Tag: e-verify

June 16, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage Blacks to be LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/15/juneteenth-events-2026/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brave Space Alliance envisions Chicago as a place where the lives of Black and brown LGBTQ people are protected, valued and thriving. As part of their ongoing initiatives, the nonprofit will launch “Embodied, a Juneteenth and Pride Month Celebration.” This performance-forward event features a mix of drag, burlesque, music and dance performances by some of the city’s most celebrated Black transgender, gender nonconforming and queer artists. The inaugural event’s lineup includes performers like Sasha Love, Luv Ami-Stoole, Trans Voices Cabaret, Mo Swallowtail and the Tap’Root Fluidity, and Po’Chop in what is sure to be a celebratory and revelatory event. 7:30 pm June 20 at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St.; the event is 18+, more information at ticketweb.com )

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/15/immigrant-moms-worry-babies-could-be-left-stateless-as-they-await-supreme-court-decision-on-birthright

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/daca-news-recipients-face-donald-trump-administration-processing-delays-uncertainty-legal-challenges-continue/19303983/
— California Gov. Gavin Newsom says DOJ is investigating him and his wife. DD: To get rid of me, my IRS superiors not only investigated my travel vouchers and education deductions, they disallowed them.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-gov-gavin-newsom-says-department-justice-is-investigating-wife/19303418/

NBC5
— New head of Illinois GOP discusses state of the party in the Land of Lincoln. The new head of the Illinois Republican Party sat down with Mary Ann Ahern to discuss President Trump, and the state of the GOP in today’s political climate in Illinois.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/new-head-of-illinois-gop-discusses-state-of-the-party-in-the-land-of-lincoln/3949044/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yxmYDG38Fg

FOX32
— Bob Grogan elected as new Chair of Illinois Republican Party.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-nmyzv71x0n9w4mhg
— Teen takeovers: What’s driving them and how they can be prevented. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? The Democrat Party platform drives Democrat teen takeovers. It destroys traditional marriage and family. It destroys personal responsibility. It destroys respect for the rule of law.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-w84czbsm358oipul
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/bob-grogan-elected-chair-illinois-213556651.html

WGN RADIO
— Time to invest in a whole-home generator.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/lou-manfredini-time-to-invest-in-a-whole-home-generator/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WJBC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/video/prairie-pride-coalition-supporting-lgbtq-community-since-1995/11886502/
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/06/15/53399/

Q98.5
— DD: Because pot pushers are losing sales to intoxicating hemp sellers, Pritzker cracks down on intoxicating hemp sellers.
https://q985online.com/new-illinois-hemp-thc-law-minors/

IPM NEWS
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Blacks have already received many trillions of dollars in AA and DEI, that is, they have already received many trillions of dollars in reparations. My Democrat Black GAO subordinate is just one example. My Democrat GAO superiors used AA and DEI to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my Democrat Black GAO subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Democrats make Republicans pay the price of AA and DEI, that is, they make Republicans pay reparations. They especially make Republicans who are the following pay the price of AA and DEI: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/should-descendants-of-enslaved-black-americans-receive-reparations-an-illinois-commission-wants-your-opinions/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Senate race: Don Tracy, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has beefed up his political team, hiring nationally known Republican strategists Joe King and Scott Schweitzer of The Strategy Group Company as general consultants and Illinois political consultant Dennis Cook, founder of Strive Strategies, to his campaign. The move came after Collin Corbett of Cor Strategies exited after the primary in order to make an independent run for governor.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/16/three-decades-in-one-question-left-00962697

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to be? My critics/opponents want the IRP to be the Illinois Democrat Lite Party. But political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What do you hope that the IRP will do differently under Bob Grogan? I hope that it will dump its Democrat Lite approach and instead promote the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Of course, I certainly hope that the IRP will encourage everyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How will Bob Grogan treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? According to my critics/opponents, I have caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They have had their operatives and their dupes take many bid adverse actions against me since 2000. They had them a) rudely throw me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) rudely end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) rudely gerrymander my precinct in 2015, d) rudely end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) rudely end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) rudely end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) rudely almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) rudely defeat my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004.

http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you have in common with Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan? Grogan and I are both long-time DuPage County residents, Republican Precinct Committeemen, CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners, and members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and Illinois CPA Society. Grogan was my IRP State Central Committee member 2018-2022. I worked hard to elect and to reelect Grogan as DuPage County Auditor in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you wanted to run for a government office? Since I was 49 years old in 1997, my DuPage County critics/opponents have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I wanted to run for DuPage County Auditor. To discourage me from considering doing that, they have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my DuPage County critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what did to help elect and to reelect Jim Rasins DuPage County Auditor in 2000 and 2004 and Bob Grogan in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. My critics/opponents base their false accusations against me on my being highly qualified for the office. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year and I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year. I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I first visited the DuPage County Auditor’s office in 1986 when I became the Membership Director for the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter (CC). I remember recruiting Rasins to speak at an AGA CC event. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress should make E-Verify Trump’s lasting immigration legacy. Mandatory worksite checks would dry up the jobs magnet and outlast future Democrat reversals. DD: To be conservative, that is, to be Republican, is to promote E-Verify. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit. They vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/15/congress-make-e-verify-trumps-lasting-immigration-legacy/
— Too many Americans do not appreciate America
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/15/many-americans-not-appreciate-america/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Birthright citizenship: A battle for the survival of our republic. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4608345/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-14-amendment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The land, infrastructure, institutions, and accumulated wealth of the United States constitute real property and wealth, built, defended, and held in perpetuity as an endowment by and for generations of American citizens and those who entered lawfully. These assets exist because citizens labored, sacrificed, paid taxes, and, when necessary, gave their lives in defense of the nation. It is therefore preposterous to assert that the fertilization of an egg by two foreign nationals abroad, followed by a deliberate legal or illegal border crossing, creates a constitutional birthright to our inheritance. The word inheritance requires the person who bequeathed it to have owned it. A geographic point on a map, North, South, East, or West of a border, has no volition and cannot bequeath anything. Virtually no other nation allows such a preposterous practice.)
— Why no reckoning over the SPLC ‘hate map’?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4608149/why-no-reckoning-over-the-splc-hate-map-guy-benson/

AMERICAN INTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Working class. DD: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. 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 assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.aei.org/podcast/the-identity-of-the-gop-with-patrick-ruffini/

AMERICAN THINKER
— 250 Years Into The Experiment, Democrats Threaten Catastrophe. What happens if they win the midterms? DD: If Democrats take control of the U.S. House and Senate, what adverse actions will they take against you first?
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/250_years_into_the_experiment_democrats_threaten_catastrophe.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DD: How many of their illegals will Democrat leaders have vote in the November 3, 2026 election?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/06/15/midterm-polls-now-apparently-include-ice-agents-says-mullin-1645975/

DAVID CYCLEBACK
— Hidden Costs of Affirmative Action. How preferences intended to reduce discrimination can create new forms of stigma. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. My Democrat GAO superiors used AA and DEI to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my Democrat Black GAO subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://davidcycleback.substack.com/p/a-hidden-cost-of-affirmative-action
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Their concern is that when institutions openly acknowledge that race and other identity characteristics My Democrat GAO superiors used AA and DEI to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my Democrat Black GAO subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. are primarily considered in admissions, hiring, promotions, and scholarships, and when selection criteria are modified to increase representation, observers may begin to wonder whether a particular individual’s success was earned solely through merit or partly through preferential treatment. Over time, some beneficiaries begin asking themselves the same question. As a result, highly qualified minority students and professionals may find their achievements viewed with skepticism and, in cases, may wrestle with uncertainty about whether others regard their success as fully earned.)

FEDERALIST
— ‘Inclusive’ Left Attacks Giants Players For Expressing Christian Faith On ‘Pride Night.’ Most leftists believe that Christians shouldn’t be allowed to express their faith or live it out in the public square.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/15/inclusive-left-attacks-giants-players-for-expressing-christian-faith-on-pride-night/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— D.C. Escalating Response to Teen Takeover Chaos. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? The Democrat Party platform drives Democrat teen takeovers. It destroys traditional marriage and family. It destroys personal responsibility. It destroys respect for the rule of law.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/15/dc_escalating_response_to_teen_takeover_chaos__154225.amp.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— They’ll call everyone else a Nazi, but the media aren’t sure about their Nazi tattoo guy.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5921173-maine-senate-campaign-nazi-tattoo/

MSN
— Newsom alleges Trump ordered DOJ probe into him, wife. DD: To get rid of me, my IRS superiors not only probed my travel vouchers and my education deductions, they disallowed them.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/newsom-alleges-trump-ordered-doj-probe-into-him-wife/gm-GMDBBF91E3

ACCOUNTING
— Certified Public Accountant. DD: I have been a CPA since I was 30 in 1979. My critics/opponents have always stressed that while I passed the examination on my first attempt, my scores were not that great.
https://www.accounting.com/certifications/certified-public-accountant/

INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Certified Internal Auditor. DD: I have been a CIA since I was 32 in 1981. My critics/opponents have always stressed that while I passed the examination on my first attempt, my scores were not that great.
https://www.theiia.org/en/certifications/cia/

YAHOO FINANCE
— Certified Fraud Examiner. DD: I have been a CFE since I was 41 in 1990. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I became one not by passing an examination, but by grandfathering in.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/certified-fraud-examiner-cfe-195723273.html

ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS
— Certified Government Financial Manager. I have been a CGFM since I was 45 in 1994. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I became one not by passing an examination, but by grandfathering in.
https://www.agacgfm.org/cgfm-certification/

INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Certified Financial Services Auditor. I have been a CFSA since I was 47 in 1996. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I became one not by passing an examination, but by grandfathering in.
https://www.theiia.org/globalassets/documents/certifications/ccsa-cfsa-cgap-transition-faqs.pdf

ASSOCIATION OF CERTIED FRAUD EXAMINERS
— Forensic Accountant. I have been a Forensic Accountant since I was 48 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I became one not by passing an examination, but by grandfathering in.
https://www.acfe.com/career/career-paths/career-path-accounting/career-path-detail-forensic-accountant

NEW YORK TIMES
— ICE Wants Local Police to Enforce Immigration Law. These Officers Signed Up. DD: None have signed up in Illinois.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/12/us/politics/ice-local-police-immigration-287g.html
— Trump’s decision to host Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts at the White House on Sunday put him at the center of a sport that is popular with many young men — a demographic that swung toward him in the 2024 election but has since shifted away. DD: I have never been a fan of contact sports, neither were my parents, neither were my ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/politics/trump-ufc-politics-midterms.html
— DD: Anti-Christians and anti-Americans are against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/opinion/christian-nationalism-maga-france.html
— Trump’s Fight Night Was as Absurd as Promised.  DD: I have never been a fan of contact sports, neither were my parents, neither were my ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/opinion/trump-ufc-fight.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write about Democrat success in doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West district, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. Ever increasingly, I am a minority in more ways.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/15/aapi-asian-american-america-250-immigration/3aab21e6-6870-11f1-830e-133d20cadd28_story.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Certified Internal Auditor Exam. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the CIA exam on my first attempt when I was 32 in 1981. None of my coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had taken the exam, let alone passed it.
https://www.sacbee.com/careers-education/certified-internal-auditor-exam/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Passing the Certified Internal Auditor exam can open doors to better pay, prestigious job titles, and long-term career growth. But let’s face it—the Certified Internal Auditor exam is tough.

GULF TODAY
— DD: When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Overwhelmingly, a) those who earned master’s degrees with me in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997) were White males, b) those who passed the CPA examination with me (1979) and Certified Internal Auditor (1981) examination on our first attempt were White males, c) those who became certified fraud examiners with me (1990), government financial managers (1994), financial services auditors (1996), and forensic accountants (1997) were White males, and d) those who became licensed CPAs with me (1981) were White males. My critics/opponents have always used the aforesaid to turn minorities and females against me.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/opinion/2026/06/15/corporate-america-is-no-meritocracy

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Medical Bills Threaten to Derail Young Adults’ Finances. DD: My critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance premiums since 1978 because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and because I have been a federal retiree for almost 29 years.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/young-adult-finance-medical-bill-debt-e39b0123

FORBES
— Illinois Bill Could Reshape Disparate Impact Challenges To Hiring. DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used disparate impact against Republicans. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. In 2000, RINOs got a woman to unsuccessfully run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC). Since then, they have tried hard, but they have failed to get a minority, female, younger person, or veteran to run against me for RPC. In 2015, to defeat me, they drew me into Jeanee Ives’ precinct, but I succeeded in getting that redrawing rescinded.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2026/06/15/illinois-bill-could-reshape-disparate-impact-challenges-to-hiring/

CATHOLIC ANSWERS
— The Fantasy Spouse Is Keeping Catholics Single. DD: My wife and I met at a Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago social event. I am Missouri Synod Lutheran and she is Catholic. What helped you become marriage material? By the time we 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.catholic.com/magazine/blog/the-fantasy-spouse-is-keeping-catholics-single

CATHOLIC STAND
— DD: What role did your ancestors play in slavery? My critics/opponents have always stressed that my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois, that they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone.
https://catholicstand.com/pope-leo-xiv-asks-pardon-for-the-vaticans-role-in-slavery-the-apology-that-took-centuries/comment-page-1/

AMERICAN BAZAAR
— American students are no longer majority in schools. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that in your school district, fewer and fewer and fewer students will be White, male, German American, or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/06/14/american-students-are-no-longer-majority-in-schools-482800/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An analysis of newly released U.S. Census Bureau data found that American students who are neither Latino nor multiracial represented fewer than 50% of students enrolled from nursery school through graduate programs in 2024. The shift follows decades of declining American enrollment and rising participation among Hispanic, Asian, Black immigrant, and multiracial populations. The figures show American student enrollment falling from 46.7 million in 2000 to 36.6 million in 2024, a decline driven largely by lower birth rates, an aging population, and slower demographic growth among American Americans. At the same time, Latino enrollment has expanded significantly, reshaping classrooms across the country, particularly in early childhood and K-12 education.)

ROGER EBERT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.rogerebert.com/black-writers-week/250-years-later-and-blacks-are-still-politically-and-racially-enslaved

June 10, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker ‘happy to call a special session’ if Illinois lawmakers reach Bears stadium deal.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadium/2026/06/09/pritzker-bears-stadium-indiana-illinois-special-session-arlington-heights
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/09/broadview-six-grand-jury-midway-blitz-boutros-trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/06/10/hegseth-d-day-immigration-teen-takeovers-trump-nba-boos-bears-stadium

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/09/broadview-six-grand-jury-transcripts/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/09/naperville-juneteenth-rotary-park-dancing/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use George Floyd to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/10/opinion-george-floyd-protests-public-safety-debate/

ABC7
— 4 arrests made, 3 guns recovered amid ‘teen takeover’ at NW Indiana beach. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/4-arrests-made-3-guns-recovered-amid-teen-takeover-michigan-city-beach-la-porte-county-drug-task-force-response/19264099/

NBC5
— Chicago alderperson blasts parents after 7 teens hurt in Bronzeville shootings.  DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/chicago-alderperson-blasts-parents-after-7-teens-hurt-in-bronzeville-shootings/ar-AA253viJ

CBS2
— Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Macquline King to be grilled by GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-public-schools-ceo-dr-macquline-king-grilled-gop-lawmakers/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/meet-the-chicago-smelts-one-of-the-the-citys-longest-running-lgbtq-organizations/

FOX32
— Northwest Indiana beach ‘teen takeover’: Police seize guns, make arrests. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwest-indiana-beach-teen-takeover-police-seize-guns-make-arrests

WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/09/chicago-s-director-lgbtq-affairs-marriage-equality-pride-and-protecting-trans

WBEZ
— Immigration advocates slam Trump administration over World Cup entry treatment.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/06/09/world-cup-soccer-immigration-trump-ice-border-patrol-iran-iraq-team-ohare-trump-administration
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/06/09/queer-elders-reflect-on-lgbtq-pride-and-intergenerational-connections-in-2026

PBS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.pbs.org/video/chicagos-first-ever-director-of-lgbtq-affairs-on-his-new-role-pride-month-efdvhi/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicagodefender.com/illinois-welcomes-travelers-to-celebrate-pride-in-the-middle-of-everything/

CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/reader-radar/juneteenth-celebrations-black-life-through-space-time/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Former Peoria congressman Aaron Schock subject of national news story.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/08/former-peoria-congressman-aaron-schock-politico-story-venezuela-gold-mine/90458644007/

WAND TV
— Defying Trump ended some Republicans’ careers. It could help Susan Collins win reelection in Maine. Maine Sen. Susan Collins often boosts her popularity by keeping her distance from President Donald Trump. DD: My critics/opponents destroy not only those who defy them, but 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.wandtv.com/news/national/defying-trump-ended-some-republicans-careers-it-could-help-susan-collins-win-reelection-in-maine/article_a3106da7-57a8-5666-912f-bf7507d1abee.html

WIFR
— Bailey discusses Pritzker, Illinois crime, and data centers.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/06/09/extended-interview-darren-bailey-discusses-gov-pritzker-illinois-crime-data-centers/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican state legislators are coming up with their own ideas. State Rep. Dan Ugaste is proposing the Major Economic Development and Property Tax Relief Act, “which creates frameworks for qualifying megaprojects in Illinois while also addressing property tax reforms,” per WGN 9. And state Rep. Martin McLaughlin is drafting the Taxpayer Investment Protection Act, which would provide “a structured alternative to the current stadium development proposal involving the Chicago Bears,” he said in a statement.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/10/why-rahm-emanuel-said-no-to-fifa-00955357

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-754/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Emanuel Sets Up Pritzker for a Fall, Whether Illinois Loses or Subsidizes the Bears.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/10/emanuel-sets-up-pritzker-for-a-fall-whether-illinois-loses-or-subsidizes-the-bears/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are your biggest regrets? Mine include my giving too many the “benefit of the doubt.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BLAZE
— Trump’s Justice Department is shining a light on woke universities — finally.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/trumps-justice-department-is-shining-a-light-on-woke-universities-finally

BREITBART
— Trump Admin Eyes Expansion of E-Verify for All Federal Grants.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/09/trump-admin-eyes-expansion-of-e-verify-for-all-federal-grants/

EPOCH TIMES
— SNAP Benefits Go to 186,000 Dead People–And Stopping Them Might Be Difficult. In one case, the name of a 14-year-old shooting victim in Los Angeles was used for two decades to claim benefits, including SNAP, worth more than $280,000. DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more people will be on SNAP. How many are on SNAP in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/snap-benefits-go-to-186000-dead-people-and-stopping-them-might-be-difficult-6039487

TOWNHALL
— When Leadership Loses Its Moral Compass
https://townhall.com/columnists/joe-abraham/2026/06/10/when-leadership-loses-its-moral-compass-n2677489
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed in Urbana, Illinois, by an intoxicated illegal immigrant with a troubling background and serious health issues; circumstances that, in my view, were enabled by reckless sanctuary policies that lacked meaningful vetting and prioritized ideology over public safety.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

MSN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS

NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-ice-camp-east-montana-gao-report-tuberculosis-guard-lost-gun-rcna349213

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/06/09/ice-detention-camp-wasted-millions-endangered-migrants-gao-finds/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-06-10/hegseths-meddling-with-promotions-tarnishes-leadership-endangers-country

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.aol.com/articles/rockford-galena-among-illinois-lgbtq-084754116.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/09/camp-east-montana-federal-investigation-migrant-detainees/90474567007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Teenagers Stopped Working in the Summer. For the most part not because they couldn’t find work. They found better opportunities instead. DD: While I was in high school and college, few of my peers did what I did. I took bad jobs. I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 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. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid jobs prove that I have always been an unmitigated loser. My critics/opponents had wealthy parents.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-teenagers-stopped-working-in-the-summer-e359b6ba

FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump.
https://fortune.com/2026/06/09/texas-ice-facility-wasted-millions-tb-outbreak-gao-report/

BLOOMBERG
— DD: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-06-09/women-in-business-are-losing-ground-in-corporate-america

BLOOMBERG TAX
— GAO: Probationary Workers Left Federal Jobs at Higher Rate. DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump. After I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious when they learned that they could not use probationary procedures to get rid of me.
https://news.bloombergtax.com/payroll/probationary-workers-left-federal-jobs-at-higher-rate-gao-finds

GAO
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump.
https://www.gao.gov/video/dhs-spending-55-billion.-where-it-going

HOUSE DEMOCRATS
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump.
https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/news/press-releases/congressional-democrats-release-gao-report-detailing-dangerous-expansion-of-immigration-detention-under-trump

FEDWEEK
— EEOC Announces Focus on Enforcing Trump Priorities. DD: For Democrat employers, their top priority has always been a) hiring, retaining, and promoting 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 and b) getting rid of their Republican employees who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/eeoc-announces-focus-on-enforcing-trump-priorities/
— DD: Democrat leaders use GAO against Trump. After I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious when they learned that they could not use probationary procedures to get rid of me.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gao-maps-2025-losses-of-probationary-employees-at-health-and-safety-agencies/

MANHATTEN INSTITUTE
— Who Pays for Reparations? DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more credit that you should be given for having paid the price of AA and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Since the 1960s, because I am all of the aforesaid, those above be had made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. If I had not been the aforesaid, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://manhattan.institute/article/who-pays-for-reparations-the-immigration-challenge-in-the-reparations-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the 2020 “racial reckoning,” there has been increased political momentum behind reparations for slavery. Debates about reparations have moved from the halls of academia to legislatures in California and a number of cities. Americans and their leaders are increasingly asking: Are reparations justified at all? And, if so, who should get how much? This report concerns itself with a different question: Who pays for reparations? Reparations are a form of compensation for historical injustice. But many Americans did not have any ancestors present in the country at the time that injustice was committed. It is hard to argue that Americans whose ancestors arrived after 1860 should be on the hook for the costs of reparations. What fraction of nonblack Americans have ancestors who arrived after the end of the Civil War? Using demographic modeling techniques, this report pegs the figure as high as 70%, including more than half the non-Hispanic white population. These Americans are the descendants of immigrants who came to the U.S. either in the first great wave of immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, or in the second great wave, begun in 1965 and still ongoing today. Many of these more recent arrivals are at the top of America’s economic distribution. Indeed, the recent-arrival share of top wealth earners is likely only to grow in coming years, given the prevalence of immigrants and children of immigrants at the head of top businesses. This means that the base of people and wealth that could plausibly be taxed for reparations is shrinking and will continue to shrink for the foreseeable future. This dynamic plays out in other areas of social policy. Any transfer or subsidy proposal that is justified by historical injustice—e.g., affirmative action—will lose legitimacy as the population changes. This is an important, and often overlooked, feature not only of the reparations debate but of debates about such proposals in general.)

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: To get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat candidates and Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly promise to use government to give them more preference. To give preference to one demographic is to discriminate against another demographic. Demographics that vote for Democrats include 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. Demographics that vote Republicans include 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.insidehighered.com/news/students/diversity/2026/06/10/reaching-young-black-men-creating-sense-belonging

COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Affirmative Action and DEI: DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers want to a) hire, retain, and promote Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) get rid of their Republican employees, and especially those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job-related professional license.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/06/09/hack-the-2026-federal-hiring-boom-why-your-skills-matter-more-than-your-major

SWARTHMORE PHOENIX
— The myth of personal responsibility. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. They attribute their success in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2016/09/15/the-myth-of-personal-responsibility/

DISPATCH
— Trump Emasculates the GOP at His Own Peril. He can’t expect to preserve party unity through humiliation.
https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-emasculates-the-gop-at-his-own-peril/

FULCRUM
— Democrats Don’t Get Why They’ve Lost Most Working Class Voters. DD: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. 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 assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://thefulcrum.us/democracy/democratic-strategy

DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/9/800052617/community/trump-and-religious-right-allies-launch-coordinated-attack-on-pride-month/

FROM OTHER SOURCES

POWER MAGAZINE
— Growing Grid Strategy: Undergrounding Power Lines to Withstand Weather. DD: What exposes you to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages? Overhead lines about 200 feet long to the west of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton expose me to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages big time.  The line is in a utility easement on private property that is full of trees that have not been trimmed for decades. The Trees and vegetation are pushing the lines down and to the north. I have filed a “tree and vegetation request” with ComEd, but so far, ComEd has not responded. Further, according to Xfinity and AT&T, they cannot do any trimming until ComEd is done. It would be great if all the lines would be put underground.
https://www.powermag.com/growing-grid-strategy-undergrounding-power-lines-to-withstand-weather/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The power generation sector, including electric utilities and grid operators, recognizes the value of moving equipment underground to mitigate outages, lessen risks to assets, and reduce the chances of that equipment causing a wildfire. Electric utilities and power grid operators increasingly are looking at ways to diminish and avoid disruptions from extreme weather. The power sector also has experience with the financial impacts of wildfires, both with damage to assets and losses incurred when equipment is found liable for causing those events. Undergrounding lines, in addition to enhancing safety, also can improve the performance of transmission infrastructure, by mitigating hazards such as impacts from trees and other vegetation. A report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Grid Deployment Office, along with Berkeley Lab in California, notes a “key advantage of underground transmission and distribution lines is substantially reduced vulnerability to disruption from extreme weather and wildfires [by preventing initial ignition as well as propagation], resulting in both reliability and resilience improvements.” Several electric utilities and other agencies have noted that undergrounding offers protection against lightning, animal incursions, high winds (including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and derechos), and ice and snow. It also eliminates the chances of fallen power lines caused by auto accidents (Figure 1), or simply due to aging infrastructure.)

June 9, 2029 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago Bears consider new stadium sites in Hammond as IL Republican lawmakers make new proposals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-bears-new-stadium-update-il-rep-martin-mclaughlin-arlington-heights-proposal-calls-25b-team-13-state/19264540/
— CPD setting up Emergency Assistance Center in Cornell Square Park after mass shootings. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-department-setting-emergency-assistance-center-cornell-square-park-mass-shootings/19263600/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Community leaders said around 300 teens had gathered near 45th Street Indiana Avenue before shots rang out, leaving an 11-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old boy wounded. . .”Whenever there are mass gatherings, whether they’re teen takeovers or a family picnic, there’s always a danger and bullets don’t know one from the other,” Pastor Price said.)

CBS2
— 2 Illinois lawmakers offer new proposals to keep Chicago Bears from moving to Indiana.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-lawmakers-new-proposals-chicago-bears-stadium-legislation/

WGN9
— State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) proposes new legislation aimed at keeping Bears in Illinois, urges state legislature to act before fall session.
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/state-lawmaker-to-outline-legislation-to-help-keep-bears-in-illinois-after-teams-vote-to-advance-stadium-project-in-hammond/

FOX32
— New Illinois bill could keep the Bears in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-uzcr4qazqnyi8b6f

WTTW
— Chicago Bears Are ‘80% of the Way’ Toward Hammond Stadium.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/09/chicago-bears-are-80-way-toward-hammond-stadium-sports-consultant
— Immigration Advocates Condemn Trump Administration Over ‘Discriminatory’ Treatment of World Cup Teams.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/09/immigration-advocates-condemn-trump-administration-over-discriminatory-treatment-world

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aldermen push for stiffer penalties on marijuana smoking, sales around schools and parks.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/09/aldermen-penalties-marijuana-schools-parks/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Council committee backs crackdown on selling pot near schools, parks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/09/marijuana-sales-parks-schools-crackdown-city-council-public-safety-committee-gilbert-villegas
— Immigration advocates slam Trump administration over World Cup entry treatment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/09/world-cup-soccer-immigration-trump-ice-border-patrol-iran-iraq-team-ohare

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker opens door to new Bears talks, blames team for stadium stumbles.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-chicago-bears-stadium-20260609/
— Condo on highest floor at Hancock Center coming on the market for $9.5 million. DD: When I was 25 in 1974, when I was a newly promoted IRS employee, I almost bought a studio condo in that building, but instead, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/residential/ccb-john-hancock-coupon-cabin-20260609/

SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrats boo Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/09/trump-booed-at-madison-square-garden-as-he-and-mamdani-attend-knicks-game/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://pantagraph.com/life-entertainment/article_d5f150bc-e326-5ba7-80f7-4af034befbc9.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans hope to reengage Bears with new proposals
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-06-09/republicans-hope-to-reengage-bears-with-new-proposals

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrats boo Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/ap-nyc-imposes-stringent-security-as-trump-becomes-1st-sitting-us-president-to-attend-nba-finals-game/

WIFR
— Darren Bailey targets Pritzker’s possible presidential ambitions in Illinois governor’s race.
https://www.wifr.com/2026/06/10/darren-bailey-targets-pritzkers-possible-presidential-ambitions-illinois-governors-race/

CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://mailchi.mp/chicagoreader/chicago-drag-shows-up-and-shows-out

CWB CHICAGO
— 13-year-old shot four victims at large youth gathering in Bronzeville. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/06/13-year-old-shot-four-victims-at-large-youth-gathering-in-bronzeville-police-say.html

DURBIN
— Congressional Democrats Release GAO Report Detailing Dangerous Expansion Of Immigration Detention Under Trump
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congressional-democrats-release-gao-report-detailing-dangerous-expansion-of-immigration-detention-under-trump

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-539/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Real Story Isn’t the Bears — It’s Why Everyone Is Leaving Illinois.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/the-real-story-isnt-the-bears-its-why-everyone-is-leaving-illinois.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Nearly 50% of Americans say UFC event tarnishes White House image.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/9/nearly-50-americans-say-ufc-event-tarnishes-white-house-image/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Deportation hits illegal immigration supply. Mandatory E-Verify will address demand.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4600680/katie-britt-mandatory-e-verify-act-illegal-worker-demand/

NEW YORK POST
— ICE blasts ‘reckless’ Mamdani, Hochul as agency IDs criminal illegal migrants picked up in NY.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-news/ice-blasts-reckless-mamdani-hochul-as-it-releases-ids-of-criminal-illegals-picked-up-in-ny/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Ex-Border Patrol official dreams big on deportations—really big.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/06/09/ex-border-patrol-official-dreams-big-on-deportations-really-big-1644995/

BREITBART
— Trump’s Redistricting Moves Give GOP a Shot at Holding the House
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/08/nolte-trumps-redistricting-moves-give-gop-a-shot-at-holding-the-house/
— Biden’s ‘Backdoor Amnesty’ to Protect over 1M Illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/09/brandon-gill-tps-joe-biden/amp/

FOX NEWS
— Four dead and 29 shot in Chicago weekend violence as leaders tout crime progress. Victims include four children between ages 12 and 14 shot by an unknown gunman who opened fire and fled the scene.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/four-dead-29-shot-chicago-weekend-violence-leaders-tout-crime-progress

NEW AMERICAN
— Cultural Revolution: GOP Support for Same-sex “Marriage,” and “LGBT” Generally, Collapses.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/cultural-revolution-gop-support-for-same-sex-marriage-and-lgbt-generally-collapses/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

JD SUPRA
— A Review of the EEOC’s Priorities. DD: For Democrat employers, their top priority is a) hiring, retaining, and promoting 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 and b) getting rid of their Republican employees who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-latest-from-the-eeoc-a-review-of-1505819/

May 23, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— How Chicago police, activists are aiming to curb teen takeovers. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/how-chicago-police-activists-are-aiming-to-curb-teen-takeovers/3939154/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/threat-from-dhs-could-impact-flights-at-chicagos-ohare-airport-over-sanctuary-city-status/3939312/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Queen Thigpen puts me to shame. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I got no scholarships. I got no student loans. I did not earn a bachelor’s degree until I was 21. In my defense, I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, and working on an automotive assemble line.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/rich-township-district-227-dual-graduate/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/23/george-floyd-murder-racial-injustice-civil-rights-black-brown-zindy-marquez

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/video_5091e182-6be3-5781-9a42-8f70ea26598e.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/10-provisions-in-the-latest-illinois-cannabis-omnibus-bill/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish parental control.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/junk-fee-ban-heads-to-pritzker-as-senate-oks-bill-allowing-minors-to-consent-to-birth-control/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-05-22/abortion-advocates-urge-additional-reproductive-health-support-from-illinois

CHICAGO MAROON
— Here’s Where the Class of 2026 Is Headed After Graduation. DD: When you earned your bachelor’s degree, how many job offers did you get? I took the only offer that I got and it was for a job that did not really require a bachelor’s degree. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, my GPA was not that great because I had spent far too many hours working instead of studying. Further, I had the stigma of having been a federal employee for almost 3 years.
https://chicagomaroon.com/52662/news/heres-where-the-class-of-2026-is-headed-after-graduation/

ELMHURST UNIVERSITY
— Career Benefits to Completing Your Degree. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I have not been taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA from Loyola and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.elmhurst.edu/blog/four-career-benefits-to-completing-your-degree/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-531/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that to get elected and to get reelected, Democrats will ever-increasingly a) give more preference to voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen and b) promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.

http://www.gopillinois.com

— Since the 1960s, employers have been under ever-increasing pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote those who are minority, female, and/or younger. For those who are White, male, and/or older, to get hired, retained, and/or promoted, they ever-increasing have to show employers that they can and that they will advance their subordinates who are minority, female, and/or younger. All those who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, disabled, and/or had performance problems. I did everything that I could to advance them, but that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. When I was 49 in 1997, to punished me and to make an example out of me, they forced me to retire and they gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less education than I had, who had less work experience than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no professional license like the one I had. Previously, my Democrat GAO superiors had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and c) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ever-increasingly ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, c) my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and d) my 1981 job-related professional license. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

— To get more votes from those whose demographics are in the minority, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at those whose demographics are in the minority that their problems are caused my those whose demographics are in the majority. That is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are non-White, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American that those who are White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, Protestant, and/or German American cause all their problems. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump continues attacks on GOP, turns ire on retiring Sen. Thom Tillis
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/22/trump-continues-attacks-gop-turns-ire-retiring-sen-thom-tillis/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) introduces legislation to make the Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026 permanent and required for all U.S. employers, regardless of business size. DD: Who leads the fight for mandatory E-Verify in Illinois and in your county, township, and school district?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-katie-britt-drops-e-verify-bill-to-stomp-out-hiring-of-illegal-workers/ar-AA23IKiS

1819 NEWS
— Mandatory E-Verify legislation – Ensure jobs go to Americans, not illegal aliens. DD: Who leads the fight for mandatory E-Verify in Illinois and in your county, township, and school district?
https://1819news.com/news/item/britt-leads-charge-on-mandatory-e-verify-legislation-ensure-jobs-go-to-americans-not-illegal-aliens

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal alien truck driver causes multiple casualties in pile-up on California highway
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/22/illegal-alien-truck-driver-causes-multiple-casualties-in-pile-up-on-cali-highway-1641188/

BREITBART
— Trump’s deputies are closing the hidden process used by former presidents to covertly legalize or amnesty millions of economic migrants during the last few decades. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/05/22/trump-deputies-shut-legalization-pathway-for-millions-of-migrants/amp/
— DD: Under Democrat elected officials, criminals commit a lot more crime because Democrats are soft on crime. Criminals vote for Democrats.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/05/22/kash-patel-fbis-preliminary-crime-data-show-single-largest-decreases-in-violent-crime-and-murder-since-1937/

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois medical school pushes ‘equitable assessments’ for professors. DD: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government use the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems a) to promote their Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) to get rid of their Republican subordinates who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-illinois-medical-school-pushes-equitable-assessments-professors/29910
— Wisconsin voters to decide constitutional amendment banning DEI discrimination. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of 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.campusreform.org/article/wisconsin-voters-decide-constitutional-amendment-banning-dei-discrimination/29918

DAILY SIGNAL
— The ‘No Agenda’ Democrats. What Democrats Could Say, but Aren’t. What They Are Saying, but Shouldn’t. The midterm elections are about five months away, and we’re having here in California a hotly contested governor’s race. And of course, everybody’s heard about the mayor’s race. They all have something in common if we examine them. There is no Democratic agenda. There’s no antithetical agenda to the Republicans.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/22/what-democrats-could-say/

EPOCH TIMES
— DNC Chair Ken Martin Faces Calls to Resign. DD: Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job; they are always blamed for their party’s losses. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events and what they emphasized. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those speakers and what they emphasized. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, I survived for 4 years as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) 2003-2007.  My critics/opponents had my fellow ICRC SC members end my ICRC SC membership and destroy ICRC in 2007. In 2006, they unsuccessfully tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on IRP SCC members since 1999.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dnc-chair-ken-martin-faces-calls-to-resign-from-some-democrats-after-autopsy-release-6036449

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Woke is Not Dead – Especially in Higher Education. “Though woke concepts such as systemic racism, critical race theory and gender fluidity aren’t as visible in corporate boardrooms and the federal government, they remain a powerful force”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/woke-is-not-dead-especially-in-higher-education/
— U. Minnesota Med School Offers ‘Child & Adolescent’ Gender-Affirming Care
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/u-minnesota-med-school-offers-child-adolescent-gender-affirming-care/amp/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— CBS and Its Colbert Apocalypse
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/cbs-and-its-colbert-apocalypse/

TOWNHALL
— Equal Protection Means What It Says. DD: Because Democrats run the federal government, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/05/23/equal-protection-means-what-it-says-n2676495

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly use AI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/opinion-poll-government-ai-jobs/

CNN
— Reparations. DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more credit that you should be given for having paid the price of AA and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Since the 1960s, because I am all of the aforesaid, those above be had made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. If I had not been the aforesaid, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/18/politics/video/cornel-west-dojs-usd1-8b-fund-should-pay-reparations-for-slavery

MSN
— Trump under fire for remarks seen as threat to reporter’s fiancé. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. 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.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-faces-backlash-over-threat-to-reporter-s-fianc%C3%A9/gm-GM3A03153E
— Trump defends Chinese farmland buys as $17B ag deal stirs debate
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-defends-chinese-farmland-buys-as-17b-ag-deal-stirs-debate/gm-GM3F15F7DC
— Blanche said anyone who believes they were a victim of political ‘weaponization’ can apply for $1.8B fund payouts. DD: Just kidding, but should I apply? Democrat leaders in Illinois had my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors waste my career and take many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/blanche-won-t-rule-out-jan-6-rioters-for-1-8b-fund-payouts/gm-GMD9D29559

NEW YORK TIMES
— Has Trump Gone Full ‘Mob Boss’?  The president’s $1.8 billion slush fund is causing further cracks in the Republican Party. DD: Just kidding, but should I apply? Democrat leaders in Illinois had my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors waste my career and take many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/opinion/trump-slush-fund-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— New rule requires most green-card applicants to apply from outside U.S. Immigration lawyers say the change could affect a wide swath of people and marks an escalation in the administration’s efforts to curtail legal migration. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/22/new-rule-requires-most-green-card-applicants-apply-outside-us/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The GOP is collapsing under Trump’s loyalty tests. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. 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.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-05-22/trump-republican-loyalty-tests-massie

USA TODAY
— DHS again raises possibility of halting processing at major airports. Travel groups warn a reported DHS proposal could disrupt international travel and cargo operations. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly a) flood America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) get rid of those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2026/05/22/sanctuary-city-airports-customs/90215950007/

WSJ
— Trump Has Lost the Governing Plot. His personal obsessions and campaign of retribution are damaging his Presidency and his party.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-has-lost-the-governing-plot-4879dd64
— Privilege Shapes Progressive Education Choice. Black Americans are far more supportive of school choice than affirmative action.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/privilege-shapes-progressive-education-choice-12160176
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/falling-birth-rates-are-a-mystery-fa8aebb8
— A Wealthy New Yorker’s Case for the Pied-à-Terre Tax. DD: To paint me as being grossly overpaid, Money Magazine, in its 4-page February 1978 article on me, called my Outer Drive East (ODE) condo in downtown Chicago a pied-a-terre because I also owned a townhome in University Park that I bought in 1972. But Money Magazine knew full-well that I owned that townhome because I could not sell it unless I took a big loss and that I was renting it out. Money Magazine also knew full-well that I bought the ODE condo so that I could walk to work and to graduate evening business and accounting classes at Loyola and DePaul.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-wealthy-new-yorkers-case-for-the-pied-a-terre-tax-bebf58af
— New College Grads Confront a Tight Job Market but Still Have an Edge. Employment prospects are even worse for anyone with just a high-school diploma or an associate degree. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I have not been taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA from Loyola and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/young-college-graduate-job-market-dd0f8d6e
— You’ve Landed Your First Job. Now Don’t Sink Your Career Before It Starts. Your first job holds promise and peril. Here’s how to protect your future self. DD: When I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970, I had to have a job. 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 in early 1971. 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://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/youve-landed-your-first-job-now-dont-sink-your-career-before-it-starts-96a3ad5b

USA FACTS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly a) flood America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) get rid of those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-people-live-in-the-us/country/united-states/

STATISTA
— DD: What religion are you? Protestants vote for Republicans. The share of Americans who are Protestant has fallen from 69% in 1948 when I was born to 33% in 2023. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) get rid of those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/245478/self-described-religious-identification-of-americans/

IMMIGRATION POLICY INSTITITE
— DD: What national origin are you? All my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#size-origins
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/largest-immigrant-groups-over-time
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Significant immigration from Latin America and Asia in recent decades represents a sharp turnaround from the mid-1900s, when immigrants came overwhelmingly from Europe. In the 1960s, no single country accounted for more than 15 percent of the U.S. immigrant population; Italians were the top origin group, making up 13 percent of the foreign born in 1960, followed by Germans and Canadians (about 10 percent each). Immigrants from Mexico have comprised the largest group since 1980, but the composition of new arrivals has changed since the 2007-09 recession. By 2013, India and China had displaced Mexico as the top origins for new arrivals, however Mexico regained its position as the top origin of new arrivals in 2021, amid COVID-19 pandemic-related mobility restrictions and increased regional movement. As of 2024, the top origins for immigrants arriving within the last year were Mexico, India, and Venezuela. From 2010 through 2024, the immigrant population from India increased by nearly 1.4 million and the population from China rose by 815,000. Although the number of Mexican immigrants increased slightly between 2023 and 2024 (from 10.9 million to 11.1 million), this population declined by almost 567,000 between 2010 and 2024, representing the largest absolute decline of any immigrant group during the period. The number of immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, the Philippines, El Salvador, Nigeria, and Haiti each increased by at least 250,000 from 2010 to 2024. Among the groups numbering at least 100,000 in 2024, the Venezuelan immigrant population increased the fastest, by 437 percent since 2010, followed by immigrants from Afghanistan (330 percent), Nepal (200 percent), Nigeria (143 percent), Bangladesh (130 percent), and Brazil (114 percent). In comparison, the total foreign-born population grew by 26 percent in this period.)
— What are the largest diaspora groups? Four of the five largest U.S. groups tracing their origin or ancestry to a particular country are European, reflecting a centuries-long history of immigration from Europe. Germany is the largest diaspora, with more than 40.7 million U.S. residents—spanning both immigrants and their descendants—who traced their origin or ancestry there as of 2024. The Mexican diaspora ranked second, with approximately 40.5 million people. The United Kingdom came third, with more than 38.8 million, followed by Ireland, with close to 35 million, and Italy, with 16.3 million. The overwhelming majority of diaspora members are people born in the United States whose ancestors had previously immigrated.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#size-origins

POLITICAL INSIDER
— Texas AG Sues Houston Birth Tourism Center Over 1,000 Alleged Chinese-Born American Citizens. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://pjnewsletter.com/birth-tour-china/

MCKINSEY & COMPANY
— DD: Since the 1960s, employers have been under ever-increasing pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote those who are minority, female, and/or younger. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and my 1981 job-related professional license.
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— The Foreign Service operates under an “up-or-out” promotion system. DD: How has age discrimination impacted you? Ever-increasingly, starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat superiors in the federal government used my age against me. They used “up-or-out” to get rid of me because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time was 25. I finally made GS-13 at GAO when I was 38. But I would not have been able to do that if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not finally gotten back into power and promoted me when I was 38.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/05/state-dept-directs-managers-to-revise-and-recalibrate-scores-for-employee-evaluations-theyve-already-submitted/

May 2, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-abortion-fund-planned-parenthood-illinois-react-court-restricts-access-blocks-mailing-mifepristone/19018286/

NBC5
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXpQ77HShY

FOX32
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-zhl6kibaspg2vnzl

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/photos-chicagoland-gathers-for-may-day-rallies-and-performances/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The cost of toxic tax policy in Illinois
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/02/the-cost-of-toxic-tax-policy-in-illinois-opinion/89848030007/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and abortion.
https://www.news-gazette.com/capitol-news-illinois-senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/article_238a9f30-cce4-49e7-83de-81744927a68d.html

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Dozens of CPS schools attend May Day field trips and protests.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_d20e23f2-8de4-459d-89f8-aede55d2dab3.html

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students. DD: According to Invest in Kids Scholarship, low-income for a family of four is $51,337/year. In 1969, when my father died when I was 21 and my brother was 16, our family income was about $50,000/year in today’s dollars. It was much less than that when I was in grade school 1953-1962 and when my brother was in grade school 1958-1968.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-state-board-of-education-wants-to-revamp-how-it-counts-low-income-students/

CAPITOL CITY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, constructively, Democrat and RINO employers and organizations hang out signs that say “need not apply” if you are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestor who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump says 300k illegal immigrants kicked off Social Security and 100k off Medicare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4552317/trump-300k-illegal-immigrants-kicked-off-social-security/

NEW YORK POST
— DD: What is your county clerk doing to stop noncitizens from voting?
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/doj-charges-four-noncitizens-in-connection-with-illegally-voting-in-a-federal-election/

BLAZE
— Pope Leo appoints bishops who defended DEI and criticized immigration enforcement. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pope-leo-bishops-dei-immigration

DAILY CALLER
— Pope Taps Former Illegal Alien And DEI Warrior As Leading US Bishops. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/01/pope-leo-illegal-alien-dei-warrior-bishops-father-robert-boxie-evelio-menjivar/

FEDERALIST
— SCOTUS Ruling Against Race-Based Gerrymandering Reaffirms America’s Colorblind Constitution
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/01/scotus-ruling-against-race-based-gerrymandering-reaffirms-americas-colorblind-constitution/

FOX NEWS
— DD: What is your county clerk doing to stop noncitizens from voting?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/four-noncitizens-charged-illegally-voting-2020-2022-2024-federal-elections-new-jersey
— New HUD rules will stop sheltering illegals in public housing.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hud-rules-stop-sheltering-illegals-090030733.html
— DHS scorches Pritzker’s ‘sanctuary’ state after child rapist on ICE detainer released.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-scorches-pritzkers-sanctuary-state-child-rapist-ice-detainer-released.amp

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why ‘Meritocracy’ Enrages the Left. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) they owe all their successes in live to meritocracy and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/why-meritocracy-enrages-the-left/

NUMBERS USA
— ICE Is Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring — Congress Must Finish the Job with Mandatory E-Verify.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/ice-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-hiring-congress-must-finish-the-job-with-mandatory-e-verify/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Trump delivers remarks at The Villages Charter School in Florida
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-trump-delivers-remarks-at-the-villages-charter-school-in-florida-262535749941

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders use race-based gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats race-based gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://abc7.com/post/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/18996416/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.ctpost.com/news/politics/article/many-democrats-are-stressed-out-by-the-news-they-22231471.php

REUTERS
— Trump Rallies Seniors in Florida as Republicans Face Tough Elections
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20260502-325444/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. Shows It Got the Message From Bondi’s Firing. DD: Everyone got the message from the success that my Democrat GAO superiors had forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Everyone saw that all the Republicans above me sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, that is, everyone saw that they all wanted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, that they all wanted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. To want the aforesaid is to curry favor with, to pander to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-veteran, non-poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/james-comey-indictment-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to destroy Trump. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/01/pope-leo-bishops-menjivar-boxie/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Trump touts ‘golden age’ for seniors in the friendly territory of The Villages. DD: I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later that that, because of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, because of ever-increasing discrimination against those who share my demographics, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/05/01/trump-touts-golden-age-for-seniors-in-the-friendly-territory-of-the-villages/

DALLAS NEWS
— DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination when I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/harvard-texas-a-m-which-one-indoctrinating-22220023.php

CBS SAN FRANCISCO
— May Day arrests at SFO protest could signal more political risks ahead. The May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport certainly grabbed a lot of headlines following the arrests of several politicians who were picketing with airport workers for better wages and benefits. They were all cited and released, but new insight shows us we could see more politicians taking similar risks. DD: The Democrat Party should officially change its name to the Socialist Party.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/may-day-arrests-at-sfo-protest-could-signal-more-political-risks-ahead/

JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/

PEW RESEARCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/partisanship-by-race-ethnicity-and-education/
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/fact-sheet/party-affiliation-fact-sheet-npors/

FROM OTHER SOURCES


MARKETPLACE
— Why do some areas have underground utilities and others have them overhead? Burying power lines is much more expensive. DD: An above-ground line carries power to my 4-home cul-de-sac.  Recently, high winds brought a tree limb down on it. The resultant power outage caused me lots of problems.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2022/05/27/why-do-some-areas-have-underground-utilities-and-others-have-them-overhead

April 29, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/border-patrol-ice-chicago-marimar-martinez-expected-testify-2nd-day-illinois-accountability-commission/18988841/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/team-exposes-scandal-uic-drug-test-lab-marijuana-dui-cases-questions-grow-holding-labs-accountable/18991617/

NBC5
— Cook County State’s Attorney decries electronic monitoring system as broken. The announcement comes as the man who killed one Chicago police officer and severely injured another makes another court appearance.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/does-not-work-cook-county-states-attorney-decries-electronic-monitoring-system-as-broken/3929191/

CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-imimgration-car-chase-tear-gas-shooting-operation-midway-blitz/

FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marimar-martinez-shooting-new-evidence

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-day-2/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/28/illinois-families-separated-by-trump-immigrant-visa-ban
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-federal-immigration-agents-ice-midway-blitz
— Having access to a lawyer is the foundation of justice. DD: I should write about the lawyers who represented a) me in the lawsuits I filed and b) the defendants in the lawsuits I filed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/29/lawyer-milorad-dodik-genocide-judson-bosnian-serbs-cellphones-cps-pay
— CPS projected to end school year with $45M deficit as budget challenges persist. District leaders had expected the budget deficit for the next school year would be $529 million, but officials recently predicted it could be much higher.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/28/cps-deficit-budget-challenges

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders downplay their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-28/with-no-radical-footprint-what-drove-suspect-to-try-and-assassinate-trump

OAK PARK
— Chicagoan Boulton elected 7th District GOP State Central Committeeman. Alienated some on GOP right for Trump criticism.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/04/28/boulton-7th-district-gop-state-central-committeeman/

CWB CHICAGO
— Judge pointed to SAFE-T Act, freed suspected cop killer on ankle monitor ‘over the state’s rigorous objection’
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/04/judge-pointed-to-safe-t-act-freed-suspected-cop-killer-on-ankle-monitor-over-the-states-rigorous-objection.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dems split on Israel boycott law
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/29/dems-split-on-israel-boycott-law-00897658

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-726/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-513/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What attracts citizens of foreign countries to America? ANSWER: First and foremost, it is the tremendous preference that Democrat and RINO leader give them over citizens of America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Congressional progressives introduce $25 federal minimum wage plan. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c2590dcd-be1b-40db-ba35-89fa602f813d.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s 57 tax and fee hikes cost Illinoisans $77 billion
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-57-tax-and-fee-hikes-cost-illinoisans-77-billion/
— Proposed amendment does nothing to curb gerrymandering in Illinois
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/proposed-amendment-does-nothing-to-curb-gerrymandering-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Third Assassination Attempt on Trump Sparks Outrage as Pritzker, Democrats Blamed for Dangerous Rhetoric
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/third-assassination-attempt-on-trump-sparks-outrage-as-pritzker-democrats-blamed-for-dangerous-rhetoric.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Blue Cities Dole Out Homeless Services Based on Race and Sexual Identity
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/exclusive-blue-cities-dole-out-homeless

NEW YORK POST
— Woke NYC commission outsources its own job to study slavery reparations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had in getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/woke-nyc-commission-outsources-its-own-job-to-study-reparations/

BREITBART
— Pritzker Defends Nazi Reference to Trump Admin. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against German Americans, and especially against German Americans who share Trump’s other demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/28/pritzker-defends-nazi-reference-to-trump-admin-much-of-what-i-said-has-been-proven-to-be-true/
— GAO to investigate release of Epstein files. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/gao-to-investigate-release-of-epstein-files/

DAILY SIGNAL
— California is an Incubator for Leftist Violence
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/28/california-incubator-radical-leftists-cole-allen/
— Squad Pushes $25 Minimum Wage in the Name of ‘Racial Justice.’ DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/28/squad-pushes-25-minimum-wage-in-the-name-of-racial-justice/

DAILY WIRE
— There’s A Reason Why The Left Keeps Trying To Kill Republicans. It’s because they despise our very existence.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/theres-a-reason-why-the-left-keeps-trying-to-kill-republicans

FOX NEWS
— Ramirez and Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., on Tuesday, introduced the Living Wage for All Act — a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25-per-hour, with coalition of 100+ organizations. NAACP, American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association join the push at US Capitol. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sanders-aoc-backed-progressive-debuts-federal-25-minimum-wage-bill-coalition-100-organizations.amp
— Blue state poured thousands of dollars into study on reparations as effort launches. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had in getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.aol.com/news/blue-state-poured-thousands-dollars-111149830.html

JUDICIAL WATCH
— States Keep Offering Illegal Aliens Discounted Tuition Despite DOJ Lawsuits, Mandates. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but they would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/states-keep-offering-illegal-aliens-discounted-tuition-despite-doj-lawsuits-mandates/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illinois Supreme Court Accused of Double Standard in Judge’s Removal Over Pro-Trump Comments. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will destroy you if you do not promote more hatred against Trump.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/illinois-supreme-court-accused-of-double-standard-in-judges-removal-over-pro-trump-comments/

NUMBERS USA
— ICE Is Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring — Congress Must Finish the Job with Mandatory E-Verify
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/ice-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-hiring-congress-must-finish-the-job-with-mandatory-e-verify/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— King Charles gives historic speech in Washington
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/king-charles-gives-historic-speech-in-washington/

NBC NEWS
— GAO to review DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files. The probe by GAO is the second into whether the department is complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/government-watchdog-review-dojs-handling-epstein-files-rcna342513

AOL
— DD: To get more and more and more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/psychology-racism-174457319.html

MS NOW
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump. Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will destroy you if you do not promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZwpmjXqQs

MSN
— Bovino says there are 100 million illegals in US and ‘they all need to go’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/make-it-hard-for-them-to-live-procreate-greg-bovino-says-there-are-100-million-illegals-in-us-and-they-all-need-to-go/ar-AA21p41d
— DD: Democrat leaders 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?ocid=ob-tw-enus-1508523114409

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/supreme-court-tps-immigration-haiti-syria.html
— Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Charles and Camilla. Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/state-dinner-guest-list.html
— Democrats Pitch ‘New Affordability,’ Looking to Widen Midterm Appeal. Progressives who expect their party to take control of Congress are putting forth a slate of bills aimed at helping lower costs for Americans, financed by tax increases on the wealthy. DD: What has helped you afford things? For me  it has been the money that I earned I doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/democrats-affordability-midterms.html
— Trump Tests the Limits of His Most Faithful Supporters. The president’s rhetoric on religion, along with hard-line immigration policies and the U.S. war in Iran, has splintered a coalition of Christian voters who returned him to the White House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/trump-christian-evangelical-faith.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/catholic-church-trump.html
— Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips. The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-popularity-decline.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/iran-cost-united-states-iraq-ukraine.html
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/eeoc-trump-discrimination-cases.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GAO agrees to review Justice Department’s handling of Epstein files. The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/28/epstein-files-gao/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Government Accountability Office plans to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns that the department violated the law. The Justice Department has released millions of pages of documents related to the late convicted sex offender since President Donald Trump signed a law in November requiring the department to make the records public with narrow restrictions. But Democrats and some Republicans in Congress questioned whether the Justice Department released all the required files and have criticized officials for not redacting some victims’ names and for redacting the names of some Epstein associates. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) last month asked the GAO — an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch — to look into how the department reviewed the files “and the resulting failure of the Department to follow the law, respond to Congress and protect victims.” Merkley said Tuesday that the GAO has agreed to do so. “This independent investigation is an important step in holding this Administration accountable for siding with the rich and powerful to help cover up the abuse of our most vulnerable,” Merkley said in a statement. “I’ll keep fighting to use all the tools at my disposal to deliver justice for Epstein’s victims and transparency for the American people.” The GAO is the second agency to agree to examine the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files and compliance with the law. The Justice Department inspector general’s office said last week that it would audit how the department identified, redacted and released the Epstein records after Merkley, Murkowski, Durbin and other senators asked the inspector general to do so. The GAO told Merkley in a letter that it will coordinate with the inspector general’s office to ensure that the two agencies do not duplicate each other’s efforts. Epstein, a well-connected financier who pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges of soliciting prostitution and died in federal custody while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019, faced multiple investigations during his lifetime over his relationships with young women. His longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted on sex trafficking charges and is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas. Since Epstein’s death, which was later ruled a suicide, conspiracy theorists have speculated without evidence that federal officials have worked to protect powerful friends who may have participated in his crimes. The Epstein files consumed months of Trump’s presidency, with Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying twice on Capitol Hill about the release of the files before Trump ousted her this month. At a news conference in January, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department identified about 6 million documents related to Epstein but withheld roughly half of them because they were deemed to fall under exceptions in the law or to be duplicates of files it had already released. “I can assure that we complied with the statute, we complied with the [law], and we did not protect President Trump,” Blanche said. “We didn’t protect or not protect anybody,” he added, dismissing the ongoing debate as “a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.” Trump had a long-standing friendship with Epstein, and the two had a falling out in the mid-2000s. Trump has not been accused of participating in Epstein’s criminal conduct. Blanche, now the acting attorney general, has signaled a desire to move on from the Epstein case. “To the extent that the Epstein files was a part of the past year of this Justice Department, it should not be a part of anything going forward,” Blanche said on Fox News after Bondi’s ouster.)

USA TODAY
— Trump’s would-be assassin echoed Democrats’ dangerous rhetoric. What kind of political climate produces this level of hatred? What makes someone attempt an assassination in a room full of journalists?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/27/trump-cole-allen-manifesto-political-violence/89811825007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Fuentes to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20260429/281625311905245

STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/28/gop-candidates-revive-anti-islam-attacks-as-midterms-approach/

BUZZ FEED
— DD: To get more and more and more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/leylamohammed/people-of-color-uncomfortable-things-white-people
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/people-color-sharing-things-white-120104785.html

REASON
— 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://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/28/the-political-influence-of-zero-sum-thinking/

FEDERAL NEWS WEEK
— Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’ that OPM says is optional, court filings claim. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2026/04/federal-job-applicants-cant-skip-loyalty-question-that-opm-says-is-optional-court-filings-claim/

EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had not  sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I never would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-some-claim-ed-schools-are-woke-are-they/2026/04

WONKETTE
— DD: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors crowed about their success in meeting their Affirmative Action (AA) quotas, goals, and targets, that is, they crowed about their success in used AA to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-eeoc-scrambling-to-find-actual

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that everyone has. and especially for all the problems that Black women have.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/stress-racism-black-women-more-likely-die-childbirth-study-suggests
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20260429/281818585432508

April 8, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— Illinois Democrats decry Trump’s threats to Iran, call for 25th Amendment, impeachment and bipartisan cooperation
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-democrats-trump-iran-25th-amendment-impeachment/
— Stretch of Bridgeview designated as Little Palestine
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bridgeview-little-palestine-sign-unveiling/
— Palestinian students say they’ve faced discrimination at DePaul University
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/palestinian-students-say-theyve-faced-discrimination-at-depaul-university/

FOX32
— Illinois leaders blast Trump, float 25th Amendment after Iran warning: ‘pure evil.’ Several Illinois politicians are responding to Trump’s threat by calling for his removal from office under the 25th Amendment or urging Congress to reconvene to halt potential military action.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-sjef0mu7is1lg8za
— Chicago saw 27% turnout for 2026 primary election, beating 2022 mark
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-2026-primary-election-turnout
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/stolen-teddy-bear-returned-after-teen-takeover-chicago-loop.amp
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-39otv0zhaowlahh6

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/clergy-ministry-broadview-ice-facility/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker wants 25th Amendment invoked to remove Trump from office over Iran threats. Pritzker joined more than 50 House Democrats — and an unlikely alliance of conservatives calling for the president’s removal, including former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former MAGA ally and conservative radio host Alex Jones, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/04/07/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-iran-war-power-plants-bridges-threat-25th-amendment

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO OF PRITZKER: Pritzker, Illinois Dems say Trump’s Iran threat crosses a line, call for his removal
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/nation-and-world-politics/pritzker-illinois-dems-say-trumps-iran-threat-crosses-a-line-call-for-his-removal/
— Wheaton eyes ban on sale of delta-8 THC, ‘gas station heroin’ and other products. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/news/wheaton-eyes-ban-on-sale-of-delta-8-thc-gas-station-heroin-and-other-products/
— Arlington Heights couple pleads not guilty to vandalizing Republican headquarters
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/crime/arlington-heights-couple-pleads-not-guilty-to-vandalizing-republican-headquarters/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker calls for Trump’s removal as Iran tensions escalate
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-calls-for-25th-amendment-on-trump-20260407/
— Abortion coverage mandates under federal fire in Illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-abortion-coverage-trump-pritzker-04072026/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through this agricultural visa program. The H-2A visa has become a lifeline for farmers who can’t find enough domestic workers. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have. I never worked on a farm. But 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, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-farmers-ease-critical-labor-shortages-through-this-agricultural-visa-program/

CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Chicago weighs resolution to condemn Trump’s private school tax credits. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. But they have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. But they have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/chicago-weighs-resolution-to-condemn-trump-s-private-school-tax-credits

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker calls for removing Trump
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/08/pritzker-urges-cabinet-to-restrain-trump-00863083

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-498/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Downtown Chicago’s office vacancy rate has risen to a record high for the 15th consecutive quarter. DD: I worked in downtown Chicago offices in 1971 and then 1973-1997.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8332f01f-078f-41b9-907f-f1e08f26b021.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Lawmakers Target Children’s Attitudes & “Mental Health”
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/illinois-lawmakers-target-childrens-attitudes-mental-health/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois must rein in spending
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-must-rein-in-spending/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do, who discourages you from doing it, and why? To discourage/stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out, my critics/opponents ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that my promoting conservative principles and the Republican Party platform is hopeless, and that therefore, it is a waste of my time, a waste of my effort, and a waste of my money. They stress the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me including a) throwing me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeating my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why have adverse actions been taken against you? Many big adverse actions have been taken against me a) because I fight against race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, b) because I fight against the promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, and diminishment of Second Amendment rights, c) because I have filed complaints, grievances, arbitration demands, and lawsuits, and d) because I refuse to be manipulated/dominated by my critics/opponents, I refuse to glorify and praise them, I refuse to pander to them, I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, I refused to cover up their wrong doing, and I refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Teen mob descends on Chicago’s Hyde Park, damages cars as ‘takeover’ trend spreads across U.S.  DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/teen-mob-descends-chicagos-hyde-park-damages-cars-takeover-trend/
— Britain’s gun control led to ‘Islamist abyss’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/james-woods-says-britains-gun-control-led-islamist-abyss/
— California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage brought higher prices, fewer hours. DD: I did not start earning $20/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in 1966 and I had earned a high school diploma and I had passed the postal employment test.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/study-californias-20-fast-food-minimum-wage-brought-higher-prices/

BREITBART
— Chicago: Teen Mob Damages Cars, Terrorizes Neighbors. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/04/07/watch-chicago-teen-mob-damages-cars-terrorizes-neighbors-as-parents-let-them-run-rampant/amp/
— 14 Shot During Weekend in Democrat-Controlled Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/07/14-shot-during-weekend-democrat-controlled-chicago/amp/
— Gun Control Is Not a Suitable Substitute for Freedom
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/07/hawkins-gun-control-is-not-suitable-substitute-freedom/
— Trump’s Migration Rules Force Wage Gains in Meatpacking
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/07/trumps-migration-rules-force-wage-gains-in-meatpacking/amp/

DAILY SIGNAL
— China Dominates the World’s Critical Minerals Production
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/07/how-china-dominates-the-worlds-critical-minerals-production/

FOX NEWS
— Video shows teens take over Chicago streets as mayor warns of ‘trends’ that can turn ‘deadly.’ Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to the takeovers as ‘teen trends’ and called them ‘unsafe.’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-teens-take-over-chicago-streets-mayor-warns-trends-turn-deadly
— Violent mob of juveniles swarms D.C. streets, attacks officers in wild ‘teen takeover’ caught on video. Authorities had established five juvenile curfew zones and hosted evening events for teens ahead of the weekend brawls. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/violent-mob-juveniles-swarms-streets-attacks-officers-wild-teen-takeover-caught-video

HOT AIR
— The War in Iran Is Safer for Americans Than a Month on the Streets in Chicago
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/04/07/the-war-in-iran-is-safer-for-americans-than-a-month-in-chicago-and-other-city-stories-n3813648

NEW AMERICAN
— Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would turbocharge the state’s draconian gun control from banning the future sale of certain firearms — so-called assault weapons — to criminalizing possession itself. This would mark a major escalation, turning many otherwise law-abiding gun owners into potential felons. DD: How soon will Pritzker do this in Illinois?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/rhode-island-moves-toward-gun-confiscation/

PJ MEDIA
— Chelsea Handler Attacks Traditional Marriage, Claims It Turns Women Into ‘Property’
https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2026/04/07/chelsea-handler-attacks-traditional-marriage-claims-it-turns-women-into-property-n4951555
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Comedian — a term I use loosely in this instance — and far-left activist Chelsea Handler took the opportunity to share her thoughts about marriage, which, by the way, nobody really wanted to know. She called it “outdated” and a “really silly idea,” adding that she puts “freedom” above all else. The 51-year-old then slammed the institution, saying, “You’re kind of, like, property a little bit.” Never mind that God created marriage as a sacramental representation of His relationship to His Church and established it as the bedrock of every civilized society since mankind began. No, Handler finds it too limiting on freedom, which really translates to not allowing her to drop her panties for anyone, anytime. She has built something of a reputation for being, shall we say, “loose” with her sexuality.)

WHITE HOUSE
— Trump Administration Celebrates Successes for America’s Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired those who were the following instead of me if they could have: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or were noncitizens. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors would have promoted those who were the aforesaid instead of me if they could have. My taking graduate evening business courses helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My earning an MBA, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, my earning a master’s degree in accounting, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and my becoming a licensed CPA helped me get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/08/trump-administration-celebrates-successes-for-americas-workers/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump Organization to use E-Verify for worker status checks. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.aol.com/trump-organization-e-verify-worker-status-checks-124710478–finance.html

MSN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-scathing-14-word-rant-at-supreme-court-over-birthright-citizenship-challenge/ar-AA20ewTA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/justices-question-administration-s-quirky-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case/ar-AA1ZUJ4f
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/trump-makes-abrupt-decision-during-cecillia-wangs-birthright-citizenship-argument/ar-AA1ZV6Jb
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crackpot-secretly-behind-trump-s-birthright-citizenship-plot-exposed/ar-AA1ZQmW6
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/as-american-as-apple-pie-democratic-lawmaker-on-birthright-citizenship/vi-AA209PjN?ocid=ob-fb-frbe-84
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-marks-first-easter-under-cloud-of-mideast-war/ar-AA20aSYH
— American dream over? What may happen to Indians on H-1B visas if US birthright citizenship ends. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/american-dream-over-what-may-happen-to-indians-on-h-1b-visas-if-us-birthright-citizenship-ends/ar-AA201aUb
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The historic oral arguments in the case of Trump vs Barbara have sent a wave of anxiety through the international community, particularly among the hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals currently residing in the United States on H-1B visas. For decades, the “American Dream” for Indian tech workers has included a silent guarantee: even if their own path to a Green Card takes twenty years, any child born on US soil would be an American citizen from day one. However, with President Donald Trump personally overseeing the legal challenge to the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause in April 2026, that guarantee is now under direct threat. If birthright citizenship ends, the legal and personal landscape for H-1B families will undergo a seismic shift, transforming “anchor babies” into a generation of “stateless” or “foreign” dependents.)
— If a man has these 6 habits, he’s likely a low-value partner. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/if-a-man-has-these-6-habits-he-s-likely-a-low-value-partner/ss-AA1V3O1H
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are “marriage material.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/chelsea-handler-says-she-doesn-t-care-about-marriage-calls-it-outdated/ar-AA20ijqa

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/trumps-higher-education-crackdown-visa-revocations-dei-bans-lawsuits-and-funding-cuts

CBS NEWS
— Few Republicans condemn Trump’s Iran threat as Democrats call for his removal
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-iran-trump-threats-25th-amendment/
— Detroit business concerned about recent downtown teen takeover, wants parents held accountable. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-businesses-concerned-downtown-teen-takeover/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/pope-leo-xiv-trump-iran-threats.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders promote mail-in voting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-mail-voting-elections-fact-check.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/style/marriage-decline-delay.html

WASHINGTON POST
— D.C.’s teen takeovers have become a political lightning rod. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/04/07/dc-youth-arrests-teen-takeover/
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-civil-service/2020/10/23/02fbf05c-1549-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
—  Farmworkers Day, formerly known as Cesar Chavez Day. DD: I never worked on a farm. But 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, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/la-county-farmworkers-day-highlights-demanding-labor-and-workers-who-do-it/ar-AA1ZLJyL

FOX BALTIMORE
— A Maryland bill would allow the state to sue private schools over claims of discrimination, including based on gender identity. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. But they have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. But they have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://foxbaltimore.com/spotlight-on-maryland/gallery/discrimination-maryland-bill-would-allow-state-lawsuits-against-private-schools

WVNS TV
— Free self-defense class coming to YMCA of Southern West Virginia. DD: You cannot legally claim self-defense if you actively start or physically escalate the conflict and you cannot meet verbal threats, insults, or aggressive posturing with physical violence and you cannot use a deadly weapon against an unarmed, non-lethal threat without facing serious criminal charges according to Men’s Gear.
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/local-news/free-self-defense-class-coming-to-ymca-of-southern-west-virginia/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why More People Are Dropping Out of the Job Market. DD: In 1997, when I was 49, when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, they made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/why-more-people-are-dropping-out-of-the-job-market-6e9f4eb4

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Floats Scrapping Seniority Shield for Federal Layoffs. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I brought with me almost 3 years of federal seniority that I had earning working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious when I brought with me that postal seniority and almost 9 years of federal seniority that I had earning working for IRS 1971-1980. I had 25 years of federal seniority when I was 45 in 1993. I lost 34 months of federal seniority September of 1969 – June of 1971 because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-proposes-scrapping-seniority-shield-for-federal-layoffs

FED SMITH
— No College Degree, Not A Problem: Major Overhaul in Federal Hiring. DD: Federal hiring ever-increasingly a) dumps meritocracy and b) replaces objectivity with subjectivity. Because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, a) the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/07/no-college-degree-no-problem-feder. al-hiring-overhaul/

POLITICO
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/pope-leo-condemns-trumps-latest-threats-against-iran-00862464

CONVERSATION
— DD: The mainstream news media is beyond overwhelmingly anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time. The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That is, the mainstream news media ever-increasingly serves as a mouthpiece for the Democrat Party.
https://theconversation.com/does-nonpartisan-journalism-have-a-future-70384

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

MIRROR
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-supreme-court-1770359

WEEKLY TIMES & SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk was the leader of the fight against woke ideology. But now, since his death, we’re back to square one. DD: Because I was not woke, that is, because I did not blame others for my problems, I was able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21; job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/back-to-square-one-charlie-kirk-was-the-leader-of-the-fight-against-wokeness/video/dbc8db5266d1e301da0ab45d4f43980a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofYNyl4n2R8

February 16, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— DHS shutdown under way after funding expires without a deal in Congress. The latest shutdown is affecting agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Transportation Security Administration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/dhs-shutdown-under-way-after-funding-expires-without-a-deal-in-congress/
— Early voting to resume in DuPage County on Monday after delays, ballot issues
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/early-voting-dupage-county/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tony McCombie for Illinois 89th House District Republican primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/editorial-tony-mccombie-illinois-89th-house-district-republican-primary/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/14/ofelia-giselle-torres-hidalgo-dies-immigration-ice-cancer

DAILY HERALD
— Daily Herald endorsement: Darren Bailey in GOP gubernatorial primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250215/endorsements/daily-herald-endorsement-darren-bailey-in-gop-gubernatorial-primary/
— GOP Senate candidates offer contrasting solutions to rising costs and economic challenges
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260215/us-congress-politics/gop-senate-candidates-offer-contrasting-solutions-to-rising-costs-and-economic-challenges/

WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgnradio.com/news/teen-who-fought-for-fathers-release-from-ice-custody-dies-from-rare-cancer-family/

HERALD REVIEW
— Protesters chant, sing outside Broadview ICE facility, plan recurring Saturday demonstrations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_644348c9-e61d-5431-9f4e-5abe8196ca5f.html

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Election Extra: Profiles of Republican U.S. Senate candidates
https://evanstonroundtable.com/newsletter-archive/election-extra-profiles-of-republican-u-s-senate-candidates/
— City of Evanston to host Reparations Repair Expo Feb. 21. DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. DD: Who wants you to pay reparations and why, that is, who wants you to pay the price of AA and DEI and why? My critics/opponents have always used against me the fact that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. My critics/opponents have also always used against me the fact that a) my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete township in 1854 and b) my ancestors on my mother’s side became owners of a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border after they sharecropped it. According to my critics/opponents, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery and therefore the more reparations you should pay, that is, the more that you should pay the price of AA and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/02/09/city-of-evanston-to-host-reparations-repair-expo-feb-21/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/world/article/she-was-denied-a-legal-abortion-and-sent-to-21356021.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigration enforcement will remain largely uninterrupted by the government shutdown
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-15/immigration-enforcement-will-remain-largely-uninterrupted-by-the-government-shutdown
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use “democracy” to take more and more and more freedoms, opportunities, and money away from Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-16/concerns-over-autocracy-in-the-u-s-continue-to-grow

CHICAGO TODAY
— GOP Faces Backlash Over Fat-Shaming Illinois Governor. Some Republicans criticize the party’s body-shaming post targeting Democratic Governor JB Pritzker.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/16/gop-faces-backlash-over-fat-shaming-illinois-governor/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Max Solomon: GOP Write-In Candidate for Treasurer
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/02/max-solomon-gop-write-in-candidate-for-illinois-treasurer/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The inevitable, unbearable politicization of the Olympics
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4457856/inevitable-unbearable-politicization-olympics/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump should insist on E-Verify. The easy way to determine who is in this country illegally.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/15/trump-insist-e-verify/
— Hispanic groups warn Trump’s ICE surge could ‘nullify’ GOP’s Texas congressional goals. DD: Democrat leaders want Hispanics to first think of themselves as being Hispanics before thinking of themselves as being anything else including being citizens of America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/13/hispanic-groups-warn-trumps-ice-surge-could-nullify-gops-texas/

NEW YORK POST
— ICE offering six-figure salaries and $50K signing bonuses as it ramps up hiring to fuel deportations. DD: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until 1974 after I had a) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) worked for IRS for 3 years, and c) taken 10 graduate evening business courses at Loyola.
https://www.aol.com/ice-offering-six-figure-salaries-225718060.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— The persecution of Christians in the Islamic Middle East. Western governments feel too much colonial guilt to do anything about this.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_persecution_of_christians_in_the_islamic_middle_east.html
— France to send out letters to young women urging them to have babies before it’s too late. DD: My wife and I did not get married until I was 29 and she was 27. We erroneously believed that we would not have fertility problems, but both of us had major fertility problems. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/shouted that I lied about our major fertility problems. They stressed that we did not try IVF even though my wife’s health insurance covered it. They stressed that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting filthy rich DINKs. They decried the tremendous amount of time and money that they spent raising their children. They decried that their spouses had little or no income. They crowed that they got married when they were young. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able a) go on four vacations a year after my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, b) to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. They would not have used our not having children against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/france_to_send_out_letters_to_young_women_urging_them_to_have_babies_before_it_s_too_late.html
— Real scientists have known the truth about global warming for decades. DD: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/real_scientists_have_known_the_truth_about_global_warming_for_decades.html
— Ahead of midterms, Obama and Hillary suddenly embrace the Trump agenda. Anybody dumb enough to believe them? The talking points are going out.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/ahead_of_midterms_obama_and_hillary_suddenly_embrace_the_trump_agenda.html

BREITBART
— Nearly Seven in Ten Spaniards Oppose Socialist Government’s Illegal Migrant Amnesty Scheme
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/15/nearly-seven-in-ten-spaniards-oppose-socialist-governments-illegal-migrant-amnesty-scheme/
— Wisconsin Republican Party Headquarters Vandalized
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/15/photo-wisconsin-republican-party-headquarters-targeted-in-despicable-act-of-vandalism/amp/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Dissecting CBS News’ Claim that ‘Less than 14%’ of Trump II ICE Arrestees Are ‘Violent Criminals’
https://cis.org/Arthur/Dissecting-CBS-News-Claim-Less-14-Trump-II-ICE-Arrestees-Are-Violent-Criminals

COLLEGE FIX
— Free speech group defends U. Illinois College Republicans amid uproar over ICE post
https://www.thecollegefix.com/free-speech-group-defends-u-illinois-college-republicans-amid-uproar-over-ice-post/
— University of Florida to stop ‘gender-affirming care’ for students
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-florida-to-stop-gender-affirming-care-for-students/

FOX NEWS
— ICE ramps up deportation push by boosting capacity to 92,600 beds with $38.3B expansion.
https://www.aol.com/news/ice-ramps-deportation-push-boosting-194632362.html
— Schools that let students leave class to protest ICE have failing academic records. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting walkouts in your school district? How soon, if not already, will they promise students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.aol.com/news/schools-let-students-leave-class-230023642.html

INSTITUTE FOR FAMLY STUDIES
— Why Young People Are Delaying Marriage. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors used my not getting married until I was 29 against me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stressed a) that I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29, b) that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and a job-related master’s degree when I was 27, c) that I was earning $100,059/year in today’s dollars when I was 25, and d) that I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27.
https://ifstudies.org/in-the-news/one-reason-why-young-people-are-delaying-marriage-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Minnesota Insurgency Needs to Be Addressed. DD: What about the Illinois insurgency?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/minnesota-insurgency-needs-to-be-addressed/
— Gavin Newsom Compares ICE Agents to Nazi ‘Secret Police’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/gavin-newsom-compares-ice-agents-to-nazi-secret-police/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Throws In the Towel on Minneapolis Surge
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/trump-throws-in-towel-on-minneapolis-surge/

NEWSMAX
— DHS Funding Fight Should Protect ICE
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-ice-dhs-funding/2026/02/15/id/1246219/

POST MILLENNIAL
— US airlines must certify use of merit-based hiring for pilots. DD: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Since then, to hire Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they have lowered standards.
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-airlines-must-certify-use-of-merit-based-hiring-for-pilots-faa-says

TOWNHALL
— How Soft Persecution and Socialist Indoctrination Are Erasing America’s Soul
https://townhall.com/columnists/virginia-prodan/2026/02/15/how-soft-persecution-and-socialist-indoctrination-are-erasing-americas-soul-n2671224
— This New Rule Will Finally End the Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Crisis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/15/this-new-rule-will-finally-end-the-illegal-immigrant-truck-driver-crisis-n2671346
— Polling Data Confirms the Left’s Disastrous Position on Trump’s Deportation Agenda
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chloe-trapanotto/2026/02/15/polling-data-confirms-the-lefts-three-word-answer-on-ice-operations-its-devestating-n2671339

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Duckworth says to Vance: “Forrest Gump ran toward danger in Vietnam. Your boss ran to his podiatrist crying bone spurs,” Duckworth wrote in a post on the social platform X, referring to President Trump’s medical draft deferments that excused him from serving in the Vietnam War. DD: My avoiding the Vietnam War draft has had a tremendous negative impact on me. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed Republicans like me who are White, male, and 1-A. They were furious that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned college degrees, bought new cars, bought real estate, and went on vacations. Democrat veterans either orchestrated or carried out all the many adverse actions that the federal government took against me.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5711910-duckworth-responds-to-vance/

AOL
— Straw polls reveal frontrunners. DD: What would have sold more tickets for the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) February 27 fundraiser? Many more tickets would have been sold if the event included a straw poll. If I had been asked, I would have conducted one for the contested statewide and countywide races (U.S. Senate, Illinois Governor, Illinois Secretary of State, DuPage Sheriff, and 3rd District Appellate Court) like I did for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) in the past. DuPage County straw polls have had big impacts on races. Jack Ryan’s winning MTRO’s 2003 Oktoberfest fundraiser U.S. Senate straw poll helped him win the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate primary. 600 attended the fundraiser and 400 voted in the straw poll. The fundraiser’s profit was $20,000+, that is, it was $35,000+ in today’s dollars.
https://www.aol.com/news/dfl-sees-historic-minnesota-caucus-175835864.html

MSN
— Here’s how much more singles need to save for retirement to enjoy the same lifestyle as couples. DD: Since I got married when I was 29 years old in 1978, my critics/opponents have been furious, and especially my critics/opponents who are not married, whose spouses have little or no income, and/or who have children. When we got married, my wife had saved $20,000 ($102,000 in today’s dollars). She had a good job with the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We used her savings to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ). For the next 14 years, we went on vacations 4 times a year following her business trips to luxury golf resorts across America. Her income helped us have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/915-Cove-Ct-60189/home/18126600 ) in 1984. My being married to her helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, h) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/heres-how-much-more-singles-need-to-save-for-retirement-to-enjoy-the-same-lifestyle-as-couples/ar-AA1WcUR2

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting walkouts in your school district? How soon, if not already, will they promise students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html

MY NEWS LA
— City of West Covina and its former Fire Department captain have reached a settlement in his lawsuit that alleged he was forced to resign in 2022. DD: Should I refile Diersen v. GAO? Just kidding. But a lot has changed since 1998. Back then, it was legal to use Affirmative Action to get rid Republicans who White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/city-of-west-covina-settles-with-former-fire-captain/ar-AA1Wf7tk

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For College Applicants, Pressure to Make Summers Count Has Gotten Even Worse. Teens scramble to specialize their summer pursuits early—to convey a ‘story’ to college admissions officers. DD: What did you do during the summer between your junior and senior years in high school? I washed dishes for the minimum wage for 40 hours a week in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights. What did you do during the summer between your senior year in high school and your freshman year in college? I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag and pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-admissions-summer-resume-activities-high-school-d2bfe312
— Gen Z, Locked Out of Home Buying, Puts Its Money in the Market. The share of young people transferring funds to investment accounts has climbed steeply over a decade. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/gen-z-investments-home-ownership-ec0bbe98
— The Ultrawealthy Are Doubling Down on Home Security
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/the-ultrawealthy-are-doubling-down-on-home-security-181c69bc

FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/02/15/bad-bunny-owns-90-of-the-top-10-on-multiple-billboard-charts/

MARKET WATCH
— Here’s the only group in New York City having children at a rate high enough to maintain the population
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-the-only-group-in-new-york-city-having-children-at-a-rate-high-enough-to-maintain-the-population-2815d103

GALLUP
— LGBTQ+ Identification Holds at 9% in U.S. DD: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/702206/lgbtq-identification-holds.aspx

LIST WIRE
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders crow about their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down to 33% in Illinois.
https://thelistwire.usatoday.com/story/life/2026/02/15/trump-approval-rating-united-states-february-2026/88694047007/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting walkouts in your school district? How soon, if not already, will they promise students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DECCAN HERALD
— Caste is by birth. Conversion or marriage doesn’t change it. DD: What caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars  He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. Because that dramatically lowered her earning potential, she stayed home and raised me and my brother.
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/caste-is-by-birth-conversion-or-marriage-doesnt-change-it-says-allahabad-hc-3897439

February 7, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville North students hold walkout to protest ICE actions. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/naperville-north-walkout-protest-ice-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville School District 203’s officials said the consequences of the students leaving school comes down to their individual situations. Attendance and any follow-up actions are addressed on a case-by-case basis according to guidelines in the student handbook. “While we support our students’ right to peaceful expression, our primary priority remains maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment for all,” a district statement said. “Students are expected to adhere to the policies and attendance guidelines outlined in the NNHS Student Handbook.”)
— Democratic Senate contenders clash over PAC money, ICE abolition in heated Illinois primary debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/illinois-senate-radio-debate-0206/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Students at Senn High School stage schoolwide anti-ICE walkout. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/06/immigration-education-senn-high-students-walkout
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: GOOGLE AI: Trump gives ammunition to his enemies. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+gives+%22ammunition%22+to+his+enemies  DD: Ever-increasingly, Trump’s enemies use that ammunition to promote more hatred not only against Trump, but also against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid, and in addition, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman. I will get a measure of that hatred when I hand-deliver sample ballots, candidate literature, and a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer to 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/06/donald-trump-racist-video-barack-michelle-obama-depiction-primates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/07/maga-trump-base-polls-republicans-conservatives-mona-charen

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260206/submitted-content/northern-illinois-food-bank-sets-dates-for-signature-2026-events/

ABC7
— Chicago-area teacher resigns after ‘Go ICE’ social media post draws outrage. DD: Will anyone come to the teacher’s defense? Will anyone argue that his punishment was too severe? The message of all this is that Democrats can and will destroy you if you a) oppose their flooding America with their illegals and/or b) oppose their fighting their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gary-elementary-school-teachers-go-ice-post-social-media-draws-outrage-west-chicago-district-33-community/18556009/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2oEgFlos3I
— Judge blocks Trump’s $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois. DD: Under the Democrats, dependency on government ever-increasingly increases.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/judge-blocks-president-donald-trumps-10b-child-care-funding-freeze-targeted-blue-states-including-illinois/18556490/

NBC5
— Suburban teacher resigns after backlash over social media post supporting ICE. The West Chicago Elementary School District 33 board announced Thursday during a school board meeting that it had accepted the voluntary resignation of a Gary Elementary School teacher. DD: Will anyone come to the teacher’s defense? Will anyone argue that his punishment was too severe? The message of all this is that Democrats can and will destroy you if you a) oppose their flooding America with their illegals and/or b) oppose their fighting their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-teacher-resigns-after-backlash-over-social-media-post-supporting-ice/3888112/

WGN9
— Illinois lawmakers take to social media to denounce Trump’s now-deleted racist social media post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYftPwSiiWg

STATELINE
— Illinois proposes over $470 annual fee for electric vehicle owners
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-proposes-over-470-annual-fee-for-electric-vehicle-owners/

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to obstruct, cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/duckworth-continues-call-for-ice-reforms/article_76091623-e43e-43e4-9cf6-dfb38d262e02.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat leaders been using students to promote more hatred against Republicans in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far? If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was an UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What gives you freedom to speak freely? For me, it includes my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, my retirement savings, and my not having any dependents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to encourage registered Republican and Not Affiliated voters in your precinct to cast Republican ballots in the March 17, 2026 primary? I am going to hand-deliver an envelope to each of the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter. I have affixed 800 mailing labels and my return address labels on those envelopes, sorted them into five batches, and put them in walk order. I will stuff those envelopes with the sample ballot for my precinct as soon as it is available, campaign literature that Republican candidates have provided the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and a MTRO flyer. The Republican candidates in contested races in my precinct are a) Chlebek, Tracy, Capparelli, Long, Tillman, and Evans for U.S. Senate, b) Dabrowski, Mendrick, Baley, and Heidner for Governor, c) Adamczyk and Harris for Secretary of State, d) Moore and Noonan for DuPage County Sheriff, and e) Helland and Senak for Appellate Court Judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— E Pluribus Plures
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/e-pluribus-plures/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States is in the process of unmaking itself. We are not being invaded or facing financial collapse. What’s happening is far more insidious. Before our eyes, a deliberate, systematic severance from reality—both the reality God created and the reality our Founders created in principle 250 years ago—is underway. The “City on a Hill” is not being assaulted from the outside so much as dismantled from the inside, stone by stone, founding principle by founding principle. For most of our history, America was not unified by blood, location, or tribe, but by a shared creed and a common identity. E pluribus unum, out of many, one, has been our motto. The many were real—different regions, cultures, denominations, ethnicities—but they were expected to be woven into a single fabric, bound by the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and a widely shared moral vocabulary that took both virtue and vice seriously. Today, that unity is dissolving. The “we” is being replaced by a proliferation of identities—race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, victim class—each competing for recognition, privilege, and power.)
— Equal Protection for Our Preborn Neighbors
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/equal-protection-for-our-preborn-neighbors/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Gen Z — The first generation officially dubbed dumber than the last
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/gen-z-the-first-generation-officially-dubbed-dumber-than-the-last/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “They’re the first generation in modern history to score lower on standardized academic tests than the one before it,” Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, 43, told The Post. “And to make matters worse, most of these young people are overconfident about how smart they are. The smarter people think they are, the dumber they actually are. . .Horvath, who studied reams of data from standardized academic tests, told Congress that Z’s struggles stem from the fact that they’re the first generation to grow up with constant screen time. And it’s no substitute for real learning.)

BREITBART
— Associated Press Complains That Winter Olympics Teams Are ‘Overwhelmingly White’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/02/06/associated-press-complains-that-winter-olympics-teams-are-overwhelmingly-white/
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/02/06/poll-majority-of-florida-republicans-will-not-watch-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show/amp/

FOX NEWS
— Noem rips Dems for using families as ‘political weapons’ as DHS funding fight threatens life beyond ICE. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use Democrats who are the following as political weapons: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.aol.com/articles/noem-rips-dems-using-families-183048567.html
— Republicans warn Democrats’ ICE reform push is cover to defund border enforcement. DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to obstruct, cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-warn-democrats-ice-reform-push-cover-defund-border-enforcement

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Appeals Court Greenlights Trump Anti-DEI Executive Orders
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/appeals-court-greenlights-trump-anti-dei-executive-orders/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Nationalizing Elections Is a Very Bad Idea, as It Was When Democrats Tried It. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/nationalizing-elections-is-a-very-bad-idea-as-it-was-when-democrats-tried-it/

TOWNHALL
— This Is What Republicans Are Saying About Democrats’ List of Demands for Reforming ICE
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/02/06/republicans-say-no-to-democrats-ice-reform-demands-n2670809

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Helping Americans break free from government dependency. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. Ever-increasingly, everyone believes that without massive government assistance from Democrats, they cannot succeed in America. What government assistance have you gotten? According to my critics/opponents, if the Democrat Post Office had not employed me 1966-1969, if the Democrat IRS had not employed me 1971-1980, and if the Democrat GAO had not employed me 1980-1997, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars in 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., b) pay expenses to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, etc., d) pay for review courses to pass the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations in 1979 and 1981, e) get married in 1978, f) etc.  According to my critics/opponents, the federal jobs that I got should have given to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5673996-benefits-cliff-poverty-trap/

CBS NEWS
— Who qualifies for the IRS Fresh Start program? DD: While I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I made many ability to pay decisions. Delinquent taxpayers almost always ask for payment agreements.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-qualifies-for-the-irs-fresh-start-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Each year, millions of Americans fail to file or pay their federal taxes by the deadline, a decision that can lead to serious — and expensive — penalties. The IRS assesses billions of dollars in penalties to those who fail to comply with federal tax filing, reporting and payment requirements, and in some cases, the outcomes can also include criminal investigations. As a result, you may feel overwhelmed at the idea of dealing with your delinquent tax debt, especially if you’ve allowed the issue to compound over time. But while taking care of old tax debt can be tough, the good news is that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers programs designed to help taxpayers manage their obligations and get back on track financially. Among these initiatives, the Fresh Start program can be particularly valuable for those struggling with tax debt. Launched in 2011 and expanded several times since then, the goal of the Fresh Start program is to make it easier for taxpayers to settle their tax debts and avoid tax liens by offering various payment plan options. . .The Fresh Start program’s eligibility requirements vary depending on the specific payment solution you’re seeking and eligibility primarily depends on your income level, tax debt amount and ability to pay. . .The right tax relief service can negotiate installment terms, like longer payment periods or lower monthly payments than standard IRS agreements, based on your specific financial situation and ability to pay.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Feds can’t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules. DD: Under the Democrats, dependency on government ever-increasingly increases.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/02/06/social-service-funds-trump-democratic-states/70aaa534-03b5-11f1-ad9f-6f689ec6b060_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
—  DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use Democrats who are the following as political weapons: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/05/prayer-breakfast-jesse-jackson-son-trump-minneapolis-ice-victims/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000010686811/father-james-martin-lgbtq-catholics.html

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
— Hundreds of Santa Fe students hold walkout over ICE. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/we-need-to-speak-up-hundreds-of-santa-fe-students-hold-walkout-over-ice/article_1947da8b-98ff-43cb-81c1-fe7b676b976b.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders fight E-Verify because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders fight E-Verify because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.,
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/florida-jobs-employment-immigration-e-verify-ron-desantis-5a9abb89
— More college kids than ever claim to have disabilities.  DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise all their employees who were disabled and/or had performance problems. They all were Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/elite-colleges-universities-disabilities-accommodations-95864f4b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thirty-eight percent of Stanford University undergrads identify as disabled—that’s according to records from Stanford’s own Office of Accessible Education. Based on student surveys and internal records, Harvard and Brown put the number at upward of 20 percent. It’s 34 percent at Amherst. When I read about how a broadened definition of disability, which includes everything from dyslexia to anxiety to ADHD, allows some students to get certain perks—a single room in the dorm or permission to bring a dog to college—I am sympathetic.)

FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/02/06/trump-approval-rating-remains-historically-low-amid-negative-immigration-polling/

QUIVER QUANTITIVE
— Senator Tammy Duckworth introduces S. 3687: Inspectors General Independence Act. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I frequently worked with Chicago office Inspector General (IG) employees. While I served on the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter (CC) Executive Committee (EC) 1983-1996, virtually all my fellow AGA CC EC members were Democrat IG office employees. Absolutely none of them came to my defense when my Democrat GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.quiverquant.com/news/New+Bill%3A+Senator+Tammy+Duckworth+introduces+S.+3687%3A+Inspectors+General+Independence+Act

POLITICO
— Appeals court backs Trump’s mass detention policy. The ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals contradicts thousands of lower-court rulings.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/trump-mass-detention-5th-circuit-00770361

GOOGLE AI
— Trump gives ammunition to his enemies. DD: Ever-increasingly, Trump’s enemies use that ammunition to promote more hatred against not only against Trump, but also against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid, and in addition, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman. I will get a measure of that hatred when I hand-deliver sample ballots, candidate literature, and a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer to 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter.
https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+gives+%22ammunition%22+to+his+enemies

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Mamdani reaffirms NYC’s sanctuary city status, slams ICE
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/ice-is-a-manifestation-of-abuse-of-power-mamdani-reaffirms-nycs-sanctuary-city-status-slams-ice/amp_podcast/128019902.cms

January 27, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey weighs in on ICE tactics
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gubernatorial-candidate-darren-bailey-weighs-in-on-ice-tactics/

NBC5
— Durbin, Duckworth against DHS funding package without ICE reform. The duo joined a large group of Democratic senators aiming to tie reform to DHS funding. DD: For Democrats, to reform ICE is to destroy ICE. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/durbin-duckworth-against-dhs-funding-package-without-ice-reform/3881873/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Juliana Stratton takes progressive lane, only one who calls for abolishing ICE in Democratic US Senate debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/illinois-senate-debate-democrats-stratton-aggressor/

DAILY HERALD
— GOP hopefuls dig into taxes, school choice at gubernatorial debate. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260126/illinois-state-politics/gop-hopefuls-dig-into-taxes-school-choice-at-gubernatorial-debate/
— Candidate’s supporters come together to knit, crochet for people in need
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260126/us-congress-politics/candidates-supporters-come-together-to-knit-crochet-for-people-in-need/

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Bailey rallies support in southern Illinois. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://dailyegyptian.com/123074/showcase/gubernatorial-candidate-darren-bailey-rallies-support-in-southern-illinois/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Vote yes that Trump should cut funding to cities and states that resist immigration enforcement. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://foxillinois.com/question-of-the-day/vote-should-president-trump-withhold-federal-funds-from-cities-and-states-that-dont-cooperate-with-immigration-enforcement-question-of-the-day-minnesota-social-services-fraud-immigration-enforcement-sanctuary-cities

IIT
— IIT in Chicago and Mumbai: Two Campuses, One Global Community
https://www.iit.edu/blog/illinois-tech-mumbai

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stratton goes on the offense
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/27/stratton-goes-on-the-offense-00748805
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP response: Jeannie Evans, a GOP candidate for Senate, said the Democratic debate sounds familiar: “They still want higher taxes, open borders and a defunding of our law enforcement. Their policies make Illinois unsafe, and cause businesses, jobs and opportunities to leave the state.”)

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4433470/kyle-rittenhouse-blasts-democrats-using-his-story-rage-bait/

NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was among 50 anti-ICE protesters who confronted Border Patrol before Minneapolis shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/alex-pretti-was-among-50-anti-ice-protesters-who-confronted-border-patrol-before-minneapolis-shooting/
— FBI investigating Minnesota anti-ICE Signal chat groups. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/fbi-investigating-minnesota-anti-ice-signal-groups-kash-patel/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— APRIL 3, 2012 FLASHBACK: E-Verify
https://www.fairus.org/issue/e-verify
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Overseen by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), E-Verify: Is a voluntary, free online workforce verification system, Acts as a virtual wall that allows employers to compare information on an employee’s Form 1-9 with records at the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration, In partial use in 22 states, but only mandatory in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Tennessee, One of the highest-rated government programs in terms of user satisfaction. WHY E-VERIFY? E-Verify is a highly-effective way to combat illegal immigration because it works to eliminate that illegal jobs magnet. Several studies show: The number of recent immigrants fell by almost 40 percent when a state had a universal E-Verify law in effect, That illegal immigration fell by as much as 50 percent in a single year in states with mandatory E-Verify laws. Mandatory E-Verify not only reduces illegal immigration, but encourages illegal workers to return home. E-Verify protects American workers by ensuring employers only hire individuals authorized to work in the United States.)

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome, Is What Made America Awesome. If we truly want to raise the living standards for everyone, we must promote equality of opportunity—not spend our time policing equality of outcome. DD: My critics/opponents promote equality of outcome, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination,  religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, minority, female, younger, unmarried, have less money than others, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for as long as mine have been.
https://fee.org/articles/equality-of-opportunity-not-outcome-is-what-made-america-awesome/

FOX NEWS
— Democrats have continuously sided with criminal illegal aliens
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388358741112
— Trump admin wins court victory freeing ICE agents from Minnesota protest restrictions
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-wins-court-victory-freeing-ice-agents-minnesota-protest-restrictions.print
— Anti-ICE mobs bankrolled by ‘shadowy interests’ putting law enforcement in danger. Crowds for hire CEO calls for Trump ‘cease-fire posture’ and outlines policy recommendations to prevent further escalation.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-ice-mobs-bankrolled-shadowy-interests-putting-law-enforcement-danger-ceo-warns

HOT AIR
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/01/26/finding-out-what-happens-when-you-bring-a-gun-to-an-ice-fight-n3811209

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Left Is Making Huge Progress Toward Letting Illegals Stay. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/01/26/left_is_making_huge_progress_toward_letting_illegals_stay_687523.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Democrats say Republicans are divided on ICE tactics as shutdown looms. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5704000-senate-republicans-ice-tactics/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5707180-gop-backlash-immigration-minneapolis/

NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat anti-ICE protesters clash with federal officers. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/anti-ice-protesters-clash-with-federal-officers-256627781897
— Most of the government could shut down this weekend. ICE operations would carry on. After a federal agent killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Democrats say they won’t vote for what was a bipartisan bill to fund most of the government, including DHS and ICE. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/government-shut-weekend-ice-operations-carry-rcna255971

NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-addresses-comparisons-to-alex-pretti-11420109
https://www.newsweek.com/what-kyle-rittenhouse-has-said-about-alex-pretti-ice-shooting-11417690

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote mor hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting.html
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/pageoneplus/quote-of-the-day-economic-fear-running-deep-times-poll-says.html
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minneapolis-shooting-trump-ice-gop.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/style/alex-pretti-kyle-rittenhouse-online.html
— DD: Democrat protesters enter Minneapolis hotel. During the 1970s, Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/ice-protests-minneapolis-hotel.html
— Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work. Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/trump-irs-taxes-bisignano.html
— DD: The point of college is to qualify yourself for jobs, that is, to become a productive member of society.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/opinion/college-thinking-illiberalism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for affordability problems. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/27/donald-trump-iowa-affordability/a1088034-fb40-11f0-954b-b80c7ed67fc7_story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/24/ice-trump-frey-police-community-relations-minneapolis/88194150007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/25/trump-ice-death-turning-point-immigration-video/88349058007/
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-gun-rights-border-patrol-ice/88348880007/

TENNESSEAN
— Nobody forced you to take out that student loan. DD: Did you take out a student loan? I did not even try. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I could not have gotten a student loan if I had tried. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I had not demonstrated any leadership capabilities. I had washed dishes for the minimum wage for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and for 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2025/05/08/nobody-forced-you-to-take-out-that-student-loan-opinion/83499281007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrats use Pretti to stop deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/minneapolis-pretti-trump-immigration-protests-068b69d4
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-48-hours-that-convinced-trump-to-change-course-in-minnesota-a91d7683

FORTUNE
— Trump’s war on immigration entangles business in PR disaster and the literal site of contested arrests
https://fortune.com/2026/01/26/business-immigration-controversy-disaster-public-relations-site-of-arrests/

FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you if you do not promote LGBTQ and b) will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91479625/the-reason-the-gay-glass-ceiling-hasnt-been-shattered

REDFIN
— Housing affordability by generation. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.msadvocate.com/premium/stacker/stories/housing-affordability-by-generation,56660

TIME
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://time.com/7357961/ice-shooting-alex-pretti-guns-trump/

BEAST
— DD: Democrats say Trump’s immigration polls hit record low after “nurse killing.” During the 1970s, Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-immigration-polls-hit-record-low-after-nurse-killing/
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trigger-happy-kyle-rittenhouse-breaks-ranks-with-trump-after-nurse-killing/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

MEAWW
— DD: Alex Pretti was part of a Democrat anti-ICE group that confronted ICE Minneapolis shooting. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://news.meaww.com/alex-pretti-part-of-anti-ice-group-that-confronted-border-patrol-before-minneapolis-shooting