FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/national-guard-chicago-illinois-communities-brace-expanded-ice-operations-protests-weekend/17746708/
NBC5
— Texas National Guard not being deployed to Chicago, Abbott says. The statement contradicts Pritzker’s comments that the state’s National Guard was being sent to the city. Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/texas-national-guard-not-being-deployed-to-chicago-abbott-says/3819689/
CBS2
— Krishnamoorthi files legislation seeking to block Trump from sending National Guard to Chicago. Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/raja-krishnamoorthi-legislation-block-president-trump-national-guard-troops-chicago/
WGN RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly treat Pat Brady as being the spokesperson for all Illinois Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-theres-a-lot-of-unanswered-questions-about-sending-the-national-guard/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lake-county-ice-agents-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/ice-masks-chicago-trump-immigration/
— In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/column-us-china-india-russia-donald-trump-shackelford/
— ‘The Paper’ review: Trying (and failing) to recapture the magic of ‘The Office’ What offices did you work in? I worked in GAO’s Loop office 1980-1997, IRS’s Loop, Joliet, 63rd & Halsted, and Harvey offices 1971-1980, Firestone Stores’ Chicago Heights office 1970-1972, and Post Office’s Park Forest office 1966-1969. I should write about that. I would focus on what my Democrat superiors and supervisors did to waste my career and get rid of me. I would focus on the adverse action that they took against me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/the-paper-review-peacock/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— It’s time to repeal the TRUST Act once and for all. When the Illinois General Assembly passed the TRUST Act in 2017, the goal was clear: to make Illinois a more “welcoming” state for illegal immigrants.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/09/05/its-time-to-repeal-the-trust-act-once-and-for-all-opinion/85976234007/
KSDK
— Giannoulias wants lower car insurance rates for Democrats who are minority, female, have less money than others, in America illegally, etc.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/illinois-secretary-of-state-seeks-to-revamp-car-insurance-rates-by-eliminating-zip-code-age-credit-score-factors/63-3e24cdde-70e5-44ca-afe1-9959bd143104
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/05/johnson-pokes-at-trump-and-timid-dems-00545963
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-584/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Donald Trump, Jr., Attends Fundraiser in Barrington Hills
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/05/donald-trump-jr-attends-fundraiser-in-barrington-hills/
— League of Women Voters Mobilizes to Fight ICE
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/04/league-of-women-voters-mobilizes-to-fight-ice/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who do your critics/opponents protect? My critics/opponents protect a) liberals and moderates from conservatives, b) Democrats and RINOs from Republicans, c) minorities from Whites, d) women from men, e) younger people from older people, f) LGBTQers from heterosexuals, g) those who have less money from those who have more money, h) veterans from non-veterans, i) non-Protestants from Protestants, j) non-German Americans from German Americans, and/or k) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long from those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is, my critics/opponents are Democrats and RINOs. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Hegseth praises Army for dumping leadership promotion program that was DEI-driven. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government 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 work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/04/hegseth-praises-army-for-dumping-leadership-promotion-program-that-was-basically-dei-driven-1582426/
BREITBART
— Hundreds of Migrants Self-Deporting from Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/04/report-hundreds-of-migrants-self-deporting-from-chicago/
COLLEGE FIX
— Harms of gay parenting
https://www.thecollegefix.com/scholar-vindicated-again-for-study-showing-harms-of-gay-parenting/
FOX NEWS
— Tech titans go from opposing Trump to having dinner with him. Tech titans want cheap foreign labor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Knq3TWhfp0
— Trump admin urges Supreme Court to allow president to fire Federal Trade Commission member. GAO works for Congress. My Democrat GAO superiors overtly acted like they had authority, permission, if not direction from Congress to waste my career, to take adverse actions against me, and to get rid of me. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-urges-supreme-court-allow-president-fire-federal-trade-commission-member
NEWSMAX
— Chicago Offers Support to Illegals Before ICE Sweep
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/chicago-initiatives-illegal-immigrants/2025/09/04/id/1225163/
HOT AIR
— Illinois Democrat leaders blame Indiana for Illinois problems.
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2025/09/04/illinois-open-borders-dems-want-border-wall-built-to-contain-indiana-n3806449
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Opening the borders was like setting “a match to the country”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/09/opening-the-borders-was-like-setting-a-match-to-the-country/
PJ MEDIA
— Cruz Roasts Pritzker: A ‘Racist Bigot’ Shielding Traffickers
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/04/cruz-roasts-pritzker-a-racist-bigot-shielding-traffickers-n4943325
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Mexico against America.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexicos-president-increasingly-backed-wall-managing-trump-relationship-125273869
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/chaotic-showdown-guatemalan-children-exposes-fault-lines-trumps-125273990
CNN
— Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms-justice-department-second-amendment
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Inviting Gates to White House Sparks MAGA Fury
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-inviting-bill-gates-white-house-dinner-sparks-maga-fury-2124905
NEW YORK TIMES
— When you were in high school, were you a high-achiever? Were you college material? My critics/opponents have always stressed that I was not. They stress that my ACT score was only 24, that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class, and that I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. They stress that I could not run because I had a bone disease, that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and that I had partial red/green color blindness. No one thought that I would a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) earn master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) earn a professional license when I was 32.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/college-board-diversity-landscape.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly destroy America’s economy to destroy Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/05/jobs-economy-unemployment-trump-firing/a84b7b66-8a0d-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
NEW YORK SUN
— Success of Trump’s Agenda Hinges on Whether Unelected Leftist Judges Can Be Stopped From Hijacking the Constitution. As the president’s second term unfolds, many of the Democrats’ cherished totems are either comatose or in their death throes. All the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promoted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That is why they ruled in GAO’s favor.
https://www.nysun.com/article/success-of-trumps-agenda-hinges-on-whether-unelected-leftist-judges-can-be-stopped-from-hijacking-the-constitution
USA TODAY
— Hegseth shuts down NFL-style ‘crown jewel’ of Army’s merit-based talent programs. The NFL Combine-style programs for evaluating prospective Army commanders started during President Donald Trump’s first term. Starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, because my Democrat IRS superiors had not promoted me to GS-13, currently $117,807/year, they used up-or-out to get rid of me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. I finally did make GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986, but I would not have if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I should write about that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/04/hegseth-kills-army-nfl-style-officer-program/85954364007/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/09/05/pete-hegseth-axes-armys-nfl-style-command-assessment-program/85987005007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CAP was a trial for officers seeking to command battalions and brigades, demanding roles that make or break an officer’s career. The cancellation comes as part of a Pentagon review of officer personnel processes ranging from evaluations to promotions and command selection, among other career milestones. . .Participants would complete a physical fitness test, have their body fat measured, undergo a psychological evaluation, receive leadership evaluations from former peers and subordinates, and complete verbal and written communication assessments. An interview panel would anonymously judge the candidate’s communication skills based on their performance in an interview setting. Officers deemed “ready” by the panel would then be ranked for command opportunities based on their CAP performance and a review of their personnel file. . .The program was designed to spot potentially overlooked talent while also preventing toxic and abusive leaders from assuming positions of power.)
RICHMOND FREE PRESS
— Faith leaders march on Wall Street to denounce anti-DEI campaign
https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2025/sep/04/faith-leaders-march-on-wall-street-to-denounce-anti-dei-campaign/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tech CEOs Take Turns Praising Trump at White House Dinner. Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman salute president’s leadership on innovation as industry seeks his favor. To curry favor with my bigger critics/opponents, my smaller critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me. In 2024, they removed me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. In 2021, they ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-tech-ceo-rose-garden-dinner-1fee2de3
— DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed’s Cook, Issues Subpoenas. The probe centers on whether Cook submitted fraudulent information on mortgage applications. In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors “investigated” my travel vouchers and then disallowed them. In 1978, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors “investigated” my education deductions and then disallowed them. In 1968 and 1969, to get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office superiors “investigated” my sick leave requests and then disallowed them. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/lisa-cook-justice-department-probe-e7e801a6
— ZIP Code Is Destiny? Turns Out That’s Bunk. The neighborhood where a child grows up matters much less to his success than what his parents do. What did your parents do? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and 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.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zip-code-is-destiny-turns-out-thats-bunk-a17fd9d9
ALJAZEERA
— America’s enemies use cocaine to destroy America
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/is-venezuela-the-big-cocaine-menace-trump-claims-it-to-be
GOOGLE AI
— Career setbacks. What career setbacks have you suffered? Mine include a) my Democrat Post Office superiors forcing me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969 by falsely claiming that I was not available to work enough part-time hours, b) my not being able to get a job that required a college degree after I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in business because potential employers saw me as being draft bait, c) my Democrat Firestone Store boss rudely firing me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, a job offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, d) my Democrat IRS superiors using up-or-out to get rid of me after 1974 because they had not promoted me to GS-13, currently $117,807/year, by the time I was 25, e) my Democrat IRS superiors forcing the manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 to transfer to Texas,. f) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, g) my Democrat GAO superiors delaying my promotions back to GS-12, h) the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer not being able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 until 1986. i) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing that manager to retire in 1987, j) my Democrat GAO superiors throwing me off audits of IRS in early 1989, k) my Democrat GAO superiors always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and l) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22career+sebacks%22
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FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WIH BIG PICTURE: Pritzker braces Chicagoans for federal incursion as Trump says ‘we’re going in’ but won’t say when. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/president-trump-reiterates-guard-chicago-threat-timing-unclear/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/
— TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/retired-police-sell-marijuana-alderman-blocks-dispensary/
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government had my Jewish superiors and supervisors take adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/holocaust-museum-satellite-location-renovation-genocide/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says feds are ‘going in’ to Chicago, Pritzker adds Texas troops may be en route. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/02/donald-trump-national-guard-deployment-chicago-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-crime
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/03/chicago-sees-its-fewest-summer-murders-since-1965
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/02/veterans-speak-out-against-proposed-deployment-of-national-guard-in-chicago
— Prioritize funding after-school programs. What did you do after-school, Saturdays, and summers while you were in high school? I did yard work while I was a freshman and sophomore, I delivered newspapers all 4 years, and I washed dishes while I was a junior and senior.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/03/funding-after-school-programs-trump-lakesia-collins
— Protect workers toiling in the heat. When did you toil in the heat the most? For me it was when I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/03/protect-workers-deadly-heat-summer-city-council-maria-hadden-michael-rodriguez
NBC5
— Texas border patrol chief expected to lead increased immigration efforts in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/texas-border-patrol-chief-expected-to-lead-increased-immigration-enforcement-in-chicago/3818712/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-582/
(FROM THE BRIEFING: Republican Robert Vrankovich. Is running for the district now held by retiring Republican Rep. Amy Grant…Robert Vrankovich, husband, father, successful entrepreneur, and longtime community leader, today announced his campaign for State Representative in the 47th Legislative District. “Illinois is my home, and I will help reverse the course Springfield has set,” Vrankovich said. “It’s time to cut taxes and costs, make our communities safer, and turn Illinois into a business-friendly state where families can thrive.” “Representative Amy Grant has always represented the interests of our community. I am grateful for her years of dedicated service and look forward to continuing to protect the quality of life and shared values that make our neighborhoods such a great place to live and raise a family.” A proven entrepreneur, Vrankovich was the genesis of a start-up propane company 25 years ago, starting with zero customers and building it into a national operation generating more than $110 million annually. Having grown his business from the ground up, he knows firsthand how harmful policies from Springfield can stifle growth, drive up costs, and make life unaffordable for working families. “Springfield is making life unaffordable for families across Illinois,” Vrankovich explained. “The endless taxes and runaway spending are driving families and businesses out of our state. We should be making it easier to start and grow a business in Illinois, but instead, they’ve created one of the most hostile environments for job creators in the country. I’m running to change that.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Chicago Democrats From America’s Murder Capital Refuse Trump’s Help on Crime
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-from-americas-murder-capital-refuse-trumps-help-on-crime/
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
— House Republican licensing reforms aim to get Illinois working. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. My becoming a licensed CPA and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 and my earning a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 frustrated my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid of me.
https://www.thecaucusblog.com/2025/09/house-republican-licensing-reforms-aim.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://nypost.com/2025/09/03/us-news/trump-accuses-putin-kim-jong-un-and-xi-jinping-of-conspiring-against-us-as-they-meet-at-military-parade-in-china/
BLAZE
— Congress must kill DEI before it kills our military readiness
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/congress-must-kill-dei-before-it-kills-our-military-readiness
BREITBART
— Tim Walz Appears to Fantasize About President Trump’s Demise
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/02/watch-tim-walz-appears-fantasize-about-president-trumps-demise-there-will-be-news-sometime/amp/
CHRONICLES
— Woke Ideology Has Always Benefited Elites, Not Victims. My critics/opponents have always wokeness/wokeism, that is, they have always promoted discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/woke-ideology-has-always-benefited-elites-not-victims/
COLLEGE FIX
— Ed Dept cuts child care grants to dozen universities over ‘racial justice’ curriculum. To promote racial justice is to promote more hatred against Whites who are conservative, Republican, male, older, Protestant, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ed-dept-cuts-child-care-grants-to-dozen-universities-over-racial-justice-curriculum/
DAILY CALLER
— The ‘America First’ Solution For Farmers and Hotels. Illegals take bad jobs. My critics/opponents never had to take bad jobs. But I did. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/02/america-first-solution-farm-workers-hotels-restaurants-h2b-h2a-visa-trump/
— Tim Walz Appears To Tell Supporters All Is Not Lost Because Trump Will Die Soon
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/02/tim-walz-trump-death-rumors/
DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor Calls On Organized Labor To ‘Defend’ City From Trump. Under Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago experienced 572 homicides in 2024. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-calls-on-organized-labor-to-defend-city-from-trump
FOX NEWS
— Trump responds to critics with counterpunches across politics and ongoing culture wars. President targets Democratic governors, media figures and calls for charges against George Soros.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-trump-fights-everyone-and-he-going-too-far
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-claims-putin-xi-kim-conspiring-against-us-after-military-parade-china
— Chicago residents beg for more help as crime wreaks ‘havoc.’ How has Chicago crime impacted you? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973. Both thefts had a big negative impact on me.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-residents-beg-more-help-crime-wreaks-havoc-more-top-headlines
NEWS BUSTERS
— Democrat leaders say Black women are among the hardest hit by Trump cuts. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats 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. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like I had.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2025/09/02/ny-times-front-beyond-parody-black-women-are-among-hardest-hit
PJ MEDIA
— Back to Activism: Teachers’ Union Boycotts Target Over DEI
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/02/back-to-activism-teachers-union-boycotts-target-over-dei-n4943253
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/us/national-guard-chicago-trump-push-wwk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/appeals-court-ruling-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-unlawful
— In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/china-military-parade-xi-jinping-09-03-25-intl-hnk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/trump-china-xi-putin-kim-modi-analysis
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rebuffs-health-speculation-golf-hand-bruise-biden-clinton-rcna228542
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/opinion/immigration-liberal-europe-merkel.html
WASHINGTON POST
— According to Democrat leaders, they can retaliate against Republicans, but Republicans leaders cannot retaliate against Democrats. My Democrat superiors in the federal government retaliated against me big time because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/02/fema-employees-leave-whistleblower-legal-complaint/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/03/trump-health-media-coverage/b8889dd6-887a-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/02/trump-administration-use-national-guard-la-violated-law-judge-rules/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/01/aggressive-immigration-enforcement-burnout-ice-agents/85859330007/
FORBES
— Careers and chance: How much control do you really have? If Oldsmobile had not agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint when I was 22 years old in 1971, my entire life would have been different. Because of that agreement, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/insead/careers-and-chance-how-much-control-do-you-really-have/81963/1
AFGE
— I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that because I was a union member, I was grossly overpaid. During that time, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. But during that time, I earned a job-related a) bachelor’s degree, b) master’s degree, and c) professional certification.
https://www.afge.org/article/trump-strips-more-federal-workers-of-their-negotiated-rights
https://www.afge.org/article/public-opposition-growing-in-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-our-public-institutions-labor-rights-and-personal-freedoms
ATLANTIC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their judges to scold Trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-national-guard-law-california/684084/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marc-siegel-trump-health_n_68b7afb5e4b0e9fcc5f3235d
TIMES OF INDIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/trumps-terrified-ugly-clash-in-u-s-house-over-presidents-name-in-epstein-files-dems-explode/videoshow/123672340.cms
August 30, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Conservative Ted Dabrowski loans his campaign more than $250,000 as he vies for GOP governor nomination
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/29/ted-dabrowski-campaign-as-he-vies-for-gop-governor-nomination/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/29/chicago-mayor-not-want-federal-occupation-naval-base-federal-agents/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/29/as-trump-threatens-more-guard-troops-in-us-cities-heres-what-the-law-allows/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/08/29/chicago-housing-groups-brace-for-possible-sweeps-of-homeless-encampments-by-national-guard
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/08/29/chicago-crime-ice-immigration-national-guard-donald-trump-juliana-stratton-jb-pritzker
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/29/business-leaders-pritzker-trump-national-guard-chicago-rich-miller
— Business leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/29/business-leaders-pritzker-trump-national-guard-chicago-rich-miller
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250829/news/we-do-not-need-you-here-lake-county-officials-reject-trumps-immigration-push/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250829/nation-and-world-politics/extremely-unusual-former-illinois-national-guard-chief-on-trump-threat-to-dispatch-troops-to-chic/
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lake-county-leaders-pushing-back-plans-use-naval-station-great-lakes-host-ice-immigration-agents/17682128/
NBC5
— Mayor Brandon Johnson targets ‘ultra rich’ to help address Chicago’s budget gap
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-brandon-johnson-targets-ultra-rich-to-help-address-chicagos-budget-gap/3817380/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-gov-pritzker-military-national-guard-chicago-invasion-trump/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-plaza-rally-trump-troops-chicago-immigration-crackdown/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/family-worry-trump-admin-plans-to-ramp-up-immigration-crackdown-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXmvTSXKXS4
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-violent-crime-prevention-labor-day-weekend/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/labor-day-crime-concerns-in-chicago-amid-trump-threat-to-send-troops/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1699664
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/29/chicago-trump-administration-s-sights-its-next-immigration-crackdown
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.wbez.org/housing/2025/08/29/chicago-housing-groups-brace-for-possible-sweeps-of-homeless-encampments-by-national-guard
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/08/29/chicago-crime-ice-immigration-national-guard-donald-trump-juliana-stratton-jb-pritzker
CHAMPAIGN/URBANS NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect illegals
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/what-is-e-verify-which-is-used-to-vet-employment-eligibility-a-look-at-the/article_71cd037f-2f94-5dc4-9d5a-cfb192c74c41.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight E-Verify
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-employers-have-used-e-verify-for-years-ices-arrest-of-a-maine-police-officer-raises-new-questions/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Texas advances bill allowing citizens to sue makers and distributors of abortion pills
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-08-30/texas-advances-bill-allowing-citizens-to-sue-makers-and-distributors-of-abortion-pills
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/28/armored-vehicles-fleet-of-ice-agents-chicago-bound-for-post-labor-day-crackdown-reports/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-372/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pritzker: “There is no Emergency in Chicago…”
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/08/gov-jb-pritzker-there-is-no-emergency-in-chicago/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The transgender coverup. Minnesota tragedy is the result of affirming mental illness.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/29/editorial-transgender-coverup/
— The evils of the LGBTQ cult. How many more must suffer before this societal crisis is recognized?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/28/evils-lgbtq-cult/
WASHINGTON EXAMINAR
— MAGA’s disgusting admiration for Putin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3787615/trump-maga-disgusting-admiration-putin/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— China, Not Gerrymandering, Is the Real Threat to Democracy. Plus, assessing Minnesota’s so-called conversion therapy law in the wake of Robin Westman’s horrific shooting.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/ccp-subversion-in-new-york-shows?utm_source=post-email-title
NEW YORK POST
— Noem demands J.B. Pritzker ‘scrap’ far-left immigration policies after migrant killer gets nabbed in Illinois murder
https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/us-news/kristi-noem-demands-j-b-pritzker-scrap-far-left-immigration-policies-after-migrant-killer-gets-nabbed-in-illinois-murder/
— After the deadly Minneapolis school shooting, it’s time to stop indulging delusions – and talk truth about transgenderism
https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/opinion/after-the-deadly-minneapolis-school-shooting-its-time-to-stop-indulging-delusions-and-talk-truth-about-transgenderism/
— Federal judge blocks Trump from swiftly deporting illegal migrants from the interior of the country. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/us-news/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-expanded-deportation-plan-over-due-process-concerns-for-illegal-immigrants/
— RFK Jr.’s HHS slashes $122M across nearly 200 DEI, LGBT-focused research projects
https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/us-news/rfk-jr-s-hhs-slashes-122m-across-nearly-200-dei-lgbt-focused-research-projects/
BREITBART
— Liberals Squirm as Trump Admin Prepares Enforcement Sweeps from Chicago Naval Base. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/29/liberals-squirm-as-trump-admin-prepares-enforcement-sweeps-from-chicago-naval-base/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Illinois institutes new law requiring colleges to dispense abortion pills, contraception
https://www.christianpost.com/news/illinois-law-requires-student-access-to-abortion-pills-on-campuses.html
DAILY CALLER
— HUD Secretary Says Illegals May No Longer ‘Live In Taxpayer-Funded Housing’
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/29/hud-secretary-scott-turner-illegal-immigrants-public-housing-tax-payer-funded/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Says Trump A Serious Threat Who ‘Does Not Want Another Election’ Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/29/brandon-johnson-donald-trump-threat-election/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Illegal-Alien Poster Boys Confirm Democrats’ Taste for Mayhem
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/29/illegal-alien-poster-boys-confirm-democrats-taste-for-mayhem/
EPOCH TIMES
— Chinese Money Launderers Fuel Drug Crisis
https://lists.theepochtimes.com/archive/cxw5NWpc4y/RontmvJPy/1tiNbjq0PdJ
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Trump Administration Plans to Crack Down on Immigration by Islamist Extremists
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/08/29/us-immigration-policy-muslim-brotherhood-threat
FOX NEWS
— Trump’s looming Chicago takeover puts violent illegal immigrant crimes in spotlight: ‘Incompetent mayor’ Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes back on potential federal deployment, calling it ‘unlawful’ Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-looming-chicago-takeover-puts-violent-illegal-immigrant-crimes-spotlight-incompetent-mayor
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-rips-new-neil-young-song-slamming-trumps-dc-crime-crackdown-cringe
NEWSMAX
— WH Skewers Newsom for Stoking Fear of Voter Suppression
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gavin-newsom-donald-trump-voter-supression/2025/08/29/id/1224494/
PJ MEDIA
— First Deported Illegal Migrants Arrive in Rwanda From the U.S.
https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2025/08/29/first-deported-illegal-migrants-arrive-in-rwanda-from-the-us-n4943114
WASHINGTON STAND
— Agendas over Students? Two Largest Teachers’ Unions’ $40M+ Left-Wing Spending Spree
https://washingtonstand.com/article/agendas-over-students-two-largest-teachers-unions-40m-leftwing-spending-spree
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gov-pritzker-fears-trumps-push-for-troops-in-chicago-isnt-just-about-fighting-crime/
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/politics/video/illinois-lieutenant-governor-juliana-stratton-ebof-vrtc
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/economy/diversity-federal-reserve-lisa-cook
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-halts-trump-effort-expand-fast-track-deportations-2025-08-30/
— US EPA fires some employees who signed letter criticizing Trump administration. The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ruled that federal agencies can force to retire, that is, they can fire, their employees like me who became active members in class action lawsuits that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-epa-fires-some-employees-who-signed-letter-criticizing-trump-administration-2025-08-29/
MSNBC
— Biden used FEMA to screw Republicans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SypfQYZdFRE
MSN
— Pritzker Net Worth: How The Illinois Governor Became America’s Richest Politician
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jay Robert ‘JB’ Pritzker, the current governor of Illinois, holds the title of the richest elected official in the United States. Pritzker has an estimated net worth of $3.6 billion, according to Forbes, and comes from one of America’s most prominent billionaire families, the heirs to the Hyatt Hotels empire. A Democrat, Pritzker was elected governor in 2018 after defeating Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner. Before entering politics, he co-managed the Pritzker Group, a private equity firm, alongside his brother Anthony until stepping away in March 2017. Pritzker’s wealth primarily stems from the vast fortune amassed by his family. His uncle Jay Pritzker founded the Hyatt Hotels chain, while his father, Donald Pritzker, played a key role in developing and expanding the brand before he died in 1972. His sister, Penny Pritzker, is also a billionaire and served as US Secretary of Commerce under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/jb-pritzker-net-worth-how-the-illinois-governor-became-america-s-richest-politician/ar-AA1Lcnyn
— Bill Gates’ answer to ‘compulsory’ interview question: What are your salary expectations for this job. Since 1980, my critics/opponents have used against me big time my having to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat IRS superiors were making it ever-increasingly clear that they would never promote me to GS-13 and that they were going to get rid of me. They had disallowed my travel vouchers and my education deductions. They had ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and my almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. The GAO Chicago office Staff Manager (Bill) who had arranged my transfer assured me that GAO would a) immediately assign me to audits of IRS, b) rapidly promote me back to GS-12 Step 5, and b) rapidly promote me to GS-13. But almost immediately after I transferred, his GAO Chicago office superiors replaced him with a new Staff Manager (Dave) who openly despised me if not hated me. He gave me bad job assignments. He gave me unfair performance expectations and performance appraisals. He kept me off audits of IRS. He delayed my promotions back to GS-12 Step 5. He ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981, and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981. But then, in 1985, he went on extended sick leave. That allowed Bill to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 in 1986. But then, in 1987, Dave came back. Dave forced Bill to retire in 1987. He threw me off audits of IRS in 1988. He gave me an extremely bad job assignment and unfair performance expectations and performance appraisal. He ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. I should write about the aforesaid. Dave would not have been able to take the aforesaid adverse actions against me that he did if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. If GAO had been unionized, Dave would not have been able to take the adverse actions against me that he did. But GAO did not unionize until 2007.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/microsoft-founder-bill-gates-answer-to-compulsory-interview-question-what-are-your-salary-expectations-for-this-job/ar-AA1L9250
NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-record-detainment-convictions-immigration-trump-admin-2121912
— McDonald’s Manager Detained by ICE Agents Before Company Picnic. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.newsweek.com/manager-arrested-ice-immigration-agents-company-picnic-2120819
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/judge-fast-track-deportations.html
— Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists. The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ruled that federal agencies can force to retire, that is, they can fire, their employees like me who became active members in class action lawsuits that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/voice-of-america-layoffs-kari-lake-trump.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/nyregion/sharpton-wall-street-march-trump-dei.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Judge considers request to block Trump’s ouster of Federal Reserve board member. The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ruled that federal agencies can oust their employees like me who become active members in class action lawsuits that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/29/fed-board-member-removal-hearing/
— Trump officials fire EPA employees for signing dissent letter. The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ruled that federal agencies can force to retire, that is, they can fire, their employees like me who became active members in class action lawsuits that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/08/29/epa-dissent-letter-employees-fired/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/29/trump-deportation-expedited-removal/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/29/crime-stats-dc-bowser-trump-investigation/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/29/trump-cancels-international-aid/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/08/29/education-department-child-care-college/
— Trump administration pauses work on annual federal worker charity drive. The Combined Federal Campaign offers federal employees an opportunity to contribute part of their paycheck to causes they want to support. I should write about the pressure that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors put on their employees to use CFC to give money to charity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/29/trump-administration-pauses-charity-campaign/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/29/keep-it-peaceful-chicago-top-cop-warns-ahead-of-trump-deployment/85869468007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote American flag burning. I have flown an American flag at my Wheaton home 24 hours a day since September 11, 2001.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/30/trump-courts-constitution-flag-burning/85854287007/
COURIER JOURNAL
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/08/28/trump-university-college-professor-education-politics-propaganda/85833769007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Elite College Myth. According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-elite-college-myth-268c4371
— Office Activists. My Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with their leading office activist. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to their leading Black office activist. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license while I had one. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/why-bosses-have-had-it-with-office-activists/e02eda3f-cdee-4614-8361-ab4c39807301
FORTUNE & FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans
https://fortune.com/2025/08/29/wells-fargo-deleted-dei-page-protests-diversity-equity-inclusion/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2025/08/29/why-companies-need-to-reset-dei-rather-than-abandon-it/
NPR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/30/g-s1-86452/judge-block-speedy-deportations
NEW REPUBLIC
— Pritzker Just Set Himself Apart From All Other Democrats. This week, the Illinois governor suggested that he’s ready to take the fight against Trump much further than his party colleagues.
https://newrepublic.com/post/199800/jb-pritzker-trump-opposition-2028
NEWS ONE
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans
https://newsone.com/6420268/rev-al-sharpton-leads-pro-dei-march-down-wall-street/
— Hate-filled America-hating America-hates object to Ashli Babbitt receiving Military Funeral Honors
https://newsone.com/6419912/jan-6-rioter-ashli-babbitt-to-receive-military-funeral-honors/
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How successful have Democrat leaders been making everyone in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct sexually active LGBTQers?
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/08/30/zosc-a30.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/trumps-new-america-redefines-higher-education-heres-how-to-choose-the-right-college/articleshow/123588050.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/trump-turns-his-focus-on-racial-proxies-in-college-admissions-putting-campus-diversity-on-trial/articleshow/123528106.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/when-helping-black-students-becomes-illegal-d-e-i-under-trump-heres-why-schools-are-under-fire/articleshow/123581196.cms
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/nyc-clashes-at-anti-trump-protest-over-dei-ice-crackdown-wall-street-march-turns-ugly-watch/videoshow/123585312.cms
August 27, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Minneapolis shooting: 8-year-old and 10-year-old killed, 17 others hurt at Catholic school
https://abc7chicago.com/post/shooting-reported-catholic-school-minneapolis-governor-says/17662514/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooter died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, O’Hara said. The FBI identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who was born Robert Westman. Driver’s license information reviewed by ABC News described Westman as a female, born on June 17, 2002. A name change application for a minor born on the same date, June 17, 2002, was approved by a district court in Minnesota in 2020, changing the name of a Robert Westman to Robin Westman, explaining the minor child “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.” . . . Frey stressed at a second news conference, “Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community, or any other community out there, has lost their sense of common humanity. We should not be operating out of a place of hate.”)
— Chicago Democrat leaders get Chicago Latino leaders to push back against Trump plans to send National Guard to city
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-latino-leaders-push-back-president-donald-trump-plans-potential-national-guard-deployment-city/17660651/
NBC5
— What we know about what happened in Minneapolis school shooting
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-we-know-about-what-happened-in-minneapolis-school-shooting/3816000/
CBS2
— Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-minneapolis-incident-august-27-2025/
WGN9
— FBI investigating Minnesota school shooting as hate crime against Catholics
https://wgntv.com/news/national/fbi-investigating-minnesota-school-shooting-as-hate-crime-against-catholics/
FOX32
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson urged Trump to deploy the National Guard to the city, saying leaders have failed to stop violence. Pritzker, Johnson, and others strongly oppose Trump’s threat, calling it political and dangerous.
Despite reported drops in murders and robberies, Wilson says communities remain under siege.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wilson-trump-national-guard-chicago
— Annunciation Church shooting: What’s known about suspect Robin Westman
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/annunciation-school-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-suspect-shooter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman. FOX 9 has confirmed Westman’s mother previously worked at Annunciation. A Facebook post from the school says she left the school in 2021. The shooter’s mother also applied to change her child’s name from Robert to Robin in Dakota County in 2019, according to court documents obtained by FOX 9. According to the name change filing, Westman identified “as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”)
— Oak Park-River Forest High School removed the exterior doors from some of its bathrooms. Officials said it was aimed at preventing “inappropriate behaviors” like vaping, fighting, and skipping class. An online petition was started by students in opposition to the move to demand the doors be put back.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/oak-park-river-forest-high-school-bathrooms
— 81% of Americans see crime as ‘major problem’ in big cities
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ap-norc-crime-poll-trump-takeover
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican US Senate hopeful Don Tracy lends $2M to his campaign fund
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/republican-us-senate-hopeful-don-tracy-lends-2m-to-his-campaign-fund/
— ‘Our president is listening’: Handful of Black MAGA activists in Chicago catch Trump’s eye
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/black-maga-activists-chicago-catch-trumps-eye/
— Cardinal Blase Cupich calls on those in power to make safety a ‘national priority’ after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/cardinal-blase-cupich-comments-after-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooting/
— What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/minneapolis-catholic-school-shooting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter — armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol — approached the side of the church and shot through the windows toward the children inside before dying by suicide. He said the shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, did not have an extensive known criminal history, acted alone and had legally purchased the weapons recently. O’Hara said authorities are aware of a video showing writings that the shooter had timed to be released on YouTube. The content has been taken down and is under review as investigators try to determine a motive, the police chief said. Federal officials referred to Westman as transgender, and the mayor decried hatred being directed at “our transgender community.” Westman’s gender identity wasn’t clear. In 2020, a judge approved a petition, signed by Westman’s mother, asking for a name change from Robert to Robin, saying the petitioner “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”)
— CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than one month on the job. It took almost 18 years for my Democrat GAO superiors to oust me. They would have ousted me much sooner if I had not a) earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt before I transferred from IRS to GAO and if I had not b) earned a master’s degree in accounting, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) became a licensed CPA, e) earned four more job-related professional certifications, and f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading after I transferred.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/cdc-director-susan-monarez-out/
— Who and what will Democrat leaders blame for the Minneapolis shootings?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/editorial-annunciation-shooting-school-children-robin-westman/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Willie Wilson urges Trump to send National Guard to Chicago: ‘I welcome it’ The former mayoral candidate insisted that a military intervention could help curb violence, while invoking the killing of his son in the south suburbs.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/27/willie-wilson-trump-national-guard
DAILY HERALD
— Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250827/nation-and-world-politics/trump-extends-control-over-washington-by-taking-management-of-union-station-away-from-amtrak/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP’s Tracy drops $2 million into race to fill Durbin’s Senate seat
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/gops-tracy-drops-2m-race-fill-durbins-senate-seat
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/dispensary-could-open-near-wrigley-field-but-issues-persist-for-social-equality-firm-behind-plans/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-371/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE GOP
— 2026 Primary Candidate Petitions
https://dupagegop.com/primary-candidate-petitions/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Mayor Claims ‘Affordable Housing’ is the Key to Reducing Crime in Awkward MSNBC Interview
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/08/chicago-mayor-claims-affordable-housing-is-the-key-to-reducing-crime-in-awkward-msnbc-interview.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Minneapolis school shooter ID’d as trans woman Robin Westman — as apparent manifesto included ‘kill Trump’
https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/minneapolis-catholic-school-gunman-idd-as-robin-westman-while-possible-manifesto-shows-psychotic-obsession-with-mass-shooters/
— Trans Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman mused about slaughtering ‘filthy Zionist Jews’ in sick journal before deadly Catholic school massacre
https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/robin-westman-mused-about-slaughtering-filthy-zionist-jews-in-sick-journal-before-deadly-catholic-school-shooting/
— Chicago pastor Corey Brooks says Dems are ‘outright lying’ about crime, calls on Trump to send National Guard
https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/media/chicago-pastor-corey-brooks-says-dems-are-outright-lying-about-crime-calls-on-trump-to-send-national-guard/
FOX NEWS
— The Left wants no part of the effort to make our country safe and secure. Hannity tears into Democrats proving to be on the ‘wrong side’ of crime plaguing American cities.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377478268112
— US northern border smuggling creates ‘shopping grounds’ for migrants to sanctuary communities. Smugglers are adapting routes and targeting sanctuary cities for maximum benefits.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-northern-border-smuggling-creates-shopping-grounds-migrants-sanctuary-communities-attorney
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Two Children Killed in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting. The FBI identified the shooter as Robin Westman, who died at the scene.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/minnesota-school-shooting-annunciation-catholic-minneapolis-281597d5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooting was being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and as a hate crime against Catholics, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the suspect wrote: “For the Children,” “Where is your God?” and “Kill Donald Trump” on rifle magazines. . .President Trump was briefed about the incident and had spoken with Gov. Walz. “The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation,” the president said in a post on Truth Social. Trump proclaimed that the U.S. flag will be flown at half-staff at the White House until Saturday night as a mark of respect for the victims.)
August 26, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Congressional committee investigating antisemitism allegations at UIC College of Medicine
https://abc7chicago.com/post/house-education-workforce-committee-investigating-allegations-antisemitism-university-illinois-college-medicine/17648205/
NBC5
— Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juk687H8Yfg
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— According to Democrat leaders, voters want more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/25/in-chicago-us-sen-bernie-sanders-says-progressive-agenda-is-what-the-american-people-want/
— Southwest Detroit small businesses reeling amid Trump immigration crackdown: ‘A disaster’ How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been making your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct dependent on cheap illegal labor?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/25/detroit-trump-immigration-crackdown/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/26/washington-dc-schools-reopen-trump-armed-patrols/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kids in ‘low opportunity’ areas are up to 20 times more likely to be shot. When you were young, what were the employment opportunities where you lived? While I lived in Crete 1948-1972, the best jobs that I could get were a) doing yard work in Crete 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers in Crete 1962-1966, c) washing dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipping slag and pumping gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966, e) delivering mail in Park Forest 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere in 1970, and e) collecting delinquent federal taxes in in Harvey in 1972. My critics/opponents would never had stooped to take the aforesaid bad jobs and they have always used my taking the aforesaid bad jobs against me.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/08/25/northwestern-study-finds-kids-in-low-opportunity-areas-are-up-to-20-times-more-likely-to-be-shot
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Of course, the mainstream news media sides with Pritzker against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250825/local-politics/do-not-come-to-chicago-pritzker-tells-trump-national-guard-not-needed-in-chicago/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOS: DuPage judge sides with county board in ongoing dispute with clerk
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250825/news/dupage-judge-sides-with-county-board-in-ongoing-dispute-with-clerk/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-25/how-an-undocumented-teen-is-trying-to-get-an-education-amid-trumps-immigration-crackdown
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump hints at investigation into ‘Bridgegate’ hours after Chris Christie criticizes him. Immediately after I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988, they a) threw me off audits of IRS, b) gave me a very bad job assignment, c) gave me very unfair performance expectations, d) gave me a very unfair performance appraisal, and e) ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. I should write about that.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-hints-at-probe-into-bridgegate-hours-after-chris-christie-criticizes-him
WGLT & 25 NEWS NOW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/25/bloomingtons-mayor-will-sign-pledge-combat-bigotry-city-council-asked-make-same-commitment/
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-08-25/group-urges-bloomington-leaders-to-sign-pledge-against-intolerance-bigotry
WAND TV
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with teachers and with school staff against parents.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/people-could-face-criminal-charges-for-threatening-teachers-school-staff-under-new-illinois-bill/article_d2dbee68-0f8e-4c0f-a2de-354efcf44e18.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-576/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINIOIS
— What do your critics/opponents use to hint/imply/argue/shout that you are privileged? Mine use a) my parents having sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, b) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, c) my having been a federal employee for almost 30 years, d) my having bought new cars and real estate, e) my having earned three masters degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license, f) my being married for more than 47 years, and g) my being a federal retiree for almost 28 years. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— House GOP probes antisemitism claims at University of Illinois College of Medicine
https://nypost.com/2025/08/25/us-news/house-gop-probes-antisemitism-claims-at-3-blue-state-medical-schools/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Five major DEI rollbacks reshape higher ed under state and federal pressure. Democrat and RINO leaders will never stop using DEI to get rid of Republicans, they just put it under the table.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/five-major-dei-rollbacks-reshape-higher-ed-state-federal-pressure/28510
COLLEGE FIX
— George Mason University broke federal law with race-based hiring. If the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 could have found qualified Democrats, minorities, and/or females, they would have hired them instead of me.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/george-mason-u-broke-federal-law-with-race-based-hiring-ed-dept-says/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. In a published letter to Cook, Trump accused her of ‘deceitful and potentially criminal conduct in a financial matter.’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-fires-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook-5906052
FOX NEWS
— Trump will make Americans feel safe and secure again
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377380781112
— From ban to embrace: Trump’s evolution on TikTok
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377361020112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Teachers Unions Poured Over $40 Million into Left-Wing Groups. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/teachers-unions-poured-over-40-million-into-left-wing-groups-watchdog-finds/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Is Trying To Remove Leftist Poison From Institutions And They Can’t Stand It
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/25/megyn_kelly_trump_is_trying_to_remove_leftist_poison_from_institutions_and_they_cant_stand_it.html
REAL CLEAR WIRE
— The Democrats’ hackneyed falsehood that Republican gerrymandering in Texas is racist and will end American democracy is not only hysterical – it’s hypocritical. While gerrymandering is ethically impaired, it has been part of U.S. politics for more than 200 years, and a mainstay of Democratic Party election strategy since the 1980s. When redistricting is designed to favor one group over another, it is referred to as gerrymandering. Prior to the 1960s, court challenges to congressional redistricting plans were generally considered to be political questions outside judicial purview. In 1962, however, the Supreme Court held that federal courts could ensure compliance with the constitutional requirement of “one person, one vote” when Tennessee created districts with population variances as large as ten-to-one. Courts also hear challenges to redistricting plans based on claims of racial gerrymandering under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, and the 15th Amendment, and until recently, also claims that a gerrymander was intended to benefit a particular candidate, ideology or party. . .The congressional map drawn by Illinois Democrats after the 2020 census transformed its congressional delegation from 13 Democrats and 5 Republicans to 14 Democrats and just 3 Republicans – in a state where Donald Trump won 44% of the 2024 vote. The respected Gerrymandering Project at Princeton University gave Illinois an “F” for its partisan gerrymander.
https://www.fox26medford.com/news/politics/is-it-time-to-end-mandated-majority-minority-congressional-districts/article_8949a686-d01a-5fe2-b60b-c92111021d1f.html
TOWNHALL
— Mass Illegal Migration Makes Sex Trafficking Worse
https://townhall.com/columnists/pawelstyrna/2025/08/26/mass-illegal-migration-makes-sex-trafficking-worse-n2662318
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Trump says US military may or may not deploy to Chicago
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-us-military-may-or-may-not-deploy-chicago-2025-08-25/
MSN
— Montgomery County launches federal worker hiring preference. As GAO ever-increasingly got rid of its Chicago office employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran during the 1980s and 1990s, there was no GAO employee hiring preference in Chicago.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/montgomery-county-launches-federal-worker-hiring-preference/ar-AA1Jf54X
— Trump’s white South African ‘refugees’ regret moving to the United States. Because Democrat and RINO employers hate Trump, they will not hire South African refugees.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/the-trump-white-house-wants-to-bring-20-000-afrikaners-to-the-us/ss-AA1L0bPP
NEWSWEEK
— Trump supporters are outraged by his announcement that 600,000 Chinese students will be allowed into the United States to study. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But if they could have admitted Chinses students instead of me, they would have.
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-rages-trump-chinese-student-numbers-2119215
NEW YORK TIMES
— Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? The federal judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) ruled that federal agencies can force their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran to retire, that is, to fire them, if they become active members in class action lawsuits like I did that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/can-trump-fire-a-fed-governor.html
— Donald Trump’s Big Gay Government. On the town with the A-Gays of Washington, who have never been happier to be out, proud and Republican. Republican leaders in Illinois who promote LGBTQ have had their operatives and their dupes work the hardest against me. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/style/gay-men-trump-administration-republicans.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make Blacks hate Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/black-student-achievement-diversity-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders say that Trump melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld Trump’s coalition is built for internal conflict — held together by fealty to him, but riven by differences on immigration, tariffs, abortion and other policies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/26/trump-coalition-factions-tariffs-immigration/
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/08/25/george-mason-president-refuses-apology-dei/
USA TODAY
— Trump eases red tape on bare-bones health insurance. What this means for you. My critics/opponents are furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978. My critics/opponents despise if not hate federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and federal retirees like I have been for almost 28 years.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/08/25/trump-expand-short-term-health-insurance/85742442007/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD:
— No English, no commercial driving. Crackdown on truckers speeds up. All my critics/opponents not only support George Ryan, they blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for George Ryan’s problems.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/21/trump-crackdown-commercial-truckers-non-english-speakers/85563272007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Newsom
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/23/gavin-newsom-trump-2028-presidential-primary/85740242007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/21/bela-trump-gavin-newsom-dana-perino-trolling/85725925007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Newest Auto Plant Is Full of Robots. It Still Needs the Human Touch. There were no robots when I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hyundai-factory-georgia-automation-jobs-6d7d4e5d
— Some Parents Plan Decades of Allowances. A new camp of financial advice suggests it is OK to help your adult children financially, and you might as well start saving early. My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother never worked outside of the home before he died. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/adult-children-allowance-9b57d59c
— Employers want cheap foreign labor
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/what-the-immigration-slowdown-means-for-the-us-labor-market/78282d69-4818-4fbe-8cbc-8199cb33df24
FORBES
— How To Choose A College In Trump’s America. Why did you choose the college(s) that you did? I chose UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992 because I wanted to earn degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2025/08/26/how-to-choose-a-college-in-trumps-america/
FEDWEEK
— What to Know About the New Federal Application Process. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the postal job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.fedweek.com/careers/what-to-know-about-the-new-federal-application-process/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/08/26/public-ill-universities-will-provide-medication-abortions
GOOGLE
— 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.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/100216277234000582-research-intern/
https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/94968445673579206-global-process-lead/
https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/92835942871507654-performance-expert/
https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/128704760948630214-customer-onboarding-strategist/
AXIOS
— AI is already taking jobs away from entry-level workers. What impacted entry-level jobs when you were in your 20s? For me, it was the Vietnam War draft. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. I did not get offers for jobs that required a college degree until after my application was approved and because of my draft number, I was no longer subject to the draft. By then, my career was already behind schedule. To try to catch up, a) I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31, b) I passed the CPA examination when I was 30 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination when I was 32, and c) I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, it was too late. The federal government uses up-or-out to rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13, currently $117,807/year, by age 25. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/ai-entry-level-jobs
INDEPENDENT
— Illinois man secretly gave woman abortion pills to cause a miscarriage and now faces murder charge, police say. Authorities claimed Emerson Evans, 31, had admitted to dosing his girlfriend with mifepristone without her knowledge or consent. Will Democrat leaders side with Evans?
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/illinois-abortion-pills-murder-b2813818.html
August 24, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Illinois leaders speak out on report Trump preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-leaders-condemn-report-president-donald-trump-preparing-deploy-federal-troops-chicago/17628504/
NBC5
— Pritzker calls Trump’s statements on National Guard deployment an abuse of power. “Chicago is a mess. You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent, and we’ll straighten that one out probably next,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-calls-trumps-statements-on-national-guard-deployment-an-abuse-of-power/3814097/
CBS2
— Pentagon planning military deployment in Chicago; Pritzker accuses Trump of “attempting to manufacture a crisis”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brandon-johnson-donald-trump-threat-national-guard-crime-chicago/
FOX32
— ‘There is no emergency’: Pritzker responds to reports Pentagon plans military deployment to Chicago.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-responds-reports-pentagon-plansmilitary-deployment-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/maga-republican-party/
— How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities. With less pressure to admit Democrats who are minority, female, and/or citizens of foreign countries, anticipate/expect that more Republicans who are White and/or male will be admitted.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/trump-race-based-admissions-data/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks. The Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/23/pentagon-military-deployment-chicago-report-pritzker
— New Illinois law expands protections for reporters from lawsuits. Pritzker signed anti-SLAPP legislation that now explicitly shields journalists from suits intended to stifle public participation. Of course, Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders do not want this to apply to Republican journalists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/22/slapp-lawsuits-protection-reporters-pritzker-news-medi
— How dependent on Medicaid funding have Democrat leaders made your hospital?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/08/22/medicaid-trump-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-health-care-roseland-community-hospital
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Anticipate/expect that under the Illinois Democrat leaders, the more students that schools have who are minority, female, LGBTQ, and/or illegal, the more taxpayer money that they will get.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/education/how-much-additional-revenue-did-your-school-district-receive-through-states-evidence-based-funding/
— How much more gerrymandering, that is, packing and cracking, will Pritzker do assure that Republicans cannot be elected in any of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts instead of just 14 of them?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-fighting-fire-with-fire-redistricting-free-for-all-portends-disaster-for-amer/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their anti-Israel protestors.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/us-congress-politics/lawmakers-continuing-public-events-despite-disruptive-pro-palestinian-protests/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For Democrats, colleges exist, including commuter colleges, to crank out good little Democrats. UIC was a commuter college when I attended it 1966-1968. UIC failed to make me a Democrat.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/a-commuter-college-thought-it-could-avoid-trump-s-education-crackdown-here-s-what-happened/article_e8b87d9d-de74-5a96-9c08-2fdad3b926b7.html
SHAW LOCAL
— Underwood pressed on Israel, redistricting at DeKalb town hall
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/23/us-rep-underwood-pressed-on-israel-redistricting-at-dekalb-town-hall/
WGEM
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/2025/08/23/new-laws-aim-shield-providers-abortion-meds-ban-ticketing-schools/
WMBD
— Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill.
https://wmbdradio.com/2025/08/22/texas-florida-seek-to-join-legal-challenge-to-abortion-pill/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Del Mar and Bailey: It might be true, but is it good?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/23/thoughts-on-a-gubernatorial-ticket-containing-darin-bailey-and-aaron-del-mar/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gavin Newsom is the likely Democratic presidential nominee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3779080/gavin-newsom-is-the-likely-democratic-presidential-nominee/
NEW YORK POST
— Cracker Barrel’s marketing fiasco shows investors are making woke a massive risk factor
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/business/cracker-barrels-marketing-fiasco-shows-investors-are-making-woke-a-massive-risk-factor/
— Self-deportation is crucial to undoing the Biden illegal-migrant mess
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/opinion/donald-trump-doesnt-have-to-deport-10-million-illegals-they-will-leave-by-themselves/
— Pritzker says Trump trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ as admin plans National Guard deployment to Chicago
https://nypost.com/2025/08/24/us-news/illinois-gov-pritzker-says-trump-trying-to-manufacture-a-crisis-as-admin-plans-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Demography is destiny and control of the House. How many illegals have given birth in America so far?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/demography_is_destiny_and_control_of_the_house.html
— Trump Derangement Syndrome
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/trump_derangement_syndrome_suffering_psychologists.html
BREITBART
— Trump Mobilizing 1,700 National Guardsmen to Help Fight Illegal Immigration and Crime Across America
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/08/23/trump-mobilizing-1700-national-guardsmen-to-help-fight-illegal-immigration-and-crime-across-america/
— National Guard to assist immigration law enforcement in 19 states
https://www.breitbart.com/news/national-guard-to-assist-immigration-law-enforcement-in-19-states/
— Pritzker Slams Trump for Saying Chicago Crime Crackdown May Be Next. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/23/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-slams-trump-saying-chicago-crime-crackdown-may-be-next/
— Trump hails new Texas electoral map aimed at keeping grip on Congress
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-hails-new-texas-electoral-map-aimed-at-keeping-grip-on-congress/
— Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026
https://www.breitbart.com/news/texas-gov-abbott-vows-to-approve-gop-leaning-congressional-voting-map/
— Newsom Hopes to Turn Gerrymander Fight into Referendum on Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/24/newsom-hopes-to-turn-gerrymander-fight-into-referendum-on-trump/
DAILY CALLER
— The Woke Media Is Wrong. America’s Cities Need To Be Safe Again.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/23/opinion-the-woke-media-is-wrong-americas-cities-need-to-be-safe-again-jorge-martinez/
DAILY SIGNAL
— DeSantis Urges Congress to Defund Sanctuary States That License Illegal Aliens as Drivers. How many illegals have Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders given licenses to so far?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/23/ron-desantis-urges-congress-defund-sanctuary-states/
— The Rise of Open Racism From the Left
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/22/joy-reids-racist-rant-exposes-dei-hypocrisy/
DAILY WIRE
— Obama Judge Blocks Trump From Defunding Sanctuary Cities. Trump has called sanctuary jurisdictions “death traps.” How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been so far making your municipality a sanctuary municipality?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-judge-blocks-trump-from-defunding-sanctuary-cities
FOX NEWS
— Gianno Caldwell mulls Senate bid as Chicagoans are ‘begging for change’ on crime woes. Public safety advocate weighs run for Dick Durbin’s seat as Trump pushes federal crime crackdown. Gianno began his government relations career serving as the Director of Government Relations for Naperville Township. His primary focus was to develop strategies to cut costs relative to transportation, healthcare, taxes, pensions, and local government. In this position, he successfully lobbied the reduction of property tax rates for the whole of Naperville Township.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gianno-caldwell-mulls-senate-bid-chicagoans-begging-change-crime-woes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican public safety advocate Gianno Caldwell is mulling a bid for the open Illinois Senate seat in 2026 amid growing conversations about crime in America’s cities. Earlier this month, Caldwell was the keynote speaker at the Illinois Republican Party’s Republican Day event at the state fair, where he touted his record on law and order. Caldwell’s brother, Christian, was killed in 2022 in a Chicago drive-by shooting at the age of 18. “I’ve been about this fight for many years, public service, I’ve worked in every level of government that you can imagine and certainly I think there’s time for a law-and-order U.S. Senate candidate to come to the forefront in Illinois,” said Caldwell, a Fox News contributor and founder of the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety. “My brother’s legacy has become my mission and to save lives,” Caldwell said. “And if that’s something that I can continue in a U.S. Senate seat, that’s worth considering for the many lives that have been lost and the legacies that need to be furthered in the state of Illinois and my home city of Chicago.” Caldwell’s hometown of Chicago is getting renewed attention as President Donald Trump wants to take National Guard and federal agent deployment to lower crime nationwide following the takeover of policing in Washington DC. Both cities have dealt with violent crime woes, which have led to teens and children dying in numerous tragic cases. “My brother’s murder was something that I thought needed to have a conversation to address what has been going on in Chicago,” Caldwell said. “So this impacted me in a very deep and personal way. And when I think about what President Trump is doing by saying, ‘Look, we’re doing this in DC already. We want to take this to other places around the country, I applaud him. Why? Because people have been begging for change in the city of Chicago.” Caldwell spoke even as a backlash has grown from Democrats who have said that the heavy law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital is over-the-top. “American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican,” Mayor Muriel Bowser posted to X last week.)
— Chicagoans are ‘begging for change’ amid Trump’s DC police takeover. Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell explains that he is mulling a bid for U.S. Senate in Illinois amid crime woes in Chicago and other cities throughout the country.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377293879112
— Over 80% of students lie about their views to appease liberal professors. Because I majored in business, accounting, and finance years ago, I did not have to do that.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/multi-college-study-indicating-over-80-students-lie-about-views-appease-liberal-professors
— Pritzker says Trump trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ as admin plans National Guard deployment to Chicago. The Pentagon has reportedly planned a military deployment to Chicago for weeks, which could include thousands of National Guard troops.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gov-pritzker-says-trump-trying-manufacture-crisis-admin-plans-national-guard-deployment-chicago
NEWS BUSTERS
— Democrats and RINOs use wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans. All my critics/opponents promote wokeness/wokeism.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/08/23/npr-platforms-nikole-hannah-jones-reviewing-museums-wokeness-fascism
PJ MEDIA
— Pride Cometh Before the Fall
https://pjmedia.com/caskeet/2025/08/23/pride-cometh-before-the-fall-n4942985
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Admitted students’ GPAs and test scores won’t show Trump what he thinks they’ll show. What harmed your GPA and test scores? For me, it was a) my spending far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying when I earned my diploma from Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966, b) my spending far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying while I took undergraduate business courses at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969, and c) my focusing on my IRS and GAO jobs too much instead of studying while I took graduate courses in business at Loyola 1972-1976, accounting at DePaul 1976-1980, and finance at IIT 1992-1997, prepared to take the CPA examination in 1979, and preparing to take the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/admitted-students-gpas-and-test-scores-won-t-show-trump-what-he-thinks-theyll-show/ar-AA1KPJaT
NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Your Medicines Are Made. President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/health/prescription-drugs-manufacturing-tariffs.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How soon will they officially destroy anyone and everyone who does not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/us/politics/orlando-pulse-shooting-rainbow-crosswalk-memorial.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown. Military officials are sketching out a plan that could deploy a few thousand National Guard members, officials said. The use of active-duty forces has also been discussed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/23/trump-chicago-military-national-guard/
— New GOP bill is latest push to extend federal control of D.C. police. The bill joins others from Republican legislators aiming to grant the federal government extended power over D.C. police.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/23/dc-federal-takeover-police-extend/
— Democrats have floated redistricting in Illinois, but the congressional map there already favors their party, leaving limited room for gains.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/23/trump-gop-redistricting-missouri-indiana/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— What is the Democrat alternative to Trump?
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-davis-hanson/victor-davis-hanson-what-is-the-democrat-alternative-to-trump-3429167/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.bgov.com/litigation/dozens-of-cities-win-new-block-on-trumps-sanctuary-defunding
GAO
— Democrats run GAO. The more of the following that you are a) the less likely that the Democrats who run GAO will hire you and b) if you are a GAO employee, the sooner that they will get rid of you: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.gao.gov/about/careers/why-work-for-gao/diversity-and-inclusion
CPA JOURNAL
— Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hiring in Public Accounting. The accounting profession had no use for me because I was too old. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27 in 1976. While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, I did not do that until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. While I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I did not do that until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. The accounting profession ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed what I had learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $99,069-$153,151/year, c) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and d) earning professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. But beyond that, the accounting profession has always been under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities, females, and younger people.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2025/08/18/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-hiring-in-public-accounting-2/
POLITICO
— Illinois has been known for its aggressive Democratic gerrymanders, and it currently has just three Republican seats it can target. It’s also unclear Illinois Democrats have the political will to take on redrawing the congressional map — most of the redistricting talk this week has been on a whole other set of maps. Former Barack Obama chief of staff Bill Daley, a Chicago Democrat, and Ray LaHood, a Peoria Republican who served as Obama’s transportation secretary, rolled out a “Fair Maps Illinois” proposal this week that would end the process of state lawmakers drawing their own districts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/trump-redistricting-california-texas-gerrymander-00521573
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/black-psychology-matters/202508/making-psychology-white-again-the-impact-of-dismantling-dei
GOOGLE AI
— AI in journalism. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor does rely on AI to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor uses what he has learned a) serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, d) serving as the TAPROOT Republican of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, e) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, f) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, g) serving as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) earning master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), i) earning professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), j) becoming a licensed CPA (1981), k) filing lawsuits, l) being the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in 1978 ( https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ), m) etc.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ai+journalism
August 23, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco ruled late Friday that Trump cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/22/trump-sanctuary-city-funding-ruling/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: Democrat leaders promote Chicago pastor Donovan Price who says to Trump “Stay out of our city.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250822/nation-and-world-politics/stay-out-of-our-city-chicago-officials-slam-trumps-threat-to-target-city-in-next-crime-crackdown/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do things that increase poverty and crime.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-says-safety-of-illinois-people-the-highest-priority-as-trump-targets-chicago-in-crime-crackdown/3813798/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-has-grave-concerns-as-trump-threatens-to-send-in-national-guard/3813669/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do things that increase poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-president-trump-chicago-federal-law-enforcement-crime-national-guard/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do things that increase poverty and crime.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/08/22/donald-trump-national-guard-troops-chicago-threat-brandon-johnson-jb-pritzker-washington-dc
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders threaten to use the Texas fight against Democrat gerrymandering to gerrymander Illinois, California, and New York even more.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/texas-lawmakers-give-final-approval-to-redrawn-congressional-map-favoring-gop-send-to-governor/article_4f5e4910-98d8-570f-8a42-c522ebbbb7cd.html
25 NEWS NOW
— Republican central Illinois official responds to White House calls for the end of mail-in voting
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/22/central-illinois-official-responds-white-house-calls-end-mail-in-voting/
WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/new-statewide-hotline-helps-lgbtq-people-navigate-illinois-laws/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/22/illinois-lgbtq-hotline-pride-connect-trump-legal-rights
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago Mayor Still Wallows in the Worst Job Approval Rating in the Country
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayor-worst-job-approval-rating
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trump Pushes Major Election Reforms
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/trump-pushes-major-election-reforms/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Wirepoints Faces 74% Revenue Drop Since 2020 as Spending Spikes 57% as Leader Eyes Governor Run on Fiscal Issues. Since its peak, the number of GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscribers has decreased a) because subscribers give up on Illinois politics and government, b) because subscribers die, and c) because subscribers move out of Illinois. But the number of my subscribers who are my critics/opponents and who read my newsletters for opposition research increases. Further, subscribers and potential subscribers see that the following not only do not encourage reading my newsletters, but that they discourage reading my newsletters by taking adverse actions against me including more recently removing me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee last year and ending by service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021: past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. Further, subscribers and potential subscribers see that while I promote my direct competitors, they do not promote me.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/08/wirepoints-faces-74-revenue-drop-since-2020-as-spending-spikes-57-as-leader-eyes-governor-run-on-fiscal-issues.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dabrowski, a close ally of state central committee member Jeanne Ives and Naples-based Chicago radio host Dan Proft, regularly offers commentary on Illinois’ finances and economy. He has led Wirepoints since its founding in 2018. . .For years, Dabrowski has maintained his distance from Trump, carefully avoiding any hint of an endorsement. Dabrowski will face DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the Republican primary for governor, with additional candidates expected to enter the race in the coming months.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Words Democrats should avoid to stop sounding like ‘enforcers of wokeness’ — according to center-left think tank
https://nypost.com/2025/08/22/us-news/words-democrats-should-avoid-to-stop-sounding-like-enforcers-of-wokeness/
— National Guard mobilizing up to 1,700 in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/us-news/trump-to-mobilize-national-guard-in-19-states-in-crackdown-on-crime-illegal-immigration/
DAILY WIRE
— Your Child’s School Might Still Be Pushing Transgender Ideology Despite Trump’s Orders. Many schools still allow boys in girls’ bathrooms and to participate in girls’ sports.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-childs-school-might-still-be-pushing-transgender-ideology-despite-trumps-orders
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— New York State Claims Right to Give Welfare to Illegal Aliens. States should not get federal money for breaking the law.
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/new-york-state-claims-right-give-welfare-illegal-aliens
NEW AMERICAN
— Is Wokeness Really Dying? Or Is It Just Undergoing a Luciferian Change in Form?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/is-wokeness-really-dying-or-is-it-just-undergoing-a-luciferian-change-in-form/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker slams Trump’s threat to target Chicago next: ‘We don’t play those games’
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5467209-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-chicago-crime-crackdown/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat Chicago leaders vehemently oppose Trump cracking down on crime in Chicago. A Chicago pastor says ““Stay out of our city.” Because of crime, I left Chicago in 1971 and my wife and I left Chicago in 1978. While I worked for IRS in Chicago, a) my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and b) my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-chicago-likely-next-193746631.html
— Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them. If you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you and b) will get rid of you if you are an employee.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-lgbtq-rainbow-crosswalks-desantis-58b22e99150bc89f91362e0bd99aa52a
NEWSWEEK
— Florida Locals Defy Ron DeSantis By Restoring Pulse Rainbow Crosswalk. If you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you and b) will get rid of you if you are an employee.
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-locals-ron-desantis-pulse-rainbow-crosswalk-2117628
MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint Democrats as having fought against slavery in the Civil War and b) paint Republicans as having fought for slavery in the Civil War. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Democrats. All my ancestors were Republicans because Republicans fought against slavery.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/here-we-go-again-trump-wants-smithsonian-to-focus-on-americas-brightness-and-hide-the-dark-truth-about-slavery/ar-AA1KT09s
MSNBC
— Trump admin lowers FBI recruitment standards in a deeply ironic twist. The administration is reportedly set to lower its education and training standards for people looking to work for the nation’s top law enforcement agency.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-patel-fbi-recruitment-standards-lower-rcna226690
— Quigley: FBI’s search of Bolton will have ‘extraordinary chilling effect.’ The adverse actions that my critics/opponents have had their operatives and dupes take against me have had a chilling effect on conservatives in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/fbi-s-search-of-bolton-will-have-extraordinary-chilling-effect-rep-quigley-245600325582
NBC NEWS
— Pulse Memorial’s rainbow crosswalk removed. If you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you and b) will get rid of you if you are an employee.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pulse-memorial-rainbow-crosswalk-removed-orlando-florida-rcna226335
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO Leaders Decry That Republicans Elect Joe Gruters, a Trump Ally From Florida, to Lead the R.N.C.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/rnc-joe-gruters-trump-republicans.html
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Governors. According to the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO, the Democrats who run the federal government can fire federal employees because they are Republican, and especially if they are Republican and White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. And even more especially if they complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/can-trump-fire-a-fed-governor.html
— Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers. The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-federal-workers.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump nominates his presidential personnel chief Sergio Gor to be U.S. ambassador to India. Gor has hired almost 4,000 people into government roles. My undergraduate major and my MBA area of concentration was personnel management. If I could do it over again, it would have been accounting. I say that because I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt when I was 30 and 32 respectively and I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by the time I did the foresaid, the accounting profession deemed me to be far too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/23/sergio-gor-trump-india-ambassador/
— Democrat leaders say that FBI raid on Bolton is part of a Trump revenge campaign. My Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. But if I had been any of the aforesaid, I would not have had anything to complain about.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/22/john-bolton-trump-fbi-revenge-search/
— Trump turns $11B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel. Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in the struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal completed just a couple weeks after he depicted the company’s CEO as a conflicted leader unfit for the job. Constructively, my Democrat IRS superiors treated me like I was unfit to be a GS-13 and my Democrat GAO superiors treated me like I was unfit to be a GS-14. In my defense, while I worked for IRS, I earned an MBA when I was 27 and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 While I worked for GAO, I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/trump-intel-us-equity-stake/1d42ac44-7f8e-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
— Trump ever-increasingly fights race based preference giving. My critics/opponents promote race and gender based preference giving, that is, they discriminate against Whites and men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/08/22/college-grants-hispanic-populations/
— Appeals court rules that the $515 million in fines against Trump were excessive. The adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination were excessive. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old, delayed my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign and disallowed my sick leave requests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/trump-james-fraud-lawsuit-appeal/3bbdbd24-7fa9-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
— ‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to target city in next crime crackdown. President Donald Trump says Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to address crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Because of crime, I left Chicago in 1971 and my wife and I left Chicago in 1978. While I worked for IRS in Chicago, a) my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and b) my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/trump-crime-crackdown-dc-chicago-new-york/948da974-7f8f-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Test That Rules Chinese Society. The gaokao is China’s college entrance exam, but it shapes the country and its people far beyond the classroom.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/the-test-that-rules-chinese-society-dd9c8dc7
— The Price of Parenting. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they needed to raise their children. Their spouses had little or no income.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-price-of-parenting-284b505a
POLITICO
— Democrat leaders say that what Texas is doing is gerrymandering.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/texas-passes-congressional-map-gerrymander-00519116
DAILY KOS
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had sent me to Crete Elementary instead of Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, I would not have been able to earn an ACT score of 24, graduate from Crete-Monee High School in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/22/2339791/-Oklahoma-Imposes-PragerU-Wokeness-Test-on-Teachers-Undermining-Education-and-Democracy
AXIOS
— Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be Republican will not only switch parties and become Democrats, they will crow that they have always done everything that they could to destroy Republicans. Far too many get involved in Republican politics to get the Republican Party to strike the following planks from its platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). The more of the aforesaid planks that they reject, the harder that they work against me.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/23/fbi-probes-trumps-political-enemies
GOOGLE AI
— Ukraine officially declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991, a declaration overwhelmingly supported by a popular referendum on December 1, 1991. This established Ukraine as an independent nation, though it has since faced numerous challenges to its sovereignty, particularly Russian aggression, which escalated into a full-scale invasion in 2022.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ukraine+independence
August 22, 2025
Who will Pritzker pick to lead his gerrymandering, that is, his cracking and packing?
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/empathy-sin-conservative-christian-argument/3812929/
CBS2
— Could Chicago museums be affected by Trump administration review of Smithsonian museums?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/could-some-chicago-museums-be-affected-by-trump-administrations-smithsonian-crackdown/
WTTW
— Veterans Affairs Workers, Unions Push Trump Administration to Reinstate Collective Bargaining Rights. If GAO had been unionized, I might still be a GAO employee. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, c) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/21/veterans-affairs-workers-unions-push-trump-administration-reinstate-collective
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their operatives and their dupes sue Trump. Beyond overwhelmingly, courts favor Democrats. I should write about the lawsuits that I have filed. My critics/opponents have always sided with the defendants.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/21/president-trump-legal-cases/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/22/column-donald-trump-human-rights-shackelford/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly lower education standards.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/22/education-proficiency-reading-math-isbe/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New Chicago police oversight boss has been wiping out recommendations to fire cops. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office for almost 18 years, every time the Democrats who ran GAO assigned the office a new manager, they gave him/her a list of employees to get rid of. Of course, I was on all those lists. My doing the following helped me survive for almost 18 years: a) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, c) I became a licensed CPA, d) I earned four more job-related professional certifications, and e) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/08/22/lakenya-white-civilian-office-police-accountability-chicago-police-department-kersten-snelling
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavery to get more votes from Blacks.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250822/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-bad-move-trumps-targeting-of-smithsonian-a-disturbing-attempt-to-gloss-ove/
— Russia strike hits US-owned factory in Ukraine. Flex has four locations in Buffalo Grove.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250821/nation-and-world-politics/russia-hammers-ukraine-with-drones-and-missiles-as-peace-efforts-drag-on/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois state Sen. Christopher Belt readies for congressional redistricting. How successful will Pritzker be in further gerrymandering Illinois so that Republicans cannot be elected in any of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts?
https://www.stlpr.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2025-08-21/illinois-state-sen-christopher-belt-readies-for-congressional-redistricting
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Inside the facility where ICE is training recruits to take on Trump’s deportation goals. The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training in the Loop. According to Google AI: key areas of Revenue Officer training include: “Tax Law and Procedures: This is fundamental, encompassing various aspects of tax law, regulations, and IRS procedures applicable to individuals and businesses. Business Law: Revenue officers may need to understand business law principles to navigate legal and financial situations encountered during their work. Investigative Techniques: They are trained in investigative methods to uncover discrepancies, errors, or potential fraud in tax filings. Collections Procedures: A significant part of the role involves working with taxpayers to discuss payment options and resolve delinquent tax accounts, according to ZipRecruiter. Training covers various collection strategies and techniques. Negotiation and Communication: Since they interact with taxpayers to discuss sensitive financial matters, revenue officers must possess strong negotiation and communication skills, says ZipRecruiter. Training often focuses on developing these interpersonal abilities. Ongoing Development: Revenue officers are expected to engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of changes in tax laws and regulations, industry trends, and best practices. In essence, IRS revenue officer training prepares individuals to effectively apply tax law, investigate tax-related issues, negotiate with taxpayers, and collect delinquent taxes in a professional and ethical manner.” In today’s dollars, my salary was $55,850/year.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-inside-the-facility-where-ice-is-training-recruits-to-take-on-trumps-deportation-goals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At an obstacle course in the humid Georgia heat, an instructor shows recruits how to pull a wounded partner out of danger. In a classroom with desks cluttered with thick legal books about immigration law, recruits learn about how the Fourth Amendment governs their work. And on a firing range littered with shell casings, new recruits for Immigration and Customs Enforcement practice shooting their handguns. “Instructors, give me a thumbs up when students are ready to go,” a voice over the loudspeaker said before a group of about 20 ICE recruits practiced drawing and firing their weapons. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia, is the epicenter of training for almost all federal law enforcement officers, including the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who are at the center of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.)
WJOL
— State Representative Regan Deering has filed legislation in response to Governor Pritzker’s signing of House Bill 460 that guarantees undocumented students in Illinois have access to student financial aid.
https://www.wjol.com/state-representative-regan-deering-has-filed-legislation-against-governor-pritzkers-house-bill/
WAND TV
— Pritzker signs bill allowing immigrants to become driving instructors
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-signs-bill-allowing-immigrants-to-become-driving-instructors/article_24cef4c5-8db6-44bc-996c-a3757cdc11a8.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump delivers pizza to National Guard working on his DC crackdown
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-21/trump-delivers-pizza-to-national-guard-working-on-his-dc-crackdown
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Effort revived to push for fair maps constitutional amendment in Illinois. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2025-08-21/effort-revived-to-push-for-fair-maps-constitutional-amendment-in-illinois
25 NEWS NOW
— 9 years after initial attempt, ‘Fair Maps Illinois’ tries again to ban gerrymandering in Illinois. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/22/9-years-after-initial-attempt-fair-maps-illinois-tries-again-ban-gerrymandering-illinois/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump won’t back wind and solar power projects, blames renewable energy for rising costs
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-wont-back-wind-and-solar-power-projects-blames-renewable-energy-for-rising-costs-us-department-of-agriculture-farmland-one-big-beautiful-bill-department-of-interior-truth-social-tax-breaks
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-574/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Income Transfer from the Suburbs to the CTA–the Whole Purpose of the RTA–Appears
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/21/the-income-transfer-from-the-suburbs-to-the-cta-the-whole-purpose-of-the-rta-appears/
— Invisible McHenry County Mounts Another Demonstration
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/21/invisible-mchenry-county-mounts-another-demonstration/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you critics/opponents promote? My critics/opponents promote a) dependency on government and charity, that is, socialism and then communism, b) LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, that is, promiscuity and disrespect of human life, d) mass/illegal immigration, that is, destruction of America, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, that is, destruction of America, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, that is, surrender to America’s enemies, and/or g) 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
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Parents Outraged as Lyons Township Civics Assignment Pushes Political Labels on 16-Year-Olds. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a UIC and NIU student, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I took graduate evening business courses at Loyola, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I took graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 and promoted me in 1986. If I had been active in Republican politics when I took graduate evening finance courses at IIT, the Democrats who ran GAO would have forced me to retire earlier than they did.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/08/opinion-parents-outraged-as-lyons-township-civics-assignment-pushes-political-labels-on-16-year-olds.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Parents send their children to school to learn math, science, history, and civics – not to be pawns in a political mind game. Yet at Lyons Township High School, sophomores were handed a so-called “non-political quiz” in civics class that looks more like an exercise in political conditioning than education. The assignment, titled “Liberal vs. Conservative Style Non-Political Quiz,” presents students with a series of questions about trivial school-related scenarios – cafeteria food, classroom seating, sports uniforms, school mascots – and forces them into binary “liberal” or “conservative” categories. . .This is presented to 15 and 16-year-old students as a civics lesson. The problem? These questions have absolutely nothing to do with actual liberalism or conservatism in the American civic or political sense. They are arbitrary and misleading parallels that equate curiosity, creativity, or even preference for variety with being a “liberal,” while equating tradition or consistency with being “conservative.” In other words: if your child prefers the same lunch menu every week, they’re “conservative.” If they like trying a new sandwich, suddenly they’re “liberal.” This is not education – it’s indoctrination. . .This is the danger – conditioning young students to see normal preferences and personality traits through a false political lens. And worse, doing so under the guise of a neutral civics lesson, without parents’ knowledge. Civics, Not Social Engineering The goal of civics education should be to teach the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, how government functions, and why civic responsibility matters. It should not be to manipulate teenagers into political identity boxes through cafeteria hypotheticals and mascot debates. Parents need to know this is happening in their children’s classrooms. Thankfully, there are options. Illinois families do not have to accept indoctrination disguised as curriculum. What Parents Can Do Now is not the time to stop paying attention to what your kids are learning in high school. These years are some of the most formative – and potentially the most detrimental – of their lives. You need to be a part of it. Ask questions. Be present. And most importantly: make your kids show you their assignments. Groups like Awake Illinois provide resources and guidance on how parents can opt their children out of this type of political conditioning and restore civics education to what it’s supposed to be – education, not indoctrination. Visit Awake Illinois to learn more about your options and how to push back. Our kids deserve civics lessons grounded in truth and history – not politically loaded quizzes that sort teenagers into categories they never asked to be put in. The teacher responsible for distributing this assignment could not be reached for comment.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREITBART
— Trump Seeks to Purge Wokeness from Smithsonian Museums
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/report-trump-seeks-to-purge-wokeness-from-smithsonian-museums/
— Pew Research: Biden Administration Packed Swing States with Over 1 Million Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/pew-research-biden-administration-packed-swing-states-over-1-million-illegal-aliens/
— Trump’s next RNC chairman Joe Gruters is a longtime believer.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trumps-next-rnc-chairman-joe-gruters-is-a-longtime-believer-heres-what-to-know-about-him/
— Podcaster Gavin Newsom Imitates Joe Biden: Says He’ll Punch ‘Sons of Bitches’ Trump, Republicans ‘In the Mouth’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/21/trump-gavin-newsom-punch-violence-mouth/
— US slams door on foreign truck drivers after deadly crash
https://www.breitbart.com/news/us-slams-door-on-foreign-truck-drivers-after-deadly-crash/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Affirmative Action is Still Alive in College
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XgQXvD1zcI
DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin Axe Millions In NIH Grants Involving DEI, Gender Ideology
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/21/supreme-court-trump-admin-nih-grants-dei/
LIFE NEWS
— Abortion Pills are Dangerous for Women and Kill Babies
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/08/21/abortion-pills-are-dangerous-for-women-and-kill-babies/
NEW AMERICAN
— Naturalized Citizens Indicted for Smuggling, Harboring Illegals
https://thenewamerican.com/us/crime/naturalized-citizens-indicted-for-smuggling-harboring-illegals-in-albuquerque/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Fox Covers Illegal Alien Who Killed Three After California Gave Him Drivers License
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/08/21/fox-covers-illegal-alien-who-killed-three-after-california-gave
NEWSMAX
— Trump Ramps Up Deportations
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-administration-deportations-illegals/2025/08/21/id/1223476/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Vance: “It’s Not About Kicking People Off Of Healthcare, It’s About Kicking Illegal Aliens The Hell Out”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/21/vance_its_not_about_kicking_people_off_of_healthcare_its_about_kicking_illegal_aliens_the_hell_out.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/political-briefing/episodes/9351565c-585a-11f0-bf06-871a73e51251
REUTERS
— US judge rejects challenges by Trump, affirmative action foe to Illinois nonprofit diversity law. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-rejects-challenges-by-trump-affirmative-action-foe-illinois-nonprofit-2025-08-21/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://apnews.com/article/california-texas-redistricting-congressional-map-4c22e21d5d4022d33a257045693b6fd4
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight crime.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-washington-dc-federal-immigration-deportation-81e3493e73e8af1ecce47af23d9911f4
— FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/22/fbi-searches-home-and-office-of-ex-trump-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-ap-source-says/
MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/california-moves-forward-with-gerrymander-to-counter-texas/ar-AA1KYXVb
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-redraws-congressional-map-here-s-the-worst-gerrymanders-in-the-us/ar-AA1KX0Pj
— Trump abruptly nixes signing of executive order to punish American flag burners
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/trump-abruptly-nixes-signing-of-executive-order-to-punish-american-flag-burners/ar-AA1KYBxB
MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/rep-gwen-moore-texas-is-leading-a-race-for-the-bottom-passing-gerrymandered-map-245549125559
https://www.msnbc.com/the-weeknight/watch/breaking-ca-gov-gavin-newsom-signs-redistricting-plan-245535813939
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight crime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtktIyUibzA
ABC NEWS
— 750 HHS employees send signed letter to RFK Jr. asking him to stop spreading misinformation
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/750-hhs-employees-send-signed-letter-rfk-jr/story?id=124805697
ABC LOS ANGELES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://abc7.com/live-updates/california-redistricting-state-supreme-court-denies-gop-petition-delay-vote-new-congressional-maps/17590010/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010354945/california-votes-redistricting-gerrymandering.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/newsom-gerrymandering-california-fundraising.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/podcasts/the-daily/california-texas-newsom-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/opinion/gerrymandering-redistricting-texas.html
— Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opinion/oklahoma-city-mayor-diversity.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-diversity-black-americans.html
— Democrats run elections in America. Enough said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opinion/trump-midterm-elections-mail-in-ballots.html
— F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females, they ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job-related professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/fbi-agent-recruitment-requirements-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under a plan pushed by the director, Kash Patel, and his deputy, Dan Bongino, the F.B.I. will start welcoming new classes of recruits who will receive less training and no longer be required to have a college degree, according to people familiar with the plan who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it. The shift comes as the agency anticipates losing more than 5,000 employees by September, largely as a result of agents, analysts and others taking severance or early retirement packages offered by the Trump administration to try to reduce the budget. Instead of spending about 18 weeks training at the academy in Quantico, Va., the group of agents, tentatively scheduled to start in October, will receive eight weeks, according to the people. And the agents will no longer need to fulfill a longstanding requisite for joining the bureau: a bachelor’s degree.
WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois could redistrict before the 2026 midterms. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/20/congressional-redistricting-states-midterms/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois jumped into the redistricting story when Gov. JB Pritzker (D) invited Texas House Democrats to stay in suburban Chicago after they left their state to stall the Republicans redistricting efforts. Pritzker has been vocal about the redistricting battle nationally, and Illinois state lawmakers have full control of the map-drawing process. But the impact of any map changes could be limited here — Democrats hold 14 out of the state’s 17 House seats, and the map is already carved largely in Democrats’ favor.)
— Newsom signs bills for redrawing voting maps as parties fight for control. California’s Democratic lawmakers want to redraw congressional maps as Texas, led by Republicans, moves toward final approval of its plans. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/21/california-texas-redistricting-trump/
— Trump and selective prosecution. I was selected by my Democrat GAO superiors for forced early retirement a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/21/new-york-trump-fraud-case/
— White House targets ‘woke’ Smithsonian content in new list. By their actions, if not by their words, my critics/opponents have always painted themselves as being work, that is, as being champions of those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/08/21/white-house-smithsonian-exhibitions-targets/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/21/trump-redistricting-congress-texas-california/
— Democrat cities are chaotic dystopias in need of occupation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/21/trump-cities-crime-washington-dc-los-angeles/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/22/sanctuary-cities-bondi/
USA TODAY
— These are the wealthiest suburbs of America’s biggest cities
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/08/13/wealthiest-suburbs-usa-income-home-values/85609633007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fewer Americans might recognize the name of Hinsdale, Chicago’s wealthiest suburb. And some non-Texans might struggle to differentiate between University Park and West University Place, the most affluent suburbs, respectively, of metropolitan Dallas and Houston. . .Hinsdale. Most people associate Chicago’s North Shore with suburban wealth, but the city’s wealthiest suburb (and the nation’s eighth wealthiest) sits to the west. Hinsdale has an average household income of $376,366. Home values average $1.3 million.)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/20/west-texas-university-drag-ban-blocked-by-appeals-court/85722250007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/08/14/divorce-women-perimenopause-menopause/85622804007/
DESERT REVIEW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.thedesertreview.com/news/state/democrats-torn-on-gerrymandering-ethics/article_199ac1e7-7b30-4d68-b133-c718ef69bd12.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/partisan-gerrymandering-texas-california-gop-democrats-donald-trump-gavin-newsom-7ee26118
— Who Is a ‘Journalist’ in Gaza? ‘Press freedom’ groups take up the cause of Hamas propagandists and alleged terrorists. According to my critics/opponents, you are not a journalist unless you promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/who-is-a-journalist-in-gaza-18a70ad0
BLOOMBERG
— US Halts Visas for Truck Drivers After Fatal Florida Crash
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/us-halts-visas-for-truck-drivers-after-fatal-florida-crash/ar-AA1KYYa8
FORBES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OsENz8ocow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2pQt2cYtnY
POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2025/08/21/sacramento-takes-its-gerrymandering-bow-00518959
PEW RESEARCH
— 550,000 illegals in Illinois. If there had been as many illegals in Illinois when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pewresearch.org/about/privacy-policy/
August 21, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CA Legislature approves special election on new congressional map favoring Democrats. California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 elections. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-democrats-prepare-pass-redistricting-plan-texas-house-approves-new-maps/17605698/
— Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-is-reviewing-55-million-foreigners-us-visas-any-violations/17608307/
— School district meeting gets heated over debate on transgender Conant High School volleyball player
https://abc7chicago.com/post/school-district-211-meeting-gets-heated-debate-transgender-conant-high-volleyball-player/17608275/
NBC5
— Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/california-congressional-maps/3813201/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/08/21/what-could-marijuana-drug-reclassification-mean-for-chicago-cannabis-companies
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Newsom signs legislation calling for special election on redrawn congressional map. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/21/california-congressional-map-special-election/
— New Illinois law gives media better ability to curb retaliatory lawsuits. I should write about retaliatory acts taken against me since 2000 because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that my critics/opponents do not like.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/21/new-illinois-law-gives-media-better-ability-to-curb-retaliatory-lawsuits/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/21/trumps-black-mayors-washington-chicago-johnson-bowser-bass-marc-morial
— Durbin questions Attorney General Pam Bondi about ‘politicized’ firings of immigration judges. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If I had been any of the aforesaid, I would not have had any basis a) to complain about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination or b) to become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/08/21/sen-dick-durbin-attorney-general-pam-bondi-politicized-firings-immigration-judges
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/08/21/channyn-lynn-parker-lgbtq-gay-advocacy-equality-illinois-brave-space-alliance-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— Appeals court tosses $500 million fine in N.Y. case against Trump, upholds fraud finding
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250821/nation-and-world-politics/appeals-court-tosses-500-million-fine-in-n-y-case-against-trump-upholds-fraud-finding/
CRAINS’CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/equality-illinois-names-channyn-parker-new-ceo
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Federal Reserve official says she won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump into resigning. My Democrat GAO superiors did far than bully me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old. They made it very clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would demote me, assign me to work for my former subordinates, give me adverse job transfers, give me bad job assignments, give me unfair performance expectations, give me unfair performance appraisals, and even worse things. If had not succumbed to their threats, I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until I was 55 years old in 2003. If GAO had been unionized, I would have sought its protection. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. I should write about the aforesaid. By forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) becoming a licensed CPA, and e) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. So far, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-calls-on-federal-reserve-official-to-resign-after-official-accuses-her-of-mortgage-fraud/article_ab0c1b7b-36e6-5dc9-82d2-8428c6b3686e.html
RIVER BENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/attorney-general-raoul-petitions-fda-to-remove-burdensome-restrictions-on-mifepristone-85520.cfm
WAND TV
— Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/california-gov-newsom-signs-legislation-calling-special-election-on-redrawn-congressional-map/article_f5f16b1a-83dc-5d6d-9214-4858e03f4580.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1181 into law, clarifying that the protections in the Citizen Participation Act apply to the freedom of the press to opine, report, or investigate matters of public concern. My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, they have their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-journalists-gain-new-legal-shield-under-amended-citizen-participation-act
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-08-20/do-trumps-d-c-moves-echo-an-authoritarian-playbook
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/21/pritzker-signs-law-guaranteeing-public-education-for-illinois-students-regardless-of-immigration-status/
ILLINOIZE
— Darren Bailey “Seriously Considering” Entering Governor’s Race
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/darren-bailey-seriously-considering-gov
CAPITOLFAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-367/
— Democrat leaders promote rule-breaking in schools.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/21/it%e2%80%99s-now-a-law-5/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker: Fair maps in Illinois would be ‘disarming’ to Democrats
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4d8c1bbe-9a3a-4849-b950-8067c9874e1c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrant population reached 14 million under Biden in 2023. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3760400/illegal-immigrant-population-reached-14-million-under-biden-in-2023/
NEW YORK POST
— ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston with immigration agents after Mayor Michelle Wu refused to end city’s sanctuary laws
https://nypost.com/2025/08/21/us-news/ice-director-vows-to-flood-boston-with-immigration-agents-after-mayor-michelle-wu-refused-to-end-citys-sanctuary-laws/
— The media is all aflutter over socialism — but America isn’t convinced
https://nypost.com/2025/08/21/opinion/media-is-giddy-over-socialism-but-america-isnt-convinced/
AMAC
— Time to Fire Woke Generals and Restore Apolitical Military Leadership
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/time-to-fire-woke-generals-and-restore-apolitical-military-leadership/
BREITBART
— Major Hollywood Democrats to Hold Fundraiser for Republican Senator Susan Collins
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/08/21/susan-collins-will-go-hollywood-at-major-fundraiser-with-democrats/
— Trump on Track to Deport 400,000 Illegals in 2025. An estimated 14 million are in America illegally. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/21/new-york-times-trump-on-track-to-deport-400000-illegals-in-2025/
FOX NEWS
— Vance, Hegseth ‘unfazed’ by protesters during trip to thank DC National Guard troops
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377157637112
— Trump’s civil fraud penalty was obviously excessive.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377197144112
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Stop Giving Driver’s Licenses to ILLEGALS
https://radio.foxnews.com/2025/08/20/stop-giving-drivers-licenses-to-illegals/
NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Mandates “Mental Health” Testing of ALL Children. Children’s minds are now officially in the crosshairs of one of the most out-of-control state governments in America. Under a controversial new measure just signed into law by far-left Governor J.B. Pritzker, government schools in Illinois will begin mandatory “mental health” testing of all students each year, starting in 3rd grade. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/illinois-mandates-mental-health-testing-of-all-children/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Illegal immigration hit record in 2023. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5463595-surge-unauthorized-immigrants-biden-era/
REUTERS
— DOJ blocks use of justice grants for legal aid to migrants in US illegally
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/doj-blocks-use-justice-grants-legal-aid-migrants-us-illegally-email-shows-2025-08-21/
— Canada sees rise in US refugee claims, highest since 2019. Trans Americans increasingly seek asylum in Canada. US policies on trans rights cited as asylum motivation. How successful have Democrat leaders been forcing LGBTQ on everyone in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-americans-applying-refugee-status-canada-data-shows-2025-08-21/
UPI
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/21/pew-unauthorized-immigration-14-million-2023/6221755788008/
NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-immigrant-population-decline-undocumented-peak-data-maps-2116385
ABC NEWS
— Will Pritzker do more cracking and packing and stop Republicans from being elected in all of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/redistricting-arms-race-states-addition-texas-california-parties/story?id=124855541
NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigrant-population-shrinking-trump-administration-rcna225881
CBS NEWS
— Newsom signs California redistricting plan that could tilt 5 House seats toward Democrats. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-redistricting-gavin-newsom-vote/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/undocumented-immigrants-left-us-2025-data-estimate/
— Trump hands out burgers and pizza to federal law enforcement amid D.C. police surge
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-patrol-dc-police-national-guard/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders decry Trump success in stopping illegal immigration. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/immigration-decline-united-states-trump.html
WTHI TV
— Lawmakers speak out against illegal immigrants receiving drivers licenses
https://www.wthitv.com/news/lawmakers-speak-out-against-illegal-immigrants-receiving-drivers-licenses/article_5b816e3c-7ea9-472a-adf4-1c1901c04987.html
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders destroyed organizations like Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans that refused to discriminate against those like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. While I was an ICRC officer and a TAPROOT chairman, I was under tremendous pressure to give preference to those who are not the aforesaid. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.
https://news.bgov.com/litigation/anti-dei-group-loses-bid-to-block-illinois-demographic-data-law
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/08/21/texas-is-catching-up-to-california-in-number-of-unauthorized-immigrants-pew-data-shows/
POLITICO
— Supreme Court lets Trump admin cut off health grants it says advance DEI or ‘gender ideology extremism’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/supreme-court-nih-funding-grants-00518782
PEW RESEARCH
— U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023. Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded Americans with their illegals; Democrat leaders because illegals vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/
— What the data says about immigrants in the U.S. Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded Americans with their illegals; Democrat leaders because illegals vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/21/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/
PBS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/illegal-immigration-hit-record-of-14-million-in-2023-pew-report-finds
AXIOS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/california-texas-states-unauthorized-immigrant-pew
ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION
— Do not anticipate/expect that any of the speakers or sponsors at ONA’s upcoming annual conference will be conservative or Republican.
https://ona25.journalists.org/about/
August 19, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call police racist
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-department-officers-face-new-lawsuit-controversial-stop-search-tactic-gold-coast/17571017/
NBC5
— Republican lawmakers look to strip funding for Postal Service’s EV fleet
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/republicans-usps-electric-vehicles-funding/3811239/
WGN9
— Chicago’s total number of ‘school adjacent’ shootings tops among 13 cities
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/analysis-chicagos-total-number-of-school-adjacent-shootings-tops-among-13-cities/
FOX32
— Trump expands ‘Good Moral Character’ review for US citizenship
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/us-citizenship-good-moral-character
WTTW
— Democrat leaders use the Proud Boys against Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/18/billboard-promoting-far-right-group-proud-boys-pops-southern-illinois
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/15/adams-county-sheriff-has-been-cooperating-ice-does-violate-illinois-law
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A state law giving school kids mental health screenings leaves the sensitive details to bureaucrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/19/editorial-schools-mental-health-screenings-illinois/
— Chicago public schools bus shortage. To get to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1968, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School part-time during the school years 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer of 1965 in between. I used the money that I earned to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966 for that to commute.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/19/opinion-chicago-public-schools-bus-route-shortage/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS seeks $1 billion of short-term debt as cash gone
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/cps-seeks-1-billion-short-term-debt-cash-gone
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Over 1,700 homeless in Kane County in 2024. Seniors, disabled, children among those affected. The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/08/19/over-1700-homeless-in-kane-county-in-2024-new-report-says/
RIVER BENDER
— Pritzker Signs Bill Adding Pathways to CPA Licensure in Illinois. In 1978, in Diersen v. IRS, the judge declared that accounting courses cannot be deducted until you have taken enough to sit for the CPA examination.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/governor-signs-bill-adding-pathways-to-cpa-licensure-in-illinois-85377.cfm?
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans cause all the problems that Mexicans have.
https://qctimes.com/life-entertainment/local/events/article_c91980b3-de2b-4bd4-a872-be630b1744c7.html
WAND TV
— Newsmax agrees to pay $67 million in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/conservative-network-newsmax-agrees-to-pay-67-million-in-defamation-case-over-bogus-2020-election/article_cd2bc0db-28a5-5810-a27e-023391a5d498.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly threaten more gerrymandering. They want to make America look like Illinois.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-18/trump-prompted-a-battle-over-voting-maps-heres-how-redistricting-affects-voters
— Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-18/trump-wants-to-stop-states-from-voting-by-mail-and-using-voting-machines
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump announces on Truth Social that he’ll ban mail-in voting and voting machines.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-08-18/trump-announces-on-truth-social-that-hell-ban-mail-in-voting-and-voting-machines
ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://dceo.illinois.gov/oe3/cannabisequity/cannabis-social-equity-r3.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-571/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-364/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their gerrymandering
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/18/land-doesnt-vote-and-these-new-illinois-maps-help-illustrate-that-fact/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mottl attacks Grasso. If I ran for an office, my critics/opponents would stress the big adverse actions that they had their operatives and dupes take against me.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/674156153-mottl-on-gary-grasso-s-bid-for-dupage-county-chair-he-s-got-more-baggage-than-a-747
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 1,805 days since Chicago Teachers Union’s last “annual audit”
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/its-been-1805-days-since-chicago-teachers-unions-last-annual-audit/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Governor Hopeful Ted Dabrowski Steers Clear of Trump at Illinois State Fair
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/08/il-gop-governor-hopeful-ted-dabrowski-steers-clear-of-trump-at-illinois-state-fair.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minneapolis socialism is directing the Democratic Party
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3501720/minneapolis-socialism-is-directing-the-democratic-party/
— Trump administration funded organization that supports transgender children
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3500506/trump-administration-lgbt-life-center-funding/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump knows the dangers of addiction — he must reject Big Weed’s push to reclassify marijuana.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/17/opinion/trump-knows-the-dangers-of-addiction-he-must-reject-big-weeds-push-to-reclassify-marijuana/
— Illegal migrant truck driver in deadly Florida crash was given work permit under Biden after being denied by Trump.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/18/us-news/illegal-migrant-truck-driver-suspect-in-deadly-florida-crash-was-given-work-permit-under-biden-after-being-denied-by-trump-dhs/
— Biden threw open the border to rig the census — and elections for Democrats.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/18/opinion/joe-biden-threw-open-the-border-to-rig-the-census-and-elections-for-democrats/
— Driver’s license given to deadly illegal migrant trucker shows how blue states undermine border security
https://nypost.com/2025/08/18/opinion/drivers-license-given-to-deadly-illegal-migrant-trucker-shows-how-blue-states-undermine-border-security/
— RFK Jr., challenges Pete Hegseth to friendly exercise competition as Trump admin promotes ‘fit’ over ‘fat’ My health has suffered greatly because I spend at least 10 hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/18/us-news/rfk-jr-challenges-pete-hegseth-to-friendly-exercise-competition-as-trump-admin-promotes-fit-over-fat/
BREITBART
— Oklahoma Partners with ICE to Deport 500 Illegal Aliens Currently Serving Prison Sentences
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/18/oklahoma-partners-with-ice-to-deport-500-illegal-aliens-currently-serving-prison-sentences/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Notre Dame swaps DEI office label for religious name, retains LGBT, race programs. Notre Dame has renamed its Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) without seemingly changing its primary functions amid ongoing federal and state scrutiny over DEI. Notre Dame has rebranded its DEI office as the Sister Thea Bowman Center.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/notre-dame-swaps-dei-office-label-religious-name-retains-lgbt-race-programs/28468
DAILY CALLER
— ‘You Better Comply, Or You’re Next’: Pam Bondi Announces What’s In Store For Sanctuary Cities
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/18/pam-bondi-sanctuary-city-penalty/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘End Racism’: NFL To Keep Virtue Signaling With End Zone Messages. Democrats ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/end-racism-nfl-to-keep-virtue-signaling-with-end-zone-messages
FOX NEWS
— Pritzker signs bill opening financial aid to illegals. ‘Our state is drowning in debt, yet JB Pritzker is determined to drain even more taxpayer dollars to reward illegals,’ commented Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/slap-face-major-blue-state-governor-signs-bill-opening-financial-aid-illegals
— ‘GREAT DISHONESTY’: Trump ridicules what is ‘very sad’ in American media. Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLFZKvSJn14
NEWSMAX
— UN Spends US Taxpayer Money on ‘Gender Diversity’ Training
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ustaxpayer-dei-gender/2025/08/18/id/1222937/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Judge issues injunction preventing Trump’s FTC from investigating watchdog Media Matters. Of course, my critics/opponents want me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to be investigated. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and 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 d) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/judge-issues-injunction-preventing-trumps-ftc-investigating-watchdog-124759242
NBC NEWS
— Trump says he’ll sign an executive order to get rid of mail-in voting
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/trump-says-he-ll-sign-an-executive-order-to-get-rid-of-mail-in-voting-245237317990
CBS NEWS
— Newsmax to pay $67 million settlement in Dominion Voting Systems defamation case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conservative-channel-newsmax-settlement-dominion-voting-systems-defamation-case/
— Illinois is now requiring police recruits to allow background records like previous performance reviews to be released in order to be hired by a new department in the state. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me even though my personnel folder showed that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 hired me even though my personnel folder showed that my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers, disallowed my education deductions, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. They would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/unpacking-illinois-new-law-reforming-police-hiring/
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their mail-in ballots.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/politics/mail-voting-trump-states-rights-analysis
— Democrat leaders say that Trump has remade the press corps to Trump’s liking. When Democrat leaders attacked GOPUSA in 2005, Bush did not come to GOPUSA’s defense.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/media/trump-zelensky-brian-glenn-peter-doocy-press-corps
REUTERS
— Trump administration in talks to take 10% stake in Intel
https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-administration-talks-take-10-stake-intel-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-08-18/
MSNBC
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down. What is your approval rating? My approval rating is very low with those who reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-approval-tanking-with-the-american-public-new-poll-shows-245251141643
NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down. What is your approval rating? My approval rating is very low with those who reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Mississippi and Louisiana Will Send National Guard Troops to D.C. Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina have also deployed the Guard to Washington to support President Trump’s crackdown on the city.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/politics/national-guard-dc-trump-mississippi-louisiana.html
— Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of Next Year’s Midterms. The president does not have the power to unilaterally change voting laws, and any executive order regarding elections is likely to see immediate legal challenges.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/politics/trump-mail-ballots-voting-machines-election.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/us/politics/washington-dc-homeless.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Over 6,000 student visas revoked for crimes and overstays. A small number were revoked for “support for terrorism,” a State Department official said, without elaborating. Other crimes included assault and burglary.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/08/19/student-visas-revoked-6000-trump/
— Trump says he will ‘lead a movement’ to eliminate mail-in voting. The Constitution gives states the authority to regulate how elections are run, making it unlikely Trump can change voting rules unilaterally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/18/trump-mail-in-constitution-elections/
— My critics/opponents promote not only more LGBTQ, they promote more dependency on government and charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/18/trans-rights-bathroom-north-carolina/
USA TODAY
— Brand advertising on news sites isn’t risky, it’s absolutely necessary. News junkies are more likely to show interest in your brands and buy your products. They hold more favorable views of brands, trusting them more and recommending them to others. My direct competitors are beyond furious that I have the time, money, experience, ability, and motivation to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters every morning without any advertising or donation requests. Everyone sees how my direct competitors treat me and treat my newsletters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/08/18/brand-ads-online-media-digital-marketing/85578029007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For financial freedom by age 30, optimize ruthlessly during your peak physical and cognitive years. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But according to my critics/opponents, all of the aforesaid was too late.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/work-life-balance-will-keep-you-mediocre-25bdf073
— Who’s Really Rich in New York? Firefighter pensions would qualify by Andrew Cuomo’s standard. According to my critics/opponents, the federal government grossly overpaid me and my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and 72% health insurance subsidy are much too generous. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $153,151/year when I was 49 in 1997. My CSRS pension is $66,780/year. To get the aforesaid, I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whos-really-rich-in-new-york-4ce746a1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says you’re wealthy in New York City if you make more than $200,000. By his standard, nearly 800 New York City retired firefighters get pensions that qualify them as rich. Behold why New York’s not-so-rich pay taxes as if they are rich. A new analysis by the Empire Center for Public Policy finds that New York City firefighters who retired last year after full careers were entitled to an average annual pension of $171,336. Nearly 95% of new retirees were eligible for six-figure pensions, and a quarter qualified for annuities of more than $200,000. Mr. Cuomo recently claimed his Democratic opponent in the mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani, was “very rich” because he and his wife likely made more than $200,000 combined. So in his view, are the city’s 46 retired firefighters with pensions of more than $300,000 super-rich? They certainly have super-sized retirement benefits compared to most workers in private industry. City firefighters can retire at any age with full benefits as long as they have worked 20 years (22 for more recent hires). Their pensions are also exempt from state and city tax—a 9.9% combined top rate for individuals making more than $200,000—and they receive free healthcare.)
— FRONT PAGE: What It’s Really Like to Support a Big Family on a Modest Income in America. More Americans are choosing to put off having children—or not having them at all. The Ivys are an exception. ‘It is hard. But it’s not impossible.’ I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors. They viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me a) because my wife and gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not depot, and c) because we did not become foster parents. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) become a licensed CPA, e) etc. My Democrat GAO superiors a) had children, b) decried the time and cost needed to raise children, and/or c) had spouses who had little or no income.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/children-costs-finances-families-f489be7c
— Ever since my parents sent me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete in 1953, my critics/opponents have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as having been filthy rich. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and my mother never worked outside of our home until after he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/kindergarten-search-school-choice-291737ed
BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Schools Seeks $1 Billion of Short-Term Debt as Cash Gone
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-18/chicago-schools-seeks-1-billion-of-short-term-debt-as-cash-gone
FORTUNE
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-words-public-filings-10k-secretive-meritocracy/
REVIEW TIMES
— The fewer planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend and advance, the more RINO that you are. Far too many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders defend and promote planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, there are far too many RINOs.
https://reviewtimes.com/news/619871/republican-by-name-yes-but-in-actions/
POLITICO
— DNC Falling Far Behind RNC In Fundraising
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/18/dnc-fundraising-donor-problems-midterms-00512473
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump administration seeks permission to finalize mass layoffs at HHS. During the 1980s and 1990s, Gingrich got Congressional permission to gut GAO. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE and I might still be a GAO employee. The Democrats who ran GAO used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s few remaining Republican employees, including me. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/08/trump-administration-seeks-permission-finalize-mass-layoffs-hhs/407528/
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— Trump Moves to Reinstate Restrictions on Legal Immigration Proposed in His First Term. From what I see, more and more and more come to America a) to get the free stuff and preferences that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) to advance their religion, and/or c) to a turn America into their motherland.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/trump-reinstates-immigration-policies/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/labor-unionization/2025/08/19/aaup-president-higher-ed-alone-cannot-save
WIKIPIEDIA
— Party switching. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all my critics/opponents will officially become Democrats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_switching_in_the_United_States