FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Durbin ever-increasingly does more to promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/04/durbin-reintroduces-dream-act
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/12/04/donald-trump-maga-approval-rating-low-economy-truth-social-s-e-cupp
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/05/homeland-defenders-citizenship-immigration-services-uscis-ice-border-patrol-midway-blitz
— DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/12/04/thousands-leaving-illinois-prisons-face-high-risk-of-housing-instability-new-study
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ugaste: Illinois is not doomed to property taxes rising every year — if we end one-party control
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/05/letters-120525/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding. According to Democrat leaders, GOD rejects the concepts of countries, borders, and laws.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/evanston-nativity-baby-jesus-zip-tied-ice-agents/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that celebrating America’s 250th birthday will be all 1619.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251205/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-celebrating-the-democratic-project-illinois-kicks-off-impressive-plan-for-a/
ABC7
— Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-allows-texas-use-congressional-map-favorable-republicans-2026/18251573/
FOX32
— DD: Durbin ever-increasingly does more to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1751474
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/12/04/panic-attacks-anxiety-high-immigrants-federal-deportation-campaign-operation-midway-blitz-trump-ice-border-patrol
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump orders flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Sarah Beckstrom
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/national-guard-shooting-sarah-beckstrom-president-trump-orders-flags-flown-half-staf-honor-memory-washington-dc-shooting-west-virginia-army-specialist-white-house-flag-united-states-district-of-columbia-farragut-metro-shots-fired
WTVO
— Northern Illinois sheriffs demand changes to SAFE-T Act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyssmUydPEA
BLOCK CUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/04/how-the-feds-used-propaganda-to-frame-their-war-on-chicago-theyre-lying-constantly/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-432/
(FROM THE ROUNDUP: Illinois Bankers Association CEO Randy Hultgren is retiring … Illinois Bankers Association CEO Randy Hultgren has informed his board of directors he will be retiring from the helm of the statewide business group at the end of the 2026 Spring legislative session. “The IBA is in strong financial shape. We’ve had record participation in recent conferences and we’re coming off legislative and legal wins to protect our members and their customers,” Hultgren said. “We’ve united as an industry to battle the ill-conceived Interchange Fee Prohibition Act that would cause financial losses to Illinois small businesses, hurt consumers and make Illinois banks an outlier in the nation’s banking system. We’ve invested in programs to build talented future leaders for the banking industry; and our organization helped draft the “Access to Credit in Rural Economies Act” which made it into federal law this year and will make it easier for farmers and rural homeowners to access low-cost credit. […] The Board of Directors says a search will begin immediately to succeed Hultgren. “While we would have preferred Randy stay, we respect his decision to step down next year and we’re thankful for his accomplishments on behalf of Illinois bankers. He has led the IBA through a period of unprecedented success and his legislative expertise as a former state and federal lawmaker made us the most effective voice for banks in Springfield, Washington, D.C. and Chicago,” said IBA Board Chair T.J. Burge, president and CEO of the Community Partners Savings Bank in Salem, Illinois. “We’re grateful for the time Randy is committing to our search process, participating in the spring legislative session in Springfield and helping the next leader transition into office. Randy’s successor will have big shoes to fill.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COIUNTY BLOG
— Some Dems Propose Another Reason for Seniors to Leave Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/04/some-dems-propose-another-reason-for-seniors-to-leave-illinois/
— Dells Making Capitalists Out of McHenry County Kids Who Don’t Live in Cary, Ringwood or Barrington Hills
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/04/making-capitalists-out-of-mchenry-county-kids-who-dont-live-in-car-ringwood-or-barrington-hills/
— Some Chicago Restaurants Allowed to Accept SNAP (Food Stamps)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/03/some-chicago-restaurants-allowed-to-accept-snap-food-stamps/
— Dems Forcing Motorists to Subsidize Those Fortunate Enough to Take Mass Transit to Work. DD: My wife and I have paid lots more to live in walking distance of a commuter train station.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/05/dems-forcing-motorists-to-subsidize-those-fortunate-enough-to-take-mass-transit-to-work/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois House Republican Deputy Minority Leader Norine “No Show” Hammond didn’t just skip a Republican event Tuesday night – she skipped her own hometown. Hammond was expected to appear at a GOP State Central Committee candidate forum hosted right in her backyard. Local Republicans, activists, and taxpayers filled the room, ready to hear from the leaders asking for their trust. Instead, they got an empty chair. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. If I was still an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/12/no-show-norine-hammond-gop-leader-skips-her-own-hometown-gop-forum-to-party-with-comed-allies-of-pritzker-brandon-johnson.html
— From ‘Trust the CDC’ to ‘Ignore the CDC’: Pritzker Rewrites the Rules to Expand State Control Over Vaccines
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/12/from-trust-the-cdc-to-ignore-the-cdc-pritzker-rewrites-the-rules-to-expand-state-control-over-vaccines.html
— How the War on the Cartels Is Saving Kane County Families From Further Death and Tragedy
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/12/opinion-how-the-war-on-the-cartels-is-saving-kane-county-families-from-further-death-and-tragedy.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. If I was still an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Are you in line to get a pension? Are you getting a pension? Ever since I was 49 years old in 1997, my critics/opponents have been furious that I have gotten a $66,780/year in today’s dollars Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and that the federal government has paid 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Are you in a traditional marriage? My critics/opponents stress, and rightly so, that my being in a traditional marriage since 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) become a licensed CPA in 1981, e) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What leave policies do/did your employers have? Ever since I became a federal employee in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from federal employee leave policies. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/ – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. According to them, I did not get any scholarships a) because I am stupid and/or b) because my parents were filthy rich. In my defense, my high school GPA and my ACT score were lower because I spent far too many hours washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights instead of studying. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents cannot say the following because they had wealthy parents who bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them good jobs: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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 assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer men seek college degrees. Why is that? Under the Democrats, the future for men is ever-increasingly bleak. Democrats ever-increasingly demand that more and more and more preference be given to women, and especially to women who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. If I was young today, because of my bad demographics, I question if I could find the motivation to do what I did. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Democrats and to RINOs, when those who are the following advance, it is because of meritocracy: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. According to Democrats and to RINOs, when those who are not the aforesaid advance, it is because they benefit from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly lower standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— 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, young person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the postal job by passing the postal employment test and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly lower standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever since I became a part-time postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being non-essential. My critics/opponents despise/hate past, present, and future federal employees. I should write about that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— When Trump says or does something that Democrat leaders and/or RINO leaders do not like, they punish all Republicans, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
— Where did the money come from for your first down payment? For me, back in the good old days, it came from what I earned a) working for IRS for 15 months and b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. I bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopilinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House website rightly focuses on media malfeasance. Difference in Trump, Biden coverage exposed bias like never before. DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/4/white-house-website-rightly-focuses-media-malfeasance/
— Conservatives cried ‘woke’ and Ken Burns made a correction in his new documentary
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/4/conservatives-cried-woke-ken-burns-made-correction-new-documentary/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Meet the IT Firms Discriminating Against Americans
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/no-us-citizens-meet-the-it-firms
NEW YORK POST
— Evanston church faces criticism for Nativity scene showing baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents
https://nypost.com/2025/12/05/us-news/illinois-lake-street-church-of-evanston-displays-nativity-showing-jesus-zip-tied-by-ice-agents/
BLAZE
— AT&T says it’s ditching DEI — but is the new policy just a woke smoke screen?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/major-telecom-giant-says-it-s-ditching-dei-but-is-the-new-policy-just-a-woke-smoke-screen
BREITBART
— Consensus: Vast Majority Say Illegals Who Have Committed Violent Crimes Should Be Deported. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/12/04/consensus-vast-majority-say-illegals-who-have-committed-violent-crimes-should-be-deported/
— Elderly Veteran Forced to Work Full-Time as Cashier Will Receive $1.5 Million for Retirement. DD: Ever since I was 49 years old in 1997, my critics/opponents have been furious that I have gotten a $66,780/year in today’s dollars Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and that the federal government has paid 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2025/12/04/video-elderly-veteran-forced-work-full-time-cashier-will-receive-1-5-million-retirement/
— Shops empty in a Hispanic neighborhood as immigration crackdown comes to Louisiana
https://www.breitbart.com/news/shops-empty-in-a-hispanic-neighborhood-as-immigration-crackdown-comes-to-louisiana/
DAILY CALLER
— Harvard Hires Drag Queen ‘LaWhore Vagistan’ As Visiting Prof For Class About ‘Sexual Dissidents’
https://www.aol.com/news/harvard-hires-drag-queen-lawhore-194557216.html
FOX NEWS
— Largest public-sector unions spent eye-popping amount on left-wing politics — 86% funded by member dues. During the 2022 election, about $710 million went to progressive politics, but that jumped to $915 million in 2024.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/largest-public-sector-unions-spent-eye-popping-amount-left-wing-politics-86-funded-member-dues.amp
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Electronic monitoring vendor enabled Chicago woman’s murder
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/electronic-monitoring-systems-failure-leads-to-murder/article_13fee083-b8e7-49fe-829e-e21ace80d43a.html
HOMELAND SECURITY
— ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Aliens from Afghanistan Released Into Our Country by the Biden Administration
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/04/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-aliens-afghanistan-released-our-country-biden
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Vatican issues sweeping defense of traditional marriage, DD: My critics/opponents stress, and rightly so, that my being in a traditional marriage since 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) become a licensed CPA in 1981, e) etc.
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-issues-sweeping-defense-traditional-marriage-pushing-back-polygamy
NEWSMAX
— Trump Admin Orders Enhanced Vetting for H-1B Visa Applicants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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 assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-admin-enhanced-vetting-h1b-visas/2025/12/04/id/1237033/
— Walz Unveils Paid Leave Plan That Includes Illegals. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from federal employee leave policies. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/
https://www.newsmax.com/us/walz-minnesota-plan/2025/12/04/id/1237089/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— ICE Descends on Lowe’s, Home Depot and Leaves with Trucks Full of Illegals in New Orleans. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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 assembly line in 1970.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ice-descends-lowes-home-depot-leaves-trucks-full-illegals-new-orleans/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. According to them, I did not get any scholarships a) because I am stupid and/or b) because my parents were filthy rich. In my defense, my high school GPA and my ACT score were lower because I spent far too many hours washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights instead of studying.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5634820-lawsuit-hispanic-scholarship-fund/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders exist not only to destroy Trump, but to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/opinion/ilhan-omar-somalia-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/upshot/election-tennessee-republicans-democrats.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) stop them from being deported.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/opinion/immigration-lawyer-trump-asylum.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/04/us/ice-arrests-criminal-records-data.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/nyregion/chinese-father-son-migrants-separated.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/12/04/new-orleans-immigration-arrest-target/754bec54-d153-11f0-92cb-561ee4e6a771_story.html
— DD: Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer men seek college degrees. Why is that? Under the Democrats, the future for men is ever-increasingly bleak. Democrats ever-increasingly demand that more and more and more preference be given to women, and especially to women who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. If I was young today, because of my bad demographics, I question if I could find the motivation to do what I did. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/12/04/trump-dei-ban-college-men/
— DD: According to Democrats and to RINOs, when those who are the following advance, it is because of meritocracy: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. According to Democrats and to RINOs, when those who are not the aforesaid advance, it is because they benefit from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/05/trump-plutocrat-meritocracy-experts/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Waste, fraud cost U.S. 29.2B Afghanistan occupation was doomed.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/03/us-afghanistan-occupation-waste-corruption-report/87585321007/
WOAI
— Ending Teacher Wokeness Starts With Higher Education Standards. DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly lower standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://woai.iheart.com/featured/san-antonios-first-news/content/2025-12-03-ending-teacher-wokeness-starts-with-higher-education-standards/
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
— Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposes giving Texas newborns $1,000 each. Patrick’s proposal would be in addition to a federal program that is set to give American babies $1,000 each to invest in the stock market. DD: What did you do when you were young? 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 assembly line in 1970.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/12/04/537684/dan-patrick-donald-trump-baby-savings-accounts/?amp=1
WASHINGTON REPORTER
— Congressman Pete Sessions: How House Republicans are restoring the American Dream of homeownership. Sessions explains how House Republicans are addressing the affordability crisis hitting too many Americans. DD: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? For me, back in the good old days, it came from what I earned a) working for IRS for 15 months and b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. I bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972.
https://washingtonreporter.news/p/rep-pete-sessions-how-house-republicans
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Tightens Work Permits for Migrants, Expanding Crackdown on Legal Immigration. Quicker expiration dates primarily will affect immigrants seeking asylum or other forms of humanitarian protections. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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 assembly line in 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-tightens-work-permits-for-migrants-expanding-crackdown-on-legal-immigration-b2e90372
TIME
— Immigration Isn’t an ‘Invasion’—It’s the Answer to an Invitation. DD: Democrat leaders invite illegals into America because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs invite illegals into America because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://time.com/7334455/immigrant-recruitment-mexico-bracero-ice/
REASON
— DD: When Trump says or does something that Democrat leaders and/or RINO leaders do not like, they punish all Republicans, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://reason.com/2025/12/04/a-deadly-attack-sparks-broad-punishment-for-innocent-afghans/
NATIONAL DESK
— Do illegal migrants commit more crime than American citizens? DD: What are the demographics of those who commit crimes?
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/fact-check-team/fact-check-team-do-illegal-migrants-commit-more-crime-than-american-citizens-dhs
FED SMITH
— Are You a Non-Essential Federal Employee? How did the “essential” and “non-essential” labels begin, why did they spread during shutdowns, and why are they still in use? DD: Ever since I became a part-time postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being non-essential. My critics/opponents despise/hate past, present, and future federal employees. I should write about that.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/12/02/are-you-non-essential-federal-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If so, what does the non-essential label mean? Your job is not important? Does it mean the federal government does not think your job is important? Does it impact your pay during a government shutdown? Is it a derogatory term? How and when did essential and non-essential terms come into being to describe federal employee jobs?. . .Stigma and morale: The public label “non-essential” can harm morale and public perceptions of federal employees, even if it is technically shorthand for “work that cannot legally continue during a lapse.” The use of the term non-essential (e.g., Time magazine’s phraseology noted above) amplifies and shapes public conversation about the necessity or usefulness of particular government services.)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Woke Suicide: How the West Arms Its Enemies
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/woke-suicide-how-the-west-arms-its-enemies/
MEAWW
— DHS arrests dozens of ‘violent’ illegal immigrants within 24 hours of New Orleans crackdown
https://news.meaww.com/dhs-arrests-dozens-of-violent-illegal-immigrants-within-24-hours-of-new-orleans-crackdown
NTD
— AT&T Scraps DEI Amid Broader Corporate Shift Toward Merit-Based Policies. DD: 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, young person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the postal job by passing the postal employment test and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.ntd.com/att-scraps-dei-amid-broader-corporate-shift-toward-merit-based-policies_1111883.html
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December 4, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR PHOTOS: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/immigrant-murder-detainer-warrant-hunt-politics/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/operation-midway-bliss-gift-drive/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/ohare-airport-raids-rideshare-drivers/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/opinion-snap-benefits-immigrants-refugees/
— Illinois to celebrate United States’ 250th birthday. DD: By the time I was 48 years old in 1997, I was able to do the following in Illinois even though neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college: a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) earn three job-related master’s degrees, c) earn six job-related professional certifications, and d) earn a job-related professional license. But I doubt that I would have been able to have done the following if I was 48 today in Illinois. Why? Because under the Democrats, Illinois has ever-increasingly become anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/illinois-america-250-announcement/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders want Illinois to be more and more and more dependent on federal spending.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251203/business/federal-funding-cuts-policy-changes-will-be-job-killers-for-illinois/
NBC5
— Veteran working full-time at grocery store goes viral as social media rallies to help him. In a now-viral post, Ed Bambas explained that he retired from General Motors in 1999 but later lost his pension and now works at a Michigan grocery store “to re-establish myself.” DD: What is your position on a) employees who are in line to get pensions and b) retirees who get pensions? My being in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat federal superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. My critics/opponents started using against me my being in line for a CSRS pension since I started working part-time for the Post Office when I was 18 years old in 1966. They have further used against me my becoming eligible to take early retirement when I was 45 in 1993. They have further used against me my getting a CSRS pension since I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. Further, if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire when I as 49 in 1997, I might still be paying into the CSRS. Further, if my Democrat Post Office superiors had not forced me to resign when I was 20 in 1969, I would have 21 more months of federal seniority than I have and my CSRS pension would be much greater. Further, my CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/veteran-working-full-time-at-grocery-store-goes-viral-as-social-media-rallies-to-help-him/3858273/
WGN RADIO
— DD: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly treats Pat Brady as being the leader of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-pete-hegseth-will-not-survive-this/amp/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for healthcare costs.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-affordable-care-act-premiums-are-set-to-spike-a-new-poll-shows-enrollees-are-already-struggling/amp/
ILLINOIZE
— How to Get the GOP Back in Contention. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Unlike the Illinois Democrat Party, the Illinois Republican Party elects leaders who reject some, many, most, if not virtually all the planks in its platform. They most commonly reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/how-get-gop-back-contention
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Much has been made of the struggle for Illinois Republicans in Illinois. Shut out of statewide elections since 2014. No U.S. Senate victory since 2010. Super minorities in the House and Senate. Three out of 17 seats in the congressional delegation. t’s been tough sledding, and many politicians, pundits, activists, and insiders have been quick to point out why Republicans are struggling, but what will it actually take to dig out of the hole? In multiple conversations with Republican activists, officials, and strategists, three appear to be three specific targets for improving GOP campaigns: messaging, fundraising, and courting suburban voters.)
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— December 4, 2025
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TED DABROWSKI
— Cook County’s no-strings-attached guaranteed income program: Recklessly misguided welfare
https://mailchi.mp/fe308960d74d/noguaranteedincome?e=0db6d48fb8
WIRE POINTS
— Will Trump Cuts Really Shrink Illinois’ Economy by $10 Billion?
https://wirepoints.org/will-trump-cuts-really-shrink-illinois-economy-by-10-billion-wirepoints-mark-glennon-pans-new-study-ray-stevens-show-wls/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberal media disguised politics of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin. DD: What positions do the voters in your precinct have on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, and Turning Point USA? On what do they base their positions?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3905682/liberal-media-disguised-politics-charlie-kirk-alleged-assassin-tyler-robinson/
— Facing appeals loss, activists withdraw suit that had frozen ICE
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3906244/activists-withdraw-suit-frozen-ice/
— GAO signed up for fraudulent Obamacare plans with ease. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/3905618/watchdog-signed-up-fraudulent-obamacare-plans-easily/
NEW YORK POST
— GAO: Obamacare subsidies granted without documentation to 90% of fake accounts. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/us-news/obamacare-subsidies-granted-without-documentation-to-90-of-fake-accounts-set-up-by-government-watchdog/
BREITBART
— House Chairmen: GAO Report Reveals Rampant Obamacare Subsidy Fraud. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/03/house-chairmen-gao-report-reveals-rampant-obamacare-subsidy-fraud/
CENTER SQUARE
— GAO confirms large-scale, systemic fraud risk in expanded Obamacare subsidies. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b65bbb5a-10fa-457a-bd79-fa917068c6c4.html
DAILY CALLER
— GAO: Fake People And Phony SSNs Had 100% Success In Getting Obamacare Subsidy. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/12/03/fake-people-and-phony-ssns-had-100-success-in-getting-obamacare-subsidy-fraud-investigation-finds/
FOX BUSINESS
— AT&T eliminates DEI programs, says hiring and advancement will now be merit-based. DD: Hiring, retention, and promotion decisions made by Democrat and RIMO employers have never been merit-based. 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. Because I was not any of the aforesaid and because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat Post office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and got rid of me.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/att-eliminates-dei-programs-says-hiring-advancement-now-merit-based
REASON
— Republican Socialism: Trump Is Taking Federal Stakes in Private Companies. The Trump administration’s pivot toward socialism did not come without warning.
https://reason.com/2025/12/02/republican-socialism/
— GAO Auditors Submitted 24 Fake Applications for Subsidized Health Insurance. Only 1 Was Denied. A new GAO report suggests the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges are rife with fraud. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://reason.com/2025/12/03/auditors-submitted-24-fake-applications-for-subsidized-health-insurance-only-1-was-denied/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— GAO: Affordable Care Act marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud. GAO report could buttress Republican arguments that major changes are needed. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://rollcall.com/2025/12/03/aca-marketplace-allowed-fake-enrollees-possible-fraud-gao-says/
CNN
— Trump Stands By Hegseth. DD: Who has stood by you? Very few, if not virtually no one, if not no one stood by me when my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me. Those adverse actions include a) when I was rudely removed from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) when my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks was rudely ended in 2021, c) when my precinct was rudely gerrymandered in 2015, d) when my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois was rudely ended in 2012, e) when my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster was rudely ended in 2010 and 2004, f) when my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee was rudely ended in 2007, g) when there was a rude attempt to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) when I was rudely defeated when I ran for MTRO Treasurer in 2004, i) when my Democrat GAO superiors rudely forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, j) etc.
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/laura-coates-live/episodes/bc95b868-2cc4-11ef-b69b-ffb41901908b
NEW YORK TIMES
— Erika Kirk Takes on the Mantle of Leading Turning Point USA. The widow of Charlie Kirk promoted conciliation and portrayed her late husband as a seeker of dialogue. DD: What positions do the voters in your precinct have on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, and Turning Point USA? On what do they base their positions?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/dealbook/erika-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-republicans.html
— Netanyahu Would Visit N.Y.C. Despite Mamdani’s Arrest Threat
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010563468/benjamin-netanyahu-mamdani.html
— Lawsuit Challenges a Nonprofit’s Scholarships for Hispanic Students. DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that was a) because I am stupid and/or b) because my parents were filthy rich.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/hispanic-scholarship-fund-lawsuit-discrimination.html
USA TODAY
— Employers rarely face charges for hiring undocumented workers. Why? “It’s all consequences for workers, very little consequences for employers,” one expert said, describing an imbalance in immigration enforcement. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/28/employers-hiring-undocumented-workers-charged-trump/87485236007/
— Almost anyone can be an ICE agent now. That’s a problem. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement hiring push lowers the bar for recruits, including reduced training, slower background checks and lower physical abilities. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/12/03/ice-hiring-border-patrol-jobs-immigration-agents/87483770007/
— Is college worthwhile? Two-thirds of Americans say no, new poll finds. Americans’ changing outlook on higher education comes amid rising tuition costs and growing concerns about artificial intelligence. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/02/college-degree-worth-cost-poll/87567664007/
— DD: History shows that non-Christians do not tolerate Christians, that non-Christians get rid of Christians.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/03/zohran-mamdani-first-amendment-religious-freedom/87464991007/
— Gen Z is ‘financial flexing.’ Why they’re going broke to look successful.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/12/03/gen-z-is-going-broke-to-look-rich-on-tiktok-and-instagram/87372477007/
— Even millionaires don’t feel wealthy these days
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/12/03/millionaires-dont-feel-wealthy-inheritance-investing-salary/87512023007/
FLORIDA TODAY
— Turning Point USA chapter at Eastern Florida State College gets the OK. DD: Who is heading Turning Point USA in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/12/04/turning-point-usa-club-launches-at-eastern-florida-state-college/86630513007/
CITY JOURNAL
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: “I Have Inherited a White-Supremacist System.” The city’s mayor headlined a conference where activists celebrated armed resistance in Gaza, the Philippines, and the United States.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-national-alliance-against-racist-political-repression
SCRIPPS NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government spending.
https://www.aol.com/proposed-snap-changes-could-impact-193718257.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I Want a Democratic Party That Believes Jewish Lives Matter. My party’s response to the attacks of Oct. 7 left me politically homeless. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government forced my Jewish superiors and supervisors do their dirty work.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/i-want-a-democratic-party-that-believes-jewish-lives-matter-18ba1edf
FORBES
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly takes the lead in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Iy9_0Vq-SY
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Promotions at big four accounting firms (Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and EY) depend more on politics and your boss having your back than your performance. DD: I did not start taking graduate accounting courses when I was 27 in 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession considered me to be much too old to have a successful career in accounting. The profession would not have done that if I had been a minority or a female.
https://www.businessinsider.com/big-four-promotions-hinge-on-politics-not-merit-researchers-say-2025-12
(FROM TRHE ARTICLE: A study found Big Four promotions are shaped more by internal politics than auditors’ performance. Researchers from three universities say managers’ reputations influence promotions as much as evaluations. Even strong performers can be overruled unless influential managers defend them in committees.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, GOD rejects the concepts of countries, borders, and laws. Further, according to them, GOD is a liberal Democrat, socialist, and communist who hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/catholics-mass-deportations-are-immoral
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Financial aid administrators are upset that the Education Department has not scheduled its annual training for them. DD: Did you get any student financial aid? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that was a) because I am stupid and/or b) because my parents were filthy rich.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2025/12/03/federal-aid-conference-delayed-university-employees
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Disparate Impact. Disparate impact rules say any policy or test in which some races or sexes do better than others is illegal discrimination, even if the policy has nothing to do with race or sex. DD: Disparate impact is equal outcome. Equal outcome is the opposite of equal opportunity. To get more votes from minorities and from women, Democrat and RINO leaders fight for equal outcome instead of for equal opportunity. To fight for equal outcome is to fight against equal opportunity. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if Whites and men do better at something, it is because they benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned four other job-related professional certifications. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. Because few minorities and few females have done that, Democrat and RINO leaders have especially shouted at minorities and at females that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college. That my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. That my mother never attended high school. That I had to work my way through college.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_john_stossel/disparate_impact
HR DRIVE
— Lawsuit alleges Trump administration illegally fired workers for real or perceived DEI roles. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the 7th Circuit ruled that my Democrat GAO superiors had the power to force me to retire, that is, that they had the power to fire me, when I was 49 years old in 1997, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-administration-illegally-fired-workers-for-perceived-political-affiliations/806938/
AMERICA MAGAZINE
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, GOD rejects the concepts of countries, borders, and laws. Further, according to them, GOD is a liberal Democrat, socialist, and communist who hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2025/12/03/trumps-war-on-d-e-i-is-an-attack-on-three-christian-virtues/
ATLANTIC
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat candidates, Democrat elected officials, and Democrat Party leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republican men cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/heritage-foundation-women-voting/685112/
PEOPLE
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat candidates, Democrat elected officials, and Democrat Party leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republican men cause all the problems that women have.
https://people.com/erika-kirk-says-career-driven-women-look-to-the-government-as-a-replacement-for-certain-things-relationship-wise-11861802
POLITICO
— Obamacare fraud report has Republicans crying foul. GAO report is solidifying GOP opposition to extending expiring subsidies that help people pay for health insurance. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/03/watchdog-fraudulent-obamacare-subsidies-00675085
FROIM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Netanyahu doubles down on assertion he’ll visit NYC once Mamdani becomes mayor
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-doubles-down-on-assertion-that-hell-visit-a-mamdani-led-new-york-city/
December 1, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ denaturalize some citizens if he had the power
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-he-would-absolutely-denaturalize-citizens-had-power/18233913/
WTTW
— Chicago Spent $212M on Police Overtime So Far This Year, 6% More Than New Limit Set for 2026
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/28/chicago-spent-212m-police-overtime-so-far-year-6-more-new-limit-set-2026
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Stop the steal’: Hundreds rally against redistricting as Indiana GOP unveils map
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/stop-the-steal-hundreds-rally-against-redistricting-as-indiana-gop-unveils-map/
— What do Illinois’ woes tell us about the future of higher education in America?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/opinion-columbia-college-university-of-chicago-enrollment-decline/
— Wheaton-based ETF firm Innovator sells to Goldman Sachs for $2 billion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/goldman-sachs-innovator-capital-management/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Occupying an office building emblazoned with its name on Front Street in Wheaton, Innovator has quietly been doing big business in the quaint county seat of DuPage County, perhaps best known as the academic launching pad for evangelist Billy Graham, who attended Wheaton College.)
SPRINGFIUELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Executive Ethics Commissioner Patricia “Patty” Ann Schuh cited for driving under the influence
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/accident/2025/12/01/the-ethics-commissioner-was-cited-for-an-incident-at-veterans-parkway/87455278007/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/11/27/northern-illinois-food-bank-sees-25-increase-in-need-higher-than-pandemic-times-this-holiday-season/
KFVS
— Medical Aid in Dying bill worries Illinois coroners
https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/11/22/medical-aid-dying-bill-worries-illinois-coroners/
IPM NEWSROOM
— DD: How dependent on federal spending is your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://ipmnewsroom.org/trump-cuts-could-shrink-illinois-economy-by-10b-report/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-429/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— EV sales take a dive without taxpayer subsidies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/1/ev-sales-take-dive-without-taxpayer-subsidies/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat ‘leaders’ everywhere are running businesses and residents out of their states—why would anyone want them for president?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/democrat_leaders_everywhere_are_running_businesses_and_residents_out_of_their_states_why_would_anyone_want_them_for_president.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Elected officials among those obstructing ICE in NYC
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/12/01/well-do-it-every-single-time-elected-officials-among-those-obstructing-ice-in-nyc-1607269/
BLAZE
— Chicago school district lets children ditch class over ICE fears
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-school-district-lets-children-ditch-class-over-ice-fears-report
DAILY WIRE
— Here Are Some Illegals Americans Can Be Thankful Are Off The Streets. Over 70% of ICE arrests have been of those with criminal histories.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/thanksgiving-arrests-here-are-some-illegals-americans-can-be-thankful-are-off-the-streets
— Mark Kelly Encourages Active Military To Question Orders In Real Time. Troops “may find out down the road that they did something that is illegal,” he claimed. DD: I always followed all my Democrat superiors’ many orders to give preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, etc. But that was not enough for them.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-kelly-encourages-active-military-to-question-orders-in-real-time
NEWS BUSTERS
— DD: Democrat Leaders Promote Their Mob of Anti-ICE Activists Obstructing Enforcement in New York
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/12/01/ms-now-promotes-mob-anti-ice-activists-obstructing-enforcement
PJ MEDIA
— Over 7,000 Criminal Illegals in New York Jails
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/12/01/over-7k-criminal-illegals-in-new-york-jails-n4946588
— History of Jihad and Crusade
https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2025/12/01/the-history-of-jihad-and-crusade-with-victor-davis-hanson-n4946592
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don’t comply with government rules
https://apnews.com/article/commercial-drivers-license-trucking-california-pennsylvania-96fee86df4f9bfb0ef65af20da878a57
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters. Months before the election, Etel Haxhiaj, a councilwoman in Worcester, Mass., was charged with assaulting an officer when she stood between the police and an immigrant family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/etel-haxhiaj-ice-immigration-election-massachusetts.html
— Fine-Tune Your Feed and Get News You Can Use. Apps from Google, Apple and other companies let you customize your content so you’re always up to date on the matters you care about most. DD: I have been a news aggregator since 2000. Since 2005, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have contained links to almost 530,000 political and government news and commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) the aforesaid articles and b) my comments on those articles. I should write about my critics/opponents. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/technology/personaltech/apple-google-news-customize.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly make America more dependent on illegal labor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/01/trump-chicago-immigration-economy/
BARRON’S
— The great majority of wealthy parents are giving their adult children financial support. DD: I had to work my way through college. After my father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, I helped support my mother and brother.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/wealthy-parents-have-turned-into-banks-for-their-children-why-thats-a-problem-f6f1878b
BUSINESS INSIDER
— 5 ways rich parents can stop their kids from wasting the family fortune. DD: I had to work my way through college. After my father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, I helped support my mother and brother.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kathleen-grace-family-fortune-generational-wealth-children-money-lessons-advice-2025-10
CAMPUS TIMES
— The problem with standardized testing. DD: What do you attribute your test taking success/failure to? Many if not most if not virtually all of those who failed the tests that I passed did not share my demographics. Because of that, according to my critics/opponents, the tests that I passed were biased against those who did not share my demographics. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. I passed all the tests needed to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. What should my test taking success be attributed too?
https://www.campustimes.org/2025/09/15/the-problem-with-standardized-testing/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Congress faces a packed December agenda and big decisions including the search for a new Comptroller General as Gene Dodaro retires. DD: Comptroller Generals a) work for Congress and b) run GAO. GAO audits the federal government. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/12/congress-faces-a-packed-december-agenda-and-big-decisions-on-healthcare-subsidies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gerton: One thing that’s got to be on lawmakers’ minds in December is the retirement of the comptroller general, the head of the government accountability office. Gene Dodaro’s term ends at the end of the month. What are you hearing in terms of the maneuvering and the nomination for his replacement? Miller: Well, I think there’s actually a lot of nervousness right now about what is going to happen with him. He has been a steady hand on the rudder, as you know, for close to fifteen years now, and there’s really a lot of discussion about how they’re going to get a successor to him. And frankly, it’s not really clear what’s going to happen. You have this panel of lawmakers that are supposed to nominate the next person, but they’re also looking for some guidance from the White House because that will have a big role in the type of person that replaces him. And the fact that this is, you know, one of the most prominent unelected positions in the federal government, the fact that this person is really responsible for rooting out waste, which Republicans have said they want to do and that they tried to do with DOGE, how much of a leash is the new head of GAO going to have? Will the White House go along with Republicans? We’ve seen Republicans starting to assert their own voice a little bit more, saying that they want some independence here, or will the White House crush that and say, you know, President Trump says I want this person and we’re gonna put them in? So I think we’re going to see a lot of maneuvering here in the next few weeks because he will be gone, as you know, later in the month. Gerton: Do you think it’s an opportunity for Congress to push back or take back some of its authority? GAO is their oversight body. Miller: Right, exactly. I think there is because whether they’re Republican or Democrat, I think the institutionalists, at least, believe that this type of leadership is necessary. And there’s no question about it, whatever political stripe you’re from, this office does root out a substantial amount of waste. I mean, they talk about something along the lines of a $160 billion in the past year. And so also these lawmakers, let’s not forget, when they’re leading various committees or subcommittees, they rely on the GAO for investigations to try to find out what do we need to fix. Everybody’s talking about what needs to be done to make federal government better. Well, this is perfectly an example of where you find the areas where there are problems that the GAO identifies and then Congress can act and react and create legislation.)
REASON
— To the Socialists of All Parties. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://reason.com/2025/12/01/to-the-socialists-of-all-parties/
NIEMAN LAB
— Why people choose not to share news. DD: I should write about a) my critics/opponents, b) the articles they do not want anyone to read, and c) why they do not want anyone to read them. I would focus on those who continue to punish me for my including links in my newsletters to articles that they do not like.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/why-people-choose-not-to-share-news/
BAIN & COMPANY
— Degrees are not destiny—nearly half of college graduates earn less than a living wage. DD: In today’s dollars, while I only had a bachelor’s degree in management, my salary increased from about $50,000/year to about $100,000/year. After I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, earned four more job-related professional certifications, and earned a master’s degree in finance, my salary increased to about $153,000year.
https://www.bain.com/insights/educated-but-underprepared-closing-the-career-readiness-gap/
POLITICO
— Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/01/indiana-house-proposed-redistricting-map-00671228
December 1, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora expands number of gambling machines allowed in local businesses. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/aurora-expands-number-of-gambling-machines-allowed-in-local-businesses/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people are in need.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251130/news/people-helping-people-west-suburban-community-pantry-nourishes-connections/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump issues White House invitation to families of the two National Guard members who were shot
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-west-virginia-high-school-remembers-slain-national-guard-member-as-caring-and-willing-to-help/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Council power play could reshape Chicago budget
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-638/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who disapproves of Trump? Those who want more a) welfare, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, more race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Most commonly, those who want the aforesaid are a) non-rich, b) LGBTQ, c) female and/or unmarried, d) noncitizen and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, e) liberal/moderate, f) pro-criminal, and/or g) minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How does Marjorie Taylor Greene fit in with the aforesaid? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Duckworth ever-increasingly calls those who do not share her demographics unqualified. That is, she ever-increasingly calls those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-disabled, Protestant, and/or German American unqualified. Because I am all of the aforesaid, she would certainly call me unqualified. She would stress that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. She would have fought the Post Office hiring me in 1966 instead of someone who shared her demographics. She would have fought IRS hiring me in 1971 and promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 instead of those who shared her demographics. She would have fought GAO hiring me in 1980 and promoting me in 1986 instead of those who shared her demographics. She would stress that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. She would have applauded my Democrat Post Office, IRS and GAO superiors wasting my career. She would especially applaud my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and giving my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no professional license like the one (CPA) I had. In my defense, I would stress to Duckworth that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— From which college did you earn your degree? What does that college think of you today? I earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and master’s degrees from Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997. Since then, they all have moved dramatically to the left. Therefore, because I continue to be on the right, their opinions of me would be down. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who do you know who is a news aggregator? I have been a news aggregator since 2000. Since 2005, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have contained links to almost 530,000 political and government news and commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) the aforesaid articles and b) my comments on those articles. I should write about my critics/opponents. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Socialists, that is, Democrats, want government to hand out: free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, and free everything. According to socialists, that is, according to Democrats, governments can and should do the aforesaid because Republicans can easily afford to pay for the aforesaid because Republicans are filthy rich and because they are filthy rich because they exploit Democrats who are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents had wealthy parents who bought them cars, paid their college expenses, and got them good jobs. They use my not getting any scholarships against me. They use my having to work my way through college against me. They use my not having an Ivy League degree against me. They use my having been a federal employee against me. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have always done everything that they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Previously, they blamed what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. My critics/opponents do not blame leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) for defeats that Republican candidates have suffered. I should write about those IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What entitlements do you get? Of course, my critics/opponents call my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my 72% federal health insurance subsidy outrageously excessive entitlements. In my defense, I would not have become postal employee when I was 18 years old 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 when I was 22 years old in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because of that agreement, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you defied orders? I have not. All those who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or had performance problems. I never defied orders to give them preference. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors. I did object to my Democrat superiors’ political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I did become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who will Trump pick to be the next Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump pick to be the next head of GAO? SEE: https://www.aei.org/op-eds/senate-and-trump-on-a-collision-course-over-the-leadership-of-the-gao/ I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. During that time, if Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE and I might still be working for GAO. If Gingrich had reformed GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delay my promotions and not promote me beyond GS-13, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you attribute your test taking success/failure to? Many if not most if not virtually all of those who failed the tests that I passed did not share my demographics. Because of that, according to my critics/opponents, the tests that I passed were biased against those who did not share my demographics. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I passed all the tests needed to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. What should my test taking success be attributed too? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Hochul backtracks, admits to ‘having conversations’ with Mamdani’s team about free NYC buses. DD: Socialists, that is, Democrats, want government to hand out: free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, and free everything. According to socialists, that is, according to Democrats, governments can and should do the aforesaid because Republicans can easily afford to pay for the aforesaid because Republicans are filthy rich and because they are filthy rich because they exploit Democrats who are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/hochul-backtracks-admits-having-conversations-145842126.html
— Largest US teachers’ union to host training that attacks Republicans as ‘racist and transphobic’
https://www.aol.com/articles/largest-us-teachers-union-host-191800627.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Why Have Asylum Grant Rates Been Plummeting? DD: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Asylum seekers should be advised that Democrat leaders will get rid of them if they do not happily become soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://cis.org/Report/Why-Have-Asylum-Grant-Rates-Been-Plummeting
FOX NEWS
— Want wokeness out of schools? End woke teacher training.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/want-wokeness-out-schools-end-woke-teacher-training
— Democrats who encouraged military to defy ‘illegal orders’ are ‘DESPICABLE.’ DD: Have you defied orders? I have not. All those who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or had performance problems. I never defied orders to give them preference. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors. I did object to my Democrat superiors’ political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I did become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIQHWjtb4ak
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump’s Approval Strong With Republicans Despite Dustup With Marjorie Taylor Greene
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/11/trumps-approval-strong-with-republicans-despite-dustup-with-marjorie-taylor-greene/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The World According to JB Pritzker
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/01/the_world_according_to_jb_pritzker_153584.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of healthcare. The more illegals, the higher the cost of healthcare.
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5624105-healthcare-affordability-concerns-rise/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A Lost Generation of News Consumers? Survey Shows How Teenagers Dislike the News Media. The profession hasn’t been popular among adults for many years, but a new survey shows the extent to which teens aged 13 to 18 feel the same way. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have always done everything that they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Previously, they blamed what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. My critics/opponents do not blame leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) for defeats that Republican candidates have suffered. I should write about those IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/11/a-lost-generation-of-news-consumers-survey-shows-how-teenagers-dislike-the-news-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Asked by the News Literacy Project for one word to describe today’s news media, 84% of teens responded with something negative — “biased,” “crazy,” “boring,” “fake, ”bad,” “depressing,” “confusing,” “scary.” More than half of the teens surveyed believe journalists regularly engage in unethical behaviors like making up details or quotes in stories, paying sources, taking visual images out of context or doing favors for advertisers. Less than a third believe reporters correct their errors, confirm facts before reporting them, gather information from multiple sources or cover stories in the public interest — practices ingrained in the DNA of reputable journalists. To some degree, teens reflect the attitudes they’re exposed to, particularly when the most prominent politician of their age has made “fake news” a mantra. Experts say few teens follow news regularly or learn in school about the purpose of journalism. Journalists don’t help themselves with mistakes or ethical lapses that make headlines. Opinionated reporters or commentators in an era of political division make readers wonder what to believe. “Some of this (attitude) is earned, but much of it is based on misperception,” said Peter Adams, senior vice president of research and design for the Washington-based News Literacy Project. There are ways to turn things around, but it will take work. Many of Lily Ogburn’s classmates get their information from social media. Their parents didn’t watch or read news reports as they grew up, so they didn’t pick up the habit, said Ogburn, a senior at Northwestern University’s journalism school. Ogburn is the former editor-in-chief at the well-regarded Daily Northwestern student newspaper. The newspaper’s 2023 reports on alleged hazing and racism within the school’s football program led to the ouster of its coach. Still, she found some students don’t understand the newspaper’s role; they believe it exists to protect people in power rather than hold them accountable. She frequently had to explain what she did to classmates. “There’s a lot of mistrust toward journalists,” she said. But it has firmed her resolve to stick with the profession. “I want to be a journalist that people trust,” Ogburn said, “and I want to report news that makes people believe and trust in the media.” The news industry’s financial troubles over the past two decades have hollowed out newsrooms and left fewer journalists on duty. Along with not seeing much legitimate journalism, young people frequently don’t experience it through popular culture — unlike a previous generation, which learned in detail how Washington Post reporters Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein exposed the Watergate scandal in the Academy Award-winning movie “All the President’s Men.” When the News Literacy Project asked, two-thirds of teens couldn’t think of anything when asked what movies or TV shows come to mind when they think about journalism. Those who had answers most frequently cited the “Spider-Man” franchise or the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” Neither portrayal was particularly flattering. Upon retiring as editor of Newsday, Howard Schneider helped develop the State University of New York system’s first School of Journalism. But instead of teaching future writers, editors or producers, he became drawn to teaching non-journalists about being news consumers. Now the executive director of SUNY Stony Brook’s Center for News Literacy, Schneider wasn’t surprised about any of the recent survey’s findings, either. “The negativity, the feeling that news is biased, is just a reflection of how their parents feel,” Schneider said. “The more exposed to news, legitimate news, the more their attitudes turn positive.” He has developed news literacy programs for school districts. “Students will say, ‘I get my news from YouTube,’” he said. “I say, ‘No, you don’t,’” and explains where the news originates and how to be discerning about what they see.)
NEWSWEEK
— 5 Polls That Spell Trouble for Donald Trump and the Republicans
https://www.newsweek.com/5-polls-trouble-donald-trump-republicans-11131436
CBS NEWS
— Bay Area Afghan community pushes back against immigration pause
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bay-area-afghan-community-immigration-pause-reaction/
USA TODAY
— NYC, Seattle just chose socialist mayors. Wake up, America. Mamdani and Katie Wilson have put a shiny bow on their socialist ideas, and voters bought it. It’s baffling that Americans are falling for such a dangerous ideology.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/12/01/nyc-seattle-mayor-socialism-communism-voters/87466673007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Cubicles DD: My Black Democrat CPA GAO subordinate was furious that he was in a cubicle and I had a preferred corner office. When I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to resign and gave him my office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the CPA license I had.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/robert-propst-inventor-cubicle-work-6c170bed
— Americans’ Long Love/Hate Relationship With Work. DD: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, because of GAO’s mission, my GAO job was ever-increasingly the focus of my life.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/america-relationship-work-6725be38
— The College Students Who Can’t Do Elementary Math. A top-rated public university says many of its students can’t round numbers or add fractions. DD: My biggest career mistake was not making accounting my bachelor degree major and my first graduate degree major. I wrongly believed that because I was not strong in math, I could never pass the CPA examination. But after I started taking graduate accounting courses and the Becker CPA review, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, the accounting profession considered me to be far too old to have a successful career in accounting. The profession would not have done that if I had been a minority or a female.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-college-students-who-cant-do-elementary-math-2db5e549
BLOOMBERG
— Trump Says He Has Picked His Replacement For Powell. DD: Who will Trump pick to be the next Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump pick to be the next head of GAO? SEE: https://www.aei.org/op-eds/senate-and-trump-on-a-collision-course-over-the-leadership-of-the-gao/ I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. During that time, if Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE and I might still be working for GAO. If Gingrich had reformed GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delay my promotions and not promote me beyond GS-13, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-30/fed-contender-hassett-says-market-is-ready-for-trump-chair-pick
BARRON’S
— Trump’s Approval Rating Drops to Lowest of Second Term
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/sundayshows1130/card/trump-s-approval-rating-drops-to-lowest-of-second-term-QT5J54ukNny8cDXHi6kS
MIT SLOAN
— To Reform Meritocracy, Put Character at the Center. Organizations that aspire to hire and advance employees based on merit should consider character, not just skills or performance. DD: To advance Democrats and RINOs, Democrat and RINO leaders replace objective criteria with subjective criteria.
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/to-reform-meritocracy-put-character-at-the-center/
BROWN DAILY HERALD
— Skipping college for a white-collar job can’t end well. DD: My father had a white-collar job. My father often decried his not having a college degree. He was discouraged from getting a college degree because he had brittle type 1 diabetes. The argument was that the stress would kill him.
https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025/12/vishwakarma-29-skipping-college-for-a-white-collar-job-cant-end-well
NATION
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders fight for criminals. Illinois Republican leaders fight for victims of criminals.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/cash-bail-reform-illinois/#
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FINANCIAL TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of healthcare. The more illegals, the higher the cost of healthcare.
https://www.ft.com/content/beec76df-8e6d-4238-bae2-e51683b62aa4
INDIA TODAY
— Got zero help from parents: Nikki Haley’s son fires back at nepo baby jibes. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents who bought them cars, paid their college expenses, and got them good jobs. They use my not getting any scholarships against me. They use my having to work my way through college against me. They use my not having an Ivy League degree against me. They use my having been a federal employee against me. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/got-zero-help-nikki-haley-son-nalin-fires-back-at-nepo-baby-jibes-spoiled-brat-gen-z-republican-julianna-us-politics-2828699-2025-12-01
PRESS GAZETTE
— Top 50 English-language news sites in the world in October 2025. DD: Who do you know who is a news aggregator? I have been a news aggregator since 2000. Since 2005, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have contained links to almost 530,000 political and government news and commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) the aforesaid articles and b) my comments on those articles. I should write about my critics/opponents. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2/
HR NEWS
— 6 Ways to Reduce Bias in Skills Based Hiring DD: What do you attribute your test taking success/failure to? Many if not most if not virtually all of those who failed the tests that I passed did not share my demographics. Because of that, according to my critics/opponents, the tests that I passed were biased against those who did not share my demographics. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I passed all the tests needed to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. What should my test taking success be attributed too?
https://hrnews.co.uk/6-ways-to-reduce-bias-in-skills-based-hiring-2025-guide/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Test systems regularly for disparate impact across demographics)
November 30, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— The more that you urge rejection or Trump’s orders, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251129/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-unnerving-overreach-government-intimidation-not-justified-for-lawmakers-who-s/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Too little economic growth has too many fighting for state support
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-too-little-economic-growth-has-too-many-fighting-for-state-support/article_99862403-d353-4d14-84f9-8eb707002b9b.html
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois business group warns of ‘backbreaking’ progressive income tax. DD: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents have always wanted me to pay more taxes.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/illinois-business-group-warns-of-backbreaking-progressive-income-tax/article_b34d63d2-1446-483e-a4a8-1ca67da37f04.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/5-ways-republicans-are-breaking-with-trump/amp/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders always want more immigration because immigrants are future Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-29/how-one-attack-is-reshaping-the-fight-over-immigration-policy
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Board Set to Approve 3% Automatic Annual Raises Starting in 2030, End of Free Family Health Insurance for Those Elected in 2028
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/29/county-board-set-to-approve-3-automatic-annual-raises-starting-in-2030-end-of-free-family-health-insurance-for-those-elected-in-2028/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— We must totally overhaul our immigration system. DD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, citizens of foreign countries come to America only for good reasons. Democrat leaders want immigrants because immigrants are future Democrats. RINO leaders want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/opinion/afghani-lunatic-proves-we-must-totally-overhaul-our-immigration-system/
AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Reclaiming America’s Graduate Pipeline. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But they would have admitted foreign students instead of me if they could have.
https://spectator.org/reclaiming-americas-graduate-pipeline/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States has long been the world’s university. More than 1.6 million international students studied here last year, according to the 2024 SEVIS by the Numbers Report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which tracks active F-1 visa holders. At the graduate level, many of them pay no tuition at all, receive annual stipends ranging from $25,000 to $65,000, and health benefits funded by U.S. universities and federal research grants. As someone who has run Health and Human Services departments in multiple states, I have seen how difficult it is for middle- and lower-income American families to send their children to college. Parents juggle extra jobs to afford tuition. Students borrow tens of thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, many foreign doctoral candidates enjoy full tuition waivers and monthly paychecks funded by American institutions. The imbalance is real. According to the 2023 National Science Foundation’s Survey of Earned Doctorates, approximately 90 percent of 215,000 international Ph.D. students in the United States receive full tuition support, salaries and health benefits. By comparison, only 84 percent of American students receive the same treatment. This has been a consistent trend. Data from 2019 to 2023 shows that temporary visa holders consistently have a slightly higher rate than U.S. citizens. Cornell University reports that 97 percent of its doctoral students are fully funded. The same pattern holds across major research universities. The result is that over a five year space more than a million non-U.S. students are effectively educated in highly sought after doctoral programs for free underwritten by American resources. No other developed nation does this at such scale. In most countries, foreign students pay higher tuition than domestic students. Scholarships for non-citizens are rare and usually tied to explicit national interests. America stands alone in offering open-ended funding that includes tuition, health coverage, and salaries to foreign students who may or may not remain here after graduation. Beyond financial considerations, prioritizing American doctoral students in funded positions would ensure that our undergraduates benefit from instructors who are fully fluent in English and deeply familiar with American cultural and educational norms. Many international Ph.D. students, face significant proficiency challenges that lead to communication barriers in the classroom, as evidenced by frequent complaints from U.S. undergraduates about difficulties understanding accents, explanations, and instructions. We have created a system that rewards global recruitment without requiring any justification that the position serves a defined American need. Even with justification our own citizens deserve the first opportunity. This situation doesn’t come without danger to national security.)
AMERICAN THINKER
— Earned Entitlements And Mass Immigration
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/earned_entitlements_and_mass_immigration.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Oregon questionnaire asks 6th graders if they’re ‘genderfluid,’ ‘trans,’ ‘pansexual,’ and more. DD: How much success have Democrats had making students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://www.thecollegefix.com/oregon-questionnaire-asks-6th-graders-if-theyre-genderfluid-trans-pansexual-and-more/
DAILY CALLER
— 43-Year-Old Socialist Mayor-Elect Brags She Doesn’t Need Parents To Bankroll Her Anymore. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents whose parents had the most money.
https://www.aol.com/news/43-old-socialist-mayor-elect-152726896.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats’ Dangerous Game of Federal Nullification
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/25/insurrection-chic-democrats-dangerous-new-fad/
FOX NEWS
— ‘America is the most generous country in the world when it comes to legal migration’ DD: Democrats run the federal government. They make immigrants Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385717483112
NEWSMAX
— Blagojevich: Pritzker ‘Pandered to Crazies’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jb-pritzker-democrats-politics/2025/11/29/id/1236437/
— NYC Protesters Now Using Barriers to Halt ICE Agents
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyc-protesters-zohran-mamdani/2025/11/29/id/1236451/
— Republicans must look beyond Trump to combat the spread of socialism. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DG5d0Gnr-U
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— 5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/5624163-trump-faces-republican-resistance/
NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s approval rating among Gen Z Americans has improved. Polling shows that while it is still underwater, Trump’s net approval among adults ages 18 to 29 has increased from -55 percentage points to -34 points in November. A conservative shift among Gen Z voters proved key to Trump’s success in the November 2024 election. DD: What is your approval rating? My critics/opponents have always worked very hard to make mine low. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. They stress that virtually no one has ever come to my defense.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-shifts-gen-z-11126435
AOL
— Millions Could Lose Out on Social Security COLA Adjustments Next Year. DD: I have benefitted from COLAs since I was 16 years old in 1966 and became a part-time postal employee. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. I got COLAs while I was a postal employee 1966-1969, IRS employee 1971-1980, and GAO employee 1980-1997. I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997 and as a Social Security recipient since 2010. My critics/opponents either a) would never stoop to take a federal job or b) failed to qualify themselves for one.
https://www.aol.com/articles/why-millions-could-lose-social-151601641.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ultimately, the heart of the matter is that for those Americans who receive Medicare Part B premiums, which are expected to jump a whopping 11.5% in 2025, to around $206.20 monthly, up from $185, this COLA increase doesn’t amount to much of anything. Consider that for most retirees, these premiums for Medicare Part B are going to be automatically deducted from their future Social Security checks in 2026. What this means is that a sizable portion, if not the entirety, of someone’s 2.8% COLA increase will be lost well before any check hits a bank account. There is no way around this, and it’s quickly becoming a frightening reality for millions of Americans who rely on Social Security. The situation is basically summed up by saying that as one government benefit rises slightly, another offsets it almost immediately. Now, factor in the fact that 2026 is going to mark the eighth double-digit increase in Medicare Part B premiums in the past 25 years, and it’s just disheartening news all around. The Big Picture: COLA Is Based on an Outdated Formula)
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas for NYC transportation team: ‘War on drivers.’ DD: My critics/opponents are anti-car if not car-haters.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/mamdani-hires-car-hating-activist-ben-furnas-to-transportation-team-war-on-drivers/
— Democrats say “Afghans Who Assisted U.S. During the War Underwent Rigorous Vetting.” DD: One more reason to restrict immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/afghans-cia-vetting.html
KCAU
— Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RHjD0DKomU
FORTUNE
— America is developing a ‘dependency’ on the top 1% of workers, while the bottom 60% are struggling and unproductive. DD: What did you do to advance your career? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid against me. They stress that notwithstanding the aforesaid, I never made more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars. They stress that I was forced to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.aol.com/finance/ray-dalio-says-america-developing-085611572.html
FORBES
— How Workforce Development Boosts Career And Economic Growth. DD: None of my Democrat IRS superiors encouraged me to take job-related graduate evening courses. I got that encouragement from my IRS employee manual. My taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola helped me get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat IRS superiors would have encouraged me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicamendoza1/2025/01/31/how-workforce-development-boosts-career-and-economic-growth/
ZIP RECRUIER
— GS-13 Salary. (currently $117,807-$153,151/year) DD: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates have been furious ever since I got promoted to GS-13 when I was 38 year old in in 1986. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA in 1976.
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Government-Gs-13-Salary
JUST THE NEWS
— Poll finds 51% of young voters prefer democratic socialist in 2028. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/poll-finds-51-young-voters-prefer-democratic-socialist-2028
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— All the ways ‘white female Mamdani’ is set to change her city as she attempts to ‘Trump-proof’ liberal stronghold
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15324867/mayor-elect-katie-wilson-socialist-change-seattle-trump.html
ECONOMIC NEWS
— Google parent Alphabet races toward $4 trillion valuation as AI-fueled gains accelerate. DD: Google ever-increasingly steers everyone to websites that promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/alphabet-races-toward-4-trillion-valuation-as-ai-fueled-gains-accelerate/articleshow/125545183.cms
November 29, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kevin Coyne, Chairman, DuPage GOP: DuPage GOP wants election, vote-by-mail system review
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/letters-naperville-data-center-election-mcit-reopen/
(FROM THE LETTER: The DuPage GOP calls for an immediate public hearing on the topic of election integrity, our voter rolls and the process by which vote-by-mail ballots are being distributed, collected and counted. We believe the DuPage County clerk’s office should make itself available to participate and to answer respectful questions about election integrity. We welcome the participation of the League of Women Voters and DuPage County’s Democratic Party in this public hearing should it proceed. Confidence in the integrity of our elections is at an all-time low. It’s abundantly clear there are a great many DuPage voters who do not trust vote-by-mail and who believe games are being played with how these ballots are distributed, collected and counted. General questions about our voter rolls also continue to persist. Let’s talk about these concerns openly, transparently and publicly. We will keep all questions respectful and sincere. We hope this call is accepted by the clerk’s office. We also hope the other mentioned stakeholders participate. We call on this hearing to take place within 90 days and before the 2026 primary.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: McHenry County takes on an old client in court: ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/29/mchenry-county-court-ice-lawsuit/
CBS2
— Northwestern University to pay $75 million to federal government to settle antisemitism claims, restore frozen funds
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/northwestern-university-trump-administration-settlement-antisemitism-investigation/
WRAL
— Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/d6465-northwestern-to-pay-75-million-in-deal-with-trump-administration-to-restore-federal-funding/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— If the Pilgrims Had a Lawyer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/28/if-the-pilgrims-had-a-lawyer/
— Seeing President Truman
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/28/seeing-president-truman/
— Reminding Me of My Favorite Oberlin
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/28/reminding-me-of-my-favorite-oberlin-college-professor/
— Postal Inflation Since 1968
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/27/postal-inflation-since-1968/
— How Bad Is Chicago’s Financial Situation?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/how-bad-is-chicagos-financial-situation/
— Schools and Socialism
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/14321/
— Dems Authorize More Subsidies for Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/dems-authorize-more-subsidies-for-illegal-aliens/
— Two More from Illinois Make “Worst of the Worst” List
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/two-more-from-illinois-make-worst-of-the-worst-list/
— Hit Your Mom, No Longer Get Arrested, No House or Senate Votes in Opposition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/hit-your-mom-no-longer-get-arrested-no-house-or-senate-votes-in-opposition/
— The End of Lincoln
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/the-end-of-lincoln/
— Pritzker’s Polling above 50%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/pritzkers-polling-above-50/
— Rocio Cleveland Gains More Free Publicity in Quest to Win GOP Nomination in Jan Schakowsky’s 9th Congressional District
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/rocio-cleveland-gains-more-free-publicity-in-quest-to-win-gop-nomination-in-jan-schakowskys-9th-congressional-district/
— Pritzker’s Star Wars’ Delusion
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/pritzkers-star-wars-delusion/
— A Permanent Accomplishment of Governor Dan Walker
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/a-permanent-accomplishment-of-governor-dan-walker/
— Mayor Richard J. Daley’s Cary Speeding Ticket
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/26/mayor-richard-j-daleys-cary-speeding-ticket/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Evict Dangerous Illegals Before the Next Attack
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/11/deport-dangerous-illegals-before-the-next-terror-attack/
— Bethany Magee’s Critical Condition Was Preventable
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/11/bethany-magees-critical-condition-was-preventable/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Vallas: Chicago needs education reform to curb youth violence epidemic
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-needs-education-reform-to-curb-youth-violence-epidemic/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— New legislation would crack down on hiring illegal immigrant workers and ‘sanctuary unions.’ DD: My critics/opponents despise/hate unions. They have never forgiven me for my being a union member for almost 12 years. According to them, my salary would never had increased from $19.37/hour (GS-4) to $112,280/year (GS-12 Step 5) in today’s dollars if I had not been a union member. But during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/28/new-legislation-would-crack-hiring-illegal-immigrant-workers/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Whiteness Pandemic
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/the_whiteness_pandemic_is_there_a_mask_for_that.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Disturbing poll shows majority of young voters want ‘Democrat socialist’ in the White House. DD: My critics/opponents want socialism. They focus on promoting dependency on government.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/11/28/disturbing-poll-shows-majority-of-young-voters-want-democrat-socialist-in-the-white-house-1606448/
BLAZE
— If conservatives will not defend capitalism, who will? DD: My critics/opponents want socialism. They focus on promoting dependency on government.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/if-conservatives-will-not-defend-capitalism-who-will
BUSINESS WIRE
— Citizens Against Government Waste Names Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson November 2025 Porker of the Month
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citizens-against-government-waste-names-201300831.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Ways Trump Has Forced DEI Out of Higher Education. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/28/4-ways-trump-has-successfully-pressured-higher-ed-abandon-dei/
FOX BUSINESS
— Middle-income Americans pessimistic about their financial future amid persistent inflation
https://www.aol.com/articles/middle-income-americans-pessimistic-financial-180015299.html
FOX NEWS
— Trump unveils ‘reverse migration’ plan to halt ‘Third World’ immigration, revoke Biden-era entries. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. All the colleges that admitted me would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/politics/trump-unveils-reverse-migration-plan-halt-third-world-immigration-revoke-biden-era-entries.print
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Plans to Suspend Third World Immigration after National Guard Shooting. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. All the colleges that admitted me would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-suspends-third-world-immigration-after-national-guard-shooting/
PJ MEDIA
— The War Within the Democratic Party Is Over — and AOC and Mamdani Have Won. DD: My critics/opponents want socialism. They focus on promoting dependency on government.
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2025/11/28/apocalypse-democrat-the-war-within-the-democratic-party-is-over-and-aoc-and-mamdani-have-won-n4946496
— Socialism Continues Its Beautiful Decline in the Western Hemisphere. DD: My critics/opponents want socialism. They focus on promoting dependency on government.
https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2025/11/28/socialism-continues-its-western-hemisphere-decline-n4946498
TOWNHALL
— DD: The Democrats who run the College of DuPage ever-increasingly make it clear that they do not want those who are the following to apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/11/28/il-college-will-punish-students-who-report-illegals-to-ice-n2667103
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Majority of voters say they’ve made sacrifices in past year to make ends meet. DD: Of course, Democrats blame Republicans for that.
https://thehill.com/business/economy/5585832-financial-sacrifices-survey-voters/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
https://www.wane.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-some-daca-recipients-have-been-arrested-in-the-trumps-immigration-crackdown/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. All the colleges that admitted me would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/politics/trumps-response-to-shooting-shows-intensified-anti-migrant-stance.html
SEATTLE TIMES
— Workers sue WA’s biggest employers over limits on taking a second job. DD: My IRS superiors approved my working part-time for a Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1971-1972. The money I earned helped me pay for a) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) graduate evening business courses at Loyola during 1972, and c) a new townhome in University Park in 1972.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/workers-sue-was-biggest-employers-over-limits-on-taking-a-second-job/
FORTUNE
— Billionaire MacKenzie Scott once needed her college roommate’s help with a $1,000 loan. DD: Where did the money come to pay for your college degrees? DD: To pay for my undergraduate degree and for cars, 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 assembly line in 1970. To pay for my graduate degrees, I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.
https://fortune.com/2025/11/28/mackenzie-scott-college-roommate-jeannie-tarkenton-father-loan/
— DD: My critics/opponents despise/hate DINKs. I should write about my critics/opponents. According to them, my wife and I have what we have because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.
https://fortune.com/2025/11/13/are-you-richer-as-a-dink-double-income-no-kids-wealth/
BANKING RATES
— 7 Signs You’re Way Above Average Financially
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rachel-cruze-7-signs-way-120053445.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’re Debt-Free. . .You Have Money Saved. . .You’ve Planned for Retirement. . .You’re a Homeowner. . .You Can Celebrate Other People’s Wins. . .You Earn the Median Income. . .You Practice Generosity)
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
— Do You Need a College Degree for Career Advancement? Here Are 5 Reasons You Do. DD: My father often decried his not having a college degree. If I had not had a bachelor’s degree in management, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not had an MBA, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned master’s degrees in accounting and finance, I would not have survived at GAO until 1997.
https://www.msudenver.edu/do-you-need-a-college-degree-for-career-advancement-here-are-5-reasons-you-do/
ROLLING STONE
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/snap-recipients-struggle-trump-food-assistance-1235473080/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Americans are reconsidering the college ladder: 63% say the climb isn’t worth the price. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS in 1971. If had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not been taking graduate evening accounting courses, I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. I had not taken undergraduate and graduate internal auditing courses, I would not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981. If I had not passed the CPA examination, earned a master’s degree in accounting, and passed the CIA examination, I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/americans-are-reconsidering-the-college-ladder-63-say-the-climb-isnt-worth-the-price/articleshow/125636272.cms
November 28, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What to know about so-called downtown Chicago ‘teen takeovers.’ DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover public areas in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11/28/what-to-know-about-so-called-downtown-chicago-teen-takeovers
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/11/27/community-members-find-comfort-with-chosen-family-at-center-on-halsteds-thanksgiving-meal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/27/daywatch-families-on-snap-celebrate-thanksgiving-amid-uncertainty/
— Trump criticizes program that brought Afghan refugees to US
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/27/trump-criticizes-program-afghan-refugees-taliban/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County passes new budget with $18 million for ‘Sustainability Initiative.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251127/news/dupage-county-passes-new-budget-with-18-million-for-sustainability-initiative/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County will begin its new fiscal year with a balanced spending plan that includes funding to address food insecurity and housing affordability while supporting mental health initiatives and community services.)
RIVER BENDER
— Federal judge expands access to bond hearings for detained immigrants nationwide. DD: I wanted a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, but Democrat and RINO judges and justices denied that, that is, they denied me my 7th Amendment rights. I sued GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf GAO never succeeded in getting the courts to dismiss my lawsuit. But GAO did succeed in getting the courts to grant GAO summary judgment, that is, GAO succeeded in getting the courts to deny me my 7th Amendment rights. GAO hinted/implied/argued/shouted that no jury would ever rule in my favor. I have very bad jury appeal. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. How bad is your jury appeal?
https://www.riverbender.com/topnews/details.cfm?id=499063
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise anyone and everyone who wants to come to America.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-28/trump-vows-to-permanently-pause-migration-from-poor-nations-in-social-media-screed
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-28/the-dot-says-it-wants-to-make-trucking-safer-but-some-see-an-immigration-raid
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago tenant groups call for eviction moratorium amid ICE raids. DD: Are/were you a landlord? I was a landlord 1976-1984 because I could not sell my University Park townhome unless I took a big loss.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90331baf-5a99-4ff5-819d-2d9e3059c854.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Federal aid feeds over 1M Illinois families this Thanksgiving. DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) having out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/federal-aid-feeds-over-1m-illinois-families-this-thanksgiving/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Thankful that Democrats aren’t in charge
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/27/thankful-democrats-arent-charge/
— More incumbent House Democrats hit with primary challenges from younger socialist candidates
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/27/incumbent-house-democrats-hit-primary-challenges-younger-socialist/
— Court upholds $1 million fine for Trump’s ‘frivolous’ Hillary Clinton lawsuit. DD: I sued GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf GAO never succeeded in getting the court to dismiss my lawsuit. But GAO did succeed in getting the court to grant GAO summary judgment, that is, GAO succeeded in getting the court to deny me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial. GAO hinted/implied/argued/shouted that no jury would ever rule in my favor. I have very bad jury appeal. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS0vkuHaPKU
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Homeland Security Thanksgiving video offers ‘No second helpings for illegal aliens’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3901253/homeland-security-video-no-second-helpings-illegal-aliens/
NEW YORK POST
— Lefty politicians for months have loudly condemned the deployment of National Guard troops in crime-ridden Democrat-run cities as “authoritarian” and an “invasion” leading up to Wednesday’s heinous ambush attack that left two guardsmen fighting for their lives.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/26/us-news/dc-national-guard-shooting-follows-months-of-democrats-stoking-fear-about-an-invasion/
— Mamdani’s radical-rich transition team bodes ill for public safety. DD: Under the Democrats, crime will ever-increasingly increase. What are you doing to protect your personal safety?
https://nypost.com/2025/11/27/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-radical-rich-transition-team-bodes-ill-for-public-safety/
— Mamdani says Trump is still a ‘fascist, despot’
https://www.aol.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-says-trump-still-150105762.html
— DC National Guard shooting follows months of Democrats’ stoking fear about military ‘invasion’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/26/us-news/dc-national-guard-shooting-follows-months-of-democrats-stoking-fear-about-an-invasion/
— Pam Bondi rips ‘progressive left idiots’ for fueling hatred towards National Guard
https://nypost.com/2025/11/27/us-news/pam-bondi-rips-progressive-left-idiots-for-fueling-hatred-towards-national-guard/
— Biden’s messy Operation Allies Welcome program failed to monitor Afghans entering US, damning report found
https://nypost.com/2025/11/27/us-news/bidens-operation-allies-welcome-program-failed-to-monitor-afghans-entering-us-report/
— GOP lawmakers long warned of security risks of Biden-era Afghan resettlement program used by alleged National Guard shooter
https://nypost.com/2025/11/26/us-news/gop-lawmakers-long-warned-of-security-risks-of-biden-era-afghan-resettlement-program-used-by-alleged-national-guard-shooter/
— Let’s give thanks — for not living under socialism
https://nypost.com/2025/11/27/opinion/lets-give-thanks-for-not-living-under-socialism/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The highway’s hidden hazards
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/the_highway_s_hidden_hazards.html
BREITBART
— ICE Continues to Arrest Violent Illegal Migrants in Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/11/27/ice-continues-to-arrest-violent-illegal-migrants-in-chicago/amp/
— There’s no reason to let unvetted people from hotbeds of terrorism into America unless you want a terror attack, right? There’s no reason to fight tooth and nail against deportations unless you want undesirables in the country, right? There’s no reason to relentlessly smear National Guardsmen trying to keep the peace as Nazis who will shoot civilians and follow illegal orders unless you want them murdered, right?
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/27/nolte-on-this-thanksgiving-democrats-are-grateful-two-national-guardsmen-got-shot-by-an-afghan-refugee/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— New rankings score colleges on merit, academic rigor, free speech. DD: My getting four college degrees did not turn me into a Democrat. I majored in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/new-rankings-score-colleges-merit-academic-rigor-free-speech/28937
CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
— U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect medical residents from coercive abortion training
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268109/prince-albert-ii-of-monaco-blocks-legalization-of-abortion-citing-catholic-identity
DAILY CALLER
— Legacy Media Goes From Ignoring To Endorsing Illegal Immigrant Crime.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/27/migrant-criminal-illegal-nascimento-blair-orville-etoria-romeo-perez-bravo-dan-kluver/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago Train Burning Shows How Too Much Leniency to the Guilty Is Cruelty to the Innocent
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/26/chicago-train-burning-shows-how-too-much-leniency-guilty-cruelty-innocent/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Admin Invites Illegal Immigrants To Use the CBP Home app to Head Home For The Holidays By Self-Deporting.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-invites-illegal-immigrants-to-get-home-for-the-holidays-by-self-deporting
— Thanksgiving Under Siege: Choose Gratitude Over Woke Outrage. Thanksgiving is about more than a history lesson—it’s about what makes America … well, America.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/thanksgiving-under-siege-choose-gratitude-over-woke-outrage
FOX NEWS
— National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead after DC shooting: ‘Highly respected.’ The second wounded service member, Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still ‘fighting for his life.’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/national-guard-member-sarah-beckstrom-dead-after-dc-shooting-highly-respected
— Former agent says Afghan evacuee vetting was a ‘free-for-all.’ Ex-FBI special agent explains Afghan vetting failures in wake of National Guard ambush: ‘Ticking time bomb.’ Tens of thousands of Afghans were evacuated to the U.S. in the wake of the withdrawal and subsequent Taliban takeover of the country.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-fbi-special-agent-explains-afghan-vetting-failues-wake-national-guard-ambush-ticking-time-bomb
— Cook County in Illinois establishes permanent guaranteed income program
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cook-county-illinois-establishes-permanent-guaranteed-income-program
NEWSMAX
— Asylum System Exploited by Fraud
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/todd-lyons-asylum-somalia/2025/11/27/id/1236307/
OPM
— Annual headcount plans. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. They gave headcount plans, that is, they gave hit lists, to the managers they sent to run GAO’s Chicago office. Of course, I was on all those lists. The more of the following that employees were, the higher that they were on those lists: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. I never would have survived until 1997 if I had not a) earned three job-related master’s degrees, b) earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.opm.gov/news/secrets-of-opm/everyone-has-a-plan-until-you-step-into-the-ring/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For most of this year, the government has been operating under a series of hiring initiatives. Most notably, the president set a target of four reductions for every one new hire into government. We exceeded this goal – the government hired roughly 68,000 people this year, while approximately 317,000 employees left the government. . .First, we want to make sure the government has the right talent focused on the key priorities of the administration and that we are eliminating wasteful taxpayer expenses in areas that are inefficient, no longer required, or in direct contradiction of administration priorities. Simply put, we want agencies to focus their headcount resources on the most critical objectives that deliver maximum value to the taxpayer.)
TURNING POINT USA
— New Report Ranks Universities by Commitment to Free Speech, Meritocracy. DD: My getting four college degrees did not turn me into a Democrat. I majored in business, accounting, and finance.
https://tpusa.com/live/new-report-ranks-universities-by-commitment-to-free-speech-meritocracy/
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
— Project Firewall partnership leads to enhanced federal enforcement against discriminatory hiring practices. DD: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But nevertheless, all my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20251124
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Liberal Women Role Play as Illegals, Teach Volunteers How to Impede ICE
https://www.westernjournal.com/liberal-women-role-play-illegals-teach-volunteers-impede-ice/
— National Guard Shooter Shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ During DC Attack.
https://www.westernjournal.com/report-national-guard-shooter-shouted-allahu-akbar-dc-attack/
— Medical School Rebrands DEI Department to Circumvent Trump Administration, Continuing Troubling Trend in Academia
https://www.westernjournal.com/medical-school-rebrands-dei-department-circumvent-trump-administration-continuing-troubling-trend-academia/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump orders green cards from Somalia, other countries of “concern” be reexamined
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/trump-orders-green-cards-somalia-countries-concern-reexamined/
AOL
— Charlie Kirk Didn’t Seem Concerned For Safety Before Fatal Shooting. DD: Under the Democrats, crime will ever-increasingly increase. What are you doing to protect your personal safety?
https://www.aol.com/articles/charlie-kirk-didnt-seem-concerned-080027549.html
NEWSWEEK
— Full List of Lawmakers Who Voted To Increase Visas for Afghan Nationals
https://www.newsweek.com/afghan-nationals-us-national-guard-shooting-11119679
— Trump Admin Sends Striking Thanksgiving Message to ‘Illegal Aliens’
https://www.newsweek.com/dhs-thanksgiving-video-illegal-aliens-immigrants-message-11122455
— Trump Admin Changes Housing Rules for Immigrants
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-changes-housing-rules-for-immigrants-11119836
MSN
— News from outside disappears in North Korea. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have worked the hardest since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/news-from-outside-disappears-in-north-korea/ar-AA1R50NS
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For two hours every day, Lee Si-young and her colleagues broadcast uncensored foreign news into authoritarian North Korea. Her radio audience could go to jail if caught listening. Lee’s Seoul-based Free North Korea Radio station has tried for two decades to give real-time news to North Korea’s 26 million people. But Lee says she now feels a sense of crisis about her work as big government-funded broadcasters in the United States and South Korea have fallen silent this year because of major funding cuts and policy changes. “Our frustrations with the U.S. and South Korean governments are growing over their suspensions of radio broadcasts,” said Lee, a defector who heads the small, nongovernmental FNK radio station. “We’re afraid that they’ve abandoned North Korean residents.” Major channels broadcasting into North Korea fall silent. In North Korea, all radio and TV sets are fixed to state-run channels. But defectors have testified that they modified their radios or used smuggled ones to covertly tune in to foreign broadcasts at night for news their government didn’t want them to hear. That includes outside perspectives of the North’s ruling Kim dynasty, more affluent and freer Western lifestyles, and success stories about defectors.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting. A Homeland Security Department spokeswoman accused the previous administration of failing to vet asylum applicants “on a massive scale.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/politics/biden-asylum-cases-shooting.html
— DD: Democrat leaders side with America-hating Afghans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/politics/afghans-immigrants-fearful-guard-shooting.html
— DD: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise anyone and everyone who wants to come to America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/us/politics/trump-national-guard-shooting.html
USA TODAY
— John Fogerty ‘troubled’ by President Trump’s use of ‘Fortunate Son,’ issues cease and desist. DD: Since 1966, my critics/opponents have used against me big time my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. I was classified 1-A for the draft in 1966, but I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. But I was not a fortunate son. I had to work my way through college. To have money for college and for cars 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 assembly line in 1970. I did not appeal my 1-A draft classification, but what if I had done that? I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had red/green color blindness.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/10/16/john-fogerty-troubled-president-trump-fortunate-son/3686095001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fogerty went on to explain that “Fortunate Son” is ironically an anti-war-movement anthem that criticizes privileged people who used their money and status to defer from the Vietnam War draft. The song has been treated as a patriotic working-class anthem, but listen past its star-spangled opening lines — “Some folks are born made to wave the flag/Ooh, they’re red, white and blue” — for Fogerty’s anti-establishment storytelling about how the poor were sent to fight and die in Vietnam while the wealthy were spared.)
— DD: Not all Americans agree on free speech. My critics/opponents certainly do not. According to my Democrat superiors in the federal government, I was not free to speak out against their patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. According to RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, I am not free to speak out against Democrat promotion of dependency on government, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, illegal drugs, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/25/free-speech-first-amendment-fire-poll/87397191007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Disobeying Military Orders Is Full of Risk. The military code strongly favors obedience. Orders are presumed to be lawful. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, I never disobeyed their orders to give preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not good enough for my Democrat superiors. Because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they ever-increasingly wasted my career, ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me, and ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/disobeying-military-orders-is-full-of-risk-c6167724?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
FORBES
— What We Know About Rahmanullah Lakanwal: D.C. Shooting Suspect
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/11/27/dc-shooting-suspect-was-granted-asylum-in-april-what-we-know/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Gen Z money problems. DD: What were able to accomplish by the time you 28? I earned a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and an MBA when I was 27. I bought a car when I was 16 and new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, and 25. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27. I was able to do the aforesaid because I took bad jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. 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 assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1971-1972. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes starting in 1971. But according to my critics/opponents, I was only able to accomplish the aforesaid starting when I was 18 in 1966 because I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.businessinsider.com/dave-ramsey-millennials-gen-z-debt-personal-finance-money-wealth-2025-4
TIME
— DD: My critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://time.com/7337211/trump-new-term-for-loyal-republicans-gop-maga-divisions/
PENN LIVE
— Trump’s cabinet of clones: When loyalty replaces competence. DD: My critic/opponents demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025/11/trumps-cabinet-of-clones-when-loyalty-replaces-competence-pennlive-letters.html
PBS
— Conservatives move to red states and liberals move to blue as the country grows more polarized. DD: As more and more and more Democrats infiltrate, invade, infest, conquer, and destroy DuPage County, more and more and more Republicans leave DuPage County.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/conservatives-move-to-red-states-and-liberals-move-to-blue-as-the-country-grows-more-polarized
NPR
— Americans are fleeing to places where political views match their own. DD: As more and more and more Democrats infiltrate, invade, infest, conquer, and destroy DuPage County, more and more and more Republicans leave DuPage County.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1081295373/the-big-sort-americans-move-to-areas-political-alignment
HUFFINGTON POST
— Federal Workers Ask Judge To Block Trump’s ‘Loyalty’ Question On Job Applications. DD: My critic/opponents demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.aol.com/articles/federal-workers-ask-judge-block-215616534.html
SIRM
— EEOC Issues Technical Assistance on Protecting US Workers. DD: How bad are your demographics? My demographics are very bad. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.shrm.org/advocacy/eeoc-issues-technical-assistance-on-protecting-us-workers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a technical assistance document titled “Discrimination Against American Workers Is Against the Law.” Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is unlawful to discriminate against people based on race, color, sex, national origin, or religion — collectively known as protected characteristics. This is part of the EEOC’s continued focus on bias against U.S. workers. On Feb. 19, Andrea Lucas, then-acting chair of the EEOC, stated, “The EEOC is putting employers and other covered entities on notice: if you are part of the pipeline contributing to our immigration crisis or abusing our legal immigration system via illegal preferences against American workers, you must stop.” The EEOC’s new technical assistance highlights that anti-American national origin discrimination is prohibited under Title VII. The document outlines that employment policies, programs, or practices may be unlawful if motivated, in whole or in part, by people’s national origin, even that of U.S. citizens. Examples include discriminatory job advertisements that favor certain visa holders; unequal treatment in hiring, firing, promotions, or assignments; and workplace harassment that creates a hostile or abusive environment. For HR professionals, this technical assistance document reinforces the agency’s focus on enforcing national origin discrimination under Title VII, even though the underlying law has not changed. Employers should review policies and practices that may previously have gone unnoticed. The EEOC’s updated materials provide an opportunity for HR professionals to revisit policies, training, and communications to mitigate compliance risk.)
AFGE
— AFGE Secures Historic 218 Signatures via Bipartisan House Coalition to Force Vote Protecting Federal Workers’ Union Rights. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-union. They are furious that while I was a union member 1966-1980, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. But during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU. I earned an MBA from Loyola. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.
https://www.afge.org/article/afge-secures-historic-218-signatures-via-bipartisan-house-coalition-to-force-vote-protecting-federal-workers-union-rights/
GALLUP
— Personal Safety Fears at Three-Decade High in U.S. DD: Under the Democrats, crime will ever-increasingly increase. What are you doing to protect your personal safety?
https://news.gallup.com/poll/544415/personal-safety-fears-three-decade-high.aspx
PEW RESEARCH
— Facebook Top Source for Political News. DD: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly promote Facebook. They ever-increasingly discourage everyone from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2015/06/01/facebook-top-source-for-political-news-among-millennials/
FROM FOREIGN SOURSES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Nikki Haley’s son Nalin distances himself from Indian roots, says ‘makes no sense to have foreign workers…’ DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/new-updates/nikki-haleys-son-nalin-distances-himself-from-indian-roots-says-makes-no-sense-to-have-foreign-workers-/amp_articleshow/125627367.cms
TIMES OF INDIA
— H-1B row: What is Project Firewall? Initiative warns companies to hire Americans first or face penalties. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/h-1b-row-what-is-project-firewall-initiative-warns-companies-to-hire-americans-first-or-face-penalties-for-favouring-foreigners/articleshow/125618445.cms
— Mamdani set to become New York mayor: What are his educational qualifications? DD: My critics/opponents ignore/dismiss/belittle my earning three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA). They actually use the aforesaid against me by stressing that I never made more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars and that I was forced to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/zohran-mamdani-set-to-become-new-york-mayor-what-are-his-educational-qualifications/articleshow/125108856.cms
OTHER SOURCES
INVESTOPEDIA
— Best Financial Certifications for Career Growth and ROI. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS when I was 30 in 1979. I became licensed CPA while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO when I was 32 in 1981. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid because I am a Republican, White, male, older, and non-veteran, that is, because I am not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Further, leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid because I am conservative, White, male, older, and non-veteran, that is, because I am not a RINO, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1012/financial-certifications-with-the-best-roi.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Certifications like CPA and CFA require rigorous exams and experience, but can lead to career advancement. . .Mastering the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) License. Though technically not a certification, the certified public accountant (CPA) license is a powerful differentiator in tax preparation, business planning, and financial analysis. A CPA can represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), typically a privilege reserved for attorneys or enrolled agents. Additionally, certified public accountants often pursue significant operational roles in companies. These roles may be the chief financial officer (CFO) or the chief operating officer (COO). Finally, CPAs are well-versed in the double-entry system of accounting, making them highly proficient in financial statement analysis.)
November 27, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois sues USDA to block changes to SNAP eligibility of immigrants. DD: What percent of SNAP recipients do not meet any of the new requirements?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/26/illinois-immigrant-snap-eligibility-lawsuit-raoul
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/27/chicago-snap-thanksgiving/
— Students at Lincoln-Way West apply to form Club America, a Turning Point USA affiliate. DD: Who heads TPUSA in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/lincoln-way-west-turning-point-usa/
— Electoral Board removes one Will County board candidate, other cases pending
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/electoral-board-removal/
— Napoleon Harris, Thornton Township supervisor and state senator, challenged in committeeman race
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/napoleon-harris-thornton-township-democratic-leadership/
— Republican reversal on Indiana redistricting session leaves Dems reeling
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/republican-reversal-on-redistricting-session-leaves-dems-reeling/
— DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/daca-recipients-arrested-deportation/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Illinois ‘Clean Slate’ bill that would speed sealing of many criminal convictions awaits Pritzker signature. DD: When I was 49 years old in 1997, I knew that there could be no “clean slate” for me. My Democrat GAO superiors had forced me to retire. Previously, they had delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors had never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors had disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/27/illinois-convictions-clean-slate-legislation/
FOX32
— DuPage County officials accuse clerk of financial mismanagement in censure. DD: In 2006, my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes try to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They failed and they continue to refuse to put their accusations against me in writing. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me before and after 2006.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-clerk-censure
WTTW
— Work Requirements for SNAP Are Changing. DD: What percent of SNAP recipients do not meet any of the new requirements?
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/26/work-requirements-snap-are-changing-here-s-what-know-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new requirements state that people ages 18 to 64 must work or volunteer a minimum of 80 hours per month or participate in certain training or education to receive SNAP benefits. Those who meet one of the following identifications may be exempt from the requirements: People younger than 18 or older than 64, A parent or other member of a household that includes a child under 14, People who are medically certified as physically or mentally unable to work, People who are pregnant, Some Native Americans, A parent or other member of a household with responsibility for the care of an incapacitated person, A regular participant in a drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program.)
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Anti-Trumps ever-increasingly ascribe bad/evil motives to Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-26/trumps-desire-for-recognition-legacy-drive-his-push-to-end-the-war-in-ukraine
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/11/27/northern-illinois-food-bank-sees-25-increase-in-need-higher-than-pandemic-times-this-holiday-season/
CWB CHICAGO
— Boys, ages 14 and 16, charged with murdering man outside Loop pub
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/11/boys-ages-14-and-16-charged-with-murdering-man-outside-loop-pub.html
WHEATON PATCH
— New Video Gaming Spot On Butterfield? Wheaton Council To Weigh In. The city council will discuss a conditional use permit and zoning variances for a proposed video gaming spot at Butterfield and Route 53. DD: In 2009, I led a successful effort to stop video gambling in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/new-video-gaming-spot-wheaton-council-weigh
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHM KASS
— I, like many, have sworn off the CTA
https://johnkassnews.com/never-again/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— From bake sales to boycotts, anti-ICE sentiment sweeps the U.S. DD: How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting hatred against ICE in your county, township, municipality, and precinct? I will get a measure of that when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to 400 residences in my precinct for the March 17, 2026 Republican primary.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/26/bake-sales-boycotts-anti-ice-sentiment-sweeps-us/
— American children can’t read. DD: Democrats run education in America. They focus on cranking good little Democrats who hate Republicans. My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/26/american-children-cant-read/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s warm embrace of Mamdani complicates 2026 GOP messaging. DD: Who has warmly embraced you? My IRS manager promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. But then, my Democrat IRS superiors forced him to transfer to Texas. My GAO manager arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986. But then, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3896671/trump-warm-embrace-mamdani-complicates-2026-gop-messaging/
BREITBART
— Disney Blasted for Calling Magic Kingdom Christmas Tree ‘Holiday Tree’ DD: The Democrat Party ever-increasingly makes it clear that it is anti-Christian.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/11/26/disney-blasted-for-calling-magic-kingdom-christmas-tree-holiday-tree/amp/
— Sen. Mark Kelly Slammed for Post Responding to Shooting of National Guardsmen. In response to a now-deleted post from the Associated Press, Kelly called the shooting “horrific” and thanked the first responders for bring a “suspect into custody.” Kelly’s post came after he and several other Democrats released a video encouraging military members to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/26/sen-mark-kelly-slammed-for-post-responding-to-shooting-of-national-guardsmen/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Act of Terror’: Trump Says National Guard Shooting Suspect Afghan Who Entered US Through Biden Program
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/27/trump-biden-let-in-national-guard-shooting-suspect/
DAILY WIRE
— Exposing Every Lie In The New Anti-American Documentary From Ken Burns. It is, in many respects, a very well-produced piece of propaganda.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exposing-every-lie-in-the-new-anti-american-documentary-from-ken-burns
HOT AIR
— Journalism Standards, Anyone?
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/11/25/journalkism-standards-anyone-n3809247
NEWS BUSTERS
— Fox News Highlights New York Times Sympathy for Illegal Alien ID Fraud Perpetrator. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more sympathy for their illegals.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/11/26/fox-news-highlights-new-york-times-sympathy-illegal-alien-id
NEWSMAX
— Blue State AGs Sue Trump Admin Over SNAP Cuts for Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/blue-states-lawsuit-snap-cuts/2025/11/26/id/1236176/
— Judge Expands Bond Hearing Access for Immigrants Nationwide
https://www.newsmax.com/us/immigration-bond-hearings-dhs/2025/11/26/id/1236213/
PJ MEDIA
— The Danger of Sanctuary City Policies
https://pjmedia.com/michael-a-letts/2025/11/26/the-sudden-danger-of-sanctuary-city-policies-n4946429
— Is American Urban Culture Beyond Repair?
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2025/11/26/is-american-urban-culture-beyond-repair-retail-reparations-pt-iii-n4946418
TEXAS KENDALL COUNTY GOP
— Merry MAGA Christmas Party. DD: At the 2010 TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Christmas Party, all the Lieutenant Governor candidates spoke including Don Tracy and Jason Plummer.
https://www.kcrptx.com/
TOWNHALL
— University of MN Labels Whiteness a ‘Pandemic,’ Demands ‘Re-Education’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/11/27/thurs-u-mn-whitness-pandemic-n2667074
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump directs review of Afghans who entered US under Biden after National Guard shooting
https://thehill.com/homenews/5624568-trump-biden-afghan-review-dc-shooting/
— Tucker Carlson eviscerates GOP establishment for straying from ‘America First.’ DD: According to Google AI, “The term America First in contemporary politics refers to a prominent conservative, nationalistic, and protectionist faction within the Republican Party, largely defined by the agenda of President Donald Trump. This ideology diverges from traditional conservative principles like internationalism and free trade.”
https://thehill.com/video/tucker-carlson-eviscerates-gop-establishment-for-straying-from-america-first-rising/11299619/
— Greene’s abrupt departure could reshape ‘America First’ debate in Congress. DD: According to Google AI, “The term America First in contemporary politics refers to a prominent conservative, nationalistic, and protectionist faction within the Republican Party, largely defined by the agenda of President Donald Trump. This ideology diverges from traditional conservative principles like internationalism and free trade.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5622686-marjorie-taylor-greene-america-first-congress/
ABC NEWS
— National Guard shooting ‘act of evil,’ Trump says; suspect ID’d as Afghan national
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/2-military-personnel-appearing-national-guard-shot-white/story?id=127905871
NEWSWEEK
— National Guard Shooting Halts Immigration Processing for Afghan Nationals
https://www.newsweek.com/national-guard-shooting-halts-immigration-processing-for-afghan-nationals-11118238
REUTERS
— FBI probes gunman’s motive in ambush shooting of Guardsmen near White House
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi-probes-gunmans-motives-ambush-shooting-guardsmen-near-white-house-2025-11-27/
CBS NEWS
— Trump administration sending 500 more National Guard troops to D.C. after shooting, Hegseth says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-500-more-national-guard-troops-washington-dc-after-shooting-hegseth/
NEW YORK TIMES
— A 29-year-old Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members came to the United States in September 2021 through a program known as Operation Allies Welcome, the homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said Wednesday night.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/operation-allies-welcome-dc-shooting.html
— What We Know About the Shooting of National Guard Troops
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/national-guard-dc-shooting-suspect.html
— I’m 62. Stop Telling Me I’m Old. DD: I was 62 way back in 2010.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/opinion/aging-seniors-medicare.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Anti-Trumps stress that Trump is 79 year old and that he is aging. How old are you? I am 77. Nevertheless, I continue to have the ability, motivation, experience, time, and money to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. When I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors used up-or-out to write me off as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. I ultimately made GS-13 when I was 38, but not until after I had earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, transferred to GAO and 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/trump-age-health.html
— DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on welfare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/opinion/hunger-food-insecurity-affordability.html
USA TODAY
— Media did Biden’s bidding. Now they freak out over Trump. DD: My critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/29/trump-news-media-bias-biden/77968482007/
KOMO NEWS
— A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump and his former attorney Alina Habba are responsible for a nearly $1 million penalty tied to their lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and James Comey, as well as several other defendants. The court described it as a “frivolous” lawsuit, which Trump filed in 2022 in connection to Russian collusion allegations. DD: I sued GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf GAO never succeeded in getting the court to dismiss my lawsuit. But GAO did succeed in getting the court to grant GAO summary judgment, that is, GAO succeeded in getting the court to deny me my 7th Amendment rights. GAO hinted/implied/argued/shouted that no jury would ever rule in my favor. I have very bad jury appeal. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. How bad is your jury appeal?
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/trump-and-ex-lawyer-hit-with-1m-penalty-after-losing-lawsuit-against-clinton-and-comey-alina-habba-racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations-act-rico-russia-russian-collusion-2016-election-politics
FORBES
— Thanksgiving Memo To Mamdani: The Pilgrims Learned The Hard Way That Socialism Doesn’t Work. DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with socialism if not promote socialism. They ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VphDj-ppggI
AFL-CIO
— Tell Your Representative to Pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-union. They are furious that while I was a union member 1966-1980, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. But during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU. I earned an MBA from Loyola. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. I earned a master’s degree from DePaul.
https://aflcio.org/2025/11/20/call-tell-your-representative-pass-protect-americas-workforce-act
ATLANTIC
— America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage. Adults are significantly less likely to be married or to live with a partner than they used to be. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer people are marriage material. What helped make you 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 $108,978/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. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/america-marriage-decline/681518/
ROLLING STONE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to waste the careers of and to get rid of their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. They certainly used AA and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. They all had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. When I was 49 years old in 1997, they forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/the-affirmative-action-decision-doesnt-have-to-do-with-meritocracy-1234782275/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Chicago’s top prosecutor turns on woke judge who freed 72-time arrestee accused of setting devout Christian woman, 26, on fire on train.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15328259/chicago-train-woman-fire-prosecutor-record.html
INDEPENDENT
— Two members of the Illinois National Guard said they would refuse orders to carry out the Trump administration’s long-stated goal of sending federal troops into Chicago. DD: Have you refused orders? I have not. Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, all of my subordinates were Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, and/or had major performance problems. I never refused orders to give them preference. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. Because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they ever-increasingly wasted my career, ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me, and ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.aol.com/articles/two-illinois-national-guard-members-035249184.html
NDTV
— Amid H-1B Visa Debate, Team Trump’s Call To “Prioritize Qualified Americans” The Trump administration said that the project aims to “safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers.” DD: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But nevertheless, all my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/amid-h-1b-visa-debate-team-trumps-call-to-prioritize-qualified-americans-9701889
INDIA TODAY
— Amid H-1B debate, US companies asked to hire Americans or face fines under Project Firewall. The Trump administration has vowed to ensure that employers follow H-1B visa rules and “prioritize qualified Americans” over immigrants. Under Project Firewall, federal agencies will monitor abuses such as layoffs of US workers replaced by H‑1B visa holders, or wage discrepancies. Here’s all about the initiative. DD: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But nevertheless, all my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/project-firewall-explained-us-trump-admin-to-strengthen-h1b-visa-enforcement-american-workers-dol-chennai-maga-2826499-2025-11-26
TIMES OF INDIA
— Candace Owens recalls college moment she felt feminism was a lie and reveals the class blamed men for all problems. DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame men for all the problems that women have.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us-streamers/candace-owens-recalls-college-moment-she-felt-feminism-was-a-lie-and-reveals-the-class-blamed-men-for-all-problems/articleshow/125576678.cms
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— MAGA vs America First threatens Trump’s agenda. DD: According to Google AI, “The term America First in contemporary politics refers to a prominent conservative, nationalistic, and protectionist faction within the Republican Party, largely defined by the agenda of President Donald Trump. This ideology diverges from traditional conservative principles like internationalism and free trade.”
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/maga-vs-america-first-threatens-trump-s-agenda-101764172456476.html
PRESS READER
— Indian Americans face rising racism
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/garavi-gujarat-usa/20251129/281719800881916
November 25, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— City of Chicago employee accused of threatening Republican Illinois senator
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/city-chicago-employee-accused-threatening-235906336.html
CBS2
— Volunteers keep McCormick Place kitchen busy preparing Thanksgiving meals for thousands in need. DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people are in need.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fight2feed-volunteers-mccormick-place-thanksgiving-meals/
FOX32
— CPS advises immigrant parents to plan child care amid arrest fears. DD: What percent of CPS parents and students are in America illegally?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1746794
WTTW
— For Some People With Criminal Records, Illinois’ Clean Slate Act Could Offer a New Beginning. DD: When I was 49 years old in 1997, I knew that there would be no new beginnings for my career. My Democrat GAO superiors had forced me to retire. Previously, they had delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors had never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors had disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/25/some-people-criminal-records-illinois-clean-slate-act-could-offer-new-beginning
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/democrats-urged-troops-defy-orders/
— AI: The death of American education
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/opinion-education-teachers-artificial-intelligence/
— Readers share what is making them thankful. DD: I am thankful that my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have let me serve as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I am thankful that they let me serve as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-20210 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I am thankful that they let me stop video gambling in Wheaton in 2009 and the sale of pot in Wheaton in 2019. Obviously, the aforesaid is sarcastic. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/letters-112525-thankful/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Clerk censured by county board
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251125/local-politics/dupage-county-clerk-censured-by-county-board/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & WCIA & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help. Cannabis use among young adults has reached historic levels, with nearly 18 million Americans using marijuana daily in 2022. DD: Pot is poison. If not stopped, it will destroy America.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/more-people-are-addicted-to-marijuana-but-fewer-of-them-are-seeking-help-experts-say/article_274f1ddd-2ac8-52ac-96c6-c3d9d2834df9.html
https://www.wcia.com/health/ap-health/ap-more-people-are-addicted-to-marijuana-but-fewer-of-them-are-seeking-help-experts-say/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-more-people-are-addicted-to-marijuana-but-fewer-of-them-are-seeking-help-experts-say/amp/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Millions of illegal migrants got jobs in US due to being paid under the table. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/millions-of-illegal-migrants-got-jobs-in-us-due-to-being-paid-under-the-table-report-donald-trump-manufacturing-citizenship-fraud
WAND TV & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PREOUD & WCIA
— They relied on marijuana to get through the day. But then days felt impossible without it. As daily cannabis use rises to historic levels in the U.S., some longtime users are finding it harder to quit. DD: Pot is poison. If not stopped, it will destroy America.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/they-relied-on-marijuana-to-get-through-the-day-but-then-days-felt-impossible-without/article_a6f1d658-1d2e-525d-954f-6e41bf9784f9.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-they-relied-on-marijuana-to-get-through-the-day-but-then-days-felt-impossible-without-it/
https://www.wcia.com/health/ap-health/ap-they-relied-on-marijuana-to-get-through-the-day-but-then-days-felt-impossible-without-it/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on getting Latinos to blame their problems on Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-25/new-poll-shows-latino-support-for-trump-is-slipping
DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Board Censures Clerk Jean Kaczmarek
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_board/dupage_county_board_censures_clerk_jean_kaczmarek_1590.php
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP senator introduces bill to protect Netanyahu from arrest in New York
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/25/gop-senator-introduces-bill-protect-netanyahu-arrest-new-york/
— Trump’s comments on H-1B visa program drops hard truth about American education. Uncomfortable truth about failing public schools and teachers unions blocking reform. DD: Graduate accounting courses at DePaul and the Becker CPA Review course helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Undergraduate and graduate internal auditing courses at Roosevelt and Institute of Internal Auditors Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review courses helped me pass the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/25/trumps-comments-h-1b-visa-program-drops-hard-truth-american-education/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago leaders have let teenage criminals take over the city
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3898690/chicago-leaders-have-let-teenage-criminals-take-over-the-city/
— The road to the Chicago train fire attack
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3898591/road-to-chicago-train-fire-attack-lawrence-reed-arrests/
— Bessent says Mamdani is ‘clearly’ a leader in Democratic Party after ‘great campaign’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3898241/scott-bessent-mamdani-clearly-leader-democratic-party-after-great-campaign/
— Marjorie Taylor Greene embodies the inanity of populism
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3898513/marjorie-taylor-greene-embodies-inanity-populism/
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3897813/republicans-against-illegal-immigration-not-legal-immigration/
NEW YORK POST
— After a 40-year hiatus, the Communist Party USA is back on the ballot — and already has three people in office.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/25/us-news/communist-party-wins-big-in-local-elections-after-40-year-break/
— Trump brutally mocks ‘big, fat slob’ Pritzker during White House turkey pardon ceremony
https://nypost.com/2025/11/25/us-news/trump-mocks-big-fat-slob-j-b-pritzker-at-white-house-turkey-pardon-event/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden team pressured airports to house migrants despite safety warnings
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/11/25/biden-team-pressured-airports-to-house-migrants-despite-safety-warnings-bombshell-report-states-1605609/
BREITBART
— University of Minnesota Offers ‘Whiteness Pandemic’ Resources for ‘Antiracist’ Parenting
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/11/25/university-of-minnesota-offers-whiteness-pandemic-resources-for-antiracist-parenting/
CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— This Week In Waste. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. So far, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work.
https://www.cagw.org/this-week-in-waste-november-21-2025/
FOX NEWS
— Scott Bessent declares Zohran Mamdani is ‘clearly’ leader of the Democratic Party
https://www.foxnews.com/media/scott-bessent-declares-zohran-mamdani-clearly-leader-democratic-party-leader-cnbc-interview.amp
— University of Minnesota site warns of a ‘whiteness pandemic,’ urges White parents to ‘re-educate.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on getting non-Whites to blame their problems on Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/university-minnesota-site-warns-whiteness-pandemic-urges-white-parents-re-educate
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Federally Funded University of Minnesota Lab Dedicated to Combatting ‘White Pandemic’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/university-of-minnesota-paper-calls-white-families-most-powerful-systems-involved-in-systemic-racism/
PJ MEDIA
— Biden Admin Pressured Airports to House Illegal Aliens
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/25/biden-admin-pressured-us-airports-to-house-illegal-aliens-n4946387
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump slams Illinois officials over train arson: ‘A man arrested 72 times—and they let him out again’
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-slams-illinois-officials-over-train-arson-a-man-arrested-72-times-and-they-let-him-out-again
TOWNHALL
— Remember All the Illegals Sleeping in Airports? The Biden Administration Was Behind It All.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/11/25/biden-admin-housing-illegals-in-airports-n2666972
— New Yorkers Should Be Scared of Mamdani’s Pro-Crime, Anti-Police Appointees
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/11/25/mamdani-criminal-legal-committee-wants-to-empty-jails-n2666978
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Bessent: Mamdani ‘clearly the leader of the Democratic Party’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5622112-treasury-secretary-bessent-mamdani/
CBS NEWS
— FBI opens inquiry into 6 Democrats appearing in video that urged defying illegal orders
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-inquiry-six-democrats-illegal-orders-video/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Indiana Lawmakers Are Poised to Vote on Redistricting After All
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/indiana-redistricting-republicans.html
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on getting Blacks to blame their problems on Republicans.
https://newrepublic.com/article/203615/anti-blackness-isnt-part-trump-agenda-it-heart
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— DHS links 1,150% spike in ICE assaults to ‘sanctuary politicians’ rhetoric. DHS said the spike in assaults reflected a broader rise in threats against immigration officers and warned that rhetoric from several leaders had intensified risks.
https://news.meaww.com/dhs-links-1-150-spike-in-ice-assaults-to-sanctuary-politicians-rhetoric
November 25, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— 2 Chicago alders push new measures after teen takeover leaves 14-year-old dead. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiigm-Hr6_s
WGN9
— Renewed push for a Chicago “snap” curfew after teen takeover, shooting incidents in the Loop. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/renewed-push-for-a-chicago-snap-curfew-after-teen-takeover-shooting-incidents-in-the-loop/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erI3CHN1Uvw
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Blue Line horror brings a day of reckoning for the SAFE-T Act and hapless electronic monitoring in Cook County.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/editorial-blue-line-attack-lawrence-reed-tim-evans-cook-county-judges-electronic-monitoring/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/chicago-street-vendors-ice/
— DD: How thankful are you? According to my critics/opponents, I have never been thankful enough. According to them, I did not really earn what I have and I certainly do not disserve what I have. They stress that I avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments and a financial hardship deferment 1966-1971; that my parents provided me with room and board while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969; that I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE; that S.S Kresge hired me in 1964, the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980; that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; that GAO promoted me in 1986; that I earned master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a professional license in 1981; that a bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 and new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc.; that I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27; that I got married in 1978 and we bought a home that year and had one built in 1984; and that we gave up trying to have children and we did not adopt or become foster parents. According to my critics/opponents, I owe everything that I have to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/opinion-thanksgiving-plymouth-civil-war/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fatal Loop ‘teen takeover’ leaves families, peers reeling. After 14-year-old Armani Floyd’s death Friday, his peers at a South Shore after-school basketball group struggled with losing a friend whom they thought of as family. The violence has revived a City Council snap curfew measure vetoed by the mayor in the summer. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/11/24/armani-floyd-teen-takeover-project-swish
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Proposal to restrict, monitor ICE in Downers Grove rejected by Village Council. Resolution called for prohibiting agents from staging on village property.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/11/25/proposal-to-restrict-monitor-ice-in-downers-grove-rejected-by-village-council/
WTVO
— Illinois bill aims to restrict driver’s licenses to U.S. citizens only
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/illinois-bill-aims-restrict-driver-220716476.html
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Underwood to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/25/underwood-tours-broadview-ice-facility-00667974
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Dec. 2: Chris Cleveland, a former Republican Party chair in Chicago, is holding a fundraiser for his campaign to run for the Indiana Statehouse. Headliner is political activist and former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives. Details here ( https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019a-b37c-d739-a3ba-fffcab890000 )
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What have been your critics’/opponents’ biggest failures? My critics/opponents have failed to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. They have failed to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. They failed to stop me from serving as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. They failed to stop me from serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. They failed to stop me from serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-20210 and 2000-2004. They failed to stop me from serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They failed to stop me from serving as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. They failed to stop me from being a GAO employee 1980-1997. They failed to stop GAO from promoting me in 1986. They failed to stop me from being an IRS employee 1971-1980. They failed in stop IRS from promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They failed from to stop me from being a Post Office employee 1966-1969. They failed to stop me from stopping video gambling and pot sales in Wheaton. They failed to stop me from filing lawsuits. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The solution to America’s cost-of-living crisis. Robin Hood economics don’t work. DD: The cost-of-living in DuPage County is very high. I bought a new townhome in University Park after my IRS salary had increased from $55,850/year to $68,315/year in today’s dollars when I was 24 years old in 1972. But if that townhome had been built in DuPage County, I could not have afforded it. When my wife and I got married in 1978, we were able to buy a home in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) a) because my IRS salary was $108,978/year in today’s dollars, b) because of my wife’s salary, and c) because my wife had saved enough for the down payment.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/solution-americas-cost-living-crisis/
— DOGE without Musk is still buzz-sawing through government waste. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/decentralized-doge-still-buzz-sawing-government-waste/
NEW YORK POST
— Here’s why Trump believes he has upper hand over Mamdani after surprise lovefest in Oval Office
https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/business/heres-why-trump-believes-he-has-upper-hand-over-zohran-mamdani-after-surprise-lovefest-in-oval-office/
AMAC
— Witness the Catastrophic Results of Identity Theft by Illegal Immigrants
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/witness-the-catastrophic-results-of-identity-theft-by-illegal-immigrants/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Senate and Trump on a Collision Course Over the Leadership of the GAO
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/senate-and-trump-on-a-collision-course-over-the-leadership-of-the-gao/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gene L. Dodaro is not a household name. He is a mild-mannered man who is rarely seen without a necktie and dark suit, and who speaks in a flat, matter-of-fact tone. He has worked for the federal government since 1973. Yet, his retirement in December may well set off a separation-of-powers battle royale between President Donald Trump and Congress. Dodaro is the head of the Government Accountability Office, which has been a thorn in the president’s side during his second term. And by law, Trump gets to nominate the next Comptroller General, as the GAO’s leader is termed. Long before there was the Department of Government Efficiency, there was the GAO, which regularly publicly exposes governmental cost overruns and failed policies that squander taxpayer dollars. Congress established the nonpartisan agency in 1921 to audit agencies and help lawmakers root out fraud and rein in the federal deficit. Today, GAO may be best known for its frequent reporting on “improper payments” flowing from executive agencies, which amounted to more than $160 billion last year. The agency’s deep-dive investigations of federal agency operations, such as the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, often stoke congressional oversight. Trump has made it a policy to bring to heel government watchdogs his administration views as needlessly interfering in matters best left to executive branch officials. Trump has fired or demoted at least 20 inspector generals, whose job it is to uncover illicit doings by executive branch agencies, since returning to office in January. The president also canned the heads of the Office of Government Ethics and the Office of Special Counsel, both of whom set policies aimed at curbing mischief by federal officials. Earlier this year, the White House sought to embed a team of individuals from the DOGE in GAO. The agency rebuffed them and released a letter it sent to DOGE that declared, “GAO is a legislative branch agency that conducts work for Congress. As such, we are not subject to DOGE or Executive Orders.” Repeatedly, the White House has clashed with GAO over its legal opinions faulting various executive agencies for failing to spend congressionally appropriated funds. Last month, for example, Dodaro’s team deemed illegal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “withholding, delaying, or effectively precluding the obligation or expenditure of budget authority” for a few disaster mitigation and relief programs. Subsequently, Russ Vought, the head of the president’s Office of Management and Budget, told executive agency heads that GAO’s reports and legal opinions should be considered “non-binding” on them. In September, the clash flared up again. Vought criticized GAO, telling a conference of conservatives, “We are not big fans of GAO. They are a quasi-legislative independent entity … something that shouldn’t exist.” Dodaro defended his agency in a statement to the media. “Clearly, Russell Vought does not value transparency and accountability,” Dodaro said. “GAO’s mission is to support Congress in carrying out its constitutional responsibilities. During my tenure as Comptroller General alone, GAO’s work has saved taxpayers over $1.2 trillion and resulted in tens of thousands of improvements to how federal programs work.” Dodaro’s 15-year term expires on Dec. 29, and Trump quite probably would prefer he be replaced with someone who would call off GAO’s oversight dogs. At first blush, it might appear the president is likely to get his way. The GOP-controlled Senate has shown itself willing to vote for weak or ill-qualified nominees for high positions. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for example, was made the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services despite having little management experience and some crank ideas about health. Yet, a closer look suggests the president may face an uphill battle in the Senate. Republican senators have been willing to deep-six Trump appointees, particularly to low-profile positions. Trump has withdrawn a record high of 48 nominations this year. In recent weeks, they have forced the withdrawal of nominees to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Export-Import Bank, and the Office of Special Counsel. They also appear to be rejecting Trump’s proposed ambassador to Kuwait. Many, if not most, senators value GAO’s work. Unlike, say, communications from lobbyists, interest groups, and their political parties, GAO reports and opinions are factually-based. The agency does not get more money or rewards from helping a legislator understand why fraudsters can rip off the federal SNAP food program. GAO’s value would be greatly diminished if senators approved a new comptroller general who viewed himself as the president’s advocate and defender. Nor does it appear likely that Trump could circumvent the Senate and install an acting head of GAO. The law empowers the GAO deputy director to take over the top position when Dodaro’s term ends, and it requires Congress to form a commission headed by the majority and minority leaders of both chambers to propose potential nominees for the president’s consideration. And not to be forgotten is that Congress rebuffed Trump the last time he attempted this maneuver. This spring, his acting appointees were turned away from the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office, with the support of both Senate and House GOP leaders.)
BLAZE
— Chip Roy’s immigration blitz hits the lawless left and the squish right
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/chip-roys-immigration-blitz-hits-the-lawless-left-and-the-squish-right
BREITBART
— White House delays announcement of new healthcare cost plan. DD: What has cut your healthcare costs? For me, it was my working for the federal government for almost 30 years. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, the federal government paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. That helped me endure my Democrat superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the 72% health insurance subsidy a) that I got when I was federal employee, b) that my wife got when she was a federal employee 1968-1970, c) that I will always get as a federal retiree, and d) that my wife has gotten since we got married in 1978 and will always get.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/white-house-delays-announcement-of-new-healthcare-cost-plan/amp/
— Clinton-Appointed Judge Stops Trump’s IRS from Helping ICE Locate Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/24/clinton-appointed-federal-judge-stops-trumps-irs-from-helping-ice-locate-illegal-aliens/amp/
DAILY WIRE
— The Somali Takeover Of Minneapolis Is Worse Than We Thought
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-somali-takeover-of-minneapolis-is-worse-than-we-thought
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Police Department accused of operating race-based hiring system in civil rights complaint. America Legal First is requesting the Department of Justice investigate city’s hiring practices.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-police-department-accused-operating-race-based-hiring-system-civil-rights-complaint
— Chemistry between Trump and Mamdani was ‘undeniable’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385538235112
— Nassau County, a county that neighbors New York City, to install cameras and security technology along its border with the city because of Mamdani’s election.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-suburb-makes-major-security-move-city-border-after-mamdani-victory
— Ohio uncovers over 1,000 noncitizens ‘appearing’ registered to vote, sends cases to DOJ for prosecution
https://www.aol.com/news/ohio-uncovers-over-1-000-163623568.html
— Video shows wild neighborhood street takeover as violent mob pummels couple, burns truck. Violent confrontation erupted in New York City neighborhood as drivers performed donuts on residential lawns. DD: Yesterday, I raked leaves off all of my almost 5,000 square foot lawn.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-wild-neighborhood-street-takeover-violent-mob-pummels-couple-burns-truck
— Biden team forced airports to house migrants, risking safety. Cruz says administration allowed improperly vetted individuals to fly throughout US while diverting air marshals.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/bombshell-report-alleges-biden-team-pushed-airports-house-migrants-risking-safety?lid=7tzujt4ayy79
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Sanctuary Policies Let Dangerous Criminal Aliens Stay Free Until ICE Arrests Them
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/hed-tbd-chicago-raid-nets-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-freed-by-sanctuary-policies
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wheaton College Is Abandoning Its Conservative Alumni. DD: Wheaton College’s conservatism was a big reason why my wife and I a) bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and b) had a home built in Wheaton in 1984.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/wheaton-college-is-abandoning-its-conservative-alumni/
TOWNHALL
— Just Imagine What We Could Do If Democrats Weren’t Evil
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/11/25/just-imagine-what-we-could-do-if-democrats-werent-evil-n2666952
— Reclaiming America’s Story, Before Her 250th Birthday
https://townhall.com/columnists/mark-weaver/2025/11/25/ben-franklin-n2666956
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yet, as America nears its 250th birthday, we’re still subjected to revisionist accounts by historians who let personal ideology guide their conclusions. Their accounts drip with presentism, fixating on flaws while ignoring the revolutionary ideals that make us exceptional. Their echo chamber rings with the same off-key refrains about slavery and purported systemic racism. Let’s be clear: to all their shame, nearly every country in the world saw slavery within its borders. Some still do. Yet America is the only major country that ever fought a civil war to end it. Chattel slavery in southern states doesn’t define America; how we ended it — and that we ended it — does. Those who falsely allege systemic racism here ignore our constitutional provisions that guarantee equal protection of the law. It took more than a century for those promises to be kept, but they’ve never been stronger. Instances of racism exist because sin exists, and no country has done as much as America to quell it. Immigrants of every skin color seek to come here because they recognize that racism doesn’t define America — the muscular body of law that redresses individual cases of it does. No nation populated by imperfect humans can ever be perfect, but America stretches closest to that unreachable goal.)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
— Project Firewall partnership leads to enhanced federal enforcement against discriminatory hiring practices. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20251124
(FROM THE NEWS RELEASE: U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling applauded the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today for taking action to help prevent discrimination against American workers. The EEOC released new and updated educational materials to reaffirm and emphasize legal protections against national origin discrimination, which can include preferring foreign workers by advertising job openings as only available to H-1B visa holders. The EEOC’s efforts were a result of the department’s recently announced H-1B enforcement initiative Project Firewall, which aims to safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers. The ongoing project ensures employers prioritize qualified Americans when hiring and includes enforcement actions to hold employers accountable if they abuse the H-1B visa program.)
WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Chanting Bring in Trump’: After Wildly Violent Chicago Weekend, Trump Says He’s Being Begged to Save the Blue City. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.westernjournal.com/chanting-bring-trump-wildly-violent-chicago-weekend-trump-says-begged-save-blue-city/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Democratic senators request GAO probe of Trump official’s conduct in criminal referrals
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/democratic-senators-request-gao-probe-trump-officials-conduct-criminal-referrals-2025-11-17/
CBS NEWS
— Pentagon investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy “illegal orders.” DD: Have you defied orders? While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. All of my subordinates were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, and/or had major performance problems. I never defied orders to give them preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. Because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they ever-increasingly wasted my career, ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me, and ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/pentagon-investigating-sen-mark-kelly-over-video-urging-troops-to-defy-illegal-orders/
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Rural Kids Got Left Behind. DD: For me, it was fortunate that UIC was in commuting distance from my parents’ home in Crete. But commuting ate up lots of time and money and caused me lots of stress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opinion/rural-education-jobs.html
WASHINGTON POST
— One agency can push back on Trump — but probably not for long. GAO is Congress’s watchdog. Soon, Trump gets to nominate its new leader. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/27/trump-shutdown-gao/
— AP renews legal fight to end White House ban. AP which sued the government after being barred from covering White House events, presented its case to a circuit court panel. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois reporter since 2000. I should write about Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who do not want me to report on what they say or do. I would focus on those who have tried the hardest to bar me from attending their press conferences.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/24/ap-white-house-gulf-of-america/
WASHINGTON REPORTER
— Secretary Scott Turner launches HUD hotline to protect Americans in public housing. DD: What percent of those in America illegally are in public housing?
https://washingtonreporter.news/p/scoop-secretary-scott-turner-launches
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Colleges ease the dreaded admissions process as the supply of applicants declines. DD: UIC would not have admitted me in 1966 if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-25/college-admission-process-easier-less-stressful-as-applicant-pool-declines
USA TODAY
— Trump’s DOGE is done after less than a year. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/23/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge/87434764007/
— 10 cities where women are most likely to outearn their husbands. DD: Ever since my wife and I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have been envious of her income. According to them, without her income and if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/20/cities-where-women-outearn-men/87324762007/
— Americans with six-figure incomes are in ‘survival mode.’ DD: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 26 years old in 1976.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/14/americans-with-six-figure-incomes-in-survival-mode/87253991007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Greene’s Resignation Highlights Cracks in the MAGA Coalition
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/potomac-watch-strassel/wsj-opinion-marjorie-taylor-greenes-resignation-highlights-cracks-in-the-maga-coalition/9C71EC40-6987-4CFF-9A0B-76F3A9B79CBC
— The Volunteerism Drought. DD: What volunteer work do you, that is, what unpaid work do you do? I spend my own money and 10-15 hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-volunteerism-drought-725e37e3
SPECTRUM NEWS
— Pair of Democratic senators press for information on hiring, training standards for ICE agents. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females, they ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news/2025/11/21/pair-of-democratic-senators-press-for-information-on-hiring–training-standards-for-ice-agents
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey are pressing the Department of Homeland Security for information on its standards and practices for hiring and training new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, warning the administration’s full-force effort to surge the number of officers it employs suggests it may be “cutting corners” and “loosening” requirements.)
FAST COMPANY
— DOGE is dead, but the damage is still with us. Here’s a look back at some of its most egregious moves. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91448169/doge-dead-how-much-damage-elon-musk-department
NPR
— The American dream feels impossible for many young voters, who see no political fix. DD: When I was young, I had the American dream. That motivated me a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) to earn job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) to earn job-related professional certification when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) to earn a job-related professional license when I was 32. But if I was young today, I doubt that I could find that motivation.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/31/nx-s1-5590153/young-voters-american-dream-economy
REASON
— Trump Embraces Mamdani Socialism as ‘Practical’
https://reason.com/podcast/2025/11/24/trump-embraces-mamdani-socialism-as-practical/
JUST THE NEWS
— GAO warns that IRS hasn’t implemented most recommendations to improve agency operations. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, I brought with me the knowledge of IRS operations that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. The Democrats who ran GAO kept off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/gao-says-irs-hasnt-implemented-most-their-recommendations-improve
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hasn’t implemented most of the Government Accountability Office’s “priority recommendations” and is still struggling with deep-rooted operational problems, according to a new report ( https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-108066.pdf ) released publicly this week. “GAO identified 30 priority recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Since then, IRS has implemented five of those recommendations by designating a dedicated unit for addressing business identity theft fraud and assessing how online services may reduce taxpayer burden, among other things,” the GAO said. “In addition, GAO removed one recommendation related to reporting by third-party service providers, because it no longer warrants priority attention.” In a letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro highlighted urgent areas in need of attention, including the widening tax gap, taxpayer services, and cybersecurity. The GAO flagged 26 open high-priority recommendations and 204 other open recommendations that remain unresolved.)
GAO
— Surveillance: Potential Effects on Workers and Roles of Federal Agencies. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they monitored me very closely to find things to use against me, that is, to get rid of me. To make my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates envious of me, my Democrat GAO superiors stressed what I had including a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, b) my wife’s income and job benefits, c) our having no dependents, d) our home in Wheaton, e) our cars, f) our being debt-free, g) our retirement savings, h) etc. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always painted themselves as being grossly underpaid. They always stressed the tremendous cost of raising children.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107126
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Trump Responds to Question on Forgiving Marjorie Taylor Greene. DD: My critics/opponents will never forgive me for my supporting Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. They will never forgive me for my promoting planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. They will never forgive me for my including links in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter to articles that they do not like. They will never forgive me for the lawsuits that I filed against them.
https://news.meaww.com/video/trump-responds-to-question-on-forgiving-marjorie-taylor-greene