May 12, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/column-fertility-rate-children-anxiety-page/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more crime and poverty and b) blame it on Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/12/willie-horton-black-brown-immigrants-crime-second-chances-ben-jealous
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/12/working-class-families-social-service-cuts-wealthy-taxes-carol-ammons-graciela-guzman-dave-koehler

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260511/news/kane-county-states-attorney-aurora-police-acted-appropriately-during-anti-ice-school-protest/

FOX32
— Street takeovers show Chicago police car rammed, teens smacking hood
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/street-takeovers-show-chicago-police-car-rammed-teens-smacking-hood

WTTW
— SAFE-T Act Once Again Under the Microscope Following Killing of CPD Officer. State Lawmakers Weigh In.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/11/safe-t-act-once-again-under-microscope-following-killing-cpd-officer-state-lawmakers

MAHOMET DAILY
— On May 8, former state representative and Illinois resident Jeanne Ives filed a complaint against Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois State Board of Elections Executive Director Bernadette Matthews, and the Illinois State Board of Elections, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief blocking enforcement of the Illinois Voting Rights Act of 2011.
https://mahometdaily.com/illinois-lawsuit-claims-state-voting-rights-act-unconstitutionally-uses-race-in-drawing-legislative-maps/

LOYOLA
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://www.luc.edu/english/stories/archive/melissabradshaw.shtml

COD COURIER
— Newly Elected College of DuPage Student Trustee Apologizes for Use of Racial Slurs
https://codcourier.org/newly-elected-college-of-dupage-student-trustee-apologizes-for-use-of-racial-slurs/
— College of DuPage Survey Finds Struggle with Anxiety and Sleep
https://codcourier.org/college-of-dupage-survey-finds-struggle-with-anxiety-and-sleep/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems wary of redraw push
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/12/illinois-dems-wary-of-redraw-push-00915607

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

PJ MEDIA
— Academia Continues to Defy Trump Administration Anti-DEI Rules. DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/11/academia-continues-to-defy-trump-administration-anti-dei-rules-n4952747

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Chicago’s State-Sponsored Protest
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/05/11/how_the_charter_school_idea_reshaped_public_education_from_boutique_to_baseline_1182116.html
— Segregating Minorities Into Districts To Elect A Minority Is Over; The Constitution Is Color Blind
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/11/john_yoo_segregating_minorities_into_districts_to_elect_a_minority_is_over_the_constitution_is_color_blind.html
— Trump: If we find the fraud in this country, you’ll have a balanced budget without even cutting anything.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-if-we-find-the-fraud-in-this-country-you-ll-have-a-balanced-budget-without-even-cutting-anything/vi-AA1VCuxs
— SCOTUS Just Ended 60 Years of Affirmative Action for House Democrats. Congressional Democrats talk tough about leveling the playing field. Now they’re complaining that the Supreme Court just gave them one. It turns out “fair” meant “rigged in our favor” – and on April 29 the court called their bluff. Louisiana v. Callais is about ending a 60-year abuse that turned the 1965 Voting Rights Act from a tool for stopping racial discrimination into a weapon for mandating it. Under a warped interpretation of the law’s original purpose, federal courts long forced states to draw congressional maps based on voters’ race. The result: 144 majority-minority districts, just 23 of which elected Republicans in 2024. Call it what it is: affirmative action for Democratic members of Congress.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/12/scotus_just_ended_60_years_of_affirmative_action_for_house_democrats__154111.html

TOWNHALL
— Democratic Socialist Morons Have Money and Momentum
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/05/12/democratic-socialist-morons-have-money-and-momentum-n2675909

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5872681-jeffries-virginia-redistricting-response/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.indy100.com/news/trump-immigration-us-poll-birthright

REUTERS
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-presidential-candidate-cory-booker-proposes-office-to-fight-white-supremacy-idUSKCN1V50ZN/

AOL & MSN
— Target quietly expands THC hemp drinks across Florida Texas Illinois, luring back shoppers
https://www.aol.com/articles/target-quietly-expands-thc-hemp-210300000.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/thc-drinks-move-into-mainstream-retail-as-target-adds-them-to-300-stores-across-3-states/ar-AA22WoNU

MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/redistricting-republicans-democrats.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In 2022, speakers that spring at the nation’s top 25 research universities and top 25 liberal arts colleges: There was not a single conservative among a sea of liberal and progressive speakers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/11/politics-commencement-there-better-way/

WTVB
— Erica Kirk delivers commencement address at Hillsdale College
https://wtvbam.com/2026/05/11/936138/

KPC NEWS
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans are guilty for all the problems that that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.kpcnews.com/article_6b1024c6-40e2-450c-966f-0a1a4b92d97c.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Job Market Leans Against Men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you are a man, your future is ever-increasingly bleak if you are also: conservative, Republican, American, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-men-employment-data-ec4d6d68
— Where Does Our Free Time Go in Retirement? DD: Since 2000, more and more and more of my free time has gone into putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I have more free time because my critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012 and my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/retirement-social-media-addiction-befe32b4
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-waitlists-national-decision-day-4cb7b5d8

FORBES
— DD: All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or were minority and/or younger than me.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/
— Student Loan Debt Statistics. DD: What percent worked their way through college? I did. I graduated debt-free from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that. They stress that I would not have been able to do that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/average-student-loan-debt-statistics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: $1.75 trillion in total student loan debt (including federal and private loans); $28,950 owed per borrower on average
About 92% of all student debt are federal student loans; the remaining amount is private student loans; 55% of students from public four-year institutions had student loans; 57% of students from private nonprofit four-year institutions took on education debt)

BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/jeffries-insists-democrats-can-win-house-despite-redistricting

BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they have to racially gerrymander to win.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/callais-decision-threatens-to-stall-diversity-gains-in-house/

HR DRIVE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/how-to-reduce-dei-programs-legal-risk/819826/

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— College degrees are losing their edge: Unemployment for young college graduates has risen in historical terms, and the college wage premium has been flat or falling in recent years. DD: Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not had a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination.
https://www.epi.org/blog/class-of-2026-young-college-graduates-face-a-weaker-labor-market-but-a-more-mixed-picture-than-the-headlines-suggest/

STATISTA
— Master’s degrees. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses.  My Democrat GAO superiors would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not had an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not had a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/185160/number-of-masters-degrees-by-gender-since-1950/

GALLUP
— How has alcohol drinking impacted you? Virtually all my superiors who were White, male, and/or older and who took adverse actions against me were heavy drinkers. They disapproved of my conservatism.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/467507/percentage-americans-drink-alcohol.aspx

WEEK
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://theweek.com/politics/democrats-reel-court-imposed-redistricting

PBS
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/gop-rush-to-redraw-u-s-house-seats-creates-voter-confusion-headaches-for-election-officials

POLITICO
— DD: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, racial gerrymandering makes it all but impossible for Republicans to win.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/05/11/trump-gop-redistricting-warning-00913677

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/21/straight-white-men-overrepresentation

May 9, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote women over men.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-rep-lauren-underwood-new-host-womens-power-brunch-jan-schakowsky-retires-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-keynote-speaker/19065999/

NBC5
— The current Republican candidate for DuPage County board chairman and long-time mayor of Burr Ridge Gary Grasso is standing up for his town’s quasi-celebrity chef and accused outfit operative Gigi Rovito.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/burr-ridge-mayor-goes-to-bat-for-accused-outfit-operative-gigi-rovito/3933255/

WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/daca-recipients-legal-limbo-renewal-application-delays-mount

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-first-year-donald-trump/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements. There’s more work planned at the site, with the final cost likely to approach $200 million.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/05/09/obama-presidential-center-123-million-cdot-public-infrastructure-improvements
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/08/black-political-representation-supreme-court-voter-rights-act-marc-morial

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County conservatives plan ‘Rally of the Silent Majority’ May 17
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260508/news/mchenry-county-conservatives-plan-rally-of-the-silent-majority-may-17/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/08/downers-grove-commissioner-angered-by-rhetoric-that-accompanied-request-to-end-villages-pride-month/

NPR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy trump.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5816844/abc-trump-administration-free-speech

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-vatican-sending-new-signals-of-openness-but-limitations-in-outreach-to-lgbtq-catholics/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million. Google has reached a settlement with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022. DD: Of course, Google sides with GAO in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf . GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and replaced me with my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no CPA license like I had.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/google-settles-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-for-50-million/article_7ebb4b93-b69c-5e8a-b9da-588722c30153.html

CHAMBANA TODAY
— Aaron Del Mar joins Darren Bailey to push pro-business, bipartisan agenda in Illinois. Former Palatine councilman emphasizes experience, collaboration, and statewide governance in campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-aaron-del-mar-joins-darren-bailey-to-push-pro-business-bipartisan-agenda-in-illinois/

ELMHURST PATCH
— Lawsuit: DuPage Sheriff Retaliated Against Sergeant Over Bias Complaint. The sergeant alleged a superior treated white deputies better. But a county panel said the allegations were based on rumors, not facts. DD: I introduced many facts in Diersen  v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf . My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me because I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1988. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. The always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They kept me off audits of IRS since 1988. They refused to promote me to GS-14. Previously, they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1986. They forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/amp/34089000/dupage-sheriff-retaliated-against-sergeant-over-bias-complaint-lawsuit

WHEATON PATCH
— Public Hearing Set For Planned Renovation, Addition To Islamic Center Of Wheaton. Islamic Center of Wheaton is seeking approval for renovations and a 34,000 square foot addition to house a youth center and classrooms.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/public-hearing-set-planned-renovation-addition-islamic-center-wheaton

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-521/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Pritzker Sued by Jeanne Ives Over Gerrymandered Districts And Illinois Voting Rights Act.
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2026/05/gov-pritzker-sued-over-gerrymandered-districts-and-illinois-voting-rights-act/

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN WATCH
— The Negative Impact of Negative Campaigning on Political Campaigns in Northeastern Illinois. DD: Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me.
https://www.jacobsforillinois.com/the-impact-of-negative-campaigning-on-political-campaigns-in-northeastern-illinois
— The Power of Grassroots Organizations in Political Campaigns in Northeastern Illinois. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.jacobsforillinois.com/the-vital-role-of-grassroots-organizations-in-political-campaigns-in-northeastern-illinois

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The State Is Not a Parent
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/the-state-is-not-a-parent/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How a Supreme Court bombshell is redrawing the congressional map before November.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/video-supreme-court-bombshell-redrawing-congressional-map-november/
— IRS pays millions of dollars in erroneous tax breaks to noncitizens.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/irs-pays-millions-dollars-erroneous-tax-breaks-noncitizens/

NEW YORK POST
— Migrants choosing to voluntarily give up asylum claims surge under Trump admin.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/migrants-choosing-to-voluntarily-give-up-asylum-claims-surge/
— WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen wants 2 top prosecutors (Blanche and Pirro) booted from his case
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/whcd-shooting-suspect-cole-allen-wants-2-top-prosecutors-booted-from-his-case/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pritzker Lied Defending the SAFE-T Act, Now a Chicago Police Officer Is Dead. Lenient judges and offenders who know how to game the system are a major problem.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/09/pritzker-lied-defending-the-safe-t-act-now-a-chicago-police-officer-is-dead/

BREITBART
— DHS Hires Debt Agencies to Collect Federal Fines on Illegal Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/08/dhs-hires-debt-agencies-to-collect-federal-fines-on-illegal-migrants/

CITY JOURNAL
— In Higher Ed, the Constitution Is Optional. DEI Is Not. Universities emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion over civics—and produce uninformed citizens hostile to free expression.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/universities-dei-civics-education
— May Day Madness with the Chicago Teachers Union. Before students can engage in civic action, they must first learn to read and write.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-teachers-union-public-school-students-may-day

FEDERALIST
— Hochul Doesn’t Want Deportations Because She Needs Illegals For Apportionment.
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-kathy-hochul-doesnt-want-deportations-because-she-needs-illegals-for-apportionment/
— To Stop Radicalizing America’s Youth, Yale Needs To Change A Lot More Than Its Mission Statement
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/08/to-stop-radicalizing-americas-youth-yale-needs-to-change-a-lot-more-than-its-mission-statement/

FOX NEWS
— Number of K-12 public school students has declined in more than half of states. The New York Times claimed that experts say the nation’s falling fertility rate is the largest factor.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/number-k-12-public-school-students-declined-half-states-report-indicates

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Another Day in D.C., Another Amnesty Deal Attempt for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/another-day-dc-another-amnesty-deal-attempt-illegal-immigrants

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The ABA’s DEI Shell Game
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/the-abas-dei-shell-game/

TOWNHALL
— How Democrats Plan to Hold On to Power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/05/08/victor-davis-hanson-reveals-the-democrats-plan-to-hold-on-to-power-n2675725
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/victor-davis-hanson-reveals-how-democrats-plan-to-hold-on-to-power/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-lgbtq-pope-b58b0ac6e1ec26d4285aaa5502eb90ba

MSN
— DD: MSN exists to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS

FORBES
— How To Find The Right Mentor At Every Career Stage. 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, who was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cynthiapong/2026/01/18/how-to-find-the-right-mentor-at-every-career-stage/

BARRON’S
— Wealthy Parents. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to work their way through college like I had to. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. All that harmed my GPA.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/wealthy-parents-have-turned-into-banks-for-their-children-why-thats-a-problem-f6f1878b

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Work your way through college.  DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to work their way through college like I had to. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. All that harmed my GPA.
https://www.businessinsider.com/paying-for-college-mom-making-kids-pay-tuition-2026-5

BUSINESS
— Top 5 Accounting and Finance Certifications to Get Ahead. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997. I should write about their attitude toward accounting certifications and licenses. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.business.com/articles/best-accounting-finance-certifications/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Certified Government Financial Manager. Those interested in government accounting, financial reporting, auditing and budget planning at the local, state or federal level should consider the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification offered by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). According to the AGA, CGFM-certified professionals demonstrate mastery of governmental accounting standards, financial reporting and internal controls — skills that are in consistent demand across federal, state and local agencies. Salary data reflects that demand. According to ZipRecruiter, CGFM professionals earn an average salary of about $86,000 per year in the United States, with top earners making around $117,500. To obtain a CGFM certification, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of professional experience in government financial management. . .3. CPA. The CPA is considered the crème de la crème of accounting certifications. CPAs can work for public- or private-sector organizations or as consultants. These professionals can handle various tasks, such as maintaining financial records, corporate finance, budget oversight, tax preparation and financial planning. Some CPAs earn additional certifications and take on more specialized roles, such as auditing internal financial records, using forensic accounting techniques to detect financial crimes or working as fraud examiners. Each state, along with several U.S. jurisdictions, certifies and licenses CPAs through its board of accountancy, so you’ll need to research your state’s specific requirements. Most states require at least a bachelor’s degree and additional accounting coursework, often totaling 150 college credit hours. AccountingEdu.org and the Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) CPA Exam page are good starting points for determining the requirements you’ll need to meet. ZipRecruiter reports that CPAs earn about $92,000 annually in the United States. CPAs who also hold a CMA certification can command significantly higher compensation, with some combined credential holders earning well above $100,000 annually.)

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— U.S. Department of Education rejects accounting for graduate and professional degree programs that can receive student loans of up to $200,000. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. I should write about his attitude toward accounting. Bowsher was a veteran. Bowsher was a consultant. He was not a CPA. He was not a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/education-dept-rejects-accounting-as-professional-degree

CPA JOURNAL
— Valuable Credential Opportunities for Contemporary Accounting Professionals. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2020/11/01/valuable-credential-opportunities-for-contemporary-accounting-professionals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CIA certification has been identified as a top certification valued by employers (Robert Half 2018, 2019). The CIA credential demonstrates competence for individuals working with both internal staff and external clients in areas such as risk, control, and information technology. A candidate must have a minimum of an associate’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university. If the candidate does not have either credential, approval can be granted for candidates with seven years’ verified experience in internal audit or its equivalent. To obtain the certification, the candidate must have at least 60 months of internal auditing experience. A bachelor’s degree can substitute for 24 months of this experience requirement, and a master’s degree can substitute for 12 additional months.)

FAST COMPANY
— Overqualified. DD: As I got older, I ever-increasingly had more qualifications than my superiors. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned a job-related master’s degree when I was 27. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. I earned a job-related master’s degree when I was 48. Consequently, my superiors ever-increasingly ignored, dismissed, belittled, if not badmouthed my qualifications. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91472821/overqualified-isnt-a-compliment-its-a-hiring-risk-label-overqualified-hiring-risk

HR BREW
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will never stop using Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/88-of-companies-globally-still-include-diversity-and-inclusion-in-workforce-reports

OTHER SOURCES

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
— Consumer Guide: Understanding Condo Ownership. DD: Have you owned condos? I have owned a condo in Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville since 2020. I owned a condo in University Park 1972-1984. I owned a condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1974-1978.
https://www.nar.realtor/the-facts/consumer-guide-understanding-condo-ownership

May 7, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

FOX32
— Video gambling debate in Chicago area grows over crime, revenue concerns. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/video-gambling-debate-chicago-area-grows-over-crime-revenue-concerns

WTTW
— Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Up This Year as They Continue to Outpace Last Year’s Historic Lows
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/05/shootings-homicides-chicago-year-they-continue-outpace-last-year-s-historic-lows
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/illinois-state-police-launch-investigation-killing-silverio-villegas-gonz-lez-federal

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/illinois-state-police-silverio-gonzalez/
— Illinois built a police decertification system. DD: Constructively, with their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and with the many big adverse actions that they took against me before that, my Democrat GAO superiors decertified me. They rendered worthless my CPA license and my public accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting certifications.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/police-decertification-misconduct-cpd-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke-cops-illinois-justice-project/
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the goal of government budgeting is a) to take away as much money as possible from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) to give that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/opinion-illinois-2027-budget-fairness-equity/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/07/rapid-responders-immigration-enforcement-ice-puno-mimi-guiracoch-pilsen-unidos-nuestro-orgullo-casa-dupage-workers-center

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/nation-and-world-politics/trumps-indiana-wins-show-his-power-over-gop-with-more-primaries-and-redistricting-debates-ahead/
— Lawsuit filed in Illinois takes aim at cannabis companies for not warning of mental health risks. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/business/lawsuit-filed-in-illinois-takes-aim-at-cannabis-companies-for-not-warning-of-mental-health-risks/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/02/pope-leo-xiv-catholic-church-donald-trump/89845150007/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/latino-unity-day-sees-calls-for-help-support-amid-ice-operations/article_396628a6-103b-52e3-b7fe-3bf4aa036a23.html

WAND TV
— Trump purges Republican dissenters. DD: Have your critics/opponents purged you? If so, what have your critics/opponents used to purge you? To purge me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, from my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, from the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster position, from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, from Illinois Center Right Coalition, from etc., my critics/opponents have used a) my using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) my promoting Republican candidates who they reject, c) my encouraging Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, d) my successfully leading efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton, e) my suing them, f) my successfully leading the effort to stop the installation of a stoplight at the intersection of Harrison and President in Wheaton, g) my successfully leading the effort to force Xfinity to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton, h) etc.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trumps-success-at-purging-republican-dissenters-may-not-help-in-midterm-elections/article_408a4bde-8b00-538c-be3e-3c6c6ce8aff2.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for high gasoline prices.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-05-06/poll-most-americans-say-trump-deserves-blame-for-high-gas-prices

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson blitzes Capitol for Bears, funds
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/07/johnson-blitzes-capitol-for-bears-funds-00909550

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-732/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-519/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems eye $7B from new tax proposals, push ‘Billionaire Wealth Tax’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6baca800-4e34-4604-a1ff-48b83df2621c.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump flexes his muscle in Indiana, ousts rebels who defied his redistricting push.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/donald-trump-flexes-muscle-indiana-ousts-rebels-defied-redistricting/
— Liberals accuse the Democratic Party of pushing far-left candidates out of the primaries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/5/liberals-accuse-democratic-party-pushing-far-left-candidates/
— Tennessee Republicans introduce new congressional map wiping out lone Democrat-leaning district.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/tennessee-republicans-introduce-new-congressional-map-wiping-lone/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement ‘every single time’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4557194/doj-prosecute-assailants-immigration-enforcement-every-single-time-blanche/

BREITBART
— Majority Alarm About Migration’s Impact on Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/06/ap-poll-shows-majority-alarm-about-migrations-impact-on-americans/
— ‘Star Wars’ Star Mark Hamill Posts Image of President Trump Dead in a Grave With Caption ‘If Only’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/07/star-wars-star-mark-hamill-posts-image-of-president-trump-dead-in-a-grave-with-caption-if-only/

CENTER SQUARE
— Reject automatic legal status for migrant children
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_a1239273-7613-4f99-8e18-e1eebe19e5aa.html

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— State Department Takes Aim at Asylum Abuse in Visa Interviews.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/state-department-takes-aim-asylum-abuse-visa-interviews
— States Introduce Bills to Prohibit Trump ICE Officers from State Law Enforcement Employment. DD: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me, including their forcing to retire when I was 49 in 1997, made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-introduce-bills-prohibit-trump-ice-officers-state-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview) who sponsored SB 2820, which prohibits Illinois law-enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who worked as federal immigration officers with ICE between January 2025 and January 2029, argued these types of bills are necessary, saying, “Police officers occupy positions of public trust. Given widespread concern over ICE’s violent tactics, allowing current ICE agents to police local communities undermines that trust and should be prohibited.” While the bill was introduced in January and referred to the Assignments Committee, it has received no further action, and the Illinois legislature is scheduled to adjourn at the end of May. California Assembly Bill (AB) 1627, introduced by Assemblywoman Anamarie Avila Farias (D- Contra Costa), resembles the Illinois legislation by disqualifying individuals from employment in state law-enforcement agencies or public education positions if they worked for ICE between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029. However, AB 1627 goes further by prohibiting the employment of law enforcement officers from other states if they engaged in immigration enforcement. The Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the bill on April 22 by a vote of 6-2 and on May 6, there was a hearing scheduled in the Appropriations Committee.)

FOX NEWS
— California Dems rally around healthcare for illegal immigrants during fiery debate. Gov Gavin Newsom had cut the coverage to help reduce California’s ballooning deficit
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-california-dems-rally-around-healthcare-illegal-immigrants-fiery-debate

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Marco Rubio’s Hope for America. DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/marco-rubios-hope-for-america/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War On Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American pride is declining due to a cultural shift from patriotism to “oikophobia,” or rejection of national heritage. Institutions like museums, academia, and media are accused of emphasizing America’s flaws over its achievements. Oikophobia replaces gratitude with grievance, weakening national identity and belief in America’s value.)

MINDING THE CAMPUS
— The Disappearing Male Student. It’s time to stop pathologizing masculinity.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/05/06/the-disappearing-male-student/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The damaging effects of wokeness coincide with the increased presence of women in institutional leadership. Universities were once factories of progress—not to be mistaken with progressive—led by innovative risk-takers. Today, they operate more as re-education camps designed to stamp out any hint of masculinity, labeling it as toxic. The feminization of higher education is an ideological takeover that has declared war on the characteristics of the “alpha male,” letting intellectual curiosity and excellence melt in the acid bath of cancel culture. Look at the numbers, because they don’t lie even if the administrators do. Women now dominate college enrollment, graduate programs, and entire fields like psychology, education, and the humanities. Recent reports show that female representation in college leadership has also increased steadily. Meanwhile, the share of men on campus has dropped precipitously. Men now account for roughly 41 to 44 percent of U.S. undergraduates, down from an even split in the 1970s. Fewer men are enrolling in college, and those who do enroll are more likely to drop out. This shift is generally celebrated, and any area where women make up less than 50 percent is often treated as a problem to be solved. Why aren’t there more female university presidents?, activists bemoan. Instead, we should be asking what to do about the missing men. Men are leaving for other spaces because they are constantly under attack in higher education. Every semester, I have male students in my office venting about how professors allow classmates to openly stereotype and malign them. They feel uncomfortable, but most don’t speak up against this discrimination because doing so risks igniting the fire of a Title IX investigation. Challenging a female professor or classmate risks hurting someone’s feelings and becoming the target of a complaint. Make a woman feel uncomfortable, and the inquisition ensues. Do the same to a man? The feelings-first, anti-male brigade shrugs: he probably deserved it. Ironically, the men who do endure this environment, endure it precisely because of the qualities modern feminists vilify: the ability to tolerate disagreement. Men are more tolerant of political enemies than women are of allies. Consider what that tells us about the inclusivity of female-run spaces.)

NTD
— Illegal Aliens Being Arrested by ICE Throw a Fit to Make It Difficult for ICE, Rile up Protestors.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/illegal-aliens-being-arrested-by-ice-throw-a-fit-to-make-it-difficult-for-ice-rile-up-protestors-expert_1143134.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— California Democrats Think Illegal Immigration Will Save Their Party, It’s Their Only Hope.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/06/sean_davis_california_democrats_think_illegal_immigration_will_save_their_party_its_their_only_hope.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Here’s How Chicago Has Been Putting Illegal Aliens Above American Citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heres-how-chicago-has-been-putting-illegal-aliens-above-american-citizens/ar-AA1Oe9EP

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Pritzker blames Trump for violent threats against Jews.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5866522-pritzker-blames-trump-rhetoric/
— EEOC sues NY Times, alleging discrimination. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5865552-new-york-times-discrimination-lawsuit/
— ICE to end shortened training programs after criticism. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer was in classroom training. I got lots classroom training while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5866624-ice-ends-shortened-training/

CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/world/video/john-prevost-pope-leo-brother-ebof-vrtc

REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/rubio-meet-pope-leo-trump-keeps-up-attacks-pontiff-2026-05-07/

MSN
— DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government who had my many Democrat superiors and supervisors who were veterans waste my career and get rid of me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stressed that because of that, I was able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free for NIU owning that Charger in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new townhome in 1972, f) buy condos in 1974 and 1976, g) earn an MBA in 1976, h) get married in 1978, i) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, j) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, k) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG

ABC NEWS
— DOJ targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/justice-department-targets-slow-immigration-judges-trump-pushes-132730620

CBS NEWS
— Higher rate of mental health challenges among LGBTQ+ youth. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/new-study-shows-higher-rate-of-mental-health-challenges-among-lgbtq-youth/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Most Trump-Backed Challengers Beat Indiana Incumbents Who Bucked Trump. DD: Who has backed you? What adverse actions have your critics/opponents taken against them? I should write about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they took against those who have backed me. I would start with a) my Democrat IRS superiors who got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors who got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and promoted me in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/trump-candidates-win-indiana-republican-primary.html
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/conservative-groups-influence-inside-the-state-department-raises-alarms.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/06/poll-trump-leo-hegseth-approval/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/rubio-faces-challenge-in-pope-leo-meeting-after-22246317.php

COLUMBIA DISPATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/06/indian-americans-other-ohioans-reject-ramaswamy-as-governor-opinion/89942561007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To End Racial Gerrymandering, Congress Needs to Act. The Supreme Court issues a welcome ruling, but a couple of vacancies could lead to its undoing. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/to-end-racial-gerrymandering-congress-needs-to-act-7f69c716
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/06/trump-lashes-out-at-pope-leo-over-iran-war-again-before-rubio-visit/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: Democrat and RINO judges and justices promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-anti-dei-efforts-struggle-under-federal-judges-scrutiny

SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://spectator.com/article/the-slow-death-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/?edition=us

TIME
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/06/pope-leo-nuclear-weapons-trump/

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/racial-diversity-boosts-graduate-salaries-finds-major-study

May 3, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/makers-abortion-pill-mifepristone-file-us-supreme-court-emergency-appeal-lower-ruling-blocks-online-access-mail/19023740/

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBT and pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-lgbtq-treatment-facility-opens-in-chicago-to-address-drug-epidemic/3931085/

WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/majority-say-ethics-honesty-in-government-have-declined-under-trump-pew/

FOX32
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-trump-i-think-man-has-dementia

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/illinois-pritzker-no-constitutional-abortion-amendment/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/suburban-school-controversy-arabic-language/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Policing grows more dangerous as laws change and public sentiment shifts. The criminal justice system now prioritizes second chances — or more — for alleged offenders, and that is endangering officers and communities.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/01/police-officers-swedish-hospital-shooting-safe-t-act-electronic-monitoring-tom-weitzel

DAILY HERALD
— Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260502/business/healthy-workers-are-ditching-company-insurance-to-save-1000-a-month/

WAND TV
— Sen. Rose files bill to allow IL police to coordinate with immigration authorities.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/sen-rose-files-bill-to-allow-il-police-to-coordinate-with-immigration-authorities/article_aad741b8-1956-4bf8-88f0-c04d29493a83.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal-marijuana movement not the panacea its backers claim. DD: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) earn six job-related professional certifications, and c) earn a job-related professional licenses.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-legal-marijuana-movement-not-the-panacea-its-backers-claim/article_10d9b0d7-9b3b-4903-bd30-6efe138d03c8.html

DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/protests-strikes/2026/05/02/campus-labor-coalition-rallies-delivers-anti-ice-petition-to-ui-administration/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— What if Republicans Threatened Obama The Way Democrats Threaten Trump? DD: Obama is protected because he is a member of the following protected groups: Democrat, minority, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  Other protected groups include female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and noncitizen.
https://johnkassnews.com/could-republicans-threaten-the-life-of-president-obama-and-succeed/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cary GOP Precinct Committeeperson Appreciation/Recruitment Night. DD: Having been a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999, I am becoming one of the senior RPCs in DuPage County.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/cary-gop-precinct-committeeperson-appreciation-recruitment-night/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling Sparks Pushback from Pritzker
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/scotus-redistricting-ruling-sparks-pushback-from-pritzker/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats rush to court to stop GOP states’ new redistricting push
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/1/democrats-rush-court-stop-gop-states-new-redistricting-push/
— Newsom’s illegal-alien funding spree
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/2/editorial-newsoms-illegal-alien-funding-spree/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How millions of illegal immigrants got jobs in the US. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3897219/how-millions-illegal-immigrants-got-jobs-us/
— Where illegal immigrants find work in the US. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3895435/where-illegal-immigrants-find-work-in-the-us/
— Viral fearmongering after Supreme Court rules on racial gerrymandering.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4551494/viral-fearmongering-supreme-court-racial-gerrymandering/

NEW YORK POST
— The left wastes time weaponizing everything, from policing to immigration, and it’s rotting our infrastructure.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/the-left-weaponizes-everything-and-its-rotting-our-infrastructure/
— What will the new congressional redistricting mean for the House? DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/new-supreme-court-ruling-means-a-new-political-map/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The SPLC’s War on America. The SPLC built its power by branding dissent as hate; now its legal reckoning may expose how political smears became a weapon of institutional coercion.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/03/the-splcs-war-on-immigration-restriction-and-america/

COLLEGE FIX
— DePaul launches ‘journalism and racial justice’ center with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Republicans.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/depaul-launches-journalism-institute-with-former-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot/

1819 NEWS
— Auburn University counseling program ‘always shined a negative light on white males’
https://1819news.com/news/item/auburn-university-counseling-program-always-shined-a-negative-light-on-white-males

FOX NEWS
— NYC Board of Elections worker says ‘not my job to report anyone’ when asked about registering noncitizens. Board of Elections employee told undercover reporter posing as a Canadian green card holder that the office ‘accepts anything that comes over the counter.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-board-elections-worker-says-not-my-job-report-anyone-when-asked-about-registering-non-citizens

NEWSMAX
— Pro sports has bent knee to LGBTQ ideology
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/royce-white-to-newsmax-pro-sports-has-bent-knee-to-lgbtq-ideology/ar-AA1ZRmlP

PJ MEDIA
— DHS Arrests Illegal Alien Criminals, Dems Release Them
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/02/dhs-arrests-illegal-criminals-dems-release-them-n4952437

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DD: SPLC exists to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/04/22/chuck_schumer_defends_splc_trump_doj_is_sending_the_message_if_you_fight_white_supremacy_youre_next.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5859743-supreme-court-bars-racial-gerrymandering/

ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/black-americans-face-new-fight-racial-representation-after-132600647

CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-american-man-ice-deportation-congo/

MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. I am a product of a traditional marriage and family. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/the-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-modern-day-trad-wife/ar-AA227UzU
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-gerrymander-gambit-has-mostly-failed/ar-AA21RgbN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-limits-use-of-race-in-redistricting-in-a-win-for-gop/ar-AA220aJo
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-trump-attacks-dei-college-diversity-officers-from-across-the-country-gather-in-philly-to-find-a-path-forward/ar-AA1ZtEiQ

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Jobs That Pay for College. DD: I had to work my way through college. If my employers had paid for my tuition and books, my entire life would be different. For one thing, my GPA would have been higher. I spent far too many hours working instead of studying.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/slideshows/10-types-of-part-time-jobs-that-pay-for-college

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Springsteen to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/briefing/bruce-springsteen-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Primaries, Trump Targets The ‘Disloyal.’ DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/politics/trump-republican-primaries-candidates.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/elections/tennessee-congressional-map.html
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/immigration-farming-trump-robots-labor.html
— India Is Pioneering a Perilous Model of Web Censorship. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want stop everyone from reading them. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/opinion/india-modi-internet-censorship.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discourage those who are the following from getting a college degree: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me when I was 22 in 1971 and if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, they would not have promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. If I had not earned an MBA when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me when I was 31. If I had not earned master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, a became a licensed CPA when I was 32, they would not have promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/realestate/young-new-yorkers-construction-jobs.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/03/race-to-the-bottom-supreme-court-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-rewrites-the-law/

USA TODAY
— DD: My critics/opponents have always treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) like SPLC had officially designate them as being hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/02/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-fraud-case/89732727007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/potomac-watch-strassel/wsj-opinion-the-supreme-court-6-3-ruling-against-racial-gerrymandering/74936289-8C71-4E62-B5C3-AC7BAE4B3A7F

FINANCE BUZZ
— 8 Useful College Degrees Employers Are Always Looking To Hire. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.aol.com/8-useful-college-degrees-employers-124200196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accounting)

INVESTOPEDIA
— Top Bachelor’s Degrees That Lead to Strong Job Opportunities After College. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.aol.com/finance/top-bachelors-degrees-lead-strong-103000811.html

MARKETPLACE
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/18/job-growth-immigration-are-directly-related-new-fed-study-argues

ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.epi.org/blog/trumps-deportation-plans-threaten-400000-direct-care-jobs-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-could-lose-vital-in-home-support/
https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of-jobs-both-immigrants-and-u-s-born-workers-would-suffer-job-losses-particularly-in-construction-and-child-care/

NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://forumtogether.org/article/immigrants-as-economic-contributors-immigrants-fill-the-temporary-needs-of-american-employers/

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/holiday-guide-debunking-myths-about-immigration/

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/immigrants-make-the-labor-market-great/

MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— Indian Immigrants in the United States. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/indian-immigrants-united-states
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-immigrants-and-us-economy

AMERICAN BAZAAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Asian Americans and at Pacific Islanders that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/02/49-of-aapi-adults-experienced-racial-hate-in-2025-third-year-in-a-row-480010/

NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-supreme-court-demolished-the-voting-rights-act

DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Confederacy.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/2/800032029/community/trumps-republican-party-resurrects-the-old-confederacy/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/karnataka-high-court-quashes-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-sciences-move-to-exclude-senate-members-from-inspection-panel/ar-AA22fBbq

TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have used AA and DEI to give more and more and more preference to young minorities and to young females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/is-the-end-of-affirmative-action-wiping-out-black-student-enrollment-new-data-says-yes/ar-AA1P53Qm

April 30, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for gasoline prices.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gas-prices-chicago-area-drivers-feeling-pain-skyrocketing-oil-reaches-126-highest-price-4-years/19009215/
— Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-faces-second-day-democrats-grilling-iran-war/19005045/
— US Department of Justice investigating 36 Illinois school districts over sexuality, gender lessons.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-department-justice-investigating-36-illinois-school-districts-sexual-orientation-gender-ideology-lessons/19008848/
— IL Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-accountability-commission-refers-federal-agents-investigation-possible-prosecution-conduct-op-midway-blitz/19008040/
— Street signs are going up in the Orange County city of Westminster, honoring slain political activist Charlie Kirk.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/new-charlie-kirk-street-signs-westminster-california-draw-mixed-reactions-residents/18996555/

NBC5
— Dozens of Illinois schools, many in suburban Chicago, being investigated by DOJ. The agency said it will investigate whether the schools “have included sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content in any class for grades pre-K-12.” Districts under investigation include several across the Chicago area, including suburbs like Country Club Hills, DeKalb, North Chicago, Lyons, Elmwood Park and more.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dozens-of-illinois-school-districts-many-in-suburban-chicago-being-investigated-by-doj/3930294/

WGN9
— Illinois report blames Trump, White House officials for unlawful immigration acts. What happens next?
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-report-blames-trump-white-house-officials-for-unlawful-immigration-acts-what-happens-next/

FOX32
— Illinois commission alleges pattern of misconduct, brutality in Operation Midway Blitz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-commission-alleges-pattern-of-misconduct-brutality-in-operation-midway-blitz
— Illegal immigrant admitted posing as Border Patrol agent in calculated scheme to disrupt deportations.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illegal-immigrant-admitted-posing-border-patrol-agent-calculated-scheme-disrupt-deportations-doj
— No workplace retirement plan? Trump’s new site aims to change that. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. Knowing that helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-retirement-savings-plans-401k-site
— Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending a record shutdown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/house-approves-bill-fund-dhs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to defeat Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrat leaders based on race.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/the-black-caucus-supreme-court/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/supreme-court-voting-rights-act/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-shakeup/
— Pritzker can help Illinois students compete for college admissions. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/opinion-university-of-illinois-college-admissions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just applying to college has become increasingly expensive. Students hoping to strengthen their competitiveness with Advanced Placement exams and additional ACT attempts can quickly rack up hundreds of dollars in fees. Add application costs, and families can easily spend $600 or more on the process. With tutoring, costs can climb even higher. Many families earn too much for financial assistance and still struggle to cover these costs. For Illinoisans navigating this process, even modest help matters. The federal program could cover public school students, unlocking a new way to fund these costs. Support from scholarship-granting organizations could cover the extra steps students now need to distinguish themselves in the competitive college admissions environment. My sister learned the hard way that even high-achieving students struggle to stand out. I graduated from U. of I., but my sister was rejected with a higher test score and stronger extracurriculars than mine. My family didn’t have resources for extra test prep or tutoring. I was lucky to be admitted then, and I might not have been so today.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican legislators call for SAFE-T act amendments following Swedish Hospital shooting. The man accused of shooting two police officers, one fatally, had been free at the time of the shooting after a judge declined to order him to remain in custody pending trial in an earlier case.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/04/30/republicans-talley-police-shooting-swedish-hospital-cashless-bail-law-pretrial-release
— Chicago cop killer violently robbed store for $110, fled on scooter before hospital shooting. Judge D’Anthony Thedford called Alphanso Talley “dangerous” during a detention hearing Thursday and ordered him held at the Cook County Jail pending trial. Prosecutors still haven’t explained how Talley got a gun into the hospital after he was arrested and searched following the earlier robbery.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/30/swedish-hospital-john-bartholomew-alphanso-talley-chicago-police-department
— Pritzker commission investigating Operation Midway Blitz ‘lays the foundation for real accountability’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/pritzker-illinois-accountability-commission-operation-midway-blitz-trump-immigration
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/30/trumps-enemies-james-comey-democrats-journalists-maga-s-e-cupp
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/30/chicago-abortion-fund-busiest-first-quarter-40-year-history

DAILY HERALD
— Bailey calls for SAFE-T Act repeal after Chicago officer’s fatal shooting.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/illinois-state-politics/bailey-calls-for-safe-t-act-repeal-after-chicago-officers-fatal-shooting/
— Federal agents won’t be prosecuted over pepper-spraying protesters in Elgin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/crime/federal-agents-wont-be-prosecuted-over-pepper-spraying-protesters-in-elgin/
— Kane County revamping property tax bill look.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/local-politics/kane-county-revamping-property-tax-bill-look/
— Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/nation-and-world-politics/speaker-johnson-calls-for-redistricting-southern-states-before-november/

WGN RADIO
— Senate GOP Leader John Curran: CPD shooting suspect would not have been out prior to SAFE-T Act.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/senate-gop-leader-john-curran-cpd-shooting-suspect-would-not-have-been-out-prior-to-safe-t-act/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/04/30/nonprofit-mano-a-mano-unidos-patty-gamboa-immigrant-families-operation-midway-blitz
— Illinois schools have been required to teach Asian American history for 5 years. How is it going?  In 2021, Illinois became the first state in the nation to require a unit of Asian American history at public schools. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at non-Whites that Whites have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/04/30/illinois-schools-have-been-required-to-teach-asian-american-history-for-5-years-how-is-it-going

RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth insults Hegseth
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-grills-hegseth-caine-over-lack-of-strategy-in-iran-92952.cfm

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
— DD: Everything is zero-sum. All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/listen-grandma-lifes-not-zero-sum-game

CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Bailey proposes bill to eliminate SAFE-T Act, as Republicans introduce similar bill.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-bailey-proposes-bill-to-eliminate-safe-t-act-as-republicans-introduce-similar-bill/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients. The bill would exclude certain prescriptions from a statewide database. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Nicki Conforti Applauds Supreme Court Decision On Racial Gerrymandering. “In Illinois, our districts have been gerrymandered to the extreme, which limits the voice of the people,” says the IL-06 GOP candidate. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/amp/34050320/il-06-republican-candidate-niki-conforti-applauds-supreme-count-decision-on-racial-gerrymandering-op

CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders use May Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/reader-radar/may-day-2026/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders use May Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/30/chicago-may-day-protest-organizers-expect-big-turnout-for-rally-and-march

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-515/

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

WASHINGTON TIMES
—  Scott Walker: WHCD shooting highlights danger of reckless political rhetoric. Leaders and influencers face scrutiny for language that fuels hatred.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/30/whcd-shooting-highlights-danger-reckless-political-rhetoric/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Elitist Media Despise Black Conservatives
https://www.creators.com/read/tim-graham/05/26/the-elitist-media-despise-black-conservatives

FOX NEWS
— Chicago reparations advocates say federal gov morally owes ‘7 quadrillion dollars’ in slave labor. The advocates spoke to dozens of students at an event, titled ‘Developing an Agenda: A Conversation on Reparations’ at Kennedy King College. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations. To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders push more reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrat leaders want you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-reparations-advocates-say-federal-gov-morally-owes-7-quadrillion-dollars-slave-labor.amp

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. Knowing that helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5857949-trump-executive-order-retirement-benefits/

CBS NEWS
— Senate rejects Democrats’ 6th Iran war powers resolution ahead of 60-day deadline.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-iran-war-powers-democrats/
— Confrontation between law enforcement and alleged correspondents’ dinner shooter lasted 7 seconds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/confrontation-law-enforcement-alleged-correspondents-dinner-shooter-7-seconds/
— Louisiana suspends House primaries for May 16 following Supreme Court ruling.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-house-primaries-suspended/

MSN
— Trump sued for firing mostly Black federal government employees. DD: My Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors outrageously, disgusting, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied that they had “cause,” that is, performance problems, to take the many big adverse actions that they took against me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I got promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-sued-for-firing-mostly-black-federal-government-employees/ar-AA2100cd
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House in December said Trump was well within his legal rights to fire Brown and that performance, not bias, drove the decision.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise non-Whites and non-males.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/04/30/diversity-graduate-school-earnings/

SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote hatred.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/history-christian-supremacy-antisemitism-battle-shared-safety/

DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to defeat Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrat leaders based on race.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/30/800030538/courts/how-democrats-plan-to-fight-the-supreme-courts-racist-ruling/

April 27, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mother-says-daughter-would-have-hated-being-linked-to-operation-midway-blitz/3928749/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-videos-from-operation-midway-blitz-released-by-illinois-accountability-commission/

FOX32
— Gianno Caldwell describes the chilling scene after White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-542so2xzofque293

WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/27/katie-abraham-would-ve-hated-association-midway-blitz-mother-tells-accountability

WGN RADIO
— White House blames WHCD shooting on Democratic rhetoric
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/white-house-blames-whcd-shooting-on-democratic-rhetoric/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/rick-pearson-how-residents-feel-about-the-federal-governments-immigration-efforts-in-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/illinois-accountability-commission-immigration-testimony-day-1/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Man admits opening fire near border agents during Operation Midway Blitz. Hector Gomez made the admission while pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, giving the feds their second guilty plea tied to Operation Midway Blitz.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/27/midway-blitz-ice-border-patrol-little-village-trump-bovino
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/25/christianity-catholics-pope-vance-trump-hegseth-hannity-mona-charen

DAILY HERALD
— DeSantis floats Florida map that could give GOP up to four more House seats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260427/nation-and-world-politics/desantis-floats-florida-map-that-could-give-gop-up-to-four-more-house-seats/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260427/illinois-state-politics/its-not-for-her-dhs-dedicated-midway-blitz-in-her-name-her-mother-says-she-would-have-hated-it/

CHAMPAIGN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://champaignil.gov/equity-and-engagement/diversity-equity-inclusion-division/supporting-immigrant-communities/

WHEATON RECORD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/04/27/measuring-regret-wheaton-students-seek-a-new-path-forward-for-the-2026-election/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-512/
— Bailey makes some valid points about ISU, Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/bailey-makes-some-valid-points-about-isu-pritzker/
— Mayor Johnson’s favorability rating emerges from absolute dumpster fire territory
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/poll-mayor-johnsons-favorability-rating-emerges-from-absolute-dumpster-fire-territory/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House blames Democrats’ rhetoric for latest assassination attempt against Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/white-house-blames-democrats-rhetoric-latest-assassination-attempt/
— Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on call for ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/hakeem-jeffries-doubles-call-maximum-warfare-republicans/
— Family Research Council helping feds take on Southern Poverty Law Center
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/family-research-council-helping-feds-take-southern-poverty-law-center/
— In wake of dinner shooting, White House reviews if VP Vance should attend events with Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/wake-dinner-shooting-white-house-reviews-vp-jd-vance-attend-events/
— SPLC raked in donations after Unite the Right rally allegedly facilitated by its paid informant
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/22/splc-raked-donations-unite-right-rally-allegedly-facilitated-paid/
— Left uses violence as its stock in trade. Cole Tomas Allen’s ideology raises questions about rhetoric from Democrats and activist movements.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/editorial-left-uses-violence-stock-trade/

WASHINGON EXAMINER
— What the Secret Service did well and not so well
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4544709/what-secret-service-did-well-not-so-well/
— Cole Allen’s background isn’t that unusual for a terrorist
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4544056/cole-allen-background-isnt-unusual-for-terrorist/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Florida rolls out congressional map that could erase Virginia Dems’ gerrymander advantage
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/04/27/florida-rolls-out-congressional-map-that-could-erase-virginia-dems-gerrymander-advantage-1635137/

BLAZE
— Trump launches ‘RINO’ purge in Indiana as primary looms
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-launches-rino-purge-in-indiana-as-primary-looms

TOWNHALL
— Pritzker Just Showed Us Why Nobody Should Take Him Seriously
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/04/27/jb-pritzker-just-showed-us-why-nobody-should-take-him-seriously-n2675135
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker joined the chorus of Democrats blaming President Donald Trump for the actions of an individual who wished to kill him and members of this team. During an appearance on CNN, the governor chimed in on the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C., Pritzker brought up various comments Trump made.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Court document reveals new details about correspondents’ dinner shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-fbi-affidavit-cole-allen/

NBC NEWS
— False flag conspiracy theories swirl around White House Correspondents’ dinner attack
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/conspiracy-theories-staged-white-house-correspondents-dinner-rcna342212

C-SPAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/illinois-accountability-commission-hearing-on-operation-midway-blitz/442511

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Suspected Gunman Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump. The man accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondent’s dinner faces a potential life sentence.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-shooting

April 23, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The millionaire’s tax will tempt many Illinoisans. Here’s why it is a terrible idea as written.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/editorial-the-millionaires-tax-will-tempt-many-illinoisans-heres-why-it-is-a-terrible-idea-as-written/
— Proposed millionaire tax is an effort to keep up with the blue state Joneses.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/opinion-millionaire-tax-illinois-population-loss/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/marimar-martinez-chicago-border-patrol-agent-shooting-testimony-homeland-security-congressional-committee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/ice-broadview-kat-abughazaleh-trump-crime-chicago

DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND OUTRGAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260423/marijuana/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-a-historic-shift/
— Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support. DD: In 2021, to cut the number of Republican candidate entries in Wheaton Independence Day parades, Democrat and RINO Wheaton leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/news/napervilles-india-day-festival-to-leave-city-after-reduced-financial-support/

WHEATON PATCH
— Sale Of THC-Derived Products, Psychoactive Substances Outlawed In Wheaton. The city council approved the regulations at its April 20 meeting. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/sale-thc-derived-products-psychoactive-substances-outlawed-wheaton

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Midway Blitz Is Over, But ICE Is Still Quietly Targeting Chicago Immigrants — Especially At Court
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/22/midway-blitz-is-over-but-ice-is-still-quietly-targeting-chicago-immigrants-especially-at-court/

LEGAL NEWSLINE
— ‘Plaintiffs’ lawyer paradise:’ IL lawsuit-friendly courts jack up costs
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/plaintiffs-lawyer-paradise-il-lawsuit-friendly-courts-jack-up-costs-report-says/article_f84db5f8-0a89-4d54-8f0e-a440288076b7.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Del Mar brings fighter’s edge to GOP ticket
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/23/del-mar-brings-fighters-edge-to-gop-ticket-00888061

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-722/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Grab of Local Zoning Control Explained, Criticized
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/23/pritzker-grab-of-local-zoning-control-explained-critized/

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Draft Law in Springfield Would Make Homeless Encampments Impossible to Eliminate in Chicago Parks
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/draft-law-springfield-homeless-encampments-chicago-parks

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Push Redistricting. Again.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/illinois-democrats-push-redistricting-again/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Without the Electoral College, no Republican will ever be elected again.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4537529/national-popular-vote-conservatives/

NEW YORK POST
— How Gavin Newsom subsidized migrant invasion with California taxpayers’ cash
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-gavin-newsom-subsidized-the-migrant-invasion/
— Southern Poverty Law Center weaponized hate — and hurt the innocent
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-southern-poverty-law-centers-smears-hurt-blameless-targets/

BLAZE
— Uncle Sam wants YOU — to obey immigration laws
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/uncle-sam-wants-you-to-obey-immigration-laws

DAILY WIRE
— The Smear Machine: How The Southern Poverty Law Center Rebranded Conservatives As Haters
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-smear-machine-how-the-southern-poverty-law-center-rebranded-conservatives-as-haters
— Don’t Fall For This Hot MAGA Influencer. The 22-year-old med student bragged about making money off “super dumb” conservative men. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/indian-scammer-might-be-behind-your-favorite-hot-maga-influencer

FREE PRESS
— The SPLC Has Spread Hate. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to destroy conservatives.
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-splc-has-spread-hate-is-it-guilty

FOX NEWS
— Chicago alderman says police are ‘handcuffed’ from stopping teen takeovers under Mayor Brandon Johnson. Johnson avoided the term ‘takeover,’ instead warning residents of a possible ‘teen trend’ on social media.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-alderman-says-police-handcuffed-stopping-teen-takeovers-mayor-brandon-johnson

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Liberals Would Rather See Trump Fail Than America Succeed
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/liberals-would-rather-see-trump-fail-america-succeed

TOWNHALL
— What Do Immigrants Owe Us?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/04/23/what-do-immigrants-owe-us-n2674773
— Gavin Newsom Funded an NGO That Brings HIV-Positive ‘Migrants’ to America
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/gavin-newsom-hiv-ngo-n2674904
— Hegseth: This Isn’t a Purge. It’s Long Overdue Accountability.
https://townhall.com/columnists/dr-chase-spears/2026/04/23/this-isnt-a-purge-its-long-overdue-accountability-n2674922

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump bashes Supreme Court’s ‘Republican’ justices, says they’ve ‘gone weak, stupid, and bad’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5843013-trump-supreme-court-conservative-justices/

ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287

NBC NEWS
— A year after DOGE, former federal employees are still looking for work. Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts told NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted. DD: Overwhelmingly, federal employees and federal retirees are despised if not hated. I should write about that.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/year-doge-former-federal-employees-still-unemployed-looking-jobs-rcna265911

CNBC
— The racial wage gap starts as early as 16 for Black workers—and results in ‘a lifetime of consequences,’ DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my minority coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/racial-wage-gap-starts-as-early-as-16-heres-why.html

MSN
— 15 female-dominated careers that pay at least $75 per hour. DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/15-female-dominated-careers-that-pay-at-least-75-per-hour/ss-AA21sGNm
— DD: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/perfect-test-case-against-trump-doj-will-affect-legal-rights-of-all-federal-employees/ar-AA1Qn8v1
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hollywood Has Stigmatized Whiteness
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010775488/he-thinks-hollywood-has-stigmatized-whiteness.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DeSantis signs Florida law banning local DEI funding, says white men are ‘disfavored.’  DeSantis claims diversity, equity, and inclusion programs discriminate against white men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following are ever-increasingly disfavored: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/04/22/florida-dei-desantis-race/9ad6f788-3e8c-11f1-bb46-ed564688d953_story.html

NEW YORK SUN
— A New Push To Grant Amnesty for Illegals Emerges in Congress Under Misleading Guise of ‘Dignity.’  Heading into the midterms, the last thing the GOP should be doing is alienating its core voters on immigration.
https://www.nysun.com/article/a-new-push-to-grant-amnesty-for-illegals-emerges-in-congress-under-misleading-guise-of-dignity

CITY JOURNAL
— How Gavin Newsom Subsidized the Migrant Invasion. The California governor has spent nearly $1 billion on nonprofits that want, among other things, to dismantle the border, “abolish ICE,” and help immigrants “living with HIV.”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-gavin-newsom-illegal-immigrants-ice

STATELINE
— Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules. DD: All my employers would hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/23/asylum-seekers-could-lose-right-to-work-under-proposed-trump-administration-rules/

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/21/grindr-set-to-host-inaugural-white-house-correspondents-dinner-party/89719638007/
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference over men.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/15/trump-dei-crackdown-targets-women-networking/89426934007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Unify Against Israel. The number of senators backing an arms embargo against the Jewish state has doubled in two years.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-democrats-unify-against-israel-7a916769?mod=opinion_lead_pos5

CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH
— Lowering Pay for Federal Jobs Is Bad for Workers – and Bad for America. Going forward, the government will have to pay more – not less – to be competitive. DD: 23% of federal employees have master’s degrees while only 11% of private sector employees do. 10% of federal employees have professional degrees while only 4% of private sector employees do.
https://crr.bc.edu/lowering-pay-for-federal-jobs-is-bad-for-workers-and-bad-for-america/

FED WEEK
— ‘Rescheduling’ of Marijuana Could Have Federal Workplace Implications. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/rescheduling-of-marijuana-could-have-federal-workplace-implications/
— How Federal Employees Can Retire Early. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/how-federal-retirees-can-retire-early/

FED SMITH
— The Hidden Costs of Retirement: A New Series for Federal Employees. Federal retirement planning extends well beyond healthcare.  DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/22/hidden-costs-of-retirement-series-for-federal-employees/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on challenging filing season, but still needs staffing and budget cuts. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager that promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2026/04/treasury-secretary-irs-hit-a-home-run-on-challenging-filing-season-but-still-needs-staffing-and-budget-cuts/

ATLANTIC
— The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/virginia-congress-midterms-trump/686895/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

INDEPENDENT
— Medical student from India behind AI conservative influencer says ‘super dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/medical-student-india-created-ai-185742618.html

TIMES OF INDIA
— An India-based medical student reportedly built and operated a popular AI-generated Instagram influencer that amassed millions of followers by posting patriotic, political and lifestyle content aimed at conservative audiences in the United States. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/ai-generated-maga-influencer-indian-student-behind-hot-girl-profile-with-millions-of-followers/ar-AA21r0hw

April 20, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS CEO Macquline King did not need to cave to the Chicago Teachers Union
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/editorial-may-day-chicago-public-schools-macquline-king-ctu-brandon-johnson/
— ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/ice-hiring-ap-investigation/
— DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/opinion-illinois-cannibis-equity-legalization/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against him
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/25th-amendment-trump-democrats/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/column-pete-hegseth-donald-trump-pope-leo-xiv-pulp-fiction-page/
— DD: Far too many nonprofits are fronts for the Democrat Party.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/opinion-general-services-administration-nonprofit-certification-dei/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/04/18/julianna-stratton-talks-about-the-fight-shes-bringing-to-washington-at-power-rising-summit
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/19/kamala-harris-chicago-trump-made-america-weaker
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/04/19/catholic-white-house-comments-trump-vance-pope-leo

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Biss.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260419/us-congress-politics/as-general-election-showdown-begins-biss-has-quarter-million-dollar-lead-in-campaign-cash/

ABC7
— Chicago Cinco de Mayo Parade once again canceled over immigration enforcement fears
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cinco-de-mayo-parade-2026-canceled-due-fears-president-donald-trumps-immigration-enforcement-policies-organizers/18923021/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-st-sabina-father-michael-pfleger-defends-pope-leo-xiv-attacks-president-donald-trump-speaks-iran-war/18921262/

NBC5
— Chicago Cinco de Mayo event cancelled for 2nd year over fear of immigration raids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-cinco-de-mayo-event-cancelled-for-2nd-year-over-fear-of-immigration-raids/3925024/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darren-bailey-tries-to-walk-back-calling-chicago-a-hellhole/3925132/

CBS2
— Chicago kicks off bus tours as part of reparations initiative. DD: To get rid of you, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats will make you pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/city-of-chicago-kicks-off-bus-tours-as-part-of-reparations-initiative/ar-AA212WTs

FOX32
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bailey-chicago-hellhole-dumb

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Career Counseling. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, young White men should anticipate/expect that career counselors will advise them that to get hired and to advance, that they should not only become Democrats or RINOs, but they should paint themselves as being willing and able at get rid of Republicans who are older, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All of my White male coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who excelled at getting rid of Republicans like me who were the aforesaid.
https://mag.uchicago.edu/economics-business/career-counseling-businesslady

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/20/harris-hits-chicago-questions-linger-00880221

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Democrats Want To Turn Parks Into Homeless Encampments
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/graphics/il-hb-1429-enough-is-enough

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Under the Democrats, crime ever-increasingly increases. Do you live in a high-crime area? Being able to avoid crime should be and is a big reason to earn more money. To earn more money to avoid crime, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-20-how-illinois-spends-marijuana-money/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Denial of Reality’ tour
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/19/pope-leo-xivs-denial-reality-tour/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois: state of insanity. Democrats really do want you dead.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/illinois_state_of_insanity.html

BREITBART
— Democrats Don’t Want This President to Protect American Lives
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/19/rick-scott-democrats-dont-want-this-president-to-protect-american-lives/amp/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Trump II Mass Detention Policy Passes Another Key Hurdle. Our legal process is deliberately slow, but for now it’s working out in the administration’s favor.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Trump-II-Mass-Detention-Policy-Passes-Another-Key-Hurdle

DAILY CALLER
— Over 900,000 migrants were paroled into the United States between May 16, 2023 and January 19, 2025, thanks to former President Joe Biden’s CBP One app. The Trump administration told those migrants to hit the road in April 2025.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/who-are-we-to-blame-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants-who-now-might-get-to-stay/ar-AA1ZVZQP

TOWNHALL
— Grievance Culture Is Destroying American Resilience. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans, and especially Trump, cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally. My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. They never encouraged me to blame others for my problems. That motivated me to work my way through college and to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job- related professional license in 1981.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/04/20/grievance-culture-is-destroying-american-resilience-n2674695

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— FBI, DOJ scrambling to rebuild after being depleted by resignations and firings. Some current and former officials see a lowering of long-accepted standards. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 would not have promoted me if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/resignations-firings-depleted-fbi-justice-department-scrambling-rebuild-132181293

MSN
— Trump sued for firing mostly Black federal government employees. DD: When I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-sued-for-firing-mostly-black-federal-government-employees/ar-AA2100cd
— US federal civilian workforce shrinks by 12% since 2024. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans led by Gingrich cut the agency by more than 50%, from over 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-federal-civilian-workforce-shrinks-by-12-since-2024/ar-AA1XzPzV
— 15 Trump cabinet picks that were DEI hires
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/15-dei-hires-in-the-current-administration/ss-AA1UoFZl
— ‘Opportunities are now closed’: Trump’s DEI crackdown deals a heavy blow to ‘New Girls Clubs’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/opportunities-are-now-closed-trump-s-dei-crackdown-deals-a-heavy-blow-to-new-girls-clubs/ar-AA20ZA8T

AOL
— 11 Jobs That Pay $57+ an Hour. DD: I did not start earning $57/hour in today’s dollars until after I was 38 in 1986 and I had worked for the federal government for more than 18 years and I had earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 and 31, job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32, and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.aol.com/finance/11-boring-jobs-secretly-pay-161000136.html

CNBC
— Position yourself ‘as a team player.’ DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have to show that you can and that you will help your Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have stress that you are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/the-top-soft-skills-in-demand-for-entry-level-jobs-says-linkedin.html

NEWSWEEK
— Top 10 Agencies Suffering Sharpest Cuts Under Trump. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans led by Gingrich cut the agency by more than 50%, from over 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-agency-cuts-trump-administration-11850442

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote birthright citizenship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/ice-cbp-birth-pregnancy-detention.html?searchResultPosition=1
— The Pied-à-Terre Tax Has Failed Before. Could This Year Be Different? DD: In Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me, to paint me as being grossly overpaid by IRS, it called the studio condo in the Outer Drive East building that I bought in 1974 a pied-a-terre. I owed a townhome in University Park since 1972 that I was unable to sell unless I took a big loss. I began renting it out in 1976.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/nyregion/pied-a-terre-tax.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges refocus on career services as students seek return on degrees. DD: What return did you have on your degrees? My 1970 NIU degree in business got me hired by Firestone Stores in 1970 and by IRS. in 1971. My taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My 1976 MBA from Loyola, my taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul, and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 got me hired by GAO in 1980. My earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981 helped get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/11/24/colleges-career-counseling-programs/

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/16/where-is-marijuana-legal-us-map/89608617007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/19/what-is-420-weed-holiday-history/89665574007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/california/2026/04/17/california-420-events-span-san-francisco-los-angeles/89649658007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2026/04/20/millions-of-asylum-seekers-have-been-impacted-as-caseloads-have-grown/89665965007/

KNOX FOCUS
— Democrat-Socialists: The Enemy Of Affordability
https://www.knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/democrat-socialists-the-enemy-of-affordability/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: How much money do you have? According to my critics/opponents, I have too much money. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/money-differences-friendship-50c4aae6
— How I Became Less Ambitious—and Happier—in Retirement. I’ve spent a lifetime pursuing career success. Now I needed to ask myself: Was it time to shift focus? And how do I do that? DD: I spent lots of time and money earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, earning job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earning a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/retirement-happiness-ambition-b83a6cd7

FORTUNE
— DD: To hire more Democrats and RINOs, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasing dump education, dump work experience, dump professional certifications, and dump professional licenses.
https://fortune.com/article/why-elon-musk-bans-resume-cover-letter-hiring/

BLOOMBERG
— Presidents Hire ‘Yes Men’ at Their Peril. DD: According to my critics/opponents, “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-08-09/trump-s-impulse-to-hire-a-yes-man-as-chief-of-staff-was-problematic?embedded-checkout=true

FORBES
— Answering ‘Are You A Team Player?’ In A Job Interview. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have to show that you can and that you will help your Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to get hired, you have stress that you are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2024/07/13/team-player-interview-question/

STARS AND STRIPES
— GAO finds that too many service members leave the military without career counseling. DD: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors and/or supervisors were veterans. They despised if not hated Republicans like me, and especially Republicans like me who avoided the Vietnam War draft. They blamed Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War. They took many big adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-12-13/military-separation-report-8404000.html

HECHINGERRER REPORT
— Landing a job may be hard. Navigating the workplace may be harder. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, young White men should anticipate/expect that career counselors will advise them that to get hired and to advance, that they should not only become Democrats or RINOs, but they should paint themselves as being willing and able at get rid of Republicans who are older, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All of my White male coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who excelled at getting rid of Republicans like me who were the aforesaid.
https://hechingerreport.org/for-new-grads-landing-a-job-may-be-hard-navigating-the-workplace-may-be-harder/
— College leaders focus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation. DD: When I was a senior at NIU in 1970, my career counselor advised me to apply for a financial hardship draft deferment which I did. My father had died suddenly in 1969. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my younger brother was having problems. But potential employers did not believe that my application would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was from Firestone Stores for a sales job that did not really require a college degree. My Chicago Heights store boss would never had hired me, but his boss had assigned me to him. He did not have a college degree. He refused to let me start until after I passed a probationary period in Indiana. He disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. He disapproved of my being Protestant, my being German American, my having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and my living in Crete. Under him, I saw that my Firestone career was bleak if not nonexistent. Consequently, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely if not violently fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was to be an IRS Revenue Officer.
https://hechingerreport.org/college-leaders-refocus-attention-on-their-students-top-priority-jobs-after-graduation/

FED WEEK
— Overall views by workers of their career situations declined in 2025, with an especially steep drop among federal employees. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to advance, you have to help your Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, to advance, you have to be a Democrat and minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/poll-finds-declining-worker-views-of-careers-especially-so-in-federal-workforce/
— ‘Career Compass’ Site for HR Positions Launched. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted what I knew about HR. I earned a bachelor’s degree in HR from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. HR was my area of concentration.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/career-compass-site-for-hr-positions-launched/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Liberals and moderates use AA and DEI to get rid of conservatives.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/04/20/can-diversity-and-meritocracy-coexist-opinion

POLITICO
— Democrats have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office. POLITICO’s analysis shows a clear trend in red and blue districts alike.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/18/democrats-special-election-results-analysis-00879021

NEW POLITICS
— Demonstrations and Demographics. DD: The more of the following that you are, the more likely that Democrat leaders will get you to demonstrate: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://newpol.org/demonstrations-and-demographics/

April 19, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have agreed to use May Day for a “day of civic action” for students and teachers. DD: To promote “civic action” is to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teachers-union-cps-may-day/

WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/more-than-half-of-americans-say-trump-immigration-agenda-too-aggressive-survey/
— DD: Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer people become productive members of society.
https://wgntv.com/news/1-in-3-us-households-struggle-to-pay-energy-bills-but-the-reality-is-likely-even-worse/

FOX32
— Teens charged after overnight crime wave hits multiple Chicago neighborhoods. DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that Democrat teens will ever-increasingly commit more crime.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teens-charged-after-overnight-crime-wave-hits-multiple-chicago-neighborhoods-police

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Bailey seeks distance from Trump, but MAGA shadow looms. DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans. Ever-increasingly pro-Democrat editorials are falsely presented as being news articles.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/darren-bailey-illinois-governor-race-maga-distance/

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260417/news/giving-dupage-days-fundraiser-returns-to-help-nonprofits/
— Long-term care spending. Just as early retirement can cause a spending shock at the front end of retirement, long-term care costs can prompt a spending shock later in life. A 2025 report authored by Spencer Look and Jack VanDerhei of the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies found that 43% of baby boomers will incur long-term care costs, with the average cost of that care $242,373. The likelihood of needing care correlates with longevity: While just 24% of men and 27% of women who die at age 75 will require long-term care, 52% of men and 60% of women who die at age 95 will require long-term care. Incurring sizable long-term care costs can have catastrophic effects for a financial plan.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260418/finance/how-spending-shocks-affect-retirement-planning/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/more-than-half-of-americans-say-trump-immigration-agenda-too-aggressive-survey/

WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-18/tensions-between-president-trump-and-pope-leo-put-american-catholics-in-awkward-spot

WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/nation-world/pope-leo-addresses-criticism-from-president-trump/526-3b71fc3a-3d3c-4d44-b469-6d2cc25111c9

WISCONSIN WATCH
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/01/skilled-but-uncertain-immigrant-workers-and-employers-navigate-hiring-hurdles-under-trump/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers seek to eliminate state diversity commission
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c0142076-cc4c-44f0-9801-44b42370861e.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Muslim Lobby Day in Illinois
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/muslim-lobby-day-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— HB 4855 and SEL: Doubling Down on Education Evil
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/hb4855-and-sel-doubling-down-on-education-evil/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Diligently applying SEL has these effects on students: They learn that more racism, not less, is the answer to our social ills. They don’t learn to be good citizens. Rather, they’re encouraged to be social activists, tearing down our culture and society. They learn to disregard their parents’ advice, trusting the school instead.)
— When Speech Is Silenced: The Case for Ethics Reform in Talk Therapy
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/when-speech-is-silenced-the-case-for-ethics-reform-in-talk-therapy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8-1 in Chiles v. Salazar that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy counseling, as applied to licensed professional talk therapy, violated the First Amendment. )

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Anchor babies’ reach nearly 10% of all US births. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasing, a) Democrat and RINO leaders will encourage pregnant citizens of foreign countries to come to America to give birth and b) foreign countries will send their pregnant citizens to America to give birth.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/anchor-babies-reach-nearly-10-of-all-us-births-new-data/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year were anchor babies who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if President Trump’s executive order is upheld by the Supreme Court. “Under the current erroneous birthright citizenship interpretation, these children automatically become citizens and unlock food stamps, welfare, specialized schooling for English education, and eventually college aid,” Brandy Perez Carbaugh of the Heritage Foundation told The Post. Of those 320,000, the center said 245,000 were born to parents who were illegal immigrants. Another 15,000 babies were born to mothers who had temporary legal status, while the fathers were not citizens or lawful permanent residents. The remaining 60,000 were born to illegal alien mothers while the child’s father was a citizen or lawful permanent resident. The massive number of US anchor baby births in 2023 is the highest total since 2010, when 325,000 babies were born to illegal immigrant parents, according to Pew data. The number of anchor baby births in the US has increased for three consecutive years. Immigration hawks warn illegal aliens will continue to abuse the generous laws in the Land of the Free while legal US citizens foot the bill. “High volumes of illegal and temporary aliens are having children in the US because they are exploiting the decades-old erroneous interpretation that such children are US citizens,” said Carbaugh. “Emergency Medicaid loopholes allow illegal aliens to qualify for free labor, delivery, and often prenatal care in some states, so taxpayers pay for these ‘anchor babies,’” said the expert. “This has brought alien parents both a claimed shield against deportation and financial benefits through the eligible child. Americans cover the cost as they struggle to provide for their own families,” she said. The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments April 1 in Trump v. Barbara, a landmark challenge to the president’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, which has been a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment since 1868.)

CITY JOURNAL
— Why We Should Be Skeptical About High Graduation Rates. When state exams and standardized test scores show declining student proficiency, there’s no reason to celebrate.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/graduation-rates-student-proficiency-test-scores

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pilot Ousted for Urging Merit-Based Military. DD: For Democrats, government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/18/musk-promotes-story-of-pilot-ousted-for-urging-merit-based-military/

FOX NEWS
— Democrats split on Israel funding as support for military aid slips. Fox News political analyst Reince Priebus explains the growing opposition to U.S. funding for Israel by Democrats. DD: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Jewish.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393320738112
— Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies. Johnson said he is ‘boldly declaring that we need reparations in this city, and that’s why I’m funding it.’ 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, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-links-restaurant-industry-slavery-tipped-wage-fight-intensifies

TOWNHALL
— DEI Over Duty: How the Secret Service Put Identity Politics Above Operational Competence. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/04/19/dei-over-duty-how-the-secret-service-put-identity-politics-above-operational-competence-n2674609

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Young adults struggle to break into housing market as Congress seeks solution. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $85,100. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5836866-young-adults-struggle-housing-market/

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On. Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group. (DD: I should write about what Democrat and RINO leaders had their operatives and their dupes do to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/turning-point-university-arkansas-disbands.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The conservative split over the war in Iran has only amplified the question of what Mr. Kirk would want Turning Point to be in this moment. At the University of Arkansas, the question began to consume the chapter’s leadership. In recent interviews, some chapter members sketched out some of the group’s grievances. Ava Lacey, a student from Mississippi who sits on the executive board, said the chapter wanted to be more political than its nonprofit status allowed. Members were also bothered by Turning Point’s alliance with the Arkansas governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, which they thought hindered insurgent candidates interested in shaking up the state’s Republican establishment.)
— How Many Americans Are Marriage Material? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family. 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 of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/marriage-kearney.html
— Texas Restaurants Are Forcing a Reckoning Over Immigrant Labor.  DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/texas-restaurants-immigration-work-permits.html

WASHINGTON POST
— States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/18/charlie-kirk-laws-free-speech/f4ea06a8-3ae9-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html

MSN
— DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer men are marriage material.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
— Chicago Mayor Blames Gun Problem on Red States
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-blames-gun-problem-on-red-states/ss-AA1Mczv7

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
— Social isolation. DD: Because of ever-increasing success by Democrat and RINO leaders to rid of those who are the following, those who are the following should anticipate/expect that they will be ever-increasingly isolated: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/social-isolation-loneliness-older-people-pose-health-risks

LEE NEWS
— Millions in the US never finished college. DD: What helped you earn a bachelor’s degree? For me, it was a) my working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the first 3 years and full time during the summers in between and b) my parents providing me with room and board in Crete during my first 2 years, weekends during my 3rd year, and the summers in between.
https://news.lee.net/news/nation-world/education/millions-in-the-us-never-finished-college-with-targeted-help-reenrollments-are-ticking-up/article_0724cd8f-0a4d-43cb-b5d4-a066c69ba078.html

BLACK CHRONICLES
— The Chicago Teachers Union says Chicago Public Schools leaders have agreed to transform the school day on May 1 to one focused on civic engagement, student voice and standing up to the White House. DD: To promote “civic engagement” is to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://blackchronicle.com/midwest/illinois/illinois-quick-hits-teachers-union-says-cps-to-bus-students-to-rally/

MONEY TALKS
— Half of middle-aged Americans are forced to retire early. That has devastating financial consequences. DD: In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $154,682. I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Because of that, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my retirement saving are dramatically less. My CSRS pension ($68,640) is less than what my IRS salary was in when I was 23 in 1972 in today’s dollars ($69,999).
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/heres-why-half-of-middle-aged-americans-are-forced-to-retire-early/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— More than half of employees retire earlier than planned. Mental and physical health effects of being forced to retire. DD: I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If you are forced to retire early, for the rest of your life, your critics/opponents will use that to destroy you. I know that from personal experience. Your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that you were an extremely bad person and even worse things, and that is why you were forced to retire early. Further, the more qualified that you were for the job that you had, the more that your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that proves that you are an extremely bad person and even worse things. My critics/opponents stress that  when I was forced to retire early, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/202601/forced-to-retire

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Is Nudging Alito and Thomas Toward Retirement. DD: Because of Gingrich-led budget cuts, to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1993 “offered” their employees who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout and early retirement. I was 45 years old in 1993 and I was eligible because I had 25 years of federal service. My Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement. But in September of 1997, just before their “offer” expired, they succeeded in forcing me to retire.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-is-nudging-alito-and-thomas-toward-retirement.html

ATLANTIC
— America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family. 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 of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/america-marriage-decline/681518/

April 17, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pope-leos-brother-john-prevost-receive-false-bomb-threat-new-lenox-illinois-police-say/18899122/

CBS2
— Chicago parents, mentors, teens come together to discuss solutions to teen takeovers. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-parents-mentors-teens-come-together-to-discuss-solutions-to-teen-takeovers/

FOX32
— Chicago FOP president calls Mayor Johnson a ‘coward’ over teen takeover response. Chicago FOP President John Catanzara delivers fiery remarks on the growing issue of teen takeovers, sharply criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s response and calling for stronger action. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-f5oclwr0snegiv2b

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bailey, lacking big fundraising help, spent just $2.30 per vote to win Illinois GOP governor primary.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-shoestring-primary-win/
— Pritzker pumped $10 million into Juliana Stratton’s Senate primary win through outside PAC
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/jb-pritzker-10-million-stratton-senate/
— The Will County Board voted Thursday to approve a 2,400-acre solar farm near Crete and reversed course on six previously denied solar projects near New Lenox, Wilmington, Shorewood and Channahon.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/will-county-solar-farm-votes/
— Salvi: Pritzker should welcome federal tax dollars that would benefit our students
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/letters-041726-jb-pritzker-federal-tax-credit-scholarship-program/
(FROM THE LETTER: As a mother of six and grandmother to 12 and a product of public school education, I am deeply troubled by the Chicago Board of Education’s recent decision to urge Gov. JB Pritzker to reject federal funding from the Education Freedom Tax Credit that expands school choice for Illinois families. This reckless decision proves that if President Donald Trump and Republicans are for something, Illinois Democrats are against it, even when it helps our children and empowers our families. This commonsense legislation creates new opportunities for scholarships that help make quality education more affordable. It enables parents to choose the school — public, private, charter or otherwise — that best meets their child’s unique needs. No child should be trapped in a failing school simply because of their ZIP code. Yet, unfortunately, the Board of Education and Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather slam the door shut on these opportunities than allow families real options for their children. Illinois Democrats continue to prioritize political control over our students. They care more about the numbers of students enrolled in failing schools than in educating our students and being held accountable for their schools’ failures to educate them. As chair of the Illinois Republican Party and a proud mom and grandmother who always puts children first, I call on Pritzker to reject this shortsighted resolution and embrace the opportunity to give every Illinois family the educational freedom they deserve. Our kids’ futures are too important to sacrifice for partisan ideology.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans rip 4 blue states for keeping taxes on tips, overtime after Trump reprieve. GOP rips Dem obstruction on ‘making life more affordable’ before midterms.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-rip-4-blue-states-keeping-taxes-tips-overtime-trump-reprieve
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi says that while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is running for re-election in the nation’s third-largest blue state, he is really positioning himself for a 2028 presidential campaign on the agenda of obstructing Trump. “Last year, President Trump delivered the largest tax cut in American history, putting millions of dollars back in the pockets of Americans; this commonsense legislation is good for Illinois, but wannabe president, JB Pritzker would rather slam the door shut on opportunity and relief, knowing full well that he supported and empowered Joe Biden’s economic disaster,” Salvi told Fox News Digital.
— Burdened by costs of an ICE facility in town, Broadview reckons with a spotlight it never wanted. While communities elsewhere have been shielded from the costs of ICE facilities, the western suburb was stuck with bills for nearly $400,000. The costs continue as Broadview preps its new budget. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/17/burdened-by-costs-of-an-ice-facility-in-town-broadview-reckons-with-a-spotlight-it-never-wanted
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at Black women, and at everyone else, that Republicans who are the following cause all the problems that Black women and everyone else have: conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/17/black-women-chicago-power-rising-summit-kamala-harris-juliana-stratton-empowerment-voting-elections

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Did SAFE-T Act loophole contribute to DuPage County slaying? Top prosecutor thinks so.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/crime/did-safe-t-act-loophole-contribute-to-dupage-county-slaying-top-prosecutor-thinks-so/
— DuPage County forced to pay bill after vendor disables election equipment
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/local-politics/dupage-county-forced-to-pay-bill-after-vendor-disables-election-equipment/
— DuPage Democrats reelect party chair
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/news/dupage-democrats-reelect-party-chair/

EVANSTON NOW
— Schakowsky to lead July 4 parade. DD: I was the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks between 2005 and 2020. The Democrats, the RINOs, and the Democrat plants who run Wheaton ended that in 2021.
https://evanstonnow.com/schakowsky-to-lead-july-4-parade/

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_b1b3b727-165d-41d2-ad8f-76205e5ba128.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that they are going to drive all Republicans out of Illinois starting with those who are conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/stratton-urges-democrats-to-offer-bold-solutions-not-the-bare-minimum/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s cash surge lifted Stratton. DD: How much cash will Pritzker give each Democrat candidate on the November 3 ballot in your precinct? To vote for Democrats is to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/17/pritzkers-cash-surge-lifted-stratton-00877876
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican State Central Committee has elected its new members, including state Reps. Patrick Sheehan and Jason Bunting. Illinois House GOP attorney Zach Emberton defeated Republican insider Tom DeVore. Beth Findley Smith succeeds her former husband, Larry Smith. And incumbents who won reelection are Aaron Del Mar, who’s running as the lieutenant governor candidate, and Debbie Kanarowski, Joan LaSonde and Rhonda Belford. Here’s the full list.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-718/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-505/
— Another loss for Tom DeVore
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/another-day-another-loss-for-tom-devore-2/
— Sen. Rezin: ‘There is a broken concept in Springfield that the taxpayers’ money belongs to the government”
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/sen-rezin-there-is-a-broken-concept-in-springfield-that-the-taxpayers%e2%80%99-money-belongs-to-the-government/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP State Central Committee Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/16/gop-state-central-committee-results/
— Bill to Send Kids to Mental Health Providers without Parental Permission Passes Senate
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/16/bill-to-send-kids-to-mental-health-providers-without-parental-permission/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bill advances to prevent local governments from clearing homeless camps. DD: Where do Democrat leaders want to put their homeless camps in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9ad50af0-4bff-4018-a1ef-1a3d8f7dfb11.html
— Illinois lawmakers grill diversity commission over lack of progress. DD: During the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasing rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. During the 4 years that I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee and during the 7 years that I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organizations were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to promote more minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e449012f-e439-47b0-9dfe-14e3ac89c8d5.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Hundreds Rally in Springfield for IGOLD 2026 as Gun Owners Push Back on Democrat Policies.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/hundreds-rally-in-springfield-for-igold-2026-as-gun-owners-push-back-on-democrat-policies.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— It would be great if conservative organizations in Illinois and Republican organizations in Illinois, including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, would issue more press releases and include GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com on their press release lists. Facebook is a Democrat website. Posting something on Facebook is not issuing a press release. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Yes, Muslims should assimilate to belong. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4528627/muslims-should-assimilate-to-belong/

NEW YORK POST
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because I am all of the aforesaid, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, and earn a professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/lifestyle/the-american-dream-still-persists-despite-financial-stress-new-survey-suggests/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-acs-choice-puts-racial-equity-above-keeping-nyc-kids-safe-and-alive/
— Woke Boston mayor hands out $500 haircut and massage vouchers to queer and trans migrants, refugees
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/woke-boston-mayor-hands-out-500-haircut-and-massage-vouchers-to-queer-and-trans-migrants-refugees/

AMAC
— Chicago Democrats Deny Scholarships to Students to Spite Trump
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/chicago-democrats-deny-scholarships-to-students-to-spite-trump/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.aei.org/articles/the-real-reason-republicans-should-be-concerned-google-skews-liberal/

CITY JOURNAL
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-mamdani-racial-equity-plan

DAILY CALLER
— Leave it to a Muslim to accidentally prove why Muslims don’t belong in America. “I’m tired of proving I belong in America,” reads the headline of a Washington Post opinion piece by Shadi Hamid.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/muslim-makes-perfect-case-for-keeping-muslims-out-of-america/ar-AA20wYo8

DAILY SIGNAL
— Americans Want Mass Deportations, Not Amnesty
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/16/americans-want-mass-deportations-not-amnesty/

FOX NEWS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-unveils-new-racial-equity-plan-more-equitable-future-prompts-quick-doj-pushback
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-mayor-cites-180k-racial-wealth-gap-justify-taxes-police-cuts
— The Secret Service doesn’t have a recruiting problem, it has a hiring problem — how woke, DEI hiring practices have destroyed the world’s most enigmatic and foremost protective agency.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/i-supervisor-secret-service-has-huge-problems-people-hires
— DD: How successful will foreign countries be using birthright citizenship to destroy America?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trumps-birthright-citizenship-fight-history-hysteria

HANNITY
— AGE ADVANTAGE: Trump’s Support Among Seniors Historically Strong In Second Term. DD: To get votes from those who are minority, female, and/or younger, the Republican Party ever-increasingly replaces it leaders who are White, male, and/or older with those who are minority, female, and/or younger.
https://hannity.com/media-room/age-advantage-trumps-support-among-seniors-historically-strong-in-second-term-watch/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Shadi Hamid, a Muslim Washington Post columnist, Makes Outlandish Claims About Islam, Assimilation, and America
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/shadi-hamid-makes-outlandish-claims-about-islam-assimilation-and-america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hamid’s arguments are likely to repel even those who harbored hopes that Muslim immigrants and their descendants would be assimilable. Among the main arguments [was] the following: America no longer has a unifying culture to conserve.)

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) encourage minority women have children and b) encourage White women to have abortions. Under the Democrats, the percentage of Americans who are White is ever-increasingly decreasing. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/06/birth-rate-citizenship-an-all-american-approach-to-demographic-decline/

PJ MEDIA
— WaPo Columnist Says Muslims Should Not Be Expected to Assimilate, and What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/10/wapo-columnist-says-muslims-should-not-be-expected-to-assimilate-and-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-n4951659

FROM CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://abcnews.com/US/pope-leos-brothers-home-targeted-false-bomb-threat/story?id=132104698

MSN
— Trump’s support plunges among key voter groups ahead of midterms
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-s-support-plunges-among-key-voter-groups-ahead-of-midterms/gm-GMDB6C633A
— Vance faces sparse crowd and protests at Georgia event
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/vance-faces-sparse-crowd-and-protests-at-georgia-event/gm-GMB5DA31E9
— DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/assimilation-talk-is-a-dog-whistle-for-white-supremacy/vi-AA20SijB
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/insight/bomb-threat-at-pope-s-brother-s-home-deepens-trump-feud-fallout/gm-GM550A3B54

NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s approval rating with women grows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-approval-rating-with-women-grows-poll-finds/ar-AA20mCKO

NPR
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190383104/new-study-shows-just-how-facebooks-algorithm-shapes-conservative-and-liberal-bub

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/nyregion/mamdani-dei-report.html
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/facebook-ads-politics.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/26/facebook-algorithm-conservative-liberal-extremes/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How the ABA Spreads DEI in Law Schools. The lawyers’ guild still has a monopoly on accreditation. Why?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/american-bar-association-dei-law-school-accreditation-36e77872

POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint the Pope as despising Trump if not hating Trump. That will inspire even more hatred against Trump. What is the Pope’s position on those who voted for Trump? What does the Pope want them to do?
https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-says-world-ravaged-tyrants-donald-trump/

GALLUP & THE HILL & MSN
— DD: Because ever-increasingly, everything is stacked against White men, young White men should ever-increasingly focus on earning job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses. If I had not earned the aforesaid, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 23, 25, 29, etc., b) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., c) get married when I was 29, d) etc.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/708410/rise-young-men-religiosity-realigns-gender-gaps.aspx
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/5835277-religion-gender-gap-millennials/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/number-of-young-men-who-call-religion-very-important-is-skyrocketing/ar-AA213464

PEW RESEARCH
— Multiple indicators show a decline in the health of America’s democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/15/multiple-indicators-show-a-decline-in-the-health-of-americas-democracy-in-2025/
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/06/12/how-facebook-users-view-experience-the-platform/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 70% of Republicans Want All Illegal Aliens Deported
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/70_of_republicans_want_all_illegal_aliens_deported

FORD FOUNDATION
— Ford Foundation Adds $60 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/news-and-press/news/ford-foundation-adds-60-million-in-new-funding-to-strengthen-democracy/

HARVARD LAW TODAY
— Citizens need to make this democracy work. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/america-at-250-citizens-need-to-make-this-democracy-work/

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— 16 Million Eligible Immigrant Voters Will Decide the Winners and Losers of the 2026 Elections. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in more immigrants because they vote for Democrats. Immigrants want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have financial, health, and/or other problems, and reject the rule of law. Immigrants are overwhelmingly non-White, liberal/moderate, and non-Protestant. Immigrants overwhelming blame those who are the following for their problems: American, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigrant-voters-2026-elections/

CONVERSATION
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://theconversation.com/google-news-serves-conservatives-and-liberals-similar-results-but-favors-mainstream-media-102389

NIEMAN LAB
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/does-your-google-news-change-based-on-whether-youre-conservative-or-liberal/

ACLU
— DD: How successful will foreign countries be using birthright citizenship to destroy America?
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/my-child-is-now-a-political-debate-immigrant-families-battle-trumps-birthright-citizenship-threats

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

MEAWW
— Trump leads every 21st century president among seniors, boosting GOP midterm odds. DD: Seniors see how badly anti-Trumps treat seniors.
https://news.meaww.com/cn-ns-enten-says-trump-leads-every-21st-century-president-among-seniors-boosting-gop-midterm-odds

ECONOMIST
— DD: The hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.economist.com/1843/2026/04/17/the-republican-congressman-taking-on-trump