October 20, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DHS Secretary Kristi Noem accuses Gov. JB Pritzker and media of ‘trying to demonize’ immigration officers
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/kristi-noem-pritzker-demonizing-immigration-officers/
— Immigration officials tell federal judge aggressive street tactics were response to agents being in danger
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/federal-judge-question-ice-immigration-officials/
— Whistles take over Chicago as the small, inexpensive device becomes popular way to alert of ICE activity
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/whistles-chicago-ice/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some Mexican immigrants are making plans to leave Chicago before ICE deports them. A workshop that helps Chicago-area immigrants navigate the bureaucracy and the stress of returning to Mexico is in high demand.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/20/some-mexican-immigrants-are-making-plans-to-leave-chicago-before-ice-deports-them

DAILY HERALD
— 3 men accused of planning to impersonate police officers at protests
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251020/crime/3-men-accused-of-planning-to-impersonate-police-officers-at-protests/
— Lake County bans use of its properties for staging areas and other immigration enforcement activities
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251020/news/lake-county-bans-use-of-its-properties-for-staging-areas-and-other-immigration-enforcement-activitie/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former longtime Illinois GOP leader asking near $7M for lakefront New Buffalo home
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/new-buffalo-lakefront-home-lee-daniels-hits-market

ABC7
— Chicago restaurants hurting as patrons, workers stay home due to immigration enforcement fears
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-fears-agents-raids-impacting-restaurants-like-el-mexico-de-belmont-cragin/18046709/

NBC5
— CTU President Stacy Davis Gates tabbed to lead state teachers union. Davis Gates was unanimously elected as the next leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ctu-president-stacy-davis-gates-tabbed-to-lead-state-teachers-union/3841027/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie said the leadership change is “bad news for Illinois students.” McCombie released a statement, saying in part: “Gates is a left-wing radical who runs Local 1 like a corrupt political machine instead of a force for student achievement and educational excellence.”)
— Illinois men conspired to impersonate police during ‘No Kings’ protests. The men allegedly planned to attend multiple protests while impersonating peace officers, according to authorities.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-men-conspired-to-impersonate-police-during-no-kings-protests/3840965/

WGN9
— 3 suburban men charged with impersonating police while heading to political protests
https://wgntv.com/news/dupage-county/3-men-charged-with-impersonating-police/

FOX32
— Students claim Northwestern antisemitism training mandate violates civil rights in lawsuit
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-antisemitism-training-lawsuit
— Illinois trio conspired to impersonate law enforcement during ‘No Kings’ protests, prosecutors say
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-trio-conspired-impersonate-law-enforcement-no-kings-protests
— Federal workers stay home as shutdown drags on and both sides dig in
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1726838

WGN RADIO
— Should regular users of marijuana be allowed to own a gun?
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-regular-users-of-marijuana-be-allowed-to-own-a-gun/#/questions

WBEZ
— Some Mexican immigrants are making plans to leave Chicago before ICE deports them. A workshop that helps Chicago-area immigrants navigate the bureaucracy and the stress of returning to Mexico is in high demand.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/20/some-mexican-immigrants-are-making-plans-to-leave-chicago-before-ice-deports-them
— University of Illinois Chicago drops race, gender as factors in financial aid and faculty hiring. Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/10/20/university-illinois-chicago-drops-race-gender-factors-in-faculty-hiring-financial-aid-scholarships

JOURNAL COURIER
— Arab American history would be required in Illinois schools under proposed bill
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/llinois-arab-american-history-schools-bill-21110023.php

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-406/
— All heck breaks loose on Illinois’ far right after ‘leaked’ document ignites firestorm
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/20/all-heck-breaks-loose-on-illinois-far-right-after-leaked-document-ignites-firestorm/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DON TRACY
— Democrats Fear Backlash from Far-Left Groups Instead of Opening Government for Service Members, Farmers, and Working Families
https://mailchi.mp/aa7211ba842d/democrats-fear-backlash-from-far-left-groups-instead-of-opening-government-for-service-members-farmers-and-working-families

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Major Donors Pressure Ted Dabrowski to Fire Jeanne Ives After Leak of Opponent’s Internal 2022 Campaign Document
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/major-donors-pressure-ted-dabrowski-to-fire-jeanne-ives-after-leak-of-opponents-internal-2022-campaign-document.html

ILLINOIS GOP
— Brad Schneider Stands with Protestors Calling for Trump’s Assassination
https://illinois.gop/brad-schneider-stands-with-protestors-calling-for-trumps-assassination/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Far too many of my critics/opponents are not merely RINOs, they are Democrat plants. I should write about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who had their operatives and their dupes a) destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition, b) destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and c) take many big adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants is at risk of closure.  I spent a lots time serving as it Treasurer 1983-1986 and as its Membership Director 1986-1996. None of its members came to my defense when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional leaders admit shutdown won’t end anytime soon
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/20/congressional-leaders-admit-shutdown-wont-end-anytime-soon/
— Illinois police department failed miserably with hire of illegal Radule Bojovic. The fox has been allowed into the henhouse.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/20/illinois-police-department-failed-miserably-hire-illegal-radule/
— ‘No Kings’ demonstrations expose the left’s ignorance and hypocrisy. With voters rejecting their policies, Democrats turn to street theater instead of offering solutions.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/20/no-kings-demonstrations-expose-lefts-ignorance-hypocrisy/

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago elementary teacher mocks Charlie Kirk’s assassination with vile gun gesture at No Kings protest
https://nypost.com/2025/10/20/us-news/chicago-elementary-teacher-mocks-charlie-kirks-assassination-at-no-kings-protest/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Selective empathy: When women’s rights are only for the privileged
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/selective_empathy_when_women_s_rights_are_only_for_the_privileged.html

BREITBART
— Trump’s DHS Arrests More than 480,000 Illegals in 9 Months; 7 in 10 Are Criminally Convicted or Charged
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/20/dhs-arrests-more-than-480000-illegals-9-months-7-in-10-are-criminally-convicted-charged/

DAILY SIGNAL
— DHS Closing in on Half-Million Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/20/dhs-closing-half-million-arrests-criminal-illegal-aliens/

FEDERALIST
— Western Culture Isn’t Feminized, It’s Transgender
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/20/western-culture-isnt-feminized-its-transgender/

NEWSMAX
— Newsom Picks New Fight With Trump Over Shutdown
https://www.newsmax.com/us/gov-gavin-newsom-press-releases-trump/2025/10/20/id/1231116/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Whistles Have Become Chicago’s Surprising Act of Protest. Residents angry with immigration crackdown air dissent—and warnings—with devices typically favored by athletic coaches.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/chicago-ice-protests-whistles-14c3968b
— Bible Sales Surged Following Killing of Charlie Kirk. A 36% jump in September, compared with a year earlier, indicates a religious revival for some in the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/bible-sales-surged-following-killing-of-charlie-kirk-7da17aec

October 20, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Federal immigration agents attacked while trying to arrest man in Bolingbrook
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-immigration-agents-attacked-trying-arrest-man-100-block-williamsburg-lane-bolingbrook-illinois-police/18040229/

CBS2
— 4 killed, 14 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/weekend-shootings-oct-17-to-20-2025/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/immigration-raid-mount-prospect-neighbors/
— CTU’s Stacy Davis Gates elected head of Illinois teachers union
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/stacy-davis-gates-illinois-teachers-union/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS: Race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is attracting millions in campaign cash
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251019/us-congress-politics/race-to-succeed-u-s-rep-jan-schakowsky-is-attracting-millions-in-campaign-cash-records-show/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans Rocio Cleveland of Island Lake and Mark Su of Chicago also are running. . .Polan entered the race in late August. His campaign subsequently received $343,412, which included a $275,000 loan from the candidate and $5,000 from former Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s Country First PAC.)

WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Moline.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/atlas-collective-hosts-queer-spooky-blood-drive-in-moline-empowering-lgbtq-donors/526-cfe686e0-1b3b-43ef-99c4-b11789fe54b5

ILLINOIS PATCH
— ISU Teaching Assistant Tips Turning Point USA Table, Faces Charges
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/isu-teaching-assistant-tips-turning-point-usa-table-faces-charges-police

BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— Immigration Agents Attacked By 2 Females During Arrest In Bolingbrook. The females and the man being arrested all fled into a nearby home.
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/amp/33094155/immigration-agents-attacked-by-2-females-during-arrest-in-bolingbrook-police

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stacy Davis Gates framing of standardized testing as “junk science rooted in white supremacy” fueled a national backlash, while her comment comparing a former schools CEO to a special education student triggered bipartisan outrage. She later apologized. DD: How have standardized tests impacted you? If I had not passed standardized tests, a) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, or IIT in 1992, b) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, or GAO in 1980, c) I would not have become a CPA in 1979 or a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, or Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/10/20/stacy-davis-gates-power-move-00615110

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-614/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Two at Crystal Lake No Kings Demonstration Hope for Trump’s Death
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/20/two-at-crystal-lake-no-kings-demonstration-hope-for-trumps-death/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrant cop sparks debate about migrants’ access to guns
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/19/illegal-immigrant-cop-sparks-debate-migrants-access-guns/

NEW YORK POST
— Illegal migrant on TikTok offers $10K for every ICE agent killed
https://nypost.com/2025/10/19/us-news/illegal-migrant-on-tiktok-offers-10k-for-every-ice-agent-killed-feds/
— DD: How have standardized tests impacted you? If I had not passed standardized tests, a) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, or IIT in 1992, b) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, or GAO in 1980, c) I would not have become a CPA in 1979 or a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, or Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/opinion/princeton-reinstates-sat-requirement-making-stubborn-columbia-the-last-test-optional-ivy/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Sanctuary Cities, Drug Cartels, and No Kings
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/sanctuary_cities_drug_cartels_and_no_kings.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Are Mad Kings
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/democrats_are_mad_kings.html

CAMPUS REFORM
— Yale prof hired under DEI remains in her post, teaches ‘Socialist, Anti-Imperialist Lens’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/yale-prof-hired-dei-remains-post-teaches-socialist-anti-imperialist-lens/28796

COLLEGE FIX
— DD: How have standardized tests impacted you? If I had not passed standardized tests, a) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, or IIT in 1992, b) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, or GAO in 1980, c) I would not have become a CPA in 1979 or a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, or Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/princeton-brings-back-standardized-test-requirement-after-five-year-review/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Three Fundamental Differences That Are Dividing Americans
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/19/why-we-cant-resolve-debates-that-divide-america/

FOX NEWS
— Des Moines school district sues firm behind hiring of illegal alien superintendent
https://www.aol.com/articles/des-moines-school-district-sues-203624273.html
— Turning Point leader demands repercussions for University of Chicago professor arrested at anti-ICE rally. DD: Who is leading Turing Point USA in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.aol.com/articles/turning-point-leader-demands-repercussions-161608797.html

FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & BRITANNICA
— DD: Democrat leaders reject equal opportunity because equal opportunity does not produce equal outcome, that is, Democrat leaders reject equal opportunity because with equal opportunity, in many ways, if not in most ways, Republicans do better than Democrats, conservatives do better than liberals and moderates, Whites do better than minorities, men do better than women, older people do better than younger people, Protestants do better than non-Protestants, German Americans do better than non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time do better than those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. According to my critics/opponents, I owe my successes in life not to equal opportunity, but to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are Democrat, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for less time than my ancestors. For example, they stress that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, those who took the examinations with me who did not pass were overwhelming one or more of the aforesaid.
https://thefga.org/video/gov-mike-braun-on-how-merit-excellence-and-innovation-replaced-dei-in-indiana/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Equal-Rights-Amendment

HUMOR
— The Age Gap in Equity: Why Toddlers Deserve a Seat on the School Board (Obviously)  If representation is the ultimate moral good, then surely the diaper demographic deserves a voice at the table, too. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://vocal.media/humor/the-age-gap-in-equity-why-toddlers-deserve-a-seat-on-the-school-board-obviously
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There is a glaring underrepresentation of infants, toddlers, and young children on school boards and in government. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies are clearly ageist, discriminating against these groups and preventing them from representing themselves. Millions of children are affected by decisions made without anyone who “looks or sounds like them” at the decision-making table. If DEI logic is taken seriously, that representation should mirror population percentages rather than qualifications or experience, then toddlers have every right to demand inclusion. After all, they make up a sizable demographic, they are directly affected by policy, and they have very strong opinions on juice boxes, nap schedules, and the universal injustice of bedtime. Imagine a two-year-old on the school board. Meetings might begin with finger painting and end in tears, but at least they would be authentic. Lunch breaks would feature an assortment of animal crackers and pouches of applesauce. Committee debates would be passionate and loud, though perhaps less hypocritical than those of some adults. When discussions stall, one member could dramatically throw their sippy cup to the floor, signaling that it is time for a recess, a literal one. The irony, of course, is that this absurd scenario perfectly illustrates the flaw in the ideology of enforced representational equity. When equal outcomes become the standard of justice, logic ceases to matter. There is no limit to the number of categories one can divide humanity into, nor to the demands that each be represented proportionally in every institution. But representation alone does not create justice or competence. A government made up of every possible demographic box in perfect statistical alignment would still fail if it lacked wisdom, discipline, and moral integrity. The best ideas are not born of diversity quotas; they are born of reason, virtue, and experience, things toddlers, despite their charm, have not yet developed. Equality of opportunity means that anyone, regardless of background, has the chance to pursue a role if they earn it. Equality of outcome means everyone must end up in the same place, regardless of effort or capability. The former encourages excellence, while the latter destroys it. It replaces earned achievement with administrative engineering, a moral sleight of hand that values appearance over substance. Equity, as often practiced, treats disparities as evidence of discrimination rather than as a reflection of natural variation in interest, skill, or choice. Not every imbalance is an injustice. There are more male mechanics and more female nurses not because of oppression, but because of differing inclinations and strengths. Demanding identical results in every field requires denying human diversity itself, the very diversity DEI claims to celebrate. When every outcome must be equal, merit becomes secondary. The question shifts from “Who is most capable of leading?” to “Who checks which box?” And when identity takes precedence over ability, the system inevitably drifts toward incompetence masked as virtue. That is how institutions that once prized excellence become bureaucracies obsessed with optics. In that light, appointing toddlers to school boards is not as far-fetched as it sounds. It is simply the logical endpoint of representation without restraint. If lived experience is the highest credential, who could possibly understand the kindergarten experience better than a preschooler? If empathy and visibility are the keys to justice, should not those directly affected by nap policies have a seat at the table? Of course, we all know why that is ridiculous. Children are not developmentally ready to make such decisions. Yet this simple truth, that some people are not yet equipped for certain responsibilities, applies beyond age. Competence matters. Readiness matters. Pretending otherwise in the name of representation undermines the very institutions that keep society functional. The goal of a just system should not be to guarantee identical results, but to ensure open doors and the freedom to walk through them when one is ready. Anything beyond that, no matter how well-intentioned, veers into moral absurdity. Governance should prioritize wisdom, expertise, and the pursuit of the common good, not a demographic checklist. And if that means the toddlers must wait a few years before joining the school board, I suspect the republic will survive.)

JOHNATHAN TURLEY
— DD: How have standardized tests impacted you? If I had not passed standardized tests, a) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, or IIT in 1992, b) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, or GAO in 1980, c) I would not have become a CPA in 1979 or a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, or Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/10/12/princeton-joins-move-back-to-standardized-testing/

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Buries Criminal Record of Illegal Alien Arrested in Chicago
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/10/19/msnbcs-soboroff-buries-criminal-record-illegal-alien-arrested

NEWSMAX
— Cartels ‘Desperate’ at Border
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/johntorres-ice-cartels/2025/10/19/id/1231001/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders and their Democrat news media will ever-increasingly paint Santos as being a typical conservative Republican.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/george-santos-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-prison-release-250197573749

CNN
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders and their Democrat news media will ever-increasingly paint Santos as being a typical conservative Republican.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/politics/george-santos-interview-prison-commuted-pardon

MSN
— Republican farmers says immigration raids are decimating their work force. DD: Because fewer and fewer and fewer Americans take bad jobs like the ones I took, should America give citizens of foreign countries more work permits for those who take bad jobs like the ones I took? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1971-1972. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997.  According to my critics/opponents, a) all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take and b) I was grossly overpaid for those jobs and my pension and retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/republican-farmer-says-immigration-raids-are-decimating-his-work-force/ar-AA1OMg8i

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders and their Democrat news media will ever-increasingly paint Santos as being a typical conservative Republican.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/nyregion/santos-cnn-fox-prison-release.html
— Social Media, Pleas From Allies and Prison Essays: How Santos Won His Freedom
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/nyregion/george-santos-prison-trump.html
— DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/business/economic-divide-spending-inflation-jobs.html

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/10/15/chicago-war-ice-national-guard-protests/86606913007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Choose the Right Volunteer Work in Retirement. With thousands of choices to pick from, the trick is narrowing it down to the ones that make the most sense for you. DD: If you are retired, what are you doing? I am putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, that is, I am promoting conservative principles, that is, I am promoting planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retirement-volunteer-work-search-51885118
— DD: How wealthy were your parents? My critics/opponents have always painted my parents as having been filthy rich. To prove that false, I have always stressed that I had to work my way through college, that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that my mother never worked outside of the home until after he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother never attended high school. My critics/opponents stress that I bought a new car when I was 17. But I bought that car with money I earned washing dishes for 18 months for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wealthy-families-are-writing-mission-statements-to-avoid-fights-lost-fortunes/ar-AA1OMeXN

FORBES
— Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. DD: Republican students should seek Republican employers.  Because I am a Republican, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) earning three job-related master’s degrees, c) earning six job-related professional certifications, and d) earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/psychology-and-counseling/cacrep-accreditation/

NEWS9
— Heavy security in place as Turning Point USA Tour stop at University of Oklahoma. DD: Who is leading Turing Point USA in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.news9.com/story/68f16b3fbaa31af84a7c2e3f/heavy-security-in-place-as-turning-point-usa-tour-stops-at-ou
https://www.oudaily.com/news/ou-statement-turning-point-usa-signs-removal-joseph-harroz-jr/article_983d0b9b-4304-4d3f-8553-01db7d184b30.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thousands are expected to gather on the University of Oklahoma’s campus Thursday night for the “This is The Turning Point Tour.” Due to safety concerns, the event was moved to Lloyd Noble Center. The center can hold about 11,000 people, and about two-thirds of the seats are expected to be filled. Multiple law enforcement agencies are on site. The Norman Police SWAT Team, OU Police, Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office and Turning Point USA’s security detail are at the event to ensure safety. Thursday morning, officers conducted a K-9 sweep and also checked the roof. Everything being brought into the venue will be thoroughly screened, including bags, equipment and even water. No bags (including clear), food or drink will be allowed in the event. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and guest speakers include: Gov. Kevin Stitt, actor Russel Brand and social media influencer Savannah Chrisley. Seating is first-come, first-served.)

NEWS BREAK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsbreak.com/everyday-states-316335350/4301029789075-10-key-moments-in-the-fight-for-lgbtq-rights

POLITICO
— Speaker Johnson defends Trump’s decision to commute Santos sentencing. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders and their Democrat news media will ever-increasingly paint Santos as being a typical conservative Republican.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/19/speaker-johnson-defends-trumps-decision-to-commute-santos-sentencing-00614954

PEOPLE
— DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders use Derek Chauvin to promote more hated against Republicans. Then again, Democrats ever-increasingly use everything to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/5-years-george-floyds-murder-173241930.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DHS keeps paying 70,000 law enforcement officials amid shutdown. DD: I was a law enforcement officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. As an IRS Revenue Officer, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/dhs-to-keep-paying-70000-law-enforcement-officials-amid-shutdown-using-reconciliation-law/
— Half of Americans worried about impacts of federal employee layoffs. DD: Who do you know who is/was a federal employee or a federal retiree? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for more than 28 years. I should write a book about how people view and treat federal employees and federal retirees. I would focus on those a) who believe that federal employees are overpaid and their benefits are much too generous and/or b) who believe that federal pensions and retirement benefits are much too generous.  I would focus on those who would never stoop to take a federal job. I would focus on those who lack qualifications for federal jobs. I would focus on those who look down on federal employees and retirees, if not despise them, if not hate them.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/half-of-americans-worried-about-impacts-of-federal-employee-layoffs/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DAILY MAIL
— The Chicago mayor accused President Donald Trump of wanting a ‘Civil War’ rematch during a No Kings protest.  Mayor Brandon Johnson ignited the crowd on Saturday by telling liberals to be ‘ready to defend this democracy’ and to be ‘ready to fight fascism.’ ‘Are you prepared to destroy authoritarianism once and for all? We’ll let the world hear you, no kings!’ he said in an impassioned speech.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204165/no-kings-protests-national-guard.html

TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: My church-going critics/opponents act like they believe that they will get into heaven by destroying 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 who f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my church-going critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/explained-why-donald-trump-thinks-his-father-isnt-in-heaven-and-he-also-wont-go-there/articleshow/124685317.cms

FROM OTHER SOURCES

AUTO GUIDE
— The Price Of A New Car Has Officially Become Unthinkable. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 17 in 1966, I was able to earn and save enough washing dishes for the minimum wage for 18 months to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. SEE: https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf
https://www.autoguide.com/auto/auto-news/the-price-of-a-new-car-has-officially-become-unthinkable-44626426

October 19, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— George Santos blasts critics in first interview since release from prison
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-ny-rep-george-santos-blasts-critics-first-interview-release-federal-prison/18039315/

NBC5
— Secret Service discovers hunting stand with direct sight line to Trump’s Air Force One exit in Florida. The FBI is now leading an investigation following the discovery near the Palm Beach International Airport.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/secret-service-discovers-hunting-stand-direct-sight-line-trumps-air-force-one-exit-florida/3840619/

CBS2
— 2 federal immigration agents attacked while making arrest in Bolingbrook, Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/immigration-agents-attacked-bolingbrook-arrest/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Obama Presidential Center promises to be a very un-Chicago building
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/column-barack-obama-presidential-center-chicago-keegan/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blast Hegseth.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/hegseth-pentagon-press-rules-clarence-page/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blast Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/opinion-donald-trump-truth-facts-students/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/column-venezuela-argentina-donald-trump-shackelford/
— DD: If you are having trouble getting a good job, Democrat leaders blame Trump. I did the following to get better paying jobs: a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) I earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) I earned six job-related professional certification, and d) I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/americans-job-market-ap-norc-poll/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/19/no-kings-protest-chicago-politics-donald-trump

DAILY HERALD
— ICE agents search for detainee through Mount Prospect neighborhood
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251019/news/ice-agents-search-for-detainee-through-mount-prospect-neighborhood/
— Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy. DD: During the 1980s and 1990s, Gingrich used budget cuts to gut GAO. The agency shrank from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. They took their fury  out on me. They forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. 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 always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years and earning three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251018/nation-and-world-politics/shutdown-impact-what-it-means-for-workers-federal-programs-and-the-economy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The administration is also trying to fire thousands of federal workers in agencies that don’t align with its priorities. Republican leaders in Congress have said that’s part of the fallout from a shutdown. Past presidents, however, did not use shutdowns to engage in mass firings. The Republican administration has announced one reduction in force affecting 4,100 workers, with the biggest cuts happening at the departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, Education and Housing and Urban Development. White House budget chief Russ Vought said in an interview on “The Charlie Kirk Show” that many more are planned. “I think we’ll probably end up being north of 10,000,” Vought said. “We want to be very aggressive where we can be in shuttering the bureaucracy,” Vought said. “Not just the funding, but the bureaucracy, that we now have an opportunity to do that.”)

SOUTHERN
— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended labeling this weekend’s “No Kings” rallies opposing President Donald Trump as “hate America” rallies, arguing that he was not referring to Democrats themselves but the message of the protesters.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/10/19/johnson-defends-calling-anti-trump-protests-hate-america-rallies/

WAND TV
— Trump calls Colombian President Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-calls-colombian-president-petro-an-illegal-drug-dealer-and-announces-an-end-to-us/article_5406e3cc-7fd9-5efe-829c-ab26eac0c7c8.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— We The People, McHenry County, Urges Contact with County Board Members to Remind Them of the Promise to Cut Property Tax Levy in Exchange for Voting for Mental Health Sales Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/19/we-the-people-mchenry-county-urges-contact-with-county-board-members-to-remind-them-of-the-promise-to-cut-property-tax-levy-in-exchange-for-voting-for-mental-health-sales-tax/
— Good Thing I Wasn’t in Pennsylvania in 1955
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/19/good-think-i-wasnt-in-pennsylvania-in-1955/
— New York Post Covers Couple’s Death on Route 14 in Harvard
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/new-york-post-covers-couples-death-on-route-14-in-harvard/
— Don Tracy Reports $2 Million in Bank for U.S. Senate Run
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/don-tracy-reports-2-million-in-bank-for-u-s-senate-run/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If Trump had been elected earlier, how would that have impacted you? Hopefully for me, if Trump had been President: a) in 1968 and 1969, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have disallowed my sick leave requests or forced me to resign in 1969, b) in 1971, EEOC would not have forced Oldsmobile to stop hiring Whites to settle a complaint, c) in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have disallowed my travel requests, d) in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have disallowed my education expenses, e) by in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, f) starting in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would always have assigned me to audits of IRS, g) by 1988, my GAO superiors would have promoted me to their Senior Executive Service, h) by 1997, Gingrich would have reformed GAO instead of gutting it, and i) in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC has always existed to give more preference to Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever since I was 22 years old in 1971, EEOC has had a tremendous impact on me. Back then, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted because it had agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Bolingbrook Police Refuse to Arrest Attackers Who Beat Federal Agents
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/bolingbrook-police-refuse-to-arrest-attackers-who-beat-federal-agents.html
— Norine Hammond Betrays Conservatives – Backed Pritzker’s Law Letting Non-Citizens Serve as Police Officers
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/norine-hammond-betrays-conservatives-backed-pritzkers-law-letting-non-citizens-serve-as-police-officers.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Speaker Johnson rips ‘No Kings’ rallies: if Trump were a king, things would be different
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/19/speaker-johnson-rips-no-kings-rallies-trump-king-things-would/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson on Trump’s commutation of Santos’ sentence: ‘We believe in redemption’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/19/mike-johnson-house-speaker-trumps-commutation-santos-sentence-believe/
— How Trump rewrote the government shutdown playbook
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/18/trump-rewrote-government-shutdown-playbook/
— Democrats are driven by rage and resentment. It’s no longer about right and left, but adults and children.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/19/democrats-driven-rage-resentment/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— More evidence marijuana liberalization is a mistake. DD: I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton in 2019.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3854932/more-evidence-marijuana-liberalization-a-mistake/

NEW YORK POST
— Secret Service investigating possible sniper’s nest with sight line to Trump Air Force One arrival near Palm Beach airport
https://nypost.com/2025/10/19/us-news/secret-service-investigating-possible-snipers-nest-with-sight-line-to-trump-air-force-one-arrival-near-palm-beach-airport/

BREITBART
— Illinois State University Teaching Assistant Derek Lopez Arrested for Destroying Turning Point USA Display
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/10/19/police-illinois-state-u-teaching-assistant-derek-lopez-arrested-for-destroying-turning-point-usa-display/

DAILY CALLER
— Controversial Left-Wing Chicago Teachers Union President Elected To Higher Position
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/19/chicago-teachers-union-president-stacy-davis-gates-elected-illinois-federation/

FOX NEWS
— Progressive publishers launch children’s Bible stories with social justice, diversity themes. DD: According to Democrat leaders, Jesus is a liberal Democrat who hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/progressive-publishers-launch-childrens-bible-stories-social-justice-diversity-themes.amp
— Illinois State University teacher’s assistant flips Turning Point USA table, tears down flyers: ‘Jesus did it’  Derek Lopez, Illinois State University teaching assistant, faces disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property charges after tossing the table.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-state-university-teachers-assistant-flips-turning-point-usa-table-tears-down-flyers-jesus-did-it

POST MILLENNIAL
— DD: The Democrat Party exists to promote more hatred against Trump and against the 77 million who voted for Trump.
https://thepostmillennial.com/canadian-ag-hopes-people-who-willfully-promote-hatred-on-social-media-will-face-criminal-penalty

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump on protests: ‘I’m not a king’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5562619-trump-no-kings-protest/
— DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC has always existed to give more preference to Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever since I was 22 years old in 1971, EEOC has had a tremendous impact on me. Back then, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted because it had agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5560748-eeoc-rejects-disparate-impact-claims/amp/

CBS NEWS
— Trump calls Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” and orders an end to U.S. aid
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-colombia-president-illegal-drug-leader-end-aid/
— Secret Service found a “suspicious stand” near Florida airport used by Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-service-suspicious-stand-florida-trump-fbi/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: The Democrat Party exists to promote more hatred against Trump and against the 77 million who voted for Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/politics/democratic-campaign-ads-trump.html
— DD: My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they blame those who are following for their problems: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, have more money than they do, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010453273/the-right-has-gone-woke.html

DALLAS EXPRESS
— Cruz Blasts Chicago Head Tax Proposal As “A Penalty for Creating a Job”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/senator-ted-cruz-blasts-chicago-170026301.html

MERCURY
— Democrat governance is ruining America’s cities
https://www.pottsmerc.com/2025/10/19/jerry-shenk-governance-by-democrat-is-ruining-americas-cities/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Target Democrats Over Transgender Policies in This Year’s Races. DD: LGBTQ advocates have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republicans-target-democrats-over-transgender-policies-in-this-years-races-13877b23

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

UNITED NATIONS
— DD: The Democrat Party exists to promote more hatred against Trump and against the 77 million who voted for Trump.
https://www.un.org/en/observances/countering-hate-speech
https://press.un.org/en/2021/sgsm20942.doc.htm

October 19, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/trump-language-opponents-illinois/
— DD: Under the Democrats, sooner or later, everyone will be a) receiving welfare and/or b) handing out welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/nearly-2-million-illinois-residents-will-lose-snap-benefits-next-month-if-federal-shutdown-continues-officials-warn/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republican for air pollution.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/englewood-air-quality-trump/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/column-what-aurora-area-residents-can-do-to-help-those-impacted-by-federal-immigration-crackdown/

SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests in DuPage County. I watched the protest along with Louis Rathje from the parking lot of his building at Roosevelt and Naperville in Wheaton.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/10/18/thousands-turn-out-for-no-kings-day-protests-across-dupage-county/

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://chicagocrusader.com/dick-durbin-debunks-republican-falsehoods-on-ice/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— DD: Because of Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, because of race and gender based preference giving, that is, because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, Whites and men are ever-increasingly falling behind minorities and females. All my coworkers who were minority and/or female who were promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/qca-group-dedicated-to-uplifting-women-girls-awarded-6500/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

AMERICAN THINKER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. To win, Democrat leaders have brough in many millions of illegals to serve as soldiers in their Democrat Army. Aside from being in America illegally, soldiers in the Democrat Army are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Many have severe health, financial, and/or other problems. Many lack education and/or job skills. Many want, need, demand massive government assistance.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/10/sorry_democrats_no_civil_war_is_coming.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Assimilation: The Key to National Multicultural Success. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders reject assimilation.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/17/immigrants-should-assimilate-not-change-the-constitution/

EPOCH TIMES
— Antifa’s Communist Roots, Violent Tactics, and Terror Designation
https://lists.theepochtimes.com/archive/icVJ8Yumf/RontmvJPy/1tiNbjq0PdJ

FOX NEWS
— Nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests target Trump as crowds rally in cities from coast to coast
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-october-18-2025
— Why SCOTUS must affirm Trump’s birthright citizenship order. Administration seeks rare review before appellate decisions on executive order signed January 20.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mike-davis-why-scotus-must-affirm-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order.amp

JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Jesus Did It”: Illinois State University Teacher’s Assistant Arrested After Trashing TPUSA Table
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/10/19/jesus-did-it-illinois-state-university-teachers-assistant-arrested-after-trashing-tpusa-table/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Academia is a sinking ship, and the Trump administration is actually trying to intervene and rescue it.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/10/academia-is-a-sinking-ship-and-the-trump-administration-is-actually-trying-to-intervene-and-rescue-it/

PJ MEDIA
— Minneapolis School Has Segregated Classes
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/10/18/minneapolis-school-accused-of-having-segregated-classes-n4945005

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNBC
— Most Americans want to be financially independent—here’s how much money it will take
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/how-much-money-americans-need-to-earn-to-be-financially-independent.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans say they’d need to earn about $94,000 a year on average to feel financially independent. That’s about $20,000 more than the median household income of $74,580.)

NEWSWEEK
— Average Marriage Age In Each State. In Illinois, it is 31 for men and it is 29.6 for women. DD: I did not get married until I was 29 in 1978. By then, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years. My salary was $108,978/year in today’s dollars. I owned a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building. I rented out a town home in University Park that I had owned since 1972. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/
https://www.newsweek.com/map-reveals-average-age-people-get-married-in-each-state-10894436

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/opinion/zohran-mamdani-muslim-america-new-york.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/opinion/mensa-ice-raids-chicago-black-citizens.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in making America dependent on their illegals, that is, they ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying America..
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-10-19/trumps-immigration-crackdown-weighs-heavy-on-the-us-labor-market

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. When I was 49 years old in 1997, my salary was $153,151/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-market-overpaid-salary-9eeabbaa

FORBES
— Asked About ‘Boots,’ The Pentagon Cites Netflix ‘Woke Garbage’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/10/18/asked-about-boots-the-pentagon-cites-netflix-woke-garbage/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— They were living paycheck to paycheck. Then the checks stopped coming. DD: Federal employees have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government complained that they were underpaid. During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $153,151/year in today’s dollars. But it would not have if I had not a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional licenses, and d) earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-workers-wallets-paycheck-to-paycheck-government-shutdown-2025-10

NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/19/nx-s1-5579042/no-kings-protests-takeaways

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

BUSINESS STANDARD
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/usa/whats-driving-massive-no-kings-protests-against-trumps-presidency-1264136

SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE
— DD: Socialists ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.socialistalternative.org/2025/10/18/defend-trans-rights/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DD: Socialists ever-increasingly shout at women that men cause all their problems.
https://socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourself-marxism/do-we-live-in-a-patriarchy/

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the problems that people have.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267257/pope-leo-xiv-hails-roma-sinti-and-travellers-faith-amid-marginalization

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Tren de Aragua gang members.
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/columns/spirituality/listen-cries-marginalized-and-earth-transform-system

October 18, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/no-kings-chicago-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/photos-no-kings-protest-in-downtown-chicago/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/aurora-no-kings-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/this-is-what-democracy-looks-like-valparaiso-no-kings-protest-draws-more-than-1000-people/
— DD: Democrat leaders fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/will-county-immigration-enforcement-ban/
— 11 arrested in second immigration raid at O’Hare rideshare lot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/ice-arrests-ohare-rideshare/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/10/17/no-kings-protests-chicago-suburbs-trump
— DD: Democrat leaders fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/18/to-stand-up-to-ice-agents-some-chicagoans-are-arming-themselves-with-whistles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/18/ice-latino-immigrants-maga-trump-racism-indian-rummana-hussain

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251018/nation-and-world-politics/no-kings-protests-against-trump-bring-a-street-party-vibe-as-gop-calls-them-hate-america-rallies/

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://abc7chicago.com/post/no-kings-protest-chicago-today-thousands-gather-grant-park-oppose-donald-trump-administration-ice-arrests/18031765/
— Federal agents appear to detain landscaping company employees in Lake County
https://abc7chicago.com/post/video-appears-show-federal-agents-taking-landscaping-company-employees-custody-lake-county-illinois/18031654/

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/illinois-gov-pritzker-addresses-no-kings-rally-in-chicago-250167365576
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-crowds-expected-at-no-kings-protests-in-chicago-across-us/3840235/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/no-kings-protests-against-trump-expected-saturday-in-dc-and-nationwide/3840241/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-chicago-protest-grant-park-saturday/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-kings-trump-rallies-protests-october/

WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/protesters-march-in-chicago-for-no-kings-day/

FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-protesters-pack-grant-park-to-protest-against-trump-administration
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1726456

WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/18/protesters-gather-downtown-chicago-part-national-no-kings-day-action

WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/ap-no-kings-protests-against-trump-planned-nationwide-in-what-the-gop-calls-hate-america-rallies/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/10/18/no-kings-protests-trump-deportation-ice-border-patrol-grant-park
— Democrat leaders fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/18/to-stand-up-to-ice-agents-some-chicagoans-are-arming-themselves-with-whistles

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/no-kings-protests-against-trump-bring-a-street-party-vibe-as-gop-calls-them-hate/article_c6d234c3-1856-5e65-8c74-84fd6b707f31.html
https://www.pjstar.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/10/18/hundreds-gather-along-war-memorial-drive-for-peoria-no-kings-protest/86774578007/
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/10/18/we-need-unity-1000-protesters-take-part-in-springfield-no-kings-rally/86773833007/

HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/10/18/immigrants-built-this-country-no-kings-day-protests-in-joliet-bolingbrook-draw-thousands/

WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/no-kings-protests-against-trump-bring-a-street-party-vibe-as-gop-calls-them-hate/article_7866fe40-0340-56e9-a505-1034a935e381.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/defiant-democrats-embrace-no-kings-rallies-as-american-as-motherhood-baseball-and-apple-pie/amp/

LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings protests
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/10/18/well-over-15000-people-in-lake-mchenry-counties-attend-no-kings-protests-against-president-trump/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Teachers Union dues support 54 bosses making over $100K
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-dues-support-54-bosses-making-over-100k/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Hundreds, Maybe More Than a Thousand, Demonstrate Disaffection with Trump on Route 14 in Crystal Lake, More Photos Than You’ll Find Anywhere Else
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/hundreds-maybe-more-than-a-thousand-demonstrate-disaffection-with-trump-on-route-14-in-crystal-lake/
— Don Tracy Reports $2 Million in Bank for U.S. Senate Run
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/don-tracy-reports-2-million-in-bank-for-u-s-senate-run/
— Fox River Grove Petition Event on October 21 in El Sombrero
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/fox-river-grove-petition-event-on-october-21-in/
— Republican Don Tracy Goes After Pritzker and Potential U.S. Senate Opponent Stratton
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/republican-don-tracy-goes-after-pritzker-and-potential-u-s-senate-opponent-stratton/
— Is There Still Another Running for the GOP Nomination for Governor
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/is-there-still-another-running-for-the-gop-nomination-for-governor/
— Dombrowski Takes Lead in Fundraising
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/dombrowski-takes-lead-in-fundraising/
— Looking at Finances for GOP DeWitte Replacement Hopefuls
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/looking-at-finances-for-gop-dewitte-replacement-hopefuls/
— State Senator Says It’s Time to Build More Nuclear Power Plants
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/18/12761/
— State Rep. Jeff Keicher Says He Doesn’t Trust Billionaires
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/state-rep-jeff-keicher-says-he-doesnt-trust-billionaires/
— Gerrymandering Louisiana vs. Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/gerrymandering-louisiana-vs-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mayor Johnson Protected by 150 Chicago Cops While Claiming City Is ‘Safe’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/mayor-johnson-protected-by-150-chicago-cops-while-claiming-city-is-safe.html
— Norine Hammond Sided with Democrats on Climate Bank Bill That Could Hike Local Property Taxes
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/norine-hammond-sided-with-democrats-on-climate-bank-bill-that-could-hike-local-property-taxes.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois State University faculty member flips Turning Point USA tables on campus: ‘Jesus did it’
https://nypost.com/2025/10/18/us-news/illinois-state-university-faculty-member-flips-turning-point-usa-tables-on-campus/
— New NY math guidelines tell teachers to stop testing kids on problem-solving speed to curb ‘anxiety’
https://nypost.com/2025/10/18/us-news/new-ny-state-math-guidelines-tell-teachers-to-stop-grading-kids-on-speed-solving-problems-because-it-causes-math-anxiety/
— Democrats are skewing crime stats ahead of the midterm elections
https://nypost.com/2025/10/18/business/trumps-doj-found-evidence-dems-are-skewing-crime-stats-ahead-of-the-midterm-elections/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois leaders accused of being ‘pro-illegal immigrant’ after cop arrested for living in U.S. illegally
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382931779112

NEWSMAX
— ICE Targeting Rideshare Drivers in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ice-chicago-rideshare/2025/10/18/id/1230918/

TOWNHALL
— Feds Nab Illegal Alien Who Placed $10,000 Bounty on ICE Agents
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/10/18/illegal-alien-who-offered-10000-bounties-to-murder-ice-agents-arrested-in-dallas-n2665152

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— New Illinois Campaign Wants To Split State: ‘This Is Not Secession’
https://www.newsweek.com/new-illinois-campaign-wants-to-split-state-this-is-not-secession-10883726

CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-ice-director-says-trump-immigration-crackdown-putting-agents-in-terrible-position/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Orders Some Federal Agents to Turn on Body Cameras in Chicago Area
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/chicago-ice-body-cameras.html
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army/
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010465573/trump-is-waging-war-on-americans-with-ice.html

GALLUP & BALTIMORE SUN & FORBES
— One in four workers lack advancement opportunities. DD: What did you do to advance your career? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Nevertheless, my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 and my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13. If I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female, they would have promoted me GS-14, GS-15, and Senior Executive Service.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/695996/one-four-employees-lack-advancement-opportunities.aspx
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/17/feeling-stuck-one-in-four-workers-lack-advancement-opportunities-survey-finds/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariagraciasantillanalinares/2025/10/16/majority-of-americans-lack-quality-jobs-report-finds/

October 18, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/broadview-protests-continue-as-chicago-suburbs-prepare-for-no-kings-rallies/3840183/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/no-kings-protest-planned-for-grant-park-in-chicago-on-saturday/

WBEZ
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2025/10/17/whats-needed-to-protect-free-speech-on-college-campuses

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/17/what-is-trumps-approval-rating-in-illinois-ahead-of-no-kings-protests-near-me/86746374007/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_f96150eb-16b8-460d-8560-bb26d884f3f7.html

STATELINE
— Illinois ranks third in U.S. for teen abortion rates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kaPMM3K_W0

PADUCA SUN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.paducahsun.com/news/carbondale-police-emphasize-safety-at-no-kings-protest/article_c1a33182-8d43-5aba-be9a-aaef50b82503.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/10/17/demonstrators-set-for-saturdays-no-kings-rallies-throughout-dupage-county/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump administration says most federal layoffs aren’t blocked by court order. DD: If courts had blocked Gingrich from cutting GAO’s budgets, I might still be a GAO employee. The Democrats who run GAO used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-10-17/trump-administration-says-most-federal-layoffs-arent-blocked-by-court-order

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-no-kings-protests-against-trump-planned-nationwide-in-what-the-gop-calls-hate-america-rallies/

CITIES 92.9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.cities929.com/2025/10/17/pritzker-looking-at-how-illinois-can-cover-looming-snap-funding-lapse/

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/no-kings-protests-around-kane-county-saturday-what-know

INDIVISIBLE DUPAGE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protest in DuPage County.
https://mailchi.mp/f5e572591291/springfield-is-on-a-roll-13370776

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are you thankful for? Among the many things that I am thankful for is my not having been born later than I was. Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action and DEI to require more preference to be given to those who do not share my demographics, that is, Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly required more political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. UIC accepted me when I was 18 in 1966, NIU when I was 20, Loyola when I was 23, DePaul when I was 27, and IIT when I was 43, but I doubt that they would admit me if I was those ages today. The Post Office hired me when I was 18, Firestone Stores when I was 21, IRS when I was 22, and GAO when I was 31, but I doubt that they would hire me if I was those ages today. The aforesaid education and jobs enabled me to earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, but I doubt that I could earn those professional certifications if I was those ages today. The aforesaid education and jobs enabled me to become a licensed CPA when I was 32, but I doubt that I could become a licensed CPA if I was 32 today. The aforesaid education and jobs enabled me to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29, to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, and to get married when I was 29, but I doubt that I could do the aforesaid if I was those ages today. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— DOGE IL  DD: There would be no need for DOGE if Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it. If Gingrich had reformed GAO, I would have volunteered to help him. I was one of GAO’s extremely few Republican employees. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year. I earned professional certifications in accounting in 1979, internal auditing in 1981, fraud examination in 1990, government financial management in 1994, financial services auditing in 1996, and forensic accounting in 1997. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned master’s degrees in business in 1976, accounting in 1980, and finance in 1997. I would have shown Gingrich how my Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. I would have shown Gingrich that GAO took adverse actions against me because he cut GAO’s budgets, because I complained about their political Affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with the aforesaid.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/doge-il

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Congress: No Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/10/congress-no-commercial-drivers-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— State Rep. Norine Hammond Accused of Abusing Campaign Funds Through “Non-Itemized” Self-Payments
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/state-rep-norine-hammond-accused-of-abusing-campaign-funds-through-non-itemized-self-payments.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a Fox News interview on Thursday, said the Democratic Party’s main constituency is “made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens and violent criminals.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/17/hakeem-jeffries-calls-karoline-leavitt-sick-comments-democrats/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— We don’t need racially segregated congressional districts. DD: The 3rd Congressional District in Illinois is racially segregated.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3852335/louisiana-segregated-congressional-districts-redistricting/
— Chicago and New York set up legal clash over where ICE can arrest illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3853316/chicago-new-york-set-up-legal-clash-over-where-ice-can-arrest-illegal-immigrants/

BREITBART
— Pentagon Slams Netflix’s Gay Teen Marine Series ‘Boots’ as ‘Woke Garbage’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/10/17/pentagon-slams-netflixs-gay-teen-marine-series-boots-as-woke-garbage/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Hanover Park, Ill., Responds to DHS Claims About Alleged Illegal Alien Cop. DD: All my employers would hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Hanover-Park-Ill-Responds-DHS-Claims-About-Alleged-Illegal-Alien-Cop

DAILY CALLER
— ABC Slideshow Memorializing Notable People Who Died In 2025 Leaves Out Charlie Kirk. DD: The more that you despise/hate those who are the following, the more that you despise/hate Kirk: conservative, Republican, White, male, married, and/or Christian.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/17/abc-slideshow-notable-people-who-died-2025-charlie-kirk/

FOX NEWS
— ‘NO MESSAGE’: Dems slammed for ‘No Kings’ protests planned nationwide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB1UWH165kA
— A sign featuring coded language threatening President Donald Trump and equating his supporters with Nazis greeted guests to an event last week headlined by Michigan Democrat gubernatorial front-runner Jocelyn Benson and U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow. The sign, displayed by local Democrats, said “MAGA=NAZI” and “86 47.” The number “86” originated in restaurants to mean “cancel” or “throw out,” but in underworld slang it is frequently used as a call sign for murdering someone. The number “47” is commonly interpreted as denoting the 47th president of the United States, Trump. Recently, when Trump foe James Comey posted to social media a cryptic photo featuring “86 47,” it was taken seriously enough that Secret Service investigated the matter.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-unity-dinner-draws-backlash-over-anti-trump-86-47-sign-linking-maga-nazis

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— How ICE Found an Illegal Immigrant Enforcing the Law in Illinois. DD: All my employers would hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have.
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-who-was-working-as-sworn-police-officer-in-illinois

PJ MEDIA
— NBC News Terminates Nearly 150 DEI Editorial Staffers from the Newsroom
https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2025/10/17/leftist-advocates-panic-as-nbc-news-to-terminate-nearly-150-dei-editorial-staff-n4944914

TOWNHALL
— Transgenderism and LGBTQ Ideology Is in Decline on American College Campuses
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2025/10/17/transgenderism-declining-on-american-college-campuses-n2665081

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pentagon Slams Netflix’s New Military Show as ‘Woke Garbage’
https://www.westernjournal.com/pentagon-slams-netflixs-new-military-show-woke-garbage/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Bystanders try to stop CBP arrest in Chicago
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/us/video/bystanders-customs-border-protection-arrest-stop-chicago-vrtc

NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.newsweek.com/no-kings-reverend-plea-against-trump-10895459

NEW YORK TIMES
— Federal Agents Make Arrests Outside Migrant Shelter in Times Square
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/ice-arrests-midtown-manhattan-shelter.html
— After Racist Texts, New York G.O.P. Disbands Young Republican Group. State party leaders eliminated the New York State Young Republicans’ charter, allowing them to reconstitute the organization with new leaders. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois were hate groups. I was an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes destroy ICRC in 2007 and TAPROOT in 2012.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/nyregion/ny-young-republicans-racist-texts.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls ‘hate America’ rallies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/18/no-kings-rallies-demonstrations-trump/0e96e658-abd8-11f0-a2bc-82cf6840599d_story.html
— DD: Since 1965, Democrat leaders have used the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to defeat Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/18/black-lawmakers-voting-rights-act-scotus-reaction/242e2418-abd8-11f0-a2bc-82cf6840599d_story.html
— DD: No Kings protests are anti-American protests, they are hate-America protests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/17/no-kings-republicans-hate-america/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/18/no-kings-rallies-demonstrations-trump/0e96e658-abd8-11f0-a2bc-82cf6840599d_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-17/coca-cola-home-depot-navigate-anti-dei-push-in-atlanta

BIZ JOURNALS
— True financial independence. DD: My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother had never worked outside the home. My brother was having problems. I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment in 1970 and got it in 1971. I helped support my mother and brother until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park.
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/bizwomen/news/out-of-the-office/2025/10/the-next-chapter-true-independence.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We all remember holding our breath for our 18th birthdays, believing that day would somehow give us the wings we needed to fly and mark our true independence. For some, that may be accurate, but many of us recognize true independence often comes years later. According to USA Today, 27 is the age parents expect their children to achieve financial independence. A recent study revealed that many parents feel this age strikes a balance between education, career building, and personal responsibility. Economic pressures such as student loans, inflated rents and stagnant wages have delayed financial independence for millions of millennials and Gen Z. Many parents continue to provide financial support for their children late into their twenties, often covering essentials like housing, healthcare, and transportation.)

CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY AND RESEARCH
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly force employers to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://cepr.net/publications/the-continuing-power-of-white-preferences-in-employment/

VARIETY
— Trump’s Pentagon Slams Netflix’s Gay Military Drama ‘Boots’ as ‘Woke Garbage’: ‘The U.S. Military Is Getting Back to Restoring the Warrior Ethos’
https://au.variety.com/2025/tv/global/netflix-boots-pentagon-woke-garbage-gay-military-drama-29079/

NEA TODAY
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, I passed standardized tests needed for the following because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are minority, female, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time: a) bachelor’s degree (1970), b) three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), c) six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), d) a professional license (1981), and e) being hired by the Post Office (1966), Firestone Stores (1970), IRS (1971), and GAO (1980).
https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/racist-beginnings-standardized-testing

ACLU
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/live-coverage-no-kings-national-day-of-action

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— Pentagon criticizes Netflix for making ‘woke garbage’ after gay military drama
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/17/pentagon-netflix-boots-military-show

October 17, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://abc7chicago.com/post/no-kings-protest-chicago-demonstrators-preparing-gather-downtown-grant-park-saturday/18028201/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-know-no-kings-protests-around-us/18027964/
— Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Chicago area
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-allow-national-guard-deployment-chicago-area/18027494/
— Chicago healthcare institutions claim large no-show rates due to federal immigration crackdown. Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes speaks out after being handcuffed by agents at Humboldt Park Hospital.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-ald-fuentes-speaks-being-handcuffed-hospitals-claim-large-no-show-rates-due-immigration-crackdown/18028540/
— Trump: George Santos’ prison sentence commuted, to be released ‘immediately’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/george-santos-prison-sentence-commuted-released-immediately-trump/18028212/

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/where-are-no-kings-protests-planned-in-chicago-area-this-weekend/3839975/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-chicago-protest-grant-park-saturday/

WGN9
— 15 arrested as protesters demonstrate outside Broadview ICE facility again
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/at-least-15-detained-as-protesters-demonstrate-outside-broadview-ice-facility-again/
— 5,500 truckers fail English skills test, lose driving privileges in US. DD: All my employers would have citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have.
https://wgntv.com/news/5500-truckers-fail-english-skills-test-lose-driving-privileges-in-us-industry-leader-says/
— Fear of ICE raids devastating Little Village restaurants and small businesses
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/fear-of-ice-raids-devastating-little-village-restaurants-and-small-businesses/

FOX32
— Chicago ICE Field Director addresses Hanover Park officer’s arrest, Broadview facility access
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/exclusive-chicago-ice-field-director-speaks-out-on-hanover-park-officers-arrest-broadview-facility-access

WBEZ
— From California to Chicago, a Border Patrol boss sparks accusations of race-based arrests. Gregory Bovino led aggressive immigration operations in California, leading to lawsuits questioning his agents’ tactics. The same tactics are being used in his “Operation Midway Blitz” mission in Chicago. DD: What percent of illegals are non-White?
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2025/10/17/gregory-bovino-border-customs-enforcement-deportation-trump-california-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/trump-supreme-court-national-guard-chicago/
— A timeline of George Santos’ journey from Congress to prison to grant of clemency by Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/timeline-george-santos-trump-clemency/
— Congressional candidates loan themselves large sums trying to stand out in competitive Illinois races
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/illinois-fundraising-congressional-races/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 11 arrested at Broadview ICE facility during latest protests. Several people were detained, including a Rogers Park faith leader, at the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning as protests began.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/17/broadview-protests-arrests
— From California to Chicago, a Border Patrol boss sparks accusations of race-based arrests. Gregory Bovino led aggressive immigration operations in California, leading to lawsuits questioning his agents’ tactics. The same tactics are being used in his “Operation Midway Blitz” mission in Chicago. DD: What percent of illegals are non-White?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/10/17/gregory-bovino-border-customs-enforcement-deportation-trump-california-chicago
— Immigration rights group’s hospital proposal raises concerns of state-run facilities. The bill ensures hospitals are taking steps to protect private spaces and sensitive information at a time when the Trump administration is attempting to bar people accessing care, per the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/17/immigration-rights-ice-hospital-privacy-protection-rich-miller

DAILY HERALD
— Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseries
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251017/news/border-patrol-agents-step-up-enforcement-efforts-in-lake-county-with-raids-at-car-washes-nurseries/
— Dabrowski the top fundraiser among GOP gubernatorial candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251017/illinois-state-politics/dabrowski-the-top-fundraiser-among-gop-gubernatorial-candidates/
— U.S. Rep. Bill Foster to donate salary during shutdown
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251017/us-congress-politics/u-s-rep-bill-foster-to-donate-salary-during-shutdown/
— Downers Grove Township residents seek referendum to fund mental health, disability services
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/submitted-content/downers-grove-township-residents-seek-referendum-to-fund-mental-health-disability-services/

CRAIN’S CHICAO BUSINESS
— Trump asks Supreme Court to let him deploy National Guard troops to Chicago immediately
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-asks-supreme-court-allow-chicago-troop-deployment

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/10/17/snap-benefits-government-shutdown-trump-illinois

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Hegseth.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-slams-hegseths-unamerican-restrictions-on-freedom-of-speech-attempt-to-silence-the-free-press—87312.cfm?
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/gov-pritzker-demands-trump–congressional-republicans-preserve-snap-benefits-87326.cfm

NPR ILLINOIS
— As tensions rise in Chicago, volunteers patrol neighborhoods to oppose ICE and help migrants escape. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans and that illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5575533

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Barrington PAC funds Bailey gov campaign launch
https://northcooknews.com/stories/675795501-barrington-pac-funds-bailey-gov-campaign-launch

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Belmont Cragin Business Owners Beg For Support As ICE Fears Devastate Sales And Closures Loom. Despite fear and uncertainty in the area, business owners are trying to stay positive: “One less dinner in Roscoe Village and Wrigley and out in this neighborhood that needs help will make a huge difference.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/belmont-cragin-business-owners-beg-for-support-as-ice-fears-devastate-sales-and-closures-loom/
— Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE. Cycling x Solidarity’s latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They pass out the food to people in need.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/chicago-cyclists-are-buying-out-tamale-carts-to-keep-vendors-home-and-safe-from-ice/

WHEATON PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests at Roosevelt Road intersections in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, and Lombard.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/33091898/no-kings-protests-on-roosevelt-road-10-rallies-planned

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-405/
— Pritzker has ‘more in common’ with ‘terrorist drug cartels than he does with American citizens’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/17/chief-us-border-patrol-agent-pritzker-has-more-in-common-with-terrorist-drug-cartels-than-he-does-with-american-citizens/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DON TRACY
— Democrats Are Betraying Those Who Defend Our Country
https://mailchi.mp/58cbe39fa42a/don-tracy-democrats-are-betraying-those-who-defend-our-country?e=bb81f0fe1e

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Elburn Village Trustee Chris Hansen Withdraws from GOP Race to Replace Don DeWitte
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/elburn-village-president-chris-hansen-withdraws-from-gop-race-to-replace-don-dewitte/
— Where the Jan Schakowsky Replacement Hopefuls Stand Financially
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/where-the-jan-schakowsky-replacement-hopefuls-stand-financially/
— Can You Identify the Villages and Cities That Did Not Reimpose the Grocery Tax State Legislators Abolished?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/12879/
— Homeland Security Reveals Hanover Park Policeman Is Illegal Alien, Another Press Release You Won’t See Anywhere Else
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/homeland-security-reveals-hanover-park-policeman-is-illegal-alien-another-press-release-you-wont-see-anywhere-else/
— Republican Party Executive Committee Calls on Republican-Dominated County Board Not to Raise Property Taxes, To Fulfill Last Year’s Promise to Cut Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/republican-party-executive-committee-calls-on-republican-dominated-county-board-not-to-raise-property-taxes-to-fulfill-last-years-promise-to-cut-taxes/
— McHenry County’s 2050 Draft Comprehensive Plan Ignores City and Village Parks in Its Open Space Map
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/mchenry-countys-2050-draft-comprehensive-plan-ignore-city-and-village-parks-in-its-open-space-map/
— Indivisible McHenry County Plans Saturday McHenry “No Kings II” Demonstrations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/indivisible-mchenry-county-plans-saturday-mchenry-no-kings-ii-demonstration/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘No Kings’ protests embolden shutdown
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/17/no-kings-protests-embolden-shutdown-republican-leaders-say/
— Botched census count ‘accidentally’ handed Democrats 6 extra House votes
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/17/editorial-botched-census-count-accidentally-handed-democrats-6-extra/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Are America’s Teachers Unions Backing the ‘No Kings’ Protests?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/17/why-americas-teachers-unions-backing-no-kings-protests/

FOX NEWS
— Two illegal immigrant police officers busted in just 3 months have one thing in common. Both departments defend hiring practices after officers from Jamaica and Montenegro found to have overstayed visas.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-illegal-immigrant-police-officers-busted-just-3-months-have-one-thing-common

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-commuted-sentence-former-221303406.html

CBS NEWS
— Government shutdown becomes third-longest in history with no end in sight on Day 17
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-2025-latest-senate-day-17/

USA TODAY
— In Illinois, 40% approve of Trump’s job performance. DD: What is Trump’s approval rating in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/16/donald-trump-approval-rating-by-state/86704135007/

MIAMI HERALD
— Female Veterans Slams Hegseth. DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I did, 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.newsbreak.com/miami-herald-1592483/4298056953557-not-qualified-female-veteran-slams-hegseth

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unemployment Claims Filed by Federal Workers Shoot Higher. DD: What is the attitude toward federal employees and toward federal retirees in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/unemployment-claims-filed-by-federal-workers-shoot-higher-8d7313c1

October 17, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Federal agents take people into custody at Back of the Yards flea market, protesters detained nearby
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-ice-activity-federal-agents-make-arrests-north-side-flea-market-demonstrators-detained-sw-bp-gas-station/18022110/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/17/no-kings-protests-chicago-ice/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/naperville-no-kings-rally-protest-downtown/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/elgin-no-kings-trote-skeletons-saturday/
— Chicago’s civic-minded business leaders are just fat cats to Mayor Brandon Johnson
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-chicago-civic-minded-business-100000467.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago federal appeals court upholds block on National Guard deployment. While President Donald Trump insists the troops are needed to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and personnel, Illinois attorneys allege the deployment is really meant to punish states with policies Trump opposes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/10/16/chicagos-federal-appeals-court-upholds-block-national-guard-deployment-political-opposition-not-rebellion
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/10/16/president-donald-trump-upcoming-no-kings-protest-dowtown-chicago

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/news/no-kings-protests-and-rallies-scheduled-all-around-chicago-suburbs-on-saturday/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/weather/2025/10/17/no-kings-rallies-oct-18-weather-forecast-for-illinois-chicago-springfield-peoria-rockford/86731294007/
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_7bf3a54d-1b27-5be5-a7af-637afb81e20c.html
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/10/15/no-kings-protest-is-set-for-springfield-this-weekend-what-to-know/86687883007/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2025-10-16/no-kings-protests-planned-across-northern-illinois
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-10-17/no-kings-organizers-project-a-massive-turnout-for-this-weekends-protests

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & WJOL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/10/16/illinoisans-could-stop-receiving-snap-benefits-starting-nov-1/86732959007/
https://www.wjol.com/illinois-governor-calls-on-congressional-republicans-to-preserve-snap-benefits/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote international students over American students.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/10/17/fewer-international-students-studying-at-some-illinois-universities

OAK PARK
— Oak Park changes enforcement of gas leaf blower ban over ICE activity. The village plans to issue tickets only to property owners, not contractors, amid fears over immigration enforcement
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/10/16/oak-park-change-enforcement-gas-leaf-blower-ban-ice-activity/

CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Illinois releases draft numeracy plan to improve math education. DD: One reason why I transferred from UIC to NIU when I was 20 years old in 1969 was my having trouble understanding math instructors whose English was not their first language.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/10/16/illinois-releases-draft-numeracy-plan/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-613/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County GOPAC’s Kirk Remembrance and Petition Party Where Two Gubernatorial Candidates Spoke. DD: What Kirk events have the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township party organization hosted? If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would have hosted a major Kirk event by now. If I was still an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer, the organization would have hosted a major Kirk event by now.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/17/mchenry-county-gopacs/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Krishnamoorthi spends $450K per week on TV ads in Senate race. Stratton, Kelly struggle to keep pace with Krishnamoorthi’s prolific fundraising.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/krishnamoorthi-spends-450k-per-week-on-tv-ads-in-senate-race/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Far too many a) become major Republican donors, b) become Republican Precinct Committeemen, c) become leaders in Republican organizations, and/or d) become Republican elected officials to strike the following planks from the Republican Party 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 aforesaid are not just RINOs, they are Democrat plants. I should write about the aforesaid in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes tale the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Norine Hammond’s Campaign in Crisis: McCombie Sends Paid Knockers as Voters Revolt, Refuse to Sign Petitions
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/norine-hammonds-campaign-in-crisis-mccombie-sends-paid-knockers-as-voters-revolt-refuse-to-sign-petitions.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s DHS let migrants on bogus documents claim asylum
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/16/bidens-dhs-catching-releasing-migrants-bogus-documents-audit/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE arrests illegal immigrant serving as Chicago-area police officer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3853891/ice-illegal-immigrant-chicago-police-officer/
— Blue-city blues: Democratic mismanagement is not limited to the biggest urban centers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3852252/blue-city-blues-democratic-mismanagement-baltimore-detroit-portland/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Illegal DEI Tactics Live On
https://aim.org/2025/10/16/washington-times-illegal-dei-tactics-live-on-aim-president-warns/

AIR FORCE TIMES
— Air Force Academy alumni board to vote on honoring Charlie Kirk
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/air-force-academy-alumni-board-221633529.html

BREITBART
— Shutdown Driven by Democrat Desire for Free Health Care for Illegals, Schumer’s ‘Political Crisis’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/10/16/cruz-shutdown-driven-by-democrat-desire-for-free-health-care-for-illegals-schumers-political-crisis/
— Newsom Jokes That People Compare Him to God
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2025/10/16/newsom-jokes-that-people-compare-him-to-god/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Harvard’s rebranded DEI office gets more cash than all DEI centers it replaced
https://www.campusreform.org/article/harvards-rebranded-dei-office-gets-cash-dei-centers-replaced/28782

DAILY WIRE
— Florida Sues California Over Sanctuary Policies, Trucker Licenses For Illegal Immigrants. “They care more about their love affair with illegals than protecting American citizens.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-sues-california-over-sanctuary-policies-trucker-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants

ICE
— ICE arrests illegal alien serving as a local police officer in Suburban Chicago. Hanover Park Police Department authorized illegal alien to carry a firearm in violation of federal law. DD: All my employers would have hired illegals instead of me if they could have.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-serving-local-police-officer-suburban-chicago

NEW AMERICAN
— ICE Arrests Illegal-alien Hired as Cop in Pritzker’s Illinois
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-hired-as-cop-in-pritzkers-illinois/

RED STATE
— Cook County, IL, Slides Toward Full-Blown Insurrection As Judges Try to Stop Immigration Enforcement
https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/10/16/cook-county-il-slides-toward-full-blown-insurrection-as-judges-try-to-stop-immigration-enforcement-n2195121

TOWNHALL
— Schumer Shutdown Is a National Security Concern
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/10/16/rsc-chair-cooks-dems-explains-how-schumer-shutdown-is-a-national-security-concern-n2665033

U.S. HOUSE
— Democrats’ Failed Health Care Policies: Shut Down Government to Restore Taxpayer Subsidies for Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/10/16/democrats-failed-health-care-policies-shut-down-government-to-restore-taxpayer-subsidies-for-illegal-immigrants-health-care/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Found Working as a Police Officer in Suburban Chicago
https://www.westernjournal.com/ice-agents-arrest-illegal-alien-found-working-police-officer-suburban-chicago/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Appeals court declines to lift order blocking Trump from deploying National Guard in Illinois, finding scant evidence of ‘rebellion’  “Political opposition is not rebellion,” the judges wrote in their decision.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/appeals-court-declines-lift-order-blocking-trump-deploying/story?id=126599445
— DD: Democrat leaders gerrymander to defeat Republicans.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/supreme-court-case-lead-loss-black-representation-congress-126566427

CBS NEWS
— Mental health among LGBTQ youth is worsening. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/mental-health-among-lgbtq-youth-is-worsening-report-finds/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders gerrymander to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/15/us/supreme-court-voting-rights
— DD: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasing paint Trump-supporters who are German American as being Nazis and especially German Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, and/or Protestant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/opinion/defiance-nazi-germany.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/no-kings-protest.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why racial redistricting might go the way of affirmative action. The Supreme Court seems poised to address the discrepancy between two rulings on racial preferences. DD: My critics/opponents have always given preference to 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/opinions/2025/10/16/supreme-court-affirmative-action-race-redistricting/
— Do you need a better job? Answer these five questions to find out. Accounting for such metrics as schedule stability and advancement opportunities, few people have jobs that meet all their needs, a Gallup survey of 18,400 workers finds. DD: Fewer and fewer and fewer citizens America will take bad jobs. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they did not have to take bad jobs because they are much better than me. To add insult to injury, they hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I have always been grossly overpaid and b) that my pension benefits are much too generous. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/16/quality-job-workers-gallup/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Feds warn of antifa infiltration, hidden funding ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/17/feds-warn-of-antifa-infiltration-hidden-funding-ahead-of-no-kings-protests/

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/15/no-kings-protests-trump-oct-18-turnout/86627101007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chamber of Commerce Sues Over Trump’s New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee. The business lobby is entering the fight over a move it says will hurt employers. DD: All employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-h1b-visa-fee-lawsuit-chamber-of-commerce-2c55f183
— Didn’t Get That Promotion? How to Turn ‘No’ Into Opportunity. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors delayed my promotions and refused to promote me beyond GS-13. What did you do to get promotions? 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 professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. But nevertheless, all my coworkers who were promoted over me were Democrats a) 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 and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German America, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/didnt-get-that-promotion-how-to-turn-no-into-opportunity-caf0f66f

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— The myth of meritocracy. DD: The accounting profession had no interest in me even after a) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) I earned a master’s degree in accounting, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) became a licensed CPA, e) worked for IRS, and f) worked for GAO. The accounting profession would have had great interest in me if I had been a minority, female, and/or younger.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/the-myth-of-meritocracy-in-accounting

FED WEEK
— Trump Orders New Hiring Committees to Approve Creation, Filling of All Posts. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office 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 an earning a bachelor’s degree in management. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/trump-orders-new-hiring-committees-to-approve-creation-filling-of-all-posts/

YALE INSIGHTS
— DD: According to my critics/opponents a) they owe their successes to meritocracy and b) I owe my successes to my benefiting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for less time than my ancestors. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/how-meritocracy-worsens-inequality-and-makes-even-the-rich-miserable

MERCURY NEWS
— Federal government to withhold $40 million from California for not enforcing trucker English requirements. DD: This harkens back to George Ryan. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me the most for George Ryan’s problems. They stress what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They stress what I did as Pat O’Malley’s Milton Township campaign coordinator in 2001 and 2002. They stress what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007. They stress what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who continue to have lots of religious, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/16/federal-government-to-withhold-40m-from-california-for-not-enforcing-trucker-english-requirements/amp/

HUFFINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-no-kings-protests-october_n_68f120eae4b0ab08d3194190?ncid=NEWSSTAND0001

TEEN MAGAZINE
— DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.  My critics/opponents are woke.
https://www.theteenmagazine.com/woke-shouldn-t-be-a-derogatory-term

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DAILY MAIL
— Woke Illinois Dem. Governor JB Pritzker has added $1.4m in GAMBLING winnings to his vast $4bn fortune
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15198961/amp/jb-pritzker-illinois-democrat-governor-vegas.html

October 16, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— ICE arrests Hanover Park police officer and accuses him of being in US illegally
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-arrests-police-officer-radule-bojovic-hanover-park-illinois-accuses-being-us-illegally-montenegro/18019608/
— Pritzker calls meeting with retired military leaders to address what he calls Chicago militarization. ‘Illinois is not a place you can conquer. And our people are not your subjects,’ Pritzker said
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-news-governor-calls-meeting-military-leaders-blames-trump-alleged-militarization-chicago-live/18019486/
— Waukegan hair salon converts into food pantry as immigration enforcement keeps some at home
https://abc7chicago.com/post/waukegan-hair-salon-dmarco-converts-food-pantry-chicago-area-immigration-enforcement-keeps-home/18021614/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-are-no-kings-protests-and-what-should-you-expect-in-chicago-this-weekend/3839557/

FOX32
— Hanover Park police say officer arrested by ICE was hired legally
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hanover-park-police-say-officer-arrested-by-ice-was-hired-legally

WTTW
— Former Military Leaders Decry National Guard Deployment in Illinois
https://news.wttw.com/2025/10/16/former-military-leaders-decry-national-guard-deployment-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hanover Park cop latest arrested in suburban ICE ‘blitz’
Former Military Leaders Decry National Guard Deployment in Illinois

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle bans ICE operations on Cook County property
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/nation-and-world-politics/preckwinkle-bans-ice-operations-on-county-owned-property/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/10/16/no-kings-protests-chicago-america-donald-trump

DAILY HERALD
— ICE arrests Hanover Park police officer, says he’s in the country illegally
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/news/ice-arrests-new-hanover-park-police-officer-from-montenegro/
— ICE officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/nation-and-world/startled-judge-orders-agents-in-chicago-area-to-wear-body-cameras-after-violent-clashes/
— Elgin police officer put on leave after social media comments about immigration enforcement
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251016/news/elgin-police-officer-put-on-leave-after-social-media-comments-about-immigration-enforcement/

STATELINE
— Pritzker says he was ‘incredibly lucky’ to win $1.4 million playing cards in Las Vegas
https://www.mystateline.com/news/pritzker-says-he-was-incredibly-lucky-to-win-1-4-million-playing-cards-in-las-vegas/

WAND TV
— Illinois House GOP argue lawmakers need to lower taxes, cut spending
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/illinois-house-gop-argue-lawmakers-need-to-lower-taxes-cut-spending/article_d3a3a797-63ec-4aa2-91c7-a68d9b62dd52.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-404/
— Pritzker pressed on gambling winnings
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/16/pritzker-pressed-on-gambling-winnings/
— Illinois Republicans say Pritzker, Johnson ’should be in jail’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/16/illinois-republicans-say-pritzker-johnson-should-be-in-jail/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATOPN
— Our very own Mike Formento was honored with a proclamation this evening at the Glen Ellyn village board meeting, for his 50 years of excellent community service.  From being Village president, Forest preserve commissioner, commander of American legion post 3, bringing the traveling Vietnam wall,  organizer of the Glen Ellyn interfaith prayer breakfast, and president of the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce over the years and so much more! Mike has shown he is dedicated to and loves the community he lives in. We salute you Mike you’re a true inspiration!
https://www.facebook.com/MiltonRepublicans/posts/our-very-own-mike-formento-was-honored-with-a-proclamation-this-evening-at-the-g/1244552184383923/

MARK GLENNON
— Ted Dabrowski smokes other Republican candidates for Illinois governor in third quarter fundraising
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/ted-dabrowski-smokes-other-republican

DON TRACY
— Democrats Have Now Voted to Keep the Government Shut Down 10 Times
https://mailchi.mp/98d441131443/don-tracy-democrats-have-now-voted-to-keep-the-government-shut-down-10-times?e=bb81f0fe1e

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker, Johnson Spend $2.5 Billion on Illegal Aliens While Black Infants Die at Alarming Rates
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/pritzker-johnson-spend-2-5-billion-on-illegal-aliens-while-black-infants-die-at-alarming-rates.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois police officer arrested by immigration enforcement
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3854120/illinois-police-officer-arrested-immigration-enforcement/

DAILY CALLER
— Portland Targets Trump’s ‘Fascist’ Law Enforcement As Anti-ICE Rioters Swarm City
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/16/blue-city-swarming-with-anti-ice-rioters-responds-by-targeting-trumps-fascist-law-enforcement/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois cop illegally remained in US for 10 years
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382862278112

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Media’s Narrative-Serving Redefinition of ‘Illegal Immigrant’
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-medias-narrative-serving-redefinition-of-illegal-immigrant/

NEWSMAX
— Illegals Face $1K Fee as DHS Targets Parole Loopholes
https://www.newsmax.com/us/kristi-noem-dhs-illegal-migrants/2025/10/16/id/1230654/

PJ MEDIA
— About Those ICE Detainees: Why Are Democrats Working so Hard to Defend Hardened Criminals?
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2025/10/15/ice-detainees-why-are-johnson-and-pritzker-working-so-hard-to-protect-hardened-criminals-n4944907

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Resist I.C.E. Agents in Chicago
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/chicago-ice-raids-ressit.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Justice Department Indicts Former Trump Adviser John Bolton
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/doj-john-bolton-indictment-95810188

NEWS BREAK
— Major Illinois Interstate Sweep Leads to 17 Felony Charges
https://www.newsbreak.com/100-9-the-eagle-520803/4295267473473-major-illinois-interstate-sweep-leads-to-17-felony-charges

October 16, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— More than 3,000 Illinois workers have received layoff notices in last 90 days. Layoff notices were filed in accordance with the Illinois WARN Act, including more than 300 at a Momence book distribution center.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/more-than-3000-illinois-workers-have-received-layoff-notices-in-last-90-days/3839118/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Videos of ‘targeted’ immigration raids in Carpentersville circulate online, including activity near village hall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/carpentersville-immigration-ice/
— DD: Since the 1960s, Democrat leaders have ever-increasingly pressured/forced colleges to admit Democrats who were minority and/or female. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1992 because they could not find a qualified Democrat minority or female to admit. I qualified myself for UIC by getting an ACT score of 24 and graduating in the upper 20% of my high school class. I qualified myself for NIU by completing courses at UIC. I qualified myself for Loyola by earning a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU and passing the GMAT. I qualified myself for DePaul by earning an MBA from Loyola. I qualified myself for IIT by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, becoming a licensed CPA, and becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/opinion-college-admissions-merit/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What to know about PIT, the driving maneuver feds used in Southeast Side car chase. After Border Patrol agents rammed a car they were pursuing, causing it to spin and crash, on Tuesday, the Chicago community raised questions and concerns about the controversial tactic.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/15/pit-maneuver-feds-car-chase

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their No Kings protests
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/10/15/no-kings-protest-is-set-for-springfield-this-weekend-what-to-know/86687883007/
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2025/10/16/no-kings-protest-will-be-held-in-peoria-illinois-on-oct-18/86712282007/
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article312512734.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-supreme-court-case-could-lead-to-loss-of-black-representation-in-congress-but-the-scope-is-unknown/amp/

KSDK
— Pride event organizers face fresh pushback over drag show in Greenville, Illinois
https://www.ksdk.com/video/news/local/pride-event-organizers-face-fresh-pushback-over-drag-show-in-greenville-illinois/63-3690c32a-6dd5-4da8-8559-664d8092724e

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Danny Davis calls for resistance
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/10/16/danny-davis-calls-for-resistance-00611177

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— LaHood Announces Strong Fundraising Quarter — $6.5 Million Cash on Hand
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/16/lahood-builds-hefty-campaign-fund/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mamdani revives DEI goal of ending gifted and talented program in NYC schools
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/15/zohran-mamdani-revives-dei-goal-ending-gifted-talented-program-nyc/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A group of prominent Democratic women, including several members of Congress and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, is blasting EMILY’s List for endorsing Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton in the state’s open U.S. Senate race, accusing the group of caving to “money and influence” from Gov. JB Pritzker’s (D-IL) political machine.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/3852570/emilys-list-endorsement-illinois-senate-race/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Minneapolis High Schools Bar White and Asian Students From ‘BLACK Culture’ Classes
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/minneapolis-high-schools-bar-white

NEW YORK POST
— Illegal migrants sparked riot after ramming attack on Border Patrol SUV in Chicago
https://nypost.com/2025/10/15/us-news/illegal-migrants-arrested-over-attack-on-border-patrol-suv-in-chicago-officials/
— Woke Los Angeles politicians declare state of emergency over ICE raids — sparking outrage
https://nypost.com/2025/10/15/us-news/la-county-declares-state-of-emergency-for-ice-raids-in-region/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago becomes warzone between DHS agents and leftists after illegal alien rammed car into Border Patrol
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/10/15/chicago-becomes-warzone-between-dhs-agents-and-leftists-after-illegal-alien-rammed-car-into-border-patrol-1592712/
— Los Angeles County declares state of emergency in response to ICE raids, will provide financial relief to illegals.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/10/15/la-county-declares-state-of-emergency-in-response-to-ice-raids-will-provide-financial-relief-to-illegals-1592685/

BLAZE
— ICE accuses LA officials of giving ‘a middle finger to the law’ after county paves way for illegal aliens to receive funding
https://www.theblaze.com/news/la-emergency-ice-response-deport

BREITBART
— Slowed Job Growth Is Due to 2 Million Deportations; Americans Are ‘Doing Quite Well’ Getting Jobs. DD: If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take jobs when they were young, let alone take bad jobs, because their parents had lots of money. To have money to buy cars and to pay for college expenses a) I did yard work 1962-1964, b) I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) I washed dishes 1964-1966, d) I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) I delivered mail 1966-1969, and f) I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/10/15/scott-bessent-slowed-job-growth-due-to-2-million-deportations-americans-doing-quite-well-getting-jobs/
— Highways Safer as Oklahoma Troopers, ICE Arrest 91 Illegal Alien Commercial Truckers
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/10/15/highways-safer-as-oklahoma-troopers-ice-arrest-91-illegal-alien-commercial-truckers/amp/
— Newsom wants House probe of young Republicans’ offensive chat messages
https://www.breitbart.com/news/newsom-wants-house-probe-of-young-republicans-offensive-chat-messages/

CAMPUS REFORM
— West Virginia University hosts ‘Alphabet Soup Series’ celebrating identities in ‘LGBTQ+’ acronym
https://www.campusreform.org/article/wvu-hosts-alphabet-soup-series-celebrating-identities-lgbtqacronym/28773

DAILY WIRE
— Los Angeles County Declares Emergency Over ICE Raids, Pledges To Provide Rent Assistance. ICE sources told The Daily Wire that politicians in Los Angeles “keep shielding illegals and putting Americans and legal residents second.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-county-declares-emergency-over-ice-raids-pledges-to-provide-rent-assistance

FEDERALIST
— Trump Border Czar Asks Indiana To Help Send Biden’s Millions Of Border Crossers Home
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/15/trump-border-czar-asks-indiana-to-help-send-bidens-millions-of-border-crossers-home/
— Trump Deserves A Nobel Peace Prize For Securing America’s Border
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/15/trump-deserves-a-nobel-peace-prize-for-securing-americas-border/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Governor Reynolds Signs E-Verify Executive Order in Iowa
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/governor-reynolds-signs-e-verify-executive-order-iowa
— Democrats Fight for Illegal Alien Healthcare Benefits as Government Shutdown Continues
https://www.fairus.org/news/congress/democrats-fight-illegal-alien-healthcare-benefits-government-shutdown-continues

FOX NEWS
— Hannity: Democratic candidates are woke, a joke and want constituents broke
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382820514112
— Charlie Kirk woke up a generation to fight for family, faith and the flag
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382814702112
— Turning Point USA shares ’31 ways to live like Charlie Kirk’ tribute on his birthday. Conservative organization touts Kirk’s love of family, faith. DD: Ways I live like Kirk include #s 2, 5, 6, 13, 18, 23, 29, and 31.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/turning-point-usa-shares-31-ways-live-like-charlie-kirk-tribute-his-birthday

FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— Gov. Mike Braun on how merit, excellence, and innovation replaced DEI in Indiana
https://thefga.org/video/gov-mike-braun-on-how-merit-excellence-and-innovation-replaced-dei-in-indiana/
— Loopholes Fueling Illegal Alien Medicaid and ObamaCare Benefits
https://thefga.org/research/loopholes-fueling-illegal-alien-medicaid-obamacare-benefits/
— Congress Can Fight Back Against Partisan Bureaucrats and Shrink the Federal Workforce. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. I should write a book about how Gingrich could have and should have reformed GAO. I would base the book on what I 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) earning professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) becoming a licensed CPA, and d) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://thefga.org/research/congress-can-fight-back-against-partisan-bureaucrats-shrink-federal-workforce/

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC News Guts Woke Journalism as Split Looms
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2025/10/15/not-so-important-work-nbc-news-guts-woke-journalism-split

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Storm the Capitol — Again — After Shutting It Down
https://pjmedia.com/maureen-steele/2025/10/15/democrats-storm-the-capitol-again-after-shutting-it-down-n4944905

POST MILLENNIAL
— Venezuelan illegal immigrants arrested for ramming Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago
https://thepostmillennial.com/venezuelan-illegal-immigrants-arrested-for-ramming-border-patrol-vehicle-in-chicago

TOWNHALL
— White House Reveals Dozens of Criminal Illegal Immigrants Received Medicaid. DD: How many illegals get Medicaid in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/10/15/wh-reveals-illegal-immigrants-who-received-healthcare-n2664994
— Dems Question Legality of President Trump Helping Americans Weather the Schumer Shutdown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/10/15/democrats-threaten-to-sue-over-trump-paying-troops-funding-wic-n2664995

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/opinion/trump-compact-universities-rowan.html
— Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut. Elon Musk’s team started a behind-the-scenes push for White House control over federal spending that is now an undercurrent of the government shutdown. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. I should write a book about how Gingrich could have and should have reformed GAO. I would base the book on what I 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) earning professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) becoming a licensed CPA, and d) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/upshot/congress-doge-cuts-mystery.html

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their Saturday October 18 No Kings protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/16/no-kings-protests-trump-what-to-know/86694507007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups. Effort would install Trump ally at agency’s criminal unit who has drawn up list of investigative targets.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-irs-investigations-left-leaning-groups-democratic-donors-612a095e
— Government Shutdown? No, an Efficiency Audit. Based on data from past closings, roughly 25% of the federal workforce could be permanently cut. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. I should write a book about how Gingrich could have and should have reformed GAO. I would base the book on what I 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) earning professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) becoming a licensed CPA, and d) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/government-shutdown-no-an-efficiency-audit-6dcc4917
— Republicans, Ditch MAGA and Return to the Basics. The GOP traditionally stood for the rule of law, limited government and unity. It should again.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/republicans-ditch-maga-and-return-to-the-basics-1a3d3073
— Canada Threatens Stellantis With Legal Action Over Jeep Move to U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canada-threatens-stellantis-with-legal-action-over-jeep-move-to-u-s-24f5b293

FORBES
— Speaker Johnson Rails Against Democrats As Shutdown Enters 15th Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A7dtUNg9AI
— You Want To Put Illegals Over Americans!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8mjOvnwAVA
— The culture that killed Charlie Kirk won’t be changed by politics. Only personal responsibility can cure it. DD: My critics/opponents reject personal responsibility. According to them, if you have problems, it is because those who are the following discriminate against you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2025/09/17/the-only-cure-for-this-age-of-rage-individual-response-ability/

BARRON’S
— The Wealthy Are Paying Their Adult Kids’ Bills. Some of Them Are Starting to Worry. A new survey released by Ameriprise shows that about three-quarters of affluent parents are helping to fund their kids’ homes, cars, and health insurance. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. My critics/opponents did not have to take jobs when they were young, let alone take bad jobs, because their parents were wealthy. To have money to buy cars and to pay for college expenses a) I did yard work 1962-1964, b) I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) I washed dishes 1964-1966, d) I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) I delivered mail 1966-1969, and f) I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.  I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.barrons.com/advisor/articles/wealthy-pay-adult-children-bills-worry-59b19561

CITY JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans and they always will. Ever-increasingly, Republican candidates on ballots in Illinois and leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization a) promote AA and DEI and/or b) are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/justin-driver-fall-affirmative-action-supreme-court-race-college-admissions

DESK
— NBC News eliminates DEI-focused news teams amid layoffs
https://thedesk.net/2025/10/nbc-news-dei-groups-closed/

NEWSDAY
— Paying for college: What to know about scholarships. DD: I never got any scholarships and my critics/opponents have always used that against me big time. They stress that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. In my defense, I stress that I spent far too many hours washing dishes during my junior and senior years instead of studying. Further, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Further, I never could run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight has never been corrected to 20/20, and I have always had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/paying-for-college-financial-aid-scholarships-o1gbw338

SHRM
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, if employees who are the following do not get promoted, it is because they lack merit: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. According to my critics/opponents. employees who are the aforesaid have always gotten tremendous preference and have always benefitted from tremendous discrimination against employees who are: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, non-American, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/tools/toolkits/empowering-employee-growth-building-dynamic-career-paths

ED LEDGER
— Trump Expands Anti-DEI Higher Ed Compact to All Colleges Nationwide
https://www.theeduledger.com/leadership-policy/article/15769428/trump-expands-antidei-higher-ed-compact-to-all-colleges-nationwide

ED SURGE
— Parents Think Their Kids Are Getting a Good Education. The Public Disagrees. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Missouri Synod Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. That put me on track a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) to earn three job-related master’s degrees, c) to earn six job-related professional certifications, and d) to earn a job-related professional license. One could compare and contrast the educational, professional, and other successes that my peers had whose parents sent them to Crete Elementary Grade School. One could focus on my peers who share the most demographics with me but whose parents sent them to Crete Elementary School. My Crete-Monee High School 60th reunion is next year.
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-10-16-parents-think-their-kids-are-getting-a-good-education-the-public-disagrees

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DECCAN HERALD
— DD: What Caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/elite-india-and-the-costs-of-caste-denial-3765728