FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— GOP Illinois gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski breaks down his policies
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gop-illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-ted-dabrowski-breaks-down-his-policies/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teNaamzcqr0
— At least 7 people killed, 3 injured in weekend shootings in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-january-16-19-2026/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: The Democrat Party platform is liberal. Illinois Democrat elected officials aggressively advance that platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Illinois Republican elected officials do not defend, let alone fight to advance that platform. Consequently, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly win in Illinois. Far too many Illinois Republican candidates and elected officials paint themselves as being Democrat Lite.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/opinion-political-party-suburbs/
— Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/01/fundraising-hauls-rnc-midterm-elections/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/01/31/suburban-teen-brothers-on-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-this-is-nothing-like-chicago-this-is-so-much-worse
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/02/a-chicago-couple-separated-by-midway-blitz-is-determined-to-reunite
DAILY HERALD
— Chicago Auto Show is back
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260201/autos/car-tastic-the-chicago-auto-show-is-back-with-2000-tires-to-kick/
JOURNAL COURIER
— Rob Winchester is pitching Republican Rick Heidner in central and southern Illinois: Winchester, a long-time lobbyist and previous senior adviser to former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, has been hired to promote Heidner’s campaign.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/heidner-governor-candidate-gambling-mogul-visit-21319882.php
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly using Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/carlinville-vigil-alex-pretti-illinois-21327579.php
WISCONSIN EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly using Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/01/hayward-fat-bike-riders-take-to-the-snow-in-solidarity-remembrance-of-alex-pretti/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections. The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fundraising-hauls-show-rnc-vastly-outpacing-democrats-ahead-of-midterm-elections/article_6e6ab52a-bbad-5546-bc51-30658c11529d.html
DAILY ILLINI
— Illini Republicans support ICE
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/student-organizations/2026/02/01/illini-republicans-ice-minnesota/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker, Quigley and money moves
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/02/pritzker-quigley-and-money-moves-00759656
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago FOP boss: Mayor’s ICE on Notice order is ‘piece of toilet paper’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e32270d6-7227-4278-bc46-1eee944cc3b6.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Anti-Ice Demonstration Sparsely Attended
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/02/mchenry-county-anti-ice-demonstration-sparsely-attended/
RAY HANANIA
— Polarization of America grows while challenges remain unresolved
https://hanania.substack.com/p/right-from-the-middle-polarization
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— West Chicago, Illinois’ “Non-Partisan” Mayor Daniel Bovey Takes Anti-ICE Side Against Local Teacher
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/01/27/west-chicago-illinois-non-partisan-mayor-daniel-bovey-takes-anti-ice-side-against-local-teacher
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— For academics, historians and activists, the past year has been tumultuous in advocating the teaching of Black history in the United States. Despite last year proclaiming February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump started his second term by claiming some African American history lessons are meant to indoctrinate people into hating the country. The administration has dismantled Black history at national parks, most recently removing an exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia last month. Black history advocates see these acts and their chilling effect as scary and unprecedented. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/1/black-history-centennial-channels-angst-anti-dei-climate-education/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Celebrities blast Trump, ICE, and illegal immigration enforcement operations at Grammys
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4442514/celebrities-blast-ice-at-grammys/
— Chicago isn’t listening to Italian Americans
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4439610/chicago-isnt-listening-italian-americans-christopher-columbus-arrigo-park/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4441587/defeat-out-of-jaws-of-victory-gop-reckons-with-trump-ice-blunders/
NEW YORK POST
— Don Lemon returns to the scene of arrest, gets gushing reception at pre-Grammys bash.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/us-news/don-lemon-returns-to-the-scene-of-arrest-gets-gushing-reception-at-pre-grammys-bash/
— Democrats crush Republicans in race for Congress, clinch historic high in Fox News poll
https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/us-news/democrats-top-republicans-in-race-for-congress-clinch-historic-high-in-fox-news-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats topped Republicans on the generic congressional ballot by a considerable six points, 52% to 46%, scoring the highest of any party on that metric in the history of the survey commissioned by Fox News. The minority party also made massive gains on key issues, crushing Republicans on affordability by 14 points, health care by 21 points, helping the middle class by 14 points, transgender issues by 22 points, and even taxes by one point. “Democrats are taking back the House in November,” a confident Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) spokesperson, Justin Chermol, declared. Republicans still retain an advantage on border security by 15 points, national security by 12, immigration by 5 and tackling the national deficit by 2 points.)
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— West Chicago, Illinois’ “Nonpartisan” Mayor Daniel Bovey Takes Anti-ICE Side Against Local Teacher. West Chicago’s mayor scolded a teacher for saying “Go ICE,” twisting law enforcement into villains while shielding lawbreakers with emotion and bias.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/02/west-chicago-illinois-nonpartisan-mayor-daniel-bovey-takes-anti-ice-side-against-local-teacher/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Highlights from Don Lemon’s indictment. If the government can prove the allegations (and Lemon filmed them himself), things aren’t looking good for Mr. Lemon.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/highlights_from_don_lemon_s_indictment.html
BLAZE
— Many Christians are falling back into the same emotional and political traps fueled by propaganda. DD: How successful have Democrats been taking over your church? According to Democrats Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to Democrats, Jesus is anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/relatable/christians-are-falling-for-the-same-trap-that-fooled-them-in-2020
BREITBART
— Leftist Leader Hails Great ‘Replacement’ of Conservatives with Illegal Migrant Amnesty in Spain. DD: Spain today, America tomorrow. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republican with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/01/leftist-leader-hails-great-replacement-of-conservatives-with-illegal-migrant-amnesty-in-spain/
COLLEGE FIX
— Judge tosses case claiming Northwestern Law discriminated against white men. DD: Since the 1960s, Democrats and RINOs have used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/judge-tosses-case-claiming-northwestern-law-discriminated-against-white-men/
FOX NEWS
— Fox News Poll: An early look at the 2026 midterms. Voters prefer Democrats on affordability, Republicans on border security.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-early-look-2026-midterms
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the midterm election year gets underway, voters are already drawing clear lines between the Democratic and Republican parties on the issues. A new Fox News survey, released Thursday, finds the Republican Party is seen as better able to handle border security (by 15 points), national security (+12), and immigration (+5). The Democratic Party is favored on transgender issues (by 22 points), healthcare (+21), vaccines (+16), helping the middle class (+14), and affordability (+14). And on three issues where Republicans have recently held the edge, now neither party has shown a clear preference: taxes (+1D), foreign policy (even), and the federal budget deficit (+2R). The survey asks voters what President Donald Trump’s top priorities should be, and the economy dominates. Nearly 4 in 10 cite either the economy in general (19%) or prices (17%). The view that the Democrats can better handle affordability gives them an early edge in the generic Congressional vote preference, where voters are asked who they will support in the U.S. House race in their district this November. While the question is largely hypothetical this far out, it gives us a baseline for the coming election, according to Republican pollster Daron Shaw. “Political science analyses demonstrate that aggregate responses to this question begin to more accurately predict the actual House vote by around mid-summer,” Shaw added. “But we ask it at this point simply to get a sense of how short-term forces might play out in the general election.” The survey shows if the election were today, 52% of voters would back the Democratic candidate in their House district and 46% the Republican. That’s a 6-point edge, which is right at the poll’s margin of sampling error. The current 52% Democratic support is the highest recorded for either party; the previous high was 50% for the Democrats in October 2017. Both parties are maintaining most of their coalitions. Democrats garner support from Black voters (+48 points), voters under age 30 (+28), and college graduates (+17), while Republicans receive backing from White evangelical Christians (+41), rural voters (+21), and White voters without a degree (+10). While the parties maintain high levels of support among most of their constituencies, Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to defect across the aisle: 8% of self-identified Republicans currently say they would back the Democratic candidate, compared to 4% of self-identified Democrats who say they would go for the Republican today. Overall, three-quarters of voters say they are extremely (56%) or very (20%) motivated to vote in the November elections, and those voters are slightly more committed to the Democratic candidate than the Republican. That’s at least partly due to more Democrats (82%) than Republicans (76%) or independents (61%) saying they feel inclined to vote this year. Overall, motivation is on par with the 2022 midterm cycle, when 54% of voters said they were extremely motivated to vote. Twenty-eight percent of voters approve of the job Congress is doing, a 2-point increase since last January and the highest approval in nearly three years. However, disapproval is also up — from 67% last year to 71% today. In the generic ballot, those who disapprove of Congress are twice as likely to support the Democratic candidate (65%) as the Republican (33%). The small group of those who approve largely favor the Republican over the Democrat (79% to 21%). As Congress considers banning stock trading among members, the new survey finds 75% of voters favor the proposal. That’s unchanged from where things stood in September and higher than the 70% who favored the measure in 2022. Majorities of Democrats (70%), Republicans (83%), and independents (67%) favor a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, their immediate family, and staff.)
NEW AMERICAN
— Notre Dame Appoints Pro-abortion Population-control Advocate to Directorship
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/faith-and-morals/notre-dame-appoints-pro-abortion-population-control-advocate-to-directorship/
TOWNHALL
— Should Race Realism Be Suppressed? The New York Times Thinks So.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2026/02/02/should-race-realism-be-suppressed-the-new-york-times-thinks-so-n2670491
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Liam Conejo Ramos and his father to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7.com/post/liam-conejo-ramos-5-father-board-plane-minneapolis-detention-release/18521490/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly using Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rand-paul-says-dhs-ice-must-restore-trust-minneapolis-shootings-good-pretti-60-minutes-transcript/
— DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections since 2000. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/government-shutdown-voters-blame-poll-keller/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Bad Bunny, more of music’s biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://abc7.com/post/grammys-2025-celebrity-ice-out-buttons-bad-bunny-immigration-speech/18523651/
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly using Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/memorial-honouring-alex-pretti-and-renee-nicole-good-in-minneapolis/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1JDMjlESkEyR0NJQw
NEWSWEEK
— Tammy Duckworth Calls on Trump to Fulfill IVF Promises. DD: Do you know anyone with fertility problems who could have tried IVF but did not? My Democrat GAO superiors knew full-well that my wife’s healthcare insurance covered IVF, but that we nevertheless gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well, but ignored/dismissed/belittled, the fact that our doctors had advised against us trying it. They knew full-well that I had big problems with my sperm and that my wife had big problems with her eggs. They knew full-well that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously used the aforesaid to demonize, denigrate, and condemn us being selfish filthy rich DINKS. They constantly complained about the tremendous amount of time and money that they spent raising their children and decried their spouses having little or no income. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) go on four vacations a year after my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, d) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) etc. They would not have used our not having children against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.newsweek.com/duckworth-trump-fulfill-ivf-promises-11450457
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/us/alex-pretti-minneapolis.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/ice-lawsuits-states.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/opinion/renee-good-alex-pretti-ice-minneapolis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/arts/music/bad-bunny-speech-ice-grammys.html
USA TODAY
— Here are the 20 most common jobs in America. DD: Less common jobs that I had were IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980 and GAO Analyst 1980-1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/27/most-least-common-jobs-in-america-salary/88366751007/
— Don Lemon’s arrest is attack on press freedom, advocates say
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-press-freedom-face-act/88432005007/
DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN
— ‘Risk of escalation’: Penn civil war simulation mirrors Minneapolis today. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Republicans as having been the Confederates in the Civil War. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2026/02/penn-simulation-civil-war-national-guard-minnesota-trump-ice
PHILADELPHIA TODAY
— How Big of a Raise Can You Expect in 2026? DD: My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. Consequently, my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings are dramatically less.
https://philadelphia.today/2026/02/how-big-of-a-raise-in-2026/
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrats and RINOs stand up for Good and for Pretti because they fought ICE. Virtually no one stands up for me because I fight Democrat and RINO promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and notional origin discrimination.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/02/alex-pretti-minneapolis-va-medical-center-colleagues-remember-him-kind-advocate
KESQ
— DD: Under Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly a) BRIGHT for those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens and b) BLEAK for those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of America.
https://kesq.com/stacker-money/2026/02/01/diverse-younger-ready-to-buy-inside-the-demographic-trends-set-to-drive-housing-demand/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Alex Pretti Was Part of a Growing Gun Culture in Minneapolis. The blue city, now in a battle with the federal government, has seen a surge in armed citizens in the past several years.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/alex-pretti-was-part-of-a-growing-gun-culture-in-minneapolis-e8459a5f
— The Chicago Teachers’ Mystery Audits. The union’s finances didn’t pass muster with its official auditor.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-chicago-teachers-mystery-audits-163dedcb
— The Blue State Population Bust. Democratic-run states could lose at least 10 House seats after 2030 based on migration trends.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-blue-state-population-bust-5da512a9
— DD: What did you do to keep your job? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. If I had not done the following, they would have succeeded in getting rid of me sooner than they did. I earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997. I earned professional certifications in forensic accounting in 1997, financial services auditing in 1996, government financial management in 1994, fraud examination in 1990, internal auditing in 1981, and accounting in 1979. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I earned an MBA in 1976.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/its-time-to-start-tooting-your-own-horn-at-work-7838f92a
FORBES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2026/02/01/the-evolution-of-dei-why-its-time-to-move-toward-the-fair-framework/
HARVARD LAW REVIEW
— Challenging Politically Discriminatory Funding Cuts. DD: How have funding cuts impacted you? Gingrich succeeded in gutting GAO while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. If he had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, c) keep me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) force me to retire when I was 49 years old. The Democrats who ran GAO punished me for what Gingrich did.
https://harvardlawreview.org/blog/2026/02/challenging-politically-discriminatory-funding-cuts/
MONEY DIGEST
— You Might Be In The Top 5% If You Have This Income In Your State. . .Illinois’ state median income is $81,702, with the average income for the top 5% of earners landing at $514,347. . .In Illinois, IRS records reveal 495,720 taxpayers with incomes over $200,000 out of 6,030,260 tax filers.
https://www.moneydigest.com/2087604/top-5-percent-income-in-your-state/
EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: Affirmative Action is reparations.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-100-year-history-of-black-history-month/2026/02
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: How well did you do taking standardized tests? My critics/opponents have always decried my success taking standardized tests. According to them, all the standardized tests that I passed favored those who share my demographics. I passed all the standardized tests needed a) to get accepted by UIC in 1966, b) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, c) to get accepted by NIU in 1969 and to graduate from NIU in 1970, d) to get hired by IRS in 1971, e) to get accepted by Loyola in 1972 and to graduate from Loyola in 1976, f) to get accepted by DePaul in 1976 and to graduate from DePaul in 1980, g) to become a CPA in 1979, h) to become a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and i) to get accepted by IIT in 1992 and to graduate from IIT in 1997.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/02/02/ucsd-can-live-without-sat-opinion
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/02/trumps-ice-problem-and-ours/
CT INSIDER
— DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I have always fully disclosed that I have always been conservative and Republican. Beyond that, I have always fully disclosed a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, b) that I am 100% German American, c) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, d) that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and e) that while I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.ctinsider.com/waterbury/opinion/article/don-lemon-face-act-21324751.php
DAILY TROJAN
— DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, when those who are the following succeed, it is because they benefit from discrimination against those who are not the following: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://dailytrojan.com/2026/02/02/there-is-a-fundamental-issue-with-the-restoration-of-a-meritocracy/
SALON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a-wake-up-call-for-white-americans/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— A ‘politically charged’ Grammy Awards with protests against US immigration policy
https://news.sky.com/video/a-politically-charged-grammy-awards-with-protests-against-us-immigration-policy-13502199
AL JAZEERA
— Music stars target ICE crackdown at Grammy’s ceremony. ‘ICE out’, says Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny, whose upcoming Super Bowl appearance is set to be patrolled by ICE agents.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/2/stars-target-ice-crackdown-at-grammys-ceremony
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Protest held outside Mamdani’s residence? What we know as videos surface after Mira Nair named in Epstein files. Social media posts claim that a protest was held outside Zohran Mamdani’s residence after his mother Mira Nair’s name appeared in the Epstein files.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/protest-held-outside-mamdani-s-residence-what-we-know-as-videos-surface-after-mira-nair-named-in-epstein-files-101770010637604.html
Tag: discrimination
February 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly using Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/charles-selle-column-ice-shootings/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Republicans as having been the Confederates in the Civil War. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/30/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-confederate-general-william-mahone-obama
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly using Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260131/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-not-thinking-a-thing-wrong-obvious-lies-about-tragic-events-go-beyond-spin/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to dump Homan and Noem.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/31/trump-continues-to-defend-homan-noem-amid-immigration-enforcement-backlash/
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rally, candlelight vigil held in Marion for those detained and killed by ICE
https://dailyegyptian.com/123132/news/rally-candlelight-vigil-held-in-marion-for-those-detained-and-killed-by-ice/
SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI NEWS LEADER
— Standardized tests are valuable, foster accountability. DD: My critics/opponents have always decried my success taking standardized tests. According to them, all the standardized tests that I passed favored those who share my demographics. I passed all the standardized tests needed a) to get accepted by UIC in 1966, b) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, c) to get accepted by NIU in 1969 and to graduate from NIU in 1970, d) to get hired by IRS in 1971, e) to get accepted by Loyola in 1972 and to graduate from Loyola in 1976, f) to get accepted by DePaul in 1976 and to graduate from DePaul in 1980, g) to become a CPA in 1979, h) to become a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and i) to get accepted by IIT in 1992 and to graduate from IIT in 1997.
https://www.news-leader.com/story/opinion/2026/01/31/state-standardized-tests-are-valuable-foster-accountability-opinion/88405751007/
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Hundreds march in Madison, Milwaukee to protest Trump immigration enforcement
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_2974237d-2a62-4889-82f4-f167567a4ce4.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Springsteen surprises at anti-ICE benefit for Pretti, Good families
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/springsteen-surprises-at-anti-ice-benefit-for-pretti-good-families/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Anti-ICE protesters call for national action against federal immigration tactics
https://www.stlpr.org/npr/2026-01-31/anti-ice-protesters-call-for-national-action-against-federal-immigration-tactics
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Affirmative Action is reparations.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-01-31/getting-to-reparations-argues-a-clear-path-and-legal-strategy-to-atone-for-slavery
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you predict that your critics/opponents will eventually do? I predict that my “Republican” critics/opponents in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton will eventually officially declare a) that they have come out of their closets and that they have cast a Democrat primary ballot, b) that they have always really been Democrats or Libertarians, c) that they have always rejected conservativism and that they have always despised/hated Republicans, and especially conservative Republicans, d) that they have always done everything that they could to destroy conservatives and to destroy the Republican Party, e) that they have always been involved in Republican politics to get the Republican Party to dump its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform, and f) that they had their operatives and their dupes ban me attending conservative leadership meetings, throw me off the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, gerrymander my precinct in 2015, end my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, end my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and crush my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critic/opponents blame you for? My “Republican” critics/opponent blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They specifically blame me and blame my newsletters for the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What demographics do your critics/opponents want to curry favor with? My critics/opponents want to curry favor with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for as long as mine have been, and/or are noncitizens. To curry with the aforesaid, they ever-increasingly badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, have more money than others, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality? Far too many who paint themselves as being conservative leaders do far too little to defend and advance conservative principles. They should be writing and publishing articles that defend and advance conservative principles. They should be citing how their following conservative principles made them successful. I should write about those in Illinois who paint themselves as being conservative leaders, but who have done the most to destroy conservatives in Illinois. I would focus on those who have their operatives and their dupes ban me from attending conservative leadership meetings. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes a) throw me off the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, d) end my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) end my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) crush my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does it mean to follow conservative principles? It includes complying with the rule of law, becoming a contributing member of society, making the most of your potential, earning a college degree, getting and keeping jobs, qualifying yourself for better paying jobs, avoiding vices, limiting immediate pleasures, living within your means, doing what you can to make yourself marriage material, keeping your marriage vows, and saving for your retirement. If I could do it over again, I would not have spent so much money on new cars. I worked far too many hours to earn money to buy those cars. Instead, I should have used those hours to study. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— ICE agents chase down migrant sex predator after judge allows him to stroll out of NYC courthouse
https://nypost.com/2026/01/31/us-news/ice-agents-chase-wanted-illegal-migrant-after-hes-allowed-to-leave-nyc-criminal-court/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— LinkedIn feeling the heat for removing ‘hateful’ pro-ICE post – company says action was a ‘mistake.’ DD: The more that you do to promote enforcement of immigration law, the faster that Democrats and RINOs destroy you.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/01/31/linkedin-feeling-the-heat-for-removing-hateful-pro-ice-post-company-says-action-was-a-mistake-1619375/
BREITBART
— Former Ben & Jerry’s Cofounder Debuts ‘Maxi Hearts of Minneapolis’ Ice Cream Honoring Renee Good, Alex Pretti
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/31/former-ben-jerrys-cofounder-debuts-maxi-hearts-of-minneapolis-ice-cream-honoring-renee-good-alex-pretti/
COLLEGE FIX
— Despite DEI bans, some public universities maintain DEI requirements
https://www.thecollegefix.com/despite-dei-bans-some-public-universities-maintain-dei-requirements-research-finds/
DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Midwest Nice’ Minnesota Became Ground Zero for Leftist Violence and Fraud
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/30/how-midwest-nice-minnesota-became-ground-zero-for-leftist-violence-and-fraud/
DAILY WIRE
— Florida Takes Action On Foreign Drivers: ‘English Only.’ Illegals from sanctuary states have been involved in devastating crashes killing Americans, sparking this safeguard by Florida.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-takes-action-on-foreign-drivers-english-only
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Seattle Mayor’s ‘Set of Actions’ Against ICE Include Police Surveillance, and Tipping Off ‘Immigrant’ Communities
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/seattle-mayors-set-of-actions-against-ice-include-police-surveillance-and-tipping-off-immigrant-communities/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Gender Ideology Fight Is Far from Over
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/the-gender-ideology-fight-is-far-from-over/
NEW AMERICAN
— A Challenge to Republican/Conservative Forces: What’s Your Plan to Win? DD: I should write about those in Illinois who paint themselves as being conservative leaders, but who have done the most to destroy conservatives in Illinois. I would focus on those who have their operatives and their dupes ban me from attending conservative leadership meetings. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes a) throw me off the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, d) end my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) end my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) crush my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/a-challenge-to-republican-conservative-forces-whats-your-plan-to-win/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Starbucks sued over ‘reverse discrimination’ by Florida attorney general. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/starbucks-sued-over-reverse-discrimination-by-florida-attorney-general/ar-AA1Sa9uy
YAHOO
— Iowa cyclists ride to remember Alex Pretti, Renee Good
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/iowa-cyclists-ride-remember-alex-044414202.html
ABC LOS ANGELES
— Arrests made hours after hundreds gathered for another anti-ICE protest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVBXj8Z3VX4
NBC LOS ANGELES
— Unlawful assembly declared during anti-ICE protest in LA
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/video/local/unlawful-assembly-declared-during-anti-ice-protest-in-la/3839415/
CBS LOS ANGELES
— Demonstrators face off with police in downtown Los Angeles after another anti-ICE protest
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ice-out-of-everywhere-protest-downtown-los-angeles-clash-with-lapd/
FOX PORTLAND
— Union workers protest ICE at Portland facility; City leaders decry use of tear gas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrUPLcH7UF4
NEW YORK TIMES
— An Ocean of Frozen Flowers Grows Where Alex Pretti Was Killed. One week after the I.C.U. nurse was shot dead by federal agents, tributes continue to build on the sidewalk where he fell.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/alex-pretti-memorial-minneapolis.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promise to use government to give them more and more and more preference: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for as long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/affirmative-action-ruling-dei-lawsuits.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/trump-midterms-election-security.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/opinion/trump-minneapolis-america-pretti.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/opinion/minneapolis-dhs-ice-security.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/minneapolis-pretti-bovino.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/opinion/minneapolis-ice-trump-gettysburg.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010679666/the-case-for-more-immigrants.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/ice-minnesota-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/opinion/trump-minnesota-don-lemon-arrest-power-protest.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/opinion/liam-ramos-ice-detention.html
— Genes May Control Your Longevity, However Healthily You Live. A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/health/longevity-lifespan-age-genes.html
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Grassroots campaign seeking to reclaim GOP’s core principles. DD: Far too many who paint themselves as being conservative leaders do far too little to defend and advance conservative principles. They should be writing and publishing articles that defend and advance conservative principles. They should be citing how their following conservative principles made them successful.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/07/19/national-grassroots-campaign-seeks-to-reclaim-gops-core-principlesgrassroots-campaign-seeks-to-recla/84522405007/
TWIN CITIES STAR TRIBUNE
— Judges rebuke immigration crackdown, offer sympathy for Minnesota in twin rulings
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston cyclists take to the streets in one of 200 nationwide rides protesting killing of Alex Pretti
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/bicycle-ride-protests-alex-pretti-killing-21326198.php
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-houston-lgbtq-candidates-show-the-rest-of-the-country-how-to-win-opinion/ar-AA1VjY0s?ocid=Peregrine
OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
— Federal officers use crowd control munitions as demonstrators protest outside Portland ICE building
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/31/labor-against-ice-portland-oregon-immigration-protest/
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
— Hundreds join Minneapolis bike ride to honor Alex Pretti
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/31/hundreds-join-minneapolis-bike-ride-to-honor-alex-pretti
KCRG
— Hundreds attend ICE legal observer training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEmcKD-VQr8
USA TODAY
— ‘SNL’ takes on Minneapolis as Pete Davidson plays border czar
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/02/01/snl-cold-open-this-week-minneapolis-pete-davidson/88402377007/
OUR PUBLIC SERVICE
— Proposed rule on probationary period employee appeals would further erode due process for civil servants. DD: After I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious when they learned that they could not use probationary procedures to get rid of me because I had been an IRS employee for almost 9 years and a postal employee for almost 3 years before that.
https://ourpublicservice.org/blog/opm-proposed-rule-probationary-period-appeals-erode-due-process-federal-employees/
MEDIUM
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://extremearturo.medium.com/anti-trans-extremist-groups-unite-to-attack-marriage-equality-1912d17d9d83
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting minorities, females, and others to hate Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/31/2366212/-Why-Republicans-fear-Black-women
January 31, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ice-out-protest-packs-daley-plaza/vi-AA1VmQZk
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-rally-daley-plaza-national-shutdown-day
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/30/chicagoans-continue-calls-to-abolish-ice-as-uncertainty-remains-over-feds-potential-return-to-city
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise a) their illegals and b) those who promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/31/father-son-immigration-detention-glen-ellyn-dilley-texas
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: If crime is decreasing in Chicago, it is because of ICE.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/31/illinois-republican-governor-primary-2026-crime/
— DD: RINO leaders glorify and praise George Ryan and Jim Ryan and blame conservatives for their problems. I should write about RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who blame TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and me for their problems. They stress a) that I became a TAPROOT Director in 1998, then its Vice Chairman, and then its Chairman 2005-2012, b) that I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) that I served as Pat O’Malley’s Republican gubernatorial Milton Township campaign coordinator 2001-2002, and d) that I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/january-30-chicago-history/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicagocrusader.com/multi-interfaith-clergy-protest-snowstorm-over-murders-of-u-s-citizens-protest/
PAXTON MEDIA
— GOP gubernatorial hopefuls outline priorities at forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.paxtonmedia.com/news/the_southern_illinoisan/gop-gubernatorial-hopefuls-outline-priorities-at-forum/article_78b6f7bb-1557-5c03-9325-22bd7107cdfa.html
SPECTRUM NEWS
— Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidates make downstate pitch on taxes, waste and the Bears
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2026/01/30/il-gop-governor-candidate-forum
FOX2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get “faith leaders” to do their bidding.
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/metro-east-faith-leaders-call-for-immigration-enforcement-changes/
NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Washington Post’ journalists plea to Bezos: Don’t gut our newsroom. DD: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Bezos calls the Washington Post’s tunes. www.gopillinois.com has never been paywalled, and it never will be. Further, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been free and with no advertising or donation requests, and they always will be. I am independent. All the time and money needed for the newsletters and the website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-30/washington-post-journalists-plea-to-bezos-dont-gut-our-newsroom
WFCN
— VIDEO: Illinois Republican gubernatorial 2026 primary forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.youtube.com/live/bnsiQ8oKg6g?t=389s
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/a-crisis-for-the-nation-ice-accountability-commission-continues-to-seek-solutions/
IPM NEWSROOM
— DD: Democrat leaders get over 1,000 students at the University of Illinois and Urbana High School to walk out of their classes Friday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown. How many students will Democrat leaders get to walk out in your school district?
https://ipmnewsroom.org/hundreds-of-university-of-illinois-and-urbana-high-school-students-protest-ice-federal-immigration-operations/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago teacher suspended for writing ‘Go ICE’… months after woke educator in Windy City went unpunished for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination. DD: What motivates you to come to the teacher’s defense? For me, it is the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me a) because I complained about their race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teacher-suspended-for-writing-go-ice-months-after-woke-educator-in-windy-city-went-unpunished-for-mocking-charlie-kirk-assassination-daily-mail/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To what extent are Democrat leaders succeeding in promoting hatred against Republicans in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and Republican campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or one Not Affiliated voter. Since 2015, sadly, I have encountered many registered voters in my precinct who continue to be filled with hatred against Trump, who blame Trump for all problems, and who take their hatred against Trump out on me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What things protect you from adverse actions? For me, they include my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, my retirement savings, the federal government paying 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums, my not having any debts or dependents, my litigation experience that I gained from my filing lawsuits, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Surveillance, Resistance, and Lethal Force: Anatomy of the Pretti Shooting
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/surveillance-resistance-and-lethal-force-anatomy-of-the-pretti-shooting/
— Preventing a Socialist American Revolution
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/preventing-a-socialist-american-revolution/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— FTC Warns Big Law Over DEI Program That Sets ‘Unwritten Rules’ for Diversity Hiring. Agency vows to target ‘unlawful coordination on DEI metrics.’
https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/exclusive-ftc-warns-big-law-over-dei-program-that-sets-unwritten-rules-for-diversity-hiring/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sanctuary cities and the New Confederacy. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4439839/sanctuary-cities-and-the-new-confederacy/
— Missouri challenges census counting of illegal immigrants in federal lawsuit. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4441246/missouri-challenges-census-counting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-federal-lawsuit/
FOX NEWS
— Sanctuary cities lead to illegal immigration, rampant fraud and a breakdown of law and order
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388573918112
— Missouri launches sweeping lawsuit to block census from counting illegal immigrants: ‘hijack representation’ Attorney General Catherine Hanaway alleges illegal immigrants and visa holders artificially inflate populations in Democratic strongholds.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-launches-sweeping-lawsuit-block-census-from-counting-illegal-immigrants-hijack-representation
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI Zealots Realize They Need New Tactics. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-zealots-realize-they-need-new-tactics/
TOWNHALL
— The Right Reclaimed the Culture in 2024. There’s a Much Bigger Battle in 2026.
https://townhall.com/columnists/peyton-hornberger/2026/01/31/the-right-reclaimed-the-culture-in-2024-theres-a-much-bigger-battle-in-2026-n2670448
— Church Mob Suspect Says Being Handcuffed Was ‘Closest I’ve Felt to Slavery’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/30/nekima-levy-armstrong-being-handcuffed-was-just-like-slavery-n2670387
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-ice-minneapolis-protests-01-30-26
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-officials-dhs-tactics-undermine-public-trust-after/story?id=129717921
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-out-protesters-dumpster-fire-la-clash-11446834
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/what-to-know-about-anti-ice-protests-this-weekend.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/arts/music/j-cole-bruce-springsteen-new-songs.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/minneapolis-school-district-ice-agents.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/magazine/jacob-frey-interview.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of conservatives who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/affirmative-action-ruling-dei-lawsuits.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/prospera-honduras-trump-pardon.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/minnesota-voices-immigration-crackdown.html
TOWN & COUNTRY
— A College Admissions Expert Reveals the Summer Activities That Will Actually Impress on an Application. DD: What did you do during the summer between your junior and senior years in high school? I washed dishes for the minimum wage for 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965. I did that to earn money to pay for my UIC expenses and for a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC. I worked 28 hours a week doing that during my junior and senior years 1964-1966.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/education-college/a70189335/summer-activities-college-applications-advice/
MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: For far too long, far too many countries have used and abused America.
https://www.wsj.com/world/how-america-first-risks-becoming-america-alone-6592701a
— Trump: My Tariffs Have Brought America Back. The ‘experts’ predicted market crashes, massive inflation and recession. They were all wrong.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-j-trump-my-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-2248391b
PBS
— What Trump’s nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve. DD: What did you do to fight inflation? To qualify myself for 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 certifications, d) I earned a job-related professional license, and e) I took jobs that my critics/opponents would never stoop to take and/or they were not qualified to take.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-trumps-nomination-of-inflation-hawk-kevin-warsh-means-for-the-federal-reserve
NPR
— Can Trump make buying a home more affordable? DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5690291/affordability-housing-market-own-home-trump-davos
HUFFINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/articles/check-photos-anti-ice-protests-224517720.html
LAW 360
— 7th Circ. Grills Trump Admin Atty Over Definition Of Illegal DEI. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/other/articles/2436161/7th-circ-grills-trump-admin-atty-over-definition-of-illegal-dei
DUCKWORTH
— Duckworth Implores Trump to Expand IVF Coverage for federal employees. DD: Do you know anyone with fertility problems who could have tried IVF but did not? My Democrat GAO superiors knew full-well that my wife’s healthcare insurance covered IVF, but that we nevertheless gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well, but ignored/dismissed/belittled, the fact that our doctors had advised against us trying it. They knew full-well that I had big problems with my sperm and that my wife had big problems with her eggs. They knew full-well that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously used the aforesaid to demonize, denigrate, and condemn us being selfish filthy rich DINKS. They constantly complained about the tremendous amount of time and money that they spent raising their children and decried their spouses having little or no income. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) go on four vacations a year after my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, d) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) etc.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-walkinshaw-implore-trump-administration-to-expand-ivf-coverage-for-the-millions-of-hardworking-americans-enrolled-in-fehb-plans
FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION
— The campaign to crush free speech. DD: What free speech rights have you exercised, that is, what have you protested? While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly protested their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I erroneously believed that my Civil Service protections allowed me to do that. But I ever-increasingly learned that only federal employees who are Democrat and are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran have Civil Service protections. If had had Civil Service protections, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have been able to disallow my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and force me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors would not have been able to disallow my travel vouchers in 1974, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and never promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.thefire.org/news/campaign-crush-free-speech-minnesota
RASMUSSEN
— 73% of Democrats Want to Impeach Trump Again. DD: Are you a Republican? What adverse actions have Democrats taken against you because you are a Republican? I should write about the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me not only because I am a Republican, but also a) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, b) because I complained about their race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My Democrat superiors blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/73_of_democrats_want_to_impeach_trump_again
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
BBC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vgnz3z6eo
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/trump-corporate-america-ice-minneapolis
INDIAN EXPRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq1PioNpBG0
TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/thousands-protest-in-minneapolis-student-walkouts-spread-across-us-against-ice-surge-photogallery-prnt/cid/2145208
LEGIT
— Woman Shares Marriage Views, Gives Qualities Her Ideal Partner Must Have. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.legit.ng/people/1694886-nigerian-lady-sparks-debate-explaining-marry/
January 30, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrats participate in Democrat-led nationwide strike against immigration crackdown. Across the U.S. they call for a national shutdown that includes ‘no shopping, no school, and no work’ on Friday.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/demonstrators-chicago-protest-ice-border-patrol-shootings-immigration-crackdown-businesses-participate-general-strike/18508608/
— IL Accountability Commission on Midway Blitz calls for rogue federal officers to face prosecution
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-operation-midway-blitz-illinois-accountability-commission-report-calls-rogue-federal-officers-face-prosecution/18510463/
CBS2
— DD: Democrats participate in Democrat-led nationwide “ICE Out” strike day opposing Trump immigration crackdown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/general-strike-ice-out-chicago-business-donations/
— FBI now leading investigation into fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-shooting-fbi-investigation/
FOX32
— Chicago early voting opens soon as voters choose Durbin’s successor. Early voting in the 2026 midterms starts in Chicago in two weeks. Among the choices on your ballet, selecting a replacement for longtime Illinois Senator Dick Durbin.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-12ncwirt13bcshej
WTTW
— Park District Asks Chicagoans to Decide What Statue Should Replace Columbus in Little Italy
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/30/park-district-asks-chicagoans-decide-what-statue-should-replace-columbus-little-italy
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Experts describe overreach from federal immigration agents at Illinois commission hearing
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/pritzker-illinois-accountability-commission-border-patrol/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump backs down when there’s resistance. So keep fighting.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/30/trump-resistance-minneapolis-ice-border-patrol-republicans-mona-charen
— Suburban teen brothers on ICE watch in Minneapolis: ‘This is nothing like Chicago. This is so much worse.’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/30/suburban-teen-brothers-on-ice-watch-in-minneapolis-this-is-nothing-like-chicago-this-is-so-much-worse
— Democratic Senate candidates use debates to rev engines in race
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/30/democratic-senate-debates-krishnamoorthi-stratton-kelly-rich-miller
DAILY HERALD
— Judge: GOP candidate shouldn’t be on 11th District ballots due to signature shortage
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260130/us-congress-politics/judge-gop-candidate-shouldnt-be-on-11th-district-ballots-due-to-signature-shortage/
— ‘He knows what our interests are in Washington’: DuPage County to pay D.C. lobbyist up to $96K
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260130/local-politics/he-knows-what-our-interests-are-in-washington-dupage-county-to-pay-d-c-lobbyist-up-to-96k/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/29/illinois-accountability-commission-should-probe-senior-trump-administration-officials
SOUTHERN
— GOP gubernatorial hopefuls outline priorities at forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://thesouthern.com/news/gop-gubernatorial-hopefuls-outline-priorities-at-forum/article_68543cbe-b4c8-5019-b69a-86a18a358558.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Homan plans to pull agents from Minnesota. DD: That encourages more citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-30/homan-plans-to-pull-agents-from-minnesota-and-senate-strikes-short-term-funding-deal
— When a college degree isn’t enough. DD: My taking graduate evening business courses helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 helped me get hired by GAO in 1980. My earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981 helped me get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-01-30/statewide-when-a-college-degree-isnt-enough
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I did not even try to get one. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/student-loan-borrowers-in-illinois-could-face-federal-state-tax-bomb-in-2026/
STATE OF ILLINOIS
— DD: The Democrat Party platform causes homelessness.
https://dph.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idph/publications/idph/data-and-statistics/homelessness/hmmr-2.pdf
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-459/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What career limiting decisions have you made? I avoided the Vietnam War draft. I refused to become a Democrat. I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I become an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago homelessness on rise
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2daebf6c-4295-4335-96a8-9f46f5020a08.html
— IL Accountability Commission chair: “People need to be prosecuted”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b8ef049e-107a-4071-8aac-ee6cf5931089.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— SAVE America Act would require voter ID to vote
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/30/save-america-act-would-require-voter-id-vote/
— Leftists sought violence in Minneapolis, and they got it. Frey, Walz invited and directly contributed to heightened danger.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/29/leftists-sought-violence-minneapolis-got/
NEW YORK POST
— ICE officers in Minnesota told not to interact with ‘agitators’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/29/us-news/ice-officers-in-minnesota-told-not-to-interact-with-agitators/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illinois Sanctuary Law Before Seventh Circuit. FAIR shows TRUST Act interferes with federal law enforcement.
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/illinois-sanctuary-law-seventh-circuit
NEWSMAX
— Noem Shares Video of Victims Killed by Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/us/kristi-noem-ice-illegal-aliens/2026/01/30/id/1244281/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— West Chicago Teacher Under Investigation, Put on Leave for Pro-ICE Post
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-under-investigation-put-on-leave-for-pro-ice-post-11426402
WILMINGTON BIZ
— Chances Or Choices? DD: Life is a series of choices. What are the biggest workplace choices that you made? Mine include a) my not becoming a Democrat, b) my complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) my becoming an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/insights/tommy_taylor/chances_or_choices/2816
FLORIDA POLITICS
— Oberweis starts 2026 with nearly $3M cash on hand for CD 19 race
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/777050-jim-oberweis-starts-2026-with-almost-3m-cash-on-hand-for-cd-19-race/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— West Chicago teacher suspended for writing ‘Go ICE’… months after woke educator in Windy City went unpunished for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15505483/Chicago-teacher-suspended-ICE-support-Facebook-Gary.html
January 30, 2026
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Dabrowski defends West Chicago teacher’s pro-ICE social media post. DD: What do each of the candidates on the March 17, 2026 primary ballot in your precinct have to say about this?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-defends-teacher-s-pro-ice-social-media-post-3/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ted Dabrowski of the State of Illinois has expressed support for a West Chicago teacher whose social media post backing federal immigration enforcement led to suspension. Dabrowski said that the teacher’s post is protected speech and criticized local officials’ response as hypocritical, advocating for an end to sanctuary policies in Illinois. “The West Chicago teacher’s personal Facebook post stating “Go ICE” is a simple statement supporting law enforcement and protected by the First Amendment,” said Dabrowski, Candidate for Governor. “Local officials like West Chicago’s mayor are effectively rallying the community against the teacher for a speech “crime” which is no crime at all. There is no similar condemnation of top government officials, including Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who have consistently engaged in violent, incendiary rhetoric against federal law enforcement officials, decrying them as “authoritarians,” “fascists” and “jack-booted thugs. To end the chaos on our streets, Illinois must join the vast majority of states in this country that reject sanctuary policies.” According to Dabrowski’s statement, issued through his campaign’s Facebook page, the teacher’s expression aligns with federal law support. He critiqued local leaders for fostering opposition and highlighted broader implications of state policies on immigration enforcement. In Illinois, sanctuary policies have hindered cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers, resulting in the release of 1,768 criminal illegal aliens since early 2025. These individuals include those convicted of homicides, assaults, and sexual offenses due to local authorities’ refusal to hold suspects for federal transfer. Nationwide data indicates that failures to honor ICE detainers in sanctuary jurisdictions have led to releases responsible for numerous crimes. Border Patrol data further shows thousands of criminal alien arrests annually, underscoring public safety risks associated with limited local-federal cooperation on immigration enforcement. Dabrowski is a Republican candidate for Illinois Governor. Previously, he led Wirepoints as president and worked over 15 years in international banking with Citibank in emerging markets. He holds advanced degrees in public policy and finance.)
FOX NEWS
— West Chicago teacher placed on leave after Facebook post supporting ICE sparks outrage from activists.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chicago-teacher-placed-leave-facebook-224853892.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Chicago area teacher is on administrative leave and facing calls to lose his job over a Facebook post last week offering support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “GO ICE,” the teacher at West Chicago’s Gary Elementary School, posted on Facebook last week. Shortly after the post was made, activists in the predominantly Hispanic community quickly began sharing the post and calling for action to be taken against the teacher, who Fox News Digital is not naming due to safety concerns. “Imagine working as a teacher in an elementary school in West Chicago where the Latino community is highly populated and promoting ICE, sick AF,” one social media post said. Another commenter called the teacher a “f****** piece of s***.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Seven detained outside West Loop Target as protesters demand retailer stand against ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/target-protest-chicago-immigration-minnesota-minneapolis-alex-pretti/
— Illinois Democratic hopefuls for US Senate agree Trump poses constitutional crisis but other differences emerge
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/illinois-democratic-hopefuls-for-us-senate-agree-trump-poses-constitutional-crisis-but-other-differences-emerge/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use children to protect their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/opinion-immigration-raids-schools-attendance-chicago-data/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/column-mayor-brandon-johnson-ice-border-patrol-actions-greising/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov hopeful Heidner took money from exec of garbage hauler dogged by mob allegations. Video gambling magnate Rick Heidner is unapologetic about taking $1,000 from the president of D & P Construction Co., Inc., saying he’s not going to return it “to grandstand because you say something to me.” The FBI once alleged the waste hauler was secretly controlled by late mob figures John and Peter DiFronzo.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/30/rick-heidner-republican-candidate-governor-video-gambling-magnate-ballys-casino-d-and-p-construction-rosemont
DAILY HERALD
–DD: Democrat DuPage County leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to bring their illegals to DuPage County and to keep their illegals in DuPage County. How many illegals are Democrat DuPage County leaders housing in each of DuPage County’s townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260129/local-politics/dupage-county-board-urges-congress-to-investigate-immigration-enforcement-efforts-withhold-dhs-fund/
— Minimum wage question highlights differences among Democrats in Senate race. DD: Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? I did for 18 months 1964-1966, part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months, while I lived with my parents in Crete and was a Crete-Monee High School student. Adjusted for inflation, I earned $12.54/hour. With the money I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 that I used to commute to/from my parents’ home and a) jobs cleaning golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipping slag and pumping gasoline in Chicago Heights during the summer of 1966 and b) classes at UIC 1966-1967. I sold it in December of 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money I had earned working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time since November of 1966 and full-time during the summer of 1967. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary was $19.57/hour.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260129/us-congress-politics/minimum-wage-question-highlights-differences-among-democrats-in-senate-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stratton advocated for a $25 rate while Krishnamoorthi and Kelly called $17 an hour a more achievable goal during the forum hosted by ABC 7 with Univision and the League of Women Voters. Illinois currently has a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage, last increased in 2009, is $7.25. Kelly of Lynwood contended that $17 is “what studies show is viable and, also, we have to be realistic about how much we want to raise it because, of course, we have to get 218 votes in the House and 60 in the Senate.”)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— SNAP users in Illinois face new work requirements.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/01/30/snap-changes-in-illinois-could-impact-nearly-340k-residents/88397186007/
SOUTHERN
— Illinois vs. Trump: one lawsuit a week. DD: I should write about all the lawsuits that I have filed. My critics/opponents have always sided with the defendants and their attorneys.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/29/illinois-vs-trump-one-lawsuit-a-week/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/gov-pritzker-announces-launch-of-the-prairie-state-access-fund-in-illinois-90299.cfm
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump sues IRS. DD: Democrats run IRS. I should write about all the lawsuits that I have filed. My critics/opponents have always sided with the defendants and their attorneys.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10b-over-leaked-21323334.php
ST. LOUIS LIVE
— ICE agents deserve the prayers of religious leaders. Not condemnation.
https://www.silive.com/opinion/letters/2026/01/ice-agents-deserve-the-prayers-of-religious-leaders-not-condemnation-letter-to-the-editor.html
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Dabrowski believes he’s the only Republican who can beat Pritzker in November
https://www.stlpr.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2026-01-30/ted-dabrowski-believes-only-republican-beat-pritzker
IPM NEWSROOM
— Dabrowski discusses bringing ‘fiscal reality’ and ‘midwestern values’ to Illinois
https://ipmnewsroom.org/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-ted-dabrowski-discusses-bringing-fiscal-reality-and-midwestern-values-to-illinois/
SMILE POLITELY
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy not only Trump, but to destroy all those who share his demographics: 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. I am all of the aforesaid. I should write about my critics/opponents who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have taken adverse actions against me to pander to and to curry favor with the mainstream news media. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me and have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.
https://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/trumpaganda_a_new_journalism_course_at_u_of_i_being_offered_this_fall/
POLITICO
— Referring to heightened immigration activity, Pritzker said that “when ICE agents occupied the streets … and terrorized our immigrant communities,” the consequences rippled far beyond individual businesses, he said according to prepared remarks from his appearance at the Illinois Restaurant Association’s annual meeting at the Union League Club in Chicago. (The meeting was otherwise closed to the press.) Staffing recipe: “Forty percent of Illinois’ restaurant workforce are immigrants,” Pritzker said, adding the administration’s actions “weren’t just an attack on your bottom line — it was dangerous to our communities and to your restaurant families,” according to prepared remarks. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/30/no-bloodbath-just-a-style-showdown-00756879
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-670/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrats run Illinois. Do you stand with ICE? If you do, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will soon get rid of you. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Traditional Marriage Matters. DD: My critics/opponents know that my being in a traditional marriage since 1978 has helped me immensely and they are furious about that. According to my critics/opponents, if I had not gotten married in 1978, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-traditional-marriage-matters/
BREUITBART
— Disinformation Agent: Sen. Dick Durbin Brings AI-Generated Image of Alex Pretti Shooting to Senate Floor
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/01/29/disinformation-agent-sen-dick-durbin-brings-ai-generated-image-of-alex-pretti-shooting-to-senate-floor/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern students operate ICE tracker map to alert illegal aliens of DHS activity. Northwestern University’s student-run newspaper is tracking sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and operating an online surveillance map, potentially impeding federal operations near Chicago.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-students-operate-ice-tracker-map-alert-illegal-aliens-dhs-activity/29303
— Northwestern LGBTQ research grants cut or frozen amid federal shift away from DEI studies
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-lgbtq-research-grants-cut-frozen-amid-federal-shift-away-dei-studies/29326
DAILY CALLER
— Alex Pretti’s Family Hires Attorneys Connected To George Floyd
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/28/alex-prettis-family-hires-attorneys-georgia-floyd/
— HUD Secretary Says Illegals May No Longer Live In Taxpayer-Funded Housing
https://www.aol.com/hud-secretary-says-illegals-may-021928429.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s Behind the Politicized Threats From Nurses? DD: What have Democrat leaders promised nurses?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/29/why-are-nurses-threatening-harm-people/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Go Big, Then Go Smart: Trump, ICE and the Law. How To Skip the Left’s PR Trap
https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/go-big-then-go-smart-trump-ice-and-the-law-how-skip-the-lefts-pr-trap
NUMBERS USA
— Negative Net Migration: A Necessary Course Correction
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/negative-net-migration-a-necessary-course-correction/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— How is ‘merit’ defined in college admissions? You might be surprised. DD: My critics/opponents have always decried my success taking standardized tests. According to them, all the standardized tests I passed favored those who share my demographics. I passed all the standardized tests needed a) to get accepted by UIC in 1966, b) to get hired by the Post Office in 1966, c) to get accepted by NIU in 1969 and to graduate in 1970, d) to get hired by IRS in 1971, e) to get accepted by Loyola in 1972 and to graduate in 1976, f) to get accepted by DePaul in 1976 and to graduate in 1980, g) to become a CPA in 1979, h) to become a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and i) to get accepted by IIT in 1992 and to graduate in 1997.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5681853-standardized-tests-college-admissions/
CBS NEWS
— Video shows another angle of Alex Pretti’s prior scuffle with federal agents, blocks away from where Renee Good died
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/alex-pretti-encounter-federal-agents-new-angle-video/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pretti, who was shot and killed by federal agents on Jan. 24, is seen joining a small crowd of concerned community members as federal agents blocked off a street during immigration enforcement. “Get the f*** out of here!,” Pretti said. “What the f*** is wrong with you?” Then, the video shows a federal agent in tactical gear taking a couple of steps towards Pretti before walking away and stepping into a federal SUV. Pretti then spits on the SUV and kicks out the vehicle’s passenger-side taillight. Multiple agents took Pretti to the ground, then he was briefly detained. Video of the Jan. 13 confrontation also shows Pretti with a handgun in his waistband.)
— Feds say drawdown in Minnesota is contingent on local cooperation. DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals. Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-local-authorities-cooperate-with-ice/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-under-scrutiny-bovino-exits-minnesota-after-alex-pretti-killing/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/fear-remains-in-twin-cities-despite-vows-of-ice-drawdown/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to stop deportation of their illegals. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Good and Pretti into George Floyd.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/renee-good-alex-pretti-shootings-spark-minneapolis-protesters-video-ic-rcna256350
— Homan plans for eventual drawdown of federal authorities in Minnesota. DD: Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-minneapolis-ice-dhs-funding-pretti-shooting-rcna256271
CNN
— Border czar to speak in Minnesota as report indicates ICE agents are under new orders to ease tactics. DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals. Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-ice-trump-01-29-26
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’ DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals.
https://apnews.com/article/homan-minneapolis-immigration-enforcement-0d559bf53b630d7cc525fd3219f430ba
MSN
— Timberwolves ‘stand with Minnesota’ DD: Who stands with conservatives? I always have been a conservative and I always will be a conservative. As anti-conservative Democrats and anti-conservative RINOs ever-increasingly take over Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct, fewer and fewer and fewer stand with me. While I am still the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Democrat and RINO leaders ended my roles as a) a member of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, f) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/timberwolves-stand-with-minnesota-via-donation-statement-shirts/ar-AA1Vi0Wt
NEWSWEEK
— Alex Pretti’s Family Hires Lawyer Who Helped Convict George Floyd’s Killer. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Good and Pretti into George Floyd.
https://www.newsweek.com/alex-pretti-parents-hire-chauvin-prosecutor-george-floyd-schleicher-11433252
NEW YORK TIMES
— Girls Are Ahead in Reading at Every Age. DD: According to my critics/opponents, those who are the following should ever-increasingly be given more preference: minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/upshot/boys-reading-falling-behind.html
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/eocc-dei-employment-discrimination.html
USA TODAY
— Border czar plans Minnesota ‘draw down,’ but Trump says it’s ‘not’ a pullback. DD: Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/29/minneapolis-minnesota-shooting-ice-live-updates/88403039007/
— Vacations nonnegotiable, even if it means major budget cuts. DD: My critics/opponents stress that because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, I could and did take vacations in 1969 and 1970 (Florida), 1971 (Bahamas), and 1973-1977 (Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Washington DC). They stress that because I got married in 1978 and my wife had a good job, we took vacations following her four business trips to luxury resorts across America each year 1978-1992. My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, and subordinates were furious about the aforesaid.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2026/01/28/over-half-of-americans-are-slashing-their-budgets-to-afford-trips/88302202007/
BROOKINGS
— How to Save Marriage in America. DD: My critics/opponents know that my being in a traditional marriage since 1978 has helped me immensely and they are furious about that. According to my critics/opponents, if I had not gotten married in 1978, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-to-save-marriage-in-america/
WEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders use Pretti to divide gunowners. Bringing a loaded gun to protest demonstrates intent.
https://theweek.com/politics/gop-rift-guns-alex-pretti-second-amendment
PBS
— Homan vows ‘massive changes’ and ICE drawdown if Minnesota officials cooperate. DD: Democrat leaders will never cooperate. They will forever flood America with their illegals.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/homan-vows-massive-changes-and-ice-drawdown-if-minnesota-officials-cooperate
POLITICO
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump, Republicans, and America.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/republicans-trump-immigration-midterms-00754270
— Don Lemon arrested over Minnesota church protest after judge previously rejected charge
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-protest-00756892
AXIOS
— Homan sees cooperation as path to Minnesota “drawdown” DD: Any hint of a drawdown encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/homan-minnesota-drawdown-minneapolis-ice-jails
— Mike Johnson braces for conservative revolt over ICE funding deal. DD: Any hint of an ICE funding deal encourages more illegal immigration.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/mike-johnson-republicans-ice-funding-shutdown
THUTHOUT
— Senator Ed Markey Calls to Abolish ICE, Says Voting to Fund DHS Supports “Murder” “Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans,” said Sen. Ed Markey. DD: I attended a meeting with Markey when I worked for GAO in the 1980s.
https://truthout.org/articles/senator-calls-to-abolish-ice-says-voting-to-fund-dhs-supports-murder/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEW ARAB
— Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn Good and Pretti into George Floyd.
https://www.newarab.com/news/alex-prettis-family-hires-lawyer-george-floyd-case?amp
GUARDIAN
— Calls for King Charles to formally apologize for slavery after research shows crown’s role. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jan/30/calls-for-king-charles-to-formally-apologise-for-slavery-after-research-shows-crowns-role
PERSONNEL TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, 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.personneltoday.com/hr/uk-legislation-dei/
BW PEOPLE
— Viral Microsoft Post Sparks Career Reality Check. DD: To get promoted, my Democrat coworkers in the federal government focused on helping their Democrat superiors and supervisors get rid of their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.
https://www.bwpeople.in/article/viral-microsoft-post-sparks-career-reality-check-591419
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A forthright social media post by a young Microsoft professional has gone viral, triggering widespread reflection on career growth, personal responsibility, and workplace expectations among early-career employees. The post, authored by a 26-year-old engineer, delivers an unvarnished message: long-term career success is built through consistency, discipline, and self-driven learning rather than company brands, prestigious degrees, or external validation. Its central theme, that no one is coming to “save” professionals from stagnation, has struck a chord across India’s technology and startup communities. Drawing from personal experience, the author argues that sustained effort, emotional resilience, and continuous skill-building compound over time, particularly during the formative early years of a career. The message challenges the culture of instant gratification, urging young professionals to prioritize patience, focus, and long-term thinking. The post also confronts workplace insecurities, noting that most people are preoccupied with their own struggles, a realization that frees individuals from fear-driven decisions and encourages calculated risk-taking. It further resonates with professionals from smaller cities and non-elite institutions, acknowledging the unique pressures they face in competitive corporate environments. Thousands of responses have followed, with readers praising the message for cutting through curated success narratives that dominate social media. Many described it as a timely reminder that in an era of uncertainty, adaptability, accountability, and discipline remain the most reliable career assets.)
January 29, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago vigil attendees call to reform or abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing, Pritzker speaks out
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-speaks-growing-calls-reform-abolish-ice-killing-alex-pretti/18495453/
— West Chicago teacher’s ‘Go ICE’ post on social media draws outrage from school community. DD: Have you been retaliated against? While I was a federal employee, I never posted anything on any social media. But I did become an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 years old in 1988 that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In retaliation against me, a) they immediately threw me off audits of IRS and made it clear that they would never assign me to audits of IRS again, b) gave me a very bad job assignment, c) gave me very unfair performance expectations, d) gave me a very unfair performance appraisal, e) ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance and then always in the bottom half after that, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They would have taken more/bigger adverse actions against me a) if my Congressman Henry Hyde had not come to my defense, b) if I had not become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and c) if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. GAO was not unionized. The only federal employees who get Civil Service protections are those who are Democrats and minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gary-elementary-school-teachers-go-ice-post-social-media-draws-outrage-west-chicago-district-33-community/18480407/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A West Chicago elementary school teacher was placed on administrative leave after a Facebook post supporting ICE circulated online. . .The statement continued, “Following a meeting with District administration today, the employee involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation and will not be permitted on any District property while on leave.”)
— Video shows vandals target Arlington Heights Republican office, Charlie Kirk’s image defaced
https://abc7chicago.com/post/video-shows-vandals-target-republicans-wheeling-township-office-arlington-heights-charlie-kirks-image-defaced/18493000/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Norine Hammond: Here’s what Democrats in the General Assembly can do to reduce ICE operations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/opinion-illinois-trust-act-way-forward-ice-immigrants-sancturary-policies/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for Illinois problems.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/opinion-illinois-taxes-pension-education/
— Two Republican candidates aim to unseat Democratic Rep. Mary Gill
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/republican-candidates-primary-democratic-mary-gill/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Since June of last year, Democrat leaders keeping their illegals in Chicago cost taxpayers $21 million and $496 million nationwide.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/28/trump-deployment-national-guard-chicago-cost-taxpayers-21-million-congressional-report
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals to promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/28/deportation-blitz-immigration-suburban-chicago-family-separation-school-help
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use Duckworth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260128/nation-and-world-politics/duckworths-busy-day-sparring-with-jd-vance-proposing-1-5-billion-plan-to-fix-rail-bridges/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat and RINO refusal to send their illegals back home is costing taxpayers $93 million a month.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-national-guard-deployments-cost-93-million-month
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/immigration-was-a-republican-strength-now-some-fear-its-slipping-away-before-the-midterms/article_d38f5130-f411-5191-a01e-166cd191398b.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/republicans-fear-their-midterm-chances-are-21321027.php
STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use affordability to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/congressman-krishnamoorthi-visits-northern-illinois-food-bank-to-discuss-snap-changes/
WAND TV
— DD: Omar blames Trump for her troubled attacker.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/man-arrested-in-the-attack-on-ilhan-omar-has-a-criminal-history-and-made-pro/article_b61a4e21-a30e-5a95-8757-a37197a7da4f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The man accused of squirting the substance on Omar has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of the Republican president. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations, Minnesota court records show. There are also indications he has had significant financial problems, including two bankruptcy filings.)
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-28/how-the-minneapolis-killings-look-from-trump-country
WILL
— Seeking GOP nomination, gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski wants to reform Illinois, bring back ‘midwestern values’
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/seeking-gop-nomination-gubernatorial-candidate-ted-dabrowski-aims-to-reform-illinois-bring-back-midwestern-values
WPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.wpr.org/news/hundreds-protest-milwaukee-shooting-federal-officers-minnesota-ice
WVIK
— Krishnamoorthi urges new federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.wvik.org/wvik-top-stories/2026-01-28/illinois-congressman-urges-new-federal-tax-credit-for-first-time-homebuyers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The act would create a refundable tax credit up to $25,000 for these first-time homebuyers, delivered over the first five years of ownership for up to 10% of the purchase price of a home. The new law would: Provide assistance equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price up to $25,000. Target middle-class families, with the credit phased down based on local Area Median Income. Applies only to buyers purchasing a home as their primary residence, promoting long-term ownership. Offer additional support for first responders, K-12 teachers, and childcare workers, who may access the full $25,000 credit in the first year. Require the profession to be the buyer’s primary occupation at the time of purchase.)
CWB CHICAGO
— Couple drew Nazi symbols, defaced Charlie Kirk poster at Arlington Heights GOP office
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/01/couple-drew-nazi-symbols-defaced-charlie-kirk-poster-at-suburban-gop-office.html
DEMOCRATS FOR THE ILLINOIS HOUSE
— House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch Releases Statement Regarding Illinois Policy Institute’s Holocaust Denier Candidate. DD: Should political parties be given the power to stop candidates from running as members of their party? What criteria could/should be used?
https://demsforilhouse.com/2026/01/house-speaker-emanuel-chris-welch-releases-statement-regarding-illinois-policy-institutes-holocaust-denier-candidate/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— As concerns about immigration enforcement intensify after the deadly weekend shooting in Minneapolis, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he plans to issue an executive order that would hold federal immigration agents criminally accountable for misconduct.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/29/johnson-on-running-chicago-under-trump-00754328
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: HOUSE RACE OUTRAGE: Republican Ed Lapinski, a candidate for the Illinois House in the 56th District, is facing backlash over text messages in which he questioned the Holocaust by referring to “supposed gas chambers.” Blunt reproach: The Illinois Republican Party issued a sharp rebuke, saying it “unequivocally condemns Ed Lapinski’s offensive and unacceptable comments regarding the Holocaust. The ILGOP was not involved in his recruitment for House District 56. Holocaust deniers and those who trivialize its atrocities have no place in elected office,” according to a statement. Illinois Policy, a group that had included Lapinski in its bipartisan ballot access program, said it removed him after learning of the language used in the texts. What’s next: A person familiar with the situation said the GOP asked Lapinski to drop out. Playbook was unable to reach him for comment. How it came to light: The messages were flagged by Republican activist Julie Cho, who posted them on Facebook and urged Lapinski to withdraw. Cho did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Outrage from the top: Democratic Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said the language “must disqualify anyone from holding office” outright, according to a statement. The 56th District seat is currently held by Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman, who has represented the Northwestern suburbs since 2011. History lesson: Back in 2018, a Holocaust denier tried to run for an Illinois congressional seat before he was rejected by GOP leaders.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-669/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Under Pritzker and under the rest of the Democrat elected officials in Illinois, anticipate/expect more and more and more of those who are the following will leave Illinois or become Democrats to avoid being destroyed by Democrats: 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What turns Duckworth against you? My doing the following turns Duckworth against me. My helping Peter Roskam defeat her in 2006 and my helping Joe Walsh try to defeat her 2012, Larry Kaifesh in 2014, and Mark Kirk in 2016. My avoiding the Vietnam War draft. My fighting race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. My and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF. The federal government paying a) 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since I was 18 in 1966 and b) 72% of my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums since 1978 because I was a federal employee and because I have been a federal retiree since 1997. My having gotten federal jobs and promotions that therefore Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, disabled people, non-Protestants, and /or non-German Americans did not get. I should write about big adverse actions since 2006 a) that she has had her operatives and her dupes take against me and b) that my critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take against me to curry favor with her. I have been a DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. She represented part of Milton Township 2013-2017. She has been my U.S. Senator since 2017. She knew that the Roskam campaign had set me up to be responsible if Roskam lost to her. She knew that I attended all her debates with Roskam. She knew that I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2006. She had one of her thugs throw me out of her press conference with Michael J. fox in Wheaton in 2006. I was standing next to Roskam’s campaign manager when she phoned in to concede in 2006. She knew that I got an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade in 2007. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kat Gets More Free Publicity from the Chicago Tribune
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/29/kat-gets-more-free-publicity-from-the-chicago-tribune/
— Norge Ski Jump This Weekend
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/29/norge-ski-jump-this-weekend/
— Woman- and Minority-Owned Business Promotion Goes from One Woman to …
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/29/woman-and-minority-owned-business-promotion-goes-from-one-woman-to/
— Don Tracy Calls for Ending State Tax on Tips and Overtime
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/28/16350/
— Bailey Brags He Is On Top According to Internal Poll
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/28/bailey-brags-he-is-on-top-according-to-internal-poll/
— GOP Gubernatorial Finance Numbers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/28/gop-gubernatorial-finance-numbers/
— Democratic Party Congressman Brad Schneider Backs Out of McHenry County Invisible Event Because Opponent Morgan Coghill Signed Up to Attend
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/28/democratic-party-congressman-brad-schneider-backs-out-of-mchenry-county-invisible-event-because-opponent-morgan-coghill-signed-up-to-attend/
— Sosnowski Discussed Affordability
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/28/sosnowski-discussed-affordability/
— Senators Darby Hills & Craig Wilcox on Adoption/Foster Parenting Panel Scheduled for January 31st in Libertyville
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/28/adoption-foster-parenting-seminar-scheduled-for-january-31st-in-libertyville/
— White Babies Bad?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=16117&action=edit
— Illinois Predicted to Lose Two Congressional Seats after 2030 Census
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/27/illinois-predicted-to-lose-two-congressional-seats-after-2030-censue/
— Poll Shows Raja Still Leading in Race for Democratic Party U.S. Senate Nomination
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/27/poll-shows-raja-still-leading-in-race-for-democratic-party-u-s-senate-nomination/
— What Caused Steve Reick To Have No Fall Opponent
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/26/what-caused-steve-reick-to-have-no-fall-opponent/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Conservative Josh Higgins Files Lawsuit Alleging Illinois GOP Used Illegal Postage to Protect Norine Hammond
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/conservative-josh-higgins-files-lawsuit-alleging-illinois-gop-used-illegal-postage-to-protect-norine-hammond.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House working on ‘drawdown’ plan for ICE in Minnesota
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/29/white-house-working-drawdown-plan-ice-minnesota/
DAILY CALLER
— Rubio, Duckworth Get In Shouting Match During Heated Exchange
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/28/marco-rubio-tammy-duckworth-shouting-match-senate-hearing/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Who’s Funding COPAL, a Group on the ‘Front Lines of Anti-ICE Operations’?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/28/whos-funding-copal-group-front-lines-anti-ice-operations/
— How Conservatives Are Winning the War on Transgenderism
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/28/how-conservatives-are-winning-the-war-on-transgenderism/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Rubio SPARS with Duckworth in HEATED confrontation
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388444388112
— Spurning Trump means Mayor Jacob Frey owns Minneapolis mess
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-spurning-trump-means-mayor-jacob-frey-owns-minneapolis-mess.print
— Census Bureau announces ‘negative net-migration,’ as DHS cites 3 million illegal immigrants deported
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/census-bureau-announces-negative-net-migration-dhs-cites-3-million-illegal-immigrants-deported.print
— Video appears to show Alex Pretti spit at federal agents, violently damage SUV days before fatal CBP shooting
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-appears-show-alex-pretti-spit-federal-agents-violently-damage-suv-days-before-fatal-cbp-shooting
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Durability of the Left’s Comforting Myths
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-durability-of-the-lefts-comforting-myths/
NEWSMAX
— GOP Cheers Musk’s Midterm Involvement
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/elon-musk-x-midterms/2026/01/28/id/1243974/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pritzker Signs Soft-on-Crime Bill Into Law
https://www.westernjournal.com/illinois-democrat-governor-signs-soft-crime-bill-law/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use Duckworth to promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5711910-duckworth-responds-to-vance/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders threaten government shutdown if Republicans do not stop deporting their illegals.
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-1-29-2026
REUTERS
— Trump touts ‘Trump accounts’ for babies as part of affordability pitch. DD: When you bought your first car, where did the money come from? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air ( https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1958-chevrolet-bel-air-c-16265.htm ) when I was 16 in 1964. The money came from what I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ) in 1966. The money came from what I had earned delivering newspapers and washing dishes for the minimum wage 1964-1966.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/bessent-says-500000-have-signed-up-trump-accounts-more-donations-coming-2026-01-28/
CBS NEWS & NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/video/nurses-honor-alex-pretti-at-memorial-site/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/alex-pretti-family-george-floyd-lawsuit-lawyers/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minneapolis-va-hospital-alex-pretti-memorial/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-transformed-federal-immigration-alex-pretti-renee-good-rcna256032
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/28/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-target-minnesota.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/stephen-miller-alex-pretti-shooting.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/trump-ice-protests-omar-attack.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: — DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Omar to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/ilhan-omar-trump-attack.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The left is badly misreading the politics of illegal immigration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/29/illegal-immigration-minneapolis-ice-deportations-politics/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota and Springsteen to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/01/28/bruce-springsteen-streets-of-minneapolis-song-alex-pretti-renee-good/88400305007/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/bruce-springsteen-releases-anti-ice-222201732.html
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/bruce-springsteen-ice-21320365.php
SCRIPPS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/immigration/immigration-civil-rights-groups-call-for-no-school-no-work-no-shopping-friday
WEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders have no problem with their Democrat protesters bringing their loaded guns to their Democrat protests.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/01/28/trump-says-you-cant-have-guns-when-asked-about-alex-prettis-shooting-death/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at younger voters that Trump causes all their problems.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-young-voters-poll-bd5462f2
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-and-his-team-have-a-well-worn-crisis-playbook-it-backfired-in-minnesota-c0849e4f
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota and Springsteen to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5691707/bruce-springsteen-minneapolis-protest-song-alex-pretti-renee-good
CATO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote noncitizens.
https://www.cato.org/blog/noncitizens-stole-30-fewer-welfare-benefits-citizens-2013-2024
ACLU
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want stoners to have guns.
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/can-it-be-a-felony-to-possess-a-gun-if-you-smoke-weed
PEW RESEARCH
— Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls. DD: www.gopillinois.com has never been paywalled, and it never will be. Further, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been free and with no advertising or donation requests, and they always will be. I am independent. All the time and money needed for the newsletters and the website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/24/few-americans-pay-for-news-when-they-encounter-paywalls/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
AFP
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlmRGFM68z8
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Liam Ramos to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/28/ilhan-omar-attack-trump-minneapolis-ecuador-embassy-rubio-venezuela-machado-iran-iraq-latest-news-updates
AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Minnesota to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/ice-ilhan-omar-and-somalis-unpacking-trumps-obsession-with-minnesota
January 28, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago nurses join labor, faith leaders in vigil for Alex Pretti, killed by Border Patrol in MN. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting-chicago-nurses-join-labor-faith-leaders-prayer-vigil-jesse-brown-va-hospital/18488293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The vigil brought together health care workers at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago alongside many others who may have never met Pretti but who, through their work, see themselves in him.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Anti-transgender Democrats sue Illinois over law requiring political party approval for nonprofit names
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-political-party-names-lawsuit/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/letters-012826-alex-pretti/
— Alex Pretti’s killing highlights the complex intersection of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/opinion-alex-pretti-border-patrol-ice-concealed-carry-second-amendment-free-assembly/
— DD: Democrats promote race-based voting. According to Democrats, you are a racist if you do not vote for Democrat candidates who are minority.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/column-chicago-danny-davis-jason-freidman-congress-primary-black-politics-washington/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: West Chicago teacher put on leave over pro-ICE comment. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/news/west-chicago-teacher-put-on-leave-over-pro-ice-comment/
— After Minneapolis shootings, GOP governor candidates talk about police, protester divide
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/illinois-state-politics/after-minneapolis-shootings-gop-governor-candidates-talk-about-police-protester-divide/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois’ Democratic US Senate primary heats up over ICE
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/01/28/illinois-democratic-us-senate-primary-heats-up-over-ice/88382530007/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Wisconsin gun owners slam Trump, Noem over comments on Pretti’s shooting
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/28/gun-owners-slam-trump-officials-over-saying-alex-prettwho-say-someone-cannot-come-to-a-protest-armed/88382762007/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti against Trump.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-administration-s-trust-and-credibility-21317178.php
WAND TV
— Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester. President Donald Trump says a “big investigation” is underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-federal-judge-orders-ice-chief-to-court-to-explain-why-detainees-are-denied/article_58a0377a-3b23-5f39-8def-1cfbd7ccef9c.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge finds Virginia Democrats’ redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-judge-finds-virginia-democrats-redistricting-resolution-illegal/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-28/trump-tried-to-turn-attention-back-to-the-economy-in-iowa-did-it-work
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders report on their success in promoting hatred against Trump. How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-27/conservative-minnesota-pastor-on-how-he-went-from-trump-supporter-to-member-of-the-resistance
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso To Battle Ex-Hinsdale D86 Law Firm. He has been hired to defend the district against its former attorney’s lawsuit.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-battle-ex-hinsdale-d86-law-firm
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Jesse Jackson Jr. testing voters
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/28/jesse-jackson-jr-testing-voters-00751677
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-668/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois GOP Accused of Illegal Postage Scheme to Protect Norine Hammond From Conservative Challenger
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-gop-accused-of-illegal-postage-scheme-to-protect-norine-hammond-from-conservative-challenger.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats request money while consoling after Minneapolis deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4435956/democrats-raising-money-off-minneapolis-deaths-alex-pretti-renee-good/
NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was ‘known’ to feds, and had rib broken in anti-ICE protest a week before he was killed by Border Patrol
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/alex-pretti-known-to-feds-had-rib-broken-in-anti-ice-protest-a-week-before-he-was-killed-by-border-patrol/
— Minnesota cop union boss slams local officials for blocking cooperation with ICE: ‘There would have been no loss of life’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/police-union-head-slams-minn-as-gov-walz-agrees-to-have-top-cop-work-with-border-czar/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Trump Administration’s NEH Agenda. Having failed to dismantle the endowment, the administration is now seeing whether it can be used to promote its own ideological projects.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-trump-administrations-neh-agenda/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Look to Virginia to see what the Democrats could win in 2028. Virginia defines trends in American politics, and it would behoove Republicans to consider this a warning.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/look_to_virginia_to_see_what_the_democrats_could_win_in_2028.html
— Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States. For decades, Europe has pursued economic, social, and environmental policies that have degraded its material and human capacity, possibly beyond recovery.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/europe_cannot_and_never_will_be_able_to_compete_with_the_united_states.html
— Britain and the Crisis of National Identity. Britain is committing suicide before the eyes of the world—the nation that once produced the culture and institutions to support a worldwide empire.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/britain_and_the_crisis_of_national_identity.html
BLAZE
— More than 100 outraged Democrat West Chicago community members denounce elementary school teacher over 2-word post about ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/two-word-ice-post-teacher
BREITBART
— Minnesota Jails Refuse to Hand Over Hundreds of Illegal Aliens to ICE Agents Every Year. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with their foreign criminals over Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/27/fact-check-minnesota-jails-refuse-to-hand-over-hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-to-ice-agents-every-year/
CAL COAST NEWS
— With open borders, there can be no welfare
https://calcoastnews.com/2026/01/with-open-borders-there-can-be-no-welfare/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: History has demonstrated that many countries have had problems with immigration. I am briefly describing one example. In about 376 Common Era, when The Roman Empire was divided into the Western and Eastern Empires, Goths (Germans) were trying to cross the river on the northern border of the Roman Empire. Huns were chasing and slaughtering the Goths. They wanted Roman protection. Valens, the Roman Emperor, didn’t want to let the Goths in, but he finally made a bargain with the leader of the Goths. The deal was in return for admission into the empire, the Goths would provide soldiers for the Roman army, which was fighting a war in the East of the Empire. The Romans would provide welfare to the Goths. After about 40 years, the Goths wanted to keep their own culture and stopped providing soldiers. The Romans cut off welfare. The Visigoths, one the Goth tribes, sacked Rome in 410 Common Era. This act effectively destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Quoting Milton Friedman in 1776: “A country can have open borders with no welfare. A country can have closed borders with welfare. If a country has open borders and welfare the country will disappear.” This history is a good lesson for our time. I got this information from “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” written by Edward Gibbon in 1776.)
CENTER SQUARE
— K-12 schools, higher ed institutions prevail in diversity litigation. DD: To send your child to a public school is to make your child a good little Democrat.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_efd1d11f-a036-43aa-b299-d7a4498b8565.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Law school rejects petition to remove ICE from career fair, employers withdraw. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/law-school-rejects-petition-to-remove-ice-as-employers-withdraw-from-career-fair/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Student petition signed by 1,200 calls ICE ‘fascist organization’ George Washington University Law School refused to disinvite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from its career fair Friday after over 1,200 students and organizations signed a petition to have the federal agency removed. The petition called on GW Law and the Georgetown University Law Center to remove ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from “all current components and future renditions” of the law schools’ joint event. “ICE is a fascist organization, tasked with carrying out ethnic cleansing, family separation, and extreme brutality and violence,” the petition states. It also states that “The government created ICE only 23 years ago to violently remove people from the United States, violating the human rights of immigrant communities and obfuscating the fact that the United States is a country stolen from Indigenous communities and built by enslaving Black people.” The students added that “Working for DHS or ICE is antithetical to what it means to be a lawyer serving the public interest.” Further, they stated that other law schools, such as New York University and American University’s Washington College of Law, have blocked “recruitment efforts” by DHS and ICE. “We remain adamant that regardless of immigration status, ICE’s actions grossly violate human rights, and we stand with immigrant communities everywhere in the fight against state violence,” the petition states. Dean Dayna Matthew met with the students who spearheaded the petition to discuss their concerns, and later sent an email stating the GW Law administrators decided not to rescind ICE’s invitation, The GW Hatchet reported. The dean cited free expression and university policy. The university is “committed to principles that protect all students’ right to ideological expression,” she stated. Matthew added that recruitment programs must remain open to all employers, even if some view their actions as objectionable. “In my view, providing PSRP access to an employer does not signal endorsement or support of that employer’s work or values,” Matthew stated. “My decision does support and endorse GW Law students’ right to express opposition to an employer consistent with the university’s freedom of expression policy,” she stated. After administrators declined to remove ICE, at least 20 employers pulled out of the career fair. However, the petition did have some impact. ICE’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor withdrew from the event while the agency’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center remained involved. Still, students were disappointed. “To bring an organization whose sole mission is to divide people, make people feel unwelcome, remove people from spaces and create a sense of unsafety and unrest into that space — a space that so many people in this community have worked so hard to curate — was very insulting to the people who have tried to make this such a welcoming place,” said student Anapaula Pérez-Gaitan, who is the program manager at the school’s public interest center. Last week, ICE withdrew from participating in an Arizona State University Law School event following a student-led petition, The College Fix reported. ICE had planned to host a table at the Government and Public Interest Table Talks event until 650 people signed a petition to protest the federal law enforcement agency’s participation.)
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Trump Can Use Federal Authority in Minneapolis as Eisenhower Once Did in Little Rock
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/01/26/trump-can-use-federal-authority-in-minneapolis-as-eisenhower-once-did-in-little-rock
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Wants to De-escalate in Minnesota. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino was replaced by White House border czar Tom Homan this week to lead the ongoing illegal immigration enforcement. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows
FOX NEWS
— You can never have law and order in sanctuary cities
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388412186112
— Trump laments shooting deaths of Good and Pretti, insists Minnesota personnel shuffle is not a ‘pullback’ President calls Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings ‘terrible,’ vows to ‘de-escalate’ operations in Minnesota. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-laments-shooting-deaths-good-pretti-insists-minnesota-personnel-shuffle-not-pullback
— Trump’s anti-DEI wins are temporary as colleges ‘wait out’ admin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ivy-league-watchdog-warns-trumps-anti-dei-wins-temporary-colleges-wait-him-out.print
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Go ICE”: West Chicago Teacher Put on Leave for Two Words Posted on Facebook.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/27/go-ice-chicago-area-teacher-put-on-leave-for-two-words-posted-on-facebook/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Higher Ed DEI is in “hunker-down mode… trying to wait out the Trump administration”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/higher-ed-dei-is-in-hunker-down-mode-trying-to-wait-out-the-trump-administration/
SALEM NEWS
— Leftists Don’t Care About The Crimes Illegals Commit
https://salemnewschannel.com/watch/leftists-dont-care-about-the-crimes-illegals-commit-697963412b5a24ee6ac90c2c
REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— DD: As long as Democrats run education in America, they will use education to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2026/01/28/race-conscious_admissions_may_not_be_totally_dead_1161361.html
TOWNHALL
— Philly’s Woke Prosecutor Says He Will ‘Hunt Down’ ICE Agents Like ‘Nazis’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/27/phillys-woke-prosecutor-says-he-will-hunt-down-ice-agents-like-nazis-n2670190
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump says he didn’t hear officials call Alex Pretti ‘a domestic terrorist’
https://thehill.com/homenews/5709270-trump-comments-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Shift Tone After Killings, Criticizing Trump’s Immigration Push. With the president signaling a pivot in his crackdown, G.O.P. lawmakers have felt freer to express concern. But it’s not clear what they are willing to do about it. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/republicans-shift-tone-immigration.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Denmark against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/mette-frederiksen-greenland-us-ally.html
— FRONT PAGE DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/minnesota-politics-immigration-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, everything that Republicans say or do is “far right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/white-supremacy-trump-administration-social-media.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/27/gun-rights-alex-pretti-nra-minneapolis/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/27/pretti-shooting-trump-clash-of-first-second-amendments/88375843007/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/26/ice-detained-us-citizens-minnesota-arrests/88304880007/
CBS NEWS
— Former law enforcement trainer sees “unanswered questions” in Alex Pretti’s shooting. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-shooting-unanswered-questions/
NEWSWEEK
— A teacher from a West Chicago elementary school has been put on administrative leave over a social media post in support of ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-under-investigation-put-on-leave-for-pro-ice-post-11426402
— Donald Trump Signals Minnesota Climbdown: ‘We’re Going To De-escalate’ DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-signals-minnesota-climbdown-de-escalate-alex-pretti-11428294
https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-policing-loses-humanity-opinion-11419577
REUTERS
— Northwestern law school defeats lawsuit alleging anti-white faculty hiring. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1980, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt they would admit today because under the Democrats, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination has gotten much worse.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/northwestern-law-school-defeats-lawsuit-alleging-anti-white-faculty-hiring-2026-01-22/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Northwestern University’s law school has persuaded a federal judge in Chicago to reject claims by a conservative group that the school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Wednesday agreed to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a nonprofit organization called Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP). The group is represented by prominent conservative attorney Jonathan Mitchell and by America First Legal, which was co-founded by Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller. FASORP first sued the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in July 2024, alleging it refused to consider hiring white male faculty candidates with “stellar credentials” while hiring other “mediocre” candidates from diverse racial and gender backgrounds. Ellis did not explain her reasons for dismissing the case. Northwestern had argued that FASORP did not have grounds to sue because the members it says were passed over for faculty jobs lacked the necessary credentials and had not actually applied. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three unnamed FASORP members who alleged they are ready and willing to apply for faculty posts at Northwestern’s law school but cannot compete because they are white men. The suit also accused Northwestern’s flagship law review of discriminating against white men in the selection of articles that appear in its pages. FASORP in court papers called hiring at American universities a “cesspool of corruption and lawlessness” that flouts anti-discrimination law in favor of women and minorities. The decision is the latest in a series of court setbacks for conservative legal groups targeting law schools, including unsuccessful discrimination cases against the Harvard Law Review in 2018 and the NYU Law Review in 2023.
FASORP also sued the Michigan Law Review for discrimination in June but voluntarily dismissed the case in October. Mitchell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday, nor did a Northwestern spokesperson.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP AND FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrats and RINOs want Trump to stop deporting their illegals. Trump got elected to deport their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/fallout-from-minnesota-citizen-watchdog-claims-of-ice-retaliation-98ed9cf9
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-quit-while-hes-ahead-on-immigration-6ceb14ca
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-immigration-population-census-bureau-46dfac4a
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-regression-to-the-mean-011c8056
BLOOMBERG
— The New Rules of Finding a Job in 2026. DD: My peers failed/refused to take jobs like the ones I took. I did yard work in Crete 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1966. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag in Chicago Heights in 1966. I pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances Chicago Heights in 1971 and 1972. I collected delinquent taxes for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.
https://www.bloomberg.com/explainers/how-to-get-a-job-ai-tips-us-labor-market
KFVS
— Largest federal employee union calls for Kristi Noem’s firing after Alex Pretti’s death. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/01/28/largest-federal-employee-union-calls-kristi-noems-firing-after-alex-prettis-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee union is calling for an independent investigation and for the resignation of prominent government leaders after a deadly shooting of a nurse in Minneapolis involving Border Patrol. Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said that following the killing of a fellow member, ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the group is calling for accountability.)
FED MANAGER
— OPM Rolls Out Guidance for “Rule of Many”- Promising More Flexible and Competitive Federal Hiring. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. If you get hired, but are not any of the aforesaid, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-rolls-out-guidance-for-rule-of-many-promising-more-flexible-and-competitive-federal-hiring
NARFE
— NARFE mourns the tragic death of Alex Pretti, a federal employee who served as an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Federal employees like Pretti retain their constitutional rights as private citizens to observe and protest their government when off duty, within the confines of the law. At the same time, all federal employees — including Border Patrol agents and other federal law enforcement personnel — are required to act within the law and the U.S. Constitution in the performance of their official duties. NARFE calls for an independent and unbiased investigation into the circumstances of Pretti’s death to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld and that federal employees remain accountable to the oath of office they take. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://narfe.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MzUzNzY4MCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTI4MzExMjM1
COMMON DREAMS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/are-we-already-in-a-civil-war
PBS
— Minnesota confrontations mirror simulation of how civil war begins. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/minnesota-confrontations-mirror-simulation-of-how-civil-war-begins-law-professor-says
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DD: What percent of those who come to America do so to get the tremendous benefits and preferences that Democrat and RINO leaders give them?
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/keeping_illegals_from_getting_benefits_important_voters_believe
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE
— Spain To Legalize More Than Half a Million Immigrants. DD: Of course, the next Democrat or RINO president will give citizenship, that is, official voting rights, to all illegals.
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/spain-to-legalize-more-than-half-a-million-immigrants/
TIMES OF INDIA
— Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/zuckerbergs-meta-blocks-info-on-ice-agents-instagram-facebook-threads-censor-links-as-backlash-grows-over-alex-pretti-killing/articleshow/127691118.cms
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Pritzker: Noem, you will be fired next; Pritzker reacts to Greg Bovino’s removal a as Border Patrol commander-at-large. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/kristi-noem-you-will-be-fired-next-il-gov-reacts-to-greg-bovino-s-removal-as-border-patrol-commander-at-large/ar-AA1V2Wh8
HALIFAX EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/is-the-u-s-on-a-slow-march-to-civil-war/
January 27, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey weighs in on ICE tactics
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gubernatorial-candidate-darren-bailey-weighs-in-on-ice-tactics/
NBC5
— Durbin, Duckworth against DHS funding package without ICE reform. The duo joined a large group of Democratic senators aiming to tie reform to DHS funding. DD: For Democrats, to reform ICE is to destroy ICE. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/durbin-duckworth-against-dhs-funding-package-without-ice-reform/3881873/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Juliana Stratton takes progressive lane, only one who calls for abolishing ICE in Democratic US Senate debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/illinois-senate-debate-democrats-stratton-aggressor/
DAILY HERALD
— GOP hopefuls dig into taxes, school choice at gubernatorial debate. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260126/illinois-state-politics/gop-hopefuls-dig-into-taxes-school-choice-at-gubernatorial-debate/
— Candidate’s supporters come together to knit, crochet for people in need
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260126/us-congress-politics/candidates-supporters-come-together-to-knit-crochet-for-people-in-need/
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Bailey rallies support in southern Illinois. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://dailyegyptian.com/123074/showcase/gubernatorial-candidate-darren-bailey-rallies-support-in-southern-illinois/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Vote yes that Trump should cut funding to cities and states that resist immigration enforcement. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://foxillinois.com/question-of-the-day/vote-should-president-trump-withhold-federal-funds-from-cities-and-states-that-dont-cooperate-with-immigration-enforcement-question-of-the-day-minnesota-social-services-fraud-immigration-enforcement-sanctuary-cities
IIT
— IIT in Chicago and Mumbai: Two Campuses, One Global Community
https://www.iit.edu/blog/illinois-tech-mumbai
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stratton goes on the offense
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/27/stratton-goes-on-the-offense-00748805
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP response: Jeannie Evans, a GOP candidate for Senate, said the Democratic debate sounds familiar: “They still want higher taxes, open borders and a defunding of our law enforcement. Their policies make Illinois unsafe, and cause businesses, jobs and opportunities to leave the state.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4433470/kyle-rittenhouse-blasts-democrats-using-his-story-rage-bait/
NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was among 50 anti-ICE protesters who confronted Border Patrol before Minneapolis shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/alex-pretti-was-among-50-anti-ice-protesters-who-confronted-border-patrol-before-minneapolis-shooting/
— FBI investigating Minnesota anti-ICE Signal chat groups. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/fbi-investigating-minnesota-anti-ice-signal-groups-kash-patel/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— APRIL 3, 2012 FLASHBACK: E-Verify
https://www.fairus.org/issue/e-verify
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Overseen by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), E-Verify: Is a voluntary, free online workforce verification system, Acts as a virtual wall that allows employers to compare information on an employee’s Form 1-9 with records at the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration, In partial use in 22 states, but only mandatory in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Tennessee, One of the highest-rated government programs in terms of user satisfaction. WHY E-VERIFY? E-Verify is a highly-effective way to combat illegal immigration because it works to eliminate that illegal jobs magnet. Several studies show: The number of recent immigrants fell by almost 40 percent when a state had a universal E-Verify law in effect, That illegal immigration fell by as much as 50 percent in a single year in states with mandatory E-Verify laws. Mandatory E-Verify not only reduces illegal immigration, but encourages illegal workers to return home. E-Verify protects American workers by ensuring employers only hire individuals authorized to work in the United States.)
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome, Is What Made America Awesome. If we truly want to raise the living standards for everyone, we must promote equality of opportunity—not spend our time policing equality of outcome. DD: My critics/opponents promote equality of outcome, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, minority, female, younger, unmarried, have less money than others, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for as long as mine have been.
https://fee.org/articles/equality-of-opportunity-not-outcome-is-what-made-america-awesome/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats have continuously sided with criminal illegal aliens
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388358741112
— Trump admin wins court victory freeing ICE agents from Minnesota protest restrictions
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-wins-court-victory-freeing-ice-agents-minnesota-protest-restrictions.print
— Anti-ICE mobs bankrolled by ‘shadowy interests’ putting law enforcement in danger. Crowds for hire CEO calls for Trump ‘cease-fire posture’ and outlines policy recommendations to prevent further escalation.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-ice-mobs-bankrolled-shadowy-interests-putting-law-enforcement-danger-ceo-warns
HOT AIR
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/01/26/finding-out-what-happens-when-you-bring-a-gun-to-an-ice-fight-n3811209
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Left Is Making Huge Progress Toward Letting Illegals Stay. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/01/26/left_is_making_huge_progress_toward_letting_illegals_stay_687523.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrats say Republicans are divided on ICE tactics as shutdown looms. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5704000-senate-republicans-ice-tactics/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5707180-gop-backlash-immigration-minneapolis/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat anti-ICE protesters clash with federal officers. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/anti-ice-protesters-clash-with-federal-officers-256627781897
— Most of the government could shut down this weekend. ICE operations would carry on. After a federal agent killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Democrats say they won’t vote for what was a bipartisan bill to fund most of the government, including DHS and ICE. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/government-shut-weekend-ice-operations-carry-rcna255971
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-addresses-comparisons-to-alex-pretti-11420109
https://www.newsweek.com/what-kyle-rittenhouse-has-said-about-alex-pretti-ice-shooting-11417690
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote mor hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting.html
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/pageoneplus/quote-of-the-day-economic-fear-running-deep-times-poll-says.html
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minneapolis-shooting-trump-ice-gop.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/style/alex-pretti-kyle-rittenhouse-online.html
— DD: Democrat protesters enter Minneapolis hotel. During the 1970s, Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/ice-protests-minneapolis-hotel.html
— Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work. Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/trump-irs-taxes-bisignano.html
— DD: The point of college is to qualify yourself for jobs, that is, to become a productive member of society.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/opinion/college-thinking-illiberalism.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for affordability problems. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/27/donald-trump-iowa-affordability/a1088034-fb40-11f0-954b-b80c7ed67fc7_story.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/24/ice-trump-frey-police-community-relations-minneapolis/88194150007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/25/trump-ice-death-turning-point-immigration-video/88349058007/
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-gun-rights-border-patrol-ice/88348880007/
TENNESSEAN
— Nobody forced you to take out that student loan. DD: Did you take out a student loan? I did not even try. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I could not have gotten a student loan if I had tried. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I had not demonstrated any leadership capabilities. I had washed dishes for the minimum wage for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and for 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2025/05/08/nobody-forced-you-to-take-out-that-student-loan-opinion/83499281007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrats use Pretti to stop deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/minneapolis-pretti-trump-immigration-protests-068b69d4
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-48-hours-that-convinced-trump-to-change-course-in-minnesota-a91d7683
FORTUNE
— Trump’s war on immigration entangles business in PR disaster and the literal site of contested arrests
https://fortune.com/2026/01/26/business-immigration-controversy-disaster-public-relations-site-of-arrests/
FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you if you do not promote LGBTQ and b) will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91479625/the-reason-the-gay-glass-ceiling-hasnt-been-shattered
REDFIN
— Housing affordability by generation. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.msadvocate.com/premium/stacker/stories/housing-affordability-by-generation,56660
TIME
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://time.com/7357961/ice-shooting-alex-pretti-guns-trump/
BEAST
— DD: Democrats say Trump’s immigration polls hit record low after “nurse killing.” During the 1970s, Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-immigration-polls-hit-record-low-after-nurse-killing/
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trigger-happy-kyle-rittenhouse-breaks-ranks-with-trump-after-nurse-killing/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— DD: Alex Pretti was part of a Democrat anti-ICE group that confronted ICE Minneapolis shooting. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://news.meaww.com/alex-pretti-part-of-anti-ice-group-that-confronted-border-patrol-before-minneapolis-shooting
January 25, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/brandon-johnson-to-speak-at-chicago-ice-out-of-everywhere-rally/3881184/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-protests-planned-chicago-federal-agents-kill-minneapolis-resident/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-donald-trump-immigration-surge-ice-border-patrol-alex-pretti/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-chief-says-people-have-had-enough-after-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents/
— Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to “help bring back law and order” in wake of shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-welfare-data-walz-immigration-shootings/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-mn-updates-jan-25
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/mother-detained-ice-church-community-help/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/minneapolis-mourns-man-killed-border-patrol-agent/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/republican-investigation-minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/democrats-homeland-security-funding-bill/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/immigration-agents-minneapolis-shooting/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/25/ice-protesters-immigration-minneapolis-loop-congress-plaza-pretti-bovino-good
— Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody. Juan Espinoza Martinez now faces deportation despite the courtroom victory Thursday by his attorneys.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/24/juan-espinoza-martinez-bovino-murder-plot-ice-custody
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/nation-and-world/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-is-shot-and-killed-during-crackdown/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wgnradio.com/news/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-fatally-shot/
WBEZ
— DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/01/22/what-to-know-us-senate-debate-march-17-primary-krishnamoorthi-kelly-stratton
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-getting-to-no-europes-leaders-find-a-way-to-speak-with-one-voice-against-trump/
— DD: The more that you criticize blast Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/republican-governor-expresses-concern-over-minneapolis-shooting-americans-dont-like-what-theyre-seeing-right-now/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise immigrants.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-25/thousands-of-new-americans-opt-for-ultimate-act-of-inclusion-despite-obstacles
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents had Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/protester-killed-saturday-clash-ice-agents-sig-sauer-high-capacity/
— Second Minnesota killing by U.S. officials sparks showdown between Trump admin, community leaders
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/second-minnesota-killing-us-officials-sparks-showdown-trump-admin/
— Spanberger and Democrats work overtime to turn Virginia into Venezuela
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/spanberger-democrats-work-overtime-turn-virginia-venezuela/
— After Trump, Republicans face a reckoning over conservatism. A personality-driven movement leaves unanswered questions about what comes next. DD: Who leads conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/trump-republicans-face-reckoning-conservatism/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bondi offers path to end ‘chaos’ in Minnesota in letter to Walz seeking voter rolls
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4432820/bondi-letter-walz-minnesota-ice-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK POST
— Tim Walz compares Trump’s ICE crackdown in Minnesota to Nazi occupation told by Anne Frank
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/tim-walz-compares-trumps-ice-crackdown-to-nazi-occupation/
— Top Trump lieutenants join in blasting Dems Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for ‘inciting’ protesters
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/trump-noem-blast-dems-tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-for-inciting-protesters-like-alex-pretti/
— Enrollment declines in major city school districts as parents seek better options. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/media/enrollment-declines-in-major-city-school-districts-as-parents-seek-better-options/
— Bessent trashes Canada’s PM as Trump bemoans China ‘completely taking over’ US neighbor
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/scott-bessent-trashes-canadas-pm-as-president-trump-bemoans-china-completely-taking-over-us-neighbor/
— How Zohran Mamdani’s ignorance could drive New York to ruin
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/how-zohran-mamdanis-ignorance-could-drive-new-york-to-ruin/
— Sorry, AOC — protest culture is un-American
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/sorry-aoc-protest-culture-is-un-american/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats threaten to shut down government to protect illegal alien criminals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/democrats_threaten_to_shut_down_government_to_protect_illegal_alien_criminals.html
— The facts show that Alex Pretti died to protect fraud and other illegality. There’s something very wrong with Americans who will fight to the death for this.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_facts_show_that_alex_pretti_died_to_protect_fraud_and_other_illegality.html
BREITBART
— Barack Obama Urges More Street Protests, Blames Trump for Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/01/25/obama-urge-more-protests-blames-trump-after-minneapolis-shooting/
— Vance: ‘Engineered Chaos’ in Minneapolis Is Consequence of Leftists Working with Local Officials
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/25/jd-vance-engineered-chaos-in-minneapolis-is-consequence-of-leftists-working-with-local-officials/
— Noem: It Is ‘Breaking the Law’ in Minnesota to ‘Conceal Carry Without an ID on You’
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/25/kristi-noem-it-is-breaking-the-law-in-minnesota-to-conceal-carry-without-an-id-on-you/
— Chicago’s police chief delivered a blunt warning amid rising confrontations with federal immigration officers, reminding residents in October that ICE and HSI personnel are “law enforcement officers” and that attacking or obstructing them is a criminal act. He cautioned that emotional disagreement with federal operations does not give anyone license to interfere, adding that Chicago police “do not interfere with the duties and responsibilities of federal agents” and are committed to keeping them safe.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/01/24/chicago-police-chief-federal-agents-are-officers/
EPOCH TIMES
— Homeland Security Seeks to Restrict Immigrants From Relying on Welfare. Changes to the public charge rule aim to reduce incentives to illegal immigration and discourage immigrants from relying on public benefits. DD: How strongly do illegals use food pantries in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/homeland-security-seeks-to-restrict-immigrants-from-relying-on-welfare-5949944
FOX NEWS
— Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: ‘Hiding in their houses.’ Minnesota governor says children are ‘hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside’ following fatal ICE shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-walz-compares-minnesota-ice-actions-holocaust-anne-frank-hiding-houses
— Walz blasts Trump and federal agents, likens immigration sweep in Minneapolis to the Holocaust
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388299124112
— Anti-ICE agitators adopt Palestinian tactics, including martyrdom. Alex Pretti brought gun and extra ammunition before allegedly intervening in immigration arrest.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-anti-ice-agitators-adopt-palestinian-tactics-including-martyrdom
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Defines Tipping Off ICE as Illegal ‘Discrimination.” Landlord who tipped off ICE about illegal alien gang members faces investigation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/gov-pritzker-defines-tipping-off-ice-as-illegal-discrimination/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Canadian Media Outlets Help Whip Up U.S. Invasion Fears
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/canadian-media-outlets-help-whip-up-u-s-invasion-fears/
NEW AMERICAN
— 76 Republicans Vote to Fund Abortions & “Trans” Procedures
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/congress/76-republicans-vote-to-fund-abortions-trans-procedures/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Gavin Newsom Looks Like The Media’s 2028 Candidate
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2026/01/24/gavin-newsom-looks-medias-2028-candidate
PJ MEDIA
— The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Alex Pretti, the Man the Border Patrol Shot
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/25/the-left-doesnt-want-you-to-know-this-about-the-man-shot-by-border-patrol-n4948728
— Suicide by ICE: Leftist Masterminds Are Getting What They Wanted
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/25/suicide-by-ice-n4948732
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Local sanctuary policies are creating chaos for communities
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5704178-immigration-policy-national-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Immigration policy is not a local preference. It is not a city ordinance. It is not a state experiment. Under the Constitution and federal statute, immigration law is national law under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4. It is written by Congress, enforced by the executive branch, and applied uniformly across the country. City councils and statehouses do not get to decide immigration policy for the rest of the nation. Congress does. That distinction matters, because much of what now defines the immigration debate is not coming from Congress. It is coming from municipalities and state governments attempting to carve out “sanctuary” regimes that limit cooperation with federal enforcement, restrict information sharing, and in some cases actively obstruct federal immigration operations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not a private agency. It is an enforcement arm of the federal government. Entering the U.S. without inspection is a federal offense. Overstaying a visa is a civil violation. In both cases, the legal remedy established by Congress is removal from the country.)
ABC NEWS
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/republicans-express-concern-tactics-minnesota-urge-shooting-investigation-129543773
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059
— Pritzker Should ‘Beg’ Trump for Natl Guard in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/peter-navarro-jb-pritzker-chicago/2026/01/25/id/1243463/
WFIN
— DD: Pritzker and other Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/pritzker-urges-unified-response-from-democrat-republican-governors-after-cpb-fatally-shoots-man/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sen. Graham Proposes Bill Ending Sanctuary Cities
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/sen-graham-proposes-bill-ending-sanctuary-cities-GARbkK0QRNjCJrzXEdK2
— These Developers Stand to Win in Trump’s Housing-Investor Crackdown. The build-to-rent business looks poised to take off after Trump exempted this industry from his regulations on large investors. DD: Homeownership should be everyone’s goal. People take better care of what they own than what they rent.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/these-developers-stand-to-win-in-trumps-housing-investor-crackdown-fed348a7
— ICE’s Expanding Authority Under Trump. DD: Trump was elected to stop illegal immigration and to deport the illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/ices-expanding-authority-under-trump/2575bda6-8a92-4e8f-ae80-d80f91120f1e
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/mamdani-vows-to-use-all-options-to-keep-ice-out-of-new-york-city?srnd=phx-politics
FORTUNE
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/25/republican-critics-trump-minnesota-tragedy-disturbing-ice-shooting/
BANKING RATES
— 6 Things the Upper Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in 5 Years. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-things-upper-middle-class-215505196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Single-Family Homes in Many Cities, Childcare, New Cars, International Vacations, Retirement
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Trump fascist.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
IRELAND INDEPENDENT
— Wealthy Americans fleeing here in growing numbers. Over 380 visas issued last year to US residents with substantial income and funds to buy own house.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20260125/281569477140860
January 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/23/chicago-minnesota-protest-ice-border-patrol-funding-bill
SHAW LOCAL
— DuPagePads meets ‘unprecedented’ need for shelter from cold with overnight warming center
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/01/23/dupagepads-meets-unprecedented-need-for-shelter-from-cold-with-overnight-warming-center/
— What $1 million or less gets you in DuPage / Cook County, Jan. 12 to 18
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/what-1-million-or-less-gets-you-in-dupage-cook-county-jan-12-to-18/
— Glen Ellyn: Single-family home built in 1938 goes for $1 million
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/glen-ellyn-single-family-home-built-in-1938-goes-for-1-million/
SOUTHERN
— Vance addresses criticism that Trump admin has not done enough to move anti-abortion rights agenda forward
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/23/vance-addresses-criticism-that-trump-admin-has-not-done-enough-to-move-anti-abortion-rights-agenda-forward/
FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Horrific smear’: ICE did not arrest 5-year-old or use child as ‘bait,’ McLaughlin says
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/horrific-smear-ice-did-not-arrest-5-year-old-or-use-child-as-bait-mclaughlin-says-minneapolis-minnesota-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-raid-illegal-immigration-governor-tim-walz-mayor-jacob-frey-investigation-probe
WCIA
— Issues with federal government loom large in Illinois over 2026 session. DD: How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois officially declare war against the federal government, that is, against America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhxz25OqcOU
WSIU
— Lawmakers discuss potential changes to the SAFE-T Act
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2026-01-23/state-week-lawmakers-discuss-potential-changes-to-the-safe-t-act
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you had an opportunity to stress something to Trump, what would you stress? Among many things, I would stress political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government. I would stress that the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I would stress that because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I would stress that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. I would stress that I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 years old in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer starting salary was $56,409/year (GS-7) in 1971. It was $68,999/year (GS-9) in 1972. It was $83,482/year (GS-11) in 1973. It was $100,059/year (GS-12) in 1974. The IRS manager who promoted me those three times was impressed by my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. None of my coworkers were doing anything like that. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, those promotions should have been given to my coworkers were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. GAO audits IRS. Because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 ($113,402/year) to GS-9 Step 10 ($89,703/year), to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, I should have had to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut to transfer, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1 ($40,701/year). They succeeded in delaying my promotion to GS-13 ($118,984/year) until 1986. They never would have promoted me to GS-13 if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Predatory Gambling in Illinois Continues to Expand
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/predatory-gambling-in-illinois-continues-to-expand/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘An Acceptance of Violence Against Civilians’: Campus Activists Spread Official Hamas and Hezbollah Propaganda Materials
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/campus-activists-are-spreading-hamas-terror-propaganda-adl-study/
NEW YORK POST
— Woke colleges are still wasting young American minds. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/opinion/the-fight-to-purge-wokeness-at-colleges-is-far-from-over/
— Trump’s border czar Tom Homan rips new Dem Virginia Gov. Spanberger over order ending ICE cooperation
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/us-news/trumps-border-czar-tom-homan-vows-to-work-around-virginia-gov-spanbergers-executive-order-ending-ice-cooperation/
— NYC campus activists peddling propaganda directly from Hamas encouraging violence against Jews
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/nyc-campus-activists-peddle-propaganda-directly-from-hamas-terrifying-report/
— Despite Trump’s efforts, airline DEI programs are still risking people’s lives
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/opinion/despite-trumps-efforts-airline-dei-programs-are-still-risking-peoples-lives/
BLAZE
— This is what happens when a state elects a ‘moderate’ Democrat
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/this-is-what-happens-when-a-state-elects-a-moderate-democrat
BREITBART
— Bad Bunny to Wear Dress in Super Bowl Halftime Show Dedicated to ‘Queer Icons’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/01/23/report-bad-bunny-to-wear-dress-in-super-bowl-halftime-show-dedicated-to-queer-icons/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— They Threatened ICE Online—Then X and Google Got Involved
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/23/hiding-behind-a-screen-wont-protect-you-big-tech-helped-identify-ice-threat-suspects/
DAILY WIRE
— JD Vance DEBUNKS Lie That ICE Arrested 5-Year-Old
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mks-ep-1897
1819 NEWS
— Trump endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor in 2026. DD: Which Republican primary candidate on the ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://1819news.com/news/item/trump-endorses-tommy-tuberville-for-governor-in-2026
EPOCH TIMES
— Why Greenland Is Vital for US to Counter China and Russia. The Russian presence in the Arctic now includes six army bases, 10 radar stations, 14 airfields, and 16 deep-water ports.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-greenland-is-vital-for-us-to-counter-china-and-russia-5971427
FOX NEWS
— Trump reportedly touring the country weekly ahead of midterms
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388148904112
— Mamdani clarifies NYC won’t check immigration status for universal childcare enrollees. Mayor proclaims New York City a sanctuary city, and ICE agents wouldn’t be allowed into a school without a judicial warrant.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-clarifies-nyc-wont-check-immigration-status-universal-childcare-enrollees
OPM
— The problem of employee ratings inflation in the federal government is well known – about 60% of employees are rated “outstanding’ or “exceptional” and only 0.3% are rated below satisfactory. DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system to justify their forcing me to resign when I was 20 in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system to justify their not promoting me to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors used my IRS employee ratings to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system a) to justify their delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, b) to justify their never promoting me beyond GS-13, c) to justify their always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.opm.gov/news/secrets-of-opm/bad-management/
PJ MEDIA
— Michelle Obama’s Racism Is No Surprise, Considering Her Husband’s Record
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/01/23/michelle-obamas-racism-is-no-surprise-considering-her-husbands-record-n4948672
YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Trump drops another blockbuster 2026 endorsement. DD: Which Republican primary candidate on the ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://yellowhammernews.com/president-trump-drops-another-blockbuster-2026-endorsement-urging-algop-chair-john-wahl-to-run-for-lt-governor/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Minneapolis streets filled with protesters. DD: How soon will the Democrats who run Minnesota officially declare war against the federal government, that is, against America?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent/?id=129340693
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO rightly exists to harm/stop Republican elected officials. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. When I was 31 in 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/the-one-person-who-can-stop-trump-has-two-months-left-to-do-it/ar-AA1PhX9W
MERCURY NEWS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/24/opinion-dei-is-a-path-to-meritocracy-not-an-alternative/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ICE Agent Charged With Misdemeanor Following Scuffle With an Activist. The police in Brookfield filed a battery charge against a federal agent, who was off duty when he scuffled with an immigrant rights activist. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/ice-agent-charged-illinois.html
— Thousands March Through Manhattan to Protest ICE Crackdowns Across U.S. The detention this week of a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota animated protesters in New York City, who faced freezing temperatures. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/nyregion/nyc-ice-protest-union-square.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/nyregion/refettorio-harlem-nyc-free-food.html
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-minneapolis-ice.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and Russia against Trump, that is, against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/davos-trump-xi-china.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-drops-court-fight-enact-181048063.html
SACRAMENTO BEE
— Lessons from the Vietnam War on resisting authoritarianism at home. DD: What are the similarities and differences between Vietnam in the past and Venezuela today?
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article314251069.html
CAPE GAZETTE
— Retired Fed? The IRS May Be Looking For You! DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years. To get rid of me because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically disallowed my education deductions. They disallowed my graduate evening business and accounting courses that I had taken at Loyola and DePaul. They did that notwithstanding the fact a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take such courses and b) that I had stated that in my Loyola and DePaul applications. They outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically argued a) that the courses did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that the courses qualified me for a new trade or business. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.capegazette.com/affiliate-post/retired-fed-irs-may-be-looking-you/297935
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the past few months the IRS has reinvigorated a tax enforcement program aimed at Federal employees and retirees who they claim are not in full compliance with their tax obligations. This program, the Federal Employee/Retiree Delinquency Initiative (FERDI) is an IRS enforcement program targeting unpaid taxes and unfiled returns among federal employees and retirees. Established decades ago, but ramped up recently, it uses payroll and pension data to identify employees and retirees who may have unresolved tax issues. As part of this initiative, the IRS has sent out more than a half million letters known as LT36 Notices, stating that the employee or retiree receiving the letter is, per their records, noncompliant with federal tax laws and must act quickly. These LT36 Notices urge federal workers and retirees to review their IRS account, file any outstanding returns, pay owed taxes, or arrange a payment plan. Failure to respond in a timely manner may lead to aggressive collection actions, including wage garnishments, pension levies, and Social Security benefit seizures. The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service urges any federal employee or retiree who receives an LT36 notice to respond quickly before the IRS takes further action that could affect paychecks, pensions, and other benefits. And they further advise that you seek assistance from a tax professional or the Taxpayer Advocate Service to help you respond to this serious Notice.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Virginia Go the Way of Illinois? The plaintiff bar poses the first big test for new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. DD: To get elected, Biden falsely painted himself as being a moderate.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/virginia-tort-law-class-actions-abigail-spanberger-legislature-20ce4fa1
— Elon Musk Is Diving Back Into U.S. Politics. Billionaire has mended rift with Trump and he is giving millions to Republicans again.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-2026-midterms-1890c056
— The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum. As progressives push to disband the agency, centrists are warning Democrats risk similar blowback to the ‘defund the police’ movement
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/democrat-respone-abolish-ice-bc51a946
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
— DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://nysba.org/scaling-back-dei-has-chilling-effect-on-lgbtq-attorneys/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Childcare subsidies. DD: When were you young and how much money did your parents have when you were young? I was young back in the good old days during the 1940s and 1950s. My critics/opponents have always painted my parents as having been filthy rich because my mother stayed home and raised me and my brother and because they sent us to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools kindergarten through eighth grade. But 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. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/23/trump-child-care-nick-shirley-minnesota-development-fund/
BANKING RATES
— 3 College Majors With Declining Starting Salaries. DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 years old in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer starting salary was $56,409/year (GS-7) in 1971. It was $68,999/year (GS-9) in 1972. It was $83,482/year (GS-11) in 1973. It was $100,059/year (GS-12) in 1974. The IRS manager who promoted me those three times was impressed by my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. None of my coworkers were doing anything like that. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, those promotions should have been given to my coworkers were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. GAO audits IRS. Because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 ($113,402/year) to GS-9 Step 10 ($89,703/year), to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, I should have had to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut to transfer, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1 ($40,701/year). They succeeded in delaying my promotion to GS-13 ($118,984/year) until 1986. They never would have promoted me to GS-13 if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.aol.com/3-college-majors-declining-starting-130232761.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some College Majors Have Rising Salaries. There’s also been an increase in projected starting salaries for college graduates in the following fields. . .Business. . .2025 salary projection: $65,276. . .As broad as this degree is, options for those starting out include marketing manager, financial controller and financial planning analyst. But as with many of these job titles, more than a bachelor’s degree may be required.)
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that if/when they regain control of the White House, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House, they will get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To vote for Democrats is to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics. Republicans should be ever-increasingly doing more for their self-defense.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/social-media-trump-administration-dhs/685659/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/23/2365007/-Doing-Right-by-Black-People-Is-Not-Reverse-Racism
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Bruce Willis: You can’t undo the past, but you can certainly not repeat it. DD: Democrats run the federal government. They do not want to employ Republicans. In 1969, the Democrats who ran the Post Office forced me to resign. So why did I become an IRS employee in 1971? I had to have a job. My Firestone Store boss had rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother. IRS offered me a job because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE) and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. I never applied to work for IRS. I had taken the FSEE as a backup.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/quote-of-the-day-by-die-hard-actor-bruce-willis-you-cant-undo-the-past-but-you-can-certainly-not-repeat-it/amp_articleshow/127368717.cms
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALTY
— FOR SALE: PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1519 Foothill Drive, Wheaton – $1,799,000 DD: This lot is in my precinct. The realtor, Lee Ernst, represented me in an Iron Gate Motor Condo sale and purchase last year.
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12516679
— FOR SALE: PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1021 Greenwood Drive, Wheaton – $1,685,000 DD: This lot is in my precinct. The realtor, Lee Ernst, represented me in an Iron Gate Motor Condo sale and purchase last year.
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12488277