FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Pritzker blasts Trump’s attending the Presidents Cup.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-attend-presidents-cup-golf-tournament-medinah-country-club/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Donald Trump has attacked Chicago and Illinois at every turn of his term, like joking about the smell of deportations in the morning and sending masked agents into our neighborhoods. Now, he wants to come here for golf. “He is neither wanted here nor needed here. But if he is going to spend time in DuPage County, he can leave the country club and explain to Illinoisans why his tariffs have made groceries, electricity, and everything else too damned expensive. “He will not. He will watch golf, he will call our city names, and he will get on a plane. And every day he is here, and every day after he leaves, I will keep doing what I have done since the day his agents showed up: use every tool I have at my disposal to protect the people of Illinois. He knows where to find me. We are ready for this fight.”)
WGN9
— Ford Heights Village Hall raided as part of Illinois Attorney General investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yztiya4DBPs
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Illinois Republicans pitch candidacies, talk voter engagement in Elizabeth.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_09dbe0f7-d983-4548-85e1-0bba05661fb0.html
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Darin LaHood, U.S. House of Representatives, 16th District.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/25/2026-election-questionnaire-darin-lahood-us-house-of-representatives-16th-district/
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Sean Noonan, DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/25/2026-election-questionnaire-sean-noonan-dupage-county-sheriff/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-25/the-supreme-court-revives-a-controversial-data-system-for-citizenship-checks
ILLINOIS TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/officials-tackle-election-misinformation/
RAMIREZ
— DD: Ramirez ever-increasingly a) glorifies and praises illegals and b) fights their deportation.
https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ramirez-garcia-host-election-protection-roundtable-local-advocates-election
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-603/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism? How strongly are they stressing the negatives of socialism and the positives of capitalism? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.
— What motivates you to donate to candidates? I should survey the biggest major Republican donors in Illinois about the Republican candidates who they have donated to, why they donated to them, their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with what the candidates did to win, and why they won or lost. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In what ways are you increasingly in the minority in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and/or in your precinct? I am increasingly in the minority because I am conservative, Republican, Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), German American (100%), and my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Democrat Socialists Introduce Blueprint for National Chaos.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/09/democrat-socialists-introduce-blueprint-for-national-chaos/
— Pritzker Redefines Civil Rights to Include Gender Dysphoria.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/09/jb-pritzker-redefines-civil-rights-to-include-gender-dysphoria/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASZHINGTON TIMES
— The IRS loses up to $304 billion a year to fraud. It still has no antifraud strategy. DD: I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While they did assign me to audits of CID for 3 years 1986-1988, they never assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division for the other 15 years that I worked for them. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/25/fraudsters-steal-300-billion-irs-year/
NEW YORK POST
— Ramirez slammed by Trump admin for most ‘radical’ plan targeting ICE yet.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/illinois-rep-delia-ramirez-slammed-by-trump-admin-for-most-radical-plan-targeting-ice-yet/
— Americans are embracing socialism at record levels — as popularity tops 40% for first time since 2010. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/americans-are-embracing-socialism-at-record-levels-gallup-poll/
AMAC
— President Donald Trump recently revoked White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, accusing the outlets of repeatedly publishing false information. A federal judge subsequently ordered their access temporarily restored, finding that the administration likely violated their right to due process. Which of the following best reflects your opinion? DD: I should write about the following who since 2000 have constructively and literally revoked my GOPUSA press credentials: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://amac.us/polls/president-trump-white-house-access-journalists
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Employer of last resort. DD: According to my critics/opponents who have never worked for the federal government, the federal government is the employer of last resort, that is, it employs those who are deficient and therefore rejected by the private sector, by state government, by local government, and by all other employers. Of course, I disagree. While Democrats have reduced federal hiring, retention, and promotion standards for federal jobs, those standards are much higher than for private sector, state, local, and other jobs.
https://www.aei.org/economics/underwhelming-ideas-a-federal-jobs-guarantee/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Supreme Court clears way for Trump admin to boot illegal aliens from voter rolls.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/25/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-admin-to-boot-illegal-aliens-from-voter-rolls-1660623/
BLAZE
— ‘NEVER going to happen’: DHS Sec. Mullin CRUSHES ‘open borders’ Democrat Ramirez pushing ‘radical’ anti-ICE bill.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mullin-delia-ramirez-anti-ice
CAMPUS REFORM
— Rock Valley College in Rockford quietly rebranded its DEI office sometime last year while keeping its DEI programs largely intact. DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/rock-valley-college-drops-dei-name-retains-programs/30654
DAILY CITIZEN
— The Most Republican or Democrat-Leaning Jobs in America? DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/republican-democrat-jobs-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But what does it mean to work in a “religious organization”? That could be almost anything: a Catholic hospital, a Muslim or Jewish organization, a historic religiously based university, or a local rescue mission or food pantry. Burge found that Christian-based workplaces were dramatically more likely to lean Right or Republican over and against either Muslim or Jewish employers.)
DAILY WIRE
— They’re Using A Drowning Victim To Start A Race Riot. It’s a coordinated effort to bring back the BLM riots of 2020.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/unbelievable-theyre-using-a-drowning-victim-to-start-a-race-riot
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— If Work Is Punitive, What Is a Lifetime of Government Dependency? DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://thefga.org/blog/if-work-is-punitive-what-is-a-lifetime-of-government-dependency/
FOX NEWS
— More Americans than ever now have a positive view of socialism. 43% now see socialism favorably, driven by a shift among independents whose rating jumped to 45%. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/more-americans-than-ever-positive-view-socialism-new-poll-says.amp
JONATHAN TURLEY
— The Socialist Chic: Almost Half of Americans Now Hold Positive Views of Socialism. Karl Marx believed that “Democracy is the road to socialism.” DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/25/the-socialist-chic-almost-half-of-americans-now-hold-positive-views-of-socialism/comment-page-1/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Castro’s playbook: Dozens of congressional bills are pushing socialist ideas. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/castros-playbook-ex-ag-warns-dozens-congressional-bills-pushing-socialist-ideas.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter Is Not the Only Victim. DD: 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.nationalreview.com/2026/09/nikole-hannah-joness-daughter-is-not-the-only-victim/
NEWSMAX
— Danger as Voters Embrace Socialism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/mclaughlin/economic-hispanic-moderates-voters/2026/09/25/id/1270654/
TOWNHALL
— This Is Why America Could Become a Socialist Nightmare. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/25/this-is-why-america-could-become-a-socialist-nightmare-n2683563
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6112712-trump-approval-ratings-midterm-elections/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. DD: The mainstream news media has done far more to destroy Trump than China ever has.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-xi-press-pool-boycott-media.html
— DD: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/maine-michigan-democrats-unity-poll.html
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
— Not Democrats. Not Republicans. But Not a Third Party Either. DD: To get rid of me, my anti-conservative critics/opponents want me to leave the Illinois Republican Party and join the Illinois Conservative Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/opinion/independents-midterms-democrats.html
— After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Crucial States Feel Unified. DD: What have Dabrowski and Mendrick done to help elect Bailey?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/maine-michigan-democrats-unity-poll.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Collectivism is socialism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/25/what-religious-integralists-right-socialists-share/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Are your coworkers more Democratic or Republican? See donation data by company. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/partisan-donation-occupations/
DESERT NEWS
— What’s the most Republican job in America? DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/12/25/new-data-finds-construction-and-christian-organizations-are-the-most-republican-leaning-industries-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in all industries except for Christian organizations and construction. The sectors with the smallest share of Republican employees are tech development, media and higher education. Employees of law firms, fast food and clothing retail also leaned disproportionately toward the Democratic Party.)
LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— Why socialism erodes liberty and destroys people’s freedom. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/why-socialism-erodes-liberty-and-destroys-people8217s-freedom-9944ea71
ABC6
— Greg Bovino launches a committee to explore a 2028 presidential run.
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/gallery/greg-bovino-launches-a-committee-to-explore-a-2028-presidential-run-trump-administration-border-patrol-minneapolis
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Price of ‘Equality.’ She sacrificed her child’s education for a false ideal. I lost my job and many friends for a true one. DD: My critics/opponents promote equal outcome, that is, they reject equal opportunity.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/nikole-hannah-jones-and-the-price-of-equality-e89b312c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, I was on the side of equality, and I did pay a price. In my capacity as president of a local school council, I was defending New York City’s “screened schools,” which admit students based on objective criteria, without regard to race or ethnicity. Ms. Hannah-Jones was interviewing me for a New York Times series titled “Segregated City,” a video companion piece of sorts to her 2016 article “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City.” Everyone I knew told me not to do it. I probably should have listened. I was run out of my job as a public defender, lost many friends, and had to navigate a steady stream of racism accusations while serving on the school council. Ms. Hannah-Jones, who is notorious for leading the Times’s “1619 Project,” has a different idea of equality: identical statistical outcomes by race, regardless of individual achievement. It turns out she was willing to sacrifice something in pursuit of this ideal: her daughter’s education.)
FORTUNE
— Harvard’s last Affirmative Action program is for the rich.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/26/harvard-legacy-admissions-affirmative-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s called the Z-List. Over the years, it has become notorious for just who gets ushered through Harvard’s back door. They’ve often included children of uber-wealthy donors, connected alumni, and heads of state. Some have academic credentials that would make admission through Harvard’s front door highly unlikely. For decades, preferences like these were part of the peculiar ecosystem of elite college admissions. Then came June 2023. When the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC, it was obvious what should come next. Legacy admissions would have to go.)
INC.
— The Job Search Is Crushing Workers’ Confidence. The Worst Part Isn’t Rejection. For today’s job seekers, the most damaging part of looking for work may not be rejection, but months of silence that erode confidence, financial security, and hope. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. That made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. Previously, they had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.inc.com/chloe-rosenberg/the-job-search-is-crushing-workers-confidence-the-worst-part-isnt-rejection/91410610
JD SUPRA
— When a Workplace Protest Isn’t “Protected.” DD: I did far more than demonstrate. When I was 40 in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-a-workplace-protest-isn-t-4884508/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent NLRB Division of Advice memorandum gives employers a useful roadmap for handling on-site demonstrations that are driven by political or social causes rather than workplace conditions. The takeaway: not every group employee action is “protected concerted activity,” and discipline for a genuine policy violation can be lawful, but the margin for error is narrow, especially in California. . .Federal law is only half the picture here. California has some of the nation’s strongest statutory protections for employee political activity. Labor Code section 1101 bars employers from adopting or enforcing any policy that controls or directs employees’ political activities, and section 1102 prohibits using the threat of discharge to coerce employees to follow (or not follow) a particular line of political action. That means a California employer cannot safely rely on the NLRA analysis alone. Even where a protest falls outside federal “concerted activity” protection, discipline that looks like it targets the political message itself – rather than a neutral, evenhandedly enforced rule – can expose the employer to a separate state-law claim.)
HR BREW
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/75-of-americans-believe-diverse-workforces-are-more-profitable
SECRETS OF OPM
— Private sector v. public sector employees. DD: I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://usopm.substack.com/p/this-is-not-your-grandfathers-federal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without mincing words, we have done a poor job of getting early career folks into government. Today, only 7% of the federal workforce is under the age of 30. In the overall U.S. workforce, 22% of employees are under 30. You don’t need a calculator to realize the problem – by a factor of more than 3:1, the federal workforce is under-indexed on early career talent. At the same time, fully 44% of the federal workforce is over the age of 50 – I’m helping support that statistic personally! In the overall U.S. workforce, 33% of employees fall into this demographic. So, the federal workforce skews older by 11 percentage points than other employers. And this means that within a 5-10 year span, close to half of current federal employees could leave the workforce through retirement.)
GAO
— Tax Fraud: The Federal Government Loses an Estimated $116 Billion to $304 Billion Annually. DD: I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While they did assign me to audits of CID for 3 years 1986-1988, they never assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division for the other 15 years that I worked for them. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107810
NPR
— Why working-class voters have been shifting toward the Republican Party.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5183060/why-working-class-voters-have-been-shifting-toward-the-republican-party
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FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Ramirez Proposal would abolish ICE, shut down DHS. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-ewvmgakr06att13e
FOX32
— Illinois immigrant rights group plans protest during Trump’s Chicago visit.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-zoagqoxj9qgpnqys
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/23/judge-sets-hearing-date-broadview-six-want-further-investigation-prosecutors-misconduct
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Early voting begins Thursday in collar counties but not until Oct. 1 in Chicago and Oct. 7 in suburban Cook.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/24/illinois-election-early-voting/
— Cook County leaders warn of ‘devastation’ with 100 days to go before Medicaid work requirements take effect. DD: According to Google AI, “Able-bodied in the Medicaid program is a policy term used to describe adults who do not qualify for traditional coverage categories like being elderly, blind, disabled, pregnant, or a child.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/medicaid-work-requirements/
— The Nov. 3 ballot lacks real choices.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/charles-selle-column-nov-3-ballot/
— Who’s afraid of a big, bad debate?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/judy-bowlby-hilario-dominguez-darren-bailey-mary-miller-juliana-stratton-don-tracy-jennifer-davis-melissa-bean/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just ask Don Tracy, the Republican running for U.S. Senate against Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. He’s made his opponent’s unwillingness to face off a leading campaign talking point. While Stratton has committed to a debate on WTTW, Chicago’s local public television channel, that’s it. Darren Bailey this spring declined to debate his primary opponents Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heinder and James Mendrick, winning the primary election soundly anyway. Bailey is rightfully upset that Gov. JB Pritzker has apparently declined to debate him and has agreed only to a single “forum” on WTTW, which does not typically reach a large downstage audience. We’d hope arrangements are being made for wider distribution. Downstate U.S. Rep. Mary Miller also demurred when it came to debates. We suspect she didn’t want to have to take on a more pragmatic, independent-minded candidate in Judy Bowlby, whom we endorsed. Both Bailey and Miller won their primaries handily, which unfortunately reinforces bad behavior. Namely, once you’re confident enough that you can win, campaigning becomes less about making your case to the public and more about holding your ground.)
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: $710 million DuPage County budget proposal includes money for first-time homebuyers. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $88.700. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260923/local-politics/710-million-dupage-county-budget-proposal-includes-money-for-first-time-homebuyers-rental-assistan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One highlight of the proposed budget is a plan to use $5 million for a first-time homebuyer program administered in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority. The program, which Conroy hopes to begin in early 2027, would provide up to $30,000 in down payment assistance to qualifying residents.)
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Region’s Republicans follow president’s plan: Campaign like he’s on ballot.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-republicans-talk-voting-data-22442639.php
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: JB Pritzker, Illinois Governor.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/09/23/2026-election-questionnaire-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor/
WAND TV
— Schumer says Trump needs to stand up to Xi.
https://www.wandtv.com/video/2026/09/23/schumer-says-trump-needs-stand-up-xi/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois attorney general claims victory in lawsuit against Trump administration. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat judges and justices will ever-increasingly will rule not only against Trump, but against all Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-09-23/illinois-attorney-general-claims-victory-in-lawsuit-against-trump-administration
— Judge orders Trump administration to restore journalists’ access to White House. DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-24/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-restore-journalists-access-to-white-house
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a joint lawsuit against Trump to challenge that decision on Monday, on the grounds that their constitutional rights had been violated. They sought a temporary restraining order on the ban that would allow them to report from the White House as the proceedings in the case continue. In his Thursday ruling, Kelly ordered White House representatives to “immediately return, reinstate, and restore” their press credentials to reporters of the three news organizations.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media ever-increasingly paint everything as being bad and blame Trump for that.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-disapproval-highest-in-second-term-amid-economic-woes-emerson-college/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago): Illinois is a leader in LGBTQ rights. A priority is to ban the use of tax dollars for conversion therapy.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-lawmaker-il-is-a-leader-in-lgbtq-rights/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Becomes First Midwest State To Allow Medically Assisted Death As ‘Deb’s Law’ Goes Into Effect.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-becomes-first-midwest-state-allow-medically-assisted-death-debs-law-goes
ILLINOIZE
— Spending, Attacks Ramp Up in Competitive House Races.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/spending-attacks-ramp-up-house
(FROM THEW ARTICLE: There are more than a few Republicans who tell us they believe the seat being vacated by Rep. Amy Grant (R-Wheaton) is all but lost to Democrats and Wheaton City Council member Erica Bray-Parker. Bray-Parker has had digital ads running in the district and at least one mail piece, we’re told. Republican sources say digital ads will be going up for Republican candidate Rob Vrankovich. . .Democrats appear to believe Ugaste’s district is trending their way, so they’ve begun hitting Ugaste pretty hard in mail and digital. The digital ad looks as if it is from a congressional race and not a state legislative race. Dems haven’t hit Ugaste in mailboxes for a couple of weeks, though, so they may not be fully invested. Ugaste is dropping mail and running digital ads.)
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Bailey-Dabrowski divide deepens.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/24/the-bailey-dabrowski-divide-deepens-01091210
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party is also drawing criticism from some Republicans for not seeming to do more to support Bailey. Its chair, Bob Grogan, served as treasurer for Dabrowski’s campaign before heading the party. He now insists he’s supporting all candidates, including Bailey. Stirring the pot: Downstate attorney Tom DeVore, a former attorney general candidate, accused Dabrowski and Grogan of purposely trying to make sure Bailey loses significantly to Pritzker in order to help prop up Republicans for 2030. “They want to convince the base that votes in a primary that it takes a Dabrowski or it takes an Irvin or a Rauner to actually beat the Democrats,” said DeVore, referring to Richard Irvin, who lost to Bailey in the primary in 2022, and former Gov. Bruce Rauner, who lost to Pritzker in 2018. “They think that unless they can get enough Republicans in the base convinced of that, they can never get through a primary. Dabrowski denies the accusation. “That’s crazy talk,” he said, and he suggested that Bailey, as the standard bearer of the party, should be trying to unite Republicans. The back-and-forth is exposing a deep divide inside the Illinois GOP that hasn’t won statewide office in over a decade and continues to struggle for relevance.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-814/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-601/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who works the hardest against you? Those who work the hardest against me promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about those who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
httpo://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do your critics/opponents get involved in Republican politics? My critics/opponents get involved in Republican politics to get the Republican party to officially dump its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform. I should write about my critics/opponents in the following who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 because I promote the aforesaid planks: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get out the Republican vote? I am hand-delivering DuPage GOP-provided envelopes to the 660 registered Republican and Independent voters in their 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. The envelopes have 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels and contain a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided outstanding Voter Guide, and campaign literature from the 14 of 18 Republican candidates who provided their literature to the MTRO so far. By the time I am done, I will have stuffed 6,400 pieces — 5,600 literature pieces (14X400), 400 Voter Guides, and 400 sample ballots — in 400 envelopes and hand-delivered them. I have to fold the Voter Guides (400), sample ballots (400), and two of the literature pieces (800). I am using my photocopier to make 400 copies of the 2-sided sample ballot and 200 color copies of the Voter Guide. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Billionaire Pritzker Lets Taxpayers Finance His Health Insurance
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/22/billionaire-pritzker-lets-taxpayers-finance-his-health-insurance/
— State Rep. Jeff Keicher on Artificial Intelligence
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/23/state-rep-jeff-keicher-on-artificial-intelligence/
— Independent Candidate for Governor Releases Real Estate Tax Relief Plan (with Critique)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/23/independent-candidate-for-governor-releases-real-estate-tax-relief-plan-with-critique/
— Federal Judge Gives Suburbanite a Year for Threatening to “Kill the Nazi Rapist Pigs”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/22/federal-judge-gives-suburbanite-a-year-for-thretening-to-kill-the-nazi-rapist-pigs/
— Senator Craig Wilcox Holding Pig Roast at Highest Elevation in Algonquin Township Saturday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/21/senator-craig-wilcox-holding-pig-roast-at-highest-elevation-in-algonquin-township/
— Illinois Environment Council Zoom Presents One-Sided Look at Battery Farms
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/18/illinois-environment-council-zoom-presents-one-sided-look-at-battery-farms/
— Illinois Battery Farm Construction Far Behind Expectations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/17/illinois-battery-farm-construction-far-behind-expectations/
— Corbett Catches WTTW with It Pants Down in Preventing His Debate Attendance
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/16/corbett-catches-wttw-with-it-pants-down-in-preventing-his-debate-attendance/
— Sun-Times Reports Colin Corbett “a Fiscal Conservative Who Supports Abortion Rights”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/17/sun-times-reports-colin-corbett-a-fiscal-conservative-who-supports-abortion-rights/
— No Measles Cases Found in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/17/no-measles-cases-found-in-mchenry-county/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Taxpayers pay extra for early voting.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3e0ec8f4-0a38-4950-8902-c5f3438b214f.html
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago’s Finger Pointing Mayor.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-finger-pointing-mayor
WIREPOINTS
— Bravo: Ted Dabrowski launches ‘Fight for Illinois’
https://wirepoints.org/bravo-ted-dabrowski-launches-fight-for-illinois-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— As Bailey Battles Pritzker, Dabrowski Launches His Own Statewide Political Machine, Fueling 2030 Talk.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/as-bailey-battles-pritzker-dabrowski-launches-his-own-statewide-political-machine-fueling-2030-talk.html
— Dabrowski Is ‘Fighting for Illinois’ — From Delaware.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/dabrowski-is-fighting-for-illinois-from-delaware.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Vallas: Pritzker’s credit upgrades come with a nearly $86 billion tax bill.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-credit-rating-pritzker-tax-hikes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— More than 4 in 10 Americans favor socialism for the first time. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/23/gallup-poll-finds-4-10-americans-favor-socialism-first-time/
— Trump and the press boycott each other. Presidents don’t need a friendly media; they need the confidence to face a hostile one. DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/23/trump-press-boycott/
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago commuters are hit with a bold new Florida billboard campaign.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/business/florida-chamber-gives-jb-pritzker-runner-up-for-economic-developer-of-the-year-award-on-chicago-billboards/
— Marco Rubio begins yanking visas of birth tourism enablers: ‘Sending a clear message.’
https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/us-news/marco-rubio-begins-yanking-visas-of-birth-tourism-enablers/
— People who don’t like America should go somewhere else. DD: What do you say to Democrats who come to DuPage County and who stay in DuPage County a) to flee Democrat poverty and crime and b) to take advantage of Republican prosperity and safety, but continue to vote for Democrats?
https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/media/judge-judy-says-people-who-dont-like-america-should-go-somewhere-else/
— Gay media empire forced out board member over MAGA hat.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/media/equalpride-board-member-resigns-after-staff-pushback-over-trump-hat/
AMERICAN THINKER
— So why did Nikole Hannah-Jones expose New York City’s horrible public schools now?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/so-why-did-nikole-hannah-jones-expose-new-york-city-s-horrible-public-schools-now/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I think the answer lies in her own ideology, in her own ‘contributions’ to social thought. Her error-filled 1619 Project, which the American Federation of Teachers promoted in schools, likely in those very schools Hannah-Jones’s daughter attended (Update: was taught), claimed that America was fatally flawed from its foundation, and remained hopelessly flawed. Black people were victims. The only conclusion that could be reached from it was reparations and of course, reinforced affirmative action. That made it easy to not worry too much about the results coming out of the public schools, which Democrats running these cities don’t worry too much about as they throw more money at them. It would explain why promoting black children without merit, giving every kid an ‘A’ no matter how poorly they performed, could continue without any apparent consequences for the kids or the schools. One reason, of course, is that teachers were afraid to be branded ‘racist’ if they did flunk any of the kids for nonperformance, given the atmosphere. Another reason was, why not? If teachers could never be fired for failing to teach and kids would go on to college no matter what their preparation, why not just give all A’s? There would be no consequences either way and less attention from giving the A’s and passing the kids along to the next level. But what actually became of the kids in these failing schools, especially the ones who were tracked into college with no education?)
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kamala Harris says attacking DEI means attacking maternal care.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/23/kamala-harris-says-attacking-dei-means-attacking-maternal-care-1660225/
BLAZE
— Socialists want a new Constitution. Believe them. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-socialists-want-a-new-constitution-believe-them
BREITBART
— Homan: ‘They Will Never Abolish ICE’ DD: Democrats have always run GAO. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. Under him, GAO shrank from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. GAO is just a shell of what it once was. If Bowsher had defended GAO and reformed GAO, there would have been no need for DOGE.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/23/homan-they-will-never-abolish-ice/amp/
— More than 40% of Americans have positive view of socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting young people a) to blame their career problems on capitalism and b) to want socialism. What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on the Democrats who run the federal government and their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/poll-more-than-40-of-americans-have-positive-view-of-socialism/
— Report Exposes California’s $11B ‘Shadow Welfare System’ for Illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/09/23/report-exposes-californias-11b-shadow-welfare-system-for-illegals/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Howard University homecoming to feature LGBTQ ‘Lavender Reception.’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/howard-university-homecoming-feature-lgbtq-lavender-reception/30628
COLLEGE FIX
— New Jersey university trains counseling students to be ‘social justice advocates.’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/monmouth-u-trains-counseling-students-to-be-social-justice-advocates/
DAILY WIRE
— Speaker Johnson: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan An Excellent ‘Investment.’ Johnson said that deportations were a solid way to protect Americans from crime. 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.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-an-excellent-investment
DISPATCH
— Young People Need Know the American Dream Isn’t Dead. It’s fine to be angry about affordability, but grievance can’t be the response. DD: What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://thedispatch.com/article/american-dream-generation-z-socialism-populism/
FOX BUSINESS
— Socialists and communists want government control over your life. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405515888112
— Americans look at socialism as being big government. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on the Democrats who run the federal government and their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405517279112
— Socialism is predicated on jealousy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. My Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were filled with envy. They always painted themselves as being underpaid. After I got married in 1978, they were ever-increasingly more furious at my and my wife’s ever-increasing income and net worth. To turn everyone against me, they stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the collector cars that I bought when I was 40 and 45, d) the college degrees that I earned when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48, e) the professional certifications that I earned when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, f) the professional license that I earned when I was 32, g) the many vacations that my wife and I took, h) etc. Some of my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates circulated copies of Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me and my wife. SEE https://gopillinois.com/documents/
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405514875112
FOX NEWS
— Chicago’s half-empty schools reveal a crisis city leaders refuse to confront. Rooftop Revelations: Let me explain is why the school buildings are empty. The people who run these buildings are largely the problem.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-half-empty-schools-reveal-crisis-city-leaders-refuse-confront
HOT AIR
— Teen Takeovers Are a Legacy of Woke 1.0. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://hotair.com/headlines/2026/09/23/teen-takeovers-are-a-legacy-of-woke-10-n3819215
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Seattle U. To Host ‘People of Color’ Law Conference.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/seattle-u-to-host-people-of-color-law-conference/amp/
NEWSMAX
— It is America vs Socialism on the ballot. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/matt-schlapp-midterms-america-vs-225220298.html
POST MILLENNIAL
— Kamala Harris claims an ‘attack on DEI is an attack on Black maternal care’ as El-Sayed shows off friendship bracelets. By Harris’ metric, a person’s dark skin color should give them that advantage of access and a person’s dark skin color automatically gives them a greater understanding of health care for Black moms.
https://thepostmillennial.com/kamala-harris-claims-an-attack-on-dei-is-an-attack-on-maternal-care-as-el-sayed-shows-off-friendship-bracelets
POWERLINE
— Late-stage socialism. As a society, we have lost the plot. From Gallup, “Forty-three percent of Americans now have a positive view of socialism, marking the first time this figure has exceeded 39% in Gallup’s trend since 2010. Socialism still trails capitalism and free enterprise in public favorability but now ranks ahead of big business.” DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/late-stage-socialism.php
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— New White House Ad: We Will Defeat Communism, Socialism, and Marxism In America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/09/23/new_white_house_ad_we_will_defeat_communism_socialism_and_marxism_in_america.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting young people a) to blame their career problems on capitalism and b) to want socialism. What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on the Democrats who run the federal government and their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-voters-grow-concerned-capitalism-re-still-wary-socialism-dsa-rcna599194
CBS NEWS
— DOJ defends Trump White House media ban, citing national security and “professionalism and decorum.” DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-defends-trump-white-house-media-ban/
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/09/24/how-trump-administration-is-dismantling-us-asylum-system/
USA TODAY
— Women to inherit most of $124T ‘great wealth transfer.’ Many aren’t ready.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/09/22/great-wealth-transfer-women-unprepared/91816260007/
— DD: Alcohol and pot are vices. Anticipate/expect that as more pot is used, less alcohol will be used.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/09/22/alcohol-use-drops-first-time-covid-19-pandemic-study/91888128007/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/18/juliana-stratton-lisa-blunt-rochester-angela-alsobrooks-senate/91759441007/
ABC17
— Where dedication pays: Jobs with the biggest earning upside. DD: What did you do to increase your earning potential? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents stress notwithstanding all that, I never made more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars and I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. According to them, that proves that I am an unmitigated loser and even worse things.
https://abc17news.com/stacker-careers-education/2026/09/23/where-dedication-pays-jobs-with-the-biggest-earning-upside/
WALL STREET JOUNAL
— Some Republicans Don’t Want Indian-American Votes. The multiracial coalition that elected Trump in 2024 may fracture because of bigotry within the party. DD: How many Indian-Americans voted for Trump because he and Modi were great friends?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/some-republicans-dont-want-indian-american-votes-bebd6382
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Carnegie Endowment for International Peace survey estimated that 32% of Indian-Americans backed Mr. Trump in the 2024 election. Yet this year only 22% of Indian-Americans favor Republicans for the Senate and only 18% favor them for the House, according to last month’s Asian American Voter Survey. Indian-American Trump supporters aren’t the only minority voters apparently feeling buyer’s remorse. Two years ago, the president won around 48% of the Hispanic vote. Hispanic support for Mr. Trump has since crashed to 26%, according to a recent New York Times/Siena poll. Mr. Trump’s 15% support among black voters in 2024 has declined to 11%.)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
— DD: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) ascribes positive motives to liberals and to Democrats and b) ascribes negative motives to conservatives and to Republicans.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/november/conservatives-and-liberals-motivated-by-different-psychological-.html
FED SMITH
— The average federal civilian salary is about $112,000/year. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) the federal government grossly overpaid me, b) I should not have gotten the promotions I got, and c) my federal career was an abject failure. They stress that while I was a federal union member for almost 12 years, almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, a) my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and b) my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. They stress that while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my salary increased from $89,703/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) I earned four more job-elated professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/10/why-some-federal-employees-earn-twice-average-salary/
POLITICO
— POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/politico-barred-from-white-house-after-court-ruling-restoring-access-01091259
— Judge restores White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW. DD: I should write about the following who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/white-house-access-media-ban-ruling-01091226
DAILY BEAST
— Pete Hegseth’s wife is waging her own war on wokeness. Jenny Hegseth, the Secretary of War’s third wife, held the inaugural meeting of the Military Spouse Commission at the White House on Monday, a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the commission and naming Jenny as its leader.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pete-hegseths-third-wife-jenny-hegseth-flaunts-new-power-grab/
ADVOCATE
— The 15 best universities in the U.S. for LGBTQ+ students. These are the top places to get a great education in a queer-friendly and affirming environment. The University of Illinois Chicago scored high on all of the LGBTQ+-inclusive metrics, but suffered from having only one queer venue within 10 miles of the college.
https://www.advocate.com/news/education/lgbtq-friendly-universities-study#rebelltitem10
September 21, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Protesters pursuing legal action after mace incident outside Broadview ICE facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-pursuing-legal-action-after-mace-incident-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3991415/
CBS2
— Protestors sprayed by ICE agent during clash outside Broadview facility. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protestors-sprayed-by-ice-agents-broadview-facility/
FOX32
— Protesters at Broadview ICE facility maced, 2 hospitalized. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-protesters-maced-9-19
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker doesn’t condemn remarks by streamer Hasan Piker while ex-Mayor Rahm Emanuel blasts them.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/20/gov-jb-pritzker-wont-condemn-remarks-by-streamer-hasan-piker-while-ex-mayor-rahm-emanuel-blasts-them/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Early voting begins Thursday for Nov. 3 election in Madison County.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/madison-county-early-voting-election-illinois-22428762.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they’ve notified Trump they’re suing over denied White House access.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cnn-ms-now-politico-say-theyve-notified-trump-theyre-suing-over-denied-white-house-access/article_34f1f3e0-be31-52d5-ad4b-9cf0187703b7.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it’s an ‘inexpensive price to pay’ for the Iran war.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-rising-gas-prices-frustrate-voters-trump-says-its-an-inexpensive-price-to-pay-for-the-iran-war/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Republican candidates.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-21/many-gop-candidates-still-echo-trumps-2020-claims-lots-of-voters-want-to-move-on
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/21/pritzkers-national-push-01085721
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County sample ballots are now available at https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/voting_information/voter_lookup_tool.php What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to get out the Republican vote? I am going to hand-deliver DuPage GOP-provided envelopes to the 660 registered Republican and Independent voters in the 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. The envelopes will have DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels and contain a copy of the sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided outstanding Voter Guide, and campaign literature from the Republican candidates who have provided their literature to the MTRO. I am halfway done with stuffing the envelopes with the aforesaid. Today, I will add the sample ballot to them and start hand-delivering them. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans back Trump’s ban of liberal news outlets. DD: GOPUSA ILLINOIS is a conservative news outlet. Anti-conservatives ban it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/20/republicans-back-trumps-ban-liberal-news-outlets/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The value of your college degree is collapsing before your eyes. 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 Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4730609/declining-value-college-degree/
NEW YORK POST
— Wealthy parents. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/13/tech/elite-sf-parents-ditch-traditional-schools-for-ai-homeschooling/
BREITBART
— DOJ Crackdown on Illegal Alien Voting Picks Up Steam with Charges Announced in Seven States. DD: There are tremendous motivations for illegals to use their false identifications to vote for Democrats.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/09/20/video-doj-crackdown-on-illegal-alien-voting-picks-up-steam-with-charges-announced-in-seven-states/
— French Military Priest Punished over Sermon Urging Soldiers to Stand Up Against Demographic Displacement. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/09/20/french-military-priest-punished-over-sermon-urging-soldiers-to-stand-up-against-demographic-displacement/
EPOCH TIMES
— The Marriage Deficit Is an Economic Catastrophe. DD: Because unmarried people are far more likely to vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ because LGBTQ destroys traditional marriage and family. Unmarried people are far more likely to have financial, health, and other problems. They are far more likely to want/need/demand government assistance.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-marriage-deficit-is-an-economic-catastrophe-6088983
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2025, nearly twice as many men ages 18 to 39 were unmarried as were married. There were 30.4 million unmarried men ages 18 to 39 in 2025, up 47 percent from 20.7 million in 2000. In the same period, married men in this age range dropped by 15 percent, from 18.1 million to 15.4 million. Such men are more likely to be lonely, prone to deaths of despair and unhappy. Forty-two percent of working-class men are unmarried. In 1980, 73 percent of working-class men were married.)
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— The End Of Upward Mobility. DD: What enabled you achieve more than your parents did? For me, it was my working my way through college, my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, my earning three job-related master’s degrees, my earning six job-related professional certifications, and my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2026/09/21/the_end_of_upward_mobility_1207064.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rick Scott: How To Rescue America From the Spread of Socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/09/20/how_to_rescue_america_from_the_spread_of_socialism_711554.html
TOWNHALL
— Vladimir Lenin: “The goal of socialism is communism.” Truth Is Not Political Fear Mongering. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2026/09/21/truth-is-not-political-fear-mongering-n2683168
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Sports betting apps prod and entice fans as gambling exacts a growing financial toll. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling and other vices. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sports-betting-apps-gambling/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, you cannot advance without government assistance. I never accepted that. Instead, I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earning a job-related professional license. Far too many of my coworkers and subordinates in the federal government used the federal government’s not reimbursing tuition and book expenses to not seek job-related degrees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/opinion/success-asking-for-help.html
— DD: Because unmarried people are far more likely to vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ because LGBTQ destroys traditional marriage and family. Unmarried people are far more likely to have financial, health, and other problems. They are far more likely to want/need/demand government assistance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/opinion/trump-vance-single-parents-married-family.html
USA TODAY
— What has helped you afford things the most? For me, it was my working my way through college, my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, my earning three job-related master’s degrees, my earning six job-related professional certifications, and my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/20/john-barrasso-meet-the-press-kristen-welker-trump-economy/91859716007/
— Senior poverty climbs. DD: What did you do to avoid poverty? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/retirement/social-security/2026/09/15/senior-poverty-rises-social-security/91775689007/
NORTHEAST TIMES
— Tuition reimbursement. DD: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. My entire life would have been different if they had reimbursed my tuition expenses. I spent far too many hours working to pay for tuition and books instead of studying. That harmed my GPA and delayed my earning job-related degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license. Except for some small token amounts, the Post Office, IRS, and GAO did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, my job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, my job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and my job-related professional license in 1981. Many big private sector employers including UPS, FedEx, Fidelity, and JP Morgan Chase, reimburse such expenses. Further, to get rid of me because I refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education expenses in 1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued that the courses I took a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses. They ignored/dismissed my Loyola and DePaul applications and course descriptions and my IRS position descriptions.
https://northeasttimes.com/2026/08/24/local-employers-help-workers-earn-degrees-without-leaving-their-jobs/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wealthy Families Are Setting Up Home Bases in America’s Priciest College Towns. Traditional home buyers still dominate in Wellesley, but parents buying apartments for their kids fuel the market near New York University. DD: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 to pay for my tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and for my living expenses in DeKalb 1969-1970.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/the-most-expensive-college-towns-in-america-2f1be00a
— Wealthy parents are buying their kids $75,000 AI schooling. How wealthy were your parents? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $75,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. All my grandparents spoke German. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always known the aforesaid full-well. But nevertheless, they have always outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically painted my parents as having been filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/10/alpha-school-wealthy-parents-ai-school/
FORTUNE
— Even billionaires are worried their Gen Z kids can’t keep a job—and their wealth advisors say the fear is ‘very real.’ DD: What did you do to keep the jobs that you had? While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, I took job-related undergraduate courses at UIC and at NIU. While I worked for my Democrat Firestone Store boss in 1970, I took a job-related graduate course at UIC. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, I took job-related graduate courses at Loyola and DePaul, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. While I worked for the Democrats who GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I became a licensed CPA in 1981, I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997.
https://fortune.com/article/billionaires-worried-gen-z-kids-cant-keep-job/
POLITICO
— News outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuit. POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW to seek restraining order to restore reporters’ access. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have banned me from their events. I would focus on the aforesaid who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who are the most anti-conservative. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/21/news-outlets-trump-banned-from-white-house-announce-lawsuit-01085995
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Democrat educators want only that data collected that helps them crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/09/21/what-new-data-race-and-admissions-will-miss-opinion
ENTERTAINEMENT
— Taylor Swift Shouts ‘That’s My Husband’ After Travis Kelce’s Big Play at Chiefs Game. DD: What did you do that made your spouse proud of you? My wife and I got married in 1978. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I got promoted in 1986. I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/taylor-swift-shouts-husband-travis-050640367.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
UA NEWS
— Wealthy parents in the US worry about Gen Z children’s careers.
https://ua.news/en/money/zamozhni-batki-u-ssha-nepokoiatsia-za-karieri-ditei-pokolinnia-z-fortune
MORNING SUN
— Struggling US home buyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates near 7%. DD: Mortgage rates were 17% when I took out a mortgage to buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972. They were 11% when I took out a mortgage to buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They were 9% when I took out a mortgage to buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. They were 9% when my wife and I took out a mortgage to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978. They were 14% when my wife and I took out a mortgage to have a home built in Wheaton 1984.
https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/09/20/struggling-us-home-buyers-and-market-face-new-hurdles-as-mortgage-rates-near-7/
ISKCON NEWS
— India Divided As Caste Census Begins. DD: What Caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $75,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. All my grandparents spoke German. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always known the aforesaid full-well. But nevertheless, they have always outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically painted my parents as having been filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://iskconnews.org/bn/india-divided-as-caste-census-begins/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALTY
— FOR SALE: Iron Gate Motor Condo: 2236 Ferry Road #115, Naperville – $1,000,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12751891
September 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD; To vote for Democrats is to further diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/09/07/washington-park-mass-shooting-gun-violence-manufacturers-anthony-douglas-selwyn-rogers
— DD: To get more votes from blue-collar union voters, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/09/07/blue-collar-voters-unions-november-polls-trump-labor-day-robert-forrant
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Labor Day kicks off Illinois’ fall campaign season. DD: I hope that each of the 18 Republican candidates on the November 3, 2006 ballot in my precinct will provide 400 of their campaign literature pieces to the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) that I can pick up and hand-deliver to the 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter. That is 7,200 pieces (400 X 18). So far, I have placed 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels on 400 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes. I have split them into five batches and put them in walk order. I want to start stuffing those envelopes with MTRO-provided outstanding Voter Guides and the literature pieces ASAP. I want to start stuffing as soon as I have at least 100 pieces from each of the candidates. As soon as the sample ballot for my precinct is available, I will make 400 photocopies, stuff them, and head out the door. The 18 candidates are Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/07/illinois-election-labor-day/
— Every year, the Gallup organization asks Americans if they’re engaged with their work. And for years now, many American workers have responded with an emphatic, “No!” Employee engagement in the U.S. is hovering at its lowest level in more than a decade, Gallup reports. Workers on this Labor Day feel a growing sense of dissatisfaction and pessimism. DD: I was far more engaged than my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, I earned an MBA, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, served on the Association of Government Accountants Executive Committee for 12 years, served on the Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee for 8 years, earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading. None of my Democrat coworkers came close to doing what I did. To get promoted, all they had to do was to be “good little Democrats.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/07/editorial-american-workers-have-come-a-long-way-yet-many-say-theyve-had-it-with-their-jobs/
DAILY HERALD
— Medinah, suburbs anticipating massive economic impact from Presidents Cup.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260906/other-pro-sports/medinah-suburbs-anticipating-massive-economic-impact-from-presidents-cup/
— Dancing in the streets of St. Charles to celebrate the Arcada’s 100th. DD: I miss the Lincoln-Dixie theater in Chicago Heights. I saw movies there in the 1950s and 1960s. It was opened on June 23, 1921. It was closed in 1970 and was left vacant to be boarded up following a fire. It was demolished in February 1972. SEE: https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8926 I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260906/entertainment/dancing-in-the-streets-to-celebrate-the-arcadas-100th/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF TOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Something special in the air: Flight attendants reunite to mark 4 high-flying decades. DD: What connections do you have with your former coworkers? Sadly, I have virtually none. Virtually all of my coworkers were Democrats who disapproved of my being conservative, Republican, White, male, Vietnam War draft avoider, Protestant, German American, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and/or my and my wife giving up trying to have children. They disapproved of the Post Office hiring me in 1966, IRS hiring me in 1971 and promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and GAO hiring me in 1980 and promoting me in 1986.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260906/transportation/something-special-in-the-air-flight-attendants-reunite-to-mark-4-high-flying-decades/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump asks Supreme Court once again to allow USPS plan to restrict mail-in voting.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-07/trump-asks-supreme-court-once-again-to-allow-usps-plan-to-restrict-mail-in-voting
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How strongly are the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct stressing the evils of socialism and that to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— RINOs have no problem with socialism, if not promote socialism. Socialists promote what Democrat leaders want: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who are your critics/opponents and what do they want you to do? My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Because I promote the aforesaid planks in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, they want to stop me from sending out my newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want me to stop including links in my newsletters to articles that promote the aforesaid planks that they reject. I should write about my critics/opponents and the planks they reject and why they reject them. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Socialism destroys motivation. Socialist leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to succeed is to be a socialist, that is, that working under socialism is like being a Democrat working for Democrats in the public sector. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. If I had been a Democrat, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40 in 1988. But because I was not a Democrat, in today’s dollars I did not earn $100,059/year until I was 25 in 1974, $113,402/year until I was 29, $118,984/year until I was 38, and $154,682/year until I was 49 when they forced me to retire. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license. Socialism destroys motivation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Socialism Conference at Chicago’s Hyatt Regency – Stupidity and Hypocrisy in One Spot. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/09/06/socialism-conference-at-chicagos-hyatt-regency-stupidity-and-hypocrisy-in-one-spot
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats mull impeaching Trump, Hegseth in 2027.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/6/democrats-mull-impeaching-trump-hegseth-2027/
— Federal Communications Commission plans to warn broadcasters against airing ‘fake polls.’ DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for GAO at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $130,844-$154,682/year in today’s dollars, I worked on major studies that involved major surveys. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-94-133 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-98-5 I learned a lot about survey methodology.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/6/federal-communications-commission-plans-warn-broadcasters-airing-fake/
— At 250, America faces the signs of civilizational decline. Debt, dependency and decadence now threaten the nation from within. DD: Because of Democrat leaders, in America today, a) what percent of young people believe that they cannot succeed without massive government assistance and b) what percent of minorities and females believe that Whites and males cause their problems?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/6/250-america-faces-signs-civilizational-decline/
— Trump admin’s corporate stakes hand Democrats a socialist weapon.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/6/trump-admins-corporate-stakes-hand-democrats-socialist-weapon/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Independent voters increasingly identify as Democrats. DD: Ever since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, I have always encouraged both the registered Republican voters and the registered Independent voters in my precinct to vote for Republican candidates.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4715260/voters-increasingly-democrat-poll/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump should draw a clear midterm line between his record and the blue wave of weirdo Dems.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/06/opinion/democrats-hoping-to-appear-normal-as-they-roll-out-their-blue-wave-of-weirdos-ahead-of-critical-midterms/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— A Federal Jobs Guarantee. Its aim is to create full employment and price stability, by having the state promise to hire unemployed workers as an employer of last resort.” DD: According to my critics/opponents who are not now or were never federal employees, the federal government has always been the employer of last resort. According to them, people take federal jobs only because they cannot get jobs in the private sector. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who could not have gotten a federal job if they had tried. I would focus on those who lacked qualifications and/or could not pass a background investigation. If I had not passed the postal employment test and earned a high school diploma, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.aei.org/economics/underwhelming-ideas-a-federal-jobs-guarantee/
BLAZE
— Tired midterm voters want ‘normal’ — but that’s a costly trap. DD: Prior to Trump, the following was ever-increasingly increasing in America: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/tired-voters-want-normal-but-costly-trapwarns-glenn-beck
BREITBART
— Socialism is essentially communism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/06/gop-rep-gill-dems-can-call-it-democratic-socialism-leftism-it-is-essentially-communism/
CENTER SQUARE
— Voters rate Trump’s economy below his overall approval. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint everything in America, including America’s economy, as being bad and b) blame Trump for that.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_fce20440-6a4f-4305-8688-d28d086392fc.html
— 25 years after 9/11: A look back at decades of terror attacks on America.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b9d9b8dd-c489-4f9a-90c1-143978d22aef.html
— Poll: Majority says student majors should dictate loan decisions. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. I erroneously thought that I could never pass the CPA examination. But I did pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. Then, I finished the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. Then, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting. On top of that, the profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_cd821ab0-bf96-4bef-bff5-716c32684e1c.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Georgetown U. students miffed pre-orientation program no longer ‘identity-focused.’ DD: Democrat leaders want citizens of America to first see themselves in terms of their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, and national origin. Then, Democrat leaders want citizens of America who are non-White, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American to see themselves as being discriminated against by citizens of America who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/georgetown-u-students-miffed-pre-orientation-program-no-longer-identity-focused/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Promise of Socialism Is Misery for All. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/06/promise-socialism-is-misery-for-all/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s New Plan for Moms INFURIATES Lib Feminists.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/michael-knowles-show-ep-2054
FOX NEWS
— Chicago socialism conference raises questions over far-left influence on Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404682491112
— Socialists got their ‘prompt’ from the Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404692949112
— Destroying the American way of life: El-Sayed’s political orbit complicates effort to moderate his image. The Democrat appeared alongside figures who praised Hamas and Hezbollah while insisting he believes in capitalism.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/destroying-american-way-life-el-sayeds-political-orbit-complicates-effort-moderate-his-image.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Elite Formation Is Fueling the Socialist Project. America’s institutions are overproducing ambitious young people hungry for consequence. The DSA is exploiting that reality.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/elite-formation-is-fueling-the-socialist-project/
NEWSMAX
— Socialism ‘Alive and Well’ With Dems. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/kevin-hern-nkiyla-jasmine-thomas-ok-senate/2026/09/06/id/1268550/– Socialism ‘Alive and Well’ With Dems
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Is Looking to Make Sanctuary Cities Pay the Price for Protecting Violent Immigrants. DD: My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://pjmedia.com/michael-a-letts/2026/09/06/trump-is-looking-to-make-sanctuary-cities-pay-the-price-for-protecting-violent-immigrants-n4956956
— 9/11 Families Were Right About Mamdani. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/06/911-families-were-right-about-mamdani-n4956947
— It’s Time to Examine the Union Mythology. DD: Realistically, I had no choice but to become a union member when I became a Post Office employee in 1966 and when I became an IRS employee in 1971. Virtually all, if not all, of my coworkers were union members. My critics/opponents outside of the executive branch of the federal government despise if not hate unions, union members, and past union members. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. GAO is part of the legislative branch of the federal government. My GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates looked down on, if not despised, if not hated union members and former union members like me. GAO did not unionize until 2007.
https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/09/06/its-time-to-examine-the-union-mythology-n4956944
— Asylum Denials Hit 94% in June.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/06/fraud-was-rampant-judges-now-deny-94-of-asylum-claims-in-june-n4956946
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Leftists Storm the Midterms – Just Don’t Call Them Socialists.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/09/06/leftists_storm_the_midterms_ndash_just_donrsquot_call_them_socialists_710156.html
TOWNHALL
— Woke 2.0 Was Revealed at the Socialism 2026 Conference. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/06/woke-20-was-revealed-at-the-socialism-2026-conference-n2682576
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Pritzker’s Chicago Hotel Workers Protest Outside Socialism 2026 Conference.
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/us-chicago-hotel-workers-protest-outside-socialism-2026-conference/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX09XU1BDQzI2MDE5MDQwMQ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats promise a big agenda if they win control of Congress, but their unity is being tested. DD: RINOs and Democrat plants ever-increasingly use the Republican Party’s BIG TENT policy to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-promise-a-big-agenda-if-they-win-control-of-congress-but-their-unity-is-being-tested
CBS NEWS
— Chicago Mayor Johnson seeks to turn a new page in progressive politics. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-race-brandon-johnson/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s War on Mail-In Ballots Has Voters Baffled. That May Be the Point. From Oregon to Florida, officials are at once reassuring voters that their ballots are safe and encouraging them to use drop boxes or vote in person.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/elections/trump-mail-in-voting-confusion.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits. An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge. DD: IRS would not have hired me to be a Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The first 6 months I worked for IRS was in classroom training.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/us/ice-recruits-national-security-risk-whistleblower.html
— Men Are Onto Something. Quitting Is Great. DD: I should write about the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took to get me to quit. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/opinion/women-men-gender-quit.html
— Workers are earning a smaller and smaller share of the economy’s income. Their cut — referred to by economists as “the labor share” — has been falling for decades. And it’s getting worse. During the past few years, it declined at a rapid clip and is now at its lowest level on record — about 53 percent of income, down from about 65 percent after World War II. DD: I was a wage earner 1964-1997. According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid. They stress that while I was a federal union member for almost 12 years, almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, a) my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and b) my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. They stress that while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my salary increased from $89,703/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) I earned four more job-elated professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/opinion/labor-capitol-workers-income.html
— Putin Denies a Draft Is Coming, but Some Russian Men Are Taking No Chances. DD: Because I was not a veteran, but more significantly, because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, my Democrat Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO superiors used the veterans’ preference to waste my career and to get rid of me. I should write about my many Democrat superiors and supervisors who took many big adverse actions against me. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me and who were Democrat veterans a) had less education than I had, b) had less work experience than I had, c) had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/world/europe/russia-war-mobilization-draft.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The DSA Is Using Coffee With Comrades and Socialist Softball to Convert the Curious. Fast-growing chapters use nonstop social activities to bring in new members and form closer bonds with existing ones. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-dsa-is-using-coffee-with-comrades-and-socialist-softball-to-convert-the-curious-ffcbcc65
— Upset About Data Centers? Big Tech and Trump Think You’re a Socialist Dupe. China is being blamed for stoking the grassroots revolt against AI in the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/upset-about-data-centers-big-tech-and-trump-think-youre-a-socialist-dupe-1bb0ee55
FORTUNE
— Single Americans want potential partners earning at least six figures, according to new study. Millennials set the ‘ideal’ bar at $160,000. DD: In today’s dollars, I never earned more than $154,682/year and that was not until I was 49 in 1997. When I got married when I was 29 in 1978, my salary was only $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years. 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 Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/02/single-americans-partner-earnings-ideal-study-millennials/
AXIOS
— Democrat governors weighing White House face the DeSantis trap.
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/06/democrats-governors-desantis-dilemma
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
JAPAN TIMES
— How much socialism is America willing to swallow? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/07/world/american-socialism-surge/
September 6, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/06/chicago-operation-midway-blitz-anniversary/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bearing-the-blitz/2026/09/03/operation-midway-blitz-deportation-toll-angela-sedeno-cindy-eigler-vero-ortiz-immigrants
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Turning Point is laying the groundwork to shape Republican presidential primary in 2028. DD: Who is leading Turning Point in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-turning-point-is-laying-the-groundwork-to-shape-republican-presidential-primary-in-2028/
NPR ILLINOIS
— The Republican midterm convention is taking place in the heart of Bush country.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-05/the-republican-midterm-convention-is-taking-place-in-the-heart-of-bush-country
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Democrats refuse to condemn socialism. The party’s big tent now has room for an ideology with a bloody record. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/5/editorial-house-democrats-refuse-condemn-socialism/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly succeed in getting young people, and especially young minorities and young females, to blame Republicans for all their problems. When you were young, on what could/should/did you blame your problems on? While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, during my junior and senior years, I worked far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying and that brought my ACT score and my GPA down. While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969, I worked far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying and that brought my GPA down. While I worked for IRS 1972-1976, I took only one graduate evening business course at a time. While I worked for IRS 1976-1980 and for GAO in 1980, I took only one graduate evening accounting course at a time. While I worked for GAO 1992-1997, I took only one graduate evening finance course at a time. I did not take the CPA examination until 1979. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination until 1981. I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981. By then, it was too late. In my defense, I had to work my way through college. The Post Office, IRS, and GAO did not reimburse my education expenses. I put my job responsibilities ahead of my taking courses and studying.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4710786/conservatives-gen-z-socialism-economic-anxiety/
— Mamdani’s list starts small. History proves where it ends.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4710890/mamdani-pied-a-terre-list-history-warning/
NEW YORK POST
— Hotel staff protest outside Chicago Hyatt where DSA touting its ‘Workers Deserve More’ program. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/hotel-staff-protest-outside-chicago-hyatt-where-dsa-touting-its-workers-deserve-more-program/
— Hijacking history: Woke teachers offer twisted 9/11 lessons focused on ‘Islamophobia’ — not 2,977 innocents killed.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/schools-flooded-with-9-11-retellings-that-focus-on-islamophobia/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats’ War on Children: A Systematic Assault On Innocence, Family, And The Future Of America. From the moment a child is conceived, Democrats and their leftist allies have declared open season.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/09/the-democrats-war-on-children-a-systematic-assault-on-innocence-family-and-the-future-of-america/
— American Jews fight for the Second Amendment. We are in a constant battle now between those who do not respect or understand the nature of our American civilization and those who do.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/american-jews-fight-for-the-second-amendment/
BLAZE
— The continuing diversity obsession.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-continuing-diversity-obsession
BREITBART
— White House on if There Are More Anti-Inflation Policies Coming: Leave It to Fed. DD: To fight inflation, as part of his “Nixon Shock” program, Nixon had me make phone calls to businesses for 2 weeks while I worked for IRS in 1971. Nixon’s program included wage and price controls, ending the gold standard, and import surcharges.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/04/white-house-on-if-there-are-more-anti-inflation-policies-coming-leave-it-to-fed/
— Democrats Are Full-Tilt Socialists Who Want to Do Away with Rugged Individualism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2026/09/05/exclusive-rep-jim-jordan-these-democrats-are-full-tilt-socialists-who-want-do-away-with-rugged-individualism/amp/
CHUCK GRASSLEY
— Grassley Takes Action to Ensure Federal Employees Know Their Whistleblower Rights. DD: I was a federal whistle blower. I ever-increasingly blew the whistle on my Democrat IRS superiors’ political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation because to get rid of me because I refused to become a Democrat, they a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I ever-increasingly blew the whistle on my Democrat GAO superiors’ political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation because to get rid me because I refused to become a Democrat, they a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) got rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged 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, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me.
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-takes-action-to-ensure-federal-employees-know-their-whistleblower-rights
FOX NEWS
— ‘Socialism 2026’ conference underway in Chicago. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404652684112
— The dangers of socialist policies. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r00pJ0Qa1Yw
— Socialists are no longer a ‘fringe’ faction of the Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404658150112
NEWSMAX
— Voters are Ignorant of What Marxism Brings. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/hogan-gidley-socialism-marxism/2026/09/05/id/1268490/
PJ MEDIA
— Pritzker Says ICE Needs Judicial Warrants. DD: I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1- 5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. According to Google AI: Core Powers of an IRS Revenue Officer: Federal Tax Liens: The power to file public notice of federal tax liens against a taxpayer’s property and rights to property to secure the government’s interest. Levies and Garnishment: The authority to issue administrative levies on bank accounts, accounts receivable, and other assets, as well as garnish wages directly from employers without prior court approval. Asset Seizure: The legal ability to seize physical property (such as vehicles, equipment, or real estate), though seizing a principal residence requires explicit court approval. Summons Issuance: The authority to issue administrative summonses compelling taxpayers or third parties to provide testimony or produce financial documents and records. Financial Disclosures: The power to demand detailed financial information (such as completion of Collection Information Statements like Form 433-A) and investigate assets. Trust Fund Recovery Penalties: The authority under Internal Revenue Code Section 6672 to assess personal liability against responsible persons for unpaid business payroll (trust fund) taxes following a Form 4180 interview.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/05/pritzker-says-ice-needs-judicial-warrant-angel-dad-debunks-him-n4956936
TOWNHALL
— Socialism is on the Rise. Democrats Are Showing Their True Colors. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/watch/2026/09/05/socialism-on-the-rise-mike-johnson-warns-democrats-are-showing-their-true-colors-n2682536
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— FBI: Anti-government extremist’ sets off incendiary device outside federal building in New York. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, is a former soldier who served from 2001 to 2005.
https://abcnews.com/US/man-custody-after-setting-off-incendiary-device-federal/story?id=134916208
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Plan Would Shift Some Aid Meant for Working Parents to Stay-at-Home Spouses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html
— Trump’s Foreign Wars Are Breaking His Anti-Immigrant Coalition. U.S.- driven unrest abroad will only draw new arrivals to our shores.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/opinion/politics/trump-immigration-iran.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Republican House candidates tone down Trump on their campaign websites.
Several congressional hopefuls have removed or downplayed mentions of the president and his priorities as Trump’s popularity wanes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2026/09/05/republican-house-candidates-tone-down-trump-their-campaign-websites/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Handful of House Democrats Vote to Denounce Murderous Marxism. Meanwhile, two lawmakers vote ‘present.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/handful-of-house-democrats-vote-to-denounce-murderous-marxism-125e7291
FORBES
— Socialism Is The End Of Freedom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIvqVCD8Xu4
ROBERT REICH
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-republicans-are-afraid
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Leftist insurgents are storming the midterms – just don’t call them all democratic socialists. Progressive candidates navigate their ties to the DSA as the group faces historic growth and mounting pressure. DD: To vote for Democrats is not only to vote for socialism, it is to vote for ever-increasing dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/midterms-democrats-socialists-leftist
September 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Socialism 2026 conference opens in Chicago, Bailey criticizes Pritzker. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC0flNUDQAE
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/bailey-criticizes-pritzker-socialism-2026-234057445.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OIF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bearing-the-blitz/2026/09/04/midway-blitz-bovino-grand-jury-chicago
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minnesota can be the firewall to stop the spread of socialism across our country, or we can be the next domino to fall. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4710209/minnesota-dsa-socialist-policies-peggy-flanagan/
— Elon Musk is right: Hitler was a socialist. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4712226/was-hitler-a-socialist-nazi-economy/
WASHINGTON STAND
— The Promise of Socialism Is Misery for All. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://washingtonstand.com/article/perkins-the-promise-of-socialism-is-misery-for-all
— Dems Declare War on Moderates but Tolerate Their Socialist Fringe. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://washingtonstand.com/article/dems-declare-war-on-their-moderates-but-tolerate-socialist-fringe
NEW YORK POST
— The DSA’s socialist plans carry a $212T price tag — and every one of us will pay. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/04/opinion/dsa-plan-has-a-212t-price-tag-and-all-of-us-will-pay/
— Ted Cruz names Mamdani ‘most powerful Democrat in the country’ as he warns of socialist rise. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/05/us-news/ted-cruz-names-mamdani-most-powerful-democrat-in-the-country-as-he-warns-of-socialist-rise/
BREITBART
— Socialism Conference Draws Radicals for Lessons on Marxism and ‘Fighting Fascism’ in Chicago. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/09/04/video-socialism-conference-draws-radicals-lessons-marxism-fighting-fascism-chicago/
— Blue Collar Boom.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/09/04/breitbart-business-digest-blue-collar-boom-labor-day-special-edition/amp/
— ICE Breaks Record, Arrests Nearly 51K Illegal Aliens Across U.S. in August.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/04/ice-breaks-record-arrests-nearly-51k-illegal-aliens-across-u-s-in-august/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Employment Effects of Immigration Enforcement. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://cis.org/Academic-Articles/Employment-Effects-Immigration-Enforcement-Initial-Assessment
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Ten Times Democrats in Congress Put Their Dangerous Socialist Agenda Ahead of the American People. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://conservativehq.com/post/ten-times-democrats-in-congress-put-their-dangerous-socialist-agenda-ahead-of-the-american-people
FOX NEWS
— ‘Socialism 2026’ conference kicks off, teaches lessons from the Russian Revolution. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404630195112
NEWSMAX
— On Socialism, GOP Should Tell Us What They Believe and Oppose. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/revjimharden/crank-republican-quebec/2026/09/04/id/1268362/
NUMBERS USA
— 17 million Americans want work this Labor Day. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.numbersusa.org/blog/newsletter-17-million-americans-want-work-this-labor-day/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mandatory E-Verify would accelerate self-removals, discourage future illegal immigration, and crack down on the illegal hiring that deprives Americans of wealth, wages, and opportunities.)
PJ MEDIA
— Socialism: The Nightmare From Which We May Never Wake Up. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/09/04/the-nightmare-from-which-we-may-never-wake-up-n4956882
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— Socialist Takeover Spreads From Town Halls to Classrooms. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2026/09/05/socialist_takeover_spreads_from_town_halls_to_classrooms_1204456.html
SCALISE
— Socialists Have Taken Over the Democrat Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/scalise-socialists-have-taken-over-the-democrat-party
TOWNHALL
— Parents Must Be Their Own School Investigators. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://townhall.com/columnists/adamguillette/2026/09/05/parents-must-be-their-own-school-investigators-n2682463
— Illegal Alien Charged in $1.3 Billion Medicare Fraud Money Laundering Scheme.
https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/04/illegal-alien-charged-in-13-billion-medicare-fraud-money-laundering-scheme-n2682523
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Left-Wing Outlet (Mediaite) Says It’s a ‘Racist Conspiracy Theory’ to Talk About Immigrants Replacing American Voters. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries. Democrat leaders because noncitizens vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.westernjournal.com/left-wing-outlet-says-racist-conspiracy-theory-talk-immigrants-replacing-american-voters/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats worry rising socialism turning off Hispanic voters. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6070463-democrats-hispanic-voter-socialism/amp/
NEWSWEEK
— Map Shows States Where It’s Hardest to Survive on $120,000 Per Year. DD: I did not earn $120,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 39 in 1987. By then, I had worked for GAO for 7 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and an MBA in 1976.
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-its-hardest-to-survive-on-120000-per-year-12387962
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Democrat leader Jefferies saves wrath for moderates, not socialists. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-democrat-leader-saves-wrath-for-moderates-not-socialists-3881588/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 25 Years of Thinking About 9/11. DD: I have flown an American flag off my front porch 24 hours a day since September 11, 2001. I organized Wheaton’s 2003 and 2004 9/11 ceremonies. Sadly, my critics/opponents boycotted the events.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/25-years-of-thinking-about-9-11-c95cc9c7
— Young People See a Different America Than Older People. Where Do You Fit In? Take our quiz, based on 1,862 survey responses, to find the new fault lines in U.S. values. DD: Survey results show the damage that Democrat leaders are doing to young people.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/young-people-see-a-different-america-than-older-people-where-do-you-fit-in-571f768c
— More Secret School Gender Transitions. The Justice Department sues over transgender guidance.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-administration-kansas-city-lawsuit-gender-transitions-schools-7ea59e90
FORBES
— Socialism Is Not Just About Bad Policy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK49RqIbia8
COURSERA
— Average Salary With a Master’s Degree. DD: In today’s dollars, my salary was $106,731/year when I earned my MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976, $89,703/year when I earned my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31 in 1980, and $154,682/year when I earned my master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT when I was 48 in 1997. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997.
https://www.coursera.org/articles/average-salary-with-masters-degree
PBS
— DD: Oppressed people. My critics/opponents paint themselves as being champions of oppressed people. The ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that they are oppressed and that conservative Republicans like me oppress them: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, noncitizen, etc.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/heres-what-to-know-about-international-womens-day-a-celebration-and-a-call-to-action
COMMON DREAMS
— CEOs Get Rich Underpaying Their Workers and Then Don’t Stand Up for Them.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ceos-don-t-defend-workers
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Big decisions. DD: My big decisions include a) following conservative principles, b) working my way through college instead of enlisting and earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, c) working for the Post Office, IRS, and GAO, d) buying new cars, real estate, and collector cars, e) filing grievances and lawsuits, f) becoming the subject of a 4-page Money Magazine “One Person’s Finances” article, g) getting married and my wife and I giving up trying to have children, h) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, i) taking a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, j) serving as a leader of a professional association Chicago chapter for 13 years, k) becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with the aforesaid discrimination, l) succumbing to my Democrat GAO superior’ threats and taking their early retirement” offer, and m) promoting conservative principles by becoming a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a Pat O’Malley for Governor supporter, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman.
https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/psychology-life-changing-decisions-impacts-b2998398.html
September 3, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— ICE plans to use robot dogs, electrified gloves, social media tracking for immigration enforcement.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-planning-use-robot-dogs-electrified-gloves-advanced-social-media-tracking-tools-immigration-enforcement/19781886/
WGN9
— Mayor Johnson extends free internet program for 28,000 CPS students as reelection rumors swirl. DD: To put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out I spend lots of money for fast internet service, backup internet service, fast computer systems, backup computer systems, a bulk emailing service, website access, newspaper subscriptions, internet newsletters, magazine subscriptions, etc.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/maroy-brandon-johnson-chicago-connected-internet-extension-reelection-speculation/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn young people against America.
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/70-percent-of-young-americans-not-proud-of-where-us-is-heading-as-nation-poll/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/02/immigration-enforcement-tactics/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bearing-the-blitz/2026/09/03/operation-midway-blitz-deportation-toll-angela-sedeno-cindy-eigler-vero-ortiz-immigrants
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bearing-the-blitz/2026/09/02/federal-judge-told-things-are-no-longer-quiet-as-midway-blitz-lawsuit-faces-critical-november-ruling
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois spent nearly $50M on a South Loop research HQ that was never built.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-discovery-partners-audit-20260902/
AM870 THE ANSWER
— School Choice Matters: How Government Schools Are Turning Your Kids Against You. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://am870theanswer.com/columnists/carl-jackson/video/6a98c100d156deb3aa840cdb
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois Comptroller candidate Bryan Drew said it’s high time Republicans return to the role of managing billions of dollars of taxpayer money.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/bryan-drew-illinois-comptroller-race/
NPR ILLINOIS
— The IRS slashed its staff. One result? More taxes going uncollected. DD: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-02/the-irs-slashed-its-staff-one-result-more-taxes-going-uncollected
KFVS12
— Lieutenant Gov. candidate Aaron Del Mar in town for Du Quoin State Fair.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/09/03/lieutenant-gov-candidate-aaron-del-mar-town-du-quoin-state-fair/
LAGRANGE/LYONS PATCH
— Lyons Township Official Misused Public Resources For Campaign: Watchdog. She promoted her campaign through a video at an official township event for students.
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/lyons-township-official-misused-public-resources-campaign-watchdog
ELMHURST PATCH
— Candidates To Take Questions At Elmhurst Forum. The event includes hopefuls for county and state offices.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/candidates-take-questions-elmhurst-forum
ILLINOIZE
— Del Mar Shooting Video Was Likely Felony, Experts Say.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/delmar-shooting-video-likely-felony
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-800/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-587/
— DuPage Republicans promote GOTV event that appears to violate state law.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/02/dupage-republicans-promote-gotv-event-that-appears-to-violate-state-law/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump cuts noncitizen population by nearly 3 million. DD: Noncitizens have tremendous motivations to vote for Democrats because Democrats give noncitizens tremendous benefits. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/3/donald-trump-cuts-migrant-population-nearly-3-million-total-us/
— ICE claims new record in August for arresting illegal immigrants.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/2/ice-claims-new-record-august-arresting-illegal-immigrants/
— Marijuana’s lies are endangering Americans. DD: I never used pot. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to work my way through college, earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, earn three job-related master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, or earn a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/6/marijuanas-lies-endangering-americans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marijuana use has surged in the past decade, driven by profit motives. Hollywood has normalized marijuana, promoting the idea that it is harmless. Concerns about marijuana’s mental and physical health effects are often downplayed.)
— DEI also stands for ‘Discriminatory, Expensive, and Illegal.’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/2/dei-also-stands-discriminatory-expensive-illegal/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jeffries won’t rule out kicking off committees centrist Democrats who backed condemning socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4710815/jeffries-weighing-kicking-centrist-democrats-bucked-him-off-committees/
— ICE sets new monthly record in August with most-ever illegal immigrants arrested.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4711203/ice-record-august-illegal-immigrants-arrests/
NEW YORK POST
— Here comes Mamdani’s socialist revolution — brought to you by ‘influencers’ at YOUR expense.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/02/opinion/here-comes-mamdanis-socialist-revolution-brought-to-you-by-influencers-at-your-expense/
— America-trashing Abdul El-Sayed once urged people to move to Canada to live the American dream. DD: What did you do to achieve the American Dream? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/02/us-news/abdul-el-sayed-once-urged-people-to-move-to-canada-to-live-the-american-dream/
https://nypost.com/2026/09/02/us-news/abdul-el-sayed-once-urged-people-to-move-to-canada-to-live-the-american-dream/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— House Dems overwhelmingly vote to reject resolution condemning socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/02/house-dems-overwhelmingly-vote-to-reject-resolution-condemning-socialism-1657349/
BLAZE
— We need lawfare for white men. DD: My critics/opponents reject equal opportunity. They want those who are the following to get preference: minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestor who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. They side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who ever-increasingly wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because I was not a Democrat or any of the aforesaid.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/we-need-lawfare-for-white-men
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The left built a legal machine to punish discrimination. The right should stop complaining about the imbalance and build one of its own. For decades, American hiring and admissions have been distorted by a legal and bureaucratic regime that promised equal treatment while repeatedly rewarding institutions for sorting people by race and sex. The Civil Rights Act itself does not exclude white men; Title VII protects employees from discrimination because of race and sex regardless of which race or sex they are. But affirmative action rules, consent decrees, diversity mandates, contracting preferences, and institutional risk management created powerful incentives to treat demographic categories differently. Incentives shape behavior. Universities, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits learned to fear discrimination claims, bad publicity, activist campaigns, and regulatory scrutiny. Long before “wokeness” became a corporate religion, lawyers and compliance departments were already teaching institutions to think in terms of protected groups, disparate impact, representation targets, and litigation exposure. The right does not need another conference panel lamenting DEI. It needs lawyers willing to make discrimination expensive. Equal protection will not enforce itself. The practical question was never simply who had rights on paper. It was whose complaints institutions expected to carry consequences. For years, conservative media documented the resulting discrimination against white men. DEI programs openly advertised preferences, scholarships excluded applicants by race or sex, and employers sometimes boasted about hiring goals that would have been scandalous if the preferred and disfavored groups were reversed.)
CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Minnesota Medical School expects faculty to incorporate DEI into research, teaching.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-minnesota-medical-school-expects-faculty-incorporate-dei-research-teaching/30509
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
— Reclaiming the Family Unit that Built America. DD: Traditional marriage and family bring forth posterity and safety.
https://concernedwomen.org/reclaiming-the-family-unit-that-built-america/
DAILY WIRE
— White House Tears Into Democrats After Near-Unanimous Vote Defending Socialism. “Yet again, the Democrats prove how extreme their party has become.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-tears-into-democrats-after-near-unanimous-vote-defending-socialism
FEDERALIST
— DOJ Tells Sanctuary States They Must Report Illegals To Get Federal Welfare.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/02/doj-tells-sanctuary-states-they-must-report-illegals-to-get-federal-welfare/
FOX BUSINESS
— Only 2 months remain to counter the socialist challenge.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6404492197112
— Texas GOP says most Democrats EMBRACE socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y5vuxFfkws
FOX NEWS
— Socialism offers utopian solutions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/socialism-offers-utopian-solutions-very-033645934.html
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404521276112
HEARTLANDER NEWS
— DOJ files four more lawsuits against Democrat states (Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and Arizona) giving illegal immigrants cheaper tuition. DD: IIT admitted me in 1992, DePaul in 1976, Loyola in 1972, NIU in 1969, and UIC in 1966. But they would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://heartlandernews.com/doj-files-more-lawsuits-against-democrat-states-giving-illegal-immigrants-cheaper-tuition/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The DOJ has already won similar lawsuits in Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Illinois and has pending cases in Minnesota, Virginia, California, New Jersey, Kansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Colorado, New York, Connecticut and Vermont.)
HOMELAND SECURITY
— DOJ: States Receiving Welfare Funds Must Report Known Illegal Aliens to DHS or Risk Funding Loss.
https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/customs-immigration/doj-clarifies-states-receiving-welfare-funds-must-report-known-illegal-aliens-to-dhs-or-risk-losing-funding/
NEWSMAX
— 5 House Republicans Buck GOP on Socialism Vote Rule.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/republicans-socialism-save-america-act/2026/09/02/id/1268115/
TOWNHALL
— Fetterman Says the DSA Wants to ‘Impoverish’ Middle-Class Whites and Seize Production.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/02/sen-fetterman-the-dsa-wants-to-impoverish-middle-class-whites-and-seize-production-n2682311
U.S. SENATOR BILL CASSIDY (R-LA)
— Teachers’ Unions Harming Children, Prioritizing Radical Ideology over Student Success. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/939146163/chairman-cassidy-releases-bombshell-report-showing-teachers-unions-harming-children-prioritizing-radical-ideology-over-student-success
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Associated Press Dismisses Government Report on Thousands of Illegals Voting in 2020 – Again. DD: Democrat leaders give illegals tremendous incentives to vote for Democrats.
https://www.westernjournal.com/associated-press-dismisses-government-report-thousands-illegals-voting-2020/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use proxies to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/6061595-eeoc-lawsuit-washington-university/amp/
CNN
— DD: Who do your critics/opponents blame their problems on? My critics/opponents blame all their problems on me. Since 2000, they have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write about my critics/opponents. To punish me, they had the operatives and their dupes oust me a) as an Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in in 2024, b) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, e) as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-already-found-someone-blame-173229652.html
NEWSWEEK
— American Dream. DD: What did you do to achieve the American Dream? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.newsweek.com/american-dream-roundtable-recap-allsides-12319801
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Hegseth-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Hegseth.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/hegseth-purge-army-officers.html
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/us/politics/trump-election-voter-fraud.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Hegseth. To get more votes from troubled voters who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly pander to them: minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestor who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/03/s-e-cupp-fire-pete-hegseth-to-help-gop-in-midterms/
USA TODAY
— New homes get smaller and prices swell. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $92,700. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/loans-mortgages/2026/08/28/shrinkflation-housing-market-prices/91491054007/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The pillars of conservatism. DD: Traditional marriage and family bring forth posterity and safety.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2011-feb-21-la-oe-cannon-conservatives-20110221-story.html
ROCKY MOUNTAIN VOICE
— Socialists Now Outnumber Republicans Among Denver Voters.
https://rockymountainvoice.com/2026/09/02/poll-finds-socialists-now-outnumber-republicans-among-denver-voters/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Send a Child to Public School? The common query about home schooling should be flipped. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-send-a-child-to-public-school-45a3a2c2
— What Is Canada, Other Than the Un-America? Many of the special things our northern neighbors cherish, we in the U.S. can also count as our own.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-is-canada-other-than-the-un-america-39cc0761
PENN LIVE
— DD: Qualifications don’t matter to Democrat and RINO leaders. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had fewer qualifications than I had. If I had been a Democrat, because of my qualifications, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988 even though I was White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America for a long time. If I had been a RINO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) RINO leaders in 2008 would have recruited me to run for DuPage County Auditor in 2008. Instead, they ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed that I had a) became a licensed CPA, b) passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, c) earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, d) worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, e) worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, and f) earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed that I did a lot help elect Jim Rasins DuPage County Auditor in 2000 and to reelect him in 2004, and subsequently, that I did a lot to help elect Bob Grogan in 2008 and to reelect him in 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. I first visited the DuPage County Auditor’s office in 1986 when I became the Membership Director for the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter (CC). I remember recruiting Rasins to speak at an AGA CC event. In 2008, DCRCC RINO leaders were furious a) that I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, b) that I had been a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, c) that I had supported Jack Ryan after he won the 2004 U.S Senate Republican primary and then his replacement Alan Keyes, and d) that I had supported Pat O/Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary.
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026/09/qualifications-dont-matter-to-republicans-pennlive-letters.html
NATIONAL DESK
— Socialism has TAKEN OVER the Democratic Party.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6OxbwmhpvA
WOMEN’S AGENDA
— DD: All my coworkers who were women who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. My critics/opponents not only have no problem with that, they applaud that.
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/dogged-persistence-how-women-shaped-and-protected-gender-pay-gap-transparency/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDIA TODAY
— US Midterms: Democratic Socialists Face Crucial Test With Black Voters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mFZqKW79jE
DAILY ASIAN AGE
— Is the American Dream Slowly Eroding? DD: What did you do to achieve the American Dream? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://dailyasianage.com/news/357325/is-the-american-dream-slowly-eroding
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrzZFa2V_AA
MILLENNIUM POST INDIA
— DD: America-haters ever-increasingly promote more hated against America. America-haters either want to take over America or to destroy America
https://www.pressreader.com/india/millennium-post-kolkata/20260902/281913074979129
September 2, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Survey shows Naperville residents highly satisfied with city.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/01/naperville-survey-satisfied-affordability-mobility/
— Barred from speaking, Trump to skip 9/11 25th anniversary ceremony in NYC. DD: I organized Wheaton’s 2003 and 2004 9/11 ceremonies. Sadly, my critics/opponents boycotted the events.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/28/trump-snubs-911-25th-anniversary-ceremony-ground-zero/
SOUTHERN
— Del Mar’s message to Southern Illinois targets cost of living, business growth.
https://thesouthern.com/people/del-mars-message-to-southern-illinois-targets-cost-of-living-business-growth/article_84fa8859-786e-582b-8c19-92f409b054b0.html
— Six objections filed to Republican caucus nominating Anthony Decker for Marion County sheriff.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/09/01/six-objections-filed-to-republican-caucus-nominating-anthony-decker-for-sheriff/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: SANCTUARY BOONDOGGLE
https://johnkassnews.com/sanctuary-boondoggle/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Democrats vow repercussions for centrists who bucked Jeffries and helped GOP force socialism vote.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4708980/democratic-leadership-exploring-repercussions-gluesenkamp-perez-golden/
NEW YORK POST
— ICE nabs over 2K illegal migrants across NY in ‘Operation Rotten Apple’ — including child rapists, killers.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/01/us-news/ice-nabs-more-than-2k-illegal-migrants-across-new-york-in-operation-rotten-apple-including-child-rapists-murderers/
— Zuckerberg hatched secret jobs bloodbath plan to ax 60% of staff — and then it blew up in his face.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/28/tech/mark-zuckerbergs-secret-project-aimed-to-replace-60-of-staff-with-ai/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Manufacture of the Left’s ‘White Adjacent’ Tactic.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/02/the-manufacture-of-the-lefts-white-adjacent-tactic/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘Operation Rotten Apple’: ICE Nabs Hundreds Of Illegals Released By Sanctuary New York.
“These individuals should’ve never been on our streets.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/operation-rotten-apple-ice-nabs-hundreds-of-illegals-released-by-sanctuary-new-york
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ew-260901
FOX NEWS
— Woke stunt goes horribly wrong as Michigan Dems open convention with brutal ‘land acknowledgment.’ Michigan Democratic Convention vice chair botched a land acknowledgement, mispronouncing Anishinaabe and Potawatomi. DD: My critics/opponents have never forgiven me for my ancestors on my father’s side homesteading a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township and my ancestors on my mother’s side sharecropping a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/woke-stunt-goes-horribly-wrong-michigan-dems-open-convention-brutal-land-acknowledgment
— UN pushes nations to consider slavery reparations but legal group says idea ‘not going to fly in the US.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/un-pushes-nations-consider-slavery-reparations-legal-group-says-idea-not-going-fly-us
HOMELAND SECURITY
— More than 120 Illegal Aliens Arrested at Memphis Nightclub.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/01/more-120-illegal-aliens-arrested-memphis-nightclub
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Chicago Mayor Takes Aim At Businesses With ICE Ties.
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/chicago-mayor-businesses-ice-law-enforcement
NEWSMAX
— 192 House Democrats Vote No on Anti-Socialism Measure.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/house-democrats-condemn/2026/09/01/id/1268063/
PJ MEDIA
— House Democrats refuse to condemn socialism, giving Republicans a strong midterm advantage.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/01/the-democrats-just-gave-republicans-a-huge-gift-before-the-midterms-n4956795
TOWNHALL
— Is He Running? Rahm Emanuel’s Comments on Education Sure Sound Like a 2028 Campaign Pitch.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/09/02/rahm-emanuel-on-education-n2682269
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— ‘No polling’ where Trump is popular.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6063375-trump-haberman-approval-polls/
NEW YORK TIMES
— More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Cycle, and They’re Getting Tossed. State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/postal-service-mail-ballots-delays-midterms-voting.html
— It’s a Great Time to Be Rich in New York City. For pretty much everyone else, the picture is bleak. Income inequality is as entrenched as ever. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been undeservedly rich. They stress that I was able to buy a) new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45, d) etc. In my defense, a) I worked my way through college, b) I earned college degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48, c) I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) I earned a professional license that I earned when I was 32.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/nyregion/new-york-income-inequality.html
BUSINESS
— Competition in the Workplace. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. To get promoted, they a) stressed that they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, b) stressed that they were blindly loyal to the Democrat Party platform, c) painted themselves as being yes-men and yes-women, d) stressed that their spouse, if they had one, had little or no income, e) stressed if they had children, the tremendous amount of time and money they spent raising their children, and f) destroyed their fellow coworkers who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.business.com/articles/gal-rimon-workplace-competition/
INVESTOPEDIA
— Average Salary by Age: See How Earnings Progress and When Pay Peaks as You Advance in Your Career. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid. They stress that while I was a federal union member for almost 12 years, almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, a) my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and b) my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. They stress that while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my salary increased from $89,703/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) I earned four more job-elated professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.
https://www.investopedia.com/average-salary-by-age-see-how-earnings-progress-and-when-pay-peaks-as-you-advance-in-your-career-12066343
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Workers ages 35 to 44 earn the highest median income at $72,020 per year, according to Federal Reserve data. Median earnings rise from about $40,092 for ages 16 to 24 to a peak in mid-career, before falling slightly as retirement nears. Comparing your salary to others your age can offer useful context on your career progress and earning potential over time.)
CATO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cato.org/testimony/re-sanctuary-policies-tragic-consequences
SLATE
— Voters Are Rejecting Elderly Politicians. So What’s This 80-Year-Old Senator’s Secret? Tonight’s big Senate primary is scrambling a national trend. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors started using my age against me big time when I was 25 in 1974, that is, they started using “up-or-out” against me big time when I was 25 in 1974. According to them, if you were the following, you had to make GS-13, currently $118,984/year, by the time you were 25, or you were out: Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. I had only made GS-12, currently $100,059/year by the time I was 25. I finally did make GS-13, but it was not until I was 38 in 1986. By then, I had a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I never would have made GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer had not gotten back into power in 1985.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/09/ed-markey-seth-moulton-massachusetts-senate-primary-age.html
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— John Fetterman’s Party-Switch Calculus. DD: Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who claim to be Republican will officially announce that they really always have been Democrats.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/john-fettermans-party-switch-calculus.html
BUZZ FEED
— DD: What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremyhayes/reasons-why-men-want-to-date-women
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NATIONAL TRIBUNE
— Tiny Homes Address Housing Affordability And Supply. DD: I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $92,700. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/tiny-homes-address-housing-affordability-and-supply/
IG METALL
— The Younger Generation: No Longer Interested in Work?
https://www.igmetall.de/en/jugend/junge-beschaeftigte/interview-so-denkt-die-junge-generation
August 31, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 1 killed, 14 injured as gunfire erupts while police try to disperse crowd in Washington Park.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-violence-weekend-man-killed-9-others-hurt-washington-park-mass-shooting-cottage-grove-avenue-police-say/19763213/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why Illinois should not let elected officials hold multiple public offices.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/30/brad-stephens-thaddeus-jones-tiffany-henyard-harry-benton-public-officials/
— In Cook County, politics are being pursued, not justice.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/30/opinion-chicago-politics-justice-states-attorney-eileen-burke/
— ‘Our contingency plans have contingency plans’: Officials preparing for potential changes ahead of Election Day.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/30/our-contingency-plans-have-contingency-plans-officials-preparing-for-potential-changes-ahead-of-election-day/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/08/30/abortion-law-personhood-women-rights-steinberg-health
DAILY HERALD
— Federal scholarship program can build the workforce suburban businesses need.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260831/business/federal-scholarship-program-can-build-the-workforce-suburban-businesses-need/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bailey implores Republicans to improve turnout as he plans to shift focus to Chicago. DD: What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to improve turnout? I hope that each of the 18 Republican candidates on the November 3, 2006 ballot in my precinct will provide enough of their campaign pieces to the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) so that I can pick up 400 pieces for each of them and hand-deliver them to the 400 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter. That is 7,200 pieces (400 X 18). So far, I have placed 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels on 400 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes. I have split them into five batches and put them in walk order. I want to start stuffing those envelopes with MTRO-provided outstanding Voter Guides and the literature pieces ASAP. I want to start stuffing as soon as I have at least 100 pieces from each of the candidates. As soon as the sample ballot for my precinct is available, I will make 400 photocopies of the ballot, stuff them, and head out the door. The 18 candidates are Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Solomon, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://pantagraph.com/image_530bcb45-6801-4094-a061-07b33d77d36f.html
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Amid scandals, Illinois Republicans hoping to flip legislative seats.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/08/31/illinois-republicans-hope-to-flip-legislative-amid-democratic-scandals/91411140007/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Tracy says Illinois needs to be a two-party state.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/u-s-senate-candidate-tracy-says-illinois-needs-to-be-a-two-party-state/
JOURNAL NEWS
— Bailey, Del Mar Host Meet-And-Greet In Nokomis.
https://www.thejournal-news.net/stories/bailey-del-mar-host-meet-and-greet-in-nokomis,245014?
WQAD
— Bailey campaigns at closed Tyson plant, meets with laid-off workers.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/bailey-campaigns-at-closed-tyson-plant-meets-with-laid-off-workers/526-d8372121-d5b7-4b35-8a24-b1c6e2910925
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump still teases seeking a third term. But he’s now talking more about post-presidency life.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-still-teases-a-third-presidential-run-but-hes-talking-more-and-more-about-life-after-2028/
— US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-us-treasury-blocks-certain-journalists-from-g20-meeting-in-north-carolina/amp/
ALMAS
— Meet the Candidates: DuPage County Open House & Candidate Forums on 9/9
https://www.almascommunity.org/event-details/dupage-county-forum
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rahm Emanuel, potential 2028 candidate, says democratic socialists aren’t part of Democratic Party.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/30/rahm-emanuel-potential-2028-candidate-says-democratic-socialists/
— Complaints of white privilege are a losers’ lament. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I am a loser. But If I had been born a minority or a female, and even though I was not a Democrat or a veteran, the Democrats who ran the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (management) when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees (business and accounting) when I was 27 and 31. I earned job-related professional certifications (accounting and internal auditing) when I was 29 and 32. I had earned a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32. But because I was not a minority, female, Democrat, or veteran, my Democrat superiors did not promote me to GS-12 until I was 25 and to GS-13 until I was 38 and they never promoted me to GS-14.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/30/complaints-white-privilege-losers-lament/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rahm Emanuel shuts socialists out of Democratic tent: ‘Run as a separate party.’ DD: Democrats and RINOs want to shut conservatives out of the Republican tent. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/4705567/rahm-emanuel-socialists-democratic-party-tent/
— Trump says el Sayed is ‘out of it’ and predicts socialism will sink Democrats.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4705693/trump-el-sayed-predicts-socialism-sink-democrats/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Socialist Promises, Promises. The increasing popularity of socialism in America is frightening. DD: Socialists hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to advance is to be a socialist, just like all you need to do to advance under Democrats is to be a Democrat. Socialism, just like Democrats, destroys motivation and meritocracy. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/socialist-promises-promises/
BLAZE
— The left’s next phase is even worse than woke.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/rufo-lomez/the-lefts-next-phase-is-even-worse-than-woke
— The government would like to discuss your allowance. Democratic socialism turns an old American presumption upside down: Your property is yours unless Washington decides you have more than you need. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I have always had more than I need. According to them, all the jobs and all the promotions that I got should have been given to needy Democrats, needy minorities, needy females, needy younger people, needy veterans, needy non-Protestants, needy non-German Americans, needy those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time, and/or needy noncitizens.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-government-would-like-to-discuss-your-allowance
— The WNBA’s identity crisis is bigger than basketball. A league for women now struggles to define the category its own name depends on. The intellectual roots of that confusion run deep.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-wnbas-identity-crisis-is-bigger-than-basketball
BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel: ‘I Don’t Consider Democratic Socialists Part of the Democratic Party.’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/08/30/rahm-emanuel-i-dont-consider-democratic-socialists-part-of-the-democratic-party/
— Officials Fielded Thousands of Food Safety Violations by Illegal Street Vendors But Now Do Nothing.
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2026/08/30/33585072report-officials-fielded-thousands-of-food-safety-violations-by-illegal-street-vendors-but-now-do-nothing/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Oxymoronic ‘Criminal Alien’ Arguments that Now Define the Immigration Debate. 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://cis.org/Arthur/Oxymoronic-Criminal-Alien-Arguments-Now-Define-Immigration-Debate
FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor demands companies reveal whether leaders ‘reflect diversity’ for city contracts.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-demands-companies-reveal-whether-leaders-reflect-diversity-city-contracts
— Socialists gain ground in primaries as midterms approach.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404316605112
— Former Obama chief of staff rejects socialism as part of Democratic Party. Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel weighs in on far-left Democrats and the impact of socialism on the party.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404314299112
— Star Asian student rejected by 16 colleges, hired by Google, gets legal win in racial discrimination suit.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/star-student-rejected-16-colleges-hired-google-gets-legal-win-racial-discrimination-suit
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Australia’s Warning to America: Socialism, Censorship, and Government Overreach Are Coming for You, Too.
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/australias-warning-to-america-socialism-censorship-and-government-overreach-are-coming-for-you-too
NEWSMAX
— Homan: ICE Will Go ‘Where We Need to Go’ for Deportations.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-ice-immigration/2026/08/30/id/1267776/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dems’ Demonization of Trump To Blame for Rise of Socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/31/dems_demonization_of_trump_to_blame_for_rise_of_socialism_154460_comments.html
TOWNHALL
— The Gospel of Envy. DD: My Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were filled with envy. They always painted themselves as being underpaid. After I got married in 1978, they were ever-increasingly furious at my and my wife’s ever-increasing income and net worth. To turn everyone against me, my they stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the collector cars that I bought when I was 40 and 45, d) the college degrees that I earned when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48, e) the professional certifications that I earned when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, f) the professional license that I earned when I was 32, g) the vacations that my wife and I took, h) etc. Some of my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates circulated copies of Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me and my wife. SEE https://gopillinois.com/documents/
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2026/08/31/the-gospel-of-envy-n2682112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/30/trump-pausing-visa-applications-worldwide-undermines-legal-immigration/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use wokeness/wokeism to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/opinion/democrats-wokeness-republicans.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A U.S. Court Reliably in Texas Aids Trump’s Aims. DD: In 2000, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in transferring Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. They knew that court would rule against me. And of course, it did.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/us/politics/texas-judge-trump-agenda.html
— In Latin America, Democratic Socialists Are the Toast of the Party. The success of progressive candidates in the United States is inspiring leftists abroad struggling under pressure from the Trump administration and its allies. DD: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly blame Trump for socialism’s advances.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/americas/latin-america-democratic-socialists.html
USA TODAY
— Parents often complain about how hard it is to balance the cost of child-rearing with saving for retirement. DD: According my Democrat GAO superiors, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and earn a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA when I was 32, d) have a home built in Wheaton when I was 35, g) buy collector cars when I was 40 and 45, save lots for our retirement, etc. My Democrat GAO superiors ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being disgusting selfish rich DINKs. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They decried the time and money they spent raising their children. They painted themselves as being grossly underpaid. They decried the little or no income that their wives had. They knew full-well that both my wife and I had major fertility problems. Should I write about my Democrat GAO superiors?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/2026/08/22/childless-single-retirement-savings/91387188007/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Pros, Cons of High School Jobs for College Applicants. DD: During my junior and senior years in high school 1964-1966, I spent far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying. I washed dishes 28 hours a week in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights when classes were in session and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965. Because of that job, virtually no one saw me as being college material even though I took college preparatory courses, I earned an ACT score of 24, and I graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/articles/pros-cons-of-high-school-jobs-for-college-applicants
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cons of Working in High School. . .Can Hurt Academic Performance. . .May Not Be Relevant to Academics.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Who’s ‘Working Class’ Anymore? Classes are now arbitrarily ranked by income, power and social connections. DD: My critics/opponents look down on if not despise wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering 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.wsj.com/opinion/whos-working-class-anymore-47e87ac0
— Pence: A Republican Time for Choosing. Will we remain the party of conservative principles or embrace progressivism in the guise of populism? DD: Trump would not have won the Republican primary in 2016 if he had not promised Phyllis Schlafly that he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-republican-time-for-choosing-c1f4f8a4
— America’s Systemic Munitions Shortfall. The U.S. needs more than new weapons. It needs new ways of enlisting allies to produce weapons. DD: I worked for GAO on an audit of the Department of Defense FY 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/nsiad-90-23.pdf
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americas-systemic-munitions-shortfall-21206b43
FORBES
— 5 Ways To Get Promoted. DD: My coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2026/08/27/5-ways-to-get-promoted-at-work-before-ai-makes-your-job-redundant/
FAST COMPANY
— 5 underrated career strategies for getting promoted. DD: My coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91586421/5-underrated-promotion-strategies
BUSINESS UPTURN
— Layoff survivor guilt: why keeping your job after coworkers lose theirs can feel complicated. DD: My Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were always overjoyed when my Democrat superiors took adverse actions against me. They were overjoyed when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, 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, got rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged 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, delayed my promotions and never promoted me to GS-14, and forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. They were overjoyed when my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me to GS-13, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, and got rid of the IRS manager in 1974 who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They were overjoyed when my Democrat Post Office superiors denied my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969.
https://businessupturn.com/sectors/health/mental-health/layoff-survivor-guilt-why-keeping-your-job-after-colleagues-lose-theirs-can-feel-complicated/
FINANCE BUZZ
— 8 Useful College Degrees Employers Are Always Looking To Hire. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. I erroneously thought that I could never pass the CPA examination. But I did pass the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. Then, I finished the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. Then, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting. On top of that, the profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females.
https://financebuzz.com/news/useful-college-degrees-employers-want-6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accounting. Businesses and individuals need someone to maintain their financial health and records and ensure they’re compliant with laws and regulations. This makes accounting popular with employers across various industries. Individuals with an accounting degree master accounting principles, know how to manage financial records, and understand tax legislation. You could land a job as a tax consultant, auditor, or accountant and earn a median annual wage of $81,680.)
UNCF
— How Mentorship Can Shape Your College and Career Journey. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS when I was 31 and was finally able to assign me audits of IRS when I was 37 and to promoted me when I was 38.
https://uncf.org/the-latest/how-mentorship-can-shape-your-college-and-career-journey
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
— Pence defends traditional conservatism. DD: Trump would not have won the Republican primary in 2016 if he had not promised Phyllis Schlafly that he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected.
https://www.press.org/newsroom/pence-defends-traditional-conservatism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He described two political dangers facing the U.S. today: what he calls the “socialist left” taking over the Democratic Party, and a “populist right” threatening the traditional conservative principles of the Republican Party. He defended the record of the Trump-Pence administration of 2016-2020, and noted that it and the current Trump administration “get it right” about issues including border control, the Department of Education and Iran. But he drew the line at tariffs, the nationalization of U.S. companies and the surrender of “right to life” decisions to the states, suggesting that the current administration “has stops and starts.”)
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote birthright citizenship.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/birthright-citizenship-trump-barbara-supreme-court/688342/
PYSCOLOGY TODAY
— High school reunions. DD: My 60th Crete-Monee High School reunion is approaching. Sadly, my interactions with my classmates was limited, especially during my junior and senior years because I washed dishes 28 hours a week in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights when classes were in session and 40 hours a week during the summer in between. Because of that job, virtually no one saw me as being college material even though I took college preparatory courses, I earned an ACT score of 24, and I graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-nourishment/201804/the-importance-reunions-high-school-family-and-friends
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attending reunions can present psychological, financial, and logistical problems. That is clearly not the intent of reunions; yet, these issues often exist. Why? High school reunions tend to bring up old memories, some of which may be unpleasant—like seeing the “mean girls” who used to make fun of you or the girl who turned you down when you asked her to the prom. People may also be reluctant to go to their high school reunion because of feeling embarrassed about their physical appearance or insecurity about their lack of achievements since graduation. The idea that individuals will be compared now to their adolescent self or their grown classmates may carry the risk for regretting how their life turned out. On the other hand, high school reunions can be eye-opening. We usually develop wisdom and maturity as we age. Encountering our former classmates and recalling old memories, good and bad, may help us gain better insight into who we are now and how we got here.)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Democratic heavyweight has a message for socialists: ‘Start your own party.’ Rahm Emanuel challenged Democratic Socialists to run independently, drawing a sharp line in the party’s growing fight over its future.
https://news.meaww.com/democratic-heavyweight-has-a-message-for-socialists-start-your-own-party
FINANCIAL TIMES
— The face of America’s socialist insurgency. The Democratic congressional candidate’s improbable rise has spooked the party establishment.
https://www.ft.com/content/2ca855a9-be0d-4915-b4f0-b48355c6aa4a?syn-25a6b1a6=1
August 29, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/28/mail-in-voting-rule/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-march-on-washington-rally-draws-attention-to-voting-rights-with-jeffries-sanders
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois prosecutors fed ICE information about immigrants, leading to arrests and deportations.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/08/28/ice-trump-immigration-illinois-prosecutor
WTTW
— Pritzker to Trump: Don’t Force Illinois Farmers to ‘Pick Up the Tab’ for Iran War.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/08/28/pritzker-trump-don-t-force-illinois-farmers-pick-tab-iran-war
WGLT
— U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-08-28/trump-says-u-s-has-entered-deal-with-venezuela-to-take-control-of-65-billion-barrels-of-oil-reserves
WFIW
— Illinois election officials are reviewing how a recent U.S. Supreme Court order could affect mail-in ballots ahead of the November 3 election.
https://www.wfiwradio.com/2026/08/29/illinois-election-officials-reviewing-mail-ballot-impact-after-supreme-court-order/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Experts warn more flooding might hit Nepal. DD: Of course, Democrat leaders blame that on “global warming” caused by Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-08-28/experts-warn-more-flooding-might-hit-nepal-and-fed-chairman-to-give-key-address
CHICAGO MAROON
— Career Advancement Report Appears to Overstate Post-Graduation Student Outcomes. DD: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, how fast did your career advance? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. In today’s dollars, working for IRS, I earned $56,409/year when I was 22, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 30. Working for GAO 1980-1997, earned $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,964/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (business-Loyola), 31 (accounting-DePaul), and 48 (finance-IIT). I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (public accounting), 32 (internal auditing), 41 (fraud examination), 45 (government financial management), 47 (financial services auditing), and 48 (forensic accounting). I earned a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32.
https://chicagomaroon.com/52872/news/career-advancement-appears-to-overstate-post-graduation-student-outcomes/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Socialist leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, all you need to do to advance is to be a socialist. Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that under Democrats, all you need to do to advance is to be a Democrat. That destroys motivation and meritocracy. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to advance. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever-increasingly, in Democrat states, counties, townships, municipalities, and school districts, to be accepted, you have to be a Democrat. Democrats are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. To be accepted, you cannot change your race, gender, age, national origin, or ancestors, but you can become a Democrat, liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, unmarried, and/or non-Protestant. In your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct, to be accepted, how many have become Democrat, liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, unmarried, and/or non-Protestant? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Socialism and Antipathy.
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/poisonous-lips-socialism-and-antipathy-2/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Champagne socialism: Far-left movement brimming with affluent leaders. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents are wealthy. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and their dupes.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/28/champagne-socialism-far-left-movement-brimming-affluent-leaders/
— Recall petition for Seattle’s socialist mayor withdrawn. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/28/recall-petition-katie-wilson-seattles-socialist-mayor-withdrawn/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House will vote to denounce socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq8Bqy4Fyyw
— Americans care more about healthcare affordability than gas or groceries. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my healthcare insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s healthcare insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/4704431/americans-care-healthcare-affordability-gabrielle-etzel/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Socialist Senate Nominee Angie Nixon’s ‘Cafe Resistance’ Features Wall Glorifying Black Power Militants—Including Convicted Cop-Killers. The café held a dance lesson where participants were asked to wear Black Panther attire, and, shortly after Charlie Kirk’s murder, hosted a professor ‘targeted’ by Kirk. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/exclusive-socialist-senate-nominee-angie-nixons-cafe-resistance-features-wall-glorifying-black-power-militants-including-convicted-cop-killers/
AMERICAN MIND
— The Disparity Obsession. Attempting to eliminate every unequal outcome inevitably produces discrimination. DD: My critics/opponents want equal outcome. According to them, when Whites and males do better at something than minorities and females, it is because Whites and males discriminate against minorities and females. Overwhelmingly, those who earned college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license with me were Whites and males.
https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-disparity-obsession/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We are living through a decade of wokeism in which racial favoritism has graduated from an ostensibly temporary thumb on the scale for the almost-qualified to the kind of unqualified frenzy that attracts grifters and con artists. And, correspondingly, the discrimination against the disfavored has gone from ambient to so intense as to bar advancement in culturally prestigious industries. Contra to dismissive talking points from purveyors like AOC, Woke 1 has done real damage to many lives.)
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Big Secret about Teen Takeovers. There’s something big the mainstream media don’t want to tell you about these disruptive and dangerous events. The fact that these takeovers involve mostly black teens is rarely if ever mentioned in media accounts. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-big-secret-about-teen-takeovers/
BREITBART
— Mayor Karen Bass: Hands Off Thousands of Migrant Food Vendors Operating Illegally in L.A.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/28/mayor-karen-bass-hands-off-thousands-migrant-food-vendors-operating-illegally-l-a/
— Socialist Positions: Trans ‘Rights’ for Children, Crushing 2nd Amendment. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/28/dem-gubernatorial-candidate-david-jolly-shares-socialist-positions-trans-rights-for-children-crushing-2nd-amendment/
— Milo Yiannopoulos Could Be Deported Without a Chance to Return.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/08/28/milo-yiannopoulos-couldbe-deported-without-chance-return/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— NIU hosts socials connecting students with gender, sexuality programs.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/niu-hosts-socials-connecting-students-gender-sexuality-programs/30489
DAILY SIGNAL
— Major Companies Are Rebranding DEI or Sticking With It. 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/2026/08/28/woke-alert-major-companies-are-rebranding-dei-sticking-with-it/
— Democrats Are Running From Hasan Piker—and He’s Exposing Their Socialist Agenda. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KI0kaDxgv48
DAILY WIRE
— Meet Democrat Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy Who Says Americans Are More Dangerous Than Illegals. The leftist Democrat argued that communities with large immigrant populations are safer than those with more native-born Americans.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-dem-senator-who-says-americans-are-more-dangerous-than-illegals
— Why Democrat leaders want America To Be Racist. Because they can’t run on the issues, they run against pretend racism and bigotry.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-democrats-need-america-to-stay-racist
— Why We Can’t Let The Left Make Dolly Their Socialist Mascot. Parton embodied the reality that a person can be adored by the entire country not in spite of staying out of the political fray but because of it. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-we-cant-let-the-left-make-dolly-their-socialist-mascot
FEDERALIST
— American Culture, Not Mass Migration, Made America Great.
https://thefederalist.com/videos/davis-american-culture-not-mass-migration-made-america-great/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— All Quiet on the Southern Front, but Congress Will Need to Act to Keep it that Way.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/all-quiet-southern-front-congress-will-need-act-keep-it-way
FOX BUSINESS
— Socialists have taken over the Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6404207223112
FOX NEWS
— The keys to the Democratic Party have been handed to the socialists. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaC4zDvGiaE
— Socialism creates ruination and depravation. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7duOWdEH2K0
— Right behind AOC is an army of ‘socialist foot soldiers.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were foot soldiers in the Democrat Party. They did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404236805112
NEWSMAX
— Dems DC Socialist rally is a flop. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/dems-dc-socialist-rally-flop-021738404.html
— House to Vote on Resolution Denouncing Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-vote-resolution-denouncing-socialism/2026/08/28/id/1267655/
PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Can’t Ignore Their Socialism Problem Much Longer. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/28/democrats-cant-ignore-their-socialism-problem-much-longer-n4956660
liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— DD: According to my critics/opponents those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time are victims of those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents paint themselves as being champions for victims.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/08/28/victimization_is_cancer_forgiveness_heals_responsibility_triumphs_1202977.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats Try to Brush Aside ‘Woke 1.’ DD: My critics/opponents have always been woke, are woke, and always will be woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Christian, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/28/democrats_try_to_brush_aside_woke_1_154451.html
SALEM NEWS CHANNEL
— Democrats Love Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://salemnewschannel.com/watch/democrats-love-socialismwhy-6a92092ae3495825d7a339a8
TOWNHALL
— Everyone Knows Why Educational Declines Are Happening. DD: Democrat teachers ever-increasingly crank out good little Democrats.
https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/08/28/educational-declines-n2681897
— Fetterman Calls Out His Party’s Socialism Problem. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/08/28/john-fetterman-says-democrat-party-has-a-socialism-problem-n2682072
WESTERN JOURNAL
— The Psychology Behind Republicans Who Support Amnesty for Illegals. Amnesty Republicans typically suffer from two dark malign personality traits: an unsavory need for approval from elites and a desire for intimacy with the Chamber of Commerce. DD: My critics/opponents want amnesty for illegals.
https://www.westernjournal.com/psychology-behind-republicans-support-amnesty-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Mamdani socialism and Trump socialism — reject them both. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/6051425-rejecting-left-right-socialism/
— Hegseth blocks promotions of 4 Army officers with ties to sacked generals. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS when I was 31 and was finally able to assign me audits of IRS when I was 37 and to promoted me when I was 38.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6058699-hegseth-blocks-army-promotions-ousted-generals/
CBS NEWS
— Far-right political commentator and deportation advocate Milo Yiannopoulos is in ICE custody facing a final removal order. Yiannopoulos came to the U.S. legally in 2019 but “chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/milo-yiannopoulos-ice-custody-agency-records/
AOL
— How Inflation Hits Retirees Differently Than Everyone Else. Social Security ‘Raises’ Do Not Keep Up With Inflation. DD: I have been retired since I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.aol.com/articles/inflation-hits-retirees-differently-everyone-130011000.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hegseth Blocks Promotions of Four Army Officers as Purge Widens. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997. They gave all their Democrat managers who they sent to run their Democrat Chicago office lists of their employees who they wanted them to purge. Of course, I was on all those lists if not at the top of all those lists not only because I was a Republican, but because I was conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and I had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I never would have survived until I was 49 in 1997 if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, e) earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/us/politics/hegseth-blocks-army-promotions.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The ugly truth about ‘merit’ promotion in the federal government. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal procedures to waste my career and to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. My Democrat Post Office superiors used that subjectivity to not promote me beyond GS-4 and to force me to resign when I was 20 in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors used that subjectivity to not promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors used that subjectivity a) to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31, to delay my promotions back to GS-12, to delay my promotion to GS-13, to never promote me to GS-14, and to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/22/federal-jobs-compost-toilets-potomac/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Busting the ABA’s Accreditation Monopoly. The bar association’s power over law schools gets a useful Trump challenge.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/aba-accreditation-trump-administration-education-department-626d3d11
NEWS PRESS
— DD: According to Democrats, when Republicans do better on tests than Democrats, it is because Republicans discriminate against Democrats.
https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2026/08/29/correlation-between-test-scores-and-actual-learning-is-weak-opinion/91486742007/
FORBES
— 4 Useful Tips For When Your Manager Is Sabotaging Your Career Growth. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government sabotaged my career. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests when 19 and 20 and forced me to resign when I was 20. My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me when I was 23 in 1972, 24, and 25, b) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25, c) ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA when I was 27, d) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, e) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, and f) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 and my passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32, c) delayed my promotions back to GS-12, d) got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS and had finally been able to assign me to audits or IRS when I was 37 and to promote me to GS-13 when I was 38, e) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, f) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and g) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heidilynnekurter/2021/08/19/4-useful-tips-for-when-your-boss-is-sabotaging-your-career-growth/
EXECUTIVE GOV
— OPM Urges Federal Agencies to Advance AI Use in Hiring Process. DD: Democrats run the federal government. Anticipate/expect that they will use AI to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.executivegov.com/articles/opm-ai-use-federal-hiring
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump formally proposes pay freeze for most federal workers, 3.8% increase for law enforcement. DD: As an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/08/trump-formally-proposes-pay-freeze-most-federal-workers-38-increase-law-enforcement/415707/
FEDERAL TIMES
— College grads shunning federal jobs. DD: Federal employees and federal retirees are looked down on if not despised if not hated. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 29 years. I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I had taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination while I was a NIU student as an employment backup because I had been a federal employee for almost 3 years and because federal employees are viewed negatively.
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2022/08/26/few-recent-college-grads-are-considering-government-work-study-finds/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Less than half of recent graduates said they would consider federal employment. . .Very few recent college graduates are considering federal government jobs. According to the Qualtrics study, 20% of graduate respondents said they were not aware of federal jobs and 30% said the hiring process is too complicated. . .Minority graduates were even less likely to consider federal employment – only 40% said they would. Among minority students, 34% said they would consider federal employment and 37% were undecided.)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Office of Personnel Management is touting new raining opportunities its Senior Executive Service (SES) members. DD: If I had been a Democrat, and even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran the federal government would have promoted me into their SES long before I was 40 in 1988. I had earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (management) when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees (business and accounting) when I was 27 and 31. I had earned job-related professional certifications (accounting and internal auditing) when I was 29 and 32. I had earned a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32. But because I was not a Democrat, they did not promote me to GS-12 until I was 25 and to GS-13 until I was 38 and never promoted me to GS-14.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/ses/2025/08/opm-launches-radically-different-training-program-for-federal-executives/
FED MANAGER
— Trump’s Budget Proposes Major Cuts to Federal Retirement System. Specifically, the budget calls for cutting the COLA by 0.5 percent for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) participants of what the typical formula currently allows. DD: My critics/opponents are furious that I get $18,712/year Social Security in addition to a $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. But I paid into Social Security for 10 years and I paid into CSRS for almost 30 tears.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/president-trumps-budget-proposes-major-cuts-to-federal-retirement-system
LEXOLOGY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use disparate impact a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=bf4f03b2-c94a-4fc1-a730-6d2f0e4116d4
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— When Career Advancement Feels Impossible. Many Americans feel stuck professionally and don’t buy in to potential of education to change their career circumstances. DD: What did you do to advance? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in when I was 21 in 1970. I earned an MBA in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned four more job-elated professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. Nevertheless, notwithstanding all the aforesaid, I never earned more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents use that to imply/hint/argue/shout it proves that I am a career failure because I am a very bad person. They know full-well that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/11/17/survey-many-americans-feel-powerless-over-ability-advance-professionally
ATLANTIC
— DD: My critics/opponents have always been woke, are woke, and always will be woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Christian, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/08/claudia-rankines-new-post-woke-book/688436/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Lyons Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg, 51, forced to release surveillance video of her KISSING mayor on lips for two seconds in back office, as she insists it was ‘non-romantic peck.’
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16087231/elyse-hoffenberg-mayor-steven-landek-kiss-illinois.html
MEAWW
— Fetterman says Democrats have a ‘socialism problem’, names candidates dragging them to the left. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://news.meaww.com/fetterman-says-democrats-have-a-socialism-problem-names-candidates-dragging-them-to-the-left