Tag: cannabis

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top candidates for the US House in Illinois’ 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th districts for the 2026 election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/illinois-house-top-candidates-2nd-7th-8th-9th/
— Chicago officials, workers protest EPA canceling contract with unions. The Democrats who ran GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had unionized earlier, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/chicago-officials-workers-protest-epa-canceling-contract-with-unions/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/editorial-donald-trump-crime-chicago-federal-takeover/
— Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/texas-illinois-gerrymandering-church-political-politics-sabina/
— To win in 2026, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promise more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other 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, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/hakeem-jeffries-midterm-democratic-strategy/
— To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/opinion-male-suicide-lost-my-friend/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois students could see new testing standards with proposed state board revisions. Government and politics are nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that I never got any scholarships or internships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, d) that while I passed the postal employment and Federal Service Entrance Examination on my first attempt, my scores could have been better, e) that while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my GPAs could have been better, and f) that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, my scores could have been better.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/illinois-new-testing-standards/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois redistricting effort possible, but unlikely to yield more Democratic seats. Pritzker touts redistricting in response to Texas, but his legislative allies cite no signs of movement on the issue in Springfield.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2025/08/12/illinois-redistricting-jb-pritzker-texas-democrats-greg-abbott-remap
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) unite minorities against Whites, b) unite women against men, c) unite younger people against older people, d) unite LGBTQers against heterosexuals, e) unite unmarried people against married people, f) unite non-Protestants against Protestants, g) unite non-German Americans against German Americans, h) unite those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, i) unite those who have less money against those who have more money, j) unite non-Americans against Americans, k) unite etc. against etc.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/08/13/black-brown-communities-immigration-trump-ice-robin-kelly-jesus-chuy-garcia
— Illinois wants to lower the bar for passing state tests, saying the standard is unfair to students. The State Board of Education will vote Wednesday on new exam benchmarks. Education officials say the existing standards have led high schoolers to believe they aren’t ready for college when they actually are. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that I never got any scholarships or internships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, d) that while I passed the postal employment and Federal Service Entrance Examination on my first attempt, my scores could have been better, e) that while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my GPAs could have been better, and f) that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, my scores could have been better.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/08/12/illinois-wants-to-lower-cut-scores-on-state-tests-saying-standard-is-unfair-to-students

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are racists.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250812/nation-and-world-politics/trumps-rhetoric-on-dc-echoes-a-history-of-racist-narratives-about-urban-crime/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pace’s Rideshare Access Program
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250811/transportation/pace-paratransit-rideshare-program-is-victim-of-its-own-success/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: State education board to adopt new proficiency benchmarks for state tests. Government and politics are nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that I never got any scholarships or internships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, d) that while I passed the postal employment and Federal Service Entrance Examination on my first attempt, my scores could have been better, e) that while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my GPAs could have been better, and f) that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, my scores could have been better.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250812/education/state-education-board-to-adopt-new-proficiency-benchmarks-for-state-tests/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gotion to start making EV batteries in Manteno next month
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing-logistics/gotion-start-making-ev-batteries-manteno-next-month

WGN9
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31 and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) get hired by the Post Office when I was 18, e) get hired by Firestone Stores when I was 21, f) get hired by IRS when I was 22 and promoted when I was 23, 24, and 25, and g) get hired by GAO when I was 31 and promoted when I was 38.
https://wgntv.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/will-president-trump-reclassify-marijuana/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that police are racist.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/12/lawyers-ask-judge-expand-lawsuit-accusing-cpd-targeting-black-latino-chicagoans-traffic

WGN RADIO
— You can’t argue that Illinois maps are fair
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/eric-zorn-you-cant-argue-that-illinois-maps-are-fair/

WBEZ
— As homelessness is criminalized, how are Chicagoans getting people from encampments to housing?  The city says that the number of homeless people is down but that the number of people living in “unsheltered locations” like encampments is up. The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/08/12/as-homelessness-is-criminalized-how-are-chicagoans-getting-people-from-encampments-to-housing

STATELINE & WAND TV
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31 and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) get hired by the Post Office when I was 18, e) get hired by Firestone Stores when I was 21, f) get hired by IRS when I was 22 and promoted when I was 23, 24, and 25, and g) get hired by GAO when I was 31 and promoted when I was 38.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/trump-admin-may-reclassify-marijuana-would-that-make-it-legal-in-the-us/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/city-of-springfield-approves-third-round-of-cannabis-tax-grants/article_ec67b5c9-2152-4011-aadc-1931a54e8c87.html

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Jil Tracy talks about being deputized for Texas lawmaker case
https://muddyrivernews.com/noteworthy/tracy-talks-about-being-deputized-for-texas-lawmaker-case/20250810075841/

CITY JOURNAL
— Illinois’ Disastrous School Mental-Health Program. The Prairie State wants to screen all kids for mental-health issues. That’s a mistake. Democrats run education. According to Democrat leaders, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/pritzker-mental-health-screenings-illinois-schools

WJOL
— Local Republican Diane Harris Is Running For Illinois Secretary Of State
https://www.wjol.com/local-republican-diane-harris-is-running-for-illinois-secretary-of-state/

WGLT
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-08-12/city-of-bloomington-to-host-a-free-symposium-discussing-the-future-of-inclusion-and-access

WMBD
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, more and more and more people become addicted to drugs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdU4OdV-l0Q

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats exist to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-08-12/jeffries-top-illinois-dems-hope-voters-will-punish-republicans-in-2026

CITIES 92.9
— Chicago Flips Red says Illinois officials break laws as they blast Trump
https://www.cities929.com/2025/08/12/chicago-group-says-illinois-officials-break-laws-as-they-blast-trump/

BLOCK CKUB CHICAGO
— The Never-Ending Line For Benefits Is Back, With Some Immigrants Sleeping Outside To Get A Spot. Immigrants, many who came to Chicago three years ago from the southern border, are camping outside after a state program that offers health insurance, food and cash assistance reopened enrollment at the end of July. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Just because Democrat and RINO leaders encourage you to falsely claim asylum does not make you legal.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/12/the-never-ending-line-for-benefits-is-back-with-some-immigrants-sleeping-outside-to-get-a-spot/

CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Illinois proposes lowering scores students need to be deemed proficient on state tests. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that I never got any scholarships or internships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, d) that while I passed the postal employment and Federal Service Entrance Examination on my first attempt, my scores could have been better, e) that while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my GPAs could have been better, and f) that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, my scores could have been better.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/08/12/illinois-proposes-new-cut-scores-for-state-standardized-tests/

CAPITOL FAX
— State Senator Mary Edly-Allen Announces Candidacy for 10th District State Central Committeewoman. I have always promoted direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members. My critics/opponents have always vehemently opposed it.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-567/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: State Senator Mary Edly-Allen (Grayslake),  proudly announces her candidacy for the open seat for State Central Committeewoman for Illinois’ 10th Congressional District. A lifelong advocate for Democratic values, Senator Edly-Allen brings over 25 years of experience living, working, and organizing in the district she calls home. For nearly two years, Edly-Allen has served as the President of Lake County Democratic Women (LCDW) and has led with energy, vision, and purpose.  She has worked hard mentoring, supporting, and helping elect a new generation of strong Democratic candidates to local offices across the 10th Congressional District and throughout Lake County. Her leadership has revitalized local engagement and strengthened the Democratic bench.)
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-567/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-360/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders discourage Republicans from running for offices. Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly successful doing that in Illinois and in DuPage County. I remember when almost every Republican primary was contested and all the candidates were highly qualified. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Don Tracy announces run for U.S. Senate. SEE: https://dontracyforil.com/  One could compare and contrast the Illinois Republican U.S. Senate 2004 primary with the 2026 primary. All five announced candidates  (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andrew McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and  Jack Ryan) walked in Wheaton’s 2003 Independence Day parade and then attended a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct. My critics/opponents were not only furious that Ryan won the primary instead of their candidate McKenna, they blamed me for McKenna’s defeat. I was not only the GOPUSA Illinois Editor back then, I was also an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois. Neither organization endorsed McKenna. Ryan withdrew after he won the primary and then the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee replaced him with Alan Keyes who lost to Obama.
https://wirepoints.org/don-tracy-announces-run-for-u-s-senate/
— Chicago crime is low? Tell that to the thousands of victims.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-crime-is-low-tell-that-to-the-thousands-of-victims-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Sonya Massey bill requiring full employment history for police candidates now law. GAO hired me in 1980 notwithstanding the fact that IRS had not promoted me since 1974 and had disallowed my education deductions in 1978 and my travel vouchers in 1974 to get rid of me. IRS hired me in 1971 notwithstanding the fact that the Post Office had forced me to resign in 1969 and had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. GAO and IRS hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the GAO job by working for IRS for almost 9 years, almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and earning an MBA in 1976. I qualified myself for the IRS job by earning a bachelor’s degree in management and passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d5c67017-51a9-40d4-8cb1-c5db834b81fa.html

CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: Illinois Stands as the Poster Child for Gerrymandering and Its Consequences
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/illinois-poster-child-gerrymandering-consequences
— When Is Chicago Going to Go Bankrupt?
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/when-is-chicago-going-bankrupt

JOHN THOMAS
— John Thomas announces campaign for Governor of Illinois
https://www.wpri.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/838910052/john-thomas-announces-campaign-for-governor-of-illinois/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Less than 22% of voters approve of Chicago Teachers Union. When my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 to get rid of me, the National Treasury Employees Union successfully came to my defense. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0  But that disallowance ended my IRS career.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/less-than-22-of-voters-approve-of-chicago-teachers-union/
— Illinois ranks last in U.S. for financial transparency
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-ranks-last-in-u-s-for-financial-transparency/
— Vallas: Pritzker works on national profile as Illinoisans tire of him
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-pritzker-works-on-national-profile-as-illinoisans-tire-of-him/
— Businesses moving out of Illinois triples since pandemic
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/businesses-moving-out-of-illinois-triples-since-pandemic/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic Party approval hits a new rock bottom among Democrats. Those who are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time want the Democrat Party to do even more to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/12/democratic-party-approval-hits-new-rock-bottom-among-democrats/
— Trump tariff revenue jumps to $25B monthly as inflation holds steady
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/12/bipartisan-analysis-shows-trump-tariffs-generated-billions-new/
— ‘Woefully out of balance’: U.S. debt surpasses $37 trillion
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/13/us-debt-surpasses-37-trillion-woefully-balance/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Recriminalize, don’t decriminalize marijuana
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3496447/recriminalize-marijuana-trump-drug-reclassification/
— How E-Verify can be outsmarted, and how Congress can fix it. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3496192/e-verify-can-be-outsmarted-how-congress-can-fix-it/
— DeSantis says Obama and Holder gerrymandered ‘brutally’ in most recent census
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3498223/desantis-obama-eric-holder-gerrymandered-census/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Dems’ Plan: Curse More, Obey Less, Protect Criminals & Illegals
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/the-emerging-democratic-consensus-for-2026-curse-more-obey-less-protect-criminals-and-illegal-immigrants-at-all-costs/

NEW YORK POST
— Just say no to Big Dope — and its push for even more legal pot. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31 and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) get hired by the Post Office when I was 18, e) get hired by Firestone Stores when I was 21, f) get hired by IRS when I was 22 and promoted when I was 23, 24, and 25, and g) get hired by GAO when I was 31 and promoted when I was 38.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/12/opinion/just-say-no-to-big-dope-and-to-even-more-legal-marijuana/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Old American Ruling Class Has Lost the Revolution
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/08/the_old_american_ruling_class_has_lost_the_revolution.html

BLAZE
— Police CAUGHT TAMPERING with crime rates as Trump federalizes DC
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/police-caught-tampering-with-crime-rates-as-trump-federalizes-dc
— Foreign-born population dropped by historic number during Trump’s first 6 months in office
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cis-illegal-aliens-deported-millions

BREITBART
— Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez: Some ‘Politicians in My Own Party’ ‘Enamored with’ Criminals, Pritzker, Johnson Blinded by Trump Hate
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/08/12/chicago-alderman-there-are-politicians-in-my-own-party-enamored-with-criminals-pritzker-johnson-blinded-by-trump-hate/
— Ramirez Calls ICE a ‘Terrorist Organization’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/watch-democrat-rep-delia-ramirez-calls-ice-terrorist-organization/
— Newsom’s Gerrymander Is ‘Illegal and Unconstitutional’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/demaio-newsoms-gerrymander-is-illegal-and-unconstitutional/
— Before Trump Federalized D.C. Police, White House Reporters Complained for Years About Crime in Capital
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/before-trump-federalized-d-c-police-white-house-reporters-complained-for-years-about-crime-in-capital/
— Media Members Share Their D.C. Crime Stories as Trump Moves to Clean Up Capital
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/exclusive-media-members-share-their-d-c-crime-stories-as-trump-moves-to-clean-up-capital/
— More than 100,000 Americans Apply to Join ICE, Help Deport Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/more-than-100000-americans-apply-to-join-ice-help-deport-illegal-aliens/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— We signed the United Nations refugee protocol, but we never signed up for mass migration. The rest of the world sees America as being its dumping ground.
https://cis.org/Oped/We-signed-United-Nations-refugee-protocol-we-never-signed-mass-migration

COLLEGE FIX
— Court sides with Christian university over firing professor who officiated same-sex wedding. Lawyers say Calvin University has freedom to employ professors who ‘uphold and model its beliefs’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/court-sides-with-christian-university-over-firing-professor-who-officiated-same-sex-wedding/

DAILY CALLER
— Pritzker’s presidential aspirations are growing ever more evident as he inserts himself in the Texas gerrymandering brouhaha – and he’s no longer denying it. He heralded many of the 57 Texas Democrats who fled to stop the state’s congressional maps from being redrawn to benefit Republicans, all the while deflecting the blatancy of Illinois’ gerrymandering and trivializing it as something drawn by “kindergarteners.” Instead of advocating for taking mapmaking power away from state lawmakers, whether in Texas or Illinois, he’s embraced the sin: if he believes Illinois needs to counteract new Texas maps that put more Republicans in Congress, he’s considered making Illinois’ maps even more lopsided to send more Illinois Democrats to oppose President Trump. Pritzker is telling voters that Illinois’ districts aren’t a right for them to express their views and pick their leaders. They’re a tool for political parties, or at least the political party with the most money and power at the moment. In his eyes: two wrongs may not make a right, but when those on the right do it then it’s wrong. All of which provides a perfect illustration of why Illinois needs fair maps. The congressional map Pritzker approved in 2021 yielded 14 districts dominated by Democrats and only three downstate districts held by Republicans – after forcing the downstate GOP to battle it out over the shrinking state’s lost seat.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/13/opinion-pritzker-says-gerrymander-can-be-gerry-more-mandered-if-he-works-at-it-brad-weisenstein/
— Ramirez Who Said She Is Guatemalan Before American Calls ICE ‘Terrorist Organization’
https://www.aol.com/democrat-said-she-guatemalan-american-193000010.html

FEDERALIST
— Arizona Leftist Senator Doubles Down On Her ‘Right’ To Tip Off Illegals To ICE Operations. Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and that illegals are their solders in their Democrat Army.
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/12/arizona-leftist-senator-doubles-down-on-her-right-to-tip-off-illegals-to-ice-operations/

FOX NEWS
— Cuban-born congressman calls for Ramirez’s removal over ‘Guatemalan before American’ remark
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cuban-born-congressman-calls-for-squad-member-s-removal-over-guatemalan-before-american-remark/ar-AA1KaP7v

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS Uses New Euphemism for Illegals: ‘People Without Legal Status’  To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Just because Democrat and RINO leaders encourage you to falsely claim asylum does not make you legal.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2025/08/12/pbs-drops-new-euphemism-illegals-people-without-legal-status

NEWSMAX
— Newsom Won’t Stop Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tom-homan-gavin-newsom-donald-trump-ice/2025/08/12/id/1222242/
— Percent of ICE Arrests Are of Criminals. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Just because Democrat and RINO leaders encourage you to falsely claim asylum does not make you legal.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tom-homan-ice-arrests/2025/08/12/id/1222237/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DeSantis: We Have The Basis To Redistrict In Florida, Lingering “Racial Gerrymandering” We Have To Correct. Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders gerrymander to give preference to minorities.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/12/desantis_we_have_the_basis_to_redistrict_in_florida_lingering_racial_gerrymandering_we_have_to_correct.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— University of Illinois on high alert about highly infectious disease
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5448214-university-of-illinois-measles/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Texas Dems spotlight disaster called Illinois
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/13/texas-dems-spotlight-disaster-called-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After the 1990 general election, the state of Illinois found itself in a predicament. Democrats controlled the House and Senate in Springfield, while Republican Jim Edgar occupied the governor’s mansion. With legislative redistricting the following year, the Democrats would be unable to send a new map that the governor wouldn’t veto. It was at this point that a nine-person Legislative Redistricting Commission would be established, with four Democrats and four Republicans. The final seat was determined by a coin flip that the GOP won. Many Republicans salivated at the opportunity to redraw the map, especially the 9th congressional district. Represented by 25-term Democratic Congressman Sidney Yates, the district ran along Chicago’s affluent lakefront, including the suburbs of Evanston and Skokie. The seat was regarded as impenetrable by the Republicans. But to the dismay of the GOP, ousting Yates was thwarted by Republican Senate Minority Leader James “Pate” Philip. The veteran politician believed the 9th district must always be winnable by a member of the Jewish community due to its large Jewish constituency. Yates served three more terms.)

NEW YORK SUN
— Trump Phenomenon’s Political Implications Are Coming Into Focus as Democrats Fade Into Irrelevance. The opposition’s principal leaders are superannuated logrollers, Marxists, and authoritarian reverse racists.
https://www.nysun.com/article/trump-phenomenons-political-implications-are-coming-into-focus-as-democrats-fade-into-irrelevance

USA TODAY
— Got ‘range anxiety’? Trump halts massive EV charger project. Many would-be EV purchasers have cited what’s known as ‘range anxiety’ in their reluctance to switch over from a gas car.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/11/biden-ev-charger-project-trump/85563143007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/07/parent-trans-kids-gender-affirming-care-trump/85428839007/

CBS MINNESOTA
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Just because Democrat and RINO leaders encourage you to falsely claim asylum does not make you legal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZOa5u1Ecyg

DESERT NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everyone’s problems, but especially for the problems that minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time have.
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2025/08/12/equal-protection-unequal-conditions/

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— Homan Rips Illinois Rep. Ramirez For Declaring Allegiance To Guatemala
https://www.aol.com/news/border-czar-tom-homan-rips-200234293.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31 and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) get hired by the Post Office when I was 18, e) get hired by Firestone Stores when I was 21, f) get hired by IRS when I was 22 and promoted when I was 23, 24, and 25, and g) get hired by GAO when I was 31 and promoted when I was 38.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6f47043c-ffc6-4b26-b2b3-399c072955a2.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump, Chicago and No Cash Bail. Pritzker’s defense of soft-on-crime policies won’t help him in 2028.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-chicago-and-no-cash-bail-97cecb22
— Trump Demands the Truth About Affirmative Action. He requires colleges to submit data proving they don’t engage in racial discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-demands-the-truth-about-affirmative-action-education-college-school-084fb08c
— The Illinois Voter Suppression Strategy. Elections in odd-numbered years are a gift to unions.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-illinois-voter-suppression-strategy-election-politics-turnout-26f192a5
— The Era of Big Raises for Low-Paid Workers Is Over. Wage growth for top earners once again outstrips gains for those at the bottom. My critics/opponents at the same time hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the federal government grossly overpaid me and b) that my never being paid more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars even though I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license proves that I was an extremely bad person.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/low-wage-employees-pay-growth-cdf3cd36

FORBES
— Ramirez would not have been elected if Pritzker had not created a gerrymandered 3rd Congressional District for her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ63FnVRHks
— Ramirez Presses VA Official On Number Of Department Staff Lost Due To ‘Natural Attrition’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojVYRGSsxUc

FED SMITH
— Probationary Employees: Retained or Fired? New Guidance from OPM Designed to Hire Quality Workforce. OPM is directing agencies to “designate at-least the second-line supervisor….” to make continued employment decisions for probationary employees. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when they learned that they could not use probationary rule to get rid of me because I had served my probationary period working for IRS.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/08/11/probationary-employees-guidance-from-opm/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois E-Verify Law Imposes on Federal Authority. Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and that illegals are their solders in their Democrat Army.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/illinois-e-verify-law-imposes-on-federal-authority-doj-argues

LAW 360
— Illinois E-Verify Law Imposes on Federal Authority. Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and that illegals are their solders in their Democrat Army.
https://www.law360.com/articles/2376171/doj-asks-judge-to-block-ill-e-verify-restrictions

PMC RESEARCH
— Why People Prefer Higher Educated Politicians. My critics/opponents have always used against me my having three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9989228/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Higher educated participants preferred higher to less educated candidates over and above their level of competence, particularly when they identified strongly with their educational level. This reflects ingroup bias among the higher educated. Less educated participants preferred higher educated candidates in Study 1, but did not prefer higher educated candidates when competence was manipulated independently from education in Study 2. The less educated, unlike the higher educated, therefore, seem to show deference to the assumed competence of the higher educated, because it disappears when more reliable competence information is available. A recurring question in intergroup relations is whether low-status groups challenge the status quo, accept their inferior position and defer to the high-status group, or even actively support the hierarchy. A topical example of this is the place of the less educated in the political arena. When voting for political candidates, do less educated voters show ingroup bias and prefer “one of their own” over higher educated candidates?1 Or do they defer to the supposed superior (cognitive or academic) competence of the higher educated (Baker, 2014; Spruyt & Kuppens, 2014) and prefer a higher educated candidate? For higher educated voters, there is no such dilemma because both possible ingroup bias and the desire to pick a competent candidate point in the same direction and should lead them to prefer higher educated politicians. However, for the higher educated, the question then becomes whether candidate competence or ingroup bias matters more for vote choice. The rise of populism investigating the processes underlying the choice of political leaders is topical and timely. One reason to expect education-based ingroup bias in voting preferences is that education (and not income) plays an important role in current political conflicts. Populist radical-right parties criticize technocratic elements of modern politics and often appeal to the (less educated) “common man” (sic; Mudde, 2004; Rooduijn, 2014). In general, the less educated are in many countries2 indeed more likely to support these parties and their anti-immigration policies, and this is, demographically speaking, related to their educational level, rather than income or occupation (Rooduijn, 2017; Spruyt et al., 2016). In contrast, others have argued for a more technocratic nature of democracy. For example, some have proposed that the right to vote should depend on political knowledge, effectively excluding many, and mostly, less educated citizens (Bell, 2016; Brennan, 2016). In other words, education (and not income) is central to a major current political divide, both in terms of voter behavior and political rhetoric (Evans & Tilley, 2017; Zhang, 2018).)

PEW RESEARCH
—  Candidate quality and what drives elected officials to run for office.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2023/09/19/candidate-quality-and-what-drives-elected-officials-to-run-for-office/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What motivates people to run for office? Self-interest – whether in the form of making a lot of money, potentially running for a higher-level office later, or gaining fame and attention – is widely seen as the motivating force for all or most elected officials. In contrast, just 15% of Americans think all or most elected officials ran because they wanted to serve the public.

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-state-department-human-rights-report-lgbtq-asylum_n_689bd895e4b03bdc474fc073

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote illegal drugs.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/08/13/trump-drug-cartels-mexico-00506084
— Black Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/12/black-cities-mayors-trump-dc-takeover-00505773

PROGRESSIVE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://progressive.org/magazine/a-sanctuary-fights-back-duda-20250812/

AXIOS
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/12/trump-bls-ej-antoni-economists

GUARDIAN
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Just because Democrat and RINO leaders encourage you to falsely claim asylum does not make you legal.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/12/asylum-seekers-leaders-sexual-offences-women-girls
— Democrat leaders fight transparency concerning criminals.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/disclosing-asylum-status-suspects-transparency