FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— DuPage County Bensenville residents say rat infestation is taking over neighborhood: ‘We’re freaking out’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-residents-say-rat-infestation-is-taking-over-neighborhood-were-freaking-out.amp
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-vt8is1p09b9vq1wu
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Democrat leaders protect them from Republicans: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/19/final-vote-set-scaled-back-effort-honor-rev-jesse-jackson-new-push-protect-voting-rights
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/05/20/latinos-homeless-chicago-illinois-greg-abbott-texas-busing-migrants
DAILY HERALD
— Fumbled rollout: Inclusion of controversial flyer overshadows redesign of Kane County’s tax bill
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-fumbled-rollout-inclusion-of-controversial-flyer-overshadows-redesign-of-coun/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact that a) my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/nation-and-world-politics/us-government-agrees-to-drop-tax-claims-against-trump-in-broadening-of-irs-lawsuit-settlement/
STATELINE
— Universal health care proposal in Illinois Senate would eliminate private insurance, cover undocumented migrants
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/universal-health-care-proposal-in-illinois-senate-would-eliminate-private-insurance-cover-undocumented-migrants/
25 NEWS NOW
— Former state GOP chair Pat Brady sees key decisions ahead after party leaders oust Salvi. (FROM THE ARTICLE: the party chair is frequently the target of “everyone’s anger and frustrations.”)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/05/20/former-state-gop-chair-brady-sees-key-decisions-ahead-after-party-leaders-oust-salvi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Bloomington native who used to lead Illinois Republicans said he knows from experience that the party chair is frequently the target of “everyone’s anger and frustrations.” Monday, the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee replaced incumbent Chair Kathy Salvi with former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan. Salvi became chair less than two years ago, just in time for the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Two years earlier, Salvi was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, losing to Democrat Tammy Duckworth. Salvi did a “nice job” raising money for the party, said Pat Brady, an attorney raised in Bloomington who served as state Republican chair from 2009 to 2013. During Brady’s term, social conservatives were angry with his stance favoring same-sex marriage. Brady is not sure why party leaders chose Grogan over Salvi this time around. “People were upset for whatever reason and they wanted a change,” said Brady. Now a Republican strategist with Mercury Public Affairs, Brady believes Illinois Republicans have a key decision to make. If they align themselves with the pro-Trump MAGA movement, Brady said “we’ll never be more than a downstate party.” Brady would like to see a more moderate brand, returning to the days when voters chose Republicans like Mark Kirk as U.S. senator and Jim Edgar as governor. Meantime, Grogan, Republican candidate for Governor Darren Bailey, and Senate candidate all praised Salvi’s work as chair. Grogan released the following statement: . . . )
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chicago Schools elections get ugly
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/20/chicago-schools-elections-get-ugly-00929035
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-741/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BOB BERLIN
— Bob Berlin, Duo Dog Crew, and Assistant State’s Attorneys Attend Furever Friends Gala
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/bob-berlin-duo-dog-crew-and-assistant-states-attorneys-attend-furever-friends-gala
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois FOID Card Mandate Challenged in Federal Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/illinois-foid-card-mandate-challenged-in-federal-court/
— Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future Initiative Passes House
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/melania-trumps-fostering-the-future-initiative-passes-house/
— McLaughlin Holding Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/mclaughlin-holding-fundraiser-2/
— Ness Passes Bill To Make Savings Easier for People Who Have Disabilities
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/ness-passes-bill-to-make-savings-easier-for-people-who-have-disabilities/
— Trump Gets Blame for High Gas Prices, Ignoring High Illinois Motor Fuel Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/category/uncategorized/
— Latest Spencer Pratt Video is Musical Take Off “Fresh Prince of Belair”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/latest-spencer-pratt-video-is-musical-take-off-fresh-prince-of-belair/
— Rep. Weber Criticizes Bill That Would Require Women’s Port-a-Potties at Construction Sites
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/rep-weber-criticizes-bill-that-would-require-womens-port-a-potties-at-construction-sites/
— Illinois Family Institute Targets Bills for Defeat
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/illinois-family-institute-targets-bills-for-defeat/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The ‘pro-Palestinian’ Left isn’t really about Gaza. Its real target is America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4572918/pro-palestinian-left-isnt-about-gaza-real-target-is-america/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal immigration data sparks new push for mass deportations
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/19/illegal-immigration-data-sparks-new-push-for-mass-deportations-1640233/
CENTER SQUARE
— DD: All those who were promoted over me hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they were yes-men or yes-women. They all 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. They all were minority, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0bddedae-73db-469b-82c0-e219cf59bd99.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Progressive nonprofit launches left-wing competitor to Turning Point USA. Group’s true agenda is the redistribution of wealth.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/progressive-nonprofit-launches-left-wing-competitor-to-turning-point-usa/
— Just 10 percent of professors want to leave Republican-led states
https://www.thecollegefix.com/just-10-percent-of-professors-want-to-leave-republican-led-states/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— If You Cheated to Become American, You Were Never American
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/if-you-cheated-become-american-you-were-never-american
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Civil Liberty Group Sues Illinois Over License Required to Buy Guns, Ammunition. DD: I have had a FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/civil-liberty-group-sues-illinois-over-license-required-to-buy-guns-ammunition/
PJ MEDIA
— Woke May Have Passed Its Peak, But What’s Coming Next From the Left Is Scary Bad
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/19/woke-may-have-passed-its-peak-but-whats-coming-next-from-the-left-is-scary-bad-n4953011
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Thousands of Illegal Aliens Live in Taxpayer-Funded Housing. Trump Is Ending it.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/19/thousands_of_illegal_aliens_live_in_taxpayer-funded_housing_trump_is_ending_it_154133.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage-children-study/ar-AA22ks9J
NEW YORK TIMES
— G.O.P. Supporters Back Trump, but a Third Seek a New Direction for the Party
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/poll-trump-republicans.html
— I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact that a) my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-audit.html
USA TODAY
— Nearly 4 in 10 Americans surveyed by Lending Tree, or 39%, said a car is a luxury they cannot afford. DD: Back in the good old days, in 1964, I was able to buy a 1958 Chevrolet BelAir with money I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964. In 1966, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money I had earned delivering newspapers and washing dishes 1964-1966. In 1967, I was able to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money I had earned delivering mail 1966-1967. In 1968, I was able to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money I had earned delivering mail 1967-1968.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2026/05/18/car-ownership-affordability-costs/90049044007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Young buyers tap bank of mom & dad in tight home market. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $84,500. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/these-parents-are-buying-homes-for-their-kidswith-strings-attached-aa3da6d2
FORBES
— DD: My critics/opponents reject meritocracy. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me 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. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me 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.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2026/05/19/the-myth-of-meritocracy-and-other-outdated-beliefs-women-are-told-at-work/
BLOOMBERG
— Behind the Decline in Right-Wing Media Traffic. DD: I should write about those who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-15/federalist-breitbart-daily-caller-see-decline-in-right-wing-media-traffic
JD SUPRA
— EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-files-suit-against-the-new-york-1243494/
HR BREW
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always crowed about their success in promoting their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they always crowed about their success in discriminating against their Republican employees who were White, male, and/or older.
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/eeoc-moves-to-end-eeo-1-reporting-on-race-and-gender
Tag: employee
May 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US students performing worse in school than 10 years ago. DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-students-performing-worse-school-10-years-ago-education-scorecard-researchers-harvard-stanford-dartmouth/19101276/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-abortion-pill/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County approves a 35% raise for its board chair. Taxpayers should ask why.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/dupage-county-deb-conroy-raises-illinois-legislature/
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they cannot win elections unless the racially gerrymander.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/south-suburban-black-leaders-southern-redistricting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/column-defense-budget-pete-hegseth-shackelford/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Has Facebook begun the long slide toward ruin?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/14/facebook-popularity-decline-meta-mark-zuckerberg
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give Blacks more preference. To keep my Black subordinate from leaving GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and gave him my job and my preferred corner office. He had less education than I had, he had less work experience than I had, he had one professional certification while I had six, and he had no professional license like the one I had.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/14/redistricting-black-white-voters-democrat-republican-trump-s-e-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is being sued by a parent who claims her constitutional rights were violated when the district aided her child’s gender transition without parental involvement. The lawsuit was filed this week in federal court on behalf of the mother of a high school student. DD: In your school district, how strongly do Democrat teachers push LGBTQ?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260514/news/parent-sues-district-300-over-students-gender-transition/
DURBIN
— Durbin Speaks Against Extreme, Unqualified Trump U.S. Attorney Nominees. DD: GAO works for Congress. Durbin was one of my U.S. Senators when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Of course, Durbin did not speak out against that. My Democrat GAO superiors gave my job to my Democrat Black subordinate who had less education than I had, who had less work experience than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/videos/view/durbin-speaks-against-extreme-unqualified-trump-us-attorney-nominees
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dems fine-tune midterm message
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/14/illinois-democrats-midterm-message-00922460
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-525/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEWS TALK ST. LOUIS
— Dabrowski on gerrymandering, jobs and outmigration in Illinois
https://omny.fm/shows/newstalk-stl/ted-dabrowski-of-wirepoints-5-12-2026
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to Google AI, Trump exhibits hostility toward federal employees. Federal employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being lazy, incompetent, and grossly overpaid. How hostile are you toward federal employees and retirees? My critics/opponents have always been hostile toward federal employees and retirees. I was cursed as being a postal employee 1966-1969, an IRS employee 1971-1980, and a GAO employee 1980-1997. I have been cursed as being a federal retiree since 1997. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I would not have become a GAO employee in 1980 if my Democrat IRS superiors had not made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. Further, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were always hostile toward me because I am a Republican, because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, and because I benefitted from rights that federal employees have to transfer between federal agencies. Further, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS, I worked for their Collection Division. IRS employees who work for other IRS divisions look down on IRS Collection Division employees. Further, while I worked the Democrats who ran GAO, they stressed that GAO is part of the legislative branch. They looked down on executive branch employees like I had been for almost 12 years. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago drug store closure is another case study in Leftist failure.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4568031/chicago-drug-store-closure-case-study-leftist-failure/
— One in five Fairfax County residents is an illegal immigrant or lives with one.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4568989/fairfax-county-illegal-immigrants-david-bier-cato-institute/
— DD: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are the following that conservatives cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, 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 are noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
CITY JOURNAL
— Straight White Males Strongly Encouraged Not to Apply
https://www.city-journal.org/article/straight-white-males-strongly-encouraged-not-to-apply
COLLEGE FIX
— White males need not apply: Universities continue to hire faculty that meet diversity quotas
https://www.thecollegefix.com/white-males-need-not-apply-universities-continue-hire-faculty-meet-diversity-quotas/
— 6 to 1: Democratic speakers dominate 2026 commencement stages at Top 100 universities.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/democrats-outnumber-graduation-speakers-6-to-1/
DAILY CITIZEN
— SPLC Has Been Poisoning Pupils’ Minds for Years
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/the-splc-has-been-poisoning-pupils-minds-for-years/
DAILY SIGNAL
— It’s All According to Plan: Protesters Target Jewish Area in Mamdani’s NYC
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/14/protesters-target-jewish-mamdanist/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— DOJ Targets Criminals and Terror Suspects for Denaturalization
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/doj-targets-criminals-and-terror-suspects-denaturalization
FOX NEWS
— Hundreds of criminals now UNTRACEABLE in Illinois. Cook County officials admitted they lost track of hundreds of people on electronic monitoring systems, including 21 charged with murder.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6395547655112
EPOCH TIMES
— The Age of Cultural Tribalism Has Begun. Why We’ve Become Increasingly Siloed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qov9Ukqb3RE
INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
— Modern Marriage. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and to their traditional marriage.
https://ifstudies.org/blog/modern-marriage-for-our-kids
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI or DIE: White Males Need Not Apply
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-or-die-white-males-need-not-apply/
NEW AMERICAN
— SCOTUS Redistricting Decision Just Ended Affirmative Action — for House Democrats
https://thenewamerican.com/us/scotus-redistricting-decision-just-ended-affirmative-action-for-house-democrats/
USA FACTS
— Immigrants were 18.9% of employed workers in Illinois in 2024. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://usafacts.org/answers/what-percent-of-the-workforce-in-the-us-are-immigrants/state/illinois/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump promised to hold 30,000 migrants at Guantanamo. A year later, it’s mostly empty.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-guantanamo-bay-migrants/
MSN
— Gita Gopinath slams all-male US-China summit
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/end-of-meritocracy-gita-gopinath-slams-all-male-us-china-summit/ar-AA23c8Hu
— DD: Those who speak for Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that Democrats hate Republicans and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/reid-claims-america-was-built-by-weak-chinned-mediocre-white-men/ss-AA23b1HG
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/trump-arrives-china-xi-beijing.html
— DD: Yale medical school favors Black applicants. My Democrat GAO superiors favored my Black subordinate. They forced me to retire and gave him my job and my preferred corner office. He had less education than I had, he had less work experience than I had, he had one professional certification while I had six, and he had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/politics/doj-lawsuit-yale-medical.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/14/redistricting-census-shed-light-democrats-immigration-stand/
— Why the U.S. job market is so hard, especially for recent college graduates. DD: When you earned your bachelor’s degree, what harmed your job search? For me, it was potential employers seeing me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran and I was none of the aforesaid. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. But it was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/13/why-us-job-market-is-so-hard-recent-college-graduates/
USA TODAY
— DD: According to Democrats and to RINOs, when Whites and males do better than minorities and females, it is because Whites and males discriminate against minorities and females. Virtually all their employees who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrats who were minority and/or female. They blamed me for all the problems that my subordinates had.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/05/14/trump-dei-crackdown-fewer-women-boardroom/90069767007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who hates those who are conservative, Republicans, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/13/catholic-church-fights-border-wall-on-sacred-mountain/90062506007/
WSJ
— The Congressional Pension Racket
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-congressional-pension-racket-b2fd3eac
FORBES
— 10 Scholarships And Grants For Adults Going Back To School. DD: I went back to school when I was 23 in 1972. I started taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. But by then, it was too late.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/scholarships-for-adults/
GAO
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following will be ever-increasingly under-represented: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106320
LAW & LIBERTY
— Embracing the American Family. DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and to their traditional marriage.
https://lawliberty.org/book-review/why-the-decline-of-marriage-matters/
BROOKINGS
— DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to accomplish the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-sequence-of-personal-responsibility/
CATO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cato.org/testimony/fairfax-virginia-highlights-the-value-of-immigration-to-the-country
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Gita Gopinath calls out lack of female representation at US-China high-level talks. Gita Gopinath’s post about the all-male Xi-Trump meet has gone viral.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/us/gita-gopinath-calls-out-lack-of-female-representation-at-us-china-high-level-talks-101778819282136-amp.html
GUARDIAN
— Photo of US-China delegation criticized over absence of women: ‘masculine, militarized and exclusionary.’ ‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order.’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/us-china-delegation-photo-no-women
ECONOMIST
— The Republican Party has lurched towards populism and illiberalism. DD: My critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization would love it if I would leave the Republican Party and join the Conservative Party of Illinois. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/10/31/the-republican-party-has-lurched-towards-populism-and-illiberalism
May 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants. Often it’s for fundraisers or meetings, or as a thank-you to election volunteers. But it’s sometimes difficult to know whether political figures are living high on the hog off their campaign funds, which isn’t allowed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/14/illinois-campaign-funds-spending-millions-chicago-loop-springfield-restaurants
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: All of my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/opinion-citizenship-denaturalization-donald-trump/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republican-resistance-to-iran-war-grows-in-the-senate-as-murkowski-flips/article_a357aab7-1604-5e22-bfbd-b747675360f1.html
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/h-f-pride-fest-set-celebrate-diversity-inclusion
BUR RIDGE PATCH
— Mayor Fires Back Over Burr Ridge Restaurateur’s Arrest. The arrest of Burr Ridge restaurant owner Filippo “Gigi” Rovito has become a subject in a DuPage County political race.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/mayor-fires-back-over-burr-ridge-restaurateurs-arrest
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: The Democrat Party’s long game is to replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/14/chicago-plays-dncs-long-game-00920081
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-737/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Hundreds of New ICE Officers to Deploy Across More than 40 States
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/13/hundreds-of-new-ice-officers-to-deploy-across-more-than-40-states/
BREITBART
— Tuberville Urges English Language in Schools, Colleges
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/05/13/gop-sen-tommy-tuberville-urges-english-language-everyone-schools-colleges/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Attorneys General Tout Crime Crackdown as Democrats Push Bail Reforms
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/13/gop-attorneys-general-tout-crime-crackdown-as-democrats-push-bail-reforms/
SPEAKER JOHNSON
— There is Not a Single Democrat Who Believes Border Security or Immigration Enforcement Should Exist. “They have proved that time and time again, both by their word and by their votes.”
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2883
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says Americans’ Economic Pain Is Not a Consideration for the Iran War
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-iran-war-americans-economy.html
— Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.html
— Xi Is Planning for China’s Final Victory Over the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/xi-trump-summit-china-us.html
— China Increasingly Views Trump’s America as an Empire in Decline
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/china-trump-xi-decline.html
WAFB
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following will be ever-increasingly under-represented: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/13/cleo-fields-vows-fight-louisiana-redistricting-plan-map-advances/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
FORBES
–DD: To hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, Democrat employers ever-increasingly replace objective criterial with subjective criteria.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2025/03/12/objective-hiring-pitfalls-to-avoid/
ISSUES & INSIGHTS
— DD: What is your opinion of federal employees and federal retirees? According to this article, they are the least productive and most overpaid people in the country. I was cursed as being a postal employee 1966-1969, an IRS employee 1971-1980, and a GAO employee 1980-1997. I have been cursed as being a federal retiree since 1997. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/05/11/the-hidden-gem-in-aprils-jobs-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The jobs report is even better than advertised, because it included a loss of 9,000 federal workers. That wasn’t how mainstream news outlets covered the report. They were busy on Friday, warning about “several red flags” and that “the solid-looking topline employment numbers mask underlying weakness in the labor market.” Given these “experts” inability to forecast anything accurately, especially when President Donald Trump is in office, we will take those “red flags” with a substantial grain of salt. What can’t be denied, however, is that Trump is making good on this goal of shrinking the size of the federal workforce. Yes, the protests against federal jobs cuts are long over (those were, what, seven protest topics ago?), but the cuts keep coming. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in every month but one since Trump took office, the number of federal workers has declined. And the increase in February of this year was due to the Post Office hiring people. Not counting postal workers, nearly a thousand federal workers lost their jobs. So far this year, the federal workforce has shrunk by 57,000 workers (nearly 59,000 if you exclude postal workers). Since Trump took office, the federal workforce has been downsized by 345,000. As a result, there are fewer people employed by the federal government today than at any time since 1966. Fewer federal workers means less money spent on some of the least productive, most overpaid people in the country. But even so, if the federal workforce has shrunk so sharply, why is federal spending through the roof? That’s because roughly two-thirds of federal spending these days is in the form of entitlement checks – for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, housing subsidies, college subsidies, etc., etc. Nevertheless, laying off federal workers is a welcome start.)
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
AXIOS
— Affordability is reshaping consumers’ car choices. DD: Back in the good old days, I could afford to a) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Sprint when I was 17 in 1966 with the money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months, b) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19 with the money I earned delivering mail for part-time for 10 months and full-time for 3 months, and c) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20 with the money I earned delivering mail for part-time for 9 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/car-affordability-survey-santander
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/10k-rulings-ice-mandatory-detention-trump-analysis-00914195
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ABC MONEY
— DuPage County Property Tax 2026 , Why Bills Are Up 3.83% Even as the Tax Rate Fell
https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2026/05/dupage-county-property-tax-2026-why-bills-are-up-3-83-even-as-the-tax-rate-fell/
May 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Calls For Change To The Safe-T Act
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-calls-change-illinois-safe-act-cpd-officer-john-bartholomew-was-shot-killed/19071688/
WGN9
— DD: What odds did you defy? I survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years. Not only that, my ending salary was $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I would not have been to do that if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://wgntv.com/news/features/how-one-chicago-mother-is-defying-the-odds/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-g9oqvaj6nqsf6z4g
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/opinion-donald-trump-immigration-agents-accountability-chicago/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/11/opinion-jews-lessons-pope-leo-xiv-iran-war-israel/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260510/local-politics/request-to-terminate-downers-grove-pride-month-sparks-debate/
STATELINE
— As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back. The president is wielding his power to bring states to heel, marking a dark new chapter in the relationship between the federal government and the states. DD: I should write about the many big adverse actions that Republican, conservative, and religious leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, and Illinois have taken against me since 2000 to punish me.
https://stateline.org/2026/05/11/as-trump-looks-to-punish-foes-democratic-states-find-ways-to-push-back/
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— ComEd to pay about $157,000 for re-routing power line. DD: I have asked ComEd and Xfinity to put their utilities underground between my subdivision and the Illinois Prairie Path.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2022/02/22/comed-to-pay-about-157000-for-re-routing-power-line/
LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— Former McHenry County leaders sue pot firms for failure to disclose pot health risks.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/10/former-mchenry-county-leaders-sue-cannabis-firms-claim-failure-to-disclose-potential-health-risks-linked-to-marijuana-use/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— How Illinois county clerks are combating election misinformation. Amid lower rates of voter faith, officials say elections are safe and secure — and they’re working to prove it to the public.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/how-illinois-county-clerks-are-combating-election-misinformation/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chicago tries for a DNC sequel. DD: Lynn Martin once lived in my precinct.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/11/chicago-tries-for-a-dnc-sequel-00913652
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Durbin delivered the commencement address to Lake Forest College’s Class of 2026 during a ceremony Saturday at the Rosemont Theater, where he shared a story about advice given to him by Lynn Martin, a Republican congresswoman from Rockford and a member of George H.W. Bush’s Cabinet.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-734/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans on path to double-digit lead in redistricting fight.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/10/republicans-path-double-digit-lead-redistricting-fight/
— Lawlessness, big government and its media enablers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/10/lawlessness-big-government-media-enablers/
NEW YORK POST
— DD: Democrat leaders protested a patriotic event because it was supported by Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/opinion/california-schools-america-250-event-receives-backlash-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/
— Weed harms teens’ brain development.
https://www.aol.com/articles/weed-harming-teens-brain-development-141912848.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Insulting Dignity Act. The Dignity Act is amnesty dressed up as enforcement, proving once again that too many in Congress still value cheap labor over America’s borders, laws, and sovereignty.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/11/the-insulting-dignity-act/
— Replacement Migration and the Slow Death of Illinois. Illinois’s decline is rooted in sustained out-migration and mass immigration that have reshaped its population and undermined its historic trajectory. DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/10/replacement-migration-and-the-slow-death-of-illinois-1-2/
AMERICAN INTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Rejecting Personal Responsibility Is No Way to Promote Educational Equity. DD: What dragged down your ACT score and your GPA? I spent far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying during my junior and senior years in high school. I wanted earn money to buy a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/rejecting-personal-responsibility-is-no-way-to-promote-educational-equity/
— DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for the defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. They hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that Republican, conservative, and religious leaders take against me since 2000. Further, they hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me.
https://www.aei.org/multimedia/american-men-need-to-start-taking-more-personal-responsibility/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The West needs more mothers—with fathers. While America currently has a dangerously low birthrate and too few traditional two-parent homes, a slow cultural reverse is occurring.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/the_west_needs_more_mothers_with_fathers.html
FOX NEWS
— Wisconsin man fired for refusing to use preferred pronouns appeals to Trump administration. Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty argues Generac violated Title VII protections. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-wisconsin-man-fired-refusing-use-preferred-pronouns-appeals-trump-administration
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get the Catholic church to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/new-vatican-report-highlights-profound-suffering-of-many-lgbtq-catholics/ar-AA22BPa0
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/public-schools-enrollment-crisis.html
USA
— TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders know that if they cannot racially gerrymander, they cannot win.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/11/redistricting-wars-trump-democrats-midterms/90008624007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dead-End Jobs. What dead-end jobs did you have? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-simple-fix-small-town-schools-are-using-to-keep-teens-out-of-dead-end-jobs-89383278
— Early work experiences that had a lifelong impact. DD: I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/first-job-lessons-career-1756e13a
FORTUNE
— DD: If you are White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate and condemn you. I am the aforesaid and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/america-at-250-immigration-and-the-making-of-an-innovative-nation/
— 86% of employers say certifications show real job readiness. DD: I became a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Account. All my coworkers who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had no certifications or fewer than I had. Further, they had less education than I had and/or had less work experience than I had. Further, they were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://fortune.com/2025/12/09/next-level-leadership-job-readiness-report-western-governors-university-certifications-skills-upskilling/
ECONOMIST
— DD: If you are White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate and condemn you. I am the aforesaid and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/03/04/how-250-years-of-immigration-shaped-america
HERALD TRIBUME
— DD: Democrat leaders know that to win, they have to racially gerrymander.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/florida-supreme-court-push-white-101943536.html
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
— DD: Many if not most of those who are the following get involved in politics to get more preference for those who share demographics: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, have less money than others, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents are many if not most of the aforesaid.
https://apsanet.org/Portals/54/files/Memos/voicememo.pdf
EDUCATION NEXT
— DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for the defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. They hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that Republican, conservative, and religious leaders take against me since 2000. Further, they hold me responsible for the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me.
https://www.educationnext.org/whats-wrong-with-personal-responsibility/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Meet the Americans who choose to live without a car in the US. DD: I have owned a car since I was 16 in 1964. My first car was my 1958 Chevrolet BelAir that I used to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete to my dishwashing job in Chicago Heights.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/americans-without-cars-driving-dominated-country
FROM OTHER SOURSES
CAR BUZZ
— Chevy Cruze Reliability. The best model years for the Chevy Cruze, in terms of reliability, include 2018 and 2019. DD: My daily driver is a Black 2018 Cruze LT.
https://carbuzz.com/chevy-cruze-reliability-best-worst-generations-to-buy/
https://carbuzz.com/chevy-cruze-problems-to-keep-an-eye-on-if-buying-used-14-years-alter/
May 10, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/09/lgbt-catholics-vatican/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/09/daywatch-special-edition-behind-our-pulitzer-prize-winning-immigration-coverage/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Buttigieg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/08/pete-buttigieg-tells-tech-workers-trumps-government-dismantling-gives-democrats-a-clean-slate-for-2028/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AOC defends comment about billionaires while visiting Chicago. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized systems that create billionaires and shared support for Democratic gerrymandering in a talk Friday night at the University of Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/08/aoc-criticizes-the-organization-of-oligarchy-in-the-u-s-while-visiting-uchicago
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-drink/2026/05/05/dorothy-downstairs-fathom-bar-queer-owned-business-chicago
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/08/daca-renewal-delays-deportation-dick-durbin-delia-ramirez-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals
— Democrats’ internal squabble over 2024 autopsy bespeaks of a bigger issue. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will never stop promoting more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/10/editorial-democrats-internal-squabble-over-2024-autopsy-bespeaks-of-a-bigger-issue/
DAILY HERALD
— Businesses named ‘Best Places to Work.’ DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260508/business/downers-grove-hoffman-estates-and-lombard-businesses-named-among-best-places-to-work-in-illinois/
WGN9
— DD: SPLC exists to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/trump-legal-attack-on-southern-poverty-law-center-stirs-fears-for-nonprofits/
— College students overestimate starting salaries by $24K. DD: According to my critics/opponents, the federal government always grossly overpaid me. With a bachelor’s degree in business, my starting IRS salary was $56,409/year in today’s dollars when I was 22 in 1971. With an MBA and having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, my starting GAO salary was $89,703/year in today’s dollars when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/college-students-overestimate-starting-salaries-by-24k-survey/ar-AA22yOB5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: College students’ salary expectations are out of step with reality, a new survey suggests. Undergraduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree expect to earn roughly $80,000 one year after graduation — about $24,000 more than the average starting salary of $56,153, according to Clever Real Estate. Clever surveyed 769 undergraduates and found that elevated salary expectations were common across all majors, but students studying education and nursing showed a wider disconnect than others. The 10 college majors with the highest unemployment. “Although teachers have historically been underpaid, education majors still anticipate making a starting salary of $75,186 — about 62% more than the $46,526 they will likely receive,” the report said. Nursing majors expect a starting salary of $83,219 or 32% more than a “realistic salary” of $63,000 for nurses with one year of experience, according to Clever. But even students in higher-earning degree programs overestimated their starting salaries. Engineers, for example, expect to start at $92,452 — roughly 17% more than the $78,731 they will likely make one year out of college, the report noted. Starting salaries weren’t the only misjudgment – students’ mid-career expectations were off, as well. Ten years after graduation, the students surveyed expected to make around $145,000 on average, but the average mid-career salary is only $95,521, Clever said.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote SPLC, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-legal-attack-on-southern-poverty-law-center-stirs-fears-for-nonprofits/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump signs off on firing FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always talked and acted like their superiors had signed off on the many big adverse actions that they took against me.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/trump-reportedly-signs-firing-fda-commissioner-marty-makary/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California’s illegal immigration problem
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4559591/californias-illegal-immigration-problem/
— The New York Times finally warms up to merit-based hiring. DD: All my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office would not have hire me in 1966 if I had not passed the postal employment test and earned a high school diploma. 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. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination in my first attempt.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/4558840/new-york-times-merit-based-hiring-eeoc/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tom Homan gets candid on how many illegals in US, how many deportations needed
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/09/tom-homan-gets-candid-on-how-many-illegals-in-us-how-many-deportations-needed-1637690/
BREITBART
— Europe’s Wokeness Making Them Vulnerable to Attack, Weak Counterterrorism Partners
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/05/09/gorka-europes-wokeness-making-them-vulnerable-to-attack-weak-counterterrorism-partners/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Five more colleges plan ‘private’ grad ceremonies for illegal alien students. This spring, Campus Reform is tracking universities hosting separate graduation ceremonies for illegal alien students, often referred to as ‘UndocuGraduation.’ Many of these ceremonies are described as ‘private,’ limiting attendance to approved participants and, in most cases, withholding location details from the public altogether. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/five-colleges-plan-private-grad-ceremonies-illegal-alien-students/29584
FOX NEWS
— Tom Homan answers how many more deportations needed to restore country. Homan confirmed the Trump administration is onboarding 10,000 more immigration enforcement agents to carry out deportations. DD: When I was 22 in 1971, I had to have a job. My father had died suddenly and I was helping support my mother and brother and my Firestone Store boss had fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS, the only offer that I got. But what if the only job offer that I got was to be an immigration enforcement agent?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tom-homan-answers-many-deportations-needed-restore-country-one-hell-shot.amp
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Some of the country’s most prominent Catholic colleges and universities are holding separate LGBTQ-affirming graduation ceremonies this spring, including one that also plans to include a drag performance.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lgbtq-lavender-graduations-set-take-place-major-christian-colleges-including-one-drag-show
— People working in college admissions look for keywords like ‘first-gen’ and ‘low-income’ that helps them identify Black students. DD: Even though I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, UIC admitted me in 1966 because I had taken college preparatory courses, because my ACT score was 24, and because I had graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/trauma-shorthand-blackness-college-admissions-report-sparks-debate
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War On Patriotism. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans. They blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They used my using deferments to avoid the Vietnam War draft against me big time. They stressed that I was 1-A for the draft. They stressed that I would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They hinted/implied/argued that because of the aforesaid, I was a disgusting unpatriotic coward and even worse things. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
— Kirk given honorary degree during commencement at Hillsdale College
https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/education/graduation/2026/05/09/erika-kirk-addresses-hillsdale-college-class-of-2026-honorary-degree-turning-point-usa/90012336007/
— Erika Kirk encourages love of country, marrying young in Hillsdale College speech. DD: What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2026/05/erika-kirk-encourages-learning-love-of-country-marrying-young-at-hillsdale-college.html
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Western history is no longer approached as a complex legacy, marked by both common failings and unparalleled achievements—but is instead subjected to anachronistic and biased persecution. DD: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that you owe all your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/a-tale-of-two-speeches-and-the-fight-for-the-west/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Thousands of asylum-seekers abandon their cases as ICE seeks to deport them to nations they aren’t from
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seekers-abandon-cases-as-third-country-deportations/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/vatican-signals-openness-toward-lgbtq-catholics-amid-ongoing-controversies/ar-AA22KNNN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/new-vatican-report-highlights-profound-suffering-of-many-lgbtq-catholics/ar-AA22BPa0
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. DD: I attribute all my successes in life to my parents and their 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
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage-children-study/ar-AA22ks9J
— Personal responsibility. DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your career success to? My critics/opponents do not attribute my career successes to my effort or to my ability. According to them, because I was a federal employee, I had plenty of time and money to do the following because federal employees work only 40 hours a week and because they are grossly overpaid: a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) get promoted when I was 22, 23, 25, and 38, c) earn job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, d) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and e) earn a job-related professional license when I was 32. Further, they stress a) that I avoided the Vietnam War draft, b) that my wife always had good-paying jobs, and c) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
— DD: After you earned your bachelor’s degree, what harmed your job search? For me, it was potential employers seeing me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran and I was none of the aforesaid. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. But it was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/well-meaning-advice-to-new-grads-often-makes-the-job-search-more-stressful-what-actually-helps-harvard-psychologist/ar-AA22rRXT
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/topstories/topper-of-my-class-still-no-job-graduate-spent-over-rs-1-crore-on-uk-degree-applied-to-500-jobs-got-fewer-than-20-interviews/ar-AA21VBhT
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting” and ask “How Much Is It Worth?” and say “Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/redistricting-midterms-republicans-house.html
— Trump Used to Be the Top China Hawk. Now He’s Courting Permanent Disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/trump-xi-china-us-automakers.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/birthrate-kids-parents-demographics-future.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/upshot/public-schools-enrollment-crisis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have demographics that vote for Democrats that those who have demographics that vote for Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/callais-voting-rights-act-discrimination.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/hegseth-war-cost.html
— DD: Anti-conservatives ever-increasingly promote psychedelic drugs. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/science/ibogaine-psychedelics-rogan-trump.html
— DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/teen-takeovers.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying Israel, that is, they ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying conservative Jews.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/israel-maga-republicans.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/09/vatican-lgbtq-pope/a92b4ed4-4b65-11f1-a119-857cd2bf4fd4_story.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Practicing LGBTQ puts you on a path to personal destruction.
https://www.aol.com/1-10-lgbtq-youth-attempted-130052565.html
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— The Pope is wrong when it comes to Iran.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/dallas-pastor-robert-jeffress-says-pope-wrong-iran-22250847.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pope Leo endangers Catholics by opposing Iran war.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war/ar-AA22rgpb
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities, females, and younger people that Republicans ever-increasingly discriminate against them, and because of that, minorities, females, and younger people should ever-increasingly get more preference. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government always did that big time. I should write about the many successes and few failures that they had doing that.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gerrymander-blitz-could-undo-gop-progress-with-black-voters.html
YOU GOV
— Americans say they have more in common with people who share their political party than their gender, religion, or race
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/50866-americans-have-a-lot-in-common-with-people-who-share-their-political-party
LEVEL MAN
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that you owe all your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.levelman.com/chief-justice-john-roberts-sees-black-people-as-having-no-rights-hes-bound-to-respect/
— The Demographics of MAGA Supporters: education, veterans, minority shifts and the rural-urban divide that shape modern conservative politics.
https://www.levelman.com/the-demographics-of-maga-supporters/#a-look-at-the-socioeconomic-status-of-those-who-support-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/vatican-softens-towards-lgbtq-catholics/articleshow/130982631.cms
FROM OTHER SOURCES
MONSTER
— Questions to Ask During Job Offer Negotiation. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. What if I had asked my Democrat federal employers, a) what if I fail/refuse to become a Democrat?, b) what if I fail/refuse to help get rid of employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran?, c) what if I complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination, and/or d) what if I become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charges the aforesaid?
https://hiring.monster.com/resources/recruiting-strategies/talent-acquisition/making-a-job-offer/
May 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/08/chronic-absenteeism-schools-10-million-community-nonprofit-grants-beth-swanson-janice-jackson
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— South Side Walgreens closures fuel fears of more drugstore deserts. The company said the stores slated to be shut down, along with others in Milwaukee, Seattle and New York, are racked with issues of theft and violence.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-walgreens-closures-drugstore-deserts-20260507/
ABC7
— Six Round Lake middle school students were taken to a local hospital after eating THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-appearing-eat-thc-gummies-community-unit-district-116/19052411/
CBS2
— 6 students at Round Lake Middle School hospitalized after taking THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-thc-gummies/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/08/trump-approval-rating-today-illinois-us-may-2026-polls-iran-war-gas-prices/89978966007/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Older Americans Month. DD: I should write about age discrimination.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/sponsored/2026/05/07/heritage-woods-of-batavia-191446/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/05/06/evanston-organizations-prepare-to-support-residents-losing-snap-benefits/
LAKE & MCHENNRY COUNTY SCANNER
— 6 Round Lake Middle School students transported to the hospital after taking THC gummies, falling sick. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/06/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-transported-to-the-hospital-after-possibly-overdosing-falling-sick/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/07/request-to-terminate-downers-grove-pride-month-sparks-debate/
WCIA
— Unemployment rises; job totals fall in Illinois over last year
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/unemployment-rises-job-totals-fall-in-illinois-over-last-year/
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/new-cannabis-dispensary-to-open-in-mt-zion/article_159b9680-bbf3-4a59-9061-c45d91824bb2.html
ILLINOIS PATCH
— 6 Middle School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting THC Gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/6-kids-hospitalized-after-eating-thc-gummies-illinois-patchpm
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/6-middle-school-students-hospitalized-after-ingesting-thc-gummies-officials
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Immigration Agents Return To Courthouses, Make Arrests. Federal immigration agents were reported at four Cook County courthouses Thursday, and they have detained at least 12 people at those facilities since February.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/07/immigration-agents-return-to-courthouses-make-arrest-local-officials-say/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/08/biss-backs-political-hardball-on-maps-00911115
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-733/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— New data shows that violent retail crime is on the rise, and taxpayers can be counted among the victims. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_072ec5b8-ba8a-481e-b990-15d82dc22854.html
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: The Boy Who Cried Trump
https://johnkassnews.com/the-boy-who-cried-trump/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats that Republicans cause all their problems. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do people dump you? People dump me because they reject conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote and they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4559980/splc-not-guilty-plea-fraud-case/
NEW YORK POST
— Pope Leo XIV gifts Rubio an olive branch during ‘cordial’ Vatican City meeting.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/rubio-arrives-for-audience-with-pope-leo-xiv-days-after-latest-trump-attack/
BLAZE
— Funding is useless if Democrat judges can still hold ICE hostage
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/funding-is-useless-if-democrat-judges-can-still-hold-ice-hostage
DAILY WIRE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/brutal-blow-for-democrats-in-red-state-sparks-leftist-outrage
FOX NEWS
— Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican after Trump criticism, controversial social media posts.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394918637112
REASON
— EEOC files lawsuit on a New York Times employee’s behalf stating that NYT “chose not to promote a well-qualified white male employee because of his race and/or sex.” DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://reason.com/2026/05/07/did-the-new-york-times-discriminate-against-a-while-male-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The employee, a white male, and an editor at the Times, had applied for a more senior position as a deputy real estate editor. He did not get the job, despite extensive relevant experience, including with real estate news, according to the lawsuit. This is not dispositive on its own, of course. However, the lawsuit also claims that he did not even make it to the final round of interviews, losing out to “a white female, a black male, an Asian female, and a multiracial female.” The candidate who did receive the position, the “multiracial female,” did not meet the stated qualifications for the position, since she did not have experience in real estate journalism. Nevertheless, the hiring manager sent an email to herself signaling an intent to choose this person before even interviewing her.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War on Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/american-history/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5866310-gerrymandering-threat-democracy-virginia/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-demographics-not-the-supreme-court-are-killing-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA22rzRA
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pope-leo-xiv-sought-pastoral-role-year-verbal-132771494
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3FUVXskH-8
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-redistricting-decision-partisan-gerrymandering-rcna343649
CNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/election-2026-tennessee-redistricting-gop-redraw-house-maps.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/late-night-rubio-pope.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/08/vivek-ramaswamy-racism-ohio-governor/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/08/trump-immigration-voluntary-removal-ice-detention/
USA TODAY
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/07/donald-trump-approval-rating/89942684007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tennessee-redistricting-map-gerrymander-steve-cohen-eb9cc389
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
PEOPLE
— Six students at Round Lake Middle School in Illinois were hospitalized after consuming THC gummies and required medical intervention. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://people.com/6-students-middle-school-hospitalized-thc-gummies-11969706
JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: What percent of those employed in the following are illegals: your county, township, municipality, and school district? All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/
PBS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rubio-attempts-to-mend-relations-with-pope-leo-in-vatican-meeting-after-trumps-criticisms
POLITICO
— Trump calls for Jeffries to be charged with ‘inciting violence’ in social media post. Trump in the post implied Jeffries’ call for “maximum warfare” against the GOP in redistricting efforts was connected to a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner three days later.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/trump-jeffries-charge-inciting-violence-00909976
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/tennessee-republicans-redistricting-voting-rights-act-midterms-00910430
May 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-elections-donald-trump-administration-justice-department-seeks-voter-data-purge-suspected-noncitizens-docs-suggest/19040090/
CBS2
— Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to raise federal minimum wage to $25 an hour. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp7uusPQ714
WGN9
— Political consultant Collin Corbett running for governor as independent. DD: How many votes will Corbett take from Bailey?
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/political-consultant-running-for-governor-as-independent/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois changes the label on school absenteeism, not the reality
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/isbe-illinois-state-board-of-education-absenteeism-chronic-absenteeism-attendance-rating-education/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/chicago-tribune-pulitzer-prize-stories-photos/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PHOTOS: DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Charlie Kirk in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/news/i-want-her-gone-lawsuit-claims-retaliation-against-schaumburg-fire-lieutenant-over-charlie-kirk-p/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://thesouthern.com/life-entertainment/arts_and_theatre/lgbtq-author-highlights-power-of-storytelling-with-american-teenager/article_e49523b5-f07b-547e-8a43-fa3bbe3165e8.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders used May Day to promote more hatred against Rump.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/may-day-protests-across-illinois-link-labor-immigration-rights-and-anti-war-calls/
COD COURIER
— Black Student Alliance Calls for More Black Faculty at College of DuPage. DD: Because Democrat leaders called for more Blacks at GAO to move up, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education that I had, c) one professional certification while I had six, and d) no professional license like the CPA license I had. My critics/opponents have no problem with the aforesaid if not applaud the aforesaid.
https://codcourier.org/black-student-alliance-calls-for-more-black-faculty-at-college-of-dupage/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker on being a boss
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/05/pritzker-on-being-a-boss-00906081
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-730/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Unfair policies shut kids out of extracurriculars. DD: I did not participate in any extracurriculars. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/unfair-policies-shut-kids-out-of-extracurriculars/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ‘Part-Time Plummer’ Exposed: GOP Senate Leader Missed 35% of Official Workdays – Equivalent of 18 Weeks Per Year
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/part-time-plummer-exposed-gop-senate-leader-missed-35-of-official-workdays-equivalent-of-18-weeks-per-year.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court’s blow to racial gerrymandering. Democrats and the race industry are furious. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/4/editorial-supreme-courts-blow-racial-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK POST
— Secret Service shoots armed man near White House — as Trump holds business event inside
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/us-news/secret-service-says-officer-involved-in-shooting-near-white-house-as-trump-holds-business-event-inside/
— Mamdani, Hochul & co.’s anti-ICE extremism now puts public safety at risk
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/opinion/mamdani-hochul-co-s-anti-ice-extremism-now-puts-public-safety-at-risk/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Seattle’s arrogant socialist mayor giggles with a wave to wealthy residents leaving state. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/04/seattles-arrogant-socialist-mayor-giggles-with-a-wave-to-wealthy-residents-leaving-state-1636596/
BREITBART
— Democrats Are for Open Borders. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/04/poll-most-americans-believe-democrats-are-open-borders/
CATO
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cato.org/blog/another-look-gerrymandering
DAILY CALLER
— Pope Taps Former Illegal Alien And DEI Warrior As Leading US Bishops
https://www.aol.com/articles/pope-taps-former-illegal-alien-181141385.html
FOX NEWS
— Democrats are outright embracing Marxism and socialism. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394625749112
FREE PRESS
— Pot Giants Sued for Marketing Weed as Medicine. DD: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. How successful have Democrats been promoting pot in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-cannabis-giants-sued-for
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Can Economic Education Save America from Socialism? DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://heartland.org/opinion/can-economic-education-save-america-from-socialism/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Oregon Adding ‘ICE Presence’ Alert to Emergency Notification System
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/u-oregon-adding-ice-presence-alert-to-emergency-notification-system/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— For Democrats, the answer to past racial discrimination is always future racial discrimination. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-end-of-racial-gerrymandering-or-democracy-itself/
NEWSMAX
— EEOC is preparing to file a civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times over a reverse-discrimination claim filed by a white male employee. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/eeoc-new-york-times-trump/2026/05/04/id/1255137/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— 66 percent of Democrats view socialism favorably — while only 42 percent of those same Democrats viewed capitalism favorably. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/05/04/sixty-six_percent_-_what_americans_think_socialism_means_1180431.html
REASON
— Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Laughs at Wealthy Residents Leaving To Escape High Taxes; DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://reason.com/2026/05/04/seattles-socialist-mayor-laughs-at-wealthy-residents-leaving-to-escape-high-taxes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: To further destroy traditional marriage and family, Google ever-increasingly steers everyone to this article.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS?ocid=msnar
WASHINGTON POST
— Seattle’s mayor waves goodbye to prosperity. Starbucks retreats from Seattle after the socialist mayor urged a boycott. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/01/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-waves-goodbye-business-tax-base/
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/07/white-people-are-winning-the-war-on-whites/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-war-with-the-pope-752d25a4
— A 92-Year-Old President? The succession law puts a superannuated senator third in line.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-92-year-old-president-ef7d14e6
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: Ever-increasingly, more and more and more federal employees and contractors are more and more and more of the following: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/12/federal-workforce-generally-more-diverse-us-population-gaps-persist/401546/
BROOKINGS
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly shout at them that conservative Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-demographics-of-racial-inequality-in-the-united-states/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly shout at them that conservative Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/05/20/views-of-how-much-discrimination-racial-and-ethnic-groups-in-the-u-s-face/
— DD: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes curry favor with those above them. They help those above them get rid of those who those above want them to.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/12/27/men-more-likely-than-women-to-compromise-values-for-career-success/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly shout at them that conservative Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.epi.org/publication/disparities-chartbook/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.americanprogress.org/data-view/poverty-data/
— Occupational Segregation in America. DD: Because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, my superiors had a hard time finding qualified minorities and females who would take them. Their answer was a) lowering hiring, retention, and promotion requirements and b) getting rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/occupational-segregation-in-america/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gop-racing-to-eradicate-majority-black-districts-in-south.html
May 4, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Pro-Trump group tests officials’ patience with public testimony, triggers legal tangles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/pro-trump-group-public-testimony-legal-tangles/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps declared after a recent meeting that she’d had enough. Jessica Jackson, a member of the group Chicago Flips Red, had taken to the podium that March morning during public comment in front of the county’s Finance Committee. Jackson didn’t address any agenda items, instead hitting what for her is a common refrain: that the county had spent too much on immigrants at the expense of other quality of life improvements.)
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Haymarket Square to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/opinion-chicago-haymarket-square-140th-anniversary/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever0increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/doc10-film-festival-ice-raids/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever0increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/30/nonprofit-mano-a-mano-unidos-patty-gamboa-immigrant-families-operation-midway-blitz
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that Republicans cause all their problems. But then again, Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fewer-aapi-adults-report-hate-incidents-but-racism-concerns-linger-new-poll-shows/article_355f5390-8db0-54c6-900b-468fb2f901f8.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Who relies on SNAP in Illinois? Data shows many recipients live in these counties.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article315601297.html
CWB CHICAGO
— When judges release dangerous criminals, there are ways for prosecutors to fight back. In Cook County, that almost never happens.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/when-judges-release-dangerous-criminals-there-are-ways-for-prosecutors-to-fight-back-in-cook-county-that-almost-never-happens.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/04/2-names-join-the-mayoral-mix-00904168
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— A review of Pritzker scandals
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/a-review-of-pritzker-scandals/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your disapproval rating with your critics/opponents? Based on the many big adverse actions that the following have taken against me since 2000, my disapproval rating with them is very high: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. Adverse actions that the aforesaid have had their operatives and their dupes take against me include a) throwing me off the IRP 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 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
www.gopillinois.com
— What drives up your disapproval rating with your critics/opponents? For me, it is my promotion of conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, 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. For me, it is my refusal to be manipulated/dominated by my critics/opponents, my refusal to glorify and praise them, my refusal to pander to them, my refusal to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, my refusal to cover up their wrong doing, and I refusal to give them money. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— How old are you? The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who are the aforesaid with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— Are/were you in the private sector or the public sector? I was in the public sector. According to my critics/opponents, if I had been in the private sector, my ending salary would have been much less than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— I have watched DuPage County Republican elected officials closely ever since I moved to DuPage County when I was 29 in 1978. To get votes from the Democrats who have ever-increasingly moved in, they have ever-increasingly welcomed them with open arms and painted themselves as being Democrat Lite. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly given more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly dumped the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly dumped conservatives like me. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— What do you anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will do sooner or later? I anticipate/expect that sooner or later, my critics/opponents will cast Democrat primary ballots, that is, that they will officially declare that they always really have been Democrats. I anticipate expect that those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me will cast Democrat primary ballots sooner rather than later. Exceptions will be those who want to keep their Republican offices to further destroy Republicans. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump disapproval hits new high as cost concerns, Iran war continue
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4553090/trump-disapproval-high-as-iran-war-cost-concerns-new-poll/
— Marriage is what really matters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4533807/what-really-matters-is-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America’s cultural foundations are cracking. Marriage has been redefined and weakened, the family cast aside as outdated, and traditional ideas of manhood attacked as toxic. The result is a nation of lonely, disconnected individuals — unhappier, less stable, and increasingly unable to sustain the free institutions that made America exceptional.)
NEW YORK POST
— Cole Allen thought he was Rambo, wanted Trump dead.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/us-news/whcd-suspect-cole-allen-thought-he-was-rambo-wanted-trump-dead-pirro/
— A lack of cooperation with ICE to deport an illegal immigrant resulted in a family tragedy.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/opinion/a-lack-of-cooperation-with-ice-to-deport-an-illegal-immigrant-resulted-in-a-family-tragedy/
BREITBART
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/03/spike-lee-calls-supreme-court-voiding-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana-an-attack-on-voters/
CHRISTIAN POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage.html
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Maryland to host ‘anti-oppression’ workshops. DD: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans oppress those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued that I oppressed my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, problematic, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. All of my subordinates were some, many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-maryland-to-host-anti-oppression-workshops-for-social-workers-to-fight-institutional-racism/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Real Reason Why Barack Obama Condemned the Supreme Court’s Racial Redistricting Ruling. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/03/obamas-redistricting-hypocrisy/
FEDERALIST
— Defund The Education Institutions Churning Out Left-Wing Assassins
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/04/defund-the-education-institutions-churning-out-left-wing-assassins/
FOX NEWS
— Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like ‘stimulus’ checks. Chicago residents tell Fox News Digital why they think reparations are in order.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-chicagoans-call-reparations-from-government-money-deposits-like-stimulus-checks
— DD: Far too many candidates lie to get elected.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-candidate-sherrod-brown-claims-supports-closing-border-gop-says-record-proves-otherwise
NEWS BUSTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2026/05/03/ny-times-panics-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-banished
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5861331-warnock-slams-supreme-court-voting-rights/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. How successful have they been doing that in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5693180-hate-taught-trump-policies/
— DD: Illegals promote the Dignity Act.
https://www.aol.com/articles/opinion-dignity-act-realistic-step-143000092.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-redistricting-supreme-court-have-cut-voters-out-us-house-races-2026-05-03/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/supreme-court-upholds-texas-redistricting-what-it-means-for-2026-midterms/ar-AA21QpAB
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-just-made-it-much-harder-to-fight-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA2260zq
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/david-brooks-gerrymandering-districts-by-race-created-fewer-and-fewer-swing-districts/ar-AA22fIlP
— DD: What did you take personal responsibility for? For me it included a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), b) earning three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), c) earning six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, and forensic accounting), and d) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS?ocid=ACERDHP15
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.newsweek.com/list-of-states-stepping-up-redistricting-wars-after-supreme-court-ruling-11907710
AOL
— DD: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are gaslighters. I should write about them.
https://www.aol.com/articles/psychologists-explain-7-common-signs-130000259.html
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/raphael-warnock-callais-decision-supreme-court-redistricting-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html
— E.E.O.C. Investigating Discrimination Claim at The New York Times. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by an employee to the agency’s legal unit for review. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/business/economy/eeoc-discrimination-claim-new-york-times.html
— Graduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs. DD: WHAT Harmed you job search? When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that did not really require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/economy/college-graduates-job-market.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/03/kagan-supreme-court-dissent-reveals-odd-idea-voting-rights/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is poised to file a civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times, centered on the allegations of a white male employee who did not get a sought-after promotion and argued it was because of his race and gender, two people familiar with the matter said.)
— George Will: The Voting Rights Act long ago achieved its original purpose. The justices’ 6-3 ruling on a Louisiana gerrymandering case reveals a stark disagreement. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/03/supreme-court-confirms-voting-rights-act-has-achieved-original-purpose/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/03/race-to-the-bottom-supreme-court-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-rewrites-the-law/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are the following that they are victims of Republicans: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-married, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-the-victims-of-victimhood-3796280/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/793749-political-violence-is-reshaping-who-runs-report-details-threats-to-lgbtq-candidates/
USA TODAY
— Exit interviews. DD: Employers that want to get rid of their employees and succeed doing that, do not offer exit interviews. My Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office superiors wanted to get rid of me, so of course, when they succeeded in getting rid of me, they did not offer me an exit interview. They would not have wanted to get rid of me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/what-is-a-stay-interview/89718705007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Supreme Court Victory Over Racial Division. Louisiana v. Callais will discourage districts where politicians stoke resentment in their communities. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-supreme-court-victory-over-racial-division-3aef3c48
— Racial Gerrymandering: That ’70s Show. I argued against the practice in 1977. Only Chief Justice Warren Burger took my side. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/racial-gerrymandering-that-70s-show-2f78926c
LEVEL MAN
— DD: How bad are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the sooner that Democrats and RINOs will destroy you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.levelman.com/the-demographics-of-maga-supporters/#a-look-at-the-socioeconomic-status-of-those-who-support-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
COUNTER CURRENTS
— Meritocracy Myth in India: Who Really Gets Ahead? DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were 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. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://countercurrents.org/2026/05/meritocracy-myth-in-india-who-really-gets-ahead/
DAILY MAIL
— Private sector jobs stall as public rise. DD: Are/were you in the private sector or the public sector? I was in the public sector. According to my critics/opponents, if I had been in the private sector, my ending salary would have been much less than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/jobs-market-stalls-but-figures-show-the-public-sector-still-growing/ar-AA1YXm5A
https://www.aol.com/news/private-sector-jobs-stall-public-142649859.html
May 3, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/makers-abortion-pill-mifepristone-file-us-supreme-court-emergency-appeal-lower-ruling-blocks-online-access-mail/19023740/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBT and pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-lgbtq-treatment-facility-opens-in-chicago-to-address-drug-epidemic/3931085/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/majority-say-ethics-honesty-in-government-have-declined-under-trump-pew/
FOX32
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-trump-i-think-man-has-dementia
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/illinois-pritzker-no-constitutional-abortion-amendment/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/suburban-school-controversy-arabic-language/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Policing grows more dangerous as laws change and public sentiment shifts. The criminal justice system now prioritizes second chances — or more — for alleged offenders, and that is endangering officers and communities.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/01/police-officers-swedish-hospital-shooting-safe-t-act-electronic-monitoring-tom-weitzel
DAILY HERALD
— Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260502/business/healthy-workers-are-ditching-company-insurance-to-save-1000-a-month/
WAND TV
— Sen. Rose files bill to allow IL police to coordinate with immigration authorities.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/sen-rose-files-bill-to-allow-il-police-to-coordinate-with-immigration-authorities/article_aad741b8-1956-4bf8-88f0-c04d29493a83.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal-marijuana movement not the panacea its backers claim. DD: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) earn six job-related professional certifications, and c) earn a job-related professional licenses.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-legal-marijuana-movement-not-the-panacea-its-backers-claim/article_10d9b0d7-9b3b-4903-bd30-6efe138d03c8.html
DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/protests-strikes/2026/05/02/campus-labor-coalition-rallies-delivers-anti-ice-petition-to-ui-administration/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— What if Republicans Threatened Obama The Way Democrats Threaten Trump? DD: Obama is protected because he is a member of the following protected groups: Democrat, minority, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Other protected groups include female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and noncitizen.
https://johnkassnews.com/could-republicans-threaten-the-life-of-president-obama-and-succeed/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cary GOP Precinct Committeeperson Appreciation/Recruitment Night. DD: Having been a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999, I am becoming one of the senior RPCs in DuPage County.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/cary-gop-precinct-committeeperson-appreciation-recruitment-night/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— SCOTUS Redistricting Ruling Sparks Pushback from Pritzker
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/scotus-redistricting-ruling-sparks-pushback-from-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats rush to court to stop GOP states’ new redistricting push
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/1/democrats-rush-court-stop-gop-states-new-redistricting-push/
— Newsom’s illegal-alien funding spree
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/2/editorial-newsoms-illegal-alien-funding-spree/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How millions of illegal immigrants got jobs in the US. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3897219/how-millions-illegal-immigrants-got-jobs-us/
— Where illegal immigrants find work in the US. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3895435/where-illegal-immigrants-find-work-in-the-us/
— Viral fearmongering after Supreme Court rules on racial gerrymandering.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4551494/viral-fearmongering-supreme-court-racial-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK POST
— The left wastes time weaponizing everything, from policing to immigration, and it’s rotting our infrastructure.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/the-left-weaponizes-everything-and-its-rotting-our-infrastructure/
— What will the new congressional redistricting mean for the House? DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/opinion/new-supreme-court-ruling-means-a-new-political-map/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The SPLC’s War on America. The SPLC built its power by branding dissent as hate; now its legal reckoning may expose how political smears became a weapon of institutional coercion.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/03/the-splcs-war-on-immigration-restriction-and-america/
COLLEGE FIX
— DePaul launches ‘journalism and racial justice’ center with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Republicans.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/depaul-launches-journalism-institute-with-former-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot/
1819 NEWS
— Auburn University counseling program ‘always shined a negative light on white males’
https://1819news.com/news/item/auburn-university-counseling-program-always-shined-a-negative-light-on-white-males
FOX NEWS
— NYC Board of Elections worker says ‘not my job to report anyone’ when asked about registering noncitizens. Board of Elections employee told undercover reporter posing as a Canadian green card holder that the office ‘accepts anything that comes over the counter.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-board-elections-worker-says-not-my-job-report-anyone-when-asked-about-registering-non-citizens
NEWSMAX
— Pro sports has bent knee to LGBTQ ideology
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/royce-white-to-newsmax-pro-sports-has-bent-knee-to-lgbtq-ideology/ar-AA1ZRmlP
PJ MEDIA
— DHS Arrests Illegal Alien Criminals, Dems Release Them
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/02/dhs-arrests-illegal-criminals-dems-release-them-n4952437
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DD: SPLC exists to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/04/22/chuck_schumer_defends_splc_trump_doj_is_sending_the_message_if_you_fight_white_supremacy_youre_next.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5859743-supreme-court-bars-racial-gerrymandering/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/black-americans-face-new-fight-racial-representation-after-132600647
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-american-man-ice-deportation-congo/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. I am a product of a traditional marriage and family. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/the-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-modern-day-trad-wife/ar-AA227UzU
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-gerrymander-gambit-has-mostly-failed/ar-AA21RgbN
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-limits-use-of-race-in-redistricting-in-a-win-for-gop/ar-AA220aJo
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/as-trump-attacks-dei-college-diversity-officers-from-across-the-country-gather-in-philly-to-find-a-path-forward/ar-AA1ZtEiQ
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Jobs That Pay for College. DD: I had to work my way through college. If my employers had paid for my tuition and books, my entire life would be different. For one thing, my GPA would have been higher. I spent far too many hours working instead of studying.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/slideshows/10-types-of-part-time-jobs-that-pay-for-college
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Springsteen to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/briefing/bruce-springsteen-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Primaries, Trump Targets The ‘Disloyal.’ DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/politics/trump-republican-primaries-candidates.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/us/elections/tennessee-congressional-map.html
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/immigration-farming-trump-robots-labor.html
— India Is Pioneering a Perilous Model of Web Censorship. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want stop everyone from reading them. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/opinion/india-modi-internet-censorship.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discourage those who are the following from getting a college degree: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me when I was 22 in 1971 and if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, they would not have promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. If I had not earned an MBA when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me when I was 31. If I had not earned master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, a became a licensed CPA when I was 32, they would not have promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/realestate/young-new-yorkers-construction-jobs.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/03/race-to-the-bottom-supreme-court-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-rewrites-the-law/
USA TODAY
— DD: My critics/opponents have always treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) like SPLC had officially designate them as being hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/02/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-fraud-case/89732727007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/potomac-watch-strassel/wsj-opinion-the-supreme-court-6-3-ruling-against-racial-gerrymandering/74936289-8C71-4E62-B5C3-AC7BAE4B3A7F
FINANCE BUZZ
— 8 Useful College Degrees Employers Are Always Looking To Hire. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.aol.com/8-useful-college-degrees-employers-124200196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Accounting)
INVESTOPEDIA
— Top Bachelor’s Degrees That Lead to Strong Job Opportunities After College. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.aol.com/finance/top-bachelors-degrees-lead-strong-103000811.html
MARKETPLACE
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/18/job-growth-immigration-are-directly-related-new-fed-study-argues
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.epi.org/blog/trumps-deportation-plans-threaten-400000-direct-care-jobs-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-could-lose-vital-in-home-support/
https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of-jobs-both-immigrants-and-u-s-born-workers-would-suffer-job-losses-particularly-in-construction-and-child-care/
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://forumtogether.org/article/immigrants-as-economic-contributors-immigrants-fill-the-temporary-needs-of-american-employers/
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/holiday-guide-debunking-myths-about-immigration/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/immigrants-make-the-labor-market-great/
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— Indian Immigrants in the United States. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/indian-immigrants-united-states
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-immigrants-and-us-economy
AMERICAN BAZAAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Asian Americans and at Pacific Islanders that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/02/49-of-aapi-adults-experienced-racial-hate-in-2025-third-year-in-a-row-480010/
NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/how-the-supreme-court-demolished-the-voting-rights-act
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Confederacy.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/2/800032029/community/trumps-republican-party-resurrects-the-old-confederacy/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/karnataka-high-court-quashes-rajiv-gandhi-university-of-health-sciences-move-to-exclude-senate-members-from-inspection-panel/ar-AA22fBbq
TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have used AA and DEI to give more and more and more preference to young minorities and to young females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/is-the-end-of-affirmative-action-wiping-out-black-student-enrollment-new-data-says-yes/ar-AA1P53Qm
April 22, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats trying to get ‘millionaire tax’ and redistricting amendment questions on fall ballot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/illinois-millionaire-tax-redistricting-amendment-questions/
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/illinois-state-politics/illinois-house-approves-redistricting-amendment-fearing-federal-voting-rights-act-will-be-eliminate/
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their millionaires tax.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-millionaires-tax-proposal-seeks-fund-education-provide-relief-3-surcharge-people-earning-1-million/18945058/
— Video shows car explosion amid takeover on Chicago’s South Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-car-takeover-fire-explodes-76th-street-ashland-avenue-saturday-april-18-gresham/18932977/
WBEZ
— How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?
https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/04/22/how-has-the-black-chicago-accent-retained-its-southern-roots
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Five years later, Black caucus says SAFE-T Act working just fine
https://archive.ph/a7W6E#selection-3554.0-3554.3
Q985
— Illinois Marijuana Arrests Rise After Legalization
https://q985online.com/ixp/721/p/illinois-marijuana-arrests-rise/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-509/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois millionaire’s tax moves closer to November ballot
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1252da07-7b75-43d8-8af0-edd51c6eb765.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-led-nation-in-rate-of-income-loss-in-2023/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my chairmanship and destroy TAPROOT in 2012. My critics/opponents have always blamed me for all the problems that TAPROOT had.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: The Taproot Republicans of Illinois is a DuPage County-based political organization that focuses on public policy and supporting Republican candidates. Historically, it has been active in hosting events such as candidate forums and annual brunches to engage with policymakers. The group prioritizes public policy and policymakers over purely partisan campaign activities. It primarily operates within DuPage County, often hosting meetings in areas like Downers Grove or Willowbrook. The organization has historically honored prominent Illinois Republicans, such as the late U.S. Congressman Henry J. Hyde, who received awards from the group for his defense of the Constitution. While the group has held recurring events like an “annual brunch” as recently as 2024, it maintains a relatively low digital profile compared to larger state-level political committees.)
— I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) 2003-2007. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my ICRC SC membership and destroy ICRC in 2007. My critics/opponents have always blamed me for all the problems that ICRC had.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: The Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) is a political organization that aims to unify various conservative and center-right factions within Illinois. It often serves as a networking and coordinating body for Republican candidates, activists, and affiliated organizations to promote conservative principles in the state. ICRC frequently provides endorsements for local and statewide candidates who align with their platform. For instance, current 2026 Republican Secretary of State nominee Diane Harris has previously served as the chair of the coalition. The group hosts annual conventions and forums to bring together conservative leaders and discuss policy priorities for Illinois. It operates as a hub for precinct committeepersons and grassroots organizers to share campaign information and coordinate social platform outreach. The coalition generally adheres to traditional center-right and conservative viewpoints, including: Fiscal Conservatism: Prioritizing balanced budgets and reducing government waste. Economic Liberty: Promoting free enterprise and private property rights. Social Values: Supporting Judeo-Christian frameworks and traditional family structures. Governance: Advocating for election integrity, secure borders, and limited government scope. ICRC remains active in the 2026 election cycle, with former and current members participating in primary races to challenge incumbent Democratic officials.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/democrats-fewer-republicans-address-college-graduates-anti-trump/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— CPAC Is Dead. CPAC 2026 underscored a movement conference in decline, marked by thin crowds, internal contradictions, and a widening gap between its rhetoric and its base.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/22/cpac-is-dead/
BREITBART
— Newsom Spent $1 Billion to Import 400,000 Extra Illegal Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/22/report-gov-newsom-spent-1-billion-to-import-400000-extra-illegal-migrants/
FOX NEWS
— America must choose between faith, order and a culture of lawlessness. Rooftop Revelations: Victor Glover’s biblical call to be neighbors and a young father’s brutal death in Chicago represent two competing visions for America’
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/america-must-choose-faith-order-culture-lawlessness
— The truth behind the gender wage gap myth isn’t what you’ve been told. AAUW and Department of Labor research find most of the commonly cited disparity is explained by individual worker choices.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/truth-behind-gender-wage-gap-myth-isnt-youve-told
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Rise of a Dangerous Anti-American Ideology
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/intersectionality-the-rise-of-a-dangerous-anti-american-ideology/
TOWNHALL
— Anti-ICE Protesters Are Stalking Federal Employees in Minneapolis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/whipple-federal-building-employee-stalked-by-protesters-n2674881
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— White men are disfavored.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/desantis-signs-florida-law-banning-local-dei-22220777.php
CBS NEWS
— Senate defeats Democrats’ 5th attempt to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-trump-war-powers-iran/
USA TODAY
— Democrats put unions over families. DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/22/democrats-trump-tax-credit-scholarship-program/89713286007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Not Just People Moving to Texas. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker authors a signature policy disaster.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/its-not-just-people-moving-to-texas-653ba966
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Are federal workers grossly overpaid or underpaid? DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2019/07/are-federal-workers-grossly-overpaid-or-underpaid/