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FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Some agencies tell employees to hold off responding to latest Musk email
https://abc7chicago.com/post/agencies-tell-workers-hold-off-responding-latest-elon-musk-email-including-irs-emergency-management-agency-noaa-cdc/15947456/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly count on Pritzker to destroy not only Trump, but to destroy all those who voted for Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/23/gov-jb-pritzker-turned-heads-by-comparing-trump-administration-to-nazi-germany-but-will-voters-be-moved/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The hidden world of Chicago ICE arrests. One month after Trump’s inauguration, a partial look at those detained.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/23/immigration-detentions/
— Know who you’re voting for, especially if they’ve taken actions with which you don’t agree (COMMENT: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have always helped elect in general elections all those candidates who won Republican primary elections and caucuses.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/20/josh-mcbroom-guest-column-know-who-youre-voting-for-especially-if-theyve-taken-actions-with-which-you-dont-agree/
— Kids and Money: FAFSA filing is off to a good start  (COMMENT: Did you or your parents apply for student aid? My parents and I did not because my father believed that he made too much money. Therefore, I worked my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He never made more than $50,000 a year in today’s dollars. My mother never worked outside the home until after he died.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/kids-and-money-fafsa-filing-is-off-to-a-good-start/ar-AA1ySLjB
— Today in Chicago History: 60 years ago: ‘Circle campus’ opens (COMMENT: I attended UIC 1966-1968.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/22/chicago-history-february-22/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote Black History Month. When I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with their Black History Month coordinator. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He no professional license like the one I had.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/02/21/under-trump-2-0-black-history-month-hits-differently
— Missing the income tax deadline or failing to pay can have costly consequences. Taxpayers can face penalties from the IRS and the state of Illinois if they file their tax return late or fail to pay any taxes owed. And the late filing penalties are harsher than the late payment penalties. (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/taxes/tax-day-deadline-income-tax-consequences-illinois
— Chicagoans mark 3 years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As the administration in Washington grows critical of Ukraine at the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, hundreds clad in Ukrainian colors and waving flags fill the Wrigley Building plaza downtown Saturday to call for strong support for Ukraine and an end to the war.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/ukraine/2025/02/22/ukraine-war-putin-zelenskyy-trump-nato-chicago

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Democrats promote medically-assisted suicide bill
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-considers-assisted-suicide-bill-2/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-bill-could-ban-cannabis-odor-as-probable-cause-to-search-vehicles/

NPR ILLINOIS
— A federal worker supporting small businesses with disaster recovery was fired — twice (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government fired me twice. My Democrat Post Office superiors fired me in 1969 and then my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997. My Democrat Firestone Store boss fired me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. The aforesaid adverse actions and firings would not have happened if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-22/a-federal-worker-supporting-small-businesses-with-disaster-recovery-was-fired-twice
— This year’s CPAC is a victory lap for Trump’s first month in office
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-21/this-years-cpac-is-a-victory-lap-for-trumps-first-month-in-office
— This Black History Month, we’re highlighting stories from community changemakers (COMMENT: When I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with their Black History Month coordinator. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-23/this-black-history-month-were-highlighting-stories-from-community-changemakers

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump moves with light speed and brute force in shaking the core of what America has been
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-moves-with-light-speed-and-brute-force-in-shaking-the-core-of-what-america-has-been/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— The Man the Deep State Hates: Kash Patel  (COMMENT: I should write about those who hate me the most and why they hate me.)
https://johnkassnews.com/kash-patel-new-fbi-director/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat and RINO leaders will get all the citizens of the world to come to America illegally who will a) vote for Democrats and/or b) work for less money than citizens of America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How much success have Democrats and RINOs had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will assess that when I hand-deliver campaign literature and sample ballots for the April 1 election to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What are your demographics? How are those who share your demographics reacting to Trump? Anticipate/expect that those who share Trump’s demographics react to him more positively than those who do not. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you been fired? If so, by who and why? My Democrat superiors in the federal government fired me twice. My Democrat Post Office superiors fired me in 1969 and then my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997. My Democrat Firestone Store boss fired me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. The aforesaid adverse actions and firings would not have happened if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on straw polls? To raise money for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), I organized many straw polls. My critics/opponents oppose/despise/hate straw polls because they are difficult to manipulate/dominate. When their candidates do not win, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the polls were rigged. When Jack Ryan won the MTRO straw poll in 2003 instead of their candidate Andy McKenna, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I rigged that straw poll. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Musk says that federal employees must report their accomplishments weekly or face termination. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Their top priority is getting rid of Republican employees and especially those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time like me. In their weekly reports, my Democrat Post office superiors would have included their disallowing my sick leave requests and forcing me to resign. In their weekly reports, my Democrat IRS superiors would have included their disallowing my travel vouchers and education deductions and their not promoting me beyond GS-12. In their weekly reports, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors would have included their forcing me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and their keeping me off audits of IRS. In their weekly reports, my Democrat GAO superiors would have included their a) delaying my promotions and not promoting me beyond GS-13, b) keeping me off audits of IRS, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forcing me to resign when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
— Democrats hypocritically decry that Trump’s cuts drain federal government of technical expertise. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I was their only employee in their Chicago office who had a) a CPA license, b) six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and/or c) three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance). GAO audits IRS. I was their only employee who had worked for IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I had worked on audits of IRS for 3 years. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Trump ever-increasingly takes more/bigger adverse actions against federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised/hated Republicans like me. If I was still a federal employee, they would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com)
— Employers despise/hate federal employees. I should write about that. I would focus on how potential employers treated me when I sought a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license after my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career, took many adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have your critics/opponents painted you as being low-performing? According to my critics/opponents, I was a low-performing employee. They stress that GAO a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,472/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They stress that IRS a) never promoted me beyond GS-12 and b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978 and my travel vouchers in 1974. They stress that my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice in 1971. They stress that the Post Office forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents use my qualifications against me. According to them, because I had the following qualifications and the aforesaid actions were nevertheless taken against me, I had to have been a low-performing employee, if not even worse things. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-relate professional license in 1981.)
— This is Black History Month. When I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with their Black History Month coordinator. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He no professional license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Musk is stepping up his efforts to cull federal employees. Democrats run federal agencies. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Agency heads will first cull their employees who are Republican, and then their non-Democrat employees who are White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and then lastly, their Democrat employees. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s Justice Dept. vows to end college affirmative action — here’s where to start
https://nypost.com/2025/02/23/opinion/trump-targets-college-affirmative-action-doj-start-here/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Vance, Bannon Lead CPAC’s 2028 Straw Poll. The vice president was the overwhelming favorite (COMMENT: To raise money for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), I organized many straw polls  because they are difficult to manipulate/dominate. My critics/opponents oppose/despise/hate straw polls. When their candidates do not win, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the polls were rigged. When Jack Ryan won the MTRO straw poll in 2003 instead of their candidate Andy McKenna, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I rigged that straw poll.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/vance-bannon-lead-cpacs-2028-straw-poll/

BREITBART
— ‘We’ve Got to Arrest More, We’ve Got to Increase Targeting’ — Homan Says 700k Criminal Illegal Aliens on the Streets
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/02/22/weve-got-to-arrest-more-weve-got-to-increase-targeting-homan-says-700k-criminal-illegal-aliens-on-the-streets/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Hegseth’s Military
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/20/pete-hegseths-military/

EPOCH TIMES
— Musk Says Federal Workers Must Report Weekly Accomplishments or Face Termination (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Their top priority is getting rid of Republican employees and especially those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time like me. In their weekly reports, my Democrat Post office superiors would have included their disallowing my sick leave requests and forcing me to resign. In their weekly reports, my Democrat IRS superiors would have included their disallowing my travel vouchers and education deductions and their not promoting me beyond GS-12. In their weekly reports, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors would have included their forcing me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and their keeping me off audits of IRS. In their weekly reports, my Democrat GAO superiors would have included their a) delaying my promotions and not promoting me beyond GS-13, b) keeping me off audits of IRS, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forcing me to resign when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/musk-says-federal-workers-must-report-weekly-accomplishments-or-face-termination-5814648

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/02/23/trumps_anti-dei_executive_orders_152404.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
—  Democrats and RINOs ask themselves “Can we lower toxic polarization while still opposing Trump?” I will assess the success that Democrats and RINOs have had promoting hatred against Trump when I hand-deliver campaign literature and sample ballots for the April 1 election to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-can-we-lower-toxic-polarization-while-still-opposing-trump/ar-AA1zAaJf
— College student groups based on race, ethnicity could be in jeopardy under Trump (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to organize and unite those who have demographics that vote for Democrats against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5155919-college-student-groups-race-ethnicity-trump-dei-doe-affirmative-action-civil-rights/

CNBC
— Musk orders U.S. federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/23/musk-orders-us-federal-workers-to-report-on-work-by-monday-or-resign.html

NEWSWEEK
— Musk Faces Legal Threat Over Federal Worker Ultimatum: ‘Utter Disdain’
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-legal-threat-federal-worker-firings-trump-2034946

NBC NEWS
— Democrats question diversion of federal law enforcement officers to Trump migrant crackdown (COMMENT: I was a federal law enforcement officer for almost 9 years. As an IRS Revenue Officer, I enforced federal tax laws.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/democrats-question-diversion-federal-law-enforcement-officers-trump-mi-rcna190411

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/upshot/lgbtq-survey-results.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/immigration-red-card.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/us/politics/trump-alternative-reality.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/opinion/america-refugees-refoulement-trump.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat and RINO leaders will get all the citizens of the world to come to America illegally who will a) vote for Democrats and/or b) work for less money than citizens of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/world/middleeast/this-christian-convert-fled-iran-and-ran-into-trumps-deportation-policy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/world/americas/panama-migrants-hotel-photo.html
— The worse national origin to have is German
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/opinion/trump-germany-election.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/world/europe/alternative-for-germany-youth.html
— How to Come Up With a Down Payment on a House (COMMENT: My down payment to buy a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old in 1972 came from what I earned a) working for IRS for 15 months, b) working part-time for Firestone Stores for 18 month, and c) working full-time for that store for 7 months before that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/your-money/house-down-payment-assistance.html
— Dan Caine, Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick, Had Unusual Path to Top Ranks
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/dan-caine-trump-joint-chiefs.html
— Wall Street Is Getting Antsy With Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/business/trump-wall-street-saudi-miami-conference.html
— Musk Steps Up Efforts to Cull Federal Work Force (COMMENT: Democrats run federal agencies. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. They will first cull their employees who are Republican, and then their non-Democrat employees who are White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and then lastly, their Democrat employees. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/22/us/donald-trump-news

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Do Mass Federal Layoffs Mean for the Labor Market? The economic impact of federal cutbacks will depend on how many jobs are actually cut and the spillover to contractors and spending. (COMMENT: Employers despise/hate federal employees. I should write about that. I would focus on how potential employers treated me when I sought a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license after my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career, took many adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/what-do-mass-federal-layoffs-mean-for-the-labor-market-33515410

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Some federal employees say they voted for Trump thinking he’d help the economy and struggling Americans, but while they support cutting government waste, some don’t think all federal workers should be targeted. (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised/hated Republicans like me. If I was still a federal employee, they would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-supporting-federal-workers-think-085901876.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some had concerns about targeting the federal workforce. The 17-year federal employee said they voted for Trump thinking he would help the economy and struggling Americans. Now, the worker said, they feel as if the president is making things worse by putting federal workers’ livelihoods at risk. “Do Trump and Musk know the whole situation of every federal building? I don’t think they’re making proper choices,” the worker said. They added that while they agreed with Trump’s goal to cut government waste, they didn’t agree that cutting the federal workforce and requiring all employees to return to the office full time was an effective approach. Another federal worker said they voted for Trump twice and “had hope that he would fulfill his promises,” but that hope disappeared after the administration’s deferred resignation offers. The Office of Personnel Management offered federal employees the option to resign and receive pay through September, but this offer is now on pause because of ongoing litigation. One worker said the way they’d gone about the federal workforce changes was a “little disconcerting.” The worker said that while they understood Musk was only there for so long, it seemed as if they were “getting rid of people very quickly.” The worker also had concerns about returning to work in person because they moved out of DC, saying it would be a financial burden to return to the office. A federal worker said they reached out to their senators and congressman and told them that “demonizing the federal workforce is not good.” They said federal workers have performance reviews, meet with supervisors, and act in compliance with their mission. “Don’t take it out on us just because of the bad behavior of the prior administration,” the worker said, adding that they hadn’t changed their stance on supporting Trump because “it shouldn’t have come to this.”)
— What Happens When a Company’s ‘Low Performers’ Speak up (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I was a low-performing employee. They stress that GAO a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,472/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They stress that IRS a) never promoted me beyond GS-12 and b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978 and my travel vouchers in 1974. They stress that my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice in 1971. They stress that the Post Office forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents use my qualifications against me. According to them, because I had the following qualifications and the aforesaid actions were nevertheless taken against me, I had to have been a low-performing employee, if not even worse things. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-relate professional license in 1981.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/bi-today-meta-startup-apartment-federal-workers-2025-2

FAST COMPANY
— ‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters say they’re just getting started denouncing DOGE at dealerships. After a day of protests against Musk and DOGE, organizers says it is just the beginning.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91280513/tesla-takedown-protesters-say-theyre-just-getting-started-protesting-doge-at-dealerships

MIRROR
— Trump appointees tell federal workers to ignore Elon Musk’s requests for proof of five work-related accomplishments
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-appointees-tell-federal-workers-992150

NPR
— Muslims in Michigan react to the first few weeks of the Trump administration. (COMMENT: What are your demographics? How are those who share your demographics reacting to Trump? Anticipate/expect that those who share Trump’s demographics react to him more positively than those who do not. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wvik.org/2025-02-22/muslims-in-michigan-react-to-the-first-few-weeks-of-the-trump-administration

AXIOS
— Cuts drain federal government of technical expertise (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I was their only employee in their Chicago office who had a) a CPA license, b) six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and/or c) three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance). GAO audits IRS. I was their only employee who had worked for IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I had worked on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/23/federal-government-cuts-drain-technical-expertise

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Just 29% Think Government Layoffs Would Boost the Economy
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/just_29_think_government_layoffs_would_boost_the_economy