July 10, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-court-appeals-7th-circuit-upholds-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-supreme-takes-chicago-area-connecticut-bans/19476860/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/09/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-upheld/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-supreme-court/2026/07/09/assault-weapon-illinois-cook-county-supreme-court

DAILY HERALD & WQAD
— Republicans call for more transparency, accountability after ‘disgraceful week’ for House Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260709/news/republicans-call-for-more-transparency-accountability-after-disgraceful-week-for-house-democrats/
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-republicans-call-more-transparency-accountability-disgraceful-week-house-democrats-capitol-news/526-1f41d928-3b70-44c6-ae3a-bab634663775

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-court-upholds-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-20260709/

MLWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DOJ threatens to prosecute Wisconsin officials if noncitizens vote. 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. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/09/doj-threatens-to-prosecute-wisconsin-officials-if-noncitizens-vote/90868441007/

WREX
— Illinois ‘reviewing’ DOJ’s threat to prosecute state election officials over noncitizen voting. 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. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.wrex.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-reviewing-doj-s-threat-to-prosecute-state-election-officials-over-noncitizen-voting/article_6b2a04c7-de2f-4fbf-9821-9d73fb028ed7.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says he’ll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-hell-ask-supreme-court-to-rehear-birthright-citizenship-case/
— Illinois Republicans urge immediate resignation of Democrat federally indicted. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25 in 1974 and treated that as being more than enough reason for me to resign. (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0 NOTE: Joliet and the Loop are not “nearby.”) My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education expenses when I was 29 in 1978 and treated that as being more than enough reason for me to resign. My Democrat GAO superiors erroneously believed that their forcing me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars would stop me from transferring from IRS when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-news/carol-ammons-resignation-demanded/

NPR ILLINOIS
— The ‘grandparent economy’ quietly keeping Americans afloat. DD: How much financial help are/did your parents getting/get from their parents? On my mother’s side, parents did not get any. On my father’s side, because my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, he got some help from his parents.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-09/the-grandparent-economy-quietly-keeping-americans-afloat

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Census shows Illinois under-20 population declining. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly drive everyone out of Illinois, including those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/census-shows-illinois-under-20-population-declining/article_69cc872c-65fd-4127-b3f4-b9a10af94aa4.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/09/ice-arrests-are-on-the-rise-in-chicago-heres-what-immigrants-need-to-know/

ILLINOIS HUMAN RESOURCES
— Building Professional Credibility. DD: Should I start writing about those who have attacked my credibility the most?
https://humanresources.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Growth-Advancement_Individual_Building-Professional-Credibility.pdf

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrats despise/hate farms, farming, and farmers. My great grandparents on my father’s side were farmers. My grandparent on my mother’s side were farmers. During the 1950s, I spent lots of time at their farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/august-2026/meet-your-new-neighbor-darren-bailey/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-552/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Progressive Policies Have Left Illinois the Least Equitable State in the Country.
https://johnkassnews.com/progressive-policies-have-left-illinois-the-least-equitable-state-in-the-country/

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago’s Streets Awash with Crime, Brandon Johnson Launches Meaningless Gun Violence Office.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-streets-crime-brandon-johnson-gun-violence-office

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats silent on illegals’ murder victims. Left apparently has no time for ‘angels.’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/9/democrats-silent-illegals-murder-victims/

NEW YORK POST
— Less than half of Americans think capitalism is working as patriotism, support for democracy tanks. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year working in the Democrat public sector. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. If I had been a Democrat, my salary would have been $197,200/year in today’s dollars.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/us-news/under-half-of-americans-think-capitalism-works-well-survey-shows/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Texas hospital turns to ‘birth tourism.’
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/strained-by-illegals-free-health-care-texas-hospital-may-have-turned-to-birth-tourism-to-make-up-for-the-losses/

BREITBART
— Seventh Circuit Upholds Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/07/09/seventh-circuit-upholds-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/
— Federal Appeals Court Ends Texas In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/07/09/federal-appeals-court-ends-texas-in-state-tuition-for-illegal-aliens/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Europe Is Being Destroyed From Within.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/europe-good-old-days-destroyed/
— Mamdani Erases Little Italy … and (Of Course) the Jews.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/mamdani-erases-little-italy-jews/
— California Was Once the American Dream. Now It’s Ranked the 3rd Worst State to Move To.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/california-ranked-3rd-worst-state/
— The Ungrateful Urban Class Turning Into the New Democratic Socialist Party.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/urban-class-democrat-socialist/
— Supreme Court Defies Woke Commandments on Sex.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/supreme-court-woke-commandments/
— Ilhan Omar Aims at Repealing Alien Enemies Act, Blocking Military Force Against Designated Terrorist Organizations.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/09/ilhan-omar-alien-enemies-act/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATIONJ REFORM
— ‘No Human Is Illegal’ Sounds Noble—Until You Examine What It Really Means. DD: Those who hate America hate the concepts of countries, borders, and laws.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/no-human-illegal-sounds-noble-until-you-examine-what-it-really-means

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DEI Rebranding On College Campuses.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/dei-rebranding-on-college-campuses-new-criticalrace-org-report-exposes-name-change-game/amp/
— NY Italian Community Furious After Mamdani Omits Little Italy on NYC Immigrant Neighborhood Map.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/italians-furious-after-mamdani-omits-little-italy-on-nyc-immigrant-neighborhood-map/

PJ MEDIA
— Sodom and Gomorrica: Sanctuary Cities, Redux.
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/07/09/sodom-and-gomorrica-sanctuary-cities-redux-n4954824
— It Looks Like the Democrats Have Been Sending Their Best All Along.
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/07/09/it-looks-like-the-democrats-have-been-sending-their-best-all-along-n4954844

PATRIOT POST
— Allen West: It is a sad reality that in the Land of Lincoln, the Law of the Land, our Constitution, is rendered irrelevant.
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/128992-the-law-of-the-land-in-the-land-of-lincoln-2026-07-09

TOWNHALL
— The Return of Socialism and the GOP’s Golden Opportunity.
https://townhall.com/columnists/joshhammer/2026/07/10/the-return-of-socialism-and-the-gops-golden-opportunity-n2679152
— Trump Administration Threatens Oregon Leaders With Criminal Prosecution for Letting Illegals Vote.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/07/09/trump-administration-threatens-oregon-leaders-with-criminal-prosecution-for-letting-illegals-vote-n2679117

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

FOX DC
— Republicans sharpen “socialism” attacks as Democrats shift left. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year working in the Democrat public sector. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. If I had been a Democrat, my salary would have been $197,200/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-bf0jtluxeh2394uv

NEWSWEEK
— Turning Point USA Blamed for Election Losses. DD: Ever-increasingly, since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents? I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.newsweek.com/turning-point-usa-blamed-for-election-losses-11803898

AOL
— More Than 60% of Restaurant Workers Are Skipping Meals While They Feed the Rest of Us. DD: I was a restaurant worker 1964-1966.
https://www.aol.com/articles/more-60-restaurant-workers-skipping-130100000.html

MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS?ocid=ob-fb-nlbe-SBS-NLBE-K3

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Americans are abandoning the workforce. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/07/09/why-americans-leave-workforce/90826379007/

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Teen takeover drew 8,000 young people, most from outside Raleigh. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316414416.html

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— Gunfire Cuts Through Massive Pensacola Teen Takeover, Leaving One Dead And Six Injured.  DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.aol.com/articles/gunfire-cuts-massive-florida-teen-114911000.html
— Why Americans Are Trading Capitalism For Socialism. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year working in the Democrat public sector. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. If I had been a Democrat, my salary would have been $197,200/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.aol.com/news/victor-davis-hanson-explains-why-161644567.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Iran Planned New Trump Assassination Attempt, Israel Warns U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/iran-planned-new-trump-assassination-attempt-israel-warns-u-s-93f74c90
— Iran Hatched Fresh Plot to Kill Trump, Israel Told U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-hatched-fresh-plot-to-kill-trump-israel-told-u-s-1511d9d2

THE STREET
— America’s car affordability crisis is getting worse. DD: Back in the good old days, back when I was 17 in May of 1966, I had earned enough money working for the minimum wage washing dishes for 28 hours a week for 15 months and for 40 hours a week for 3 months to buy new Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO. SEE: https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf
https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/america-car-affordability-crisis-worse

INVESTOPIDIA
— Inflation Has Eroded Wages For the College Class of 2026. DD: My critics/opponents were, are, and will always be furious a) that I got COLAs when I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and b) that I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997.
https://www.aol.com/finance/inflation-eroded-wages-college-class-110000295.html

MONEY LION
— Why a $100K Salary Can Still Have You Living Paycheck to Paycheck. DD: Back in the good old days when I started earning $100,000/year in today’s dollars when I was 25 in 1974, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building so I could walk to/from my IRS job in the Loop and graduate evening business classes at Loyola. I continued to own my townhome in University Park that I had bought new in 1972 because I would have had to suffer a big loss to sell it. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. My daily driver was a 1962 Chevrolet BelAir.
https://www.moneylion.com/trending/money/why-six-figure-salary-can-still-have-you-living-paycheck-to-paycheck

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— More than a quarter of American voters now believe socialism is better than capitalism, and this preference is strongest among Democrats. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year working in the Democrat public sector. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.  If I had been a Democrat, my salary would have been $197,200/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/support_for_socialism_still_growing

NOTUS
— Senate Candidates Have Been Replaced Before. Here’s How It Went.  DD: In 2004, I reported on Ryan’s primary election win, his withdrawal, his replacement selection process, Keyes’ campaign, and Keyes’ defeat.
https://www.notus.org/analysis/graham-platner-senate-replacement-maine
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Perhaps the most cataclysmic mid-campaign change came in 2004. Illinois Democrats nominated an ambitious young state senator, Barack Obama, as their nominee. Republicans settled on Jack Ryan, a business executive with a deep background in charity. The public release of family custody records during divorce proceedings forced Ryan to bow out of the race. Illinois Republicans spent six weeks flailing in their bid to find a prominent politician to take the nomination, leading to a failed courtship with the famed Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka. Eventually they gave the nomination to Alan Keyes, a former Reagan administration official who became a prominent Black Republican commentator — even though he lived in Maryland. Obama won the election by more than 40 percentage points, and would be elected president four years later.)

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my salary was only $154,682/year working in the Democrat public sector. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had worked in the private sector, I never would have earned that much. In my defense, I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. If I had been a Democrat, my salary would have been $197,200/year in today’s dollars.
https://prospect.org/2026/07/09/un-mysterious-case-of-the-socialist-surge/

July 7, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— Violence interrupter says large gathering on West Side got “out of hand” before mass shooting.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mass-shooting-west-garfield-park/


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/07/opinion-pride-parade-judges-lgbtq-community/
— DD: To get even more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had doing that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/06/bronzeville-exhibit-emmett-tills-legacy/

DAILY HERALD
— Age change in road tests is not enough.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260706/letters-to-the-editor/age-change-in-road-tests-is-not-enough/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— ‘Underdog’ Tracy says he’s ‘answering a call of duty’ by running for Durbin’s seat.
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/underdog-tracy-says-hes-answering-a-call-of-duty-by-running-for-durbins-seat/20260707061334/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-06/militant-lgbtq-rights-group-the-lavender-panthers-was-founded-on-this-day-in-1973
— DD: Democrat leaders used, are using, and will forever use slavery against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-07/heirs-of-odious-supreme-court-ruling-see-modern-parallels

CWB CHICAGO
— 7 people shot at huge West Side street party while cops were already at the scene.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/07/7-people-shot-at-huge-west-side-street-party-while-cops-were-already-at-the-scene.html

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Belittling Chicago didn’t help Darren Bailey in his first run for governor. So if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/august-2026/meet-your-new-neighbor-darren-bailey/

CHICAGO MAROON
— Post-graduate success overstated. DD: What was your post-graduate success? When I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 in 1970, I had to have a job. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother, but potential employers did not believe it would be granted. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was being the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. But the job did not really require a college degree. To “learn the business,” I was required to dismount, mount, and balance many tires, pump lots of gasoline, change lots of engine oil and filters, change batteries, deliver major appliances to homes, etc. My Chicago Heights store boss would never had hired me, but his boss had assigned me to him. He did not have a college degree. He refused to let me start until after I passed a 2-week probationary period in the Firestone Store in Gary, Indiana. He disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. He disapproved of my being Protestant, my being German American, my having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and my living in Crete. Under him, I saw that my Firestone career was bleak if not nonexistent. Consequently, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. He rudely if not violently fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was to be an IRS Revenue Officer. Then, oddly, puzzlingly, he then offered me a job working part-time pumping gasoline which I accepted until he “asked” me to resign at the end of 1972. The money I earned helped me a) buy a new Corvette in 1971, b) pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972, and c) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972.
https://chicagomaroon.com/52872/news/career-advancement-appears-to-overstate-post-graduation-student-outcomes/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State House race: Republican Ajay Gupta will be feted at a fundraiser cohosted by U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy, former Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi and Republican insiders Bill Hogan and Nancy Quigley in his bid to unseat Democratic state Rep. Janet Yang Rohr.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/07/07/pritzker-draws-the-ai-line-00988435

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-764/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois loses young people at more than 3 times the U.S. rate. DD: Anticipate/expect that young people who leave Illinois will overwhelming be conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat leaders want to get rid of those who are the aforesaid.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-young-people-at-more-than-3-times-the-u-s-rate/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Among Nation’s Most Violent Cities During Fourth of July Holiday Weekend.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/07/chicago-among-nations-most-violent-cities-during-fourth-of-july-holiday-weekend.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House says Smithsonian pushes leftist ideology, cannot be trusted to tell America’s story.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/6/white-house-says-smithsonian-pushes-leftist-ideology-cannot-trusted/
— Mamdani’s twisted view of America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/6/mamdanis-twisted-view-america/
— Soccer’s culture clashes with America’s values.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/6/soccers-culture-clashes-americas-values/
— The 14th Amendment was written for one people. Courts have treated the Constitution’s citizenship clause more broadly than the framers intended.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/6/14th-amendment-written-one-people/

NEW YORK POST
— Activists demand Black English be pushed on kids in California preschools.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/06/us-news/activists-demand-black-english-be-pushed-on-kids-in-california-preschools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Do Jews Keep Voting for Leftists Who Hate Them? DD: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats, and far too many of them were antisemites. My Democrat antisemite superiors had my many Jewish superiors and supervisors take many big adverse actions against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, and 100% German American.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/07/why-do-jews-keep-voting-for-leftists-who-hate-them-comments/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Has These Options to Fight Birth Tourism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/06/even-after-scotus-citizenship-ruling-trump-has-these-options-to-fight-birth-tourism/
— Congress Can Ban Birthright Citizenship.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/06/congress-ban-birthright-citizenship/

FEDERALIST
— Democratic Socialists Who Failed At Life Are Weaponizing Envy To Destroy American Families.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/06/democratic-socialists-who-failed-at-life-are-weaponizing-envy-to-destroy-american-families/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5954347-democratic-party-socialism-debate/

ABC NEWS
— In scathing report, White House accuses Smithsonian of presenting ‘a radical view of American history.’ The Smithsonian says it is committed to “nonpartisan” scholarship.
https://abcnews.com/amp/Politics/scathing-report-white-house-accuses-smithsonian-presenting-radical/story?id=134515705

NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-socialists-communists-differences-trump-attacks-midterms-12162129

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/nyregion/dsa-economy-nyc.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/06/democrats-are-electing-socialists-republicans-are-labeling-them-communist/

USA TODAY
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they had to meet hiring, retention, and promotion quotas. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and b) 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. 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. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/26/trump-lawsuit-affirmative-action/88291520007/

BIG NEWS NETWORK
— Indiana law targets employers hiring undocumented workers. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/279171460/indiana-law-targets-employers-hiring-undocumented-workers

INVESTOPEDIA
— Less than 30% of today’s workers have a defined benefit pension, yet more than half of current retirees receive pension income. Public-sector workers are more likely to have pensions than private-sector workers, and the benefits they pay are typically much larger. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. I have been getting a CSRS pension, currently $68,640/year, since I was 49 in 1997. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. Further, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.investopedia.com/why-more-retirees-rely-on-pensions-than-most-people-realize-12009683

FINANCE BUZZ
— 12 Jobs Paying Over $100,000 That Are Desperately Short of Workers Right Now. DD: I did not start earning $100,059/year in today’s dollars until I was 25 in 1974 and I had a) earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, b) worked for IRS for 3 years, and c) completed 11 graduate evening business courses. I did not start earning $118,984/year in today’s dollars until I was 38 and I had a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, e) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, d) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, and e) worked for GAO for almost 7 years. I did not start earning $154,684/year in today’s dollars until I was 49 and I had a) earned four more job-related professional certifications, b) earned a master’s degree in finance, and b) worked for GAO for almost 18 years.
https://www.aol.com/articles/12-jobs-paying-over-100-115000000.html

FED SMITH
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. They use the subjectivity in their performance rating systems to not promote and to get rid of their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/07/07/new-opm-rule-changes-how-your-performance-rating-gets-decided/

MSHALE
— Trump: Government Jobs Won’t Make America Great Again. Fired federal employees now working in the private sector are “getting two or three times more money, and they’re doing well,” President Trump tells NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich during an exclusive one-on-one interview. Trump explains why government jobs are not jobs that “will make America great again.” DD: My critics/opponents despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees. I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and I have been a federal retiree since 1997. My critics/opponents especially despise/hate federal employees and retirees who like me are Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://mshale.com/89f3eec1/790883edeJYlUDaZ4MQ?__cf_chl_f_tk=R.6A_kFzwfaryQtRoUqhluYYCkdHLqxY4WOS828oI0E-1783413279-1.0.1.1-OiTve12ilPo9dYjzaW_ifBW1CngxP.uH4nKaH5PjZWU

ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/mamdani-affordability-crisis-consumer-socialism/687603/

POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/dsa-progressives-wisconsin-michigan-primaries-00986944

AXIOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/06/democratic-socialists-medicare-for-all

SHRM
— Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never put me on a PIP, but instead, they took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I frustrated their efforts to get rid of me by earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1981, and 1997, c) professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/inconsistent-reasons-provided-performance-plan-suggest-pretext

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. To advance under socialists, you must be a socialist. To advance under Democrats, you must be a Democrat. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who run the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service ($197,200/year) long before I was 40. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, they never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 ($154,682/year) and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://spectator.com/article/why-socialism-will-fail/?edition=us

BUSINESS TIMES
— Forging a career path in the non-profit sector. Many choose to work in the sector for greater flexibility, purpose in their role as life circumstances change. DD: I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My critics/opponents despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees. I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and I have been a federal retiree since 1997. My critics/opponents especially despise/hate federal employees and retirees who like me are Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/forging-career-path-non-profit-sector

July 6, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage Blacks to be LGBTQers.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-pride-2026-south-side-celebrates-lgbtq-community-8th-annual-festival-dusable-black-history-museum/19454298/

CBS2
— Police disperse crowd lighting fireworks in Bridgeview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgRz_nB7gWs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump rings Wall Street’s opening bells as he ties his presidency to stock market gains.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/06/trump-rings-wall-streets-opening-bells/

— Why teens need summer jobs and why we worry they are disappearing. Part time work makes for one of the best classrooms ever invented. DD: While I was in high school and college, few of my peers did what I did. I took bad jobs. I had to work my way through college. I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid jobs prove that I have always been an unmitigated loser. My critics/opponents did not have to take bad jobs because they had wealthy parents. I spent lots of time working the aforesaid jobs. That dragged down my ACT score and my GPA.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/06/summer-job-summer-work-brandon-johnson-teenagers-first-job/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7 shot, mostly teens, in West Garfield Park at ‘above and beyond chaotic’ gathering. A 17-year-old girl was in critical condition after she was shot in the chest early Sunday. A few minutes later, at least six people were shot on the same block, according to police. A long-time resident says it’s the result of ongoing rowdy gatherings in the neighborhood. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/07/05/7-shot-west-garfield-park
— DD: Democrat leaders promote the Patriot Front.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/07/05/those-patriotic-front-fellows-seem-confused-about-what-pride-means
— Illinois Democrats weigh pros and cons of using AI — ‘We must remain the master of the technology.’  DD: What does Google AI say about you? It says the following about me: David Diersen is a prominent conservative writer, editor, and political consultant based in Wheaton, Illinois, best known as the founder and editor of GOPUSA ILLINOIS. . .Diersen compiles and curates a highly active, daily aggregate newsletter focusing on Illinois Republican politics, local government news, and community updates. In 2019, he was one of 10 civic applicants who sought appointment to a vacant West District seat on the Wheaton City Council. He operates as an independent political and business consultant through Diersen Consulting. . .he holds four degrees from prominent Illinois universities. M.S. in Finance (1992 – 1997) – Illinois Institute of Technology, specializing in Financial Markets and Trading. M.S. in Accounting (1976 – 1980) – DePaul University (Driehaus College of Business). M.B.A. in Personnel Management (1972 – 1976) – Loyola University Chicago (Quinlan School of Business). B.S. in Management (1969 – 1970) – Northern Illinois University. High School Diploma (Class of 1966) – Crete-Monee High School. . .Diersen is a retired federal employee who is widely known for his daily, unpaid work compiling conservative political news. Current Status: Consultant at Diersen Consulting and independent political news aggregator. His background includes historical service with the Internal Revenue Service. He successfully passed his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exams on his first attempts, he is primarily known for his career with the federal government and his subsequent involvement in Illinois Republican politics. Diersen worked for nearly 18 years as a Senior Evaluator for the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) from 1980 to 1997, where he audited federal agencies and programs. He took an early retirement at age 49, which he publicly stated was due to conflict with supervisors regarding his opposition to race- and gender-based preferences and his involvement in a related class-action lawsuit. (Diersen ads that he became a licensed CPA (#065012844, inactive since 2000) when he was 32 in 1981.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-house/2026/07/06/illinois-democrats-congress-artificial-intelligence-usage

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Gary Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band returns to Cantigny to support West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260705/news/gary-sinises-lt-dan-band-returns-to-cantigny-to-support-west-suburban-foundation-for-disabled-vete/
— White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260705/news/white-house-report-brands-smithsonian-leadership-as-radical-activists-who-cant-be-trusted/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Downtown Chicago condo market gets its wings clipped again. DD: While I worked for IRS in the Loop, I bought a one-bedroom unit in the Outer Drive East building when I was 27 in 1976 for $50,000 and sold it for $60,000 in 1978.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/residential/ccb-condo-adjustments20260702/
(FROM GOOGLE AI: One-bedroom units in the famous Outer Drive East building (400 E Randolph St) in Chicago’s New Eastside are typically priced between $225,000 to $250,000 for buyers, or rent for around $2,250/month. These 650 to 825 sq. ft. condos include resort-style amenities like a geodesic domed indoor pool, health club, and a private shuttle.

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: GOPUSA ILLINOIS NEWSLETTERS: A bunch of political info.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2012/08/16/bernard-schoenburg-bunch-political-info/41733104007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are lots of websites that compile political news, and I think it’s time I share one that I find quite interesting. It’s at www.gopillinois.com, and, as you can tell by its address, it has a Republican flavor. That is an understatement reinforced with the comments added by the compiler himself — DAVID DIERSEN of Wheaton. He introduced a recent UPI story about Republicans’ views on the drought and wildfires by saying:  “Democrats blame everything bad, including bad weather, on Republicans, especially on Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor and non-veteran.” And talking of a New York Times article about a photographer arrested while on assignment in the Bronx, Diersen wrote that since 2000, he has been thrown out of, barred from, or not advised of news conferences “by Democrats, Democrat plants, RINOs (Republicans in name only), their operatives, and their dupes.” Thus, if you don’t want to read some very pointed comments, you may not want to go to gopillinois.com. But you would be missing a treasure of links to the day’s news and opinion. Diersen, 63, is a retired federal employee who became the Illinois editor of a national GOP website in 2000, and since 2004 has put out his own Illinois compilation every day. There’s usually about 50 articles daily, he says. He’s generally up by 3 a.m. He says he spends at least 10 hours a day on this passion of his, with no pay, and has put out links to more than 117,000 articles. As his comments above hinted, party regulars don’t always greet his work with relish. He includes dissident voices within the GOP tent, and some whose credibility is questionable. But he puts it all out there. He’s a GOP precinct committeeman, and he believes in people having information. He also wants to help elect Republican candidates who “will defend and advance the party’s platform.” The site makes available plenty of Diersen history, too, including how his “liberal Democrat superiors,” in his view, forced him to take early retirement at 49 from the U.S. General Accounting Office, “because of his opposition to race and gender based preference and his participation in a class action lawsuit” on that subject. He wouldn’t mind my telling you that he also passed his CPA and Certified Internal Auditor exams on first attempts more than three decades ago. Agree or disagree with him, but Diersen provides a bunch of interesting information — every day.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/07/06/dems-convention-conundrum-00987481

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Trump v. Barbara: Another Supreme Court Black Mark
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/07/01/trump-v-barbara-another-supreme-court-black-mark
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unless Congress does their job of legislating, Chinese Communists can send over pregnant tourists and students to give birth to American citizens who will grow up in Communist China and be raised by parents whose allegiance will be to the Chinese Communist government. And foreigners of child-bearing age will be further incentivized to break our border laws in order to secure not only American taxpayer-funded goodies but also the blessings of American Citizenship.)
— University of Illinois & Daughters of the British Empire Host “Whole Family” Drag Tea Party
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/07/03/university-of-illinois-daughters-of-the-british-empire-host-whole-family-drag-tea-party

MILTON TOWNSHIP GOP
— Pre-parade pictures
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1463389885833484&set=pcb.1463392232499916

CARL SCHULTZ
— Pre-parade pictures
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1333752018728666&set=pcb.10162871552677267

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GOP Primary Voters Remain Deeply Supportive of Israel.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/gop-primary-voters-remain-deeply

NEW YORK POST
— Scared Hakeem Jeffries rolls out the red carpet for DSA extremists — while they prep to feast on his carcass.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/05/opinion/scared-hakeem-jeffries-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-dsa-extremists-while-they-prep-to-feast-on-is-carcass/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Instead of celebrating America’s 250th, Pope Leo honored Muslim migrants.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/instead-of-celebrating-america-s-250th-pope-leo-honored-muslim-migrants/
— Democrats Struggle to Contain the Spread of Communism in Their Party
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/07/mamdomino-theory-democrats-struggle-to-contain-the-spread-of-communism-in-their-party/
— Fixing the Chicago public schools.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/fixing-the-chicago-public-schools/
— Declaration of independence or dependence? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government. According to Democrat leaders, you cannot succeed in America without massive government assistance. If I had listened to Democrat leaders, because I was never in line to get government assistance, I would not have even tried to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree like I did in 1970 let alone a) three job-related master’s degrees like I did in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) six job-related professional certifications like I did in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license like I did in 1981.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/declaration-of-independence-or-dependence/

BLAZE
— Pritzker says he’s one of the good billionaires, not the ones vilified by socialists.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jb-pritzker-billionaire-ban-socialist

BREITBART
— Radical leftist Bill Ayers and a Princeton University professor led an event on Friday, the eve of America’s 250th birthday, called “250 Years of Resistance” in Democrat-run Chicago, Illinois.
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/07/05/watch-leftist-bill-ayers-and-princeton-professor-mark-fourth-of-july-at-250-years-of-resistance-event-fk-the-usa/
— New York’s First Lady Ditches America 250 to Attend Muslim Retreat on Spanish Resort Island.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/07/05/33196067new-yorks-first-lady-ditches-america-250-to-attend-muslim-retreat-on-spanish-resort-island/

DAILY SIGNAL
— News of Woke’s Death Is Greatly Exaggerated.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/05/woke-death-greatly-exaggerated/

EPOCH TIMES
— On 250th Anniversary, a Look Back at Gun Ownership in America.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/on-250th-anniversary-a-look-back-at-gun-ownership-in-america-6042334

FEDERALIST
— America’s Anti-American Public Schools Are Destroying What The Declaration Gave Us.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/03/americas-anti-american-public-schools-are-destroying-what-the-declaration-gave-us/

NEWSMAX
— Smithsonian Pushes Woke US History.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/white-house-smithsonian-woke/2026/07/05/id/1261835/
— Sanctuary policies cost lives.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/rep-mcclintock-to-newsmax-sanctuary-policies-cost-lives/ar-AA271jl8

HOT AIR
— Congress Can Ban Birthright Citizenship. Here’s How.
https://hotair.com/josh-hammer/2026/07/05/congress-can-still-ban-birthright-citizenship-heres-how-n3816599

TOWNHALL
— Chip Away at Birthright Citizenship Until We Can Finish It Off Entirely.
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/07/06/chip-away-at-birthright-citizenship-until-we-can-finish-it-off-entirely-n2678807

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— 14th Amendment ‘devalued’ by ‘birthright tourism’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5954053-mike-johnson-birthright-tourism-14th-amendment/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters deride Trump, so Trump derides them back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/politics/trump-speech-fourth-july.html
— 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/2026/07/05/us/politics/trump-dei-order-eeoc-discrimination.html
— DD: When I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors not only succeeded in forcing me to retire, they succeeded in making it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.  I should write about that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They would not have done that if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They would not have done that if I had not became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/business/my-husband-cant-get-a-job-should-i-divorce-him.html

USA TODAY
— Congress should restrict birthright citizenship.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/05/mike-johnson-birthright-citizenship-bill/90814782007/
— SAT/ACT return as student readiness questioned. DD: What harmed your SAT/ACT score? My ACT score was only 24. I spent far too many hours washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights instead of studying 1964-1966. My plan was to earn enough money to buy a new car to commute to/from classes at UIC and my patents’ home in Crete.
https://www.aol.com/articles/sat-returns-student-readiness-questioned-080035437.html
— Many retiring without spending plans. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/24/401k-savings-how-spend-wirhdrawal/90658270007/
— For under-40 Americans, buying a first home has never been harder. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/07/03/home-prices-mortgage-rates-first-time-buyers-millennials/90773681007/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Deport illegals to reduce inequality. DD: Illegals make those who poor in America even poorer.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/victor-joecks-deport-illegals-to-reduce-inequality/ar-AA27exbg

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Evanston’s Race Reparations in the Dock. The Justice Department joins a case on race-based payments for long-ago discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/evanstons-race-reparations-in-the-dock-e88a8c80
— Last year, 49% of adults under age 30 lived with a parent, up 12 percentage points from 2019, according to the Federal Reserve. DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He was earning $50,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. I graduated from NIU and I got a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights in 1970. I applied for and I got a financial hardship draft deferment and I helped support them in Crete until September of 1972.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/living-with-parents-finances-0c35530c
— For a Good Job by 30, Do This in Your 20s. DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970. I earned an MBA when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. But by then, it was too late. My Democrat superiors in the federal government had taken too many adverse actions against me. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests when I was 19 and 20 and forced me to resign when I was 20. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25, disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/best-chance-good-job-career-20s-c6540375
— 3 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your First 401(k). DD: Ever-since my wife and I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have always been furious that we always put the maximums allowed into tax-deferred retirement accounts.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/first-401k-vesting-roth-fees-472152e6
— Democrats Are Seizing on Trump’s Soaring Wealth. DD: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were filled with envy. They were ever-increasingly furious at my and my wife’s ever-increasing net worth.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-are-seizing-on-trumps-soaring-wealth-as-a-campaign-opportunity-66243558

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Disparate impact. DD: Hiring, retention, and promotion requirements have a disparate impact against those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not a) passed the postal employment test when I was 17 in 1966, b) passed the Federal Entrance Examination when I was 21, c) earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, d) earned an MBA when I was 27, e) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, f) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, g) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, h) became a licensed CPA when I was 32, i) earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and j) earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and b) 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. 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. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Overwhelmingly, those who passed the tests and examinations to earn the aforesaid degrees, certifications and license with me were White males.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/eeoc-targets-worker-selection-english-only-rules-in-new-agenda

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
— Want Workers to Reskill? Show Them Who They Can Become. DD: Have you reskilled? I had to reskill and I did big time. In 1988, when I was 40, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS. Because of that, in 1990, I volunteered for and I got accepted by their group that audited federal financial agencies. The leader of that group wanted/demanded that her subordinates have master’s degrees in finance. So I started taking graduate evening finance courses one at a time at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. But my Democrat GAO superiors flushed that down their toilets when they forced me to retire in 1997.
https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/want-workers-to-reskill-show-them-who-they-can-become

LA PROGRESSIVE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do more to destroy traditional marriage and family. According to my Democrat GAO superiors, if I had not gotten married in 1978, we would not have been able to buy two new cars and a home in Wheaton in when we got married in 1978 and I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) to afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) to earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) to become a licensed CPA in 1981, or f) to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984.
https://www.laprogressive.com/gender-discrimination/stephanie-coontz-the-marriage-crisis-is-really-a-crisis-of-inequality

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

YOUTUBE
— Left-wing believes 1619 is America’s ‘real’ anniversary. DD: How long have your ancestors been in America? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavery to demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Republicans, but America. Ever-increasingly, if you are the following, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Because I am all of the aforesaid, Democrat leaders have always made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. I should write about that.  My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. That on my father’s side, they homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township and that on my mother’s side, they sharecropped a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. According to my critics/opponents, my ancestors stole land from Native Americans and they benefitted tremendously from slavery and that is why I have everything that I have today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDkvsJxaUt4

July 5, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over their party without a fight.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/editorial-democrats-dsa-zohran-mamdani-denver-new-york/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/02/highland-park-group-fights-guns/
— Voters turn to AI before casting their ballots. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly use AI to not only defeat Republican candidates, but to get rid of Republicans once for all who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/04/ai-voting-advice/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly divide and destroy America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/vintage-chicago-tribune-bicentennial-250/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/cannabis-tax-school-security/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Sour grapes’ aren’t the issue: Whatever the result of clerk’s pay-raise suit, DuPage board failed a transparency test.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260705/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-sour-grapes-arent-the-issue-whatever-the-result-of-clerks-pay-raise-suit/

ABC7
— DD: How long have your ancestors been in America? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavery to demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Republicans, but America. Ever-increasingly, if you are the following, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. Because I am all of the aforesaid, Democrat leaders have always made me pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. I should write about that.  My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. That on my father’s side, they homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township and that on my mother’s side, they sharecropped a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. According to my critics/opponents, my ancestors stole land from Native Americans and they benefitted tremendously from slavery and that is why I have everything that I have today.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/descendants-enslaved-person-helped-build-white-house-speak-abc-news/19446644/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/search-lost-ancestry-story-behind-philadelphias-disputed-slavery-memorial/19446819/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/is-paying-americas-250th-celebrations-complicated/19446383/

WGN9
— DD: Democrat celebrities promote more hatred against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/celebrities-counter-trumps-america-250-rhetoric-with-on-tyranny-reading/

FOX32
— Fourth of July fireworks end in teen arrests after crowd turns hostile in Joliet. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fourth-july-fireworks-joliet-arrests

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump addresses nation and fireworks light up National Mall after storm delay.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-07-04/trump-addresses-nation-and-fireworks-light-up-national-mall-after-storm-delay

WGLT
— In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-07-04/in-mount-rushmore-speech-trump-veers-from-u-s-exceptionalism-to-warnings-about-communism

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

SETH LEWIS
— What a great morning at the Wheaton Fourth of July Parade.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1343001137248096

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct who walked in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade include: Fioretti, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Schiappa, Eckhoff, Schultz, and Quirk. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Communist Party USA denies that Democrats aiming for Congress are communists. DD: Far too many anti-conservatives ever-increasingly run for offices as Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/4/communist-party-usa-denies-democrats-aiming-congress-communists/
— White supremacist group Patriot Front marched in Washington on Independence Day. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative if not conservative-haters. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups if not White supremacist groups. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT from 2005 until 2012 when they succeeded in destroying the organization. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member from 2003 until 2007 when they succeeded in destroying the organization.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/4/white-supremacy-protesters-descend-washington-fourth-july/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— For America 250, reject Mamdani’s narrative of American oppression. DD: What do you stress in defense of your ancestors? I stress that while they all immigrated during the 1840s and 1860s, they never were in a position to oppress anyone and that they never did oppress anyone.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4636240/america-250-reject-mamdani-narrative-american-oppression/

NEW YORK POST
— 68% of NYC residents are proud to be American. DD: Ever-increasingly, to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/68-of-nyc-residents-are-proud-to-be-american-new-poll-finds/
— DSA candidate’s perverse views are the latest evidence that US schools need to be fixed.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/opinion/melat-kiros-sick-views-are-just-the-latest-evidence-that-us-schools-need-to-be-fixed/
— Of course Mamdani takes opportunity to blast America in 4th of July speech focused on ‘flaws.’ DD: Ever-increasingly, to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn America.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/03/opinion/of-course-mamdani-takes-opportunity-to-blast-america-in-july-4-speech-focused-on-flaws/
— Democratic Socialists of America leader says ‘many’ in group would be ‘thrilled’ at AOC in 2028.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/media/aoc-2028-presidential-run-would-thrill-many-in-democratic-socialists-of-america-leader-says/
— Non-whites set to become majority in US for first time by 2050. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with non-Whites and b) shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/26/us-news/non-whites-set-to-become-majority-in-us-for-first-time-by-2050/
— DD: From what I see, because of WWI and because of WWII, German is one of the worst national origins to have. I am 100% German national origin. I have always stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, and c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.
https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/descendants-of-1st-ellis-island-immigrant-celebrate-american-dream/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mamdani tells us how much he hates America on its 250th birthday.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/mamdani-tells-the-u-s-how-much-he-hates-it-on-its-250th-birthday-comments/
— That pesky 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment requires a lot of interpreting…and that is the problem.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/that-pesky-14th-amendment/

DAILY CALLER
— Fox News Host Jesse Watters Slams Gen Z As Lazy, Entitled. DD: What did you accomplish by the time you were 29? I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29, b) I worked my way through college and earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21, c) I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, and 29, d) I earned an MBA when I was 27, and e) I got married when I was 29. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. 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.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/07/04/fox-news-host-slams-gen-z-as-lazy-entitled/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The New Socialists—Elite, Ungrateful, and Toxic as Ever.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/03/new-socialists-elite-toxic/
— Why the American Republic Survived for 250 Years. DD: Because I am not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, became a licensed CPA when I was 32, earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/04/hanson-american-republic-250-years/

CAMPUS REFORM
— UC Berkeley course catalog found to be abundant with Marxist offerings.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/uc-berkeley-course-catalog-found-abundant-marxist-offerings/30149

FOX NEWS
— Will voters reject radical socialist ‘politics of envy’ in midterms? DD: How has envy been used against you? To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children. They decried their wives having little or no income.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mike-lawler-predicts-voters-soundly-reject-radical-socialist-politics-envy-midterms

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Victor Davis Hanson Ties Education and Immigration to Rise of the DSA.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/victor-davis-hanson-ties-education-and-immigration-to-rise-of-the-dsa/amp/

PJ MEDIA
— Federal Court Defies Supreme Court, Rules Trump Can’t Fire DEI Officers. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 because I failed/refused to give enough preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my subordinates were one or more of the aforesaid if not many of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) were one or more if not many of the aforesaid and b) 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. 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. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had (CPA).
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/07/04/federal-court-defies-supreme-court-rules-trump-cant-fire-dei-officers-n4954659
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Supreme Court just handed Donald Trump one of the biggest expansions of presidential power in decades. It took a federal appeals court all of a few days to act as if the ruling didn’t exist. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled six to three that Congress cannot shield members of independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission from presidential removal, except for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.” The justices said that violates the separation of powers baked into the Constitution.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats grapple with left-wing primary wins.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5952255-democratic-party-dsa-midterm-primaries/

CBS NEWS
— Trump warns of “communist menace” in speech at Mount Rushmore on eve of July 4th.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mount-rushmore-speech-july-4-communism/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— What the Census Reveals About Who Still Feels ‘American.’ Millions of Americans list their ancestry as simply ‘American’ – but that share is shrinking. Census data shows where the identity endures. DD: Fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are German American. From what I see, because of WWI and because of WWII, German is one of the worst national origins to have. I am 100% German national origin. I have always stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, and c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2026-07-02/what-the-census-reveals-about-who-still-feels-american

CNN
— Biden to Trump: ‘This is a guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth.’ DD: To demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being born with a silver spoon in my mouth, my critics/opponents have always stressed that my father made enough money to send me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools 1953-1962. But he never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. I had to work my way through college. 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 assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/01/politics/joe-biden-donald-trump-silver-spoon

NEW YORK TIMES
— How a Nation of Immigrants Traces Its Roots. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing a) glorify and praise current illegal immigration by non-Whites into America but b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn past legal immigration by Whites into America. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. That on my father’s side, they homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township and that on my mother’s side, they sharecropped a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. According to my critics/opponents, my ancestors stole land from Native Americans and they benefitted tremendously from slavery and that is why I have everything that I have today.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/01/us/america-identity-ancestry-census.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After 1840, immigration from Western Europe began to rise quickly as political instability in Germany and the famine in Ireland drove people to leave.)
— FRONT PAGE: In San Francisco, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough. DD: In today’s dollars, when I was 49 in 1997, my ending GAO salary was $154,682.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/technology/san-francisco-tech-salaries.html
— Working Parents Say They’re in a Losing Battle Over Their Time. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors 1980-1997 a) decried the time and money they spent raising their children and b) decried the little or no income that their spouses had. They used against me big time a) my wife and I giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents and b) my wife’s good job. According to them, were it not for the aforesaid, we would not have been able to buy two new cars and a home in Wheaton in when we got married in 1978 and I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) to earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) to become a licensed CPA in 1981, or f) to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/upshot/parenting-working-balance-survey.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Without America’s military might, there would be no Catholicism, no Catholic Church, and no Pope. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/04/lampedusa-island-gateway-europe-pope-leo-calls-protecting-migrants/

FORBES
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote 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. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more and often many of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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/advisor/business/gender-pay-gap-statistics/

JILL SCHLESINGER
— How to support, not enable adult kids. DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He was earning $50,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. I graduated from NIU and I got a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights in 1970. I applied for and I got a financial hardship draft deferment and I helped support them in Crete until September of 1972.
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2026/06/29/jill-on-money-how-to-support-not-enable-adult-kids/

INTUIT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.intuit.com/blog/social-responsibility/5-surprising-benefits-of-fostering-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace/

MANHATTAN INSTITUTE
— Who Pays for Reparations? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavey and 1619 to demonize, denigrate, condemn, and destroy Republicans. According to Democrat leaders, the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, and the more reparation that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://manhattan.institute/article/who-pays-for-reparations-the-immigration-challenge-in-the-reparations-debate

GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Before They Were White: How Different Groups Were Treated as Immigrants to America From the Founding to the Semiquincentennial, the Argument Over ‘Who We Are’ Never Stops. (DD: What is your national Origin? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. My grandmother on my father’s side complained about discrimination against German-Americans during WWI. According to her, her first love was a British-American, but his anti-German parents killed that romance. In defense of my ancestors, I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI and that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII.)
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/before-they-were-white-how-different-groups-were-treated-as-immigrants-to-america-kpkn/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most cover photos work because they immediately convey the story’s theme. This one, unfortunately, needs explanation. It shows drunken Irish and German immigrants stealing a ballot box. John H. Goater created the political cartoon from the 1850s. It portrays caricatures representing Irish and German voters engaging in what appears to be election theft, with chaos unfolding in the background at the “Election Day Polls” building. The cartoonist uses stereotypical imagery to convey fear of immigrant voters exerting undue political influence. The portrayal of the Irish and German voters in a negative light, with exaggerated features and behaviors, perpetuates harmful stereotypes associated with these immigrant communities. By depicting them as thieves, the cartoon suggests that these groups are unlawfully manipulating the electoral process to their advantage. The people the elections were being stolen from were white people. Early Irish and German immigrants weren’t initially considered white. They say ex-smokers are the hardest on those who still smoke. Former non-white people who have become white, now lead the way in protecting whiteness, making sure people of color never get the power, especially in elections, to take what is theirs. . .Among the people not initially regarded as white in America were Germans, Greeks, white Hispanics, Spaniards, Jews, Slavs, Italians, Afghans, Iranians, and Irish. The Immigration Act of 1790 only offered naturalization to “any alien, being a free white person.” In 1923, the Supreme Court ruled that people of Indian descent were not white and couldn’t become citizens. . .Germans  Not considered white in the 18th–19th centuries. They were seen as: “swarthy,” “boorish,” “drunk,” “non‑English” politically dangerous (1848 radicals) culturally unassimilable. They faced: riots against German neighborhoods, bans on German language schools, anti‑German hysteria during WWI (lynchings, book burnings, forced name changes. . .Housing Segregation  Ethnic ghettos were common: . .German Towns)

MOTHER JONES
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/july-fourth-celebrate-history/

LGBTQ NATION
— A Democratic Socialist revolution is exactly what we need to save America. DD: What do Democrat Socialists think of you? They despise/hate me because I have always been a Republican. Democrats run the federal government. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not been a member of federal employee unions 1966-1980, my salary would not have increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact that during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat superiors would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40 years old.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/a-democratic-socialist-revolution-is-exactly-what-we-need-to-save-america/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ advocates, that is, Democrats and RINOs, destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/the-most-powerful-statement-lgbtq-people-can-make-is-not-just-to-march-but-to-govern/

July 3, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/03/chicago-newsrooms-immigration-coverage-july-fourth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/02/midway-blitz-lawsuit-ice-immigration-officer

ABC7
— Olympian David Hearn indicted for vandalism of Reflecting Pool.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/olympian-david-hearn-indicted-alleged-vandalism-reflecting-pool/19436852/

FOX32
— DD: FBI Director Kash Patel forces Chicago FBI leader Douglas DePodesta to retire for not adequately supporting Trump’s agenda. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 for my opposing their agenda. Their agenda was to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fbi-chicago-douglas-depodesta-leaving-reports

WGN9
— Can Republicans win back voters in Chicago’s suburbs? DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Democrat candidates get more and more and more votes in Chicago suburbs a) because more and more and more Democrats move to Chicago suburbs to escape Democrat poverty and crime and to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservative Republicans created in Chicago suburbs and b) because anti-conservative/RINO/Democrat Lite/Democrat plant candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly fail/refuse to defend, let alone advance, the Republican Party platform.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/can-illinois-republicans-win-back-voters-in-chicagos-suburbs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acFg-nIqwec

SOUTHERN
— ICE arrests 10,000 illegally in US in 5-day span
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/07/02/ice-arrests-10000-illegally-in-us-in-5-day-span/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s GOP foe recognizes a good tactic when he borrows one.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzkers-gop-foe-recognizes-a-good-tactic-when-he-borrows-one/article_369549c3-f7aa-4324-9174-a396ab9b0737.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-549/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Embraces Democratic Socialists of America as Part of Democrats’ Recipe to Win.
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-embraces-radical-democratic-socialists-of-america-as-part-of-democrats-recipe-to-win-wirepoints/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What makes you proud to be American? For me, it includes my being able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 46, and 47, and a job-related professional license when I was 32 even though a) neither of my parents attended college, b) my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) he never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, d) he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, e) my mother never attended high school, f) my ACT score was only 24, g) I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, and h) I had to work my way through college. Further, I was able a) to buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. and c) to get married when I was 29. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats welcome their new Marxist overlords. Establishment Dems hope the communists come for them last.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/2/democrats-welcome-new-marxist-overlords/
— A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that 19 intelligence community employees fired because they were doing diversity, equity and inclusion jobs must be given a chance to apply for other posts. DD: To force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, among many threats, my Democrat GAO superiors threatened to give me adverse transfers. I had been assigned to audits of federal financial industry regulators since 1990. I had become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996. I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/2/appeals-court-says-dei-employees-apply-jobs-intelligence-community/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colorado proves Mamdani’s midterm wins were not a fluke.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4634694/colorado-proves-mamdani-midterm-wins-not-fluke/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Indoctrination is dangerous. People are so misinformed that they falsely believe that big government and socialism are the solution for everything they want.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/indoctrination-is-dangerous/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The plan to destroy America
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/07/02/the-plan-to-destroy-america-1648947/

BREITBART
— Fetterman: Dem Leadership Needs to Stand Against ‘Extreme, Anti-American’ Candidates.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/07/02/fetterman-dem-leadership-needs-to-stand-against-extreme-anti-american-candidates/

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hosted all-ages drag tea party targeted at children and families. The public university invited families to attend a drag performance featuring entertainers such as ‘Spank Knightly’ at its Spurlock Museum. The event is part of a broader pattern of drag programming at the university, including a previous event co-sponsored with Planned Parenthood of Illinois Action.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-illinois-hosted-all-ages-drag-tea-party-targeted-children-families/30202

CHRISTIAN POST
— 10 most populous countries that have birthright citizenship.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/10-most-populous-countries-with-birthright-citizenship.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrat Leaders Try to Dismantle the Founders’ Work on America’s 250th Anniversary.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/03/democratic-socialists-of-america-lefts-deep-hatred-america-we-celebrate-250th-anniversary/

FEDERALIST
— SCOTUS Pasting Birth Tourism Into The Constitution Demands A Legal System Rebuild.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/07/02/scotus-pasting-birth-tourism-into-the-constitution-demands-a-legal-system-rebuild/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Top Med Schools Instruct Students on Gender Transition Surgeries.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/07/criticalrace-org-report-reveals-top-med-schools-instruct-students-on-gender-transition-surgeries/

NEWSBUSTER
— Hating America: The Hollywood Left’s Worst Anti-American Outbursts.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2026/07/02/hating-america-hollywood-lefts-worst-anti-american-outbursts

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: To ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against America.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5950446-racial-justice-america-future/amp/
— Survey: Fewer than half of Democrats proud to be US citizens. In contrast, 93 percent of Republican respondents said they are generally “very proud” or “proud” of being American. Only 7 percent of GOP respondents said they are generally “not too proud” or “not proud at all” of being American. DD: My critics/opponents are not proud to being Americans because Americans citizens elected Trump and because they blame Trump for all problems, and especially for all problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/5951332-republican-pride-democrat-decline/

NBC NEWS
— ICE arrests increase significantly, marking a turn in immigration strategy.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-arrests-increase-significantly-marking-turn-immigration-strategy-rcna352736

MSN
— During a Fox News interview, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that young Americans who frequently complain about life in the U.S. should be sent to Cuba or Iran to gain perspective. She argued that many in Gen Z have grown up with ‘silver spoons’ and without the work ethic she associates with traditional American values. The comment, paired with her criticism of entitlement, quickly went viral and drew strong reactions online and across political circles.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/karoline-leavitt-says-gen-z-complaints-stem-from-laziness-liberal-indoctrination/gm-GM68173DF0
— Marriage is starting later than ever. DD: I did not get married until I was 29 in 1978. If I had not met my outstanding wife at a church sponsored singles social event when I was 28 in 1977, I might never had gotten married. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I got married. To get rid of me, they had painted me being an extremely bad person because I had refused to become a Democrat. They hinted/implied/argued that because of that, I would never get married. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married, 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. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ 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.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-marriage-is-starting-later-than-ever/ss-AA26C1uz

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote 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. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/cia-odni-intelligence-diversity-court.html
— These Unpaid Interns Want $32 an Hour. And Health Insurance. DD: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors wanted me to transfer in as a GS-4 intern, that is, to take a $35/hour pay cut in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have wanted that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/nyregion/unpaid-internships-nyc.html

USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage pregnant women who are citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/06/30/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-trump-decision/90590335007/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Democrats aren’t proud to be Americans.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-why-democrats-arent-proud-to-be-americans-3845973/

TEXAS VOICE
— Abolishing ICE, Ending Bail Among Resolutions Passed by Texas Democrats. Resolutions Supporting Progressive Priorities Adopted at Texas Democrat Convention.
https://www.thetexasvoice.com/abolishing-ice-ending-bail-among-resolutions-passed-by-texas-democrats/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Socialist Threat Is Real. America will be in serious trouble if Democrats fail to defend their party.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-socialist-threat-is-real-7773676e

FED SMITH
— Trump wants to make it easier to fire federal employees. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote 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. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, became a licensed CPA when I was 32, earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/07/02/opm-douglas-factors-fire-federal-employees/

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Relevant work experience: DD: None of my coworkers who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me had relevant work experience when they were hired. GAO audits IRS. I had almost 9 years’ experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/are-days-degrees-no-work-experience-numbered

PULITZER CENTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavey and 1619 to demonize, denigrate, condemn, and destroy Republicans. According to Democrat leaders, the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, and the more reparation that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, Democrat leaders have always made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. I should write about that.  My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) refused to promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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://pulitzercenter.org/blog/its-250th-who-does-us-want-be

SPLC
— DD: SPLC exists to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/hard-right-uses-economic-woes-cultivate-distrust-communities-color/

COMMUNIST PARTY USA
— What, to the working class, is the Fourth of July? DD: My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. 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 assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.cpusa.org/article/what-to-the-working-class-is-the-fourth-of-july/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

DECCAN HERALD
— Indra Nooyi: “I would never have been PepsiCo CEO in any other country, including India, were it not for America’s meritocratic system.” DD: All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.deccanherald.com/india/i-would-never-have-been-ceo-in-any-other-country-including-india-indra-nooyi-highlights-meritocratic-system-in-us-4060762

July 2, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. However, the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly move to the left. They are ever-increasingly Democrat Lite. Conservatives like me, that is, platform Republicans like me, are ever-increasingly persona non grata.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jim-durkin-illinois-house-republican-resigning/12678017/

DAILY LINE
— Bailey raises $330,000 from large donations in second quarter, Corbett loans $500,000 to own campaign.
https://www.thedailyline.com/bailey-raises-330-000-large-donations-second-quarter-corbett-loans-500-000-campaign

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CPD’s Larry Snelling to retire
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/07/02/cpds-larry-snelling-to-retire-00985103

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-763/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Administration plans crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ after Supreme Court ruling.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/1/justice-department-dhs-plan-crackdown-birth-tourism-supreme-court/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Supreme Court’s majority demands that America commit national suicide.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dred-scotus/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The American Left and the Jews. There is a tale of deep antagonism here, and it must be addressed.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/07/the-american-left-and-the-jews/
— Leaving the Democrat party. Old-school Democrats are going to have to choose whether to join the Republicans, or join the radicals who have taken over their own party now.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/leaving-the-democrat-party/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Pritzker signs a bill that gives in-state tuition benefits for illegal aliens.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/illinois-governor-signs-bill-gives-in-state-tuition-benefits-illegal-aliens/30204

DAILY SIGNAL
— The New Socialist Guillotine Is Coming for the Democratic Party. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/07/01/socialist-guillotine-democratic/

FOX BUSINESS
— Democrats’ shift into socialism, communism. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6399953610112

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., accused the U.S. Supreme Court of betraying the nation on Tuesday and introduced a proposal to crack down on birthright citizenship.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-accuses-scotus-betraying-us-pushes-bill-restricting-birthright-citizenship-pregnant-visitors
— There are things the Trump admin can do to fix birthright citizenship.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399963967112
— The Gen Z shift toward socialism. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399965277112
— Liberal faculty hugely outnumber conservatives in higher education. DD: I avoided liberal indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.aol.com/news/liberal-faculty-still-hugely-outnumber-230007317.html

NEWSMAX
— Birthright citizenship ruling will have disastrous consequences for generations to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gCQRQvNJzY

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Meet the Poster Child for Why Birthright Citizenship Is Horrible: Rep. Ramirez – Born to an Illegal and Now Trashes America and Supporters Terrorists. DD: My critics/opponents have a lot in common with Ramirez. 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. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.westernjournal.com/meet-poster-child-birthright-citizenship-horrible-rep-ramirez-born-illegal-now-trashes-america-supporters-terrorists/

YOUNG AMERICA’S FOUNDATION
— America’s Higher Education is Training the Next Generation of Socialists. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://yaf.org/news/rise-of-socialism-college-campuses/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action to get rid of me.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5948084-infrastructure-failures-diversity-blame/

YAHOO
— Democratic socialism ‘is the Democratic Party.’ DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/boebert-says-democratic-socialism-democratic-070000504.html

CBS NEWS
— Democratic socialists are racking up primary wins. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-democratic-socialists-winning-primary-elections/

NBC NEWS
— Pence says the Trump administration has ‘departed’ from conservative principles.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/mike-pence-trump-departed-conservative-principles-anti-weaponization-rcna347743

NEW YORK TIMES
— Judges Strike Down Trump Rule on Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants. DD: What percent of students take out student loans with no intent to repay them?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/business/trump-student-loan-forgiveness.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/opinion/conservatives-marriage-babies.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/style/adina-sash-flatbush-girl-jewish-divorce.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats are facing their MAGA moment. Good luck containing it. The socialist surge mirrors the past GOP takeover — and the establishment lost that one, too. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/01/democratic-partys-socialist-moment-is-here-now-what/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at everyone that if they have trouble affording something, it is Trump’s fault. What did you do to help you afford things? 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 delivering 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 taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/07/01/cost-of-living-crisis-democrats/
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly kill the American Dream for citizens of America who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/02/american-dream-is-alive-well/

USA TODAY
— Is college worth it? DD: Are you a parent/grandparent? How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been discouraging your children/grandchildren who are White and/or male from earning a college degree? If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I have not been taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA from Loyola and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/25/best-paying-college-majors-over-time/90647916007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democratic Socialists Are On the Rise. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democratic-socialists-movement-explained-3a857c46
— The Socialist Wave Reaches the Heartland. Colorado’s primary is another step in the left’s Democratic takeover. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/colorado-democrats-socialists-melat-kiros-michael-bennet-99ad5a66
— Five Ideas for Reducing Income Inequality
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/income-inequality-economist-opinion-92e2d301
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Focus on upward mobility. Americans may disagree about how much income to redistribute through taxes, but few disagree with the idea that anyone who works hard should have a fair shot at rising, regardless of their parents’ income or ZIP Code. Yet opportunity in the U.S. still varies sharply because of factors outside a child’s control. Fortunately, we now have clear evidence on how we can change this. Housing voucher programs that enable low-income families to move to better neighborhoods raise children’s lifetime earnings. Targeted neighborhood revitalization efforts that create mixed-income communities help children do better in school and in the labor market. Investments in K–12 schools boost college attendance and earnings for years. Well-designed workforce training programs, built in partnership with employers, can lift earnings dramatically within a year. The most effective efforts pair financial or human capital investments with social capital—mentors, networks and institutions that connect people to opportunity. Many of these programs ultimately pay for themselves, as higher earnings translate into greater tax revenue and lower spending on safety-net programs. Rather than debating the merits of income redistribution, we should start by scaling such evidence-backed efforts to improve opportunities for upward mobility. Doing so will ultimately reduce inequality in income, strengthen our workforce, reduce long-run public spending, and foster innovation and entrepreneurship.)

FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they hate America, that they hate Americans, and that they especially hate Americans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt-9Lm_XIn8

TAMPA FREE PRESS
— Pritzker Takes Direct Aim At Trump’s Health, Defends His Own $4.3 Billion Fortune.
https://www.tampafp.com/illinois-gov-pritzker-takes-direct-aim-at-trumps-health-defends-his-own-4-3-billion-fortune/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/nov/17/blind-loyalty-trumps-experience-expertise-in-trump/

KFOX TV
— The Socialist surge continues in another state, delivers hit to establishment Democrats. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://kfoxtv.com/news/nation-world/the-socialist-surge-continues-in-another-state-delivers-hit-to-establishment-democrats-party-melat-kiros-diana-degette

REASON
— The GOP Is Becoming Anti-Conservative.
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/03/04/jonah-goldberg-the-gop-is-becoming-anti-conservative/

HR DIVE
— EEOC rescinds affirmative action guidelines. DD: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action to get rid of me.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/eeoc-rescinds-affirmative-action-guidance-2026/824236/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Trump administration expands options for firing federal employees deemed ‘unsuitable.’ DD: According to my Democrat superiors in the federal government, I was never suitable because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have survived as a federal employee for almost 30 years if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21, earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, became a licensed CPA when I was 32, earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/06/trump-administration-expands-options-for-firing-federal-employees-deemed-unsuitable/

ATLANTIC
— There’s Nothing Democratic About These Socialists. The DSA was formed in opposition to the very thing it has become. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/dsa-communist-socialist-democrats/687756/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— More than half of employees retire earlier than planned. Those who retire involuntarily report more health, mental health, and financial problems. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 continues to have tremendous negative impacts on me. They flushed down their toilets a) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, b) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, c) my CPA license, d) my six job-related professional certifications (public accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and e) my three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance).
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/202601/forced-to-retire

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— Democratic socialists ride wave of momentum in primaries from New York to Colorado. DD: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/mamdani-new-york-democratic-socialist
— George Conway, a former anti-Trump Republican, to run for Congress as a Democrat. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all my critics/opponents will officially announce that they have always been Democrat plants.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/george-conway-run-congress-democrat

PRESS GAZETTE
— Top 50 US news websites: Traffic decline at four-fifths of major newsbrands in May. DD: My competitors reject the conservative principles and the planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote. What do your competitors envy about you? My competitors envy my having the time, money, experience, ability, and motivation to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every day that contain no advertising or donation requests. They ever-increasingly do everything they can to discourage/stop me from sending my newsletters out. My competitors who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. What do you say to my competitors?
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/

BUSINESS TODAY
— DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. They attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/i-would-never-have-been-ceo-in-any-other-country-including-in-india-indra-nooyi-540549-2026-07-02

June 28, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7 & NBC5 & CBS2 & WBEZ & WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. LGBTQ promoters ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. Far too few Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders speak out against the ever-increasing Democrat promotion of LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-pride-parade-2026-route-barriers-police-officers-working-days-off-thousands-expected-attend/19396320/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pete-buttigieg-kids-were-targeted-child-services-swatting-call-police-say/19396086/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-2026-chicago-pride-parade-steps-off-sunday-and-heres-the-route/3954413/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-pride-parade-2026-route-street-closures/
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2026/06/27/what-to-know-about-chicagos-2026-pride-parade-route-street-closures-and-more
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-lgbtq-pride-parades-set-for-sunday-in-nyc-and-san-francisco/amp/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with citizens of foreign countries and b) put them on track to vote for Democrats. 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. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/28/opinion-save-america-act-voting-constitutional-amendment/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, and especially against conservatives who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders make it clear that they are not only anti-conservative, that they are not only anti-Republican, but that they are anti-American. They are ever-increasingly furious at America because the majority of American voters voted for Trump. To punish Trump, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly punish America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/28/opinion-america-owes-fourth-of-july/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/06/26/takeaways-jb-pritzker-headliner-speech-texas-democrats-corpus-christi
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with citizens of foreign countries and b) put them on track to vote for Democrats. 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. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/26/chicagos-haitian-and-syrian-communities-in-limbo-after-supreme-court-decision-playing-with-peoples-lives

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. When people use firearms illegally, what percent of the time are they on booze and/or pot?
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/the-law-q-a-getting-into-the-weeds-of-gun-possession-marijuana/article_15246ada-a0bb-4f27-bdaa-949e453fbcaf.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats are ever-increasingly anti-American.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-27/as-america-turns-250-protesters-make-their-case

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the reflecting pool against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-a-reflecting-pool-that-has-long-enticed-visitors-now-gains-police-scrutiny-under-trump/

WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.wglt.org/2026-06-27/as-supreme-court-expands-trumps-immigration-power-experts-warn-of-steeper-u-s-population-decline

FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/america-split-from-monarchy-250-years-ago-trumps-presidency-is-testing-how-far-its-come/article_8801d4c5-4ea0-5a21-8979-56b1c54fcd71.html
— A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/a-new-law-could-create-a-list-of-immigrants-illegally-living-in-mississippi-advocates-are/article_bc82eb74-e59f-576b-bf11-ee5b147e5451.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders make it clear that they are not only anti-conservative, that they are not only anti-Republican, but that they are anti-American. They are ever-increasingly furious at America because the majority of American voters voted for Trump. To punish Trump, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly punish America. – Dave Diersen
http:// www.gopillinois.com
— Hopefully, the registration deadline for political entries in Wheaton’s July 4 Independence Day parade will be extended. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheaton-independence-day-parade-entry-2026-tickets-1984881886153  The deadline was Friday, June 26. The cost is $175+ tax. I hope that all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will walk in the parade: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In 2021, to diminish if not stop Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, Democrat, RINO, and Democrat plant leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades, a role that I had since 2005. They falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their motive was to diminish politicization of the parades. To make DuPage Republicans the lead sponsor for the parades, I raised $2,500 or more each year from Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. The aforesaid got lots of positive publicity for the sponsorships. Republicans got specific credit for sponsoring the Wheaton high school marching bands, bagpipers, and other entries. Each year, I hand-delivered 500 flyers to the homes and the businesses on the parade route that promoted the parade and listed the Republican entries and sponsorships. In 2007, I raised $2,000 on short notice for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in the parade.
— My competitors reject conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote. What do your competitors envy about you? My competitors envy my having the time, money, experience, ability, and motivation to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every day that contain no advertising or donation requests. They ever-increasingly do everything they can to discourage/stop me from sending my newsletters out. My competitors who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. What do you say to my competitors? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How socialists took over the Democratic Party.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4626998/how-socialists-took-over-democratic-party/
— Carville calls for formal ‘schism’ with socialist candidates: ‘Can’t be in the same party’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/4627756/carville-schism-socialist-candidate/
— Socialists will try to destroy the Democratic Party.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/4627710/socialists-destroy-democratic-party-byron-york/

NEW YORK POST
— Fetterman ravages Democratic Party’s ‘orgy of socialism’ after primary turmoil.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/us-news/fetterman-calls-out-orgy-of-socialism-in-democratic-party/
— Democrat leaders welcome incoming socialists as Pelosi, Ilhan Omar refuse to comment on growing DSA influence.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/us-news/rep-hank-johnson-welcomes-incoming-socialists-as-pelosi-refuses-to-comment/
— Entitlement of NYC’s Knicks trash-can thief exposes the ingrained flaws of the DEI movement. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy to advance minorities, females, and those who are younger. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.aol.com/articles/entitlement-nyc-knicks-trash-thief-225020010.html
— Expect DEI to be a non-factor in the horse race for Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan successor. DD: I disagree. JPMorgan is a Democrat company. Democrat companies put defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform ahead of everything else. Enough said.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/27/business/expect-dei-to-be-a-non-factor-in-the-horse-race-for-jamie-dimons-jpmorgan-successor/

CAMPUS REFORM
— UCLA prioritizes illegal aliens for $7,000 immigration activism summer fellowship.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/ucla-prioritizes-illegal-aliens-7000-immigration-activism-summer-fellowship/30051

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Is Meritocracy? And Why Does It Matter? DD: Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy to advance minorities, females, and those who are younger. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.dailysignal.com/2026/06/27/a-meritocracy-if-you-can-keep-it/

DAILY WIRE
— Tax Hikes Are Coming To Left-Leaning Cities.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tax-hikes-are-coming-to-left-leaning-cities

FOX NEWS
— Leftist Democrats are being thrown under the bus, and socialists are in the driver’s seat.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/leftist-democrats-thrown-bus-socialists-drivers-seat
— Carville says socialist Democrat shouldn’t be in the party, calls her views ‘a bridge too far’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-says-socialist-dem-shouldnt-democratic-party-calls-views-bridge-far
— Jeffries welcomes democratic socialists into the fold as critics warn party is revealing ‘exactly who it is’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jeffries-welcomes-democratic-socialists-fold-critics-warn-party-revealing-exactly
— Venezuelan immigrant warns of rise of socialism in US.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399549209112
— Socialist surge sparks Democratic Party divide.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399549268112
— Democratic socialist sweep shakes establishment Dems after NY primary.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399569794112

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— 14th Amendment Was Never Intended To Include Kids of Illegals.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/06/27/14th_amendment_was_never_intended_to_include_kids_of_illegals_703776.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Is the Democratic party headed for a civil war over socialism? DD: Democrat socialists ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying America.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/27/politics/video/is-the-democratic-party-headed-for-a-civil-war-over-socialism

MSN
— 11 countries ranked by nonmarital birth rates. DD: Traditional marriage and family made America great.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/countries-with-the-lowest-marriage-rates/ss-AA1DrHWC

NEWSWEEK
— Socialists Surge: Leftists in Congress Poised to Double After Midterm.
https://www.newsweek.com/socialists-surge-leftists-in-congress-poised-to-double-after-midterm-12128675
— Turning Point USA Blamed for Election Losses. DD: Who blames you for what? I should write about my critics/opponents who in 2006 almost succeeded in getting their operatives and their dupes in the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They ever-increasingly blamed me and blamed my newsletters for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct had suffered since 2000. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. My critics/opponents blame conservative Republicans for Republican defeats, and especially conservative Republicans like me who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. They want the Republican Party to be the Democrat Lite Party. On who/what do you blame Republican defeats. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.newsweek.com/turning-point-usa-blamed-for-election-losses-11803898

ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/supreme-courts-ruling-end-protections-haitian-syrian-immigrants-134223536
— DD: Democrat socialists ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying America.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/mayor-zohran-mamdani-touts-democratic-socialist-policies-political/story?id=134273884
— Millions drop Obamacare coverage after subsidies expire, costs rise. 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://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/millions-drop-obamacare-health-coverage-after-subsidies-expire-134277658

NBC NEWS
— Democratic rift over the party’s future widens amid the left’s New York victories.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democratic-rift-partys-future-widens-lefts-new-york-victories-rcna351737

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, and especially against conservatives who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/freedom-con-christian-men.html
— Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist. DD: Socialism destroys prosperity, safety, personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, and everything else that is good.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/heres-what-it-means-to-be-a-democratic-socialist.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: End Military Aid to Israel. . .Expand the Social Safety Net. . .Guarantee Free Health Care. . .Tax the Rich. . .Defund or Abolish Prisons and the Police. . .Raise the Minimum Wage, Shorten the Workweek)
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote 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. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are one or more of the aforesaid. All of my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Unions provide some protection. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized when I transferred from IRS in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to take the many big adverse actions against me that they did. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. But even though I was a union member at the time, a) my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. That was because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/trump-firings-workers-merit-systems-protection-board.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Four takeaways on Black unemployment in Trump’s economy. College-educated Black workers are finding themselves left behind. DD: Did your ancestors own slaves. Mine did not. To get more votes from Blacks and to atone for their ancestors’ slave ownership, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrat leaders whose ancestors owned slaves. Affirmative Action (AA) is reparations. Democrat leaders have always used AA to make Republicans who are the following pay reparations: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, my Democrat superiors in the federal government made me pay reparations big time. It culminated when they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had (CPA).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/28/four-takeaways-black-unemployment-trumps-economy/

DALLAS NEWS
— Bernie Sanders gives Texas Democrats a boost, Republicans an opening.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/sanders-headlines-texas-democratic-convention-22323452.php

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Talarico makes pitch to Black voters at Democratic Convention. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on turning my many Democrat Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. I should write about their successes and their failures in doing that.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/talarico-black-voters-democrat-convention-22322732.php

SUN SENTINEL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/06/28/a-devastating-reality-asylum-seeking-florida-workers-contribute-billions-to-economy-study-finds/

DAILY GAZETTE
— A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi. Advocates are alarmed. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailygazette.com/ap/national/a-new-law-could-create-a-list-of-immigrants-illegally-living-in-mississippi-advocates-are/article_fb019445-039f-579d-8d94-77ec58cdd94b.html

GAZETTE
— Unqualified. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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://gazette.com/2026/06/26/will-one-unqualified-ag-replace-another-george-brauchler/

NPR
— DD: In 2021, to diminish if not stop Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, Democrat, RINO, and Democrat plant leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades, a role that I had since 2005. They falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their motive was to diminish politicization of the parades. To make DuPage Republicans the lead sponsor for the parades, I raised $2,500 or more each year from Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. The aforesaid got lots of positive publicity for the sponsorships. Republicans got specific credit for sponsoring the Wheaton high school marching bands, bagpipers, and other entries. Each year, I hand-delivered 500 flyers to the homes and the businesses on the parade route that promoted the parade and listed the Republican entries and sponsorships. In 2007, I raised $2,000 on short notice for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in the parade.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/15/nx-s1-5433765/3-takeaways-from-the-military-parade-and-no-kings-protests-on-trumps-birthday

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.americamagazine.org/editorials/2026/06/26/supreme-court-immigration-tps-asylum/

ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/scotus-asylum-racial-discrimination/687710/

GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Ask for help. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have always been a Republican. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should asked for help from federal Republican elected officials much sooner than I did. To get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office superiors a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978,, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I did ask for help when I was 40 in 1989 and I did get some, but by then, it was too late.
https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/the-strength-in-asking-for-help-why-intensive-recovery-programs-matter-for-men/

SOLON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/28/scotuss-immigration-decisions-prove-cruelty-is-still-the-point/

DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat socialists ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying America.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/27/800061108/series/why-the-rights-attack-on-socialism-is-a-failure/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/27/800061441/community/democratic-socialism-is-making-republicans-nervous/
— DD: How has envy been used against you? To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children, They decried their wives having little or no income.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/6/27/800059679/cartoon/green-with-envy/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

BUSINESS TIMES
— Democrats cannot afford to ignore Mamdani and the socialist movement any longer. A slate of progressive candidates backed by the New York mayor sweeps primary elections in the state.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/us-democrats-cannot-afford-ignore-mamdani-and-socialist-movement-any-longer

GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat socialists ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying America.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/democratic-socialist-mayor-mamdani-wilson
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/28/mamdani-democratic-socialist-2028-election

SEOUL ECONOMIC DAILY
— Veterans Vice Minister to Inspect Free Health Checkups for National Merit Recipients. DD: When I was 25 years old in 1974, because an IRS Collection Division manager promoted me to GS-12, currently $100,059/year, the federal government gave me a free health checkup. Typically, IRS employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran were not promoted to GS-12 that young. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious that I got promoted that young because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They refused to promote me to GS-13.
https://en.sedaily.com/politics/2026/06/28/veterans-vice-minister-to-inspect-free-health-checkups-for

TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Wheaton College’s Asymmetry: Naming Injustice, Except for Jews.
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/wheaton-colleges-asymmetry-naming-injustice-except-for-jews/

June 27, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/26/blue-island-restricting-ice-activity/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/06/26/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-texas-democratic-convention-speech

CHICAGO TRIBUNE & ABC7 & CBS2 & WGN9 & FOX32 & WBEZ & WIFR & MSN & CATHOLIC REVIEW & AXIOS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. LGBTQ promoters ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/26/lake-county-pride-month/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-pride-parade-2026-cpd-organizers-prepare-large-crowds-heightened-security-lakeview-event/19390081/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/protest-new-hope-community-church-sign-draws-dozens-palatine-ahead-chicago-area-weekend-lgbtq-pride-celebrations/19392510/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/windy-city-weekend-guest-hosts-cody-lagrow-jason-knowles-talks-chicago-pride-parade/19389701/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teacher-visiting-every-fbs-stadium-lgbtq-community/
https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/hiv-infections-surge-in-chicagos-hispanic-latino-communities-whats-being-done-to-help/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgFOfIXLgv8
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-pride-parade-2026
https://www.wbez.org/2026/06/26/the-rundown-what-to-know-about-chicagos-2026-pride-parade
https://www.wifr.com/2026/06/27/lgbtq-families-look-rockford-while-searching-safety-when-buying-home/?outputType=amp
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://catholicreview.org/outreach-2026-conference-highlights-lgbtq-discipleship-community-ministry-efforts/
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/26/chicago-lgbtq-tourism-northalsted-hotels-pride-parade-rainbow-crosswalks

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: Bartlett Library board censures trustee. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who in 2006 almost succeeded in getting their operatives and their dupes in the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They ever-increasingly blamed me and blamed my newsletters for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct had suffered since 2000. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. My critics/opponents blame conservative Republicans for Republican defeats, and especially conservative Republicans like me who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. They want the Republican Party to be the Democrat Lite Party. On who/what do you blame Republican defeats. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260626/news/bartlett-library-board-censures-trustee-after-unforgivable-act-of-aggression-at-meeting/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Health insurance. 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.nprillinois.org/2026-06-26/5-million-have-dropped-aca-insurance-after-trump-and-the-gop-let-prices-skyrocket

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How has envy been used against you? To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children, They decried their wives having little or no income. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago’s potential ‘teen takeover’ solutions cost taxpayers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop teen takeovers?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90ee4b5f-5ade-42e9-9d2c-42b961f1a9e0.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pritzker Doubles Down on Abortion and Transgender Secrecy.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/06/pritzker-doubles-down-on-abortion-secrecy/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Carville calls for House Democrats to reject socialist candidate.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/26/james-carville-calls-house-democrats-reject-socialist-candidate/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What Republicans still get wrong about reaching black voters. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on turning my many Democrat Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. I should write about their successes and failures in doing that.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/what-republicans-still-get-wrong-about-reaching-black-voters/

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor: Europeans imposed their ‘temporal framework’ – or ‘white time’ – on colonized peoples.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-europeans-imposed-their-temporal-framework-or-white-time-on-colonized-peoples/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ Communist Revolution Will Destroy America If The Right Doesn’t Take It Seriously.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/26/democrats-communist-revolution-will-destroy-america-if-the-right-doesnt-take-it-seriously/

FOX BUSINESS
— DEI policies cost US economy by promoting unqualified managers. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.foxbusiness.com/economy/white-house-study-claims-dei-policies-cost-us-economy-promoting-unqualified-managers

FOX NEWS
— DD: One could compare and contrast 40-year-old JPMorgan Chase executive Angie Báez with me. By the time I was 40, my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had wasted my career and taken many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.aol.com/articles/knicks-fan-trash-grab-ends-234100956.html

LUBBOCK AVALANCHE JOURNAL
— Know when to ask for help. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have always been a Republican. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should asked for help from federal Republican elected officials much sooner than I did. To get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office superiors a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978,, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/06/26/texas-ag-commissioner-sid-miller-on-mental-health-asking-for-help/90679841007/

NANCY MACE
— Bill Ensures Only American Citizens Are Hired by the Federal Government. 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. Noncitizens work for less money and they are easier to exploit.
https://mace.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-nancy-mace-introduces-bill-ban-non-citizens-federal-workforce

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Temporary Immigration Program That’s Been Forever.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/06/the-temporary-immigration-program-thats-been-forever/

NEWS AND SENTINNEL
— Control your destiny. Take personal responsibility. Politicians rarely take personal responsibility. It is always someone else’s fault, a lack of leadership both parties are guilty of. If it is always someone else’s fault, the problem will not be solved. DD: I should write about the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most and who have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would start with candidates for federal offices, then for Illinois offices, then for DuPage County offices, then for Milton Township offices, and then for Wheaton Offices. I would focus on the aforesaid candidates who had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.newsandsentinel.com/opinion/local-columns/2026/06/cracking-the-code-control-your-destiny/

OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
— Envy. The Tenth Commandment and the rise of socialism. As socialism gains influence in American culture, parents and pastors must teach with renewed clarity that envy, jealousy, and covetousness are not political virtues—they are sins. A free society cannot survive when resentment is celebrated and covetousness is mistaken for compassion. DD: To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors promoted envy big time. They stressed a) the new cars that I bought when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) the real estate that I bought when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned, d) the vacations that I took, e) etc. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been able to do the aforesaid. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if I had not gotten married when I was 29, I would not have been able to accomplish what did after then. They strongly hinted/implied/argued that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to accomplish what I did after we got married. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they spent raising their children, They decried their wives having little or no income.
https://ocpathink.org/post/analysis/the-tenth-commandment-and-the-rise-of-socialism

POST MILLENNIAL
— AI chatbots have massive left-wing bias—ChatGPT is worst offender
https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-ai-chatbots-have-massive-left-wing-bias-chatgpt-is-worst-offender

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Unchecked Politicization of Chicago Classrooms. DD: My parent sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2026/06/25/what_local_media_missed_washington_exposed_the_unchecked_politicization_of_chicago_classrooms_1190981.html

TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Once Again Promises to Defy SCOTUS to Protect Illegal Aliens.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/06/26/mamdani-promises-to-protect-illegals-after-scotus-rulings-n2678358
— An illegal alien from Honduras was sentenced earlier this week to 96 months in prison for his role in operating a years-long off-the-books cash payroll scheme that facilitated the employment of illegal aliens working in the United States. The scheme caused a total loss to the United States of more than $38 million. DD: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I increasingly collected delinquent payroll taxes. For 3 years while I worked for GAO at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$126,917/year, I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/06/26/illegal-alien-sentenced-to-8-years-for-38-million-payroll-tax-fraud-scheme-n2678374

TRUMP STORE AMERICA
— 20% OFF ENTIRE STORE – 4TH OF JULY SALE
https://trumpstoreamerica.com/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Wokeness is still alive and well in our school libraries.  DD: How strongly do the libraries in your school district promote wokeness, that is, how strongly do those libraries promote more hatred against Republicans?
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5940932-american-library-association-agenda/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/us/politics/heres-what-it-means-to-be-a-democratic-socialist.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/nyregion/dsa-mamdani-congress-nyc.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/nyregion/dsa-mamdani-new-york.html
— DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/defending-education-smith-transgender.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Options Trader Who Emerged as a Surprise Front-Runner to Succeed Jamie Dimon to lead JPMorgan. DD: My former next door neighbor in Wheaton Steve Samek was in line to run Arthur Andersen, but he did not make it.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/the-options-trader-who-emerged-as-a-surprise-front-runner-to-succeed-jamie-dimon-d40e341a
— How to Build a Retirement That Actually Fits Your Life. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/how-to-build-a-retirement-that-actually-fits-your-life-d9fddd09

NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in Illinois and in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-enables-trumps-cruel-immigration-agenda

AXIOS & PSYCHOLOGY TODAY & FORBES
— Blind loyalty. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/26/trump-senate-republicans-blind-loyalty
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202504/eyes-wide-shut-the-temptation-of-blind-loyalty
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sunitasah/2021/01/13/storming-of-the-us-capitol-how-blind-loyalty-fuels-the-unthinkable/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Arthur Ashe: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. They attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/quote-of-the-day-by-arthur-ashe-start-where-you-are-use-what-you-have-do-what-you-the-american-tennis-players-life-lesson-reveals-the-secret-to-achieving-your-goals-and-why-small-steps-can-lead-to-big-success/articleshow/132018658.cms

INDIAN EXPRESS
— A strong woman is not marriage material. 95% of men want women who are helpless. Most men do not like strong women, especially those who have independent thoughts and are deeply committed to their work. DD: If I had not met my outstanding wife at a church sponsored singles social event when I was 28 in 1977, I might never had gotten married. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I got married when I was 29 in 1978. To get rid of me, they had painted me being an extremely bad person because I had refused to become a Democrat. They hinted/implied/argued that because of that, I would never get married. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married, 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. See Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on my wife and I at https://gopillinois.com/documents/ 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://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/a-strong-woman-is-not-marriage-material-neena-gupta-reveals-that-95-of-men-want-women-who-are-helpless-10462475/

June 25, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville lags far behind other towns in protecting historic buildings. DD: Too many historic buildings in my hometown of Crete have been torn down including the Crete Hardware Store that my grandfather operated at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange where I lived with my parents in an apartment above it 1948-1953. SEE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/214492231934655/posts/5573842849332873/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/25/report-naperville-preservation-historic-protection-landmark/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s political megadonors crack the nation’s top 50.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-uihlein-griffin-political-donations-20260625/

SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/25/pritzker-signs-bill-protecting-medical-records-for-abortion-patients-in-illinois/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push reparations. Because Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations, Blacks have already received many trillions of dollars in reparations.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/reparations-commissions-asks-illinoisians-22320496.php

MORRIS HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have less money than others that Republicans caused that.
https://www.shawlocal.com/morris-herald-news/2026/06/24/working-class-people-weve-had-it-rough-lahoods-democratic-challenger-tells-voters-in-morris/

WAND TV
— Illinois launches America 250 website, events celebrating state history. DD: During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany. They always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/illinois-launches-america-250-website-events-celebrating-state-history/article_75fbc74a-d0b2-4640-93ba-389e5930da16.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-544/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Teachers Union-style political agenda may come to your school district.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-style-political-agenda-may-come-to-your-school-district/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Truth About America’s Housing Crisis.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/the-truth-about-americas-housing-crisis.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activist judges strike again this week, nullifying the will of the voters.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/activist-judges-strike-week-nullifying-voters/
— Kinzinger launches PAC backing anti-Trump candidates.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/former-rep-adam-kinzinger-launches-pac-backing-anti-trump-candidates/
— Trump administration gives details about vandalism at the Reflecting Pool.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/trump-administration-gives-details-vandalism-reflecting-pool/
— House probes IRS failure to nab tax dodgers in federal workforce; more than $6 billion owed. DD: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. I have always been a Republican. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year and the last 3 years of which for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff. I transferred to GAO in 1980 after I had earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. To transfer, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, currently $89,702/year. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS’s Collection Division for my entire almost 18-year GAO career. I was assigned to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years 1986-1988 only because the GAO Manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power. But they forced him to retire in 1987. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 should have offered me a promotion to GS-13 to transfer. They should have always assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division. But, of course, not to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken big adverse actions against me. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/25/house-probes-irs-failure-nab-tax-dodgers-federal-workforce-6-billion/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over 571,000 federal employees owe $6.3 billion in taxes. The delinquency rate among federal workers is increasing despite IRS warnings. The House Oversight Committee is questioning IRS enforcement efforts. The IRS can garnish wages and pensions for unpaid taxes. More than 571,000 current and retired federal employees owe $6.3 billion in taxes, a delinquency rate that has been increasing steadily despite threatening letters from the IRS. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to know why the IRS and other federal agencies haven’t cracked down harder on tax scofflaws within their ranks or moved to seize their wages and pensions through an existing enforcement program. In a letter sent Thursday to IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano, the GOP-led panel asked the agency to turn over data showing the IRS’s efforts to recover unpaid taxes, whether they’ve used wage and pension garnishment, and if they were successful at bringing any of the money into the Treasury. A recent report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) paints a bleak picture of enforcement when it comes to federal workers. It found the number of federal employees delinquent on their taxes had increased by a staggering 43% since 2021 and that 215,000 U.S. government workers — 6.9% of the total workforce — were delinquent on their federal taxes in 2024 alone. The report also found  50,000 federal employees and retirees failed to file any tax returns at all, among them 14,000 repeat non-filers who earned federal salaries of $100,000 or more. At least 122 federal workers did not file a tax return for eight or more years, the inspector general found.  A third of all non-filers were U.S. Postal Service workers. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Kentucky Republican, plans to crack down on the federal government’s apparent lack of enforcement. “With TIGTA’s report showing continuous increases in tax noncompliance among current and former federal employees, the Committee is concerned that this trend will continue unless IRS, the Executive Branch and Congress act now to proactively curb noncompliance with federal tax laws,” he wrote to Mr. Bisignano. Failure to file a tax return is a federal crime, but the IRS’s efforts to enforce the law among federal workers have largely failed. Last summer, the IRS mailed 427,000 delinquency notification letters to federal employees and retirees that, according to Mr. Comer, encouraged the scofflaws to voluntarily resolve their outstanding tax bills. Within a month of the notifications, only 59,000 people who received the letters made a payment, and just 4,700 paid all of the taxes they owed. In total, the IRS recovered only $58 million in delinquent tax payments from the federal workforce, which is less than 1% of the total owed by all federal workers and retirees. “This data demonstrates that the majority of noncompliant federal employees ignored the IRS letters and failed to resolve their tax liabilities in a timely manner or at all,” Mr. Comer wrote. The federal government has additional enforcement avenues for these scofflaws beyond sending friendly letters encouraging compliance. The Federal Payment Levy Program authorizes the IRS to garnish up to 15% of federal employee salaries and retiree pensions to recover unpaid taxes. Mr. Comer asked the IRS to turn over the number of non-filers referred to the Federal Payment Levy Program and the amount of tax money recovered, the number of wage garnishment requests for unpaid taxes made to the Bureau of Fiscal Service, the number of employees and pensioners “who had federal payments or salaries levied” and the amount of money recovered. Mr. Comer asked the IRS to turn over the data by July 9 and to agree to a staff-level briefing on IRS enforcement of federal workers’ tax compliance. Under the law, the Treasury Department can hold its own employees accountable for tax delinquencies. The audit said that was probably a factor in the department having a relatively low delinquency rate of just 2.4%. The law, however, prohibits the IRS from sharing tax information outside the Treasury, so other departments struggle to crack down on workers who duck paying their federal taxes. The loophole leads to weak enforcement, Mr. Comer said. “It seems unlikely that employees who are already failing to pay or to file taxes for years in violation of federal laws would voluntarily identify themselves to their employing agencies,” Mr. Comer said.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anti-Trump Republican Kinzinger unveils new PAC targeting GOP ‘enablers’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4625047/kinzinger-pac-targeting-gop-enablers/
— Over 30 socialists have won primaries this year.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4624938/over-30-socialists-won-primaries-2026-elections/
— Border Patrol hits record-high 21,471 agents following Trump hiring surge.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/national-security/4624768/border-patrol-hits-record-high-agents-hiring-surge/
— DOJ unveils $3 billion ‘BIDEN’ fund for states fighting to close borders.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4624589/doj-unveils-3-billion-biden-fund-states-fighting-to-close-borders-john-cornyn/
— The Democratic establishment fueled the socialist hate it is now lamenting.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4625328/democratic-establishment-fueled-socialist-hate-new-york-primary-elections/

NEW YORK POST
— Pull the plug on ‘activist classroom’ rules indoctrinating our kids.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/opinion/pull-the-plug-on-activist-classrooms-indoctrinating-our-kids/

DAILY CALLER
— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a non-citizen has to physically enter the boundaries of the U.S. in order to have “arrived in” the country for purposes of asylum. In a 6-3 decision Thursday morning, the Supreme Court ruled, “An alien standing in Mexico does not ‘arriv[e] in the United States’ by attempting, and failing, to set foot in this country.” The majority opinion holds, “An alien ‘arrives in the United States’ only when he crosses the border.” This ruling will enable President Donald Trump’s administration to turn illegal aliens back before they cross the U.S. border.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/25/samuel-alito-supreme-court-rules-illegals-outside-us-not-arrive-trump-border-enforcement/

PJ MEDIA
— Woke Wednesday: All the Brutal, Globalist Tyranny That’s Fit to Mock.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/06/24/woke-wednesday-all-the-brutal-globalist-tyranny-thats-fit-to-mock-n4954341

WESTERN JOURNAL
— After making opposition to voter ID requirements a plank of the Democratic Party platform, the Obama Presidential Library must be evil racists, massive hypocrites, or maybe even both.
https://www.westernjournal.com/obama-presidential-library-betrays-black-visitors-issues-wildly-racist-demand-website-least-told-racist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Visitors and anyone checking the website were met with an interesting bit of information about their visit — you must show a valid photo ID to enter. The website policy reads, “Must be able to provide proof of residency. Be prepared to show proof of residency at the Museum with a valid photo ID, Illinois driver’s license, state ID, or city-issued ID. Guardians must be able to provide proof of residency for accompanying children.” Isn’t requiring a photo ID racist? Won’t this keep poor, ignorant black Americans who supposedly can’t acquire one from visiting? It’s a shocking discovery, to say the least. Could it be that Democrats actually see the merit in requiring ID for certain situations and only push for this insanity in our elections to enable fraud? ID is not controversial among the American people.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— MBA Pay Is Drifting Down—and So Is Demand for the Degree. The starting median salary for MBAs this year is projected to fall to $120,000 from $125,000 in 2025. DD: I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $106,731/year. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $113,402/year.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/m-b-a-pay-is-drifting-downand-so-is-demand-for-the-degree-e8fa692e
— Supreme Court Hands Trump Double Victory on Immigration Enforcement.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/supreme-court-hands-trump-double-victory-on-immigration-enforcement-700f7a23

POLITICO
— Supreme Court allows immigration officials to turn away asylum seekers at the border.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/asylum-seekers-mexico-border-trump-administration-00975589

June 25, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/group-of-lgbtq-runners-find-refuge-from-the-noise-of-the-world/3953283/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-watch-the-2026-chicago-pride-parade-live-as-it-rolls-through-the-citys-north-side/3953232/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-cancer-report-reveals-major-progress-disparities-in-research-and-care/3953259/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/advocates-warn-that-federal-cuts-will-impact-hiv-aids-programs-in-chicago/ar-AA26odrn

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/24/jb-pritzker-electronic-abortion-records/

DAILY HERALD
— Independent governor hopeful Corbett’s place on ballot affirmed after Bailey campaign pulls objection.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/illinois-state-politics/indie-governor-hopeful-corbetts-place-on-ballot-affirmed-after-bailey-campaign-pulls-objection/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bally’s escalates fight over video gambling, threatening legal action. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. My critics/opponents continue to use that against me big time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-casino-city-council-20260524/

PEORIA JOUNAL STAR
— DD: To promote more hatred against Trump, Democrat leaders promote more hatred against America.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/25/all-of-us-nationwide-mobilizaton-june-27-usa-250-illinois-locations-chicago/90649189007/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_b75ecb32-9849-541f-8ddb-cbb6d32921bf.html

SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat educators ever-increasingly turn Blacks against Republicans.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/understanding-the-pitfalls-of-how-we-teach-black-history-today/html_21a1c42b-f569-52ff-aadc-843ec3b340f3.html

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/06/21/hegseth-women-veterans-military-ceremony-dei-woke/90580074007/

WIFR
— Mill Foundation presents grants to Rockford-area organizations that help disadvantaged youth. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I have not only always been tremendously advantaged, but I have always benefitted tremendously from discrimination against the disadvantaged, and therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. In my defense, I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I had to work my way through college. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/06/24/mill-foundation-presents-grants-rockford-area-organizations/

CITIES 92.9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/06/24/illinois-quick-hits-50-8m-in-cannabis-tax-funded-grants-awarded/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats, that is, those who promote more hatred against those who are the following, applaud their successes in promoting more hatred against those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. That is, those who promote the following applaud their successes in promoting the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/25/progressive-wins-rev-up-johnson-00975232

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-758/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Biggest Problems Remain the Ones Politicians Prefer to Ignore
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560-illinois-biggest-problems-remain-the-ones-politicians-prefer-to-ignore/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— After Taking Zoning Power Away from Local Governments on Battery and Solar Farms, Pritzker Wants Local Control of Data Centers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/25/after-taking-zoning-power-away-from-local-governments-on-battery-and-solar-farms-pritzker-wants-local-control-of-data-centers/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mamdani-Led Socialist Movement Signals Democratic Party’s Leftward Takeover
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/mamdani-led-socialist-movement-signals-democratic-partys-leftward-takeover.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left is obsessed with race.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/4622676/left-fearmongering-racism-america-affirmative-action/
— The fast-growing way entrepreneurs are chasing the American dream. DD: My critics/opponents look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4621256/franchising-entrepreneurs-chasing-american-dream-small-businesses-pizza-hut/

BREITBART
— Trump’s Reflecting Pool Critics Have Been ‘Consumed by Hatred’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/24/kelsey-grammer-trumps-reflecting-pool-critics-have-been-consumed-by-hatred/
— Durbin: ‘The Republican Party Is Split Into Pieces’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/24/durbin-the-republican-party-is-split-into-pieces/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their LGBT pride night caps won’t face discipline, as he seeks to reassure lawmakers and fans amid a growing debate over faith, free expression and the league’s forced adherence to LGBT ideology. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took ever-increasingly more and bigger adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid. Democrats not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they applaud the aforesaid. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote 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.christianpost.com/news/mlb-chief-giants-players-wont-be-fined-for-bible-verses-on-caps.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Kansas regents’ new policy will stop professors from foisting DEI on students. DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/kansas-regents-new-policy-will-stop-professors-from-foisting-dei-on-students-scholar/

FOX BUSINESS
— Antisemitism is the root of Mamdani socialism, and it’s destroying New York City.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/larry-kudlow-antisemitism-root-mamdani-socialism-its-destroying-new-york-city
— The rise of socialist candidates in New York City.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6399293574112
— Wikipedia co-founder ‘KICKED OUT’ for fighting the WOKE MOB.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6399275692112

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Declares ‘Transfemicide State of Emergency’
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/06/24/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-declares-transfemicide-state-of-emergency-n4954304

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/24/effort-extend-army-generals-career-falls-flat-with-hegseth/

WASHINGTON POST & THE HILL
— Belief that anyone can achieve the American Dream is fading. DD: Because Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn my demographics (conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844) to get more votes from those who do not share my demographics, if I was young today, I very much doubt that I could achieve what I did. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I earned colleges degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. I got married when I was 29. I earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a professional license when I was 32. The Democrats who ran SS Kresge when I was 16, the Post Office when I was 18, IRS when I was 22, and GAO when I was 31 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/18/belief-that-anyone-can-achieve-american-dream-is-fading-poll-finds/
https://thehill.com/business/5931333-poll-american-dream-decline/

USA TODAY
— Women may bear the brunt if Social Security benefits get cut. DD: If my critics/opponents knew that I now get about half of my wife’s Social Security because of a Bill that Biden signed, they would be furious.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/06/23/women-social-security-gender-gap/90641659007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Socialist Democrats of America. What the rise of the Mamdani left means for the Democratic Party and the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democratic-socialists-of-america-new-york-zohran-mamdani-primary-025e86dd
— Forget Work. Passive Income Is the New American Dream. Driven by a growing feeling that 9-to-5 jobs are a dead end, people are turning to social media to test out eccentric moneymaking schemes—along with a fair share of scams. DD: My critics/opponents look down on wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/passive-income-dreams-2e67ee5c
— Voters Turn Against Minimum-Wage Hikes. Oklahomans reject a $15-an-hour initiative over affordability. DD: My critics/opponents have always been furious that the Post Office paid me $19.57-$20.87/hour 1966-1969 in today’s dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/voters-turn-against-minimum-wage-hikes-921df2c7
— Mamdani Deepens His Influence—and the Divide—in the Democratic Party. New York City mayor strengthens party sway nationwide by backing three primary winners in Congressional races.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mamdani-deepens-his-influenceand-the-dividein-the-democratic-party-0c6374fc
— Mamdani Sweep in NYC Adds to Strains Between Jews and Democratic Party. Candidates highly critical of Israel won big in New York City primary.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/mamdani-sweep-in-nyc-adds-to-strains-between-jews-and-democratic-party-986b15c7
— Hegseth Cuts Army Commander’s Storied Career Short as Part of Broader Shake-Up. More general and flag officers could be squeezed out of other coveted jobs with a list expected to reach the Joint Staff next week. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-cuts-army-commanders-storied-career-short-as-part-of-broader-shake-up-686d952b

FORBES
— Is What Happened To Horses Happening To Us? Companies are rapidly adopting AI, often neglecting crucial ethical considerations and failing to define its appropriate use. DD: Starting in 1864, my ancestors on my father’s side raised and sold horses in Crete.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adriangostick/2026/06/24/is-what-happened-to-horses-happening-to-us/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— RFK Jr.’s HHS to Divert Funds From Teen Pregnancy Grant Program. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/rfk-jr-s-hhs-to-divert-funds-from-teen-pregnancy-grant-program

KANSAS REFLECTOR
— Affordability. DD: What has helped you afford things? For me, it has been the money that I earned I doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/25/politicians-love-affordability-rhetoric-but-it-hasnt-offered-path-to-urban-prosperity-in-kansas/

MADISON COUNTY JOURNAL
— Democrats take great offense at being accused of being unpatriotic — but the data don’t lie. A new NBC News poll captured the partisan gap over pride in America. Overall, 56% of Americans are extremely or very proud of the country, but only 29% of Democrats, compared to 90% of Republicans. That’s a yawning gap, and about a matter that really shouldn’t be controversial. We aren’t talking about abortion, or Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, but an elemental thing — pride in country — that in most times and places has been taken for granted. Once upon a time, that was the case here. The Gallup poll found in January 2001 that nearly 90 percent of Americans were extremely or very proud of the country. In 2017, according to Gallup, 75% of the public said they extremely or very proud of America — a low at the time — and it’s been down since. The decline has been driven largely by Democrats. Their disdain for President Trump clearly is responsible for some of the drop, but not all of it. Democrats were less proud of the country than Republicans even when Barack Obama and Joe Biden were president.
https://www.onlinemadison.com/editorials/lowry-patriotism-growing-gap-with-dems-f9b028c6/

NEW ENGLAND BIZ LAW
— When is a performance improvement plan (PIP) an adverse employment action? DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat superiors in the federal government never put me on a PIP, but instead, they took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974,  disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I frustrated their efforts to get rid of me by earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1981, and 1997, c) professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://newenglandbizlawupdate.com/2026/06/24/when-is-a-pip-an-adverse-employment-action/

FED SMITH
— Federal Employee Pay Has Reached Record Levels—But the Story Is More Complicated Than It Appears. Federal salaries now average $112,456, but workforce demographics, retirements, and hiring challenges reveal a more nuanced picture of federal pay. DD: My critics/opponents who are/were not union members are vehemently anti-union. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. They have always been furious that while I was a union member when I was a postal employee for almost 3 years and then an IRS employee for almost 9 years, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $56,409/year when I was 22 in 1971, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 31. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. 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 earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/05/federal-employee-pay-complicated-than-appears/

ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/trump-250-usa-speech/687682/

POLITICO
— Democratic socialists are coming for 2028.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/24/democratic-socialists-new-york-2028-presidential-00973341

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DEI. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) 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.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/former-amazon-manager-claims-dei-hire-label-led-to-his-firing/567550
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/employee-sues-intuit-alleging-manager-branded-her-a-dei-hire/564902

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

SKY NEWS
— Trump declares ‘only two genders’ as he rolls back DEI initiatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8qG1BYmGTY

ECONOMIST
— Trump supporters need not apply. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/07/18/trump-supporters-need-not-apply

JUDICIAL PRACTICE
— Employers cannot issue reprimands if employee guilt is not proven. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took ever-increasingly more and bigger adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid. Democrats not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they applaud the aforesaid. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote 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://sud.ua/en/news/sudebnaya-praktika/364765-robotodavets-ne-mozhe-ogolositi-doganu-yakscho-ne-doviv-vinu-pratsivnika-verkhovniy-sud