FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/21/midway-blitz-metro-surge-operation-metro-surge-operation-midway-blitz-ice-minneapolis-chicago-immigration/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare. To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly flood America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance. To get more cheap labor, RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with those who will work for less money.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/21/snap-illinois-costs/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Council joins chorus demanding Boutros’ resignation as U.S. attorney. DD: I dealt with Patrick Fitzgerald’s U.S. attorney office in Chicago extensively 2000-2005 while I pursued Diersen v. GAO pro se. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf I should write about that.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/15/city-council-resolution-demanding-andrew-boutros-resignation-us-attorney
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260720/nation-and-world-politics/advocates-say-immigrant-community-afraid-amid-uptick-in-ice-activity-in-lake-county/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: The last one-room schoolhouse to operate in Illinois finds a new purpose after $1.6M restoration. DD; My mother, who was born in 1924, never attended high school. She walked to/from a one-room school house and the farm she was born on in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260720/news/the-last-one-room-schoolhouse-to-operate-in-illinois-finds-a-new-purpose-after-1-6m-restoration/
— Standardized tests. DD: My critics/opponents have always attributed my success in passing standardized tests to my benefitting tremendously from tremendous discrimination against those who share their demographics. I passed all the tests needed to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not a) passed the postal employment test when I was 17 in 1966, b) passed the Federal Entrance Examination when I was 21, c) earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, d) earned an MBA when I was 27, e) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, f) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, g) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, h) became a licensed CPA when I was 32, i) earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and j) earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. Overwhelmingly those who took and passed tests with me were White males.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260721/syndicated-columnists/the-limits-of-merit/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/ccb-illinois-cannabis-sales-20260721/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Top of IL GOP ticket: Pocketbook issues, not social issues. DD: The more that you follow conservative principles, the fewer pocketbook issues that you will have. The more that you follow liberal principles, the more pocketbook issues that you will have.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-top-of-il-gop-ticket-pocketbook-issues-not-social-issues/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/07/21/chicagos-new-sports-era-taking-shape-01005616
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-774/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker spends over $12 million on national politics.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-spends-over-12-million-on-national-politics/
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers have increased lawmaker pay while approving budgets that raised taxes on Illinoisans.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmaker-salaries-rise-33-faster-than-their-constituents-paychecks-under-pritzker/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The more that you follow conservative principles, the fewer pocketbook issues that you will have. The more that you follow liberal principles, the more pocketbook issues that you will have. If I had followed liberal principles, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) earn a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21, c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. d) earn an MBA when I was 27, e) get married when I was 29, f) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, g) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, h) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or i) become a licensed CPA when I was 32.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates you to donate money to Republican candidates? For me, it includes their demonstrated commitment and ability to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who do you know that has served as the chairman of a political organization? It is a thankless job. I know. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republican of Illinois 2005-2012. I agree with Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan who told the Chicago Sun-Times “You get blamed for everything and credit for nothing” and that Trump has the “hardest job in the world, and I probably have the second hardest job in the world, being chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.” While served as the TAPROOT chairman, my critics/opponents ever-increasingly blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township precinct in Wheaton. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. What do you have in common with Grogan? Grogan and I are both long-time DuPage County residents, Republican Precinct Committeemen, licensed CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners, and members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and Illinois CPA Society. Grogan represented me on the IRP State Central Committee 2018-2022. I worked hard to elect Grogan and to reelect Grogan as DuPage County Auditor in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024.
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to get out the vote? As the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand-deliver to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter a copy of the sample ballot, campaign literature from all the candidates who provide it to the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and a MTRO election guide. The Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates your critics/opponents to take adverse actions against you? The following motivates my critics/opponents to have their operatives and their dupe take adverse actions against me: a) my sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) my promoting in those newsletters conservative principles and Republican Party platform planks that they reject, and/or c) my refusing to be manipulated or dominated by them, my refusing to glorify or praise them, my refusing to pander to them, my refusing to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, my refusing to cover up their wrong doing, and/or my refusing to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Assault weapons’ bans are on their way to the Supreme Court.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4655258/assault-weapons-bans-on-their-way-to-supreme-court/
— Socialism and Marxism is spreading like a malignant tumor. DD: To advance under socialism, you have to be a socialist. To advance in the Democrat-run federal government, you have to be a Democrat. Working in the Democrat public sector when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I had earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/4655809/socialism-marxism-spreading-tumor-joe-concha/
BREITBART
— Baby Abandoned at Illinois Tourism Spot, Parents Fled U.S.
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2026/07/20/baby-abandoned-illinois-tourism-spot-parents-fled-u-s/amp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police responded to the Cahokia Mounds parking lot on the evening of June 7 after receiving reports that a baby had been abandoned in the parking lot and left in a car seat, News Nation reported. The child was transported to a local hospital for evaluation, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has since taken custody.)
CHRISTIAN POST
— Why the ‘Woke Right’ is more dangerous than conservatives admit. DD: My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they blame all problems on those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/why-the-woke-right-is-more-dangerous-than-conservatives-admit.html
COLLEGE FIX
— California medical schools ditch required social justice courses ‘filled with propaganda.’ DD: I avoided liberal indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/california-medical-schools-ditch-required-social-justice-courses-filled-with-propaganda/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left Isn’t Building a Working-Class Movement—It’s Building a New Elite.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/20/the-left-isnt-building-a-working-class-movement-its-building-a-new-elite-left/
FOX NEWS
— Birth tourism fight shifts to US ‘tropical maternity ward’ with history of Chinese exploitation. Rep Morgan Griffith says Congress can amend statutes granting automatic citizenship in U.S. territories.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/birth-tourism-fight-shifts-us-tropical-maternity-ward-history-chinese-exploitation
— California county approves bombshell reparations plan despite budget crisis.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6401644206112
— Democrat group says reparations are owed Blacks because Black median wealth is nearly 15 times less than White median wealth. DD: To get even more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans who are the following like me cause all their problems: conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors had doing that with my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-far-left-group-claims-reparations-owed-blacks-median-wealth-nearly-15-times-less-whites
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Launch Renewed Attack on School Choice. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/07/20/wes-moore-school-choice-attack-n2679747
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Students need education, not indoctrination. DD: I avoided liberal indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5974887-education-quality-civil-rights/
— DD: To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly flood America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance. To get more cheap labor, RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with those who will work for less money.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5975518-birthright-citizenship-scotus-challenge/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/politics/democratic-socialist-candidates-polling
MSN
— Why young grads are struggling to get hired. DD: The more of the following that you are, the less likely that Democrat and RINO employers will hire you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The more of the following that you are, the more likely that Democrat and RINO employers will hire you: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/why-young-grads-are-struggling-to-get-hired/ss-AA28evKu
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/opinion/democrats-capitalism-socialism.html
— The Hunt for a Job Has Never Been Worse. DD: What was your post-graduate success? When I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970, I had to have a job. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother, but potential employers did not believe it would be granted. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was being the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. But the job did not really require a college degree. To “learn the business,” I was required to dismount, mount, and balance many tires, pump lots of gasoline, change lots of engine oil and filters, change batteries, deliver major appliances to homes, etc. My Chicago Heights store boss would never had hired me, but his boss had assigned me to him. He did not have a college degree. He refused to let me start until after I passed a 2-week probationary period in the Firestone Store in Gary, Indiana. He disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. He disapproved of my being Protestant, my being German American, my having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and my living in Crete. Under him, I saw that my Firestone career was bleak if not nonexistent. Consequently, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. He rudely if not violently fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was to be an IRS Revenue Officer. Then, oddly, puzzlingly, he then offered me a job working part-time pumping gasoline which I accepted until he “asked” me to resign at the end of 1972. The money I earned helped me a) buy a new Corvette in 1971, b) pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972, and c) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/opinion/job-market-ai-employees.html
BALTIMORE SUN
— The Democratic Part is being defined by its far-left flank.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/07/20/democratic-socialists-party-flank/
NEWS HERALD
— Cal Thomas: Who are our domestic enemies?
https://www.news-herald.com/2026/07/20/cal-thomas-who-are-our-domestic-enemies/
BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE
— A district court judge in Helena has narrowed the scope of a lawsuit seeking to invalidate sections of the Montana Republican Party’s bylaws that require loyalty oaths and allows the state central committee to remove members as will, according to plaintiffs. DD: I should write about the following who have worked the hardest to get rid of me since 2000: past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/judge-narrows-focus-of-lawsuit-against-state-gop-bylaws/article_59e82f0b-f7e3-4349-a679-1cfac0042b8b.html
SUMMIT DAILY
— Let’s get out the vote. DD: As the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand-deliver to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter a copy of the sample ballot, campaign literature from all the candidates who provide it to the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and a MTRO election guide. The Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.summitdaily.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-lets-get-out-the-vote-and-participate-in-democracy/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A $55 Billion Safety Net? Government Tab to Prop Up American Farms Is Rising. DD: Democrats and RINOs despise/hate farms, farming, and farmers. Just look at how Democrats and RINOs are treating Bailey. My great grandparents on my father’s side were farmers. My grandparents on my mother’s side were farmers. During the 1950s, I spent lots of time at their farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
Trump’s latest request extends run of interventions supporting nation’s agricultural economy
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/a-55-billion-safety-net-government-tab-to-prop-up-american-farms-is-rising-67dc6634
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Man Who Runs the IRS Spied on Colleagues When He Worked at JPMorgan. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Federal employees should assume that their Democrat superiors can see their 1040s if they want to and that they will use the information in those 1040s against their subordinates if they want to.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/irs-bisignano-spying-jpmorgan-6cd1ddf0
BARRON’S
— Career success. DD: What did you do to get promoted? I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. 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. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid against me stressing that notwithstanding the aforesaid, I never earned more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.barrons.com/advisor/articles/merrill-financial-advisor-corina-davis-afcfb78c
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Family reunions. DD: Since 1847, all my ancestors were Missouri Synod Lutherans. But family reunions on both my father’s and mother’s sides died in the 1960s because Wisconsin Synod Lutherans defeated Missouri Synod Lutherans in Crete and in Grant Park. That had a tremendous impact on me. To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents took me out of eight grade at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete in 1961 and transferred me to a newly formed very small eight grade at Hope Lutheran in Park Forest.
https://www.businessinsider.com/annual-family-reunion-kids-impact-2026-4
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/dhs-restores-30-day-rule-for-asylum-seekers-work-authorization
SMILE HUB
— Illinois Is 2026’s 8th Best State for People in Poverty. DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) invite to Illinois those who want/need/demand massive government assistance and b) drive out of Illinois those who are productive members of society.
https://smilehub.org/blog/states-most-supportive-of-people-in-poverty/144
FED SMITH
— What Recent Court Decisions Mean for Federal Employee Job Security. DD: Because Democrats run the federal government, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, nonveteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Have adverse actions been taken against you “for cause?” My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO forced me to retire “for cause” when I was 49 in 1997. They stress the adverse actions that my GAO superiors had taken against me previously. They had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They had delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They had forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Previously, my IRS superiors had never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. Previously, my Post Office superiors had forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact a) that Democrats run GAO, Democrats despise/hate Republicans, and I have always been a Republican, b) that all my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors who took the aforesaid actions against me were Democrats, c) that I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1988, and d) that I had ever-increasingly complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I must have been guilty of “gross malfeasance or negligence” or even worse things because the many big aforesaid adverse actions were taken against me even though I had a) earned job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979, b) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1981, and 1976, and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/07/20/court-decisions-federal-employee-job-security/
Tag: cannabis
July 18, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP trails badly in midterm cash.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/17/illinois-gop-trails-democrats-badly-midterm-cash-darren-bailey-jb-pritzker-rich-miller
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/07/17/ice-midway-blitz-chicago-police-brandon-johnson
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bailey uses trespassing arrest at JB Pritzker’s home for familiar attack on crime. DD: Democrat leaders say it is unclear whether Dwayne Cortez Milton, 46, the man charged with trespassing at Pritzker’s Astor Street home, would have been kept in jail while awaiting trial on a previous charge prior to passage of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/darren-bailey-jb-pritzker-trespassing-arrest/
— Why must an election judge identify as either a Democrat or a Republican?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/letters-071826-election-judge/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, immigrants talk and/or act like they remain loyal to their motherland, if not like they came to America to turn America into their motherland, if not like they are paid agents of their motherland.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/bridgeview-little-palestine-way-idot/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gary Sinise rocks Cantigny with 7,000-strong salute to veterans.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/ccb-candid-candace-gary-sinise-veterans-salute-20260717/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 7,000 patriotic fans packed Cantigny Park in Wheaton on July 11 for actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band’s largest concert to date. Rockin’ For Our Vets: America 250 was a record-breaking benefit for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans. The concert raised awareness and support for the nonprofit’s mission of serving disabled veterans and their families. Guests began arriving early, filling the sprawling Parade Field as military displays, interactive exhibits, food vendors and the First Division Museum welcomed families throughout the day. The century-old Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band added another stirring patriotic touch to the afternoon’s ceremonies. The festivities officially kicked off with an America 250 program featuring distinguished veterans and inspiring guest speakers before the evening’s musical performances. Among the evening’s special guests was Benjamin Patton, grandson of General George S. Patton and founder of the Patton Veterans Project. He shared his personal story and introduced a moving video about his family’s military legacy, which spans generations and dates back to the American Revolution. Vietnam War hero and former Secret Service agent Capt. William “Hawk” Albracht shared his remarkable journey as one of the most decorated veterans of the Vietnam War. Former Army POW Jessica Lynch, whose story drew the nation’s attention during the Iraq War, was just 19 years old in 2003 when she was captured after her convoy was ambushed and rescued by U.S. Special Operations. Country star HunterGirl (Hunter Wolkonowski), a fan favorite from “American Idol,” kicked off the evening at 6 p.m. with a high-energy performance that had the crowd on its feet and set the perfect tone for the night’s festivities. An hour later, the moment thousands had been waiting for arrived as Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band took the stage. Their signature blend of classic rock, country hits and patriotic favorites transformed Cantigny’s Parade Field into one giant celebration. Fans sang along, waved American flags and danced well into the evening as Sinise, who has spent decades supporting America’s military community, delivered a performance that celebrated service, sacrifice and patriotism as much as it did the music. Leading the effort behind the event were Michelle Senatore, co-founder and president of the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans; U.S. Navy veteran and volunteer Staci Boyer; and a dedicated team of volunteers. Through programs that provide financial assistance, housing and transportation support, service dogs, mental health services and other essential resources, the nonprofit has become a vital lifeline for disabled veterans and their families. The organization’s mission is to ensure that those who have sacrificed for our country receive the support they deserve long after their military service has ended. With another successful event in the books, the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans is already looking ahead. Planning has begun for the return of Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to Cantigny in 2027, continuing what organizers hope will become one of the region’s signature annual tributes to veterans.)
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-creates-legal-pathway-for-immigrant-children-as-deportations-speed-up/3963176/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/trump-pushes-false-claims-about-election-security-in-primetime-address/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Trump says Darline Graham should run for full US Senate term to replace late brother Lindsey Graham.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/trump-says-darline-graham-should-run-for-full-us-senate-term-to-replace-late-brother/article_018130b2-19d3-52a3-9176-dba41203936c.html
CWB CHICAGO
— 10% of electronic monitoring participants are AWOL, Cook County chief judge says, as high-profile violations continue to mount.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/07/10-of-electronic-monitoring-participants-are-awol-cook-county-chief-judge-says-as-high-profile-violations-continue-to-mount.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-558/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_356c80cf-60ef-40d6-9175-8e56d0de4cb1.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Urgent Case for Election Reform.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/07/the-urgent-case-for-election-reform/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Trump Exposes Chinese Election Interference, Declassifies Previously Hidden Documents in Primetime Address.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/07/trump-exposes-chinese-election-interference-declassifies-previously-hidden-documents-in-primetime-address.html
MCHENY COUNTY BLOG
— Next Year’s Prevailing Wages Announced, Sample: Traffic Safety Worker 1 $44.65 DD: I did not start earning $54.52 in today’s dollars until after I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, earned an MBA, and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/18/next-years-prevailing-wages-announced-sample-traffic-safety-worker-1-44-65/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Carpenter $58.51, Cement Mason $52.15, Electrician $62.22, Laborer $53.00, Operating Engineer Bldg $68.80, Operating Engineer Hwy $67.00, Painter $56.30, Traffic Safety Worker 1 $44.65, Truck driver $44.65)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Career success. Measures of career success include salary, promotions, professional certifications, and professional licenses. According to my critics/opponents, my career working for IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997 was an abject failure and they blame that on me. The Democrats who ran IRS hired me as a GS-7, currently $56,409/year, Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 because I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination when I was 21. They promoted me to GS-9, currently $68,999/year, when I was 23, to GS-11, currently $83,482/year, when I was 24, and to GS-12, currently $100,059/year, when I was 25. Because they took adverse actions against me when I was 25 and 29 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13, currently $118,984/year even though I had earned an MBA when II was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31. The Democrats who ran GAO finally promoted me to GS-13 when I was 38 after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. With step increases, my GS-13 salary increased to $154,684/year in today’s dollars when I was 49. After I transferred, I earned professional certifications when I was 32 (internal auditing), 41 (fraud examination), 45 (government financial management), 47 (financial services auditing), and 48 (forensic accounting) and a master’s degree (financial markets and trading) when I was 48. My superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always argued that because I had the aforesaid degrees, professional certifications, and professional license, I should have been promoted to GS-13 much faster than I was and then to GS-14, GS-15, and Senior Executive Service (SES), currently $197,200/year, before I was 40. They blame me for that. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me when I was 23, 23, and 25 and b) that my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS to GAO and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me. According to my critics/opponents, I am 100% responsible for my not getting promoted to GS-13 sooner, for my never being promoted beyond GS-13, and for my being forced to retire when I was 49. I agree with them, but absolutely not for the reasons that they hint/imply/argue/shout. They know full-well that Democrats believe that the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and that I am none of the aforesaid. They know full well that federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran have no Civil Service protections. They know full-well that I would have made SES before I was 40 if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, b) if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) if I had not officially became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with the aforesaid when I was 40. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The rise of socialism. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a socialist just like Democrat employers hint/imply/argue/shout that under them, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a Democrat.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4651540/dispirit-of-76-and-rise-of-socialism/
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— The Mainstream Media Attempts to Soft-pedal Socialism.
https://www.academia.org/the-mainstream-media-attempts-to-soft-pedal-socialism/
BREITBART
— Marsha Blackburn Reintroduces ‘Ban Birth Tourism Act’ in Wake of SCOTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/07/17/exclusive-marsha-blackburn-reintroduces-ban-birth-tourism-act-wake-scotus-ruling-birthright-citizenship/amp/
— Tom Homan Pushes for More Worksite Arrests of Migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/07/17/tom-homan-pushes-for-more-worksite-arrests-of-migrants/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— More Than 113,000 Deceased and Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Texas.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/17/dhs-report-more-than-113000-deceased-and-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-in-texas/
DAILY WIRE
— The DSA’s New Plan To Save America By Destroying It.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-dsas-new-plan-to-save-america-by-destroying-it
FEDERALIST
— Rather Than Back Down, Trump Must Escalate His Campaign For Mass Deportations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/17/rather-than-back-down-trump-must-escalate-his-campaign-for-mass-deportations/
FOX NEWS
— House Dems pressed on socialist proposal to eliminate Senate and presidency. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Peter Aguilar, D-Calif., were reluctant to speak on the newly announced agenda by socialists to eliminate the Senate and presidency.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6401415185112
— Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who has been intensely critical of the wealthy while on the campaign trail, makes enough money to put him and his wife in the top 1% of households in his state.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialist-backed-dem-who-ripped-wealthy-cracks-states-top-1-tax-returns-show
— America’s broken legal immigration system is replacing US workers by design. OPT program was never passed by Congress, but lets employers hire foreign graduates over Americans. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/americas-broken-legal-immigration-system-replacing-us-workers-design
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— White Supremacy Narrative Alive and Well On College Campuses.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/white-supremacy-narrative-alive-and-well-on-college-campuses-criticalrace-org-report-reveals/
— Political Agendas Killing Confidence in U.S. Higher Ed. The poll found that among respondents who lacked confidence in higher education, the most commonly cited reason was the perception that college campuses promote political agendas.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/gallup-poll-political-agendas-killing-confidence-in-u-s-higher-ed/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Americans more likely to vote socialist than MAGA.
https://thepostmillennial.com/americans-more-likely-to-vote-socialist-than-maga-as-midterms-approach-cnbc-poll
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— How Socialism Captured the West Coast. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a socialist just like Democrat employers hint/imply/argue/shout that under them, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a Democrat.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/07/17/how_socialism_captured_the_west_coast_1195129.html
TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Is Fundamentally Reimagining Violence.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2679629
— Maine Senate Race Shows Democrats Are Determined to Grant Illegal Aliens Amnesty.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/07/17/maine-senate-race-path-to-amnesty-n2679644
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNBC
— Democratic socialists top MAGA candidates among voters. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a socialist just like Democrat employers hint/imply/argue/shout that under them, all you need to do to get hired, retained, and promoted is to be a Democrat.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/democratic-socialists-top-maga-candidates-all-america-poll.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Dishonorable discharge. DD: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors gave me a dishonorable discharge when they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Previously, they had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and c) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/hegseth-could-lead-troops-whod-face-getting-fired-for-actions-hes-done-in-the-past/
MSN
— DD: Both Trump and I avoided the Vietnam War draft. Ever since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have used against me my getting draft deferments instead of enlisting. I should write about my many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors who were veterans and the many big adverse actions that they took against me. They used my avoiding the draft with deferments against me viciously. They blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. I have always asked myself if I had tried to enlist would I have been accepted. I was 1-A for the draft even though I could not run because I had an inherited bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. My critics/opponents have always used my aforesaid health problems against me. They have always stressed that if I had been accepted, I would not have been sent into combat and that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am a disgusting unmitigated hypocritical coward. According to my many Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who were veterans, if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) earn a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21, c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. d) earn an MBA when I was 27, e) get married when I was 29, f) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, g) earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, h) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, or i) become a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-s-ex-bunkmate-reveals-nickname-he-earned-after-dodging-vietnam-draft/ar-AA25rUOj
NEW YORK TIMES
— Voter support for candidates. DD: What motivates you to help elect Republican candidates? For me, it includes their demonstrated commitment and ability to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/14/polls/senate-elections-voters-polls.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Disparate impact. DD: Those who passed tests and examinations with me were overwhelming White males. Democrats blame their problems on disparate impact. Hiring, retention, and promotion requirements have a disparate impact against Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not a) passed the postal employment test when I was 17 in 1966, b) passed the Federal Entrance Examination when I was 21, c) earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, d) earned an MBA when I was 27, e) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, f) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, g) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, h) became a licensed CPA when I was 32, i) earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and j) earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and b) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Overwhelmingly, those who passed the tests and examinations to earn the aforesaid degrees, certifications and license with me were White males.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/10/trump-doj-corrects-disparate-impact-record/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Dangles $400,000 Salaries to Recruit Wall Street Bankers. Plan to lend more than $200 billion to shore up defense manufacturing fuels a hiring spree.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-dangles-400-000-salaries-to-recruit-wall-street-bankers-944435dc
— DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. My critics/opponents will never forgive me for that.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kevin-sabet-has-legal-marijuana-passed-its-high-point-6732b5af
PARADE
— Being Forced Into Retirement Is One of the Most Damaging Things That Can Happen to You. DD: I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. 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) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. According to the aforesaid, I brought it on myself. I would not have been forced to retire if I had become a Democrat, if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with the aforesaid. My critics/opponents side with my superiors who forced me to retire. They reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. They 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://parade.com/living/being-forced-into-retirement-can-negatively-impact-mental-health
IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
— Speaker Mike Johnson condemns Democratic Socialists at Iowa Christian gathering.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/07/17/speaker-mike-johnson-condemns-democratic-socialists-at-iowa-christian-gathering/
FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Pay Has Reached Record Levels. DD: My critics/opponents who are/were not union members are vehemently anti-union. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. They have always been furious that while I was a union member when I was a postal employee for almost 3 years 1966-1969 and then an IRS employee for almost 9 years 1971-1980, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $56,409/year when I was 22 in 1971, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 31. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/05/federal-employee-pay-complicated-than-appears/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average federal employee salary is $112,456/year and has increased dramatically over the last decade and is more than 50% higher than the average salary reported in 2017. While annual pay raises have contributed to this growth, they are only part of the story. . .One reason average federal salaries are relatively high is that federal employees are older and generally more experienced than workers in the overall U.S. labor force. This distinction is important. According to OPM’s latest workforce data, the median age of federal civilian employees is 47 years old. By comparison, the median age of the overall U.S. labor force is about 42 years old. This means the federal workforce is generally older and more experienced than the workforce as a whole. Workers typically earn more as they gain experience, move into supervisory positions, and acquire specialized skills. An organization with a larger share of mid-career and senior employees will have a higher average salary than one that relies heavily on entry-level workers.)
— Where Are the “Big Bucks” in Government? Why Average Federal Salary in Some Agencies is Twice As High. Some federal agencies pay more than others. One agency’s average is 183% higher than the average federal salary.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/10/why-some-federal-employees-earn-twice-average-salary/
JD SUPRA
— 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.jdsupra.com/legalnews/recent-legal-developments-offer-7047451/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: From what I see, far too many get involved in Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) to get more preference for those who share their demographics, that is, to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination and/or b) to promote LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, and/or diminishment of Second Amendment rights. I should write about the aforesaid. 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) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2026/07/16/engagement-in-public-life-is-linked-with-americans-views-of-politics-news/
NEW AMERICA
— DD: To get more votes from younger people, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame older people for the problems that younger people have. It is called age discrimination. As I got older, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly blamed me for the problems that my subordinates had. All those who they assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were younger than me and were minority, female, veteran, disabled, and/or had performance problems. My Republican critics/opponents stress that I did not get involved in Republican politics until I was 49 years old. They ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth that I worked for Democrats before then.
https://www.newamerica.org/events/the-next-generation-of-voters/
CANNABIS EQUIPMENT NEWS
— Massachusetts Has Allowed 13 Municipalities to Ban Cannabis Deliveries. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. My critics/opponents will never forgive me for that.
https://www.cannabisequipmentnews.com/distribution/news/22970714/massachusetts-has-allowed-13-municipalities-to-ban-cannabis-deliveries
July 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over their party without a fight.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/editorial-democrats-dsa-zohran-mamdani-denver-new-york/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/02/highland-park-group-fights-guns/
— Voters turn to AI before casting their ballots. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly use AI to not only defeat Republican candidates, but to get rid of Republicans once for all who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/04/ai-voting-advice/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly divide and destroy America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/vintage-chicago-tribune-bicentennial-250/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/cannabis-tax-school-security/
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Sour grapes’ aren’t the issue: Whatever the result of clerk’s pay-raise suit, DuPage board failed a transparency test.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260705/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-sour-grapes-arent-the-issue-whatever-the-result-of-clerks-pay-raise-suit/
ABC7
— DD: How long have your ancestors been in America? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavery to demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Republicans, but America. Ever-increasingly, if you are the following, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. Because I am all of the aforesaid, Democrat leaders have always made me pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. I should write about that. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. That on my father’s side, they homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township and that on my mother’s side, they sharecropped a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. According to my critics/opponents, my ancestors stole land from Native Americans and they benefitted tremendously from slavery and that is why I have everything that I have today.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/descendants-enslaved-person-helped-build-white-house-speak-abc-news/19446644/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/search-lost-ancestry-story-behind-philadelphias-disputed-slavery-memorial/19446819/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/is-paying-americas-250th-celebrations-complicated/19446383/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat celebrities promote more hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/celebrities-counter-trumps-america-250-rhetoric-with-on-tyranny-reading/
FOX32
— Fourth of July fireworks end in teen arrests after crowd turns hostile in Joliet. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fourth-july-fireworks-joliet-arrests
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump addresses nation and fireworks light up National Mall after storm delay.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-04/trump-addresses-nation-and-fireworks-light-up-national-mall-after-storm-delay
WGLT
— In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-07-04/in-mount-rushmore-speech-trump-veers-from-u-s-exceptionalism-to-warnings-about-communism
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
SETH LEWIS
— What a great morning at the Wheaton Fourth of July Parade.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1343001137248096
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who walked in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade include: Fioretti, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Schiappa, Eckhoff, Schultz, and Quirk. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Communist Party USA denies that Democrats aiming for Congress are communists. DD: Far too many anti-conservatives ever-increasingly run for offices as Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/4/communist-party-usa-denies-democrats-aiming-congress-communists/
— White supremacist group Patriot Front marched in Washington on Independence Day. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative if not conservative-haters. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups if not White supremacist groups. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT from 2005 until 2012 when they succeeded in destroying the organization. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member from 2003 until 2007 when they succeeded in destroying the organization.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/4/white-supremacy-protesters-descend-washington-fourth-july/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— For America 250, reject Mamdani’s narrative of American oppression. DD: What do you stress in defense of your ancestors? I stress that while they all immigrated during the 1840s and 1860s, they never were in a position to oppress anyone and that they never did oppress anyone.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4636240/america-250-reject-mamdani-narrative-american-oppression/
NEW YORK POST
— 68% of NYC residents are proud to be American. DD: Ever-increasingly, to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/68-of-nyc-residents-are-proud-to-be-american-new-poll-finds/
— DSA candidate’s perverse views are the latest evidence that US schools need to be fixed.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/opinion/melat-kiros-sick-views-are-just-the-latest-evidence-that-us-schools-need-to-be-fixed/
— Of course Mamdani takes opportunity to blast America in 4th of July speech focused on ‘flaws.’ DD: Ever-increasingly, to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/03/opinion/of-course-mamdani-takes-opportunity-to-blast-america-in-july-4-speech-focused-on-flaws/
— Democratic Socialists of America leader says ‘many’ in group would be ‘thrilled’ at AOC in 2028.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/media/aoc-2028-presidential-run-would-thrill-many-in-democratic-socialists-of-america-leader-says/
— Non-whites set to become majority in US for first time by 2050. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with non-Whites and b) shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/non-whites-set-to-become-majority-in-us-for-first-time-by-2050/
— DD: From what I see, because of WWI and because of WWII, German is one of the worst national origins to have. I am 100% German national origin. I have always stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, and c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/descendants-of-1st-ellis-island-immigrant-celebrate-american-dream/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Mamdani tells us how much he hates America on its 250th birthday.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/mamdani-tells-the-u-s-how-much-he-hates-it-on-its-250th-birthday-comments/
— That pesky 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment requires a lot of interpreting…and that is the problem.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/that-pesky-14th-amendment/
DAILY CALLER
— Fox News Host Jesse Watters Slams Gen Z As Lazy, Entitled. DD: What did you accomplish by the time you were 29? I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29, b) I worked my way through college and earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21, c) I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, and 29, d) I earned an MBA when I was 27, and e) I got married when I was 29. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting 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.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/04/fox-news-host-slams-gen-z-as-lazy-entitled/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The New Socialists—Elite, Ungrateful, and Toxic as Ever.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/03/new-socialists-elite-toxic/
— Why the American Republic Survived for 250 Years. DD: Because I am not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, became a licensed CPA when I was 32, earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/04/hanson-american-republic-250-years/
CAMPUS REFORM
— UC Berkeley course catalog found to be abundant with Marxist offerings.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/uc-berkeley-course-catalog-found-abundant-marxist-offerings/30149
FOX NEWS
— Will voters reject radical socialist ‘politics of envy’ in midterms? DD: How has envy been used against you? To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children. They decried their wives having little or no income.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mike-lawler-predicts-voters-soundly-reject-radical-socialist-politics-envy-midterms
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Victor Davis Hanson Ties Education and Immigration to Rise of the DSA.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/victor-davis-hanson-ties-education-and-immigration-to-rise-of-the-dsa/amp/
PJ MEDIA
— Federal Court Defies Supreme Court, Rules Trump Can’t Fire DEI Officers. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because I failed/refused to give enough preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my subordinates were one or more of the aforesaid if not many of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) were one or more if not many of the aforesaid and b) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had (CPA).
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/07/04/federal-court-defies-supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-fire-dei-officers-n4954659
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Supreme Court just handed Donald Trump one of the biggest expansions of presidential power in decades. It took a federal appeals court all of a few days to act as if the ruling didn’t exist. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled six to three that Congress cannot shield members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission from presidential removal, except for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” The justices said that violates the separation of powers baked into the Constitution.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats grapple with left-wing primary wins.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5952255-democratic-party-dsa-midterm-primaries/
CBS NEWS
— Trump warns of “communist menace” in speech at Mount Rushmore on eve of July 4th.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mount-rushmore-speech-july-4-communism/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— What the Census Reveals About Who Still Feels ‘American.’ Millions of Americans list their ancestry as simply ‘American’ – but that share is shrinking. Census data shows where the identity endures. DD: Fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are German American. From what I see, because of WWI and because of WWII, German is one of the worst national origins to have. I am 100% German national origin. I have always stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, and c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2026-07-02/what-the-census-reveals-about-who-still-feels-american
CNN
— Biden to Trump: ‘This is a guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth.’ DD: To demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being born with a silver spoon in my mouth, my critics/opponents have always stressed that my father made enough money to send me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools 1953-1962. But he never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. I had to work my way through college. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/01/politics/joe-biden-donald-trump-silver-spoon
NEW YORK TIMES
— How a Nation of Immigrants Traces Its Roots. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing a) glorify and praise current illegal immigration by non-Whites into America but b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn past legal immigration by Whites into America. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. That on my father’s side, they homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township and that on my mother’s side, they sharecropped a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. According to my critics/opponents, my ancestors stole land from Native Americans and they benefitted tremendously from slavery and that is why I have everything that I have today.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/01/us/america-identity-ancestry-census.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After 1840, immigration from Western Europe began to rise quickly as political instability in Germany and the famine in Ireland drove people to leave.)
— FRONT PAGE: In San Francisco, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my ending GAO salary was $154,682.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/technology/san-francisco-tech-salaries.html
— Working Parents Say They’re in a Losing Battle Over Their Time. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors 1980-1997 a) decried the time and money they spent raising their children and b) decried the little or no income that their spouses had. They used against me big time a) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents and b) my wife’s good job. According to them, were it not for the aforesaid, we would not have been able to buy two new cars and a home in Wheaton in when we got married in 1978 and I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) to earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) to become a licensed CPA in 1981, or f) to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/upshot/parenting-working-balance-survey.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Without America’s military might, there would be no Catholicism, no Catholic Church, and no Pope. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/04/lampedusa-island-gateway-europe-pope-leo-calls-protecting-migrants/
FORBES
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more and often many of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/
JILL SCHLESINGER
— How to support, not enable adult kids. DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He was earning $50,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. I graduated from NIU and I got a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights in 1970. I applied for and I got a financial hardship draft deferment and I helped support them in Crete until September of 1972.
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2026/06/29/jill-on-money-how-to-support-not-enable-adult-kids/
INTUIT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.intuit.com/blog/social-responsibility/5-surprising-benefits-of-fostering-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace/
MANHATTAN INSTITUTE
— Who Pays for Reparations? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavey and 1619 to demonize, denigrate, condemn, and destroy Republicans. According to Democrat leaders, the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, and the more reparation 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.
https://manhattan.institute/article/who-pays-for-reparations-the-immigration-challenge-in-the-reparations-debate
GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Before They Were White: How Different Groups Were Treated as Immigrants to America From the Founding to the Semiquincentennial, the Argument Over ‘Who We Are’ Never Stops. (DD: What is your national Origin? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. My grandmother on my father’s side complained about discrimination against German-Americans during WWI. According to her, her first love was a British-American, but his anti-German parents killed that romance. In defense of my ancestors, I have always 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.)
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/before-they-were-white-how-different-groups-were-treated-as-immigrants-to-america-kpkn/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most cover photos work because they immediately convey the story’s theme. This one, unfortunately, needs explanation. It shows drunken Irish and German immigrants stealing a ballot box. John H. Goater created the political cartoon from the 1850s. It portrays caricatures representing Irish and German voters engaging in what appears to be election theft, with chaos unfolding in the background at the “Election Day Polls” building. The cartoonist uses stereotypical imagery to convey fear of immigrant voters exerting undue political influence. The portrayal of the Irish and German voters in a negative light, with exaggerated features and behaviors, perpetuates harmful stereotypes associated with these immigrant communities. By depicting them as thieves, the cartoon suggests that these groups are unlawfully manipulating the electoral process to their advantage. The people the elections were being stolen from were white people. Early Irish and German immigrants weren’t initially considered white. They say ex-smokers are the hardest on those who still smoke. Former non-white people who have become white, now lead the way in protecting whiteness, making sure people of color never get the power, especially in elections, to take what is theirs. . .Among the people not initially regarded as white in America were Germans, Greeks, white Hispanics, Spaniards, Jews, Slavs, Italians, Afghans, Iranians, and Irish. The Immigration Act of 1790 only offered naturalization to “any alien, being a free white person.” In 1923, the Supreme Court ruled that people of Indian descent were not white and couldn’t become citizens. . .Germans Not considered white in the 18th–19th centuries. They were seen as: “swarthy,” “boorish,” “drunk,” “non‑English” politically dangerous (1848 radicals) culturally unassimilable. They faced: riots against German neighborhoods, bans on German language schools, anti‑German hysteria during WWI (lynchings, book burnings, forced name changes. . .Housing Segregation Ethnic ghettos were common: . .German Towns)
MOTHER JONES
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/july-fourth-celebrate-history/
LGBTQ NATION
— A Democratic Socialist revolution is exactly what we need to save America. DD: What do Democrat Socialists think of you? They despise/hate me because I have always been a Republican. Democrats run the federal government. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not been a member of federal employee unions 1966-1980, my salary would not have increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact that during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat superiors would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40 years old.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/a-democratic-socialist-revolution-is-exactly-what-we-need-to-save-america/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ advocates, that is, Democrats and RINOs, destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/the-most-powerful-statement-lgbtq-people-can-make-is-not-just-to-march-but-to-govern/
July 1, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump pushes legislation to end birthright citizenship after SCOTUS decision. House Speaker Johnson says Congress will discuss a constitutional amendment.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/president-trump-pushes-legislation-end-birthright-citizenship-scotus-decision/19427323/
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-says-he-thinks-us-president-donald-trump-has-dementia-during-cnn-interview/19430261/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3JgY5_b2PQ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote E. Jean Carroll against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jean-carroll-attorneys-say-time-pay-scotus-rejects-trump-appeal/19431342/
NBC5
— Dozens of shots fired in ‘gang-on-gang’ attack in River North that left 1 dead. Downtown Alderman Brendan Reilly requested “increased late-hour police presence in downtown Chicago during the summer months and especially heading into the July 4th weekend” in response to the shooting.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dozens-of-shots-fired-in-gang-on-gang-attack-in-river-north-that-left-1-dead/3956149/
FOX32
— Court blocks Trump administration’s student loan forgiveness overhaul. DD: I had to work my way through college and I did. But my GPA suffered. I spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/court-blocks-trump-administrations-student-loan-forgiveness-overhaul
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress created Public Service Loan Forgiveness in 2007 to encourage college graduates to work in government and nonprofit jobs. The Trump administration’s overhaul amounted to a major reworking of a program that has canceled loans for more than 1 million Americans.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders and other anti-Americans ever-increasingly encourage pregnant women who are citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/30/editorial-on-the-birthright-matter-the-u-s-constitution-is-pretty-clear/
— Illinois Speaker Welch calls on Rep. Harry Benton to resign. DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors called for me to resign and succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 by falsely claiming that I was not available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Holiday, and every day that NIU was not in session. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors called for me to retire and succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 by threatening me with severe adverse actions if I did not retire. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/01/illinois-speaker-welch-calls-on-rep-harry-benton-to-resign-after-probe-of-his-conduct/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago marijuana mogul gets year in prison for laundering cash used to book jets for cocaine trafficker. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/07/01/cannabis-marijuana-berger-ivy-hall-illinois
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/06/30/supreme-court-says-states-can-ban-trans-girls-from-playing-womens-sports
WAND TV
— Illinois launches America 250 website, events celebrating state history. DD: My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844, mainly in Crete and in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/illinois-launches-america-250-website-events-celebrating-state-history/article_75fbc74a-d0b2-4640-93ba-389e5930da16.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— How valuable is a college degree? DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I have not been taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA from Loyola and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-30/statewide-how-valuable-is-a-college-degree
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-01/a-federal-law-bans-late-voter-roll-purges-republicans-are-pushing-to-reinterpret-it
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Duckworth blasts Trump refusal to sign housing bill. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-13. My Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat Post Office superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-4. Beyond that, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my education deductions in 1978 and b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/il-dems-blast-trump-refusal-to-sign-housing-bill/article_75f125b2-909e-4aad-aba1-018826a321a0.html
ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/as-pride-month-ends-midwest-splits-on-lgbtq-rights
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS & CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New Illinois Republican Party chair hopes for ‘JB fatigue’ in tough midterm. More consistent fundraising, better unity part of Bob Grogan’s long-term goals. DD: Far too many Republican leaders in Illinois not only fail/refuse to promote the Republican Party platform, they get rid of Republicans like me who promote the platform.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/new-illinois-republican-party-chair-hopes-for-jb-fatigue-in-tough-midterm/
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-republican-party-illinois-midterms-20260701/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We have to go back to the Reagan rule, where if somebody agrees with us 80% of the time, they’re not a 20% traitor,” Grogan said. “You know, they are actually part of our team, and that our entire Republican team is better than the entire Democratic team, and we need to pull together. We can’t purge our way to 51%” of the vote.)
CITY OF WHEATON
— 1976 – The Bicentennial We Remember. DD: My wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984 because it was overwhelmingly religious, conservative, and Republican.
https://www.wheaton.il.us/1422/1976-The-Bicentennial-We-Remember
RAMIREZ
— DD: Democrat leaders and other anti-Americans ever-increasingly encourage pregnant women who are citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America.
https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ramirez-sen-markey-introduce-resolution-reaffirm-congresss-commitment
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-548/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Because of the Supreme Court birthright ruling and because of the tremendous benefits of American citizenship, more and more and more pregnant women who are citizens of foreign countries will give birth in America. What will they do with their babies? – Dave Diersen
http://www.goillinoius.com
(ACCORDING TO GOOGLE AI: United States citizenship unlocks exclusive civic, legal, and economic privileges that are unavailable to lawful permanent residents (green card holders). The most critical advantage is absolute protection from deportation, guaranteeing your right to remain in the U.S. permanently. The primary benefits of U.S. citizenship are divided into several key categories: Civic and Political Rights Voting Power: You gain the exclusive right to vote in federal elections and influence national leadership. Public Office: You become eligible to run for elected positions, including the U.S. Congress. Jury Service: You can participate directly in the legal system by serving on a jury. Expanded Family Immigration Priority Sponsorship: You can sponsor immediate relatives (spouse, parents, minor children) with no annual visa caps or wait times. Extended Family: You gain the unique ability to petition for adult siblings and married children. Automatic Citizenship for Kids: Minor children with permanent residency automatically derive citizenship when you naturalize. Children Born Abroad: In most cases, your children born outside the U.S. automatically become citizens. Global Mobility and Freedom Powerful Passport: You can travel visa-free or visa-on-arrival to more than 180 destinations globally. No Travel Restrictions: You can stay outside the U.S. indefinitely without risk of abandoning your residency status. Consular Assistance: You receive full protection and support from U.S. embassies and consulates while abroad. Financial and Career Opportunities Federal Employment: You unlock high-level government, law enforcement, and intelligence careers restricted to citizens. Educational Aid: You gain full access to exclusive federal college grants, scholarships, and low-interest financial aid. Unrestricted Benefits: You eliminate immigration-related caps on critical public safety nets like Social Security and Medicare. Cost Savings: You permanently end the financial burden and administrative hassle of renewing your Green Card.)
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago minimum wage increases could reduce opportunities. Hourly pay in the city rises every year per ordinance. On July 1 it goes to $17.05.
DD: I worked for the minimum wage 1964-1966. In today’s dollars, it was $13.43-$12.97/hour.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-minimum-wage-increases-could-reduce-opportunities/
— How a school district cut chronic absenteeism by 65%. DD: I rarely missed classes while I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, UIC in 1971, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Becker CPA Review 1978-1979, Roosevelt 1980-1981, IIA Certified Internal Auditor Review in 1981, and IIT 1992-1997.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-a-school-district-cut-absenteeism-by-65/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Signs More Than 60 Bills Into Law as Illinois Moves Further Left.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/07/pritzker-signs-more-than-60-bills-into-law-as-illinois-moves-further-left.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anchor babies hit surge status, totaling 9 percent of U.S. births. DD: What are the demographics of anchor babies? What will their mothers do with them?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/2/anchor-babies-hit-surge-status-totaling-9-percent-us-births/
— Marxist tycoon is funding a China-backed influence campaign against AI data centers. DD: China want to rule the world.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/30/neville-roy-singham-funding-china-backed-influence-campaign-ai-data/
— U.S. Air Force Major arrested at Capitol while demonstrating for Trump’s impeachment. DD: During the last 11 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, I was a GS-13. GS-13 is the civilian equivalent of a Major in the military. While they never had me arrested for being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/1/us-air-force-major-arrested-capitol-demonstrating-trumps-impeachment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maj. Jason Watson calls for President Trump’s impeachment, risking his military career. He attended a press conference led by the Removal Coalition outside the Capitol. Watson accused Trump of violating the Constitution and committing impeachable offenses.
He cited violations of the War Powers Act regarding military strikes against Iran and Venezuela. Watson claimed these actions resulted in deaths and injuries to service members. U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson was arrested Wednesday while demonstrating at the Capitol for the impeachment of President Trump. Capitol police said they arrested Maj. Watson for demonstrating on the Capitol steps, which is against the law unless the demonstrator is with a member of Congress. Maj. Watson was initially accompanied by Rep. Al Green, Texas Democrat, after an impeachment press conference led by the Removal Coalition, a grassroots organization. When the congressman left the area, police officers told Maj. Watson to stop his demonstration or he would be arrested. “The man refused our lawful orders and was then arrested for 22-1307 Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding,” a Capitol Police spokesperson said. “It is important to note that there are plenty of other spots on Capitol Grounds where demonstrating is allowed.” Maj. Watson is risking his active-duty military career to publicly call for Mr. Trump’s impeachment.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Depression is real. It’s also a sad excuse for Tom Kean Jr.’s disappearance. DD: My critics/opponents have always done everything that they could to make me depressed and angry. They have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4632921/depression-sad-excuse-tom-kean-jr-disappearance/
— The pro-life movement is in jeopardy. Can it pull through? DD: I should write about my many critics/opponents who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4632544/pro-life-movement-jeopardy-next-steps-post-roe-dobbs/
NEW YORK POST
— DOJ vows ‘birth tourism’ crackdown after Supreme Court rules against Trump in birthright citizenship case.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/01/us-news/doj-vows-birth-tourism-crackdown-after-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-in-birthright-citizenship-case/
— Anchor babies reach nearly 10% of all US births. DD: What are the demographics of anchor babies? What will their mothers do with them?
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/anchor-babies-reach-nearly-10-of-all-us-births-new-data/
— DD: Democrat leaders and other anti-Americans ever-increasingly encourage pregnant women who are citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/30/opinion/supremes-nod-to-reality-in-three-huge-rulings/
— Nationwide, Democrats elect and embrace socialists who hate America.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/01/opinion/nationwide-democrats-elect-and-embrace-socialists-who-hate-america/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Democrat Left’s Socialist Wave Will Come for Religion Next.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/01/socialist-warning-bishop-barron/
— How the Trump Administration Made It Easier to Institutionalize the Mentally Ill.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/30/how-trump-administration-institutionalize-mentally-ill/
FEDERAIST
— Citizenship Has Become A Financial Product Ripe For Exploitation By Birth Tourists And Illegals.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/01/citizenship-has-become-a-financial-product-ripe-for-exploitation-by-birth-tourists-and-illegals/
(ACCORDING TO GOOGLE AI: United States citizenship unlocks exclusive civic, legal, and economic privileges that are unavailable to lawful permanent residents (green card holders). The most critical advantage is absolute protection from deportation, guaranteeing your right to remain in the U.S. permanently. The primary benefits of U.S. citizenship are divided into several key categories: Civic and Political Rights Voting Power: You gain the exclusive right to vote in federal elections and influence national leadership. Public Office: You become eligible to run for elected positions, including the U.S. Congress. Jury Service: You can participate directly in the legal system by serving on a jury. Expanded Family Immigration Priority Sponsorship: You can sponsor immediate relatives (spouse, parents, minor children) with no annual visa caps or wait times. Extended Family: You gain the unique ability to petition for adult siblings and married children. Automatic Citizenship for Kids: Minor children with permanent residency automatically derive citizenship when you naturalize. Children Born Abroad: In most cases, your children born outside the U.S. automatically become citizens. Global Mobility and Freedom Powerful Passport: You can travel visa-free or visa-on-arrival to more than 180 destinations globally. No Travel Restrictions: You can stay outside the U.S. indefinitely without risk of abandoning your residency status. Consular Assistance: You receive full protection and support from U.S. embassies and consulates while abroad. Financial and Career Opportunities Federal Employment: You unlock high-level government, law enforcement, and intelligence careers restricted to citizens. Educational Aid: You gain full access to exclusive federal college grants, scholarships, and low-interest financial aid. Unrestricted Benefits: You eliminate immigration-related caps on critical public safety nets like Social Security and Medicare. Cost Savings: You permanently end the financial burden and administrative hassle of renewing your Green Card.)
— Roberts’ Argument For Birthplace Citizenship Is Self-Defeating.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/01/roberts-the-sacred-bond-between-nation-and-citizen-requires-us-to-blow-it-up/
FOX NEWS
— Vance calls SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling a ‘major mistake,’ warns of more birth tourism.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/vance-calls-scotus-birthright-citizenship-ruling-major-mistake-warns-more-birth-tourism.amp
— Anchor babies are here to stay. DD: What are the demographics of anchor babies? What will their mothers do with them?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399846573112
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/6399846573112/greg-gutfeld-anchor-babies-are-here-to-stay
https://www.aol.com/news/greg-gutfeld-anchor-babies-stay-220044145.html
— House hearing ERUPTS in fury over sanctuary city policies.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399929733112
TOWNHALL
— A House hearing on the impacts of sanctuary cities turned into a shouting match between Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Democrats, of course, treated Jessica Gorman with disdain. She’s the mother of Sheridan, who was shot and killed by an illegal alien earlier this year. What’s painfully clear again is that Democrats prioritize the rights and needs of illegal aliens over American citizens.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/07/01/hearing-on-sanctuary-cities-turned-into-a-full-blown-fight-between-these-two-house-members-n2678639
FROM NATIONAL CENTER LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-vows-illinois-protect-trans-athletes-supreme-court-decision/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders and other anti-Americans ever-increasingly encourage pregnant women who are citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America. DD: What are the demographics of anchor babies? What will their mothers do with them?
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-06-30/birthright-citizenship-should-never-have-been-in-question
GAO
— Priority Open Recommendations: Internal Revenue Service. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108992
(FROM THE REPORT: In September 2025, GAO identified 26 priority recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Since then, IRS has implemented one of those recommendations. In June 2026, GAO identified an additional two priority recommendations, bringing the total to 27. GAO is highlighting the following three areas that warrant timely and focused attention: Managing agency transformation, Addressing the tax gap, and Improving the taxpayer experience. Addressing GAO’s recommendations in these areas can help inform IRS’s transformation efforts, strengthen its tax enforcement and revenue collection while reducing taxpayer burden, and inform its resource decisions to best improve the taxpayer experience. Taking action to implement all of GAO’s open priority recommendations could significantly improve operations across IRS.)
SPLC
— DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative if not conservative-haters. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT from 2005 until 2012 when they succeeded in destroying the organization. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member from 2003 until 2007 when they succeeded in destroying the organization.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/guides/reporting-hard-right-hate-extremist-movements/
FROM FOREIGN SCOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Trump eyes stopping pregnant women from coming to America after the Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/pregnant-women-cant-come-to-this-country-trump-administration-eyes-crack-down-on-birth-tourism-after-us-supreme-court-ruling-on-birthright-citizenship/articleshow/132118836.cms
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Why Indians will benefit the most by US Supreme Court’s order on birthright citizenship. DD: What are the demographics of anchor babies? What will their mothers do with them?
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/why-indians-will-benefit-the-most-by-us-supreme-court-s-order-on-birthright-citizenship-explained/ar-AA26YCji
June 25, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/group-of-lgbtq-runners-find-refuge-from-the-noise-of-the-world/3953283/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-watch-the-2026-chicago-pride-parade-live-as-it-rolls-through-the-citys-north-side/3953232/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-cancer-report-reveals-major-progress-disparities-in-research-and-care/3953259/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/advocates-warn-that-federal-cuts-will-impact-hiv-aids-programs-in-chicago/ar-AA26odrn
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/jb-pritzker-electronic-abortion-records/
DAILY HERALD
— Independent governor hopeful Corbett’s place on ballot affirmed after Bailey campaign pulls objection.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/illinois-state-politics/indie-governor-hopeful-corbetts-place-on-ballot-affirmed-after-bailey-campaign-pulls-objection/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bally’s escalates fight over video gambling, threatening legal action. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. My critics/opponents continue to use that against me big time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-casino-city-council-20260524/
PEORIA JOUNAL STAR
— DD: To promote more hatred against Trump, Democrat leaders promote more hatred against America.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/25/all-of-us-nationwide-mobilizaton-june-27-usa-250-illinois-locations-chicago/90649189007/
QUAD CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_b75ecb32-9849-541f-8ddb-cbb6d32921bf.html
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat educators ever-increasingly turn Blacks against Republicans.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/understanding-the-pitfalls-of-how-we-teach-black-history-today/html_21a1c42b-f569-52ff-aadc-843ec3b340f3.html
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/06/21/hegseth-women-veterans-military-ceremony-dei-woke/90580074007/
WIFR
— Mill Foundation presents grants to Rockford-area organizations that help disadvantaged youth. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I have not only always been tremendously advantaged, but I have always benefitted tremendously from discrimination against the disadvantaged, and therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. In my defense, I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/06/24/mill-foundation-presents-grants-rockford-area-organizations/
CITIES 92.9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/06/24/illinois-quick-hits-50-8m-in-cannabis-tax-funded-grants-awarded/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats, that is, those who promote more hatred against those who are the following, applaud their successes in promoting more hatred against those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. That is, those who promote the following applaud their successes in promoting the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/25/progressive-wins-rev-up-johnson-00975232
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-758/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Biggest Problems Remain the Ones Politicians Prefer to Ignore
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560-illinois-biggest-problems-remain-the-ones-politicians-prefer-to-ignore/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— After Taking Zoning Power Away from Local Governments on Battery and Solar Farms, Pritzker Wants Local Control of Data Centers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/25/after-taking-zoning-power-away-from-local-governments-on-battery-and-solar-farms-pritzker-wants-local-control-of-data-centers/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mamdani-Led Socialist Movement Signals Democratic Party’s Leftward Takeover
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/mamdani-led-socialist-movement-signals-democratic-partys-leftward-takeover.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left is obsessed with race.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/4622676/left-fearmongering-racism-america-affirmative-action/
— The fast-growing way entrepreneurs are chasing the American dream. DD: My critics/opponents look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4621256/franchising-entrepreneurs-chasing-american-dream-small-businesses-pizza-hut/
BREITBART
— Trump’s Reflecting Pool Critics Have Been ‘Consumed by Hatred’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/24/kelsey-grammer-trumps-reflecting-pool-critics-have-been-consumed-by-hatred/
— Durbin: ‘The Republican Party Is Split Into Pieces’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/24/durbin-the-republican-party-is-split-into-pieces/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their LGBT pride night caps won’t face discipline, as he seeks to reassure lawmakers and fans amid a growing debate over faith, free expression and the league’s forced adherence to LGBT ideology. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took ever-increasingly more and bigger adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid. Democrats not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they applaud the aforesaid. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/mlb-chief-giants-players-wont-be-fined-for-bible-verses-on-caps.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Kansas regents’ new policy will stop professors from foisting DEI on students. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/kansas-regents-new-policy-will-stop-professors-from-foisting-dei-on-students-scholar/
FOX BUSINESS
— Antisemitism is the root of Mamdani socialism, and it’s destroying New York City.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/larry-kudlow-antisemitism-root-mamdani-socialism-its-destroying-new-york-city
— The rise of socialist candidates in New York City.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6399293574112
— Wikipedia co-founder ‘KICKED OUT’ for fighting the WOKE MOB.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399275692112
PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Declares ‘Transfemicide State of Emergency’
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/06/24/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-declares-transfemicide-state-of-emergency-n4954304
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/24/effort-extend-army-generals-career-falls-flat-with-hegseth/
WASHINGTON POST & THE HILL
— Belief that anyone can achieve the American Dream is fading. DD: Because Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn my demographics (conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844) to get more votes from those who do not share my demographics, if I was young today, I very much doubt that I could achieve what I did. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I earned colleges degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. I got married when I was 29. I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a professional license when I was 32. The Democrats who ran SS Kresge when I was 16, the Post Office when I was 18, IRS when I was 22, and GAO when I was 31 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/18/belief-that-anyone-can-achieve-american-dream-is-fading-poll-finds/
https://thehill.com/business/5931333-poll-american-dream-decline/
USA TODAY
— Women may bear the brunt if Social Security benefits get cut. DD: If my critics/opponents knew that I now get about half of my wife’s Social Security because of a Bill that Biden signed, they would be furious.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/23/women-social-security-gender-gap/90641659007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Socialist Democrats of America. What the rise of the Mamdani left means for the Democratic Party and the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democratic-socialists-of-america-new-york-zohran-mamdani-primary-025e86dd
— Forget Work. Passive Income Is the New American Dream. Driven by a growing feeling that 9-to-5 jobs are a dead end, people are turning to social media to test out eccentric moneymaking schemes—along with a fair share of scams. DD: My critics/opponents look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/passive-income-dreams-2e67ee5c
— Voters Turn Against Minimum-Wage Hikes. Oklahomans reject a $15-an-hour initiative over affordability. DD: My critics/opponents have always been furious that the Post Office paid me $19.57-$20.87/hour 1966-1969 in today’s dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/voters-turn-against-minimum-wage-hikes-921df2c7
— Mamdani Deepens His Influence—and the Divide—in the Democratic Party. New York City mayor strengthens party sway nationwide by backing three primary winners in Congressional races.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mamdani-deepens-his-influenceand-the-dividein-the-democratic-party-0c6374fc
— Mamdani Sweep in NYC Adds to Strains Between Jews and Democratic Party. Candidates highly critical of Israel won big in New York City primary.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mamdani-sweep-in-nyc-adds-to-strains-between-jews-and-democratic-party-986b15c7
— Hegseth Cuts Army Commander’s Storied Career Short as Part of Broader Shake-Up. More general and flag officers could be squeezed out of other coveted jobs with a list expected to reach the Joint Staff next week. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-cuts-army-commanders-storied-career-short-as-part-of-broader-shake-up-686d952b
FORBES
— Is What Happened To Horses Happening To Us? Companies are rapidly adopting AI, often neglecting crucial ethical considerations and failing to define its appropriate use. DD: Starting in 1864, my ancestors on my father’s side raised and sold horses in Crete.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriangostick/2026/06/24/is-what-happened-to-horses-happening-to-us/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— RFK Jr.’s HHS to Divert Funds From Teen Pregnancy Grant Program. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/rfk-jr-s-hhs-to-divert-funds-from-teen-pregnancy-grant-program
KANSAS REFLECTOR
— Affordability. DD: What has helped you afford things? For me, it has been the money that I earned I doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/25/politicians-love-affordability-rhetoric-but-it-hasnt-offered-path-to-urban-prosperity-in-kansas/
MADISON COUNTY JOURNAL
— Democrats take great offense at being accused of being unpatriotic — but the data don’t lie. A new NBC News poll captured the partisan gap over pride in America. Overall, 56% of Americans are extremely or very proud of the country, but only 29% of Democrats, compared to 90% of Republicans. That’s a yawning gap, and about a matter that really shouldn’t be controversial. We aren’t talking about abortion, or Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, but an elemental thing — pride in country — that in most times and places has been taken for granted. Once upon a time, that was the case here. The Gallup poll found in January 2001 that nearly 90 percent of Americans were extremely or very proud of the country. In 2017, according to Gallup, 75% of the public said they extremely or very proud of America — a low at the time — and it’s been down since. The decline has been driven largely by Democrats. Their disdain for President Trump clearly is responsible for some of the drop, but not all of it. Democrats were less proud of the country than Republicans even when Barack Obama and Joe Biden were president.
https://www.onlinemadison.com/editorials/lowry-patriotism-growing-gap-with-dems-f9b028c6/
NEW ENGLAND BIZ LAW
— When is a performance improvement plan (PIP) an adverse employment action? DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never put me on a PIP, but instead, they took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. 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 a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, 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, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I frustrated their efforts to get rid of me by earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1981, and 1997, c) professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://newenglandbizlawupdate.com/2026/06/24/when-is-a-pip-an-adverse-employment-action/
FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Pay Has Reached Record Levels—But the Story Is More Complicated Than It Appears. Federal salaries now average $112,456, but workforce demographics, retirements, and hiring challenges reveal a more nuanced picture of federal pay. DD: My critics/opponents who are/were not union members are vehemently anti-union. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. They have always been furious that while I was a union member when I was a postal employee for almost 3 years and then an IRS employee for almost 9 years, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $56,409/year when I was 22 in 1971, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 31. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. I earned a master’s degree in accounting 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. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/05/federal-employee-pay-complicated-than-appears/
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/trump-250-usa-speech/687682/
POLITICO
— Democratic socialists are coming for 2028.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/democratic-socialists-new-york-2028-presidential-00973341
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DEI. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/former-amazon-manager-claims-dei-hire-label-led-to-his-firing/567550
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/employee-sues-intuit-alleging-manager-branded-her-a-dei-hire/564902
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Trump declares ‘only two genders’ as he rolls back DEI initiatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qG1BYmGTY
ECONOMIST
— Trump supporters need not apply. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/07/18/trump-supporters-need-not-apply
JUDICIAL PRACTICE
— Employers cannot issue reprimands if employee guilt is not proven. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took ever-increasingly more and bigger adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid. Democrats not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they applaud the aforesaid. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://sud.ua/en/news/sudebnaya-praktika/364765-robotodavets-ne-mozhe-ogolositi-doganu-yakscho-ne-doviv-vinu-pratsivnika-verkhovniy-sud
June 24, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-expected-sign-new-legislation-aimed-protecting-reproductive-health-records-illinois-4-years-dobbs/19372312/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Video gambling hearing ends after tensions flare between Mayor Brandon Johnson allies, opponents. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. My critics/opponents continue to use that against me big time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/chicago-video-gambling-hearing/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/06/24/illinois-law-abortion-medical-records-signed-jb-pritzker
— DD: What is your municipality doing to stop teen takeovers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/24/teen-takeovers-chicago-city-council-hearing-youth-testimony
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Did you have to work your way through college? I did. Because of that, my ACT score and my GPAs were lower. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours washing dishes when I was in high school and delivering mail when I was in college.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/city-that-works/ccb-city-that-works-federal-scholarship-tax-credit-20260624/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2026/06/24/illinois-law-abortion-medical-records-signed-jb-pritzker
QUAD CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/business/health-care/article_01a6edec-bea1-5139-b191-60fb5c411832.html
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/how-racist-history-books-spurred-the-black-history-education-of-today/html_4491e77d-b0ed-5a1e-a335-75130d58990d.html
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP. How many are on SNAP in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://dailyegyptian.com/124494/showcase/federal-cuts-are-hitting-illinois-food-assistance-recipients-and-the-farmers-who-feed-them/
STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois/cannabis-casino-tax-dollars/
STATELINE & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— IRS did better than expected in tax season after slashing staff, except on the phone. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 rotating IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/ap-irs-did-better-than-expected-in-tax-season-after-slashing-staff-except-on-the-phone-watchdog-says/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/irs-did-better-than-expected-in-tax-season-after-slashing-staff-except-on-the-phone-watchdog/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote voter fraud.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/federal-judge-bars-trump-from-implementing-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-to-vote/article_fad72afb-f8b5-503e-bf87-2479307631c4.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Congress passes the largest housing affordability bill in decades. DD: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $98,900. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-23/congress-passes-the-largest-housing-affordability-bill-in-decades-and-trump-cancels-the-signing
DUCKWORTH
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-underscores-the-trump-administrations-ongoing-attacks-on-reproductive-freedom-in-post-roe-america
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-543/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITITE
— Lawmakers boost their salaries to over $100,000.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmakers-boost-their-salaries-to-over-100000/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Socialists draft an aggressive new agenda for the Democratic Party.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/24/socialists-draft-aggressive-new-agenda-democratic-party/
— Democrats block justice for lawfare’s victims. They weaponized government for years to their advantage. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government took many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 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 $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/24/democrats-block-justice-lawfares-victims/
NEW YORK POST
— Mayor Brandon Johnson declares a ‘transfemicide’ crisis, ignores hundreds of black deaths.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/opinion/mayor-brandon-johnson-declares-a-transfemicide-crisis-ignores-hundreds-of-black-deaths/
— AI chatbots show left-wing bias with ChatGPT giving lefty answers 80% of time.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/24/media/ai-chatbots-show-left-wing-bias-bombshell-report-finds-chatgpt-gives-lefty-answers-80-of-time/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Students Sue Minnesota University Over ‘Sexual Harassment’ Policy Compelling Obedience to Transgender Ideology. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/24/we-live-fear-students-sue-minnesota-university-over-sexual-harassment-policy-compelling-obedience-transgender-ideology/
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
— Socially Disadvantaged. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are that following that conservative Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting more hatred against conservative Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time?
https://www.justice.gov/olc/media/1447016/dl
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Denver Drops Religious Studies Dept, but Keeps Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/06/u-denver-drops-religious-studies-dept-but-keeps-critical-race-and-ethnic-studies/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: What is the main reason why you cannot afford more today? For me, it is my Democrat superiors in the federal government and the many big adverse actions that they took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 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 $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me. Further, I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. My undergraduate major at UIC and NIU should have been accounting, my graduate major at Loyola should have been accounting, and I should have taken and passed the CPA examination much sooner than I did. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul until I was 27 in 1976. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting at DePaul until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, it was too late for me because the accounting profession saw me as being too old to have a successful career in accounting and because the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities, females, and veterans, and I was none of the aforesaid.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/on-the-money/fewer-young-adults-rely-family-financial-help-many-still-live-paycheck-paycheck-2026-06-24/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders flood America with minorities. Because of that, the more of the following that you are, the more that you “need not apply:” 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/2026/06/23/us/politics/trump-refugee-program-whites.html
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— DD: When people use firearms illegally, what percent of the time are they on booze and/or pot?
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/new-gun-rules-may-be-needed-in-il-after-scotus-marijuana-gun-rights-ruling/article_b4234f26-da4e-4e34-9703-7acc378d07e4.html
June 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker vetoes spending items accidentally included in Illinois budget, including $500B typo. $500,250,000,000 mistakenly allocated to Chicago Westside Branch NAACP.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/governor-jb-pritzker-issues-item-vetoes-spending-accidentally-included-illinois-budget-including-500-billion-typo/19319094/
— DOJ investigating MLB for religious rights violations after San Francisco Giants Pride hat warning. DD: I should write about the warnings that my Democrat superiors in the federal gave me, that is, the adverse actions they took against me because I refused to become a Democrat. I should write about the warnings that RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois gave me, that is, the adverse actions that they took against me because I refused to become a RINO.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/department-justice-investigating-major-league-baseball-religious-rights-violations-san-francisco-giants-pride-hat-warnings/19332694/
FOX32
— DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/inside-chicagos-teen-takeovers-organizers-say-violence-isnt-goal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote the Democrat Party platform that is, more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, more race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/19/daywatch-a-beacon-of-hope-for-democracy/
— ICE arrests shift to courthouses and immigration check-ins as enforcement intensifies in Chicago area. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/19/chicago-ice-arrests-uptick/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage if not force students to be LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/19/community-news-pride-walk-set-in-berwyn-students-named-national-merit-scholars/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How successful have Democrat leaders been making young people in your county, township, municipality. and school district LGBTQers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/06/19/lgbtq-pride-faces-tough-moment-social-political-acceptance-raymond-crossing-justin-sia
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against those who voted for Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/19/america-robert-de-niro-trump-republicans-julyfouth-250-mona-charen
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/06/17/state-rep-rashid-calls-for-probe-after-ice-detain-man-without-presenting-a-warrant-at-bridgeview-courthouse
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260619/news/group-holds-anti-ice-protest-at-hoffman-estates-police-station/
— Friction between Trump and Republican senators is growing before the pivotal midterm elections.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260619/nation-and-world-politics/friction-between-trump-and-republican-senators-is-growing-before-the-pivotal-midterm-elections/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Conservative activist Riley Gaines gives keynote speech at Lincoln Reagan Trump Dinner in Quincy.
https://muddyrivernews.com/communities/illinois/adams-county-illinois/quincy/conservative-activist-riley-gaines-gives-keynote-speech-at-lincoln-reagan-trump-dinner-in-quincy/20260620071509/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: What percent of food produced in America is bought by government entities and given to Democrats?
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-06-19/federal-cuts-are-hitting-illinois-food-assistance-recipients-and-the-farmers-who-feed-them
KSDK
— Corvette museum destroyed after tornado tears through Effingham.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/syndication/ott/weather-plus/corvette-museum-destroyed-after-tornado-tears-through-effingham-leveled-homes-farms-national-weather-service/63-af17e4f2-2aee-4b87-a917-aec3c80ecb46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch4bh3SVaAU
IPM NEWS
— Effingham tornado flattens family-owned Corvette museum, downs trees, power lines.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/effingham-tornado-flattens-family-owned-corvette-museum-downs-trees-power-lines/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 10th Congressional District Republicans Have a Newsletter, This Week Featuring White House Events. DD: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999. It would be great if each of the 17 Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members would send monthly newsletters to the RPCs and Precinct Captains in their congressional districts.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/20/10th-congressional-district-republicans-have-a-newsletter-this-week-featuring-white-house-events/
— Don DeWitte Says Pritzker Temporary Cut in Gas Tax Offset By Transferring Much More To the General Fund Is a Shell Game
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/19/don-dewitte-says-pritzker-temporary-cut-in-gas-tax-offset-by-transferring-much-more-to-the-general-fund-is-a-shell-game/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Paid by the Head. On June 11, 2026, three federal officials stood before a room full of journalists in Washington, described a crime scene the size of a city, and revealed that the government itself was responsible for it. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and Acting Office of Refugee Resettlement Director Angie Salazar told the country what their investigators had found. More than 475,000 unaccompanied children were referred to the federal government during the Biden administration. By the end of 2024, more than 300,000 of them could not be accounted for. In the eighteen months since, a federal task force has located roughly 146,000.
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/paid-by-the-head/
— Turning the Trans Ship. Congress Takes on Protections for Minors. It’s taken years, but it looks like cracks are beginning to show in the transgender “medical” complex. Tragically, this blessing of a development comes largely as a result of the devastation of thousands of young men and women who have now come to regret their decision to “transition” to the opposite sex when they were minors.
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/turning-the-trans-ship/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat leaders been advancing the Democrat Party platform in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct. That is, how successful have they been advancing more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, advancing more race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? Democrat leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 are having ever-increasing success because RINO leaders ever-increasingly fail/refuse to defend or advance the Republican Party platform. The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. The Democrat Party platform drives out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District, and my precinct those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Who are your peers? Who are your competitors? Who are your critics/opponents? Who has power over you? What are you doing to gain their acceptance? What will you NOT do to gain their acceptance? I have NOT and I will NOT deemphasize, downplay, or dump conservative principles or planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should deemphasize, downplay, if not dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They want me be to be RINO/Democrat Lite like them. I have not and I will not do that. Consequently, they ever-increasingly work harder against me. So be it. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— D.C. now has a socialist mayor. Urban America’s race to the bottom was inevitable.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/19/editorial-dc-socialist-mayor/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minneapolis residents are still paying the price for the Black Lives Matter riots. DD: What are you doing to defend yourself from future Democrat rioters?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4616759/minneapolis-residents-businesses-paying-price-black-lives-matter-riots/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Mamdani-Backed Socialist House Hopeful Demanded End To Rule Barring Violent Criminals From Public Housing.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/mamdani-backed-socialist-house-hopeful
NEW YORK POST
— The one growing gap between Democrats and Republicans that shouldn’t ever exist — patriotism. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly hate America because the majority of its voters elected Trump.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/19/opinion/the-one-growing-gap-between-dems-and-republicans-that-shouldnt-ever-exist-patriotism/
— Staggering number of Berkeley Law students claim they’re disabled as ‘emotional disorders’ skyrocket. DD. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/19/us-news/number-of-uc-berkeley-law-students-who-claim-theyre-disabled-skyrockets/
AMERICAN MIND
— The Price of Wokeness. DD: Wokeness destroys everything. My critics/opponents are woke.
https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-price-of-wokeness/
BREITBART
— Duckworth: FAA Should Block Trump’s Triumphal Arch. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly oppose anything and everything that might possibly redound positively to Trump.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/18/dem-sen-duckworth-faa-should-block-trumps-triumphal-arch/
CAMPUS REFORM
— DEI leaders group joins lawsuit against Trump order.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/dei-leaders-group-joins-lawsuit-trump-order/30108
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Squashes Biden’s Border Release Numbers To Zero.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/19/trump-border-security-illegals-biden-zero-releases/
EPOCH TIMES
— How the Trump Admin Achieved Record Drug Seizures. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more illegal drugs. To push illegal drugs in America is to destroy America. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/how-the-trump-admin-achieved-record-drug-seizures-6039670
FEDERALIST
— Why Juneteenth Proves The ‘1619 Project’ Crowd Wrong. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Democrats ended slavery. My parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were Republicans because Republicans ended slavery.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/19/why-juneteenth-proves-the-1619-project-crowd-wrong/
— Los Angeles Moves To Let Noncitizens Vote After Democrats Pinky-Promised They Weren’t Doing That.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/19/los-angeles-moves-to-let-noncitizens-vote-after-democrats-pinky-promised-they-werent-doing-that/
— Democrat AGs Behind Lawfare Coordinated With Leftist Groups About ‘How To Stop Trump’
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/19/court-filing-democrat-ags-behind-lawfare-coordinated-with-leftist-groups-about-how-to-stop-trump/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Trump Ramps Up War on the Birth Tourism Industry.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/trump-ramps-war-birth-tourism-industry
FOX NEWS
— Los Angeles proposal to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections sparks online backlash. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit. They vote for Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/los-angeles-proposal-allow-noncitizens-vote-local-elections-sparks-online-backlash
— DHS Secretary Mullin: How do we expect you to respect laws if you’re here illegally? DD: To come to a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect not only for that country, but for the rule of law.
https://www.aol.com/news/dhs-secretary-mullin-expect-respect-030027831.html
JONATHAN TURLEY
— The ABCs of Educational Success: Arkansas Shows Continued Testing Improvements From Reforms. DD: 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, my mother never attended high school. But they sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/06/19/the-abcs-of-educational-success-arkansas-shows-continued-testing-improvements-from-reforms/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Arkansas Student Scores Improve After State Rejected DEI and Focused on Fundamentals. DD: 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, my mother never attended high school. But they sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/06/arkansas-student-scores-improve-after-state-rejected-dei-and-focused-on-fundamentals/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Rot of Rooting Against America.
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-jolt/the-rot-of-rooting-against-america/amp/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama a tin of Altoids at Obama Center opening in an ode to their friendship. DD: Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf To side with my Democrat GAO superiors against me is to side with race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/george-w-bush-michelle-obama-altoids-friendship/
NEW YORK TIMES
— 2028 Republican Presidential Primary: Latest Polls
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/president-republican-primary-polls-2028.html
— 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary: Latest Polls
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/president-democratic-primary-polls-2028.html
— DD: Hegseth’s war against Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, his war against race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/us/politics/hegseth-navy-blocked-promotions-diversity.html
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly hate America because the majority of its voters elected Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/opinion/trump-freedom-250-america-ufc-birthday.html?searchResultPosition=1
JD SUPRA
— DD: Since the 1960s, the Democrats and RINOs above me have ever-increasingly crowed about their success in giving preference to minorities and to females, that is, they have crowed about their success in discriminating against Whites and against men.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/doj-says-eeoc-guidance-on-unintentional-3453533/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Can Restore Standards to Federal Hiring. Restoring the civil-service exam would bring fairer selection and a more competent workforce. DD: I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE) when I was 21 in 1970. Democrats run the federal government. Almost all federal employees are Democrats. The more of the following that you are, the more that you NEED NOT APPLY for a federal job: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. 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. GAO would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and earned an MBA. IRS would not have hired me if I had not passed the FSEE and earned a bachelor’s degree in business. The Post Office would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment test and earned a high school diploma.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-restore-standards-to-federal-hiring-07b64da0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These problems have a solution that worked from the 1883 passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Act until the advent of federal-hiring affirmative action in the 1960s. As of the late 1950s, the federal hiring process went like this: Applicants for entry-level positions received an admission card for the Federal Service Entrance Examination for a specific time, date and location. The examination assessed general knowledge, vocabulary, math, reasoning and specific job skills. Tests were administered in high-school auditoriums, armories, federal buildings or college lecture halls. They were proctored by Civil Service Commission employees. Applicants had to present their admission card and photo ID to enter the examination room, where talking and notes were prohibited. The test lasted up to four hours. Applicants with an honorable discharge from the armed forces got five extra points added to their raw score, or 10 points if they were disabled. Spouses and widows of veterans got 10 points. The Civil Service Commission maintained separate registers of applicants for a variety of job types and grade levels. Agencies looking for new employees requested candidates from the Civil Service Commission that matched the job category and grade level they were trying to fill. The commission sent them a “certificate of eligibles” applying the “Rule of Three” that had been in force since 1888. It limited the hiring official to a choice among the three highest-scoring candidates—the only truly effective way to limit the role of personal preferences in hiring decisions. If the federal government could administer proctored tests in the 1950s, it can do so now. If it could limit hiring officials’ discretion then, it can do so now. Bring back an updated version of the Federal Service Entrance Examination and apply the Rule of Three for all new hires. It won’t transform the civil service immediately, but it would dramatically improve the competence of new hires and the fairness of their selection.)
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/why-the-bisexual-man-is-hollywoods-breakout-star-f1a6de95
— DD: My critics/opponents promote race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/wisconsin-supreme-court-racial-preferences-annette-ziegler-adc1ab2a
CPA JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly force those who are the following out of the accounting profession: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2026/06/19/the-power-of-organizing-in-accounting-for-social-justice-and-equity-2/
NEW ONE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly work harder to get Blacks to hate Republicans.
https://newsone.com/6863873/juneteenth-freedom-arrived-late-remains-incomplete/
NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-trump-administration-pushed-judges-to-deport-children
GREEN STATE
— Stratton calls for federal cannabis legalization. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. To push pot in America is to destroy America. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.greenstate.com/news/juliana-stratton-calls-for-federal-cannabis-legalization/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans. How successful have Democrat leaders been making Blacks hate Republicans in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/19/800056553/culture/juneteenth-evokes-resilience-as-trump-continues-war-on-black-history/
AXIOS
— First jobs. DD: What was your first job? The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment test and earned a high school diploma. IRS would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business. GAO would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and earned an MBA. I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I would not have become a GAO employee in 1980 if my Democrat IRS superiors had not made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13.
https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2026/06/15/first-jobs-central-ohio-leaders-cosi-crew
June 16, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker for President.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/16/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-bruce-rauner-presidential-bid/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/06/16/mayoral-working-group-recommends-policy-changes-reducing-barriers-for-trans-chicagoans
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker for President.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/06/16/gov-pritzker-potential-2028-presidential-run-democrats-have-lost-our-way
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/16/birthright-citizenship-is-before-the-supreme-court-heres-what-illinois-families-should-know
— DD: Pritzker budget takes more money away from those who have demographics that vote Republicans and gives that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/06/16/pritzker-signs-illinois-budget-trump-social-media-tax
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s cage fight against him.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/16/coinciding-birthdays-donald-trump-80th-neil-steinberg-granddaughter
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260616/marijuana/des-plaines-easing-sign-rules-for-cannabis-stores/
WGN9
— New Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan on growing the party ahead of November
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/new-illinois-gop-chair-bob-grogan-on-growing-the-party-ahead-of-november/
FOX32
— Man charged with assaulting federal employee outside Chicago courthouse. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for almost 29 years. My critics/opponents despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-charged-with-assaulting-federal-employee-outside-chicago-courthouse/ar-AA1HByjC
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/06/16/school-districts-trans-kids-pay-anti-trans-lawsuits
RIVER BENDER
— Plummer Criticizes Pritzker After Signing of FY2027 State Budget
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/senator-plummer-criticizes-pritzker-after-signing-of-fy2027-state-budget-94323.cfm
FOX ILLINOIS & WAND TV
— Illegal immigration increased car insurance premiums
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fact-focus-trump-says-illegal-immigration-increased-car-insurance-premiums-experts-say-otherwise/article_fbddc322-4be7-59e2-a797-9382b24dda6d.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/fact-focus-trump-says-illegal-immigration-increased-car-insurance-premiums-experts-say-otherwise/article_0c22cc98-1059-5dc7-91c9-23423ebf96c2.html
CWB CHICAGO
— Grant Park cross burner was sending a message to ‘MAGA Christian nationalist supporters’ of Donald Trump
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/06/grant-park-cross-burner-was-sending-a-message-to-maga-christian-nationalist-supporters-of-donald-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 21-year-old University of Illinois Chicago senior says he is the person who set fire to a cross in Grant Park last week, though he insists he had no idea that burning crosses are a symbol of the Ku Klux Klan. Merlin Lu told NBC 5 in an interview Monday that his target was not a racial group, but rather supporters of President Donald Trump, whom he described as “MAGA Christian nationalist supporters.” His chosen method of protest: placing a red baseball cap atop a cross, the central symbol of Christianity, and setting it ablaze.)
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/06/16/illinois-rep-chuy-garcia-introduces-house-legislation-to-protect-immigrant-children/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Bailey Supporters Say Top Dabrowski Allies Continue Primary Fight Months After Election
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/bailey-supporters-say-top-dabrowski-allies-continue-primary-fight-months-after-election.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans will hold a midterm convention in Dallas this September. Senate candidate Ken Paxton announced the convention during a tele-town hall. President Trump is expected to speak at the convention. The GOP aims to boost voter turnout and enthusiasm with this convention.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/16/gop-picks-dallas-midterm-convention-says-ken-paxton/
— Foiled plot targeting UFC event at White House meant to set off revolution by killing Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/16/foiled-plot-targeting-ufc-event-white-house-meant-set-revolution/
— Vance blames the political left’s rhetoric for planned attacks targeting the UFC event
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/16/jd-vance-blames-political-lefts-rhetoric-planned-attacks-targeting/
— Is removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center a metaphor? DD: Trump opposes abortion. Democrat leaders remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center building. In 2025, Democrat leaders removed Hyde’s name from the DuPage County Courthouse because he opposed abortion.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/15/removal-trumps-name-kennedy-center-metaphor/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Vance praises Trump’s ‘rebellion’ against GOP donors in new book. DD: Far too many major Republican donors reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/4610021/vance-praises-trump-rebellion-against-gop-donors-new-book/
NEW YORK POST
— Freedom 250 White House attack suspect posted wild anti-Trump, antisemitic TikTok memes
https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/us-news/vile-social-media-posts-of-alleged-ufc-250-plotter-exposed-as-feds-say-tiktok-was-used-to-recruit/
— ‘Assassination culture’ and anti-Christian extremism fueled alleged plot against Erika Kirk
https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/us-news/assassination-culture-and-anti-christian-extremism-fueled-alleged-plot-against-erika-kirk-report/
— Cornell student who ‘won’t work for Jews’ is a symptom of a far darker hatred that must be stopped. DD: Far too many of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworker, and subordinates were antisemitic. They were furious when I volunteered to work for the office’s Jewish GS-15 (currently $165,386-$197,200/year manager in late 1989.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/16/opinion/cornell-student-who-wont-work-for-jews-is-a-symptom-of-a-far-darker-hatred-that-must-be-stopped/
JUDICIAL WATCH
— United States Seeks to Intervene in Judicial Watch Lawsuit Challenging Evanston Reparations Program
https://www.judicialwatch.org/evanston-reparations-program/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— A Person Is in Custody in a Chicago Cross Burning Investigation.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2026-06-16/a-person-is-in-custody-in-a-chicago-cross-burning-investigation-police-say
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The man said he protesting President Donald Trump and not making a racist statement. “I did know about this historical relevance beforehand. But I didn’t know the severity, how racially motivated it may seem from what I did,” the man told the TV station. “Cause my protest has nothing to do with race, nothing to do with gender.” Cross burnings in the U.S. have historically been seen as symbols of hate and intimidation against Black people and have often been connected to the Ku Klux Klan. The Chicago Police Department’s communications office confirmed that a person was in custody in connection with the case, but no other details were released. The man interviewed on WMAQ said he was protesting the “ruling class” and Christian nationalists who support Trump. He said he put a red MAGA hat on the cross.)
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write about Democrat success in doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West district, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. Ever increasingly, I am a minority in more ways.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/relationships/donald-trump-and-the-republican-party-love-and-hate/ar-AA25JaRx
PEW RESEARCH
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/07/31/whither-the-gop-republicans-want-change-but-split-over-partys-direction/
SALON
— Working class. DD: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/16/trumps-white-working-class-base-may-finally-have-had-enough/
June 12, 2026
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ‘Family Month’ backer U.S. Rep. Mary Miller cites biology, declining birth rates in defense of resolution
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b91d7414-472d-4b40-89c3-a499aad5ba76.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Family Institute Executive Director David Smith is praising a proposal from U.S. Rep. Mary Miller to designate June as “Family Month,” instead of Pride Month, calling the resolution a needed cultural shift toward traditional family structures. Miller in a news release said strong families are where children learn responsibility, faith, hard work, and respect for others. “That is why I recently introduced a resolution to designate June as Family Month,” stated Miller. “Statistics are showing marriage rates have declined, fertility rates have fallen below replacement levels, and fewer young Americans are choosing to start families. These trends have lasting consequences for our economy, our communities, and our future.” Smith told The Center Square he strongly supports the measure, saying it highlights what he described as society’s foundational values. “I don’t want to use the word proud, but I am thrilled that Rep. Mary Miller has introduced that resolution in Congress designating June as Family Month.” Smith argued that marriage and child-rearing within heterosexual households are central to social stability, framing that structure as both biologically and culturally ideal. “The nuclear family is God’s design. So Judeo-Christian understanding of what a family is, is God’s design.” He also said children benefit from having both male and female parental roles in the home, describing those roles as complementary in raising well-rounded children. “Mom was saying to the children, slow down, be careful… Dad was saying, faster, higher, stronger,” said Smith. When asked about concerns that such a resolution excludes LGBTQ families, Smith said same-sex couples cannot biologically have children and argued that children benefit from having both a mother and a father in the home. “There is no way that a same-sex couple can produce a child… biology doesn’t allow it.” Smith also pointed to broader demographic concerns, including declining birth rates and what he described as a global population crisis. “We are at an all-time low in the United States as well as the rest of the world… there are more adult diapers sold in Japan than baby diapers.” The interview with The Center Square also touched on maternal health trends, including rising C-section rates, which Smith suggested may be influenced by medical convenience and broader systemic issues affecting childbirth practices.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Pritzker blames Trump for cross burning in Grant Park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/06/11/pritzker-summons-words-of-the-late-rev-jesse-jackson-to-decry-cross-burning-in-grant-park
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cross burning was reported around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of South Columbus Drive. A shirtless male was seen fleeing the park. Police described the arson suspect as a male wearing dark pants, white shoes and carrying a backpack. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.)
— Cocaine money launderer’s Illinois cannabis license goes up in smoke. David Berger, a co-founder and manager of Ivy Hall recreational weed dispensaries, held a cannabis license that was terminated in May, almost half a year after he was convicted of helping a drug trafficker pay for private jet flights with cocaine proceeds.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/06/12/cocaine-money-launderer-david-berger-ivy-hall-illinois-cannabis-license-recreational-marijuana
— DD: Chicago White Sox ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2026/06/11/white-sox-comedian-tee-sanders-freedom-day-hat-pride-night
— Mayor’s choice for human relations chief uses confirmation hearing to recall first exposure to hate crime. DD: What is your first memory of seeing a Black? For me it was when young Blacks threw stones at the school bus I was riding in as it left the Museum of Science and Industry in the 1950s.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/11/kenneth-gunn-human-relations-commissioner-nominee-confirmation-hearing
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: How strongly does your church promote LGBTQ, that is, how strongly does it destroy traditional marriage and family?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/column-new-england-congregational-in-aurora-continues-its-march-for-lgbtq-inclusivity/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/opinion-father-refugee-wwii-immigration-ice-donald-trump/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: To punish Trump, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260612/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-red-white-and-true-blue-celebrating-americas-250th-falls-to-all-of-us/
— DD: How soon will Elgin officially banish those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260611/news/elgin-is-already-an-inclusive-city-city-council-gets-update-on-proposed-inclusivity-and-diversity/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— John Tillman made his mark in Illinois political circles as a champion for libertarian ideals and Republican candidates. Now he has his sights set on a business legacy. Tillman, who founded the libertarian think tank Illinois Policy Institute in 2002, is trying to raise $400 million to build a national museum for entrepreneurs called Hall of Giants to give business founders the respect he says they deserve. But it won’t be in Chicago. DD: My critics/opponents have always rightfully stressed I lack what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-john-tillman-ipi-entrepreneur-hall-of-fame-20260611/#/login
ABC7
— Chicago area cleaning up after severe storms cause damage, power outages. DD: What exposure do you have to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages? Overhead lines about 200 feet long to the west of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton expose me to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages big time. The lines are in a utility easement on private property that is full of trees that have not been trimmed for decades and pull the lines down and to the north. I have filed a “tree and vegetation request” with ComEd, and outstandingly, a ComEd employee came out recently to inspect. According to Xfinity and AT&T, they cannot do any trimming until ComEd is done. It would be great if all the lines would be put underground. The last outage caused me big problems because my 17-month-old 24kW Generac failed.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-weather-today-city-south-suburbs-cleaning-severe-storms-cause-power-outages-work-comed-crews/19277477/
NBC5
— Nearly 100K more customers without power after storm outbreak in Chicago area. Thousands of customers still were without power even before Thursday’s storms roared to life. DD: What exposure do you have to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages? Overhead lines about 200 feet long to the west of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton expose me to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages big time. The lines are in a utility easement on private property that is full of trees that have not been trimmed for decades and pull the lines down and to the north. I have filed a “tree and vegetation request” with ComEd, and outstandingly, a ComEd employee came out recently to inspect. According to Xfinity and AT&T, they cannot do any trimming until ComEd is done. It would be great if all the lines would be put underground. The last outage caused me big problems because my 17-month-old 24kW Generac failed.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/nearly-100k-more-customers-without-power-after-storm-outbreak-in-chicago-area/3947653/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders use Hillary Clinton and Pete Buttigieg to promote more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pete-buttigieg-hillary-clinton-rainbow-push-conference/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/12/just-3-of-recent-ice-detainees-had-a-violent-felony-conviction-government-data-shows/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Video gambling has become a big business in Illinois. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton, and in 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-video-gambling-has-become-a-big-business-in-illinois/article_1dca93a0-0e6e-4c90-ad86-1afe94760632.html
RIVER BENDER
— Republicans Block Duckworth IVF Coverage Provision From Senate Defense Bill. DD: In the 1980s, my Democrat GAO superiors used IVF against me big time. They used my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents against me big time. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/republicans-block-duckworth-ivf-coverage-provision-from-senate-defense-bill-94209.cfm
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/prairie-pride-coalition-lgbtq-grant/amp/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Meet the new head of the Illinois Republican Party. Grogan replaces Kathy Salvi.
https://capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/meet-the-new-head-of-the-illinois-republican-party/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders use Hillary Clinton and Pete Buttigieg to promote more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/12/pritzker-clinton-buttigieg-take-the-stage-00960117
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democratic Party Precinct Committee Person Grafton Township Trustee Wears Explicit Tee Shirt at Harvard’s Milk Day Parade
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/12/democratic-party-precinct-committee-person-grafton-township-trustee-wears-explicit-tee-shirt-at-harvards-milk-day-parade/
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Mayor Johnson Is Making Chicago’s Affordable Housing Crisis Worse
https://johnkassnews.com/mayor-johnson-is-making-chicagos-affordable-housing-crisis-worse/
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Budget’s New Taxes Face Serious Constitutional Challenges
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560-illinois-budgets-new-taxes-face-serious-constitutional-challenges/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Extension of pension buyout program to drop $144B liability. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyouts and early retirement to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_285d19c4-b399-4abb-9760-6d7208def380.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minnesota daycare owner in Nick Shirley video charged in $4.6 million fraud
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/watch/2613104/
NEW YORK POST
— The Utah man accused of fatally shooting conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk wants to put his murder case on hold as he fights to limit the media’s access to court hearings. Tyler Robinson, 23, requested the pause as he appeals a ruling from a trial judge allowing the press to film and photograph him in the courtroom, new court documents show. In addition to trying to delay his entire case, Robinson said it wouldn’t be fair for a multi-day hearing to go forward next month with news cameras present while the appeal court has yet to rule on his bid to keep the press out.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/11/us-news/tyler-robinson-wants-to-delay-charlie-kirk-murder-case/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘They just don’t care’: Bears legend Brian Urlacher shreds incompetent Dems for iconic team’s exodus
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/06/12/they-just-dont-care-bears-legend-shreds-incompetent-dems-for-iconic-teams-exodus-1645527/
BREITBART
— Trump administration identifies ‘super-sponsors’ of migrant children in a possible prosecution tack
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-administration-identifies-super-sponsors-of-migrant-children-in-a-possible-prosecution-tack/
— DOJ Indicts Illegal Aliens Accused of Massive Biden-Era Child Trafficking Scheme
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/11/doj-indicts-three-illegal-aliens-accused-of-smuggling-migrant-children-into-us/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing use the Pope to promote more immigration. Virtually everyone in the world wants to come to America to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat leaders and RINO leaders give them at the expense of Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/pope-condemns-indifference-towards-migrants-on-canaries-trip/
— Knicks Fans Wave Palestinian Flag
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/06/11/watch-knicks-fans-wave-palestinian-flag-trash-cab-after-epic-comeback-against-spurs/
— UC Davis Medical School ‘Discriminates Based on Race in Its Admissions Process’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/11/doj-uc-davis-medical-school-discriminates-based-on-race-in-its-admissions-process/
CAMPUS REFORM
— SIU law school’s mandatory ‘professionalism’ event was DEI session
https://www.campusreform.org/article/records-reveal-siu-law-schools-mandatory-professionalism-event-dei-session/30017
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Increasing Support for ‘Mass Deportations’
https://cis.org/Arthur/Latest-HarvardHarris-Poll-Shows-Increasing-Support-Mass-Deportations
COLLEGE FIX
— UC Davis medical school openly ‘skirted’ Supreme Court ban on affirmative action
https://www.thecollegefix.com/uc-davis-med-school-openly-skirted-supreme-court-ban-on-affirmative-action-doj-finds/
— Penn State law school forces students to confront ‘systemic racism.’ DD: To get promoted beyond GS-4 at the Post Office, GS-13 at IRS, and GS-14 at GAO, employees have to help their superiors get rid of their Republican employees who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/penn-state-law-school-forces-students-to-confess-systemic-racism-complaint/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Is Dismantling the Disparate Impact Legal Basis for Government-Endorsed Discrimination. DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used disparate impact against Republicans.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/11/shot-heart-dei-how-trump-admin-is-dismantling-legal-basis-government-endorsed-discrimination-disparate-impact/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump just took a pivotal step toward removing government-endorsed discrimination from America’s legal system and undermining the institutional apparatus of critical race theory. Critical race theory teaches that America is systemically racist and that even racially neutral policies are truly racist if they result in better outcomes for members of one race than for members of another. That’s the exact same logic as the legal theory known as “disparate impact.” Cornell Law School defines disparate impact as a policy or rule “that seems neutral but has a negative impact on a specific protected class of persons.” Government should strive to adopt policies that allow all Americans to flourish, regardless of race, but Democrat administrations have applied disparate impact theory to encourage “reverse” discrimination. For instance, the Justice Department and the Department of Education under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden issued guidance warning that if a school disciplines students of one race more than students of another race, that is evidence of racial discrimination, even if the school’s policy is race-neutral. It doesn’t matter if particular students cause more trouble than other students—what matters is the racial breakdown of who gets punished. In one particularly revealing case, a woman sued the Alabama Department of Motor Vehicles, claiming disparate impact from the department’s requirement that people take the driver’s license exam in English. She said the English-only requirement had a disparate impact on people who don’t speak English, even though the road signs in Alabama are in English. While lower courts found in her favor, the Supreme Court struck down her claim in Alexander v. Sandoval (2001). Just as critical race theory teaches that American society is inherently racist against blacks and for whites, so the leftist reading of disparate impact theory finds fault with colorblind policies for their unintended consequences. The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy released a memo Tuesday that restores sanity, however. The DOJ Disparate Impact Memo. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with preventing racial discrimination in employment, requested legal advice on disparate impact theory, and the DOJ responded with a far better approach to the law. EEOC’s current disparate impact guidelines “are unconstitutional because they contemplate liability based on disparate effects alone, without regard to an employer’s likely intent, and pressure employers to engage in race-based decisionmaking,” wrote T. Elliot Gaiser, assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel. Gaiser explained that if employers can demonstrate that the challenged policy “rationally serves a valid business practice,” that will constitute a valid response to a discrimination claim. “Workplace requirements and selection procedures—such as background checks, aptitude tests, and SAT scores—are presumptively job-related,” he added. “Only irrational or arbitrary practices with no plausible job-relatedness can create disparate-impact liability.” Finally, employees suing for disparate impact “must establish both that the challenged employment practice specifically caused the alleged disparate impact and provide evidence that an equally effective alternative practice causes less disparate impact.” These guidelines represent a return to common sense. No longer can potential employees of certain races sue for discrimination if a firm refuses to hire them for failing aptitude tests. This undermines the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” movement that has pressured companies to hire and promote racial minorities, arguably at the expense of more qualified candidates.)
DAILY WIRE
— Republicans See New Path To Challenge ‘Woke’ Universities. “There shouldn’t be left-captured monopolies that get to decide what we believe and what we do.” DD: I escaped liberal Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-see-new-path-to-challenge-woke-universities
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— ACLU Challenges Tennessee Law Making Illegal Immigration a State Crime
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/aclu-challenges-tennessee-law-making-illegal-immigration-state-crime
FOX NEWS
— Man confronts Nick Shirley on NYC street
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397676800112
— California House passes bill critics call ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397165617112
— Nick Shirley blasts California lawmakers for what some have dubbed the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nick-shirley-blasts-california-lawmakers-what-some-have-dubbed-stop-nick-shirley-act
— SPLC chief doubles down on placing Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA on ‘hate map.’ DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-splc-chief-doubles-down-191116000.html
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— The Day After Disparate Impact. The end of disparate impact could transform college enrollment, professional licensing, and accreditation across America. DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used disparate impact against Republicans.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/06/12/the-day-after-disparate-impact/
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Brian Urlacher: Illinois Politicians Have Spent Billions On Illegals, That Money Could’ve Gone To Keeping The Bears
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/06/12/urlacher_illinois_politicians_have_spent_billions_on_illegals_that_money_couldve_gone_to_keeping_the_bears.html
WASHINGTON STAND
— Illegals Use Welfare Programs Far More than U.S. Citizens
https://washingtonstand.com/article/data-analysis-shows-illegals-use-welfare-programs-far-more-than-us-citizens
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk want prosecutors punished. The legal defense team for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk want a judge to hold prosecutors in contempt for comments they made in the media about bullet fragments recovered from Kirk’s body.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/attorneys-man-accused-killing-charlie-kirk-prosecutors-punished-133806718
CBS NEWS
— IRS employees protest rat-infested workplace in Chamblee: “We’ve had enough!” DD: While I worked for IRS for almost 9 years I worked in its offices in Harvey, 63rd & Halsted, Joliet, and Chicago Loop. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen when I was training in the Chicago Loop office in 1971. My 1962 Chevrolet BelAir was stolen when I worked in the 63rd & Halsted office in 1973.
https://www.aol.com/news/irs-employees-protest-rat-infested-220500820.html
MSN
— DOJ finds EEOC violated law by pressuring employers to make race-based decisions. DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used disparate impact against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doj-finds-eeoc-violated-law-by-pressuring-employers-to-make-race-based-decisions/ar-AA25cnTO
— DD: Pot is poison. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/cannabis-stocks-are-heating-up-again-here-s-which-ones-could-be-the-biggest-winners/ar-AA24yMbj
— DD: To punish Trump, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/insight/six-states-withdraw-from-trump-s-great-american-state-fair/gm-GM0FB28315
— Democrat leaders 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
CNN
— DD: To punish Trump, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/several-states-bowing-trump-great-040007597.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: To punish Trump, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/great-american-state-fair.html
— DD: All my female coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/opinion/republicans-democrats-women-ambition.html
— FRONT PAGE: New Generation of Candidates Takes Housing Cost Personally. Stuck with renting, or living with parents. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $94,200. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/gen-z-politicians-housing-costs.html
— Billionaires’ Billions Are Increasing Faster Than Ever. Elon Musk’s potential new status as a trillionaire demonstrates in real time why there has been such a rapid rise in the concentration of wealth at the top.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/business/economy/billionaires-musk-gabriel-zucman.html
USA TODAY
— Women are demanding better men. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/06/02/marriage-problem-divorce-rates-blame-men/90082941007/
SACREMENTO BEE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article316085573.html
USA TODAY
— DD: To punish Trump, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/06/11/trump-freedom-250-great-american-fair-states/90503535007/
WALL STRET JOURNAL
— It’s Time for School Choice. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Because he sent my brother and me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, he had less money. Because of that, he had less money. Because of that, I had to work my way through college. Because of that, my ACT score and GPA suffered.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/its-time-for-school-choice-48f70527
FORBES
— DD: Pot is poison. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.forbes.com/lists/cannabis420/
CLARION LEDGER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Charlie Kirk.
https://www.clarionledger.com/videos/news/2026/06/12/watch-as-brittney-brown-discusses-how-she-was-fired-for-her-comments-about-charlie-kirk/90514211007/
NOTUS
— The Trump Administration Keeps Ghosting GAO. In a meeting last month, GAO said it was encountering “significant access issues” with a number of key agencies. DD: Ever-increasingly, GAO has become an arm of the Democrat Party. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.notus.org/donald-trump/gao-stonewalling-investigations
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A growing number of federal agencies are either refusing to provide the Government Accountability Office access to information or ignoring the congressional watchdog altogether. Agencies have been stonewalling the GAO ever since President Donald Trump returned to office, to the point that GAO leadership told employees at a staff meeting in May that they’ve encountered “significant access issues” during the last year and a half, according to two sources familiar with the event and confirmed by GAO. Officials at that meeting cited the Office of Management and Budget, Housing and Urban Development, the Commerce Department, the Education Department and the Small Business Administration as particularly noncooperative. None of those executive agencies responded to detailed questions this week about whether they are purposefully hindering oversight or the nature of their interactions with the legislative agency whose mission is to monitor government operations and identify waste, fraud and abuse. During the May meeting, GAO general counsel Edda Emmanuelli Perez told employees “there have been some outright denials,” sometimes from federal agencies who claim GAO lacks authority because the request came from a ranking member — which at the moment, means Democrats. In some cases, the office has been denied records and data it had received without any issues in the past. In an interview last week, she told NOTUS that while the agency was encountering “access issues,” it was “working them through.” It’s no surprise that the OMB is on the short list of federal agencies refusing to cooperate with the GAO. Russell Vought, OMB’s director, has made it his mission to expand presidential power over government agencies. OMB sent a particularly harsh letter to the GAO — and published it— when the watchdog agency started to investigate whether the Trump administration was abiding by the 1974 Impoundment Control Act in its rush to dismantle USAID. Mark Paoletta, the government-gutting lawyer Trump once deemed a “conservative warrior” who was then serving as OMB’s general counsel, chided the GAO’s requests as “voluminous, burdensome, and inappropriately invasive.” Paoletta went on to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he sent another bellicose letter to the GAO when auditors explored whether CFPB could legitimately fulfill its legally mandated function as the Trump administration fired scores of its workforce. Paoletta railed against what he called GAO’s “arbitrary deadlines” and derided the group’s work as nothing more than an “incomplete” exercise “initiated at the behest of hyper-partisan Democrat members.” The GAO study into CFPB had been requested by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member on the Senate banking committee, House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters and three other Democrats. In that study, GAO analysts described how the agency’s refusal to cooperate during much of 2025 forced them to look for answers by scouring public court filings in a CFPB lawsuit, Federal Register notices and even press releases — meaning it had about as much access to information as the average person with a computer.
“Stonewalling a nonpartisan congressional watchdog is another way that President Trump is trying to keep Congress and the American public in the dark about how his policies are hurting American families,” Warren said in a statement to NOTUS. “Congress should start sending subpoenas if the Trump administration won’t cooperate with legitimate oversight.” In other instances, agencies have not responded to GAO’s emailed questions or even acknowledged that an audit is taking place. At the staff meeting last month, GAO leadership told analysts and directors who conduct those probes to consider accommodating reluctant federal agencies — for example, by narrowing requests — but to keep track of deadlines so that if agencies fail to respond, they can loop in supervisors or even members of Congress to apply pressure to those agencies. One GAO source pointed to an executive branch agency closely controlled by the Trump White House that has not participated at all in an ongoing audit that began last year — denying analysts even basic interviews to explain certain government operations under review. And analysts are frustrated that longer delays make every “engagement,” as they’re referred to by the GAO, more expensive. Liz Hempowicz, the deputy executive director of the government accountability nonprofit American Oversight, said she hadn’t heard that federal agencies were pushing back on GAO audits on partisan grounds, but she called the pushback “alarming.” She ascribed it to Republicans uniformly falling in line behind Trump on most issues, leading to tepid congressional oversight. “Both GAO and these agencies are entities of the government meant to serve the American people. A ranking member represents a constituency of the American people the same way that a chair does. Treating that distinction as the be-all, end-all is just so insulting,” she said. Janice Luong, a policy analyst at the nonprofit Project On Government Oversight said Congress needs to step in, particularly as the Trump administration consolidates power in the executive branch and chips away at Congress’ power of the purse. “Congress should most definitely speak up and defend GAO and the legislative agency that provides them with resources on how dollars are spent — and holding the executive branch accountable,” she told NOTUS. Some signs of the rising tensions have occasionally slipped into public view, but they’ve mostly been buried deep in monotonous congressional hearings or vaguely described in official reports. In December, the previous head of the GAO, who retired when his 15-year tenure reached its statutory end, told a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee that “at this point, OMB’s not cooperating as much as we had in the past.” “We used to have, you know, meetings with them,” then-Comptroller General Gene Dodaro said. “That’s not happening. I think it’s unfortunate because they can benefit from continued dialogue with us.” The GAO has always run into some bureaucratic resistance from executive agencies when attempting to review government programs, no matter which political party is in the White House — a point agency officials emphasized to NOTUS. The GAO’s annual report in 2024 said the Biden administration’s Department of Education had “regularly delayed providing information to which GAO has statutory access.” The agency had to get members of Congress to intervene. In the end, GAO analysts exposed errors that resulted in 432,000 fewer people — mostly prospective college students from poorer families — submitting a FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. In one case, the government website instructed people to dial “7” for translation services, but that option didn’t exist on a call. GAO insiders told NOTUS that executive agencies are naturally wary of outside inspectors. Spy agencies and the military are notoriously guarded. Federal agencies rarely turn over personnel data, even though government employees’ salaries are generally presumed to be a matter of public record. From July 2024 to May 2025, the GAO looked into the consequences of Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s 11-month “blanket hold” on all senior military promotions during the Biden administration. Analysts concluded the blockade didn’t actually affect combat readiness — but they had to rely partly on public statements from Defense Department brass. None of the 12 generals, admirals or DOD civilian leaders would talk to the congressional watchdog agency. The GAO is a legislative agency that belongs entirely to Congress and thus lies beyond Trump’s reach. When DOGE came knocking last year, NOTUS broke the news that GAO leadership rallied the troops with an email that reminded employees “we are not subject to DOGE or executive orders.” In an interview last Friday, Emmanuelli Perez, the GAO general counsel, acknowledged some recent obstacles and pointed to what the agency had said in its year-end performance and accountability reports, the latest of which says, in government speak, that “FY 2025 was different.” “We were seeing more delays. So we were saying, ‘OK, it’s getting really slow and that is having an impact.’ We saw that there is some information we routinely obtained in the past that now was either slowed down or we were having more trouble getting,” she told NOTUS. Emmanuelli Perez said that despite the delays, “for most of our work, we’re getting what we need and we’re publishing our work.” Analysts who run into access problems can elevate the matter to higher-ups to intervene, but she said the agency doesn’t track how many engagements are running into walls.)
NPR
— Former Arkansas State Trooper decertified. DD: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors decertified me. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. I had become a CPA when I was 30. I became a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA when I was 32, Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, and Certified Forensic Accountant when I was 48. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, b) gave me bad job assignments, c) gave me unfair performance expectations, d) gave me unfair performance appraisals, e) kept off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, f) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and g) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2026-06-11/former-arkansas-state-trooper-decertified-after-investigation-into-2023-drug-arrest
ATLANTIC
— DD: To punish Trump, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/trump-250-great-american-state-fair/687456/
ALTER NET
— DD: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.alternet.org/msn-uk/trump-pentagon-2677026754/
SIRM
— DOJ Opinion Calls Disparate Impact Theory Unconstitutional. DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used disparate impact against Republicans.
https://www.shrm.org/mena/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/doj-opinion-calls-disparate-impact-theory-unconstitutional
June 11, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— MAGA YouTube star who spurred federal crackdown in Minneapolis to speak at Illinois GOP gala. The Illinois Democratic Party is calling Nick Shirley’s inclusion proof that the GOP “has completed their transformation into an extremist MAGA organization.” State Republicans, on the other hand, are praising the 24-year-old YouTube star as “one of the fastest rising independent journalists in America, known for going where mainstream media won’t.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/nick-shirley-maga-youtube-star-illinois-republican-party-gala-keynote-speaker
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grogan on Thursday responded to criticisms of Shirley, telling the Sun-Times “JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats are terrified of Nick Shirley coming to Illinois after he exposed billions of dollars in fraud in Minnesota and California.” “Illinois is next,” Grogan said.)
— Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago. Brandon Johnson wants the City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development to meet Monday to consider an ordinance that would essentially reverse the Council’s decision to allow video gambling in the city. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton, and in 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/11/mayor-brandon-johnson-repeal-video-gambling-bid-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dillard sends veiled warning shot to Mayor Brandon Johnson over CTA leadership
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/rta-cta-brandon-johnson/
— Hillary Clinton urges grassroots movement at Rainbow PUSH, warns of ‘revolution to turn the clock back.’ DD: For Democrat leaders, progress is getting rid of Trump and getting rid of those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/hillary-clinton-prizker-chicago-push-convention/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois needs clearer rules for removing problem police officers. DD: Because I refused to become a Democrat, the longer that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, the more that they did to remove me.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/commentary/ccb-illinois-should-fix-police-decertification-opinion-20260611/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Based on the recently published “SAFE-T Act Policing Workgroup Recommendations,” the current state of police decertification in Illinois reflects a painful truth: Illinois has made progress on decertification reform, which removes the legal authority to serve as a police officer in that state, but the current system still leaves significant gaps that undermine public trust, accountability and transparency. Illinois still relies too heavily on police departments to identify and report officer misconduct to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board. That approach is insufficient. Community members, civilian oversight authorities and state’s attorneys often become aware of serious misconduct long before law enforcement leadership acts.)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they ever-increasingly promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The more that they succeed, the bleaker the future is for 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. The more that Democrat leaders succeed, anticipate/expect that more that those who are the aforesaid will give up and not even try to earn a college degree.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-dei-contract-rules-kwame-raoul-trump-20260611/
ABC7
— Rahm Emanuel urges Bears to get serious on stadium talks, explains Chicago’s World Cup absence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-urges-bears-get-serious-stadium-talks-speaks-presence-knicks-game/19278303/
— ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury fallout expands; federal prosecutors could be called to testify. Misconduct allegations raised in more federal cases.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-case-grand-jury-fallout-expands-federal-prosecutors-could-called-testify-misconduct-allegations-expand/19272206/
CBS2
— Pete Buttigieg and Hillary Clinton speak at 1st Rainbow PUSH convention since Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pete-buttigieg-hillary-clinton-rainbow-push-conference/
FOX32
— Pritzker to still attend Bears’ games if team moves to Indiana
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-8b8b1i94fuaiwde0
WGN RADIO
— Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Rahm Emanuel’s possible presidential campaign, Illinois Comptroller, Susana Mendoza’s mayoral run, and the likelihood of Mayor Brandon Johnson winning the mayoral race.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-looking-into-rahm-emanuels-presidential-run/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— New IL GOP chair hopes for gains. Bob Grogan says Democrats are still big spenders.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-new-il-gop-chair-hopes-for-gains/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s time for a change at the Illinois Republican Party. Bob Grogan ousted Kathy Salvi this year as chair of the state party. He is a former DuPage County auditor. Comparing the two parties, he said, “I think it’s the ability to change and actually sort of hold people in check. But I also have a faith that the basis of our grass roots, for instance, is just people who believe in principles; the other side, the way they maintain power is through contract and patronage, and that’s just not as much in the lifeblood of Republicans.” The GOP holds no statewide offices, three of the seventeen U.S. House seats, and a superminority of each chamber in the Illinois General Assembly. Democrats, said Grogan, have “never seen a new tax that they don’t like, the spend money like a drunken sailor, the corruption side of things.” Grogan cited those to back up his contention that Democrats are “destroying the state.”)
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Pritzker defends level of engagement with state lawmakers amid Bears flop. The governor only had one scheduled meeting with top megaprojects negotiators in May.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-defends-level-of-engagement-with-state-lawmakers-amid-bears-flop/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Aldermen say lawmakers failed to address illegal cannabis sales near schools. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Democrats are pot pushers. Ever-increasingly, they push children to use pot. The more pot they get children to use, the faster that children crash and burn. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_aaa2bbd3-2e1e-43e0-808a-f4c6003a7e22.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rioting is never justified
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/11/editorial-rioting-never-justified/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Justice Department declared this week that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “disparate-impact” policies are unconstitutional, tossing aside a rule, long criticized by conservatives, that saw racial discrimination whenever a policy resulted in outcomes that differed among people of different races — regardless of whether the policy had anything to do with race. DD: According to my critics/opponents, whenever Whites and/or males do better at something than minorities and/or females, it is because Whites and/or males discriminate against minorities and/or females.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4602345/doj-targets-disparate-impact-hiring-practices/
NEW YORK POST
— San Francisco Unified School District shelled out nearly $400,000 to extreme ”ethnic studies” consultants obsessed with defunding the police and tearing down capitalism rather fixing the students’ appalling reading and math scores.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/11/us-news/sf-district-spent-thousands-on-ethnic-studies-consultants-as-test-scores-fell/
DAILY CALLER
— Governor, Pick One: The Bears Or Illegal Aliens? William J Kelly pressed Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about the financial drain of illegal aliens in the city as the Chicago Bears seem poised to move to Indiana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnC-16Vq5B8
FOX NEWS
— Rep. Mark Harris urges treasury to strip SPLC of tax exempt status. DD: My critics/opponents side with SPLC.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6398151598112
— Rhode Island teacher who called slain Charlie Kirk ‘garbage’ honored in high school yearbook.
https://www.aol.com/articles/rhode-island-teacher-called-slain-190248000.html
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. A senior partner at a large U.S. company admits corporations will skirt H-1B restrictions—leaving American graduates behind. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Senate defense policy bill excludes IVF provision. DD: In the 1980s, my Democrat GAO superiors used against me big time my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5920930-senate-defense-bill-excludes-ivf-coverage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Currently, service members’ Tricare insurance only covers fertility services for military members whose infertility was caused by a serious or severe illness or injury while on active duty. Duckworth has been trying to change that by requiring Tricare to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF. Her provision would also direct the secretary of Defense to create a program on fertility-related care coordination to address the unique needs of military families.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Erika Kirk Lays Out a Vision for the Conservative Christian Woman. With birth rates in steep decline, marriage falling out of fashion and the future of MAGA up in the air, Turning Point USA held its annual women’s leadership conference.
https://www.wsj.com/style/turning-point-usa-womens-summit-erika-kirk-97abb601
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
— Maine is among at least six states not sending a delegation to President Donald Trump’s state fair. The other states are California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Oregon,
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/06/11/politics/washington/maine-boycott-donald-trump-great-american-state-fair/
ROBERT REICH
— Experience, Knowledge, and Talent Need Not Apply. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and earned an MBA, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971, would not have hired me if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance examination, and c) the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test. Because I refused to become a Democrat, they ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/experience-knowledge-and-talent-need
SPLC
— DD: My critics/opponents attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/what-is-white-privilege-really/