crenshaw, 41, has been a regular on cable news, offering praise to Mr. Trump in his second term. He has explained his “gruff” demeanor and breaks with fellow Republicans as deriving from his combat experience in Afghanistan, during which he lost an eye. “In the end, I’m doing the job I’m supposed to be doing,” he said in an interview before the vote. “I’m telling you the truth.”)
— How Latino Voters Helped Talarico Win in Texas. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Hispanics.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/04/us/elections/texas-primary-talarico-crockett-results-votes.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racist. The more of the following that Republicans are, the more that Democrat leaders call them racist: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/us/politics/trump-racism-woodrow-wilson.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize their protectorates with runaway slaves. Democrat protectorates include those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/trump-immigration-ice-raids-safe-houses.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/26/trump-lawsuit-affirmative-action/88291520007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Johnny Can’t Read Anything Other Than Pronouns. Schools have become laboratories for esoteric ideological projects, not centers of learning.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-johnny-cant-read-anything-other-than-pronouns-3238e98a
— How Talarico Won Over Latino Voters to Win the Texas Democratic Senate Primary. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Hispanics.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-talarico-won-over-latino-voters-to-win-the-texas-democratic-senate-primary-96081edf
— Ominous Texas Signals for Republicans. As Democratic voter turnout surges, the GOP Senate majority is in serious jeopardy. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Latinos.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/texas-primaries-john-cornyn-ken-paxton-james-talarico-jasmine-crockett-gop-senate-midterms-f12cf045
— Trump supporters. DD: What do you say to my critics/opponents who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump-lacky? They stress the many demographics that I share with Trump including conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-trump-supporters-who-say-he-went-too-far-on-immigration-b03b2c56
FORBES
— What 10 Companies Discovered When They Took Action On Skills-First Hiring. DD: What skills do you have? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred to GAO from IRS when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS systems, policies, procedures, operations, terminology, etc. The last 5 1/2 years of that knowledge I acquired at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. But my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS until 1986 when the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power, got me assigned me to audits of IRS, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $118, 984/year. But then my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced him to retire, b) threw me off audits of IRS at the end of 1988 for the rest of my GAO career, c) gave me a bad job assignment, gave me unfair performance expectations, gave me an unfair performance appraisal, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) in 1989, d) ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for PFP for the rest of my GAO career, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. While I worked on audits for 3 years, none of those audits were on IRS’s Collection Division, the division that I had most knowledge of. My Democrat GAO superiors also wasted what I had learned a) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, etc. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gradsoflife/2026/03/03/what-10-companies-discovered-when-they-took-action-on-skills-first-hiring/
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
— Looking for work? DD: Are you looking for work? Have you looked for work? After my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, I soon gave up looking for work because no employer would hire me because they had taken so many adverse actions against me. They had a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors had a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. The aforesaid adverse actions rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-relate professional license.
https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/2026/03/04/georgias-best-employers-are-these-2-big-businesses-forbes-says/88982542007/
PRESS HERALD
— Pausing work permits for asylum seekers would hurt Maine’s economy. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/26/pausing-work-permits-for-asylum-seekers-would-hurt-maines-economy-officials-say/
WECT
— NC primary turnout surges 25% as candidates set sights on November. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.wect.com/2026/03/05/nc-primary-turnout-surges-25-candidates-set-sights-november/
KWCH
— Kansas lawmakers considering parental consent for student protests during school hours. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting students in your school district to protest? How soon, if not already, will they promise them free rides at Ivy League Universities?
https://www.kwch.com/2026/03/05/kansas-lawmakers-considering-parental-consent-student-protests-during-school-hours/
KTVB
— Idaho lawmakers discuss unexcused absences for students participating in political protests. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting students in your school district to protest? How soon, if not already, will they promise them free rides at Ivy League Universities?
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/lawmakers-discuss-unexcused-absences-students-participating-political-protests/277-520395e7-af3b-4a89-802b-98efbee15d02
HR DRIVE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-anti-dei-orders-stand-future-challenges/813764/
SHRM
— DD: Workers Can Be Fired for Their Political Affiliation and Activity.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/fired-political-affiliation-activity
— Asking About Politics When Hiring Invites Legal Risk. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/asking-about-politics-when-hiring-invites-legal-risk
POLITICO
— Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats. In multiple Latino-majority counties, more people cast Democratic votes on Tuesday than voted for Kamala Harris in 2024. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want the Republican Party to officially dump conservatives to get more votes from Latinos.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/texas-latinos-turned-out-in-massive-numbers-for-democrats-talarico-00812807
March 4, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US embassies ‘under direct attack,’ Rubio says. Rubio said 1,500 Americans have requested assistance to leave the Middle East.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/
FOX32
— Reparations report released in Illinois. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been blaming Republicans for the problems that Blacks have in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats say that you benefitted from slavery, and therefore, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-odp4kr1gcva19i6r
WTTW
— Pritzker Denies Traveling on Epstein’s Plane After Bill Clinton’s Since-Recanted Testimony
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/03/pritzker-denies-traveling-epstein-s-plane-after-bill-clinton-s-recanted-testimony
— Illinois Lawmakers Call for Epstein Investigatory Commission
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/02/illinois-lawmakers-call-epstein-investigatory-commission
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/column-donald-trump-iran-george-w-bush-popularity-chapman/
— Controversial Elon Musk-funded mural of slain Ukrainian refugee vandalized in North Center
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/03/mural-ukranian-refugee-vandalized-north-center/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Chicago sees exodus of immigration judges during Trump’s second term
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/chicago-immigration-judges/
DAILY HERALD
— Noem blames ‘violent protesters’ for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in Senate hearing. DD: Who trains Democrat protesters in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct? I wonder who trained the Democrat voter in my precinct who recently threatened me. The more that Democrats threaten me, the more motivated that I am.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260303/nation-and-world-politics/noem-will-testify-in-the-senate-in-her-first-appearance-since-2-minneapolis-protesters-deaths/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker-owned bourbon company faces lawsuit alleging ‘pervasive gender bias.’ DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/ccb-pritzker-bourbon-lawsuit-sexism/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— See which colleges in Illinois produce the highest salaries. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 25 in 1974, 4 years after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, my IRS Revenue Officer salary was $100,059. I had completed 11 graduate evening business courses at Loyola. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. In today’s dollars, in 1980, 4 years after I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my GAO Analyst salary was only $89,703. In today’s dollars, in 1984, 4 years after I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, my GAO Analyst salary was $113,402. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. In today’s dollars, in 2001, 4 years after I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, my salary was $0.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/education/2026/03/04/see-which-colleges-in-illinois-produce-the-highest-salaries/88604901007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here are the colleges whose graduates, four years after graduation, earn the highest median salaries, according to the federal data. The data was published in December, 2025, and accounts for inflation. 1. University of Chicago: $107,896, 2. Rush University: $103,094, 3. Northwestern University: $98,916, 4. Illinois Institute of Technology: $89,808)
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth says Trump’s attack against Iran is illegal. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-excoriates-trump-for-launching-an-illegal-attack-against-iran-putting-our-servicemembers-and-national-security-at-needless-risk—91273.cfm
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump promised the MAGA base no new wars. Then he went to war with Iran.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-03/trump-promised-the-maga-base-no-new-wars-then-he-went-to-war-with-iran
JEAN KACZMEREK
— Video of March 2 news conference. DD: What will the Republican response be to this? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage voters from voting for Republican candidates. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) hint/imply/argue/shout at voters to protest Trump by voting for Democrat candidates. The more Democrat ballots that are cast than Republican ballots in the March 17 primary, the more that Democrat leaders will shout that Democrats will win November 3. That should discourage Democrats from crossing over and casting Republican ballots.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=953969057442009
https://www.facebook.com/dupagecountyclerk/videos/im-jean-kaczmarek-dupage-county-clerk-today-my-office-has-a-message-for-the-vote/953969057442009/
DUPAGE COUNTY
— ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail! DD: What will the Republican response be to this? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage voters from voting for Republican candidates. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that Trump says or does and b) hint/imply/argue/shout at voters to protest Trump by voting for Democrat candidates. The more Democrat ballots that are cast than Republican ballots in the March 17 primary, the more that Democrat leaders will shout that Democrats will win November 3. That should discourage Democrats from crossing over and casting Republican ballots.
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Ted Dabrowski will be endorsed today by Tracy Bost, wife of Congressman Mike Bost, in a get-out-the-vote rally today in Murphysboro.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/04/collins-withdraws-support-for-preston-00811491
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-691/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-479/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If Democrat leaders are not having their illegals use their false identifications to vote, why are Democrat leaders so hyper about ICE at polling places? Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders have their illegals bring Democrats who share their demographics to the polls. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, to cast a Republican or Democrat ballot in a primary is to publicly declare your political affiliation for the next 2 years. I have always cast Republican primary ballots. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. My Democrat superiors in the federal government have always known that I have always cast Republican primary ballots. Notwithstanding that, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me anyway. They could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They erroneously believed that if they took enough adverse actions against me, I would become a Democrat. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to resign when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a minority, female, or veteran. To be a Democrat is to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Democrats who run Illinois ever-increasing drive Republican employers out of Illinois. Because of that, it is ever-increasingly difficult, if not impossible, for Republicans to get hired, retained, and promoted in Illinois. That is especially true for Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will employers in Illinois post signs that say “Republican need not apply?” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you cast a Republican primary ballot in Illinois, that is on your record for the rest of your life. As Democrats ever-increasing run Illinois, anticipate/expect that those who have cast Republican primary ballot will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they despise/hate Trump, b) that they are not conservative, and/or c) that 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that you should vote for the candidates who promise to give the most preference to those who share your demographics. Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promise to give more preference to voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, more gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrat leaders, Jesus wants to replace those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What positions do the Republican candidates on the March 17 ballot in your precinct have on immigration? Which ones a) promote enforcement of immigration laws and b) promote illegal immigration? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Anti-Trump, Pro-Choice Mark Kirk Endorses Don Tracy in Illinois GOP Senate Race
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/anti-trump-pro-choice-mark-kirk-endorses-don-tracy-in-illinois-gop-senate-race.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Noem: No ICE at election polls
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/3/kristi-noem-no-ice-election-polls-year-dhs-doesnt-use-deportation/
— How race and religion have always played a role in who gets refuge in the U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/3/gets-refuge-us-race-religion-always-played-role/
NEW YORK POST
— Nashville teacher gets record cleared after being disciplined for not reading LGBTQ book to first-grade students. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your school district?
https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/nashville-teacher-eric-rivera-gets-record-cleared-after-being-disciplined-for-not-reading-lgbtq-book/
ARKANSAS BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
— Crossover voting is a crime. DD: I am vehemently against crossover voting. How many crossover votes do you estimate will be cast in the March 17 primary in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct and why?
https://sbec.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Crossover-voting-2026.pdf
BREITBART
— The western states of Idaho and Utah have begun to pull back from their former support for an influx of illegal aliens as they continue to struggle with the effects of their previous open-door policies, but cheap-labor employers and establishment Republicans are fighting against the efforts. DD: What positions do the Republican candidates on the March 17 ballot in your precinct have on immigration? Which ones a) promote enforcement of immigration laws and b) promote illegal immigration?
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/03/03/gop-divided-in-utah-idaho-over-state-govt-support-for-illegal-migrants/amp/
— Illinois Reparations Commission Report Delves into State’s History of ‘Racial Harms.’ DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been blaming Republicans for the problems that Blacks have in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats say that you benefitted from slavery, and therefore, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2026/03/03/illinois-reparations-commission-report-delves-states-history-racial-harms/
EPOCH TIMES
— 50,000 Troops, 200 Fighters, 2 Aircraft Carriers Engaged in Attack on Iran, Commander Says. The Iranian regime’s ability to hit the United States and its partners is declining, a CENTCOM commander said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/50000-troops-200-fighters-2-aircraft-carriers-engaged-in-attack-on-iran-commander-says-5993894
FEDERALIST
— DD: To what extent have the candidates on the Republican primary ballot in your precinct stressed that they will defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected?
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/03/primary-season-gives-conservatives-the-chance-to-kick-feckless-rinos-to-the-curb/
— Thanks To Democrats, Potential Iranian Terrorists Are Already On American Soil
https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/03/thanks-to-democrats-potential-iranian-terrorists-are-already-on-american-soil/
FOX NEWS
— DHS defends ad blitz amid Senate scrutiny, says campaign drove 2.2M self-deportations and saved taxpayers $39B.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-defends-ad-blitz-senate-scrutiny-campaign-drove-self-deportations-taxpayers-billions
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Trump Has Sealed the Border. Now, Democrats Are Hell-Bent on Ending Immigration Enforcement
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/trump-has-sealed-the-border-now-democrats-are-hell-bent-ending
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Public Schools Use Federal Violence Prevention Grants to Accommodate Illegal Immigrants
https://www.judicialwatch.org/public-schools-federal-grants-accommodate-illegal-immigrants/
POST MILLENNIAL
— DHS probe of illegal alien workers in DC restaurants forces 130 staffers out of jobs. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://thepostmillennial.com/dhs-probe-of-illegal-alien-workers-in-dc-restaurants-forces-130-staffers-out-of-jobs
TOWNHALL
— ‘Diversity’ Is a Formula for Failure
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/03/vip-diversifying-mathematics-decreasing-scores-n2672227
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Early turnout in Texas Democratic primary outpaces GOP as Election Day kicks off. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5764802-early-turnout-texas-democrats-republicans-election-day/
MSN
— Islam and Christianity clash over Jesus. DD: According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, more gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrat leaders, Jesus wants to replace those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/islam-and-christianity-clash-over-jesus/gm-GM52BD7419
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that you should vote for the candidates who promise to give the most preference to those who share your demographics. Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promise to give more preference to voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/us/elections/texas-latino-voters.html
WASHINGTON POST
— ICE training was slashed, records show, corroborating whistleblower claims. Previously unreported records also offer new details about what was cut from ICE’s basic training program. Concerns about the quality of ICE agents’ training have mounted for months. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step-1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/03/ice-training-cuts-graduation-rate/
USA TODAY
— Trump wants White men to sue for race discrimination. This man did. DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/03/04/white-men-discrimination-dei-trump/88847584007/
ABC LOS ANGELES
— California bill to bar police from taking second job with ICE advances in state Assembly. DD: I should write about a) what my Democrat IRS superiors did to get my Democrat GAO superiors to offer me a transfer only if I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars and b) what my Democrat GAO superiors did to stop me from getting a job after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://abc7.com/post/california-bill-would-bar-police-taking-2nd-job-ice/18673938/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump administration plan could restrict work permits for asylum seekers for years. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-administration-plan-could-restrict-161607997.html
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Texas sets new record for early voting in the primaries. More than 2.5 million people have voted in the Texas primaries even before election day polls open. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/texas-sets-new-record-early-voting-primaries-21951430.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Iran Attacks U.S. Embassies in Middle East
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/iran-attacks-u-s-embassies-in-middle-east-9ab4ffa6
— Is the U.S. Running Out of Ammo? DD: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO at the Rock Island Arsenal on an audit of DOD’s 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-iran-weapons-missiles-air-defense-pentagon-military-2c0e18b5
NEW PITTSBURG COURIER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://newpittsburghcourier.com/2026/03/03/these-pittsburgh-churches-are-embracing-lgbtq-christians/
ABC NORTH CAROLINA
— Early voting turnout reported across Eastern North Carolina ahead of March 3 election. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://wcti12.com/news/local/early-voting-turnout-reported-across-eastern-north-carolina-ahead-of-march-3-election
CAROLINA JOURNAL
— NC primary sees strong turnout, early voting surge. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.carolinajournal.com/nc-primary-sees-strong-turnout-early-voting-surge/
ARKANSAS TIMES
— With early voting and absentee votes released, some local non-legislative races begin to come into focus. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2026/03/03/with-early-voting-and-absentee-votes-released-some-local-non-legislative-races-begin-to-come-into-focus
KGNS
— Webb County releases unofficial early voting results in 2026 Texas Primary. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.kgns.tv/2026/03/04/webb-county-releases-unofficial-early-voting-results-2026-texas-primary/
WOODLANDS ONLINE
— GOP Early voting results for Montgomery County. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=83517
FED MANAGER
— OPM Formally Proposes Major Overhaul of Federal Performance Ratings. DD: My Democrat superiors always used the subjectivity in their performance rating systems to justify the adverse actions that they took against me. I should write about the many big adverse actions that they took against me. At the Post Office, they disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. At IRS, they disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. At GAO, they forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-formally-proposes-major-overhaul-of-federal-performance-ratings
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois CPA Society Accepting Accounting Scholarship Applications. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. I should have majored 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 came to realize that accountants do not use the types of math that I was not strong in.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/03/03/illinois-cpa-society-accepting-accounting-scholarship-applications/179123/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Coons pressed Noem under oath to rule out deploying ICE agents to polling places ahead of the 2026 midterms. Noem repeatedly stated there are “no plans” for officers at polling locations but refused to definitively rule it out. DD: If Democrat leaders are not having their illegals use their false identifications to vote, why are Democrat leaders so hyper about this? Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders have their illegals bring Democrats who share their demographics to the polls.
https://news.meaww.com/video/coons-questions-ice-at-polling-places-as-noem-fires-back-illegals-voting
CONSERVATIVE WOMAN
— Decades in the planning, the Islamic Republic of Britain
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/theres-nothing-accidental-about-the-kashmiri-colonisation-of-britain/