FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, an attorney, has announced he would run as a Republican for chairman of the DuPage County Board. Republican candidates increasingly lose elections in DuPage County because Democrats increasingly move into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-seeks-higher-office
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The current chairman is Democrat Deb Conroy, who is in her first term. He served on the county board from 2012 to 2018. He has been mayor twice – 2005 to 2012 and since 2019. Historically, Republicans have controlled DuPage’s government. However, that has changed in recent years as Democrats have become more popular in suburbs across the country. In his statement, Grasso described himself as “socially moderate.” But Grasso may have trouble attracting the party’s MAGA wing. In 2022, Grasso lost the Republican race for Congress to MAGA enthusiast Keith Pekau, then Orland Park’s mayor, who went on to lose to Democratic incumbent Sean Casten. In his announcement, Grasso said Burr Ridge was the first to receive busloads of migrants from Chicago without notice or information about them. He said Burr Ridge welcomed the migrants while assuring the community that all were respecting the law. He said he would protect law-abiding, taxpaying immigrants who want to become citizens. But he said he would never offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants who commit violent or serious crimes. Grasso also promoted his handling of the pandemic. He said he worked with the Village Board to provide stipends to small businesses to pay rents and salaries. He also said he found money to erect tents for restaurants rather than follow an “ill-advised” order to close them. Grasso said he was proud that Burr Ridge did not close or lose one business to COVID. “This is one of several reasons why the Village of Burr Ridge is debt-free today,” the mayor said. In his statement, Grasso noted he was chairman of the county’s 911 board. In that post, he said he led the consolidation of the county’s 21 call centers to two. He announced his Republican candidacy on his Facebook page titled, “Gary Grasso – Mayor of Burr Ridge” and labeled “Public & Government Service.” The Democratic and Republican primaries are March 17.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/24/donald-trump-onetime-friendship-jeffrey-epstein/
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/25/opinion-harvard-university-donald-trump-free-speech/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Tribune lays off 8 from newsroom, including 5 union members. The cuts amount to about 10% of the newsroom. Meanwhile, the owner of the Tribune submitted a bid to buy the Dallas Morning News.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07/24/chicago-tribune-newsroom-layoffs-alden-global-capital
— Last remnant of Columbus statue being removed from Grant Park as city looks to add ‘rotating art.’ The statue’s pedestal removal Thursday angered the president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, who called it a betrayal of a deal the committee had with Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/07/24/columbus-statue-pedestal-removal-grant-park-rotating-art
— Just like their flock, Catholic priests are deeply divided politically, based on their campaign contributions. The Chicago Sun-Times found that more than 70 Catholic clerics in Illinois collectively gave over $50,000 to political campaigns since 2021. The money was almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Donald Trump and his 2024 rival Kamala Harris both recipients. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/07/25/catholic-priests-illinois-campaign-contributions-donald-trump-kamala-harris-democrats-republicans
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Former Glendale Heights village president accused of forgery, perjury
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250724/crime/former-glendale-heights-village-president-accused-of-forgery-perjury/
— Feds weigh in on lawsuit challenging how Illinois maintains voter registration rolls
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250724/illinois/feds-weigh-in-on-lawsuit-challenging-how-illinois-maintains-voter-registration-rolls/
ABC7
— How Hulk Hogan came to endorse Trump in 2024
https://abc7chicago.com/post/how-hulk-hogan-came-endorse-trump-2024/17277974/
CBS2
— Trump signs executive order aimed at making it easier to remove homeless people from the streets
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-executive-order-homeless-people/
WGN9
— Trump and Hulk Hogan forged a decadeslong bond based on wrestling, reality stardom and politics
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-politics/ap-trump-and-hulk-hogan-forged-a-decadeslong-bond-based-on-wrestling-reality-stardom-and-politics/
FOX32
— CTU calls on governor to ‘Trump-proof’ Illinois and fund education
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1679977
CRAIN’S CHICAG BUSINESS
— Chicago Tribune begins newsroom layoffs in wake of failed buyouts. My Democrat GAO superiors always wanted to get rid of me and my coworkers who shared my demographics. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, they “offered” those like me who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout if we retired early. They succeeded in forcing me to retire 4 years later just before their “offer” expired. I would not have been eligible for regular retirement for another 6 years. Beyond the tremendous negative financial impact of being forced to retire early, it gives your critics/opponents something very big to use against you. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason why you were forced to retire early is that you are a bad person. Further, the more qualifications that you have, the more that they will hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason why you were forced to retire early is that you are a bad person. When my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/chicago-tribune-begins-newsroom-layoffs-after-buyouts-fail
WGN RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/rep-raja-krishnamoorthi-we-need-full-disclosure-of-the-epstein-files/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sooner or later, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be on SNAP.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/07/23/illinoisans-will-see-reduced-snap-benefits-under-big-beautiful-bill/85311267007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trump offers support to Musk’s car company in a surprising post as Tesla stock plunges. President Donald Trump took a break from his bitter public feud with Elon Musk by offering support to Tesla in an early morning post on Truth Social.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-offers-support-to-musks-car-company-in-a-surprising-post-as-tesla-stock-plunges/article_329095a2-843a-550d-a554-cc2fcbd32dd0.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Obama to headline Martha’s Vineyard fundraiser amid Trump administration treason claim
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/obama-to-headline-marthas-vineyard-fundraiser-amid-trump-administration-treason-claim
NPR ILLINOIS
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-07-24/the-trump-administration-is-drastically-changing-education-in-america-whats-it-mean-for-you
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/most-americans-support-legal-access-to-abortions-in-most-cases-survey/amp/
— Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-signs-bill-to-cancel-9-billion-in-foreign-aid-public-broadcasting-funding/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trumps-onetime-friendship-with-jeffrey-epstein-is-well-known-and-also-documented-in-records/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/majority-disapprove-of-trumps-handling-of-epstein-files-emerson-college-polling-survey/amp/
WCIA & WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/most-americans-support-legal-access-to-abortions-in-most-cases-survey/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/how-us-adults-feel-about-legal-abortion-3-years-after-roe-was-overturned-according-to/article_e79f9e55-bdde-507d-a47a-90564b54413f.html
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/illinois-keeps-988-services-for-lgbt-youth-20483503
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America. They see them as being future Democrats.
https://chicagocrusader.com/raoul-praises-court-for-upholding-birthright-citizenship/
CHICAGO READER
— The great divide between Chicago and the rest of Illinois. A report on the state of our uncomfortable union. The Democrats who run Chicago despise/hate a) the rest of Illinois and b) Republicans. Democrats ever-increasingly invade, infiltrate, infest, and destroy a) the rest of Cook County and b) the collar counties.
https://chicagoreader.com/columns-opinion/opinion/divide-chicago-illinois-chris-ware/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois basically has two regions: Chicago and “downstate.” Dense Chicago is reliably Democratic, whereas downstate skews conservative, but rarely enough to flip the electoral switch. The last time Illinois voted in the federal elections for a Republican president was in 1988.)
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Sooner or later, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be on Medicaid. How dependent is your hospital on Medicaid?
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-state-financial-officers-including-illinois-frerichs-claim-medicaid-cuts-will-put-healthcare-into-disarray/
STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Illinois Reinforces Commitment to Pay Transparency and Equity. My Democrat superiors in the federal government were always proud to report that they paid their Democrat employees more than they paid their Republican employees including me. They especially paid my Democrat coworkers more who were minority, female, veteran, and/or younger. They were especially proud to report that they forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger, they would transferred me in as a GS-13, currently $117.807/year. Because I am a Republican, they did not assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 until I was 38 years old in 1986. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. GAO audits IRS. I had worked IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. All my coworkers who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, veteran, and/or younger and/or b) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/illinois/iisnewsattachments/31501-072425-idol-eprc-reporting-requirement-change.pdf.pdf
DURBIN
— The Only Qualification That President Trump Looks For In His Nominees Is Loyalty To Him And His MAGA Agenda. Durbin took to the Senate floor to denounce President Trump’s extreme and unqualified judicial nominees. The only employee qualifications that my Democrat superiors in the federal government looked for was being Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They replaced me with my Democrat Black subordinate when I was 49 years old in 1997. He had less job-related work experience than I had. He had less job-related education than I had. He had one job-related professional certification while I had six. He had no job-related professional license like the one I had.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-on-trumps-extreme-judicial-nominees-the-only-qualification-that-president-trump-looks-for-in-his-nominees-is-loyalty-to-him-and-his-maga-agenda
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-559/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-352/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County’s Biggest Pollical Action Committee: McHenry County GOPAC
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/07/25/mchenry-countys-biggest-polical-action-committee-mchenry-county-gopac/
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois is just treading water, at best
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-just-treading-water-at-best-wirepoints-joins-tom-miller-of-wjpf-carbondale/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump creates new classification of non-career federal government worker. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, their top priority always was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/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 who was minority, female, younger and/or veteran who would take the jobs. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, they wasted my career and they got rid of me. My critic/opponents have no problem with the aforesaid.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3475158/trump-new-classification-non-career-federal-government-worker/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In line with Trump’s approach to federal government hiring during his second administration, an emphasis will be placed on loyalty, with the classification providing another opportunity for the president to recruit people who align with his political and policy agenda.)
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin appeals to Supreme Court to allow $783M research-funding cuts over DEI. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/24/us-news/trump-admin-appeals-to-supreme-court-to-allow-783m-research-funding-cuts-over-dei/
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Chicago may be next to cut humanities, language majors. What you majored in says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I majored in management, then business, then accounting, and then finance. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight,, I should have majored in accounting first because I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt and I became a licensed CPA.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-chicago-may-be-next-to-cut-humanities-language-majors/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Ramps up Recruiting, Offers $50K Signing Bonuses. My critics/opponents despise/hate past, present, and future federal employees and federal retirees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for almost 28 years. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/24/ice-ramps-up-recruiting-offers-50k-signing-bonuses/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Admin Locates 13,000 Unaccompanied Minors, Arrests Hundreds Of Sponsors
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-locates-13000-unaccompanied-minors-arrests-hundreds-of-sponsors-report
FOX NEWS
— Student suspended for saying ‘illegal aliens’ in class gets cash, apology from school. Student’s counsel said school board sought to smear the teen’s mother when she attempted to stand up for her son. How strongly do the Democrats who run your school district punish students who say “illegal aliens?”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/student-suspended-saying-illegal-aliens-class-gets-cash-apology-from-school
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Medical School Accreditors Scale Back DEI Requirements After Trump Executive Order
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/medical-school-accreditors-scale-back-dei-requirements-after-trump-executive-order/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5419304-newsom-on-trump-epstein-controversy/
AOL
— Senate Republicans Want To Charge Federal Workers Thousands Of Dollars For Job Security. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969.
https://www.aol.com/senate-republicans-want-charge-federal-163110256.html
MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPpbHEtu9IE
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ in the military.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kbDeVS5sOY
https://abcnews.go.com/US/transgender-air-force-cadets-dream-joining-military-put/story?id=124048051
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/arts/television/late-night-jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-trump-birthday-book.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/migration-deportation-sudan-trump.html
— Ever-increasingly, Mamdani represents the Democrat Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/nyregion/mamdani-democratic-party.html
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly use AI to destroy Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/technology/trump-ai-chatbots-bias.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump order pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/07/24/trump-homeless-forced-hospitalization-executive-order/
— Trump administration sues New York City for impeding immigration crackdown efforts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/24/trump-presidency-news/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/24/trump-jeffrey-epstein-relationship-controversy-timeline/
— Democrat and RINO leaders use AI to destroy Republicans. Then again, Democrat and RINO leaders use everything to destroy Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/24/trump-ai-woke-executive-order/
— IRS considers eliminating non-English language tax services. To comply with an order making English the official language, Treasury officials say, the IRS may need to get rid of free interpreters and translation services.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/24/irs-non-english-tax-services-trump-administration/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Like Trump, Obama Has Immunity
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-barack-obama-presidential-immunity-2847d7a1
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-files-pam-bondi-kash-patel-house-gop-donald-trump-todd-blanche-0aa6fa49
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-birthday-album-included-letters-from-bill-clinton-leon-black-a7cd8cb1
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-approval-rating-poll-july-2025-745b0f5f
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Republicans Must Stop Being Democrat-Lite. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINO, Democrat-Lite, and Democrat-plant leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) are anti-conservative and have always a) shouted that conservative candidates cannot win in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton and b) done everything that they could to defeat conservative candidates and to drive conservatives out of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/is-the-gops-problem-in-its-strategies-or-its-policies/republicans-must-stop-being-democrat-lite
WASHINGTON POST
— Hulk Hogan was a well-known Trump supporter. Their ties go back 40 years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/24/hulk-hogan-death-trump-maga-wrestlemania/
PBS
— Trump pushes cities to remove homeless people from streets
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-trump-pushes-cities-to-remove-homeless-people-from-streets
MS. MAGAZINE
— Democrats crow about their success in destroying men to get votes from women. How soon will Democrats outlaw muscle cars?
https://msmagazine.com/2025/07/24/ms-magazine-men-masculinity-jackson-katz-special-feature/
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July 13, 2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— Trump Administration is Putting Americans First
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/sunday-shows-trump-administration-is-putting-americans-first/
DUPAGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
— Sheriff James Mendrick Welcomes Gary Sinise to DuPage County. Yesterday, Sheriff Mendrick had the honor of welcoming Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band to DuPage County for a powerful concert at Cantigny Park, hosted by the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans (WSFDV) as part of their Rockin’ For Our Vets event. This incredible benefit concert was held to support U.S. Veterans and their families, with all proceeds going toward housing and essential living needs for disabled veterans—a mission at the heart of WSFDV, a dedicated non-profit organization. We extend our deepest thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation, Cantigny Park, and Michelle Senatore, co-founder and president of WSFDV, for making this event possible. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office was proud to stand behind this meaningful cause and be part of such a heartfelt community effort.
https://www.facebook.com/dupagesheriff/posts/sheriff-james-mendrick-welcomes-gary-sinise-to-dupage-county-yesterday-sheriff-m/1147540134064543/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department
https://abc7chicago.com/post/furor-jeffrey-epstein-files-fallout-sparks-clash-between-pam-bondi-dan-bongino-donald-trumps-justice-department/17099169/
— Mayor Johnson calls for more state funding for CPS
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mayor-brandon-johnson-calls-more-state-funding-chicago-public-schools-chat-grand-crossing-new-life-covenant-church/17105055/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How dependent on Medicaid funding is your hospital?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/13/safety-net-hospitals-medicaid/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had turning my Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/07/12/big-beautiful-bill-chicago-black-community-inequity-economic-struggles-alden-loury
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://chicagodefender.com/how-trumps-2025-budget-bill-threatens-snap-benefits-for-340000-illinois-residents/
CITIES 92.9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather
https://www.cities929.com/2025/07/13/illinois-congressman-pushes-for-nws-funding-as-trumps-budget-faces-scrutiny/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump threatens to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship. What have your critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes take away from you? Mine had them take away a) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) the west half of my precinct in 2015, d) my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, e) my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007, f) my membership on the America Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, g) my GAO employment in 1997, and h) my Post Office employment in 1969. I should write about my critics/opponents who continue to do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GIOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-lashes-out-at-rosie-odonnell-threatens-to-take-away-us-citizenship/
WCIA
— My critics/opponents destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-from-tariffs-to-universities-trumps-negotiating-style-is-often-less-dealmaking-and-more-coercion/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Jeanne exposes the permanent Cook County law that waives traffic fines for low-income residents, allowing rule-breakers to avoid consequences while law-abiding citizens pay the cost. With Illinois ranking 39th in freedom nationwide, this policy change highlights a disturbing trend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbrBF6mG138
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pot sellers want hemp sales to be regulated because hemp sales cut into their pot sales
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-lawmaker-convenes-initial-meeting-to-discuss-challenges-for-states-hemp-industry/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP senator, Trump back embattled AG Bondi after Epstein’s purported ‘client list’ remains unproven
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/13/john-barrasso-wyoming-republican-vouches-ag-pam-bondi-amid-maga/
— ‘Despicable’: DHS Secretary Noem rips Democrats for playing politics on Texas flooding
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/13/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary-accuses-democrats-playing/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3469736/illinois-congressman-pushes-for-funding-as-trump-budget-faces-scrutiny/
— Democrats defend child labor at California marijuana farms
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3468811/democrats-defend-child-labor-california-marijuana-farms/
NEW YORK POST
— Ramaswamy: Resist the left’s Mamdani trap — fight his ideas, not his ethnicity
https://nypost.com/2025/07/13/opinion/vivek-ramaswamy-resist-the-racist-lefts-mamdani-trap/
— Top US Democrats don’t even dare denounce Zohran Mamdani’s extremism
https://nypost.com/2025/07/13/opinion/top-us-democrats-dont-even-dare-denounce-zohran-mamdanis-extremism/
— Cheering assaults on ICE, Democrat leaders want a Second Civil War against Republicans
https://nypost.com/2025/07/13/opinion/violent-attacks-against-ice-fed-by-dem-rhetoric/
— Democrat leaders fan the flames of ‘assassination culture’ against ICE
https://nypost.com/2025/07/11/opinion/dems-fan-the-flames-of-assassination-culture-against-ice/
BREITBART
— Homan: We Have Most Secure Border in History Because ‘We’re Enforcing Immigration Law’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/13/homan-we-have-most-secure-border-in-history-because-were-enforcing-immigration-law/
— Chicago: Over 2,200 Shooting Victims During Last 12 Months
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/07/13/chicago-over-2200-shooting-victims-during-last-12-months/
EPOCH TIMES
— 10 Non-Tax Policies in Trump’s Megabill That Will Affect Americans. The mammoth legislation reforms entitlements and boosts funding for border security and air traffic control.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/10-non-tax-policies-in-trumps-megabill-that-will-affect-americans-5885827
FOX BUSINESS
— Blue cities’ low quality of life does not justify the price tag
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/new-report-shows-blue-cities-quality-life-fails-justify-price-tag
FOIX NEWS
— AOC should be sued ‘into bankruptcy’ over latest attack on Trump, stunned critics seethe. Critics reference ABC’s $15M settlement with Trump after similar characterization by George Stephanopoulos. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am a spammer, b) that I falsely say that I am a journalist, c)that the real reason why my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career, took many/big adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 was that I have always been an extremely bad person and even worse things, and d) that all the big adverse actions that they had their operatives and their dupes take against me were justified. I should sue my critics/opponents.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-should-sued-into-bankruptcy-over-latest-attack-trump-stunned-critics-seethe
PJ MEDIA
— The New ‘Superman’ Movie: Super-Woke Crap
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2025/07/13/the-new-superman-movie-super-woke-crap-or-truth-justice-and-the-american-way-n4941710
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat leaders attack conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
https://thehill.com/national-security/5398732-noem-defends-conditions-at-alligator-alcatraz-detention-facility/
ABC NEWS
— Trump backs Bondi over Epstein probe criticism
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates/?id=123527438
— Epstein files fallout has ‘real potential to influence’ Trump’s key messengers
https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/epstein-files-fallout-real-potential-influence-trumps-key-123719413
CBS NEWS
— President Trump defends cabinet amid scrutiny
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/president-trump-defends-cabinet-amid-scrutiny/
— Sen. Rand Paul accuses Secret Service of “cultural cover-up” regarding Butler shooting. One of my closest friends during the 1960s and 1970s was a Secret Service Agent during the 1970s.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-rand-paul-accuses-secret-service-of-cultural-cover-up-regarding-butler-shooting/
HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout a minorities and at females that White male Republicans cause all problems that minorities and females have.
https://theharvardpoliticalreview.com/medical-racism-motherhood/
ATLANTIC
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) glorify and praise those who oppose Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/don-bacon-congress-retirement/683520/
July 9, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington DC
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-suggests-taking-new-york-city-washington/17022336/
— Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-clears-trumps-plans-downsize-federal-workforce/17022051/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-officials-blast-medicaid-snap-cuts-in-trump-led-megabill/3785101/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/what-trumps-tax-law-could-mean-youngest-americans/3785278/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/student-loan-cancellation-program-trump-retribution-tool/3784547/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-illinois-democrats-express-concerns-about-cuts-to-snap-benefits/3785248/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1670996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoFEXTwAjZ0
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/08/july-8-2025-full-show
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/08/brandon-johnson-condemns-cuts-imposed-trump-s-tax-spending-bill-unholy
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH THREE PHOTOS: Special prosecutor appointed to investigate DuPage clerk’s bidding practices
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/news/special-prosecutor-appointed-to-investigate-dupage-clerks-bidding-practices/
— Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-trumps-plans-to-downsize-the-federal-workforce/
— Large teen gathering at Glen Ellyn pool leads to misdemeanor arrest
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/news/large-teen-gathering-at-glen-ellyn-pool-leads-to-misdemeanor-arrest/
SOUTHERN
— Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington DC
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/07/08/trump-suggests-taking-over-new-york-city-and-washington/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How dependent on federal spending is your hospital?
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/07/09/cuts-to-medicaid-could-lead-to-9-illinois-hospitals-closing/84497471007/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Disruption at Sunset Pool in Glen Ellyn may lead to reevaluation of training, safety policies
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/07/08/disruption-at-sunset-pool-in-glen-ellyn-may-lead-to-reevaluation-of-training-policies/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-07-08/what-health-care-cuts-in-trumps-budget-law-will-mean-for-americans
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-07-09/federal-food-assistance-changes-threaten-benefits-for-thousands-of-illinoisans
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-07-09/immigration/il-school-districts-serving-immigrants-work-to-stay-low-key/a97580-1
GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— ‘We Share Your Frustration:’ Park District Reacts To Teen Takeover In Glen Ellyn. The Glen Ellyn Park District shared a statement after an incident in which hundreds of teens stormed Sunset Pool. How prepared is your park district for Democrat teen takeovers?
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/we-share-your-frustration-park-district-reacts-teen-takeover-glen-ellyn
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— To boost their popularity, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/august-2025/can-tangling-with-trump-boost-the-mayors-popularity/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/08/360000-illinois-residents-to-lose-food-assistance-due-to-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-pritzker-says/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Richard Porter eyeing Durbin’s seat
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/07/09/richard-porter-eyeing-durbins-seat-00443440
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Richard Porter, a battle-hardened Republican Party loyalist, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who’s retiring. Porter sees an opening for himself and the Illinois Republican Party by blending establishment savvy with MAGA fealty. His background: Porter, 65, is a seasoned attorney from Chicago’s northern suburbs and a former Republican National Committeeman who has worn many hats over the years. He was a senior domestic policy adviser to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dan Quayle. More recently he’s been an unofficial adviser within the Illinois Republican Party. Porter’s resume screams old guard, but he now sings support for President Donald Trump and his policies — a pivot from the early years of Trump’s first administration. Walking a tightrope: “I represent the old and new party,” Porter told your Playbook host, adding he’s still in the “testing the waters phase” of running for Senate. It’s a narrow but not impossible lane, he says. With Durbin out and three prominent Democrats already elbowing one another in a looming primary brawl, Porter sees a crack in the Democratic firewall that has defined Illinois politics for so many years. “This is an open seat,” Porter said. “Democrats will have to compete in a primary so there’s a good chance for division coming out of that.” Porter expects economic renewal under Trump, and he brushed aside Democrats’ concerns that hundreds of thousands of people will lose health care under Trump’s just-signed megabill. “If you look at actual provisions, they aren’t unreasonable — there are work requirements,” Porter said. “Real world impact will be minimal.” Perhaps. But … that won’t stop Democrats from branding it as catastrophic to voters. Porter is confident that any “unintended bad consequence” from the budget reconciliation bill can be corrected before the 2026 midterms. Porter’s view: “There’s a risk if Democrats cry wolf, wolf, wolf for 12 months and there’s no wolf.” He’s also been poring over 2024 election results and sees Trump’s showing in Illinois as a positive sign that Republicans could find success in 2026 in the state where Democrats control all the statewide seats. Add a possible chaotic Democratic primary and a volatile national climate, and anything is possible. The challenge for any statewide Republican candidate, Porter says, is getting old guard and new right Republicans to march in lock step. The other challenge is getting the state’s most prominent Republican donor — businessman Richard Uihlein — on your side. SIDE NOTE: Porter would face a primary. Air Force veteran John Goodman, political commentator Pamela Denise Long and businessman Douglas Bennett and others have filed as Republican candidates, too.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-547/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-340/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans decry Democrats’ ‘fear mongering’ over ‘big bill.’ Chicago mayor: ‘Big bill’ is ‘unholy.’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_da1443d2-78b9-4190-9bc6-0143cc62de04.html
— Trump slams wind, solar; Pritzker predicts ‘big bill’ increases energy costs
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_56934533-ae58-4264-ae5b-1aa496c600d0.html
WIREPOINTS
— More dependency on Medicaid is not the answer. The answer is a booming economy where people can pay their own way.
https://wirepoints.org/more-dependency-on-medicaid-is-not-the-answer-the-answer-is-a-booming-economy-where-people-can-pay-their-own-way-wirepoints-on-wttws-chicago-tonight/
— Pritzker is Johnson is Mamdani
https://wirepoints.org/j-b-pritzker-is-brandon-johnson-is-zoran-mamdani-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that no one can survive in America, let alone succeed in America, without massive Democrat-provided government assistance. It is called socialism, if not communism. I had Republican teachers in grade school and in high school. Because of that, my not getting scholarships or student loans did not stop me from getting a college degree. I worked my way through college. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How have federal spending cuts impacted you? My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich-led budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me. They used those cuts a) to force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) to delay my promotions and to never promote me beyond GS-13, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on bad jobs? From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Americans ever-increasingly fail/refuse to take bad jobs. I took bad jobs. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents paint themselves as being? My Republican critics/opponents ever-increasingly paint themselves as being moderates, centrists, RINOs, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, if not Democrat plants. I should write my Republican critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘They threw Christine into the water;’ Chicago ‘flash mob’ takes over Glen Ellyn’s Sunset Pool, assaults manager. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Glen Ellyn today, your municipality tomorrow.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/673828974-they-threw-christine-into-the-waterl-chicago-flash-mob-takes-over-glen-ellyn-s-sunset-pool-assaults-manager
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A “flash mob” of some 200 Chicago residents swarmed Glen Ellyn’s Sunset village pool on Saturday afternoon, forcing their way past the entrance and assaulting the pool manager. A video posted on Instagram shows a crowd pushing manager Christine Giunta-Mayer into the lap pool, which had been surrounded by the mob. Sources tell DuPage Policy Journal that the mob arrived around 4:30 p.m. Glen Ellyn Police arrived soon after and closed the pool. A Sat. afternoon Facebook post by Patrick Sandusky reported the pool as “now closed.” “The Sunset Pool has been overwhelmed by out of town kids,” he wrote. “Fireworks fired into pool. It’s a tik tok meet up / take over according to police I just spoke to.” “Kids pushed (past) the gates. Lot of drinking and weed in the parking lot. 100s and 100s of kids. No joke. Pushed manager into the pool,” Sandusky wrote. The Sunset Pool’s non-resident admission rate is $15 for individuals 18-59. On Sunday, Sunset Pool visitors were required to have a physical pool pass issued by the park district, sources tell DuPage Policy Journal. Weed, Miller Lite, and “on the rocks cosmos” Glen Ellyn teens present described a chaotic scene. The flash mob brought in coolers with alcohol and speakers to play music. “They were drinking and smoking weed and swearing a lot,” a Glen Ellyn teen present at the pool at the time told DuPage Policy Journal. “Someone threw a lit cigar into the pool.” “I saw Miller Lite bottles and girls drinking on-the-rocks cosmos,” the teen said. “They were taking people’s stuff and moving it from their pool chairs.” The flash mob was originally planned for Naperville. “We bringing (sic) 31st Beach to the burbs” read a Facebook advertisement promoting the event, scheduled for Naperville’s Centennial Beach, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. “31st Beach” is a reference to 31st Street Beach on Chicago’s South Side. Giunta-Mayer is also head coach of the Glenbard West Hilltoppers Boys’ Volleyball team.)
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mayor Johnson: Chicago ‘Police Dept. Will Not Ever Cooperate with ICE’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/07/mayor-johnson-chicago-police-dept-will-not-ever-cooperate-with-ice.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he’s ‘testing’ the idea of a federal takeover of D.C.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/8/trump-says-hes-testing-idea-federal-takeover-dc/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson promises Chicago police ‘will not ever cooperate with ICE’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3465665/brandon-johnson-ice-promises-chicago-police-will-not-ever-cooperate/
— US veterans stand by Afghans in immigration court
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3465521/us-veterans-stand-by-afghan-refugees-immigration-court/
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago mayor vows city police ‘will not ever cooperate with ICE’
https://nypost.com/2025/07/09/us-news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-vows-city-wont-cooperate-with-trump-ice/
— Mamdani’s college application debacle is just one more example of privileged kids acting oppressed
https://nypost.com/2025/07/08/us-news/zohran-mamdani-is-just-another-privileged-progressive-hypocrite/
WASHINGTON POST
— To study in the U.S. under Trump, international students scrub their accounts. What percent want to be in America for the wrong reasons?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/09/international-students-visas-trump-social-media-online-vetting/
BREITBART
— Newsom Claims Illegal Migrants Needed for Rebuilding
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/08/gavin-newsom-attacks-ric-grenell-for-audacity-to-criticize-fire-recovery-claims-illegal-migrants-needed-for-rebuilding/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Would Crater In Minutes’: Sean Spicer Warns Amnesty ‘Would Destroy MAGA’
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/08/sean-spicer-warns-amnesty-would-destroy-maga/
— Boston Mayor Opens City Hall Doors To Chinese Communist Party Members
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/exclusive-michelle-wu-boston-city-hall-ccp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Allows Trump’s ‘Transformation of the Federal Bureaucracy’ to Proceed
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/08/breaking-supreme-court-allows-trumps-transformation-of-the-federal-bureaucracy-to-proceed/
EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Federal Layoffs
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-clears-way-for-federal-layoffs-5883594
FEDERALIST
— Trump Promises ‘No Amnesty’ For Illegal Alien Agricultural Workers
https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/08/trump-promises-no-amnesty-for-illegal-alien-agricultural-workers/
FOX NEWS
— Race-obsessed leadership in Chicago is destroying children’s futures
https://www.aol.com/race-obsessed-leadership-americas-third-140031620.html
— Trump praises Florida after county approves renaming roadway after him: ‘Wonderful honor.’ Will Democrat leaders rename the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, that is, I-88 in DuPage County?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-praises-florida-county-approves-renaming-roadway-after-him-wonderful-honor
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-praises-florida-county-approves-051813581.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Continue Large-Scale Federal Layoffs
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-continue-large-scale-federal-layoffs/
NEWSMAX
— Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump’s Plans to Downsize Federal Workforce
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/supreme-court-trump-mass-firings/2025/07/08/id/1218061/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/08/trump_were_going_to_give_the_farmers_the_people_they_need_but_were_not_talking_amnesty.html
TOWNHALL
— Homan Offers Blistering Warning to Muslim Socialist NYC Mayoral Candidate: ‘Get Out of the Way’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/07/tom-homan-offers-blistering-warning-to-muslim-socialist-nyc-mayoral-candidate-n2660003
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-7-8-2025
UPI
— Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with federal job cuts
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/07/08/Supreme-Court-federal-job-cuts/8801752013130/
REUTERS
— Supreme Court clears way for Trump to pursue mass federal layoffs
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-supreme-court-lifts-order-that-blocked-trumps-mass-federal-layoffs-2025-07-08/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/supreme-court-federal-workers-layoffs.html
— Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait. My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich-led budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me. They used those cuts a) to force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) to delay my promotions and to never promote me beyond GS-13, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-firings.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court allows Trump to launch mass layoff and restructuring plans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/08/supreme-court-trump-mass-layoffs-federal-workers/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Supreme Court Says the President Can Fire People. If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will conclude that the courts ruled that employees can be fired for opposing Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, for opposing race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/supreme-court-trump-v-afge-executive-order-layoffs-ketanji-brown-jackson-bda51ed8
REASON
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://reason.com/2025/07/08/trump-reiterates-his-promise-to-protect-farm-and-hospitality-workers-from-pretty-vicious-deportation/
FED SMITH
— Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Cuts
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/07/08/supreme-court-greenlights-trump-administrations-federal-workforce-cuts/
FED SCOOP
— Supreme Court allows federal workforce reductions to move forward
https://fedscoop.com/supreme-court-allows-federal-workforce-reductions-proceed/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal workforce likely to shrink further under extended hiring freeze
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/07/federal-workforce-likely-to-shrink-further-under-extended-hiring-freeze/
July 4, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— After House votes to pass Trump bill, Pritzker warns 330K Illinoisans could lose Medicaid
https://abc7chicago.com/post/whats-big-beautiful-bill-gov-jb-pritzker-warns-330k-illinoisans-could-experience-medicaid-cuts-trump-budget/16939475/
NBC5
— What is Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ and what does it do? What it could change
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/what-is-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-and-what-does-it-do-what-it-could-change/3782228/
— First (ILLEGALS) arrive at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/video-shows-homeland-security-bus-entering-alligator-alcatraz-everglades-detention-center/3782338/
WGN9
— River North mass shooting: What we know about the victims
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/chicago-river-north-mass-shooting-victims/
WTTW
— What’s in Trump’s Big Bill That Passed Congress and Will Soon Become Law
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/03/what-s-trump-s-big-bill-passed-congress-and-will-soon-become-law
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/03/planned-parenthood-pledges-keep-providing-care-despite-potential-funding-cuts-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘This wasn’t some random shooting’: Police dig in after drive-by attack at River North album release party kills 4, wounds 14 others.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/03/near-north-side-mass-shooting/
— Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of immigrants with no ties there
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/03/supreme-court-south-sudan-deportations/
— Democrat leaders promote more opposition to Trump tax bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/03/hakeem-jeffries-trump-tax-bill/
— FRONT PAGE: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans are against all immigration. But Republicans are only against illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/04/this-independence-day-immigrants-face-how-to-celebrate-a-nation-deeply-divided-over-trumps-deportation-efforts/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s Medicaid, SNAP cuts leave Chicago food pantries, community hospitals bracing for hardship
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/07/03/trump-bill-chicago-medicaid-snap-community-hospitals-funding-challenges
— Trump tax bill could close nine Illinois hospitals, health care advocates warn. Chicago safety net hospitals — those that have 70% Medicaid utilization — also will be hit hard, according to SEIU Healthcare, which represents more than 91,000 health care workers in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/07/03/illinois-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-landmark-trump-tax-bill
— Congress passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ Here’s what it means for you. The Republican-led Congress advanced the sweeping tax measure. Illinois Democrats warn of dire consequences.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/07/03/congress-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-what-it-means
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Clerk John Cunningham hosts Madison officials, shares best election practices
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250702/submitted-content/kane-county-clerk-hosts-madison-officials-shares-best-election-practices/
— Winfield man acquitted of charges he threatened school board candidate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250703/crime/winfield-man-acquitted-of-charges-he-threatened-school-board-candidate/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Political payback? Deputy’s lawsuit alleges he was demoted for backing a Republican candidate. Politics is nasty/vicious. I should write about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have had their operatives and their dupes punish me the most for supporting their Republican opponents in primaries and in nonpartisan elections. They defeated me when I ran for Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer in 2004. They almost got Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me in 2006. They defeated me when I ran for ICRC Steering Committee in 2007. They defeated me when I ran for TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman in 2012. They gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. The threw me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250704/crime/political-payback-deputys-lawsuit-alleges-he-was-demoted-for-backing-candidate/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A decorated Lake County sheriff’s deputy is suing his boss and the county’s top lawyer in federal court, alleging he was demoted for backing a candidate they opposed in last year’s election. Deputy Ari Briskman, a former sergeant, wants a return to his previous rank, as well as back pay and punitive damages from the lawsuit against Sheriff John Idleburg and State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart. Filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the suit alleges Briskman was demoted the day after the Nov. 5 election, because he supported Republican Mary Cole for state’s attorney. Cole was hoping to unseat Rinehart, a fellow Democrat and political ally of the sheriff. Briskman also lost his special assignments, including as head of the sheriff’s Marine Unit that patrols area waterways, the suit states. His attorney, Keith L. Hunt, noted that the demotion meant not only a loss of rank, but a loss of substantial income. “To punish a man’s family simply because he didn’t support your buddy’s candidacy is wrong on every level,” Hunt told us. “It’s petty, it’s vindictive and it’s unconstitutional.” Idleburg and Rinehart gave us statements in response to the lawsuit. “The plaintiff, a current employee, has exercised his right to file a lawsuit,” Idleburg said. “We are confident in our actions and will respond through the proper legal channels.” “While we are unable to comment on this pending litigation, we look forward to fully prevailing in court,” said Rinehart.)
WGN RADIO
— Dolton has purchased Pope Leo’s childhood home
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/burt-odelson-dolton-has-purchased-pope-leos-childhood-home/
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Pritzker warns 330,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid under Trump’s budget plan. What helped you avoid having to go on Medicaid? For me, it included my working for the federal government for almost 30 years. My critics/opponents decry that. According to them, the federal jobs I got should have been given to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/pritzker-warns-330-000-illinoisans-could-lose-medicaid-under-trump-s-budget-plan/article_ef4b6f31-da42-4409-ab1b-742ba1992383.html
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/bill-requiring-contraception-medication-abortion-at-public-college-health-centers-awaits-pritzkers-signature/article_86b83d4b-04c9-4e1c-b39f-686fba5b7660.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— June jobs report shows crack in private sector as immigration slows.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/june-jobs-report-shows-crack-in-private-sector-as-immigration-slows-labor-department-government-federal-tariffs-president-donald-trump-bankrate-labor-force-karoline-leavitt
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— New Illinois budget lists $500,000 to closed Lincoln College
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/new-illinois-budget-lists-500000-to-closed-lincoln-college
WSIU
— Freedom Caucus: Illinois Can’t Afford Four More Years Of Pritzker
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2025-07-03/freedom-caucus-illinois-cant-afford-four-more-years-of-pritzker
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Who Counts? Trump Poised To Try To Remove Noncitizens From Census
https://johnkassnews.com/who-counts-trump-poised-to-try-to-remove-noncitizens-from-census/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does it mean to be a Democrat? It means that you promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, prostitution, and other vices, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. It means that you do everything that you can to get rid of Trump and to get rid of those share his demographics, that is, those who are conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House passes ‘big, beautiful bill,’ sending sweeping tax and spending cuts to Trump for signature
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/3/house-passes-big-beautiful-bill-sending-sweeping-tax-spending-cuts/
— One nation, under God, 249 years strong
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/3/one-nation-god-249-years-strong/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats cry wolf over Medicaid cuts
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3461544/democrats-cry-wolf-over-medicaid-cuts/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin stops handing over illegal migrant criminals to California for prosecution — it will just deport them instead.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/us-news/trump-admin-stops-handing-over-illegal-migrant-criminals-to-california-for-prosecution/
— EPA puts 139 employees on leave over ‘declaration of dissent’ letter. I did far more than sign a dissent letter. GAO audits IRS. When I was 40 years old in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had unofficially thrown me off audits of IRS because I had complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They had kept me off audits 1980-1985. They had forced the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had hired me in 1980 and who had finally been able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986. They had delayed my promotions and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. To punish me, they officially threw me off audits of IRS in late 1988, gave me a very bad job assignment, gave me very unfair performance expectations, gave me a very unfair performance appraisal, ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay for performance, and even worse things. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/us-news/epa-puts-139-employees-on-leave-over-declaration-of-dissent-letter/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals to pay for their own phony asylum filings
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/07/bbb_passes_in_house_illegals_to_pay_for_their_own_phony_asylum_filings.html
BREITBART
— Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Clears Final House Hurdle En Route to White House
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/03/legacy-unlocked-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-clears-final-house-hurdle-en-route-white-house/
— NBC Reporter Worries Illegal Aliens Might Get Injured if They Try to Escape Alligator Alcatraz
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/03/nbc-reporter-worries-illegal-aliens-might-get-injured-if-they-try-to-escape-alligator-alcatraz/
— ICE Director Thanks Trump for ‘Unprecedented Funding’ for Deportations in Big Beautiful Bill
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/03/ice-director-thanks-trump-for-unprecedented-funding-for-deportations-in-big-beautiful-bill/
— Democrats Panic: Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Will Deport More Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/03/democrats-panic-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-will-deport-more-illegal-aliens/
— Judge Blocking Trump’s HHS Reorganization Is Biden Diversity Hire Fixated on Race
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/03/udge-blocking-trumps-hhs-reorganization-is-biden-diversity-hire-fixated-on-race/
EPOCH TIMES
— House Passes GOP Megabill, Sending Measure to Trump’s Desk
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-passes-gop-megabill-sending-measure-to-trumps-desk-5882140
FOX BUSINESS
— Democrats have ‘gone back to the Soviet playbook of 1917’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6375206801112
FOX NEWS
— Noncitizens get ‘only limited’ due process rights
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noncitizens-get-only-limited-due-process-rights-conservative-legal-expert
— Democrats launch ‘Project 2029’ as party attempts to garner support
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6375208043112
NEWSMAX
— Sanctuary Cities Offer No Refuge for Law Abiding Citizens
https://www.newsmax.com/nicholaschamberas/cities-sanctuary/2025/07/03/id/1217475/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Los Angeles cancels some July Fourth events amid deportation fears. But groups opposed to federal immigration enforcement policies plan to proceed with demonstrations, including a “freedom” car cruise outside City Hall. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/los-angeles-cancels-july-fourth-events-deportation-fears-rcna216174
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Could Let Millions of Illegal Immigrants Stay in US
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-could-let-millions-illegal-migrants-stay-us-farmers-hospitality-2094586
MSN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/in-reversal-trump-uses-term-tied-to-ethnic-cleansing-amid-renewed-mass-deportation-demand/ar-AA1GFaaz
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Rally to Mamdani After Trump Makes Threats
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/nyregion/mamdani-trump.html
— Zohran Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application. Mamdani, the Democrat running for mayor of New York City, was born in Uganda. He doesn’t consider himself Black but said the application didn’t allow for the complexity of his background.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/nyregion/mamdani-columbia-black-application.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/immigration-raids-fourth-of-july.html
WASHINGTON POST
— US military expands enforcement zone to 1/3 of southern border
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/04/militarized-border-immigration-trump-mexico/b80558d6-588c-11f0-b45b-dc9aeb848c03_story.html
— 139 EPA staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter are put on leave. I did far more than sign a dissent letter. GAO audits IRS. When I was 40 years old in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had unofficially thrown me off audits of IRS because I had complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They had kept me off audits 1980-1985. They had forced the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had hired me in 1980 and who had finally been able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986. They had delayed my promotions and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. To punish me, they officially threw me off audits of IRS in late 1988, gave me a very bad job assignment, gave me very unfair performance expectations, gave me a very unfair performance appraisal, ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay for performance, and even worse things. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/03/epa-dissent-letter-employees-leave/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly decry opposition to their discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/03/republican-shift-against-pluralism/
USA TODAY
— What will student loans look like after Trump’s spending bill is signed? Did you have to work your way through college? I did. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had to work my way through college because my GPA was not high enough to get student loans let alone scholarships. I had only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. My ACT score was only 24. In my defense, my GPA was lower because of instead of studying, I had worked far too many hours during my junior and seniors washing dishes to earn money for UIC expenses and to buy a new car to get to/from UIC classes and my parents’ home in Crete.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/07/03/trump-spending-bill-student-loans/84466499007/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTENIEL
— Oconomowoc Rotary reverses course after planning nonpolitical July 4 parade. My critics/opponents have always vehemently opposed Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. I should write about them. They have always had 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.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/2025/06/11/oconomowoc-rotary-reverses-course-nonpolitical-july-4-parade/84148448007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After intending to make this year’s Fourth of July parade a nonpolitical event, the Rotary Club of Oconomowoc reversed course after a local Republican state representative expressed outrage. The Rotary initially planned to have a parade without partisan messaging, with an opportunity for politicians to meet with constituents after the parade. In a June 11 statement, the Board of Directors clarified that all political parties and representatives may fully participate in the July 4 parade, “as has been our longstanding tradition.” In the original plan, politicians were encouraged to participate in three ways, the board said: Walking with the city’s official float, joining a community organization they’re involved in or creating a nonpolitical float with friends and family. The club also said politicians were welcome to gather at the Village Green after the parade for a “special moment of unity” featuring the University of Wisconsin Marching Band, which is still scheduled to occur. “Unfortunately, our intentions were widely misunderstood, and the proposed approach caused considerable frustration and concern within the community. We deeply regret that our message was not clear and led to any confusion or disappointment,” the statement read. The debate began June 9 when the club announced it planned to host a nonpolitical event, in part because the city is marking its 150th anniversary. A signup page for participants notes the parade isn’t hosting political acts this year, “but we look forward to inviting them for the 2026 parade.” “Our aim remains to create a universally enjoyable atmosphere where Oconomowoc’s legacy and community unity can shine brightly, unimpeded by partisan elements,” the club wrote on Facebook. The policy elicited split responses on Facebook, and the club limited comments after more than 350 responses. Some residents and conservative talk radio hosts decried exclusion of anyone from the parade, while others appreciated the Rotary’s decision and said political divisiveness would detract from the festivities. State Rep. Barbara Dittrich, a Republican who represents Oconomowoc in the state Assembly, called the Rotary’s decision “bewildering” in a June 10 statement and said it deliberately excluded state and federal elected officials. Dittrich argued her family “is a dedicated, ingrained part of Oconomowoc’s rich history, dating back to the 1950’s, a third or more of the 150 years being celebrated within this parade.” “Walking in the Oconomowoc parade is not political; It continues my personal ethos of service, greeting all of the wonderful people I serve, no matter who they are or what their personal beliefs,” Dittrich wrote in part, urging the Rotary to reverse its decision. “We have listened intently to your feedback, and we fully recognize the importance of traditional parade participation to many of our local politicians and constituents alike,” the Rotary said in the new statement. In a June 11 message to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, club president Bonnie Lewis-Tschannen said “what’s been unfolding is beyond reason.” “Perhaps the most absurd claim is that we were somehow targeting or banning only Republicans. That is simply not true, and it’s incredibly disheartening to see the narrative twisted this way,” Lewis-Tschannen wrote. Other communities have moved to limit political participation in parades, including Middleton in 2022 after Republican candidates lodged complaints that only incumbents, who were all Democrats in the area, could participate. And rules against campaigning at Waukesha’s July 4 parade drew conservative scrutiny after former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde was told he couldn’t participate, while a Democratic congressional candidate could. Oconomowoc’s Independence Day Parade begins at 5 p.m. July 4, starting at West Wisconsin Avenue and Concord Road and ending at the Oconomowoc Police Station.)
SKY HI NEWS
— Grand County GOP ready for July 4
https://www.skyhinews.com/news/grand-county-gop-ready-for-july-4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Grand County Republicans are getting ready for Independence Day. The day begins with a parade down Granby’s Main Street at 11 a.m. After the parade, the Republicans will have a table at the Party in the Park at Polhamus Park for community members to stop by. On July 7, the party will hold its monthly meeting in Kremmling. The meeting is at 404 Park Ave from 6:30-8 p.m. Dinner is sponsored by Rebecca Guthrie. There is no virtual option at the meeting, and party members are encouraged to attend in person and get to know each other. This event will be less formal, with a 20-minute discussion inside (please bring a chair), then time outside to mingle. For September, the Republicans are looking ahead to Constitution Week in Grand Lake. The patriotic celebration takes place from Sept. 15-21. Volunteers are planning to participate in the parade and have a table at the event. A schedule of events will be announced.)
FORBES
— ‘Rejected By The People’: Johnson Tees Off On ‘Woke’ Dems For Pushing ‘Full Speed To The Far Left’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnoq98vkF70
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Federal Hiring Office Walks Back Essay Questions for New Hires. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, and/or veteran who would take the job. They gambled and lost that I would become a Democrat. Because of that, they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/federal-hiring-office-walks-back-essay-questions-for-new-hires
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Civil service provisions removed from Senate reconciliation bill. If you are a federal employee, the more of the following that you are, the less that Civil Service provisions protect you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid and because I complained about their discrimination, my Democrat superiors in the federal government were able to take many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/06/civil-service-federal-union-provisions-removed-from-senate-reconciliation-bill/
June 15, 2025
Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media ever-increasingly flood the streets with their protestors
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/chicago-no-kings-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/no-kings-lake-county/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/1200-join-orland-park-no-kings-rally/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/thousands-take-to-the-streets-saturday-to-protest-trump-at-napervilles-no-kings-rally/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/army-parade-trump-birthday/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/anti-trump-no-kings-protest-draws-large-peaceful-crowd-in-geneva-people-are-mad/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/15/column-donald-trump-immigrants-ice-alex-padilla-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/06/14/chicago-protests-no-kings-trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/06/14/no-kings-protests-donald-trump-daley-plaza-evanston-oak-park
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250614/news/local-no-kings-protests-held-across-the-suburbs-saturday/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250614/nation-and-world-politics/protesters-crowd-into-streets-parks-and-plazas-at-anti-trump-no-kings-demonstrations-across-us/
— Arrest warrant issued for Huntley Trump store owner for missing court on suspended license misdemeanor
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250613/news/arrest-warrant-issued-for-huntley-trump-store-owner-for-missing-court-on-suspended-license-misdemean/
ABC7
— Trump speaks at massive military parade across National Mall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-military-parade-live-stream-massive-national-mall-250th-anniversary/16751567/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/no-kings-day-protests-chicago-suburbs-today-rallies-ice-raids-trumps-military-parade-dc-armys-250th/16747973/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-gives-personal-data-illinois-immigrant-medicaid-enrollees-deportation-officials/16744453/
— Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms. My ancestors operated farms themselves. They did not use illegals. I spent many days during the 1950s and early 1960s at my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-raids-pres-donald-trump-curbs-immigration-enforcement-farms-meatpacking-plants-hotels-restaurants/16752002/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-demonstrate-1-arrested-after-no-kings-protest-in-chicago/3768495/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/demonstrators-rally-and-march-in-chicago-as-part-of-no-kings-protests-nationwide/3768484/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/no-kings-protests-expected-in-chicago-area-nationwide-heres-what-to-know/3768261/
— Democrat leaders continue to use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/is-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday-heres-what-to-know-as-the-date-approaches/3768478/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-chicago-saturday-what-to-know/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/live-updates-no-kings-protests-chicago
WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/no-kings-protests-held-in-chicagoland-as-demonstrators-march-nationwide/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/14/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-kick-chicago-across-country-tens-thousands-expected-gather
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.rrstar.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/06/14/womens-march-rockfords-no-kings-protest-draws-2000-see-photos/84206787007/
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/06/14/were-sick-of-everything-trumps-doing-hundreds-join-no-kings-protest-in-dekalb/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/trump/2025/06/14/a-no-kings-protest-took-place-at-the-capitol-in-springfield/84149398007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/protesters-crowd-into-streets-parks-and-plazas-at-anti-trump-no-kings-demonstrations-across-us/article_28b9e8d6-4ab0-51fc-b17e-91375427bc2c.html
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/photo-gallery-no-kings-rally-in-urtbana/collection_103b1b5a-f4a4-489d-aab5-8c72aaccbf3f.html
BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article308505255.html
DAIL EGYPTION
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://dailyegyption.com/121482/news/gallery-thousands-gather-in-carbondale-to-celebrate-pride-protest-trump/
ILLINOIS VALLEY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2025/06/14/demonstrators-in-princeton-voice-opposition-to-trumps-policies-at-no-kings-rally/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/protest-military-army-trump-parade-no-kings-nationwide-donald-celebration-dc-maryland-virginia-rally-protest-rally-army-navy-military-parade-president-no-kings-near-me-refuse-facism-deportations
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/springfield-il/2025-06-14/anti-trump-protest-held-in-downtown-springfield
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less welcome that you are: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-14/whos-welcome-in-the-us
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-06-14/trumps-immigration-response-poses-political-risks
WGLT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-06-14/no-kings-rally-draws-large-crowd-to-downtown-bloomington
https://www.wglt.org/2025-06-14/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-flood-american-streets-ahead-of-military-parade
WSIL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/many-protest-in-carbondale-as-part-of-no-kings-movement/article_6dbb31ed-7044-4836-a8d7-a90d50d10df5.html
WIFR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.wifr.com/2025/06/15/no-kings-rally-brings-2k-protestors-downtown-rockford/
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/photos-of-anti-trump-no-kings-demonstrations-across-the-us/article_750f92a8-cea8-58d8-90c7-b5842a526b31.html
25 NEWS NOW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/06/14/large-crowd-gathers-bloomingtons-no-kings-day-rally-counter-trumps-military-parade/
IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://ipmnewsroom.org/photos-thousands-protest-in-no-kings-rally-in-urbana/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/14/chicagos-no-kings-march-draws-thousands-to-protest-president-donald-trump-live-blog/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-protest-trump-has-got-go
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Krishnamoorthi perverted migrant sanctuary hearing into grossly dishonest rally for Pritzker and Illinois
https://wirepoints.org/congressman-krishnamoorthi-perverted-migrant-sanctuary-hearing-into-grossly-dishonest-rally-for-pritzker-and-illinois-wirepoints/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Large protests in Chicago area feature participants trained to protest peacefully
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_750deb57-12a6-422d-843d-8a726a4e95c2.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WHITE HOUSE
— RESTORING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND MERITOCRACY To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to destroy equal opportunity and meritocracy. Since the 1960s, those above me have used AA and DEI to ever-increasing give more preference to Democrats and to RINOs who are minority, female, and or younger. That rendered worthless my job-related a) bachelor’s degree (1970), b) three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), c) six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and d) professional license (1981).
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-equality-of-opportunity-and-meritocracy/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Police hunting for former Walz appointee suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/14/police-hunting-former-walz-appointee-suspected-gunning-minnesota/
— ‘No Kings’ protest fliers found in car of man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/14/no-kings-protest-fliers-found-car-man-suspected-shooting-minnesota/
NEW YORK POST
— Massive ‘No Kings’ protesters sweep New York City and across US amid celebration of Army’s 250th bday
https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/us-news/massive-no-kings-protesters-sweep-new-york-city-and-across-us-amid-celebration-of-armys-250th-bday/
— Army celebrates 250th birthday live updates: Trump, Vance in the stands for US Army’s big 250th birthday celebration.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/us-news/no-kings-protest-against-trump-in-nyc-live-updates/
— Democrat and RINO leaders will use AI to get rid of Republicans once and for all
https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/opinion/why-ai-not-dei-could-be-societys-great-equalizer/
BLAZE
— Behind the rainbow curtain: Who is funding the trans agenda targeting kids?
https://www.theblaze.com/align/behind-the-rainbow-curtain-who-is-funding-the-trans-agenda-targeting-kids
DAILY WIRE
— Masked Protesters Surround Seattle ICE Office With Agents And Detained Illegals Inside. “Federal and local police deploy tear gas, crowd control munitions on Antifa anti-ICE rioters outside ICE Seattle field office.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/masked-protesters-surround-seattle-ice-office-with-agents-and-detained-illegals-inside
FOX NEWS
— White House slams ‘utter failure’ of anti-Trump protests as America celebrates Army’s historic milestone
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-slams-utter-failure-anti-trump-protests-america-celebrates-armys-historic-milestone
TOWNHALL
— Consequences of Sanctuary Cities Come Home to Roost
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2025/06/13/consequences-of-sanctuary-cities-come-home-to-roost-n2658784
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/no-kings-demonstrators-protest-president-trump-during-army-parade/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://apnews.com/article/no-kings-protest-trump-philadelphia-los-angeles-immigration-raids-a3b67d23733cd060f8d01aef1e391dbf
— Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms. My ancestors operated farms themselves. They did not use illegals. I spent many days during the 1950s and early 1960s at my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-arrests-pause-hotels-restaurants-farms-aa8f503a8d6d797021a70601e6a1d918
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/us/gallery/no-kings-protests
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/protests-middle-east-bad-weather-may-rain-trumps-military-parade-2025-06-14/
https://www.reuters.com/pictures/47-signs-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-2025-06-14/
MSN
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in manipulating/dominating religious leaders
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pope-leos-first-us-bishop-calls-on-priests-to-escort-asylum-seekers-to-court-people-of-faith-stand-with-immigrants/ar-AA1GFzBc
— Social Security Breaks Records: Retirees’ Checks Hit $2K for the First Time. My critics/opponents remain furious that I get Social Security. But I paid into Social Security for more than 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assembly line, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and pumped more gasoline.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/social-security-breaks-records-retirees-checks-hit-2k-for-the-first-time/ar-AA1GEBl3
— Religion in flux: Islam surges, Christianity shrinks; Hinduism holds steady. My critics/opponents stress that while their churches flourish, my Hope Lutheran church in Park Forest ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/282920624709/ ) no longer exists. I attended Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962 and I was confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran in 1962.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/religion-in-flux-islam-surges-christianity-shrinks-hinduism-holds-steady/ar-AA1GqmZm
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTUTE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/protests-cities-no-kings.html
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/14/no-kings-protests-photos/84205672007/
FORTUNE
— According to my critics/opponents, all the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGHTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time are caused by those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/25/dei-attacks-diversity-inclusion-equity-economy/
FAST COMPANY
— 6 necessary skills that every leader should have. My coworkers who my superiors promoted over me a) were manipulated/dominated by my superiors, b) glorified and praised my superiors, c) pandered to my superiors, d) served as operatives and as dupes for my superiors, and/or e) covered up my superiors’ wrong doing. My coworkers who were promoted the fastest/highest a) excelled at the aforesaid and/or b) excelled at destroying employees who shared my demographics.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91343438/these-are-the-6-necessary-skills-that-every-leader-should-have
BUSINESS BECAUSE
— Career Success. According to my critics/opponents, federal employees are not successful unless they make GS-13 ($117,807) by age 25, GS-14 ($139,211) by age 30, GS-15 ($163,749) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($195,200) by age 40. Since 1973, my critics/opponents have stressed that I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and that I never made GS-14. In my defense, extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. The following frustrated my making the aforesaid promotion deadlines: a) I avoided the Vietnam Warr draft, b) I did not become a Democrat, c) I did not major in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, d) I was not a minority, female, or veteran, e) I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, f) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40, g) I did not earn an MBA until I was 27, h) I did not take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30, i) I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, j) I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination util I was 32, and k) I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32.
https://www.businessbecause.com/news/in-the-news/8805/genz-future-career-success
POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/14/no-kings-protest-trump-00406243
NPR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5423532
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-06-14/anti-trump-no-kings-protests-flood-american-streets-ahead-of-military-parade
PBS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/protesters-gather-across-the-u-s-at-nationwide-anti-trump-no-kings-rallies
HAGERTY
— The state of the muscle car market is strong. Please let me know if you share my interest in muscle cars. I own a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus, 2023 Ford Mustang GT Premium, 2013 Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and 1972 Corvette. Previously, I owned a 1994 Thunderbird, 1990 Thunderbird LX, 1969 Charger SE, 1968 Charger R/T, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, and 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/insider-insight-the-state-of-the-muscle-car-market-is-strong/
June 13, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DuPage GOP to launch vote-by-mail pilot program to combat Democratic strides
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/dupage-naperville-republican-democrat-vote-mail/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To date, significantly more Democratic primary voters are on the county’s permanent vote-by-mail list, DuPage County Chief Deputy Clerk Adam Johnson. As of Wednesday, there was a total of 98,413 voters on the county’s permanent vote-by-mail list, according to Johnson. That number divides into voters who have opted to receive mail-ballots for general elections only and those who have requested to also receive primary ballots, he said. The latter is how the county can glean the partisan divide in its vote-by-mail program as voters must request either a Democratic or Republican primary ballot. Current numbers show that 47,110 Democratic primary voters have signed up for the program compared to 19,525 Republican voters, Johnson said. Those totals have also grown since the 2022 primary election, which was the first in which the permanent vote-by-mail program was offered. In 2022, there were 20,482 Democratic primary voters compared to 8,009 Republican voters.)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/chicago-protest-trump-ice-immigration-arrests/
— Chicago’s Springfield delegation socks it to the city’s taxpayers with reckless pension bill. Who do you know who is in line to get a pension or is getting a pension? Ever-increasingly, they are demonized, denigrated, and condemned. 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 since I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. In my defense, if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire, I might still be working for GAO and paying into the CSRS. Constructively, so far, in today’s dollars, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced CSRS to pay me $1.85 million to stop me from working for GAO.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/13/editorial-springfield-lawmakers-police-fire-pensions/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/06/12/hundreds-rally-again-in-chicago-against-trump-ice
— While you were in high school and college, what did you do during your summer “vacations” I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/06/12/chicago-public-schools-last-day-summer-vacation
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/news/secretary-of-state-mount-prospect-improperly-shared-license-plate-reader-data-in-texas-abortion-cas/
ABC7
— Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rainbow-push-coalition-civil-rights-leaders-rally-state-street-loop-chicago-protest-target-scaling-back-dei/16734382/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o85Q1cvuvl0
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-protest-chicago-ice
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/06/12/tps-losing-legal-status-chicago-immigrants-limbo
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-533/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE GOP
— DuPage GOP Kickoff Event
https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP
JOHN KASS
— Democrats Unmask Themselves at Riots Open Summer of Love 2.0
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-unmask-themselves-at-summer-of-love-2-0-riots/
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois millionaires are taking their money, philanthropy and talent elsewhere
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-millionaires-are-taking-their-money-philanthropy-and-talent-elsewhere-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— If ICE raids persist, there will be ‘nobody’ left to nanny the children and mow the lawns. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, etc. My critics/opponents cannot say that. Their parents bought them cars, paid their college expenses, got them jobs, etc. I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/06/karen_bass_says_if_ice_raids_persist_there_will_be_nobody_left_to_nanny_the_children_and_mow_the_lawns.html
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Strips Legal Status From Over Half A Million Migrants, Tells Them To Self-Deport
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-strips-legal-status-from-over-half-a-million-migrants-tells-them-to-self-deport
— Trump Signals ‘Changes Are Coming’ To Immigration Enforcement As Farmers, Businesses Complain. Trump added that the United States must deport criminals while also protecting farmers.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signals-changes-are-coming-to-immigration-enforcement-as-farmers-businesses-complain
FEDERALIST
— By Promoting Amnesty For Illegal Workers, Trump Is Selling Out ‘America First’ For Cheap Labor
https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/12/by-promoting-amnesty-for-illegal-workers-trump-is-selling-out-america-first-for-cheap-labor/
FEDERALIST SOCIETY
— Disparate Impact and the Future of Equal Opportunity. According to my critics/opponents, because I got better scores on tests than minorities and females, those tests were racist and sexist. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/podcasts/explainer-episode-90-disparate-impact-and-the-future-of-equal-opportunity
FOX NEWS
— Dem senators propose bill to punish El Salvador for ‘collusion’ with Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senators-propose-bill-punish-el-salvador-collusion-trump
— We should stand unequivocally with Israel, says Sen. Ted Cruz
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374213310112
NEWSMAX
— N.Y., Ill. Govs Dare ICE to Arrest Them Over Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jb-pritzker-kathy-hochul-tom-homan/2025/06/12/id/1214741/
— Dems Choose Illegals Over Citizens
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/brandon-gill-democrats-illegals/2025/06/12/id/1214742/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/politics/trump-padilla-ice-protests-analysis
MSN
— ‘I am reversing invasion’: Trump blames Biden, Newsom for ‘flooding America with 21 million illegal aliens’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/i-am-reversing-invasion-trump-blames-biden-newsom-for-flooding-america-with-21-million-illegal-aliens/ar-AA1GC6WI
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/as-trump-attacks-the-trans-community-pa-advocates-urge-gov-josh-shapiro-to-get-louder/ar-AA1GlAXs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/judge-blocks-trump-order-cutting-federal-funds-to-lgbtq-nonprofits/ar-AA1GoIdI
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Mexican Flags Have Become Republican Fodder, but Protesters Keep Waving Them. Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters say they are aware of the political reaction but won’t put their flags away. Constructively, Mexico and Democrats have declared war on America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/la-protests-mexican-flags-republican-reaction.html
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/opinion/trump-immigration-conservative.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/business/pride-corporate-sponsors-small-businessees.html
— The Real Fertility Crisis: Financial Security My Democrat GAO superiors painted themselves as being grossly underpaid, had children, and decried the time and money needed to raise children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I would not have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, earn a master’s degree in accounting, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or become a licensed CPA and b) my wife would not have been able to keep her good job or earn a bachelor’s degree in finance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/world/fertility-crisis-un-report.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/12/trump-miller-national-guard-ice/
MIAMI HERALD
— ‘Leave Immediately’: Trump administration orders self-deportation for Biden-era parolees
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article308510270.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: One dad talked about the ‘father’s mental load.’ Then the backlash hit. My Democrat GAO superiors painted themselves as being grossly underpaid, had children, and decried the time and money needed to raise children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I would not have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, earn a master’s degree in accounting, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or become a licensed CPA and b) my wife would not have been able to keep her good job or earn a bachelor’s degree in finance.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/06/12/fathers-day-men-mental-health-load/84115238007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Diminishing Protest Returns. Another weekend of demonstrations against Trump won’t get the left anything.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/diminishing-protest-returns-los-angeles-no-kings-day-newsom-trump-immigration-deport-98c9888c
— Senate Confirms Auctioneer Billy Long as IRS Chief. Former Republican House lawmaker who promoted controversial tax breaks will run the agency. Democrats run IRS. I was one of that last Republicans IRS hired in 1971 when I was 22. If I had been a Democrat, IRS would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service before I was 40 notwithstanding my late start. 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 on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-irs-senate-confirmation-billy-long-310adcd7
— Aspiring CPAs Consider Ditching Grad-School Plans as States Revamp Laws. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970. I erroneously thought that I could not pass the CPA examination. Because I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until 1976, because I did not take and pass the CPA examination until 1979, because I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980, because I did not pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination until 1981, and because I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981, the accounting profession wrote me off as being too old to have a successful career in accounting. Nevertheless, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $55,850 in 1971 and $112,280 in 1980 and my GAO salary was $153,151 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/aspiring-cpas-consider-ditching-grad-school-plans-as-states-revamp-laws-203c4016
FORBES
— Children Should Not Be Fed Woke Propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W78zSSP8iO8
KIPLINGER
— 25 Best College Majors for a Lucrative Career. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970. I erroneously thought that I could not pass the CPA examination. Because I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until 1976, because I did not take and pass the CPA examination until 1979, because I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980, because I did not pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination until 1981, and because I did not become a licensed CPA until 1981, the accounting profession wrote me off as being too old to have a successful career in accounting. Nevertheless, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $55,850 in 1971 and $112,280 in 1980 and my GAO salary was $153,151 in 1997.
https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/business/t012-s001-best-college-majors-for-a-lucrative-career/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public Accounting Starting salary: $69,700 Mid Career Salary: $151,200 Job Has Meaning: 47% . . . Corporate Accounting & Finance
Starting salary: $76,800 Mid Career Salary: $149,600 Job Has Meaning: 50%)
MEDIATE
— Pritzker Throws ‘Hitler’ Comment Back at GOP Congresswoman: ‘I Am Not Going To Be Lectured to by Somebody Who Extols the Virtue of Adolf Hitler’
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/pritzker-throws-hitler-comment-back-at-gop-congresswoman-i-am-not-going-to-be-lectured-to-by-somebody-who-extols-the-virtue-of-adolf-hitler/
TIMES OF INDIA
— ‘America was invaded’: Donald Trump pushes for ‘remigration’; slams Biden, Newsom
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/america-was-invaded-donald-trump-pushes-for-remigration-slams-biden-newsom/articleshow/121818383.cms
June 12, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protests-thursday-more-anti-ice-demonstrations-expected-immigration-advocates-say-saturday-no-kings-day/16730892/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-news-governos-testify-washington-dc-front-house-oversight-committee-sanctuary-law/16730373/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-demand-removal-of-ice-from-illinois-in-chicago-march/3767050/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/jb-pritzker-dares-tom-homan-arrest-trump-immigration/3766708/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protests-planned-in-chicago-several-suburbs-as-part-of-nationwide-demonstrations/3767006/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-testifies-congress-illinois-sanctuary-laws-immigration/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch-pritzker-says-he-wants-violent-undocumented-criminals-out-of-state-insists-on-following-law/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-protest-today-ice-tactical-units-stand-down/
FOX32
— LaHood blasts Pritzker over migrant crime in Illinois, says sanctuary policies are ‘government malpractice’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1657239
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1657272
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/immigrant-groups-raise-alarm-ice-chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-testifies-live-congress-sanctuary-law
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1657028
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1657259
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1657285
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h-hY4XZBFM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPKZ_rC_4n8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBmiaeJf_Gg
WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/more-ice-protests-expected-thursday-in-chicago/
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-house-committee-hearing-testimony-sanctuary-immigration/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/12/gov-jb-pritzker-defends-protections-undocumented-immigrants-congress-urges-gop-fix
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/06/12/jb-pritzker-house-oversight-committee-testimony-trust-act-sanctuary-state-donald-trump
WGN RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgnradio.com/news/pritzker-defends-illinois-sanctuary-laws-blasts-trump-administration-abuses-of-power/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/chicago-protest-trump-ice-immigration-arrests/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/pritzker-house-hearing-immigration/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/afternoon-briefing-pritzker-at-house-hearing-slams-trumps-national-guard-moves-in-la/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/protests-chicago-los-angeles-immigration/
— Democrat leaders use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/naperville-juneteenth-rotary-white-diversity/
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/a-flash-of-national-politics-appears-during-lake-county-board-meeting-members-debate-dei/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/06/12/protests-chicago-police-trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/06/12/jb-pritzker-house-oversight-committee-testimony-trust-act-sanctuary-state-donald-trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/12/donald-trump-250th-anniversary-parade-washington-no-kings-day-protests
— U.S. House narrowly approves President Trump’s request to cut public media funding. The proposal was approved by a 214-212 vote, only after Speaker Mike Johnson wrangled more Republican support. All three Republican members of Illinois’ congressional delegation voted to support the package.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/06/12/congress-vote-today-npr-pbs-funding
— Chicago Tribune offering newsroom buyouts. The Democrats who ran GAO on the 1990s used Gingrich budget cuts and buyouts and early outs to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. On October 1, 1993, when I was 45 years old and had 25 years of federal service, to get rid of me, they “offered” me a $25,000 buyout and early retirement. But I survived another 4 years. The following helped me survive: a) I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, b) I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, c) I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2025/06/12/chicago-tribune-newsroom-buyouts
— Trump’s low tolerance for dissent. My Democrat superiors in the federal government did not tolerate my opposition to their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/12/donald-trump-threats-immigration-protests-gavin-newsom-israel-univserities-elon-musk-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/nation-and-world-politics/protests-over-immigration-raids-continue-across-the-us-with-more-planned/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/illinois-state-politics/gov-pritzker-testifies-to-congress-on-immigration-policy/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/nation-and-world/gov-abbott-deploys-over-5000-texas-national-guard-troops-ahead-of-planned-no-kings-protests-2/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/nation-and-world-politics/trump-white-house-opens-door-to-historic-military-deployment-on-u-s-soil/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/nation-and-world-politics/trump-administrations-use-of-troops-to-help-with-immigration-raids-faces-test-in-court/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-defends-illinois-sanctuary-law-congress-hearing
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/12/illinois-gov-pritzker-takes-aim-at-trump-administration-immigration-policies/84165058007/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/06/12/immigrant-rights-groups-say-ice-officers-ambush-noncitizens-in-courthouse-arrests-ask-judge-to-intervene/
RIVER BENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in the military.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-warren-democrats-lead-push-to-reverse-trump-and-hegseths-ban-on-transgender-servicemembers-83385.cfm?
STATELINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.mystateline.com/news/pritzker-defends-illinois-sanctuary-laws-blasts-trump-administration-abuses-of-power/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump signs measure to overturn California’s EV mandate
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-signs-measure-to-overturn-californias-ev-mandate/amp/
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wandtv.com/community/no-kings-rallies-planned-for-saturday-across-central-illinois/article_be8587ff-6563-4311-ae9b-e115d451bcb4.html
WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/pritzker-defends-illinois-immigration-laws-to-congressional-committee/
WJBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wjbc.com/2025/06/12/pritzker-defends-illinois-immigration-laws-in-theatrical-congressional-hearing/
WGLT
— Democrat leaders continue to use Tulsa to promote hatred against Republicans
https://www.wglt.org/2025-06-12/tulsa-has-a-reparations-plan-104-years-after-race-massacre
WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-testimony-us-congress-thursday-sanctuary-state-policies/526-75551b7a-78fa-484d-b58e-4928cde0a199
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-to-tell-congress-both-parties-are-to-blame-for-broken-immigration-system/
CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP fundraises off Pritzker hearing quote
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/12/ilgop-fundraises-off-pritzker-hearing-quote/
— DuPage Republicans will launch pilot program to address vote by mail reluctance
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/12/dupage-republicans-will-launch-pilot-program-to-address-vote-by-mail-reluctance/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-325/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS GOP
— Pritzker Lies Through His Teeth, Defends Support of Illegals
https://illinois.gop/2025/06/
MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Members of the MTRO had a great night tonight at the DuPage GOP summer kickoff fundraiser! Our very own Chuck Smith was honored with Committeeman of the year from Milton, for the hard work he and his wife put forth every election cycle.
https://www.facebook.com/MiltonRepublicans
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker says he’s willing to be arrested defending sanctuary policies
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7887ad18-6127-4c3c-821b-bc158abc94a4.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Treasonous laws’: GOP blasts sanctuary-state governors, votes to overturn D.C. law
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/12/treasonous-laws-gop-blasts-sanctuary-state-governors-votes-overturn/
— Left wing staging nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests to counter Trump’s military parade
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/12/left-wing-staging-nationwide-no-kings-protests-counter-trumps/
— Enforcing immigration law is not cruel or inhumane. Unchecked immigration fuels suffering on both sides of the border.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/12/enforcing-immigration-law-cruel-inhumane/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House passes bill to end DC sanctuary city status and force immigration compliance
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3440094/house-passes-dc-federal-immigration-sanctuary-city-bill/
NEW YORK POST
— Pritzker hammered over resurfaced tweet urging public to use ‘other gender’s bathroom today’ in protest of Trump order
https://nypost.com/2025/06/12/us-news/illinois-gov-pritzker-hammered-over-resurfaced-tweet-urging-public-to-use-other-genders-bathroom-today-in-protest-of-trump-order/
— Democrats Newsom and Bass have destroyed America’s Golden State
https://nypost.com/2025/06/12/opinion/democrats-newsom-and-bass-have-destroyed-americas-golden-state/
FOX NEWS
— DOJ sues New York for sanctuary policy ‘undermining immigration enforcement’ AG Pam Bondi says ‘lawless sanctuary policies are driving the chaos we’re seeing in California right now’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-sues-new-york-sanctuary-policy-undermining-immigration-enforcement
NEWSMAX
— Puzzling That Dems Go All Out for Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/greg-steube-democrats-sanctuary-states/2025/06/12/id/1214707/
TOWNHALL
— Walz Refuses to Apologize After Calling ICE Agents ‘Donald Trump’s Modern-Day Gestapo’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/abigail-johnson/2025/06/12/waltz-facing-backlash-after-calling-ice-agents-gestapo-n2658690
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-12-25
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://abcnews.go.com/US/immigrant-rights-groups-ice-officers-ambush-noncitizens-courthouse/story?id=122770040
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/protests-immigration-raids-spread-across-us-a-look-at-many-sporadic-violence/
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-republicans-spar-democratic-governors-tense-immigration-hearing-rcna212324
WASHINGTON POST
— House votes to nullify D.C.’s ‘sanctuary city’ law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/12/dc-sanctuary-city-law-house-repeal/
SCRIPPS NEWS
— Majority of Senate Republicans tell Scripps News they will not attend Saturday’s military parade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7BVczeE_Gw
NPR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5431540/denounced-by-gop-lawmakers-blue-state-governors-defend-immigration-policies
June 9, 2025
When Democrats riot in your county, township, municipality, and school district, how will law enforcement respond?
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Rally held in Pilsen in protest of recent ICE raids; Gov. Pritzker criticizes use of National Guard. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-raid-protests-rally-pilsen-recent-immigration-arrests-illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-criticizes-use-national-guard/16701102/
— National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump’s orders to quell immigration protests
https://abc7chicago.com/post/la-ice-raid-protests-california-national-guard-members-begin-arriving-los-angeles-authorities-clash-protesters/16696165/
NBC5
— 40% of undergraduates rely on Pell Grants that Trump might cut to pay for college. Did you get a Pell Gant? I did not. I worked my way through college. But my GPA suffered. I worked far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-cuts-pell-grants/3763036/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1654727
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/chicago-ice-police-protest/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/trump-california-national-guard/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/07/pride-and-community-at-sox-mexican-heritage-night-game-amid-immigration-crackdowns/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/what-to-know-national-guard-deployment/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/trumps-travel-ban-immigration-enforcement/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/06/08/pilsen-protesters-ice-raids-immigration
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/06/09/jb-pritzker-house-oversight-committee-testimony-illinois-sanctuary-state
DAILY HERALD
— Elburn village president hopes to challenge Foster for seat in Congress
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250608/us-congress-politics/elburn-village-president-hopes-to-challenge-foster-for-seat-in-congress/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/06/07/outside-immigration-center-in-broadview-supporters-demand-release-of-those-detained
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/what-to-know-about-trumps-deployment-of-national-guard-troops-to-la-protests/article_8470521a-d5ac-5594-afbb-06c053e2bd53.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://foxillinois.com/question-of-the-day/vote-should-president-trump-have-sent-national-guard-troops-into-los-angeles
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/06/09/pritzker-joins-in-denouncing-trump-ice-action-00394139
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— New Hampshire joins the Universal School Choice wave. Illinois increasingly a black sheep.
https://wirepoints.org/new-hampshire-joins-the-universal-school-choice-wave-illinois-increasingly-a-black-sheep-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Think Illinois spends millions on migrants? Wrong. It spends billions.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/think-illinois-spends-millions-on-migrants-wrong-it-spends-billions/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles after violent protests against immigration authorities
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/8/national-guard-troops-arrive-los-angeles-violent-protests-immigration/
— Noem blames violent immigration clashes on Newsom’s ‘bad decisions’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/8/dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-blames-violent-immigration-clashes-gov/
NEW YORK POST
— LA cops finally tackle anti-ICE rioters — as first Trump-ordered National Guard troops arrive
https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/us-news/la-cops-finally-tackle-anti-ice-riots-after-being-held-back-by-sanctuary-city-laws/
— Mexican flag-waving masked protester becomes the symbol of LA anti-ICE riots
https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/us-news/mexican-flag-waving-masked-protester-becomes-the-symbol-of-la-anti-ice-riots/
— Newsom plans to sue Trump admin over National Guard deployment to LA even as LAPD chief admits cops are ‘overwhelmed’ by violent anti-ICE riots
https://nypost.com/2025/06/09/us-news/california-governor-gavin-newsom-plans-to-sue-trump-admin-over-national-guard-deployment-to-la-even-as-lapd-chief-admits-cops-are-overwhelmed-by-violent-anti-ice-riots/
— Foreign flags fly in LA anti-ICE riots — vindicating Donald Trump and leaving Dems with no moral standing
https://nypost.com/2025/06/08/opinion/miranda-devine-foreign-flags-fly-in-la-anti-ice-riots-vindicating-donald-trump-and-leaving-dems-with-no-moral-standing/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Are 1,000,000 Deportations Enough? The Trump administration has promised great things on immigration. Is it ready to deliver?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/are-1000000-deportations-enough/
AMERICAN THINKER
— L.A. burns for the second time in six months, Trump sends troops, and local wokester pols bleat tin-eared responses
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/06/l_a_burns_for_the_second_time_in_six_months_trump_sends_troops_and_local_wokester_pols_bleat_tin_earred_responses.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump’s iconic McDonald’s stop during the 2024 campaign is appreciated in behind-the-scenes video
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/07/trumps-iconic-mcdonalds-stop-during-the-2024-campaign-is-appreciated-in-behind-the-scenes-video-1549554/
BREITBART
— Democrats Settle on Excuse for L.A. Riots: It’s Trump’s Fault for Enforcing the Law
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/08/democrats-settle-on-excuse-for-l-a-riots-its-trump-fault-for-enforcing-the-law/
— Trump Directs DHS, DOD to ‘Liberate Los Angeles’ amid Riots: ‘Illegals Will Be Expelled’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/08/trump-directs-dhs-dod-liberate-los-angeles-riots-illegals-expelled/
COLLEGE FIX
— SIU med school dean urges resistance to Trump executive orders
https://www.thecollegefix.com/siu-med-school-dean-urges-resistance-to-trump-executive-orders/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘These Lawless Riots Only Strengthen Our Resolve,’ Trump Says As He Orders Action To Liberate Los Angeles
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/08/these-lawless-riots-only-strengthen-our-resolve-trump-says-as-he-orders-action-to-liberate-los-angeles/
— Trump Slams Newsom And Bass Over LA Immigration Riots
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/08/trump-slams-newsom-and-bass-over-la-immigration-riots/
FOX NEWS
— California Republicans slam Newsom, Bass for letting LA burn with riots amid Trump immigration blitz. Republicans blast Newsom and Bass for siding with illegal aliens as ICE officers face violent attacks during immigration raids.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-republicans-slam-newsom-bass-letting-la-burn-riots-amid-trump-immigration-blitz
— President Trump sends National Guard as violent anti-ICE riots erupt in Los Angeles
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/president-trump-sends-national-guard-as-violent-anti-ice-riots-erupt-in-los-angeles
— Trump’s ICE launches bold courthouse migrant arrest strategy to fast-track deportations Biden avoided. Secretary Noem declares end to Biden’s ‘catch-and-release’ policy that allowed millions of unvetted migrants into America.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trumps-ice-launches-bold-courthouse-migrant-arrest-strategy-fast-track-deportations-biden-avoided
— NAACP handing out ‘justice’ awards to school board members who defy Trump’s anti-DEI rules. I should write about my Democrat superiors and supervisors who got promoted for taking adverse actions against me. I should write about my Republican superiors who my Democrat superiors got rid of because they promoted me.
https://www.aol.com/naacp-handing-justice-awards-school-130039387.html
— ICE arrests ‘worst of the worst’ illegal aliens in Los Angeles while protesters advocate for criminals. 45 illegal aliens with violent criminal histories detained despite protests and clashes with authorities.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-worst-worst-illegal-aliens-los-angeles-while-protesters-advocate-criminals-dhs?lid=dzstcn0qgq9f
NEWSMAX
— Homan Threatens Newsom, LA’s Bass With Arrest
https://www.newsmax.com/us/tom-homan-newsom-karen-bass/2025/06/08/id/1214083/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump WH Has Figured Out How To Blow Up Democrats’ Sanctuary City Policies
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/06/08/marc_thiessen_trump_wh_has_figured_out_how_to_blow_up_democrats_sanctuary_city_policies.html
TOWNHALL
— Dems Absolutely Lose It Over Trump’s Swift Action to Restore Order in LA Amid Anti-ICE Chaos
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/06/08/as-the-left-melts-down-lets-remember-who-invited-the-illegals-to-the-us-in-the-first-place-n2658383
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-ice-protests-planned-trump-sends-national-guard-california-2025-06-08/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEsggQ10p5w
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rally-lgbtq-rights-convene-historic-site-washington-2025-06-08/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://apnews.com/article/pride-trump-dc-gay-washington-f3ed5feaec4f98916cf55933351a0d8d
https://www.aol.com/news/global-lgbtq-advocates-gather-trump-113123357.html
CNN
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/politics/trump-national-guard-los-angeles-hegseth
— Democrat LA leaders get protesters to block freeways and to set cars on fire
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/la-protests-ice-raids-trump-06-09-25
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police have used flash-bangs and tear gas while dispersing crowds, with some hitting and pushing protesters while making arrests, CNN witnessed. Protesters set at least two self-driving cars on fire. All of Downtown Los Angeles has been declared an unlawful assembly area.)
MSN
— Trump orders law enforcement to ‘liberate’ LA from ‘migrant invasion’ amid clashes over ICE raids
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/trump-orders-law-enforcement-to-liberate-la-from-migrant-invasion-amid-clashes-over-ice-raids/ar-AA1GjYpg
— Trump says ‘they spit, we hit’ to LA protestors. Trump told reporters ‘we’ll be very, very strong in terms of law and order.’ When Democrat leaders stage riots in your county, township, municipality, and school district, how will law enforcement react?
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/trump-says-they-spit-we-hit-to-la-protestors/vi-AA1Gk7l4
— California sheriff blasts Kamala Harris’ ’embarrassing’ statement on LA anti-ICE riots
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/california-sheriff-blasts-kamala-harris-embarrassing-statement-on-la-anti-ice-riots/ar-AA1GkLN5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-dismisses-pride-month-as-worldpride-gathers-in-washington/ar-AA1Gj0T6
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/all-the-ways-trump-is-trying-to-dismantle-pride-month/ar-AA1G6oZX
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/la-immigration-protests-live-updates-trump-deploys-2000/?id=122621279
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/trump-los-angeles-immigration-protests-rcna211695
— California Democrats push back on Trump’s decision to mobilize the National Guard
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/california-democrats-push-back-trumps-decision-mobilize-national-guard-rcna211718
CBS NEWS
— Noem says “we’re not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen” amid L.A. crackdown
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristi-noem-trump-national-guard-los-angeles-face-the-nation-interview/
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/national-guard-troops-los-angeles-immigration-protests/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-los-angeles-immigration-protests-trump/
NEWSWEEK
— LA Protests: Video of ‘Blackhawk Helicopter’ Dropping Off Boxes Sparks Alarm
https://www.newsweek.com/la-protests-blackhawk-helicopter-alarm-ice-2082469
— China Issues Travel Warning Over LA Riots
https://www.newsweek.com/china-issues-travel-warning-over-la-riots-2082631
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.newsweek.com/mass-looting-breaks-out-la-riots-intensify-2082622
https://www.newsweek.com/los-angeles-california-riots-national-guard-protests-2082632
https://www.newsweek.com/la-riots-looting-breaks-out-newsom-challenges-homanlive-updates-2082644
— Donald Trump Authorizes Officials to Take ‘Action Necessary to Liberate’ LA
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-authorizes-officials-take-action-necessary-liberate-la-2082562
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their LA riots
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010216288/la-protests-national-guard-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/08/us/la-immigration-protests-photos-map.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/la-protests-national-guard-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/us/politics/trump-california-immigration.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010211035/the-undercurrent-at-the-worldpride-parade-in-dc.html?playlistId=video/latest-video
— Since the 1960s, Democrats and RINOs, that is, those who are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time have ever-increasingly worked those who share my demographics. I should write about that. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/opinion/trump-nixon-war-protests.html
— Boys and Young Men Are Falling Behind. Boys’ educational achievement, mental health and transitions to adulthood indicate that many are not thriving.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/upshot/boys-falling-behind-data.html
— Why Boys Are Behind in School From the Start
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/upshot/boys-struggling-kindergarten-school.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Newsom threatens to sue Trump administration over use of National Guard. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/07/la-ice-arrests-protests-national-gaurd/
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/08/trump-national-guard-la-protests-law/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/09/la-protests-timeline-ice/84106969007/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-ice-protests-against-trump-sending-troops-to-la-20367057.php
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/national-guard-la-ice-protests-c0d325dd
— How the Cybertruck Came to Embody Tesla’s Problems. The electric pickup was supposed to create a halo effect, but the truck’s reputation has been tarnished by politics and production snafus. I should write about efforts to tarnish the reputation of the 2025 Dodge Charger R/T Plus that I recently bought.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-problems-cybertruck-trump-musk-feud-89501946
FORBES
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/06/09/los-angeles-protests-live-updates–unlawful-assembly-declared-in-downtown-newsom-dares-trump-officials-to-arrest-him/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Duckworth to promote more hatred against Trump. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and their dupes who have promoted the most hatred against me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z6K_6cw80Q
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Culture, Not Standard of Living, Has Gotten Worse. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional culture. They especially destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/june_2025/culture_not_standard_of_living_has_gotten_worse
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/6/8/2326704/-Should-the-LAPD-be-protecting-demonstrators-from-the-Feds-rather-than-assisting-ICE
GOOGLE AI
— Political organization priorities. Instead of promoting the Republican Party platform and electing candidates who can and will defend and advance that platform, the top priority for the following has been and continues to be getting rid of its members who are too conservative: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. The leaders of the following have always considered me to be too conservative and have always done everything that they could to get rid of me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22political+organizations%22+priorities
WICKED CAR MAGAZINE’S POST
— Absolutely fantastic time with the goldRush Rally at Iron Gate Motor Condos
https://www.facebook.com/wickedcarmagazine/posts/absolutely-fantastic-time-with-the-goldrush-rally-at-iron-gate-motor-condos-meet/1458928425444359/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1458925505444651&set=pcb.1458928425444359
NTD
— Aviation Insiders Report Unsafe Hiring Practices Due to DEI. Airline crews tell The Epoch Times that diversity, equity, and inclusion policies persist in the industry. As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and professional license became ever-increasingly worthless because Democrat superiors ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.ntd.com/aviation-insiders-report-unsafe-hiring-practices-due-to-dei_1072142.html
GUARDIAN
— Democrat leaders crow about their LA riots
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/09/los-angeles-protests-live-tensions-flare-trump-deploys-national-guard-troops
— Democrat Chicago leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/chicago-immigrants-trump-mass-deportation
TELEGRAPH
— Democrat leaders want their LA riots to destroy Trump
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/09/the-la-riots-could-destroy-donald-trumps-presidency/
TIMES OF INDIA
— Kamala Harris promotes riots
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/calculated-agenda-to-spread-panic-kamala-harris-slams-trump-administrations-national-guard-deployment-in-la-calls-protests-a-powerful-tool-for-justice/articleshow/121719044.cms
LIVE INDIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://liveindia.tv/world/worldpride-rally-at-lincoln-memorial-confronts-lgbtq-setbacks-under-trump-era/
BUSINESS STANDARD
— No tolerance for rioting, violence: Vance echoes Trump’s stance on LA riots
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/no-tolerance-for-rioting-violence-vance-echoes-trump-s-stance-on-la-riots-125060900171_1.html
May 13, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly use the Pope’s oldest brother against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2025/05/12/pope-leo-brother-louis-prevost-magna-facebook-nancy-pelosi
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Which Democrat leaders want Pritzker to run for President. Which want him to instead run for Governor again?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/05/13/gov-jb-pritzker-reelection-third-term-president
— The Catholic church’s social service arm in Chicago uses lobbying firm that also represents abortion provider. Catholic Charities uses Cozen O’Connor for state government lobbying. So does Rush University Medical Center, which performs abortions, and CVS Health, whose pharmacies dispense prescriptions that end pregnancies.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/05/12/catholic-charities-lobbyist-abortion-provider-chicago-cardinal-blase-cupich-rush-university-cozen-oconnor
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/12/editorial-jb-pritzker-house-republicans-sanctuary-states/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/12/mundelein-cannabis-store-proposal/
— Illinois homeowners insurance premiums up 50% over three years
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/01/illinois-homeowners-insurance-premiums/
— Depression, isolation and substance use all are up. Are Illinois teens OK? Back in the good old days, back when I was in high school in the 1960s, I could be optimistic about earning a college degree even though no one saw me as being college material. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my vision could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. During my junior and senior years, I spent my weekday evenings and Saturdays and full-time during the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my graduating class. Nevertheless, I got accepted by UIC.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/13/teens-depression-drinking-drugs-technology/
— The school board president is trying to nix the superintendent requirement. Why does it matter? While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion requirements to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job-related professional license. I should write about that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/12/cps-superintendent-explainer/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/13/opinion-pete-hegseth-naval-academy-books-removed/
ABC7
— Harvey residents seek investigation into mayor’s office after alderwoman arrested during meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUDlrc5TVOg
— Trump defends Qatar jumbo jet offer, says would be ‘stupid’ to turn away free plane
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-defends-qatar-jumbo-jet-offer-says-would-stupid-turn-away-free-plane/16393995/
NBC5
— ‘We will not hide’: Little Village committed to Mexican Independence Day parade. The recent wave of rising political tensions is not stopping the community from hosting its annual event.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/we-will-not-hide-little-village-committed-to-mexican-independence-day-parade/3743882/
WGN9
— Little Village Mexican Independence Day Parade to proceed despite ICE concerns
https://wgntv.com/news/little-village-mexican-day-parade-2025-chamber-commitment/
— Illinois ranks 36th out of the 50 states. Under the Democrats, for those in Illinois, the more of the following that they are, the bleaker that their future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that the more of the aforesaid that those in Illinois are, the sooner that they will leave Illinois.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/where-illinois-ranks-among-best-states-in-country-in-list-by-u-s-news-world-report/
FOX32
— House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts. What percent are on Medicaid in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Why are they on Medicaid?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/house-republicans-medicaid-cuts
— Illinois teens say they drink nearly twice as much as U.S. average. I have never been a drinker. I discourage drinking. If I had been a drinker, with all my limitations, I would not have been able to earn an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my high school class, earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six professional certifications, earn a professional license, etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-teens-say-they-drink-nearly-twice-as-much-as-us-average-survey-finds/ar-AA1EztEo
— Controversy swirls over Trump Qatar trip, gifted plane
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1640122
WGN RADIO
— Alder pulls back the curtain on Mayor Johnson’s patronage scheme
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-alder-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-mayor-johnsons-patronage-scheme/
SOUTHERN
— Trump defends Qatar jumbo jet offer, says it would be ‘stupid’ to turn away free plane
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/05/12/trump-defends-qatar-jumbo-jet-offer-says-it-would-be-stupid-to-turn-away-free-plane/
— Trump administration defends white South African refugee program amid group’s US arrival. Anticipate/expect that the next Democrat or RINO U.S. President will send them back.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/05/12/trump-administration-defends-white-south-african-refugee-program-amid-groups-us-arrival/
STATELINE
— States are telling sheriffs whether they can — or can’t — work with ICE. Cooperation between sheriffs and ICE lies at the heart of Trump’s immigration policy. Federal law trumps state law. What is your county sheriff’s position on this?
https://stateline.org/2025/05/13/states-are-telling-sheriffs-whether-they-can-or-cant-work-with-ice/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-bill-odor-cannabis-probable-cause/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Ethics experts worry about the implications of Trump accepting Qatar’s luxury plane
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-05-12/ethics-experts-worry-about-the-implications-of-trump-accepting-qatars-luxury-plane
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— IRS Ramps Up Collections. 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 $99,069-$112,280/year. I should write about those who continue to use that against me the most.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1026164/clear-start-tax-warns-taxpayers-irs-ramps-up-collections-amid-office-closures-and-funding-push/
WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight budget cuts
https://www.wqad.com/article/tech/science/environment/trumps-cuts-federal-climate-research-illinois-impact/526-c4365134-ca06-46a4-8081-e522120ad75c
WHEATON PATCH
— Expansion Sought By St. Michael Church To Accommodate More Students. The church and school is seeking zoning approval to expand its property to better serve its more than 500 students.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/expansion-sought-st-michael-church-accommodate-more-students
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— On the GOP side. Congressman Darin LaHood “said he had been talking with Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the majority leader, and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chairman of the Senate GOP campaign committee, about entering the race.” And former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he’s weighing a run, too.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/05/13/tensions-rise-dominoes-fall-00343872
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-511/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/05/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-303/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DOJ asks for preliminary injunction against Illinois over E-Verify obstruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqubx_uurNI
— Funding proposal for higher education schools in Illinois meeting opposition
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7ce0769e-4548-484f-9ec7-4c8064712e65.html
WIREPOINTS
— Tax cuts, Gov. Pritzker?
https://wirepoints.org/tax-cuts-gov-pritzker-wirepoints/
— The Bally’s ripoff
https://wirepoints.org/the-ballys-ripoff-wirepoints/
— Illinois politicians will always find new ways to take your money.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-politicians-will-always-find-new-ways-to-take-your-money-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
— Politics Is Threatening to Erode the Quality of the Chicago Fire Department
https://wirepoints.org/paul-vallas-politics-is-threatening-to-erode-the-quality-of-the-chicago-fire-department-chicago-contrarian/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In both hiring and promotion, the Chicago Fire Department has embraced a DEI-driven agenda that has led to political grandstanding and the dangerous erosion of standards. There is growing pressure on the Fire Academy to carry minority candidates who do not meet basic physical requirements. This is not only irresponsible — it is dangerous.”)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Eighteen, But Not All Incumbent Black Members of Congress Endorse Robin Kelly for U.S. Senate
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/13/eighteen-but-not-all-incumbent-black-members-of-congress-endorse-robin-kelly-for-u-s-senate/
— Fox River Valley State Senator Positioning Himself to Lead the Way to Higher RTA Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/12/fox-river-valley-state-senator-positioning-himself-to-lead-the-way-to-higher-rta-taxes/
— Parkinson’s Found Higher Near Golf Courses
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/12/parkinsons-found-higher-near-golf-courses/
— Why Are County’s Proposed Zoning Signs So Small?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/12/why-are-countys-proposed-zoning-signs-so-small/
— Kat Gets Major Boost from Chicago Tribune
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/12/kat-gets-major-boost-from-chicago-tribune/
— Moraine Hills State Racks Up 774,000 Visitors
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/11/moraine-hills-state-parks-racks-up-774000-visitors/
— Prison Rape Returns to the News
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/11/prison-rape-returns-to-the-news/
— Left Out of the Chicago Tribune’s Retrospective Look at the Thompson Center
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/11/left-out-of-the-chicago-tribunes-retrospective-look-at-the-thompson-center/
— Man Arrested in Marengo with Cock Fighting Paraphernalia & Six Roosters
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/10/man-arrested-in-marengo-with-cock-fighting-paraphernalia/
— Blacks Doing Worst in Chicago
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/10/blacks-doing-worst-in-chicago/
— Jack Franks’ Finest Hour
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/05/10/jack-franks-finest-hour/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SEIU Illinois spends just 3% of members’ money representing workers. NTEU spent lots of time and money representing me in Diersen v. IRS. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/seiu-illinois-spends-just-3-of-members-money-representing-workers/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— JD Vance will be the nominee in 2028
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/3408875/jd-vance-republican-nominee-2028-jim-banks/
NEW YORK POST
— Qatar’s ‘Palace in the Sky’ jet is NOT a ‘free gift’ — and Trump shouldn’t accept it as one
https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/opinion/no-pres-trump-qatars-palace-in-the-sky-jet-isnt-a-free-gift-and-you-shouldnt-accept-it-as-one/
AMAC
— Democrats Normalizing Violence
https://amac.us/newsline/society/democrats-normalizing-violence/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Al Sharpton disapproves of South African refugees fleeing black violence
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/05/12/al-sharpton-disapproves-of-south-african-refugees-fleeing-black-violence-1542752/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Episcopal Church ends partnership with US gov’t over white Afrikaners resettlement dispute
https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-church-cuts-ties-with-us-govt-over-white-afrikaners.html
DAILY CALLER
— House GOP Plans To Strip Billions From States That Give Illegal Migrants Free Healthcare. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/12/house-gop-plan-would-strip-billions-from-states-that-give-illegal-migrants-free-healthcare/
— House GOP Floats Proposal To Ensure Non-Citizens Do Not Receive Tax-Funded Food Stamps
https://dailycaller.com/2025/05/12/exclusive-house-gop-floats-proposal-to-ensure-non-citizens-do-not-receive-tax-funded-food-stamps/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Administration Is Exposing the Hubris of Institutional DEI
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/05/12/trump-administration-exposing-hubris-institutional-dei/
FEDERALIST
— Medical School Accreditor Suspends ‘Diversity’ Requirements After Trump Executive Order
https://thefederalist.com/2025/05/13/medical-school-accreditor-suspends-diversity-requirements-after-trump-executive-order/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats’ bizarre affection for illegal aliens. President Trump was elected president last year by Americans furious that Joe Biden had allowed millions of people to storm across our border illegally
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-democrats-bizarre-affection-illegal-aliens
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Top Medical School Accreditor Suspends Diversity Requirements After Trump Executive Order
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/top-medical-school-accreditor-suspends-diversity-requirements-after-trump-executive-order/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Trump Admin Rapidly Increasing Weekly Deportation Flights
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trump-admin-rapidly-increasing-weekly-deportation-flights/
PIERS MORGAN
— ‘My brother the pope is not woke,’ says Louis Prevost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML2M9icrrKw
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— GOP to increases the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $30,000
https://thehill.com/newsletters/business-economy/5296471-house-gop-unveils-sweeping-tax-plans/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Hate filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://apnews.com/article/democracy-trump-voice-america-usaid-state-department-f5959e4d3b8d21f22a8c88bfc89842b8
ABC NEWS
— Pope rejects ‘war of words,’ applauds journalists
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/pope-leo-xiv-live-updates-pope-delivers-anti/?id=121703106
CBS NEWS
— White South Africans arrive in U.S. after Trump administration grants refugee status. Anticipate/expect that the next Democrat or RINO U.S. President will send them back.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-south-africans-afrikaners-arrive-us-trump-administration/
NEWSWEEK
— New Bill Could Ban Pornography Across US
https://www.newsweek.com/pornography-ban-us-bill-2071409
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity. When the bidding stops Monday, the top buyers of a Trump family crypto coin will win a tour of the White House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-crypto-coin-auction.html
— Trump Declares High-Speed Internet Program ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’ Trump denounced the Biden-era Digital Equity Act as “woke handouts based on race,” raging in a social media post against a broad effort to improve high-speed internet access.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/trump-biden-digital-equity-act.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Harvard against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/harvard-trump-court-case-negotiation.html
— Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opinion/pope-leo-american-catholic.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/world/asia/pope-leo-voice-platform.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight budget cuts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/republicans-budget-cuts-medicaid.html
USA TODAY
— $7,500 EV tax credit hasn’t gone away — at least not yet. Eligibility requirements for cars include an MSRP under $55,000. Therefore, my 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus is not eligible.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2025/05/10/ev-federal-tax-credit-2025/83537061007/
— To his classmates in Chicago, Pope Leo was the right pick. How were you viewed when you were in high school? No one saw me as being college material. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my vision could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. During my junior and senior years, I spent my weekday evenings and Saturdays and full-time during the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my graduating class. Nevertheless, I got accepted by UIC.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/10/pope-leo-xiv-chicago-classmates-st-mary-assumption/83523767007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/04/guatemalan-mother-immigration-fast-track-deportation/83443273007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The GOP Surrenders on Medicaid. The House bill shrinks from a fight over able-bodied men on the dole.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/medicaid-reform-house-republicans-budget-bill-gop-entitlements-8201c7e5
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/an-american-pope-in-the-era-of-trump-prevost-leo-xiv-83d2488b
— Jonathan Clements gave people financial advice. Money Magazine did not select me to be the subject of its February 1978 “One person’s finances” article ( https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ) to give me financial advice. It selected me because it intended to and it did a) paint me as being grossly overpaid, b) foist negative government employee stereotypes on me, and c) get IRS to disallow my education deductions. I should write about that.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/the-wsjs-jonathan-clements-wants-to-leave-a-living-legacy-19f1738d
NEBRASKA EXAMINER
— How have you dealt with those who defame you? So far, my policy has been to forgive them. But I am reconsidering that. I am considering writing about them. Possibly suing them. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/18/jury-deliberating-whether-2020-nebraska-gop-campaign-mailer-defamed-legislative-candidate/
SILVER SPRING PATCH
— Free Virtual Workshop for our 50+ Displaced Federal Employees/Contractors
https://patch.com/maryland/silverspring/calendar/event/20250515/97765a5d-61fe-406f-af78-329c6a802c6e/free-virtual-workshop-for-our-50-displaced-federal-employees-contractors
INSURANCE BUSINESS
— Illinois lawmakers question fairness of insurance rates. State targets ZIP codes, credit scores, and age in insurance rate study.
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/illinois-lawmakers-question-fairness-of-insurance-rates-532122.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters of the measure say it responds to long-standing complaints from consumers who believe non-driving-related variables unfairly increase their premiums. According to Wandreeka McBride, chief of staff to Rep. Rita Mayfield, the bill reflects concerns raised by residents who feel burdened by pricing tied to financial or demographic data. “These practices can disproportionately impact low-income communities and communities of color, leading to higher premiums for individuals who may already face economic challenges. Further regulation may be necessary to ensure that underwriting practices are both fair and transparent,” McBride told AM Best.)
— Illinois bill against auto insurance ‘bias’ gets major backing. Insurance industry, on the other hand, expresses strong opposition.
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/auto-motor/bill-against-auto-insurance-bias-gets-major-backing-478834.aspx
BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE
— Is There Any Way to Resuscitate the Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial? Law professor Suja Thomas discusses why precious few cases ever make it to a jury and how this trend could be reversed. Have you been denied due process? I have. Four times courts denied my 7th Amendment rights. I should write about that.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/there-any-way-resuscitate-seventh-amendment-right-jury-trial
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Amendment VII: In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. The American Bar Association commissioned a four-year study in 2016 to examine why there are so few federal civil jury trials in the United States. According to its findings, “The percentage of federal lawsuits decided by jury trial dropped from 5.5 percent in 1962 to 0.8 percent in 2013. The percentage of federal criminal cases decided by jury trial dropped from 8.2 percent in 1962 to 3.6 percent by 2013.” The reasons for the decline aren’t hard to discern: jury trials are less predictable, slower, and more expensive for civil litigants. While lawyers and judges say the benefits of jury trials outweigh their costs, they aren’t the ones spending the money to litigate their civil claims. No responsible attorney should ever promise a client that they will win at trial or recommend that a client not at least try to negotiate in good faith to reach a settlement short of trial. Yet there still must be a role for the jury in our legal system. There still must be a way for a litigant to get a jury of peers to render judgment in a dispute. The framers of the Constitution understood this, or at least tried to. One of the least controversial components of the Bill of Rights is the Seventh Amendment’s guarantee of a right to a federal civil jury trial.)
NEWS PRESS
— Have you been denied due process? I have. Four times courts denied my 7th Amendment rights. I should write about that.
https://www.news-press.com/story/opinion/2025/05/11/due-process-under-threat-for-everyone-including-citizens-opinion/83509311007/
WESTLAW
— What adverse actions have been taken against you? My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers and education deductions and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old. The aforesaid is more significant a) because I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) because I earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) because I earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) because I earned a job-related professional license. The aforesaid is more significant a) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My Democrat superiors would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ic77f069f2f5d11f0b346bf2b04662841/View/FullText.html
March 13, 2025
Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media serves as a mouthpiece for Democrat leaders.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders say “ICE touts immigration arrests, others warn of Congress approving $10B ‘blank check’ for enforcement.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-touts-immigration-arrests-advocates-warn-congress-approving-10b-blank-check-future-enforcement/16014216/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders say “IL Republicans propose legislation to tackle crime.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1607218
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders say “Chicago civil rights groups call for release of Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian green card holder who helped lead Columbia encampment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/12/hundreds-protest-arrest-of-palestinian-green-card-holder-who-helped-lead-columbia-encampment/
— Democrat leaders say “Rosie O’Donnell becomes latest comedian to leave the US after Trump’s reelection.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/12/rosie-odonnell-leaves-us-trump/
— Democrat leaders say “What drove population growth in the Chicago area last year.” Massive illegal immigration drove population grow in the Chicago area last year.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/13/daywatch-what-drove-population-growth-in-the-chicago-area-last-year/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders crow that their massive invasion of illegals drove population growth in the Chicago area last year
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/12/chicago-cook-county-census/
— Democrat leaders acknowledge that “Chicagoans are not as progressive as some think.” To be progressive is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/13/opinion-chicago-not-progressive-moderate-politics/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders say “Europe, Canada retaliate against Trump’s tariffs with Illinois likely to take hit. The taxes will also hit Illinois, the No. 1 U.S. producer of soybeans, which are also on the tariff list.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2025/03/12/canada-eu-retaliate-beef-poultry-soybean-trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly spin everything that Trump says and does against him.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/how-trumps-education-plans-might-affect-illinois-schools
— Democrat leaders say “Illinois considers tracking how much you drive — and making you pay by the mile. Under proposed legislation, Illinois would explore the viability of reducing reliance on the state’s gas tax by putting in place a “road usage charge,” essentially a tax on the number of miles driven.” (COMMENT: I drive very few miles because I spend 15+ hours a day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/03/12/road-usage-charge-legislation-motor-fuel-tax-replacement
— Democrat leaders will drive the economy down and blame it on Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/03/12/president-trump-maga-voters-economy-tariffs-prices-inflation-stock-market-se-cupp
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders say “Chicago companies are getting quiet on DEI — but staying competitive means hiring diverse talent. (COMMENT: Those who are diverse are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries. Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that diverse employees are more talented than non-diverse employees. I am non-diverse.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/dei-necessary-competitiveness-op-ed
— Democrat leaders say “Illinois university leaders show united front as Trump threats loom.” (COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois universities. Democrats promote DEI. From which Illinois universities did you earn degrees from? I earned degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT. I oppose DEI, that is, I oppose race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/illinois-university-leaders-show-united-front-amid-uncertainty
— Democrat leaders say “The Chicago metro area and Cook County are growing again.” (COMMENT: Of course, that is because of massive illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-region-and-cook-county-growth-path-census
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders say “Trump admin’s attacks on universities hit home in Illinois. Northwestern is one of 60 colleges and universities to be warned this week: rein in pro-Palestinian protests or suffer the consequences.”
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/03/12/trump-admins-attacks-on-universities-hit-home-in-illinois
— Democrat leaders say “How chaos at the Education Department affects Illinois schools. Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and funding for research.”
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/02/10/how-trumps-education-plans-might-affect-illinois-schools
— Democrats say “Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities.”
https://www.wbez.org/environment/2025/03/13/epa-environmental-justice-health-trump
COURIER & PRESS
— Democrat leaders say “Trump cuts funds for Tri-State Food Bank to bring food directly from farmers to pantry.” (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, dependency on food pantries will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2025/03/12/tri-state-food-bank-hit-hard-by-trump-administration-grant-cuts/82321330007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting faith leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-03-12/faith-leaders-push-back-against-trump-cuts-and-what-they-see-as-erosion-of-democracy
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders say that a new IRS program, Direct File, makes tax filing free and more efficient, but that Musk and DOGE may get rid of it anyway. (COMMENT: If you are a federal employee, and especially if you are an IRS employee, unofficially, if not officially, IRS audits all your returns. I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and I was an IRS employee 1971-1980. I started deducting my graduate business and accounting courses in 1972 and IRS had no problems with those deductions. But notwithstanding that, to get rid of me because I had complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, and falsely argued that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, did not help maintain or improve my job skills, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored my IRS position descriptions, my graduate school applications, and that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take those courses. The aforesaid is a big example of how the Democrats who run the federal government can and do use IRS to harm Republicans.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-a-government-program-made-tax-filing-free-and-more-efficient-musk-and-doge-may-get-rid-of-it-anyway/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-473/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-266/
— Treasurer Frerichs’ home targeted again by late-night protesters
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/12/treasurer-frerichs-home-targeted-again-by-late-night-protesters/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/03/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-472/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Lawmakers are trying to sweeten government pensions yet again. Find out what that will cost you. (COMMENT: Are you in line to get a pension? Do you get a pension? I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. According to my critics/opponents, it is much too sweet. But I paid 7% of my federal salary into CSRS for almost 30 years. Because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, into today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is only 44% of what my salary was in 1997 and less than what my salary was in 1972.)
https://wirepoints.org/lawmakers-are-trying-to-sweeten-government-pensions-yet-again-find-out-what-that-will-cost-you-join-wirepoints-for-a-facebook-live-event-on-illinois-pension-crisis-on-march-13th/
JOHN BIVER
— Why Success in Business Does Not Translate into Success in Politics
https://johnbiver.com/why-success-in-business-does-not-translate-into-success-in-politics/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Foreign-born population highest since 1890 — shocking new figures show how much Biden changed America. (COMMENT: The less time that you, your parents, and the rest of your ancestors have been in America, the less money that you will work for. If there had been as many foreign-born in America when I was young, they would have had the jobs that I had. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. But nevertheless, those jobs enabled me to a) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. b) pay for my college expenses when I was 18-31, c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, and c) get married when I was 29.)
https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/opinion/foreign-born-highest-since-1890-shock-new-figures-show-how-much-biden-changed-america/
BREITBART
— Illegal Migrants Cost Florida $660 Million in Unpaid Hospital Bills (COMMENT: How much money have the illegals in America, Illinois, and your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct cost so far?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/03/12/report-illegal-migrants-cost-florida-660-million-in-unpaid-hospital-bills/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders say “Trump’s economic troubles put Republicans on the defensive.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-economic-troubles-republicans-defensive-rcna196101
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders say “Why the White House Car Show Mattered to Musk. A lot has changed since former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. snubbed Elon Musk at an event in 2021.” (COMMENT: Who has snubbed you at events and why? I should write about my powerful critics/opponents who have snubbed me at events the most often. I would focus Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce events. I would focus on press conferences and fundraisers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/trump-tesla-elon-musk-white-house.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly spin everything that Trump says and does against him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/03/12/trump-sanctuary-cities-immigration-deportations/
— Democrat leaders say “Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue. The White House would have broad power to decide what agencies stay open if funding lapses.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/13/government-shutdown-trump-doge-democrats/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders say “New wave of federal layoffs landing hard.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/11/trump-federal-agencies-layoff-plans-march-13/82235201007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— If You Hate America, Why Come Here? Mahmoud Khalil is an extreme example, but many immigrants seem to revile the U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/if-you-hate-america-why-come-here-immigrants-khalil-deportation-add774f1
— Mahmoud Khalil and His Green Card. Terrorist support is cause for revocation, but not unpopular speech.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mahmoud-khalil-green-card-trump-administration-cuad-columbia-israel-hamas-ecdc4424
— Didn’t Get that Promotion? How to Turn ‘No’ Into Opportunity. Getting passed over in a tough job market stings, but you might have more leverage than you think. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO would never had promoted me to GS-13 a) if their manager who led their effort to get rid of me (Dave) had not gone on extended sick leave in 1985, and therefore b) the manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 (Bill) was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986. But Dave came back in 1987 and b) forced Bill to retire in 1987, b) threw me off audits of IRS in late 1988, c) gave me a very bad job assignment in early 1989, c) gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisal, d) ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) in 1989, e) assured that I would never again be assigned to audits of IRS, f) assured that I would forever be ranked in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP, and g) coordinated the successful efforts to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write about Dave.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/didnt-get-that-promotion-how-to-turn-no-into-opportunity-caf0f66f
FORBES
— Democrat leaders stress that a GAO official was pressed on vulnerabilities created by Trump/Musk budget cuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf75LYRVAIg
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Democrat leaders say “Trump vs. The Press It’s time to push back against Donald Trump’s efforts to target, silence, and punish—via lawsuits, access restrictions, and exertions of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory authority—press entities that oppose and supposedly harm him or that fail to embrace his narratives.”
https://www.aei.org/technology-and-innovation/trump-vs-the-press/
FED WEEK
— Democrat leaders crow that for the fifth straight year in a row, GAO is ranked the best mid-sized federal agency to work for. The Democrats who run GAO respond to their employees. Virtually all GAO employees are 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. Those employees do not want GAO to hire those who are the following and they do want GAO to get rid of their employees who are the following: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid, and when I was 31 years old in 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who GAO hired. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/nasa-gao-again-top-best-places-to-work-rankings-for-large-mid-sized-agencies/
GAO
— Democrat leaders say “On March 11th 2025, GAO Director Chris Currie testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability about the pivotal role of DHS in securing the border, strengthening cybersecurity, and preventing violent acts of domestic extremism, among other roles. DHS also has expansive missions and an annual budget of about $60 billion. Oversight remains critically important to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. As of March 2025, GAO has made 146 recommendations in prior reports to DHS that remain open. These recommendations are designed to address the various mission and management challenges such as duplication, overlap, fragmentation, disaster assistance delivery, IT, and financial management.”
https://www.gao.gov/video/testimony-key-areas-dhs-action-and-congressional-oversight
AXIOS
— Democrat leaders say “Trump’s public intervention on behalf of Tesla marks the most extraordinary chapter yet in the partisan war over America’s preeminent electric vehicle brand.” (COMMENT: Will Trump buy a Canadian-built 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus like I did?)
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/13/tesla-trump-white-house-musk