FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds sued over ‘Occupation of Illinois’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/morning-edition/2026/01/13/feds-ice-illinois-chicago-border-patrol-cubs-chicago-police-department
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will never stop a) illegally bringing in citizens of foreign countries and b) illegally fighting their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260112/illinois-state-politics/illinois-files-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-accuses-feds-of-violent-occupation/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/12/illinois-chicago-sue-trump-administration-over-illegal-immigration-enforcement-tactics
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at everyone that if you cannot afford something, it is because of Trump. What did you do to afford things? I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I worked a second job for 18 months. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But my critics/opponents would stress that even though I did the aforesaid, I never earned more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/12/budget-gap-affordability-top-mind-illinois-lawmakers-head-back-springfield
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for people having less more than others.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/13/illinois-lawmakers-return-to-springfield-eyeing-balanced-budget/88063804007/
SOUTHERN
— Illinois CPA Society announces internship preparation program scholars. DD: Do you regret the college major that you piked? I do. I should have majored in accounting from the start. I say that because I passed the CPA examination in my first attempt. But I did not do that until I was 30 years old, and by then, the accounting profession saw me as being much too old to have a successful career in accounting. The accounting profession would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, and/or veteran. But nevertheless, my critics/opponents would stress that the Illinois CPA Society would never have selected me for its internship program. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. Further, they would stress that while I passed all four parts of the examination on my first attempt, my scores on the parts were not that high.
https://thesouthern.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-announces-internship-preparation-program-scholars/article_6dd0143b-6eaa-5415-8499-43f10af03929.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— As birth rates tumble, some progressives say the Left needs to offer solutions. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote abortion and b) destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-12/as-birth-rates-tumble-some-progressives-say-the-left-needs-to-offer-solutions
FOX 2
— Lawmakers advocate antisemitism bill for schools. DD: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republicans were antisemites. They stressed to my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was Republican, conservative, Protestant, German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/lawmakers-advocate-antisemitism-bill-for-schools/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS & IPM NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawsuit-puts-illinois-on-offensive-against-menacing-immigration-raids/
https://ipmnewsroom.org/lawsuit-puts-illinois-on-offensive-against-menacing-immigration-raids/
— Illinois extends enrollment deadline for health insurance plans beginning Feb. 1. Expired federal subsidies cause significant price increases for millions of consumers. DD: The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since I was 18 years old in 1966 and also for my wife since I was 29 years old in 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-extends-enrollment-deadline-for-health-insurance-plans-beginning-feb-1/
CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— McHenry County Republican Party To Host Forum. The forum will be held on January 22 at McHenry County College. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/mchenry-county-republican-party-host-forum
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The state of Illinois and City of Chicago filed suit Monday to block deployment of immigration officers in the state, alleging a pattern of unlawful enforcement tactics that officials say has endangered public safety and violated Illinois law.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/13/bears-stadium-talks-alive-00724150
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— ICE nabs child abusers, drug traffickers in Minneapolis as 1,000 more immigration agents set to deploy
https://nypost.com/2026/01/12/us-news/ice-nabs-child-abusers-drug-traffickers-in-minneapolis-as-1k-more-agents-set-to-deploy/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Florida bill would bar illegal immigrants from public colleges
https://www.campusreform.org/article/florida-bill-bar-illegal-immigrants-public-colleges/29248
FOX NEWS
— Conservative legal group targets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mandating race, sex data in home loans. DD: Since I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argues/shouted that a minority, female, and/or veteran should have gotten the mortgage that I got to buy 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservative-legal-group-targets-cfpb-rule-mandating-race-sex-data-home-loans.print
HOMELAND SECURITY
— As Americans Enjoyed Their Weekend, ICE Law Enforcement Risked Their Lives to Arrest the Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Alien Murderers, Rapists, Pedophiles, and Gang Members. DD: I support the work of law enforcement. I enforced federal tax laws as an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/12/americans-enjoyed-their-weekend-ice-law-enforcement-risked-their-lives-arrest-worst
— A Message from Secretary Noem on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. DD: I support the work of law enforcement. I enforced federal tax laws as an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year.
https://www.dhs.gov/employee-resources/news/2026/01/12/message-secretary-noem-law-enforcement-appreciation-day
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
— National Fraternal Order of Police Calls on Americans to Support the Work of Law Enforcement. DD: I support the work of law enforcement. I enforced federal tax laws as an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year.
https://fop.net/2026/01/national-fraternal-order-of-police-calls-on-americans-to-support-the-work-of-law-enforcement/
NEWSMAX
— Lawmakers Launch Bipartisan Process to Select New GAO Head. DD: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. In 1981, Charles Bowsher took over the agency and ran it for 15 years. Bowsher had a dramatic negative impact on me and on GAO employees who shred my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, accounting degree holders, CPAs, licensed CPAs, those who did not have an Ivy League degree, those who did not start their careers with GAO, etc. Under Bowsher, GAO shrank from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. GAO is just a shell of what it once was. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would have been no need for DOGE.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/congress-gao-gene-dodaro/2025/12/30/id/1240180/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bipartisan congressional leaders are set to recommend candidates to President Donald Trump to replace Gene Dodaro, the comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), for the first time in nearly 20 years, Politico reported Tuesday. Orice Williams Brown, a longtime GAO employee, is stepping in to lead the more than 3,000-person agency in an acting capacity as Congress searches for a sober and judicious nominee to serve the 15-year term. If approved by the Senate, the new comptroller general would oversee the agency as it investigates whether the Trump administration illegally withheld billions of dollars in 2025. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told the outlet that lawmakers will be looking for “someone who’s honest.” “I think it would be a mistake to get somebody who’s been real active in political processes,” Paul said. By law, Paul, who chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, holds a seat on a bipartisan group of 10 lawmakers responsible for recommending at least three possible candidates for the president to nominate. Although Paul and several Republican colleagues have expressed appreciation for the GAO’s work, the comptroller general has recently faced pressure to sue the Trump administration over withheld federal funds. That pressure intensified after the Supreme Court suggested this fall that the GAO head may be the only party with legal standing under long-running impoundment law. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., who will also serve on the panel, outlined his expectations for the role earlier this month, saying the next comptroller general must be “willing to call balls and strikes regardless of which party occupies the White House.” Peters added that Dodaro is leaving behind “a legacy of tremendous credibility, integrity, and independence.” The Senate panel will include Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.; Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who serves as president pro tempore. The House delegation will feature Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.; Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the panel’s ranking Democrat. Comer also praised Dodaro earlier this month, saying in a House speech that he is “deeply respected across the government and the oversight community for his integrity, candor, and dedication.”)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN & REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/world/video/ebof-john-bolton-venezuela-regime-wikipedia
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/us/minnesota-illinois-lawsuits-trump-immigration
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/number-prisoners-released-venezuela-rises-41-says-rights-group-2026-01-12/
AOL
— Number of Americans working multiple jobs hits a 25 year high. DD: Have you ever worked a second job? I did during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS in Chicago and then in Harvey 1971-1972. I pumped gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. The money that I earned helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972, and c) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972.
https://www.aol.com/news/number-americans-working-multiple-jobs-170734867.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/americas/venezuela-political-prisoners-amnesty.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/briefing/your-venezuela-questions.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/nyregion/immigration-policy-new-jersey.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/border-patrol-minnesota-surge.html
— What Applicants Are Including in Their College Admissions Essays. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors knew full-well that as I stated in my 1972 Loyola graduate business school application and in my 1976 DePaul graduate accounting school application that maintaining and improving my required job skills was my reason for taking the courses. But my Democrat IRS superiors nevertheless outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in 1978 to disallow the courses that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, that I took them to get a job in the private sector, and that the courses qualified me for a new trade or business.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/college-admissions-essays-affirmative-action-racial-identity.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/12/nyc-council-arrest-mamdani-ice/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/12/minnesota-immigration-lawsuit-ice-dhs/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrats want their illegals to be counted for the 2030 census. How many illegals do Democrats have in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct? Illegals are future Democrat voters if not current Democrat voters.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-01-12/lawsuits-by-trump-allies-could-shape-how-2030-census-is-done-who-will-be-counted
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: There is nothing center about the Democrat Party. It is all left.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/11/mamdani-trump-battle-voters-2026-midterms/87990507007/
— DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination have never existed. Democrats and RINOs use the aforesaid to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/12/dei-civil-rights-trump-white-people/88147329007/
PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/black-america-documents-what-others-try-to-erase/article_3cd7c803-802c-4897-8a1b-19401cf49446.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats See Path to House Control in 2026. Trump’s low approval ratings, plus GOP retirements and a razor-thin majority, show risks for Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-house-control-midterms-2026-35bf9726
— In Pivot on Affordability, Trump Unveils Barrage of Proposals to Address Costs. President pitches ideas to lower costs and boost spending power that could bring big changes to housing markets, the oil industry and finance. DD: What did you do to afford things? I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I worked a second job for 18 months. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. But my critics/opponents would stress that even though I did the aforesaid, I never earned more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/in-pivot-on-affordability-trump-unveils-barrage-of-proposals-to-address-costs-961e4343
BLOOMBERG
— How Each of Trump’s Cabinet Picks Made Their Wealth. DD: Everyone in politics, government, and journalism should be required to fully disclose their sources of income. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. All my income comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-trump-cabinet-wealth/
24/7 WALL STREET
— 33% of Americans Think They Need $1.5 Million+ to Retire, Yet 33% Have Under $50K Saved
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/01/10/33-of-americans-think-they-need-1-5-million-to-retire-yet-33-have-under-50k-saved/
— Why Social Security’s COLA Formula Is Failing Baby Boomers in 2026
https://247wallst.com/investing/2025/12/28/why-social-securitys-cola-formula-is-failing-baby-boomers-in-2026/
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/12/trump-threatens-keep-too-cute-exxon-out-of-venezuela/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/01/13/faculty-are-often-unprepared-teach-about-race-opinion
PBS
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been turning Renee Good into George Floyd in your county, township, and municipality?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/5-years-between-george-floyd-and-renee-good-videos-confusion-has-increased
— According to Democrats and according to RINOs, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination have never existed. Democrats and RINOs use the aforesaid to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-administration-posts-echo-rhetoric-linked-to-extremist-groups
PBS & NPR & TIME
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Venezuela and Venezuelans to promote more hatred against Trump. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/venezuelans-in-the-u-s-torn-between-joy-and-worry-after-maduros-ousting
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-minnesota-sues-feds-to-stop-immigration-enforcement-surge
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5672608/maduros-gone-but-venezuelas-human-rights-crisis-remains
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5672535/venezuela-releases-political-prisoners-days-after-u-s-removes-nicolas-maduro
https://time.com/7345310/trump-venezuela-maduro-machado/
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been turning Renee Good into George Floyd in your county, township, and municipality?
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/12/how-the-murder-of-good-changes-the-stakes-for-good/
ROLLING STONE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Renee Good to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jon-stewart-ice-renee-good-killing-venezuela-raid-trump-1235498652/
SALON
— Since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans who were White and/or male. I should write about how my Democrat Post Office superiors (1966-1969), IRS superiors (1971-1980), and GAO superiors (1980-1997) did that. I should write about how my RINO superiors since 1997 did that.
https://www.salon.com/2026/01/12/white-men-were-treated-very-badly-trump-says-civil-rights-led-to-reverse-discrimination/
Tag: Family
January 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago, state sue Trump admin. seeking to limit immigration agents’ authority in Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-immigration-customs-enforcement-news-chicago-illinois-sue-trump-admin-seeking-limit-agents-authority-state/18392657/
— Minnesota, Minneapolis, Saint Paul file lawsuit to stop ICE’s ‘federal invasion’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minnesota-twin-cities-sue-federal-government-stop-immigration-crackdown/18392572/
— Sen. Mark Kelly files lawsuit against Pete Hegseth after censure
https://abc7chicago.com/post/sen-mark-kelly-files-lawsuit-pete-hegseth/18392248/
NBC5
— Illinois, Chicago file lawsuit against Trump administration over ‘unlawful’ immigration enforcement tactics
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-chicago-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-over-unlawful-immigration-enforcement-tactics/3875020/
CBS2
— Chicago, Illinois sue Department of Homeland Security, Trump administration for dangerous tactics, unlawful use of force by ICE and Border Patrol agents
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-chicago-lawsuit-trump-homeland-security-immigration-raids/
WGN9
— Bailey talks Bears, immigration crackdown and family tragedy amid new gubernatorial bid
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/darren-bailey-talks-bears-immigration-crackdown-and-family-tragedy-amid-new-gubernatorial-bid/
WTTW
— Needling Trump as 2028 Looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s All-of-the-Above Media Strategy
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/12/needling-trump-2028-looms-inside-jb-pritzker-s-all-above-media-strategy
WGN RADIO
— Dabrowski, candidate for Illinois Governor
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ted-dabrowski-candidate-for-illinois-governor/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois extends Affordable Care Act open enrollment, as fate of subsidies remains uncertain
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/illinois-affordable-care-act-open-enrollment/
— Illinois and Chicago sue DHS over ‘militarized’ immigration-enforcement tactics
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/state-city-sue-dhs-over-militarized-immigration-enforcement-tactics-in-chicago-area/
— Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/minnesota-twin-cities-dhs-lawsuit/
— Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/mark-kelly-sues-pentagon/
— Unions make life pricey in Illinois’ political machine
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/12/opinion-illinois-unions-increase-cost-of-living/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump administration hit with federal lawsuit over ‘occupation of Illinois and Chicago.’ The new lawsuit makes claims about the feds’ capture of biometric data, warrantless arrests, immigration enforcement at “sensitive locations” like courthouses and schools, the swapping of license plates and trespassing on private property.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/12/illinois-chicago-sue-trump-administration-over-organized-bombardment-under-noem-bovino
— Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests. The proposed settlement is tied to a lawsuit that contends Chicago cops “responded to these protests with brutal, violent, and unconstitutional tactics that were clearly intended to injure and silence protesters.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/12/george-floyd-protests-chicago-police-department-response-lawsuit-proposed-settlement
— What questions do you have for Illinois political candidates this primary election season? Our journalists will pose some of your questions to the people running for office in 2026.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/01/12/what-questions-do-you-have-for-illinois-political-candidates-this-primary-election-season
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/illinois-lending-social-equity-cannabis-tops-62-million
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/cannabis-industry-deserves-time-and-patience-mature-opinion
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/illinois-cannabis-law-needs-evolve-industry-opinion
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/01/12/how-illinois-may-be-impacted-by-1b-in-frozen-child-care-funds/88105068007/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-447/
— Pritzker spent far more time on national news, podcasts in 2025 than ever before
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/12/todays-chart-pritzker-spent-far-more-time-on-national-news-podcasts-in-2025-than-ever-before/
— Will changes actually be made to SAFE-T Act?
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/12/will-changes-actually-be-made-to-safe-t-act/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump to antisemites: You’re not welcome in MAGA
https://nypost.com/2026/01/12/us-news/trump-to-antisemites-youre-not-welcome-in-maga/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Myth, Narratives, and the Death of Renee Good
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/12/myth-narratives-and-the-death-of-renee-good/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Federal Law is Supreme on Immigration. The states are trying to legislate immigration law again.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/federal_law_is_supreme_on_immigration.html
— Dictators are Bad – Unless Trump Stops Them. The double standards are through the roof.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/dictators_are_bad_unless_trump_stops_them.html
BREITBART
— Trump Cancels Biden Rules Forcing Banks to Give Loans to Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/12/trump-cancels-biden-rules-forcing-banks-to-give-loans-to-illegals/
FOX NEWS
— Trump declares himself Venezuela’s ‘acting president’ in online post after Maduro ouster. Trump previously has indicated that the US would run Venezuela for years.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-declares-himself-venezuelas-acting-president-online-post-after-maduro-ouster
NEWSMAX
— Civil rights protections resulted in white people being “very badly treated,” Trump said in a recent interview.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-civil-rights-whites/2026/01/12/id/1241767/
TOWNHALL
— The Reasoning Behind Minnesota’s Anti-ICE Lawsuit Against the Federal Government
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/01/12/minnesota-is-suing-the-trump-administration-over-ice-operationsand-the-reasoning-is-a-total-circus-n2669355
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump slaps 25% tariffs on any countries that do business with Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tariffs-countries-iran/
January 10, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from freezing child care funding in Illinois, 4 other states. The temporary ruling comes a day after Illinois and the four other Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the federal government’s intention to freeze funding for social services programs in the states.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/09/judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-administration-from-freezing-child-care-funding-in-illinois-4-other-states
— Feds agree to halt proposed national youth gender care ban while court weighs motion. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agreed to hold off on communicating its new regulations regarding gender-affirming care, per documents filed this week in an ongoing suit from officials from 20 states, including Illinois, and Washington, D.C.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/01/09/feds-agree-to-halt-proposed-national-youth-gender-care-ban-while-court-weighs-motion
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRATY
— Trump admin to garnish wages of delinquent student loan borrowers, including IL residents. DD: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I did not try to get one. My critics/opponents would a) hint/imply/argue/shout that I was not college material and b) stress that my ACT score was only 24, that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% percent of my class, and that I displayed no leadership potential.
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article314265869.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders say fractures are starting to show in Trump’s GOP at the start of this election year.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-fractures-are-starting-to-show-in-trumps-gop-at-the-start-of-this-election-year/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Weaponizing Tragedy: The Left’s War on Law and Order
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/01/open-borders-political-stunts-and-the-cost-in-innocent-lives/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago gets lowest employment score since 2009
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-gets-lowest-employment-score-since-2009/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Renee Good is a cautionary tale on the dangers of the Left’s cult of ideology. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4412656/renee-good-cautionary-tale-dangers-left-cult-ideology/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin blocked from freezing $10B in child care, social services funding to NY, 4 other blue states. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to provide social services to Democrats, that is, to provide welfare to Democrats.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/09/us-news/judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-freezing-10b-in-child-care-social-services-funding-to-five-blue-states/
BREITBART
— Seattle’s Socialist Mayor to Illegals: ‘This Is Your City’
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/01/09/seattles-socialist-mayor-to-illegals-this-is-your-city/
DAILY CALLER
— How American Leftist Groups Collaborated With Maduro For Over A Decade
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/09/maduro-venezuela-trump-black-lives-matter-blm-democratic-socialists-america-dsa-chavez-socialismmaduro-venezuela-trump-black-lives-matter-blm-democratic-socialists-america-dsa-chavez-socialism/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Minnesota Somali Fraud, Illegal Trucking Scandals Share One Thing: DEI
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/09/minnesota-somali-fraud-illegal-trucking-scandals-share-one-thing-dei/amp/
EPOCH TIMES
— Behind the Group That Controls Chinese Students in America. ‘Fight with all their might for the motherland.’ Chinese students are pressured into advancing Beijing’s interests in America.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/behind-the-group-that-controls-chinese-students-in-america-5962330
FOX NEWS
— NAACP posts split image comparing ICE agents to KKK members: ‘Different mask, same agenda’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/naacp-posts-split-image-comparing-ice-agents-kkk-members-different-mask-same-agenda.print
— DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387438147112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— School Must Allow Parent to Opt Kindergarten Student Out of LGBTQ+ Lessons, Court Rules. DD: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/school-must-allow-parent-to-opt-kindergarten-student-out-of-lgbtq-lessons-court-rules/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Scenes from Last Night’s Anti-ICE Protest in D.C. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/scenes-from-last-nights-anti-ice-protest-in-d-c/
NEWSMAX
— Judge Blocks Trump Freeze on Child Care Funds in 5 States. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to provide social services to Democrats, that is, to provide welfare to Democrats.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/child-care-funding-freeze/2026/01/09/id/1241549/
TOWNHALL
— Mamdani Voters Shrug at Venezuelan Immigrant’s Warning Against Socialism
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/01/09/venezuelan-immigrants-vs-pro-mamdani-new-yorkers-n2669100
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/protests-ice-planned-us-after-shootings-minneapolis-portland-129078604
NBC NEWS
— Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/protests-ice-planned-us-after-shootings-minneapolis-portland-129078604
REUTERS
— Fatal ICE shooting of Minneapolis activist sets stage for national protests. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fatal-ice-shooting-minneapolis-activist-sets-stage-national-protests-2026-01-10/
MSN
— ‘You’re just an unqualified yes man’: Hegseth sat in silence as Duckworth gave a lengthy speech lambasting him. DD: Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you were unqualified? My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, workers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was unqualified when an IRS manager a) promoted me in when I was 23 and 24, b) gave me a very high-profile developmental assignment when I was 25, and c) promoted me because of my performance on that assignment when I was 25. According to them, those promotions and that assignment should have been given to my Democrat coworkers who were veterans. They all blamed Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War. They all stressed that I got student draft deferments when I was 18-21 and a financial hardship draft deferment when I was 21-22. They all hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the real reason why I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 was to avoid the Vietnam War draft. According to them, if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft, I would not have been a able to a) earn that degree, b) pay for graduate evening business courses at Loyola when I was 23-27 and accounting courses at DePaul when I was 27-31, c) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., d) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., and e) get married when I was 29. To punish me, they a) forced my aforesaid IRS manager to transfer to Dallas, b) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25, c) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me again. They ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my earning an MBA from Loyola when I was 27, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) my earning a master’s degree from DePaul when I was 31, d) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/you-re-just-an-unqualified-yes-man-pete-hegseth-sits-in-silence-as-tammy-duckworth-gives-lengthy-speech-putting-him-in-his-place/vi-AA1TTm4h
NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Blocks Trump Officials From Freezing Billions in Social Services Funds. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to provide social services to Democrats, that is, to provide welfare to Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/09/us/trump-news
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/trump-minnesota-food-stamps-usda.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/trump-child-care-funding-freeze.html
— What Happens if Federal Agents and Local Officers Stop Getting Along? DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/federal-agents-law-enforcement-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/01/10/ice-protests-shootings-minneapolis-portland/f9fc2cd4-ede6-11f0-91a9-9928b22be817_story.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fast-food workers make $20 an hour. California’s other low-wage earners ask: What about us? DD: In today’s dollars, I started earning $19.57/hour when I was 18 in 1966 and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. To get that job, I had passed the postal employment examination, earned a high school diploma, passed a physical examination, passed a background investigation, had a driver’s license, and had a car to use to deliver mail.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-09/fast-food-workers-now-make-20-an-hour-californias-other-low-wage-earners-ask-what-about-us
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly side with Venezuela against America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/10/trump-ousted-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-immigrants-safety/88034921007/
FORTUNE
— Did your career get a bad start? My career in the federal government sure did. My Democrat Post Office supervisor a) disapproved of my getting student draft deferments and b) disapproved of my being Protest, German American, and a Crete resident. He was a veteran who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. He disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign when I was 20 in 1969. According to him, I got student deferments to avoid the Vietnam War draft. I passed the test to get into a postal management program, but my score was not high enough to get into the program. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used the aforesaid against me.
https://fortune.com/2015/03/31/four-successful-business-tycoons-first-jobs/
PBS
— Shootings in Minneapolis and Portland spur protests over federal enforcement operations. — DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/shootings-in-minneapolis-and-portland-spur-protests-over-federal-enforcement-operations-after
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://newrepublic.com/article/205067/renee-good-george-floyd-minneapolis-resistance-violence
NEW YORKER
— DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/an-ice-killing-puts-minneapolis-on-the-brink
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly side with Venezuela against America.
https://www.creators.com/read/mona-charen
AXIOS
— Liberal media tries to curry favor with Trump. DD: I should write about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who since 2000 have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the Democrat news media.
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/19/liberal-media-trump-favor-effort
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Six years after George Floyd, we must stand against an ICE killing in Minneapolis. DD: Will Democrat leaders succeed in making Renee Good George Floyd 2?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/09/george-floyd-ice-killing-minneapolis
January 9, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Renee Good’s wife speaks out after fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis: ‘She literally sparkled’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/renee-goods-wife-speaks-fatal-ice-shooting-minneapolis-she-literally-sparkled/18378823/
— Illinois 5th worst state in US, Chicago 3rd worst city for fraudulent odometer rollback on used cars. DD: There were more than enough facts to make the Chicago Car Exchange (CCE) suspicious of the 1968 Dodge Charger R/T’s claimed mileage that CCE sold me, and therefore, CEE should have verified its claimed milage. The court left out many of those facts in its written decision. SEE: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/110/481/526770/ I argued this case before Chief Judge Posner. Further, CCE refused to offer to pay me the car’s loss in value because of the odometer discrepancy or the thousands of dollars of improvements that I had made to the car. The odometer exemption decision was rendered moot when the BIG THREE had Congress modify the Federal Odometer Act. I appealed the rest of the decision to the Supreme Court, but Supreme Court refused to hear it. According to Google AI: “Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange was a federal appeals court case that established that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) did not have the authority to exempt vehicles ten years or older from the Odometer Act’s disclosure requirements. Case Summary Plaintiff: David Diersen, who bought a 1968 Dodge Charger from Chicago Car Exchange (CCE). Defendant: Chicago Car Exchange (CCE), an automobile dealership. Allegation: Diersen claimed CCE violated the federal Odometer Act by providing an inaccurate odometer reading and intended to defraud him. The Odometer Act allows purchasers to sue for triple actual damages or $1500. Initial Ruling: The district court ruled for CCE, citing a 1988 NHTSA regulation that exempted vehicles ten years or older from the Act’s requirements. Appeals Court Ruling: The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, stating the NHTSA regulation was invalid as it lacked statutory authority. The court noted that Congress did not exempt any vehicle class in the Odometer Act, which aims to protect all purchasers from odometer tampering. Outcome: While finding the regulation invalid, the appeals court upheld the summary judgment for CCE because Diersen did not provide enough evidence that the dealership intended to defraud him, a required element for a claim under the Odometer Act. The court distinguished “mere negligence” from “intent to defraud” and noted that CCE had no reason to question the car’s original seller’s sworn statement. CCE had also offered Diersen a full refund, which he declined.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/fraudulent-odometer-rollbacks-used-cars-14-past-year-illinois-5th-worst-state-us-chicago-3rd-city/18379513/
CBS2
— Judge blocks Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in social services funding to 5 Democratic states
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-freezing-social-services-funding/
— Illinois leaders reject claims of fraud, say Trump’s childcare funding freeze is politically motivated
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-child-care-funding-freeze-no-fraud-trump-politically-motivated/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Welch open to tweaking SAFE-T Act
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/09/pritzker-illinois-house-speaker-welch-open-tweaking-safe-t-act-electronic-monitoring-rich-miller
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: ‘We had whistles. They had guns’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/09/wife-of-minnesota-woman-killed-in-ice-shooting-we-had-whistles-they-had-guns/
— A needless death in Minneapolis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/editorial-ice-minneapolis-shooting-renee-good-immigration-enforcement/
— Vivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/09/vivek-ramaswamys-family-bodyguard/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders push medial pot to push recreational pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260109/news/schaumburg-family-losing-access-to-daughters-medical-marijuana-patches-faces-pivotal-week/
— ‘Democracy in action’: Training teens as election judges — and encouraging them to vote — is a vital mission. DD: But Democrats run high schools and shout at teens that Republicans cause everyone’s problems.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260109/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-democracy-in-action-training-teens-as-election-judges-and-encouraging-the/
WGEM
— League of Women Voters’ candidate forums next month. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wgem.com/2026/01/08/wgem-stream-league-women-voters-candidate-forums-next-month/
WFIW
— JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS TO HOST GOVERNOR CANDIDATE FORUM IN JANUARY DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wfiwradio.com/2026/01/06/jefferson-county-republicans-to-host-governor-candidate-forum-in-january/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-08/renee-nicole-good-isnt-the-first-death-caused-by-ice-under-trump-administration
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-446/
— ILGOP Chair Salvi: ‘The partisanship of Democrats has reached the level of undeniable insurrection’
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/09/ilgop-chair-salvi-the-partisanship-of-democrats-has-reached-the-level-of-undeniable-insurrection/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Poll of Republican U.S. Senate Primary Shows Nobody above 6%, 84% Undecided
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/09/poll-of-republican-u-s-senate-primary-shows-nobody-above-6-84-undecided/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— New video shows protester taunting ICE officer before Minneapolis shooting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/9/new-video-shows-protester-taunting-ice-officer-minneapolis-shooting/
NEW YORK POST
— Renee Nicole Good’s 6-year-old son attends ‘social justice’ school that teaches about George Floyd, warned staffers to report ICE
https://nypost.com/2026/01/09/us-news/renee-goods-kindergarten-son-attends-social-justice-school-that-teaches-about-george-floyd-warned-staffers-to-report-ice/
— Socialist politician turns LA City Hall into anti-ICE, abolish-police spectacle
https://nypost.com/2026/01/09/us-news/la-lawmaker-eunisses-hernandez-hosts-anti-cop-anti-ice-presentation/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NYC protesters chant, ‘Kristi Noem will hang… Save a life, kill an ICE’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/01/09/nyc-protesters-chant-kristi-noem-will-hang-save-a-life-kill-an-ice-1614951/
BREITBART
— Democrats Defend Tren de Aragua Migrants Shot During Attack on ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/09/democrats-defend-tren-de-aragua-migrants-shot-during-attack-on-ice/
FRC ACTION
— No “flexibility” on tax dollar funding for abortion
https://www.frcaction.org/get.cfm?c=CHECKOUT&dmy=75509402-9BEA-3BC3-82CFD1DCF3A7C4A1&srcItem=PT26A01&fromItem=AL26A01&x=0#gsc.tab=0
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Heed the Unforgettable Words of Henry Hyde
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-lifeline/heed-the-unforgettable-words-of-henry-hyde/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The controversy this week involving the president insisting that pro-lifers be flexible on the Hyde amendment in budget negotiations in Congress has me longing for the days of the late Illinois Republican Congressman Henry Hyde. He drew the line on taxpayer funding of abortion, and so much else.)
NEWSMAX
— Democrats ‘Demonized’ Agents Ahead of Minn. ICE Shooting
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-democrats-ice/2026/01/09/id/1241481/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: I should write about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who since 2000 have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the Democrat news media.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5416852-elizabeth-warren-stephen-colbert-cbs/
CBS NEWS
— Prosecutors in DOJ’s Civil Rights Division will not investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting, sources say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-civil-rights-division-will-not-investigate-minneapolis-ice-shooting-sources-say/
DESERT REVIEW
— GOP, Pro-Life orgs forcefully defend Hyde Amendment amid Trump’s backpedaling
https://www.thedesertreview.com/news/national/gop-pro-life-orgs-forcefully-defend-hyde-amendment-amid-trump-s-backpedaling/article_fcfbf23d-4097-45fc-8151-ed09370a70d5.html
January 9, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders have Democrats flood Elgin immigration forum
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/immigration-town-hall-elgin-ice/
CBS2
— Illinois files lawsuit challenging child care funding freeze as Chicago-area parents grapple with anxiety. DD: Since I was born in 1948, my critics/opponents have used against me the fact that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home a raise me and my brother. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother’s earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/08/child-care-funding-freeze-causes-anxiety-for-chicago-area-parents
WTTW
— Four Illinois Sheriff’s Offices Ignored Sanctuary Laws by Transferring People Into Federal Custody
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/08/four-illinois-sheriff-s-offices-ignored-sanctuary-laws-transferring-people-federal
DAILY HERALD
— Trump store moving to Crystal Lake after eviction proceedings in Huntley
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260108/business/trump-store-moving-to-crystal-lake-after-eviction-proceedings-in-huntley/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A generation gives up on homeownership. That’s not the only thing they’re giving up on. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 17 in 1966, I was able to buy a new car ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ) with the money that I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months. Further, when I was 24, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) with the money that I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/housing-despair-affects-work-and-family-choices-paper-finds
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once they give up on the hope of homeownership, a person might “no longer be willing to pursue long hours of work in pursuit” of a big paycheck, the authors wrote, and may “reduce labor supply,” AKA work less and care less about it, as a kind of “reoptimization toward work-life balance.” This attitude of making work a lower priority is visible worldwide. The authors wrote that in South Korea, young people use the term “Sampo Generation.” In China, it’s “lying flat,” and in Japan, it’s the “Satori Generation.” In this country, the authors told Crain’s, “we do not know the best term to describe the situation.” In response to a suggestion from a Crain’s reporter in his mid-60s that an old familiar term could be revived, they wrote, “we prefer not to call them ‘slacker.’ “)
STATELINE
— DHS accuses ‘sanctuary’ leaders of fueling anti-ICE violence with rhetoric
https://www.mystateline.com/news/dhs-accuses-sanctuary-leaders-of-fueling-anti-ice-violence-with-rhetoric/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is Pritzker trying — again — to pick GOP opponent in November election?
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-is-pritzker-trying-again-to-pick-gop-opponent-in-november-election/article_1b795094-694c-4e96-94f6-3c1cf5f5459b.html
— Champaign County auditor fails to qualify for state comptroller’s race
https://www.news-gazette.com/election/2026/election-2026-champaign-county-auditor-fails-to-qualify-for-state-comptrollers-race/article_c2b65d92-a1c2-45fa-8da7-1af38491e5fb.html
NEWS 25 NOW
— GOP strategist Collin Corbett: Tracy amongst top contenders for Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/01/09/gop-strategist-tracy-amongst-top-contenders-durbins-us-senate-seat/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ‘Undecided’ dominates new poll
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/09/undecided-dominates-new-poll-00718575
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-656/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— “Warmth of Collectivism” Signals Erosion of Property Rights and Public Accountability
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-warmth-of-collectivism-signals-erosion-of-property-rights-and-public-accountability-am560/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— First Major GOP Poll Shows Bailey Surging Ahead of Dabrowski, 34–8 DD: Politics is nasty/vicious. Anticipate/expect that my critics/opponents will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Dabrowski that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters harm is campaign. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have ever-increasingly hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that my at newsletters cause all their problems. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not paint candidates like their political consultants want them to be painted. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that articles that they do not like that I include links to in my newsletters cause their defeats. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes come down hard on me at Dabrowski’s September 29, 2025 press conference in Wheaton. Previously, they had their operatives and their dupes come down hard on me at DeSantis’ February 20, 2023 press conference in Elmhurst.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/first-major-gop-poll-shows-bailey-surging-ahead-of-dabrowski-34-8.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Vehicles become weapons for anti-ICE protesters. DD: Are Democrat leaders training Democrats on using vehicles as weapons? If not, will they?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/8/automobiles-become-weapons-anti-ice-protesters/
NEW YORK POST
— Lefty comrades rush to defend Zohran Mamdani’s woke tenant advocate Cea Weaver — claiming NYC is ‘lucky’ to have her
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/dsa-rushes-to-defend-zohran-mamdanis-woke-nyc-tenant-advocate/
— Here’s who’s really behind the Minneapolis ICE resistance movement
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/heres-whos-really-behind-the-minneapolis-ice-resistance-movement/
— Trump’s emotional reaction to watching footage of ICE shooting — as he defends immigration officer
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/president-trumps-emotional-reaction-to-watching-footage-of-ice-shooting-as-he-defends-immigration-officer/
— My doctor gave me a shot of socialism with my annual exam — and yours might, too
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/opinion/why-my-doctor-gave-a-shot-of-socialism-with-my-annual-exam/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use “democracy” a) to get rid of Republicans once and for all, b) to make America a socialist country, and c) to destroy America once and for all. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly flood America with citizens of foreign countries, that is, with future Democrat voters, who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance and are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or non-Protestant. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that those who have demographics that vote for Democrats have. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promise those who have demographics that vote for Democrats that Democrat leaders will use government to ever-increasingly give more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/07/democratic-base-socialist-democratic-zohran-mamdani-medicare-for-all/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sex-ed curriculums steeped in ‘privilege’ propaganda and gender ideology persist in California
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/01/08/sex-ed-curriculums-steeped-in-privilege-propaganda-and-gender-ideology-persist-in-cali-1614825/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Mainstream media ICE shooting commentary is manipulating you
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/mainstream-media-ice-shooting-commentary-is-manipulating-you.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Harvard removes dean who bashed Trump, Rush Limbaugh, and ‘whiteness’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/harvard-removes-dean-who-bashed-trump-rush-limbaugh-and-whiteness/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Deadly Consequences of Democrats’ War on ICE Enforcement. DD: Are Democrat leaders training Democrats on using vehicles as weapons? If not, will they?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/08/democrat-politicians-created-the-conditions-that-led-to-ice-shooting/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrats Want To Turn The ICE Shooting Into Another George Floyd Moment. There have been more than 100 incidents where criminals in vehicles have targeted ICE and Border Patrol agents. DD: Democrat leaders want to make Renee Nicole Good George Floyd 2
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-want-to-turn-the-ice-shooting-into-another-george-floyd-moment
FOX NEWS
— Noem alleges woman killed in ICE shooting ‘stalking and impeding’ agents all day
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-alleges-woman-killed-ice-shooting-stalking-impeding-agents-all-day
— Socialist groups chant ‘Killer Kristi’ while escalating nationwide anti-ICE protests. Protesters yelled, ‘Go to hell, Kristi Noem.’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/socialist-groups-ramp-up-nationwide-anti-ice-protests-target-noem-nyc
— Gov Walz authorizes National Guard staging following fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Minnesota governor’s warning to federal government prompts Republican lawmakers to urge invoking Insurrection Act.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gov-walz-authorizes-national-guard-staging-following-fatal-ice-shooting-minneapolis
— ICE agents report ‘unprecedented’ 3,200% surge in car attacks last year. DD: Are Democrat leaders training Democrats on using vehicles as weapons? If not, will they?
https://www.wrganews.com/2026/01/08/ice-agents-report-unprecedented-3200-surge-in-car-attacks-last-year/
LIFE NEWS
— Speaker Mike Johnson: “We’re Not Going to Authorize Taxpayer Funding for Abortion”
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/01/07/speaker-mike-johnson-were-not-going-to-authorize-taxpayer-funding-for-abortion/
TOWNHALL
— Minnesota Democrats Are Testing How Woke Is Too Woke
https://townhall.com/columnists/timgraham/2026/01/09/minnesota-democrats-are-testing-how-woke-is-too-woke-n2669144
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DEI has no place in our K-12 classrooms
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5673073-radical-activism-dei-antiracism/
— Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5680747-trump-land-strikes-drug-cartels/amp/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders want to make Renee Nicole Good George Floyd 2
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-brings-back-painful-memories-for-community/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/george-floyd-s-aunt-reacts-to-fatal-ice-shooting-in-minneapolis/vi-AA1TQM8k
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders want to make Renee Nicole Good George Floyd 2
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/us/renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-ice-shooting-hnk
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ICE officer who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis has served decades in military and law enforcement
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-minnesota-jonathan-ross-b9ce88da676d74ec6a1ab36aa55fbda1
NEW YORK TIMES
— Amid Protests, ICE Told Agents to Take ‘Decisive Action’ if Threatened. The guidance comes as immigration officers have been met with increasingly hostile protesters in cities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/homeland-security-ice-protests-warning.html
— Noem Defends Officer in Minneapolis Killing and Attacks Mamdani
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/nyregion/kristi-noem-ice-minneapolis.html
— Mamdani Is Promising Universal Child Care. DD: Since I was born in 1948, my critics/opponents have used against me the fact that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home a raise me and my brother. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother’s earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/nyregion/mamdani-nyc-mayor-free-childcare.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Minnesota leaders escalate dispute over federal handling of ICE shooting. State officials criticized the Trump administration for taking sole command of the investigation, saying state investigators were being blocked from evidence.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/08/minnesota-ice-shooting-protests/
USA TODAY
— Vance promises that the immigration enforcement ramp-up has only just begun,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/08/jd-vance-promises-aggressive-immigration-enforcement/88086884007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Move over Dry January. Gen Z is already stepping away from alcohol. Physical and mental health, social media, financial hardship and marijuana legislation are several factors of Gen Z sobriety. DD: I have never been a drinker. Most if not virtually all of my critics/opponents who are White, male, and/or older are/were big drinkers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/01/01/dry-january-gen-z-alcohol-young-adults-sobriety/87886388007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/04/gen-z-drinking-less-dry-january/87995639007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ICE Shooting in Minnesota Raises Rare Legal Questions. Incident has created unusual legal rift between federal and local law enforcers.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/ice-shooting-in-minnesota-raises-rare-legal-questions-47d17797
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders want to make Renee Nicole Good George Floyd 2
https://fortune.com/2026/01/08/why-is-minnesota-the-target-trump-ice-george-floyd-somalia/
https://fortune.com/2026/01/08/what-to-know-about-the-minneapolis-shooting-just-a-mile-from-where-police-killed-george-floyd-in-2020/
FORBES
— How To Become A CPA: Education And Licensure Requirements. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. If I had majored in accounting from the beginning, my career would have far more successful. But I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and the accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting because of my bad demographics, I was not a minority or female. When I was in high school, I erroneously believed that I could never pass the CPA examination.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/business-and-marketing/become-a-cpa/#how-to-become-a-cpa
BLOOMBERG
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action to promote over me my Democrat coworkers who were the following: minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. They all a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-30/trump-eeoc-lawyer-suggests-employers-refresh-affirmative-action-plans
WIRED
— ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-agent-jonathan-ross-renee-good-shooting-firearms-trainer-testimony/
ISSUES & INSIGHTS
— Migration Trends: The Great Divorce Continues
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/01/08/the-great-divorce-continues/
BROOKINGS
— DD: I escaped Democrat indoctrination in college by majoring in business at UIC, NIU, and Loyola 1966-1976, accounting at DePaul 1976-1980, and finance 1992-1997. Previously my parents helped me escape Democrat indoctrination my sending me to Missouri Lutheran grade schools 1953-1962 and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-politics-of-free-speech-in-us-schools-today/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Mark Kelly has retirement pay cut by Pentagon over ‘illegal orders video.’ DD: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is drastically less because my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. In today’s dollars, 80% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 is $123,746. But my CSRS pension is only $68,640. That is less than what my IRS salary was when I was 23 in 1972. They would not have wasted my career and forced me to retire a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, b) if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, or c) if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40 years old in 1988.
https://www.aol.com/articles/mark-kelly-retirement-pay-cut-151533237.html
DAILY MAIL
— DD: Democrat leaders want to make Renee Nicole Good George Floyd 2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15445595/Minneapolis-rioters-smash-courthouse-door.html
INDIA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders want to make Renee Nicole Good George Floyd 2
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/ice-shooting-poet-mother-justice-for-renee-good-whom-donald-trump-administration-called-a-domestic-terrorist-minneapolis-2848904-2026-01-08
January 8, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Minneapolis ICE shooting: Tensions flare after ICE officer kills woman
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-ice-shooting-community-edge-fatal-woman-federal-immigration-officer/18371827/
— DD: Pritzker calls for Noem to resign. Democrats oppose use of deadly force by federal agents.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-ice-shooting-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-calls-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-resign-chicago-groups-speak/18373900/
— House passes bill to extend health care subsidies in defiance of GOP leaders
https://abc7chicago.com/post/house-vote-aca-subsidies-extension-9-republicans-help-get-floor/18373443/
— Senate advances war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Venezuela
https://abc7chicago.com/post/senate-advances-war-powers-resolution-rein-president-trump-venezuela/18372940/
NBC5
— ICE officer who fatally shot Minnesota woman was dragged by car during June immigration arrest. In a June incident, the agent was dragged by a vehicle at least 50 yards and required stitches, according to DHS and court documents.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/ice-officer-fatally-shot-minnesota-woman-dragged-car-june-immigration-arrest/3873500/
CBS2
— Judge won’t yet dismiss lawsuit over use of force during Midway Blitz, citing deadly Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-ellis-force-lawsuit-noem-bovino-dhs-chicago-immigration-enforcement/
— Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly filing articles of impeachment for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/robin-kelly-impeachment-kristi-noem-ice-shooting/
— 2 people shot and wounded by Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/portland-oregon-shooting-federal-agents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DHS said Border Patrol agents stopped a car searching for a Venezuelan they claim is in the country illegally and a member of the Tren de Aragua gang. DHS said after the agents identified themselves, the driver “weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents.” “Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot,” DHS said. The department said the man drove off with his passenger. The shooting occurred around 2:20 p.m. local time in the Hazelwood neighborhood in East Portland, police said.)
FOX32
— Illinois officials warn Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Chicago incidents
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-officials-warn-minneapolis-ice-shooting-echoes-chicago-incidents
WGN9
— Orland Park vigil honors those killed amid ICE operations
https://wgntv.com/news/southwest-suburbs/orland-park-vigil-honors-those-killed-amid-ice-operations/
— Woman killed by ICE agent was a mother of 3, poet and new to Minneapolis
https://wgntv.com/news/national/woman-killed-by-ice-agent-was-a-mother-of-3-poet-and-new-to-minneapolis/
WTTW
— Illinois Families, Child Care Providers Brace for Cuts as Trump Administration Withholds Social Safety Net Funds
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/08/illinois-families-child-care-providers-brace-cuts-trump-administration-withholds-social
WGN RADIO
— Krishnamoorthi leads big in senate Dem primary, Bailey tops GOP field for governor
https://wgnradio.com/news/poll-krishnamoorthi-leads-big-in-senate-dem-primary-bailey-tops-gop-field-for-governor/
— Rep. LaHood: Not going to jump to conclusions on ICE shooting
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/rep-lahood-not-going-to-jump-to-conclusions-on-ice-shooting/
WBEZ
— Child care funding freeze causes anxiety for Chicago-area parents. The Trump administration is cutting about $1 billion in funding to Illinois for child care and social service programs, citing alleged fraud. It’s mostly caused confusion and fear for parents who do and do not benefit from the subsidized programs.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/01/08/child-care-funding-freeze-causes-anxiety-for-chicago-area-parents
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bailey distances himself from Trump but defends immigration crackdowns
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/darren-bailey-dismiss-loyalty-to-trump/
— Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/federal-immigration-shooting-portland-oregon/
— Fatal ICE shooting sparks jurisdiction clash between state and federal authorities
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/ice-shooting-jurisdiction-clash/
— Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot launches ‘ICE Accountability Project’ to document immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/former-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-launches-ice-accountability-project-to-document-immigration-agents/
— Judge cites Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent in declining to immediately dismiss lawsuit over use-of-force tactics in Midway Blitz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/lawsuit-dropped-tactics-immigration-agents/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge cites Minneapolis ICE shooting as she pauses dismissal of Chicago-area use-of-force lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Thursday cited her obligation to protect the class governed by her preliminary injunction, telling lawyers she wants to do more research before closing the matter entirely.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/08/judge-cites-minneapolis-ice-shooting-as-she-pauses-dismissal-of-chicago-area-use-of-force-lawsuit
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/08/ice-shooting-minneapolis-renee-nicole-good-kristi-noem
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Maduro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/08/law-enforcement-rationale-invading-venezuela-license-war-donald-trump-marco-rubio-jacob-sullum
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blast Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/08/donald-trump-america-first-imperialism-maduro-invasion-venezuela-greenland-charlie-kirk-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— GOP race for governor tightens up after Severino removed from ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260108/illinois-state-politics/gop-race-for-governor-tightens-up-after-severino-removed-from-ballot/
— A suburban congressional candidate’s name was struck from upcoming primary ballots Thursday after the Illinois State Board of Elections decided her petitions fell one signature short of the legally required 799. Eleventh District hopeful Tedora M. Brown, a Republican from Palos Park, is expected to appeal the decision. Brown couldn’t be reached for comment after the ruling.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260108/us-congress-politics/gop-congressional-candidate-falls-one-signature-short-removed-from-ballot/
— Community members express anger, fear and frustration over immigration enforcement in Elgin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260108/news/it-just-hurts-community-members-express-anger-fear-and-frustration-over-immigration-enforcement/
— ‘I will not back down’: DuPage clerk’s dispute with county board heads to appeals court
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260108/news/i-will-not-back-down-dupage-clerks-dispute-with-county-board-heads-to-appeals-court/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A generation gives up on homeownership. That’s not the only thing they’re giving up on.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/housing-despair-affects-work-and-family-choices-paper-finds
JOURNAL COURIER
— University of Illinois Springfield offering cannabis education programs
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/uis-offering-cannabis-education-programs-21283840.php
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-445/
— Emerson College/WGN-TV Statewide Poll
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/08/poll-just-8-percent-of-illinoisans-think-crime-is-most-important-issue-plus-lots-more/
— Bailey, Dabrowski, Pritzker talk about Elon Musk’s DOGE, ‘forensic audits,’ federal funding freeze
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/08/bailey-dabrowski-pritzker-talk-about-elon-musks-doge-forensic-audits-federal-funding-freeze/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Signature shortfalls knock multiple candidates off Illinois ballot
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_45bde6ed-2f6e-416e-8742-fd05faf3f719.html
— An Illinois lawmaker and Air Force veteran says U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly’s call for troops to refuse “illegal orders” undermines the chain of command, as the Defense Department moves to downgrade his retirement rank and pay over the remarks. State Rep. David Friess, R-Red Bud, said former military and intelligence officials understand better than most the importance of discipline and lawful obedience in the armed forces.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_fa04d01c-c17e-410a-ac51-584f1561b4eb.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Tax-Exempt Wirepoints Breaks IRS Rules to Smear Bailey and Boost Dabrowski’s Governor Run
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/tax-exempt-wirepoints-breaks-irs-rules-to-smear-bailey-and-boost-dabrowskis-governor-run.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— George Floyd 2.0
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/8/george-floyd-20/
— Automobiles become weapons for anti-ICE protesters
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/8/automobiles-become-weapons-anti-ice-protesters/
— Vance says ICE officer’s fatal shooting of victim in Minneapolis was ‘tragedy of her own making’ Refuses calls to remove immigration officers: “We’re not going to give in to terrorism on this”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/8/vance-says-ice-shooting-victim-tragedy-making-rejects-calls-leave/
NEW YOIRK POST
— Renee Nicole Good was Minneapolis ‘ICE Watch’ ‘warrior’ who trained to resist feds before shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/renee-nicole-good-was-minneapolis-ice-watch-warrior-who-trained-to-resist-feds-before-shooting/
— ICE agent who opened fire on Renee Good was dragged, hospitalized by illegal migrant driver last year
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/us-news/ice-agent-who-opened-fire-on-renee-good-was-dragged-hospitalized-by-illegal-migrant-driver-last-year/
— Trump’s right about boosting US military spending — but he should threaten our enemies, not our allies
https://nypost.com/2026/01/08/opinion/trumps-right-about-boosting-us-military-spending-but-he-should-threaten-our-enemies-not-our-allies/
DAILY CALLER
— Wisconsin School District Cares More About Hiring ‘Diverse,’ ‘Culturally Competent’ Teachers Over Effective Ones
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/08/wisconsin-school-district-diverse-culturally-competent-teachers/
EPOCH TIMES
— Russia Says Western Troops Sent to Ukraine Would Be ‘Legitimate Targets’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/russia-says-western-troops-sent-to-ukraine-would-be-legitimate-targets-5967885
FOX NEWS
— These people’s ‘views of fairness’ rarely apply to themselves, Greg Gutfeld says. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld decries the hypocrisy of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top housing appointee calling homeownership a ‘weapon of White supremacy’ despite her family’s cushy quarters on ‘Gutfeld!’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387392650112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— More ICE protests in New York City day after Minneapolis shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/ice-protests-nyc-minneapolis-shooting-immigration-enforcement/
— Trump says 5 GOP senators who voted to limit Venezuela war powers “should never be elected to office again”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-republican-senators-venezuela-war-powers/
January 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will 2026 be the year Illinois GOP primary voters learn politics? DD: Which candidate in the March 17, 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary do you predict will get the most votes in your precinct, township, county, and Illinois and why? What percent of the registered voters in your precinct do you predict will vote in the primary and why? What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing/going to do to maximize Republican turnout?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/08/opinion-illinois-gop-politics-midterms/
— Only in Chicago, do you get targeted for ‘leaking’ a public meeting. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want stop everyone from reading them.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-only-chicago-targeted-leaking-110000167.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: ICE agent fatally shoots woman during immigration operation in Minneapolis. Live video posted online showed a large presence of federal and local officers, yellow police tape and cars that had been in a crash. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/07/shooting-is-reported-in-minneapolis-where-the-feds-are-conducting-an-immigration-crackdown
— Protesters march in Little Village after ICE killing in Minneapolis. The group marched more than a mile and rallied in front of a mural of the Virgin Mary before disbanding with calls for people to get involved with rapid responder groups. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/07/little-village-protest-ice-minneapolis
CBS2
— Welch: Affordability takes priority in Illinois General Assembly’s spring session. DD: That should include urging everyone in Illinois to follow conservative principles. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) to buy a 6-year old car when I was 16 with money I earned delivering newspapers and doing yard work, b) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. with money I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies, d) to pay for tuition and books to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48 with money I earned doing the aforesaid, f) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. with money I earned doing the aforesaid, g) to get married when I was 29, h) to earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and i) to earn a professional license when I was 32. Admittedly, inflation makes doing the aforesaid more difficult. But not everything is more expensive. I paid $600 in 1972 for a TV that is primitive by today’s standards. That $600 is almost $5,000 in today’s dollars. My wife and I paid $7,000 in 1982 for a computer system that is primitive by today’s standards. That $7,000 is more than $23,000 in today’s dollars. What does it mean to follow conservative principles? It means focusing on making yourself a productive member of society, focusing on making the most of your potential, complying with all laws, avoiding all vices, minimizing immediate pleasures, always being employed even if that means taking bad jobs, saving as much of what you earn that you can, and focusing on earning college degrees, getting married, and earning professional certifications, and professional licenses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kjHb7skqM
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to treat Pat Brady like he is still the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-minneapolis-ice-shooting/
DEKALB CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders organize a rally in DeKalb 5 years after January 6, 2021. Dozens protest against Trump’s military operation in Venezuela and his plans there.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2026/01/07/dekalb-rally-draws-dozens-against-us-military-operation-in-venezuela/
RIVER BENDER
— Raoul Wins Civil Hate Crime Lawsuit Against Two Carroll County Residents. DD: Democrat leaders always hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you commit hate crimes: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat leaders do that to get more votes from those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, non-American, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/attorney-general-raoul-wins-civil-hate-crime-lawsuit-against-carroll-county-residents-who-engaged-in-racebased-intimidation-89644.cfm
POLITICO
— Illinois Dems say Noem must go DD: For Democrat leaders, their top priorities include a) flooding America with citizens of foreign countries, b) keeping them in America, and c) officially giving them the right to vote ASAP.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/08/illinois-dems-say-noem-must-go-00715867
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-655/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— ‘Here We Go Again’: Pritzker Launches Repeat of Meddling in Illinois Republican Primary
https://wirepoints.org/here-we-go-again-pritzker-launches-repeat-of-meddling-in-illinois-republican-primary-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Implicit bias’ training mandate among new health care-related laws in Illinois
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4410081/implicit-bias-training-mandate-among-new-health-care-laws-illinois/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump pulls US out of ‘racist’ UN forum that pushed ‘global reparations agenda.’ DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push reparations.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/07/us-news/trump-pulls-us-out-of-racist-un-forum-that-pushed-global-reparations-agenda/
DAILY CALLER
— Brown University Learned Nothing From Campus Assassination Of Conservative Student
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/07/brown-university-shooting-dei-christina-paxton-matthew-guterl/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Lawmakers Unveil Blueprint to Balance Budget, Execute Trump Agenda
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/07/exclusive-conservative-lawmakers-unveil-blueprint-to-balance-budget-execute-trump-agenda/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Maduro’s Policies Contributed to the U.S. Border Crisis
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/fair-shows-how-maduros-policies-contributed-us-border-crisis
FOX NEWS
— Woman Rams ICE Agents, Gets Shot. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://radio.foxnews.com/2026/01/08/woman-rams-ice-agents-gets-shot/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump: ‘Venezuela is Going to be Purchasing Only American Made Products.’ “In other words, Venezuela is committing to doing business with the United States of America as their principal partner.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/trump-venezuela-is-going-to-be-purchasing-only-american-made-products/
NEWSMAX
— Ramaswamy Gets Gov. DeWine Endorsement in Ohio Race. DD: I might very well have not been elected a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000 if Roskam and Hultgren had not endorsed me in that contested race. Because of their endorsements, anti-conservative RINO candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have viciously punished Roskam and Hultgren ever since. They were furious when Hultgren made me the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2000. Their vicious punishment of Roskam and Hultgren got even worse after I supported Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. They cringed that I raised $2,000 on very short notice for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s 2007 Independence Day parade. Of course, they blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Roskam’s and Hultgren’s defeats in 2018. They stress their success in stopping Roskam and Hultgren from coming to my defense when the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, MTRO, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Park District leaders took big adverse actions against me.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio-mike-dewine/2026/01/07/id/1241238/
REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— DEI Resurfaces in the Marine Corps
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/01/07/dei_resurfaces_in_the_marine_corps_1157261.html
TOWNHALL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that when Whites and males succeed, it is because they benefitted from discrimination against non-Whites and females.
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/01/07/why-do-they-try-to-make-bad-things-cool-n2668946
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5677863-woman-shot-minneapolis-ice/
— GOP backlash to Omar earmark slows government-funding bill
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5676884-gop-opposition-justice-empowerment/amp/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/ice-related-shooting-occurred-minnesota-governor/story?id=128984401
CBS NEWS
— Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly filing articles of impeachment for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/robin-kelly-impeachment-kristi-noem-ice-shooting/
ACSSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-enforcement-shooting-crackdown-surge-173e00fa7388054e98c3b5b9417c1e5a
CNN
— Large crowd gathering in Minneapolis following shooting of woman less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/07/us/video/minneapolis-ice-woman-shot-george-floyd-digvid
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-fraud-state-reps-testify-01-07-26
ABC NEWS
— Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/minneapolis-shooting-ice-agent-brings-debate-police-force-129000719
ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://abc7news.com/post/protest-held-san-francisco-following-deadly-ice-shooting-37-year-old-renee-nicole-good-minneapolis/18370169/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-law-enforcement-involved-ice-related-shooting-minneapolis-rcna252812
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/minnesota-ice-shooting-live-updates-rcna252852
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/minneapolis-federal-agents-protesters-clash-portland-avenue/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/07/us/minnesota-shooting-ice
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/us/ice-minneapolis-somalis-immigration.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified. DD: Some on my critics/opponents are gone, but their operatives and their dupes continue to take big adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/world/americas/venezuela-repression.html
— Fixing Affordability Isn’t Easy. Here Are Four Suggestions. Fixing affordability should include urging everyone to follow conservative principles. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) to buy a 6-year old car when I was 16 with money I earned delivering newspapers and doing yard work, b) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. with money I earned washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies, d) to pay for tuition and books to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48 with money I earned doing the aforesaid, f) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. with money I earned doing the aforesaid, g) to get married when I was 29, h) to earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and i) to earn a professional license when I was 32. Admittedly, inflation makes doing the aforesaid more difficult. But not everything is more expensive. I paid $600 in 1972 for a TV that is primitive by today’s standards. That $600 is almost $5,000 in today’s dollars. My wife and I paid $7,000 in 1982 for a computer system that is primitive by today’s standards. That $7,000 is more than $23,000 in today’s dollars. What does it mean to follow conservative principles? It means focusing on making yourself a productive member of society, focusing on making the most of your potential, complying with all laws, avoiding all vices, minimizing immediate pleasures, always being employed even if that means taking bad jobs, saving as much of what you earn that you can, and focusing on earning college degrees, getting married, and earning professional certifications, and professional licenses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/opinion/affordability-health-care-housing-prices-costs.html
— FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees because of Gingrich budget cuts. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me big time for that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/climate/fema-staff-cuts-1000-workers.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/07/minneapolis-shooting-ice/
— Democrats call Trump’s freeze of childcare funds an act of retribution. The administration is freezing more than $10 billion in grants to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. Some Democrats called it political retribution. DD: Since I was born in 1948, my critics/opponents have used against me the fact that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home a raise me and my brother. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother’s earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/07/child-care-grants-frozen-democrats/
— Why America stopped building the ‘starter home.’ DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new starter home, that is, a new townhome, in University Park when I was 24 in 1972. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/05/starter-home-disappearance/
FOX MINNEAPOLIS
— Minneapolis ICE shooting occurred roughly 1 mile from George Floyd killing. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.fox29.com/video/fmc-yotuwnpsbu7cfiz7
MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use vehicles against ICE officers?
https://www.startribune.com/she-was-an-amazing-human-being-mother-identifies-woman-shot-killed-by-ice-agent/601559922
WEAU
— ICE guidance restricts shooting at moving vehicles, GAO report shows. DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use cars against ICE officers?
https://www.weau.com/2026/01/07/ice-guidance-restricts-shooting-moving-vehicles-gao-report-shows/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ICE’s directive page was temporarily unavailable online, but a 2023 Government Accountability Office report quotes ICE’s guidance directly. The GAO quote reads: “Firearms shall not be discharged solely to disable moving vehicles, vessels, aircraft or other conveyances, except when deadly force is authorized or under the limited circumstances in the policy.” That language mirrors guidance used by the Department of Justice and the FBI, which also say officers should not discharge firearms solely to disable moving vehicles and may do so only when occupants present an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm and no reasonable alternative exists. Law enforcement experts say shooting at moving vehicles raises high risks of ricochet and collateral harm and is widely discouraged except in narrow, life‑threatening circumstances. Federal guidance aims to limit such discharges and require documentation and review when they occur.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Tax Me,’ Mitt Romney Says, Pointing at You. His proposals begin with a huge hike on salarymen—strivers who earn income of the sort he doesn’t. DD: My critics/opponents have always wanted me to pay more taxes and especially since I became an IRS employee when I was 22 in 1971.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tax-me-mitt-romney-says-pointing-at-you-27e7f47f?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
BLOOMBERG TAX
— Big Four Accounting firms Diverge on Diversity as Culture War Hits Accounting. DD: The accounting profession had no use for me a) because I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27, b) because I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30, c) because I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, d) because I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, e) because I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32, and f) because I was not a minority and/or a female.
https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/big-four-diverge-on-diversity-as-culture-war-hits-accounting
NPR
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans discriminate against Blacks and that is why Blacks should forever be given more tremendous preference. My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that I discriminated against my Black subordinate and that justified their forcing me to retire and giving him my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Of course, in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), they did not argue that I discriminated against him because I did not discriminate against him. I gave him lots of preference.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/08/nx-s1-5646525/supreme-court-voting-rights-congressional-black-caucus
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Trump goes on defense after seeing footage of agent fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good in the head. The FBI is investigating the ICE shooting of the mother-of-three, which Trump administration officials have described as an act of self defense
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/renee-nicole-good-minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-b2896627.html
MEAWW
— Mamdani slams ICE raids following Minneapolis shooting: ‘Cruel and inhumane’ DD: Democrat leaders are always looking to repeat the success that they had with George Floyd. Will Democrats ever-increasingly use cars against ICE officers?
https://news.meaww.com/zohran-mamdani-slams-ice-raids-following-minneapolis-shooting-cruel-and-inhumane
FROM OTHER SOURCES
GOOGLE AI
— You can’t take that away from me. DD: My father often decried his not having a college degree. That had a tremendous impact on me. It motivated me to make earning a job-related bachelor’s degree by the time I was 21 my top priority. It motivated me to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. My father was discouraged from going to college because he had brittle type 1 diabetes. The belief was that the stress would kill him.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22can%27t+take+that+away+from+me%22+%22college+degree%22
(FROM Google AI: The phrase “You can’t take that away from me” is often used in the context of a college degree or an education to express that the knowledge, skills, and accomplishment gained are permanent personal assets that no one can rescind or devalue, regardless of external circumstances like job loss, economic shifts, or others’ opinions. This sentiment highlights several key aspects of earning a degree: Permanent Value The core knowledge, critical thinking skills, and personal growth achieved through education provide a lasting foundation for life and career, unlike material possessions or job titles that can be lost. Personal Achievement Earning a degree often involves significant effort, discipline, and perseverance. The pride and self-worth associated with this accomplishment are inherent and cannot be diminished by others. Career Mobility While specific job markets fluctuate and some question the universal necessity of a degree in the modern world, a college education typically increases an individual’s chances for better career opportunities and provides a base level of credentialing that can open doors. Empowerment The understanding that one’s education is a secure, internal asset can be empowering, especially when facing life’s challenges, such as workplace demotions, financial difficulties, or societal limitations. This perspective suggests that even if external factors like student debt or an unpredictable job market make the journey difficult, the intrinsic value of the education itself is unassailable.)
January 7, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump administration freezes social services, child care funding to Illinois. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to provide social services.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQmfNXvO7Ys
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) tell voters to vote for all the Democrats on their ballots to punish Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/editorial-campaign-midterms-election-cook-county-congress-governor/
— Former US Rep. Melissa Bean launches streaming ad buy in race for 8th Congressional District. DD: How aggressively are the candidates in contested races on the March 17, 2026 Republican primary ballot in your precinct campaigning?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/06/former-us-rep-melissa-bean-launches-streaming-ad-buy-in-race-for-8th-congressional-district/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Maduro against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/column-donald-trump-lawlessness-venezuela-chapman/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use everything that Trump does or does not do a) to promote more mass/illegal immigration and b) to keep their illegal in America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/07/chicagos-venezuelans-want-protected-status-reinstated-after-trumps-maduro-capture-creates-more-uncertainty
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite minorities against Republicans
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/07/black-latino-communities-unite-national-day-racial-healing-pilar-audain
— Former CPS principal and network chief defrauded district of nearly $89K, watchdog finds. An annual report from the CPS inspector general’s office finds new cases in which staffers bilked the district. It also details how CPS agreed to repay the federal government $1 million after submitting false data on participation of Native American students in a grant-funded program.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/01/07/cps-watchdog-report-onlyfans-waste-fraud-investigation-education-false-grant
CITIES 92.9
— Dabrowski wants audit as IL Child Care Services funding
https://www.cities929.com/2026/01/06/watch-candidate-dabrowski-wants-audit-as-il-child-care-services-funding-skyrockets/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use everything that Trump does or does not do a) to promote more mass/illegal immigration and b) to keep their illegal in America.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/01/07/chicagos-venezuelans-want-protected-status-reinstated-after-trumps-maduro-capture-creates-more-uncertainty
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump again is remaking the Republican Party. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-06/president-trump-again-is-remaking-the-republican-party
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Schakowsky endorses Biss
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/07/schakowsky-endorses-biss-00713648
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How do Illinois Republican party leaders, elected officials, and candidates stay informed about Illinois political and government news and commentary? I suggest that they read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. The newsletters are free. I put them together and send them out every morning and often in the evening too. They contain no advertising or donation requests. Since 2004 they have contained links to more than 531,700 political and government news and commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans. Admittedly, I am conservative. The newsletters promote conservative principles and the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Admittedly, I am independent. All the time and money I spend putting the newsletters together and sending them out comes from me. My money comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings. To put the newsletters together, I draw on many things including what I have learned serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, as a GAO Analyst 1980-1997, and as an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980. I also draw on what I learned a) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, c) earning four other job-related professional certifications, and d) becoming a licensed CPA. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— $50 Million in State Pot Tax Money Earmarked for “Historically Underserved Communities”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/50-million-in-state-pot-tax-money-earmarked-for-historically-underserved-communities/
— Bob Anderson Goes After Richmond Township Cemetery District for Spending $36,000 on “Special Services” and its $260,000 Surplus
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/bob-anderson-goes-after-richmond-township-cemetery-district-for-spending-36000-on-special-services-and-its-260000-surplus/
— Republican Congressional/County Board Debate at MCC on January 22nd
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/republican-congressional-county-board-debate-at-mcc-on-january-22nd/
— Capparelli, Seeking US Senate Seat, Says Congressional Candidates Should Have Geo-Political Knowledge
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/capparelli-seeking-us-senate-seat-says-congressional-candidates-should-have-geo-political-knowledge/
— Tracy Calls Out Raja for Support of Minnesota Governor
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/tracy-calls-out-raja-for-support-of-minnesota-governor/
— Congressman Schneider Challenger Endorsed by Illinois Muslim Action Committee
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/congressman-schneider-challenger-endorsed-by-illinois-muslim-action-committee/
— Wilcox-Weber Event Wednesday Evening
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/wilcox-weber-event-tuesday-evening/
— Richmond Township Cemetery Fund’s $36,300 in “Social Services” May Just Be Reporting Error
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/richmond-township-cemetery-funds-36300-in-social-services-may-just-be-reporting-error/
— A Look at the County’s Legislative Agenda
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/a-look-at-the-countys-legislative-agenda/
— Business Phones Can Be Used to Record Evidence of Family Violence
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/business-phones-can-be-used-to-record-evidence-of-family-violence/
— 9th District Democrat Laura Fine on TV, Video Included
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/9th-district-democrat-laura-fine-on-tv/
— Melissa Bean, Beaten for Congress by Joe Walsh, Incorrectly Says She Lost Because of Her Support for Obamacare
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/melissa-bean-beaten-for-congress-by-joe-walsh-says-she-lost-because-of-her-support-for-obamacare/
— DeWitte Recovering from Cancer Operation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/06/dewitte-recovering-from-cancer-operation/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DD: A Dabrowski Critic Says Dabrowski Copies Bailey’s DOGE Plan But Botches His Own Signature Issue During Press Conference
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/gop-governor-candidate-ted-dabrowski-copies-baileys-doge-plan-but-botches-his-own-signature-issue-during-press-conference.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— How to choose the best tax software for you in 2025. DD: I recommend using Quicken and TurboTax.
https://abcnews.go.com/Shop/best-tax-software/story?id=107480210
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mamdani’s Big Apple is now the canary in the socialist coal mine
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/6/zohran-mamdanis-big-apple-canary-socialist-coal-mine/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrants cost IL taxpayers more than enforcement
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4409139/illegal-immigrants-cost-illinois-taxpayers/
— Venezuela’s downfall should be a wake-up call to fans of ‘democratic socialism’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/4408104/venezuela-downfall-wake-up-call-democratic-socialism/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Mamdani Taps Prep School Socialists for Senior Press Roles. Scrappy gang of privileged elites gears up to sell ‘the warmth of collectivism.’
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/mamdani-taps-prep-school-socialists-for-senior-press-roles/
NEW YORK POST
— Hilton drops Minneapolis Hampton Inn hotel that lied about immigration agent ban
https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/us-news/hilton-drops-minneapolis-hotel-that-lied-about-ice-agent-ban/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— The Democratic Base Is Social Democratic. DD: Failed socialists have always been at war against capitalists, that is, Democrats have always been at war against Republicans, that is, liberals/moderates have always been at war against conservatives. How successful have socialists, that is, Democrats, that is, liberals/moderates been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district? According to my critics/opponents, if I had worked in the capitalist private sector instead of the socialist federal government, I never would have had the career successes that I had.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/07/democratic-base-socialist-democratic-zohran-mamdani-medicare-for-all/
BREITBART
— ICE Surge Detains Criminals and Illegal Migrants in Minneapolis
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/06/ice-surge-detains-criminals-and-illegal-migrants-in-minneapolis/amp/
— House Judiciary Committee Alleges L.A. FireAid Relief Went to Pet Causes
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/06/house-judiciary-committee-alleges-los-angeles-fireaid-relief-pet-causes/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Stossel: Socialism Versus Capitalism
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/06/socialism-versus-capitalism/amp/
FOX BUSINESS
— Venezuela’s fall echoes Berlin Wall collapse, says expert whose parents fled Soviet Union. Gabriella Hoffman draws parallels between Venezuelan jubilation, Iron Curtain liberation as Maduro faces federal charges.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/venezuelas-fall-echoes-berlin-wall-collapse-says-expert-whose-parents-fled-soviet-union.amp
FOX NEWS
— Trump unleashes the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ and puts socialists on notice worldwide. America’s enemies should take note.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-unleashes-donroe-doctrine-puts-socialists-notice-worldwide
— Pro-Maduro groups protesting Trump’s actions in socialist country include Soros-backed organization. The coalition urged ‘mass resistance’ against the administration’s actions, telling people to especially target U.S. embassies and military installations.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pro-maduro-groups-protesting-trumps-actions-socialist-country-include-soros-backed-organization
— DePaul offers courses on running cannabis dispensaries. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-catholic-university-offers-courses-running-cannabis-dispensaries.print
— Pro-life groups warn Trump Hyde Amendment is ‘non-negotiable’ after flexibility remarks
https://www.960theref.com/news/health/trump-tells/TNRSJVKW742RDOAIYLW4NXFIBY/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pro-life-groups-warn-trump-000046465.html
— FLASHBACK FROM 1 YEAR AGO: Musk, Ramaswamy unveil the DOGE full-time, salaried roles they’re trying to fill. DD: There would have been no need for DOGE if Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it. If Gingrich had reformed GAO, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have been able a) to force me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut to in today’s dollars transfer from IRS to GAO, b) to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) to delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, or e) to force me to retire when I was 49 years old.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/musk-ramaswamy-unveil-the-doge-full-time-salaried-roles-they-re-trying-to-fill/ar-AA1xaUf9
— DHS releases video of illegal alien criminal taken off Minneapolis streets as massive operation underway
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387308228112
NEWSMAX
— Trump to GOP Lawmakers: Make Healthcare ‘Your Issue.’ DD: The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since I was 18 years old in 1966 and also for my wife since I was 29 years old in 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-gop-house/2026/01/06/id/1240990/
— Trump Admin Freezes Child Care Funds to 5 Blue States. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to provide social services.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/hhs-freeze-child-care-funds/2026/01/06/id/1241086/
REASON
— The Federal Government Has Shed 271,000 Jobs This Year. That’s Great. DD: What is your attitude toward federal employees and federal retirees? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 28 years. Anyone considering working for the federal government should be advised that they will be despised/hated by virtually everyone. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment examination. I would not have become an IRS employee when I was 22 in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://reason.com/2025/12/16/the-federal-government-has-shed-271000-jobs-this-year-thats-great/
TOWNHALL
— The Dividends of Operation Absolute Resolve
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2026/01/07/the-dividends-of-operation-absolute-resolve-n2668986
— Leftists in Oregon Want Segregated Swimming Pools
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/07/eugene-or-bipoc-swimming-n2668997
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— At 92, judge who defied Trump brings Torah ethos to Maduro trial
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/92-judge-who-defied-trump-brings-torah-ethos-maduro-trial-2026-01-06/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump leaves Venezuela’s opposition sidelined and Maduro’s party in power
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-leaves-venezuela-s-opposition-sidelined-and-maduro-s-party-in-power/ar-AA1TIH8V
NBC NEWS
— Trump warns Venezuela to cooperate or risk new U.S. military attack. The president’s threats to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland drew a new warning from U.S. allies in Europe today.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/venezuela/live-blog/live-updates-trump-venezuela-maduro-rodriguez-attack-greenland-ukraine-rcna252515
NEW YORK TIMES
— Health Dept. Freezes $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States. The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to provide social services.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/child-care-funding-cuts-trump.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Maduro against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/rubio-venezuela-future.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/world/asia/venezuela-china-trump-taiwan.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Putin against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/07/russia-venezuela-great-power-politics/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Maduro against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/06/venezulea-maduro-rodriguez-government-repression/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/06/maduro-raid-death-toll/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Brutal Maduro Enforcer Standing in Trump’s Way in Venezuela. Diosdado Cabello looms as the biggest obstacle to Trump’s hopes for a stable, U.S.-friendly oil state.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/the-brutal-maduro-enforcer-standing-in-trumps-way-in-venezuela-65102c3a
— What’s the Difference Between a Democrat and a Socialist? The question stumped the DNC head in 2015. The answer is as elusive as ever in the age of Mamdani. DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/whats-the-difference-between-a-democrat-and-a-socialist-d65ec04e
— FRONT PAGE: The $160,000 Mechanic Job That Ford Can’t Fill. Ford’s CEO says 5,000 jobs are open. DD: In today’s dollars, I did not make $154,682/year until I was 49 years old even though I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being an unmitigated loser/failure and even worse things.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/the-160-000-mechanic-job-that-ford-cant-fill-fe6fd121
POLITICO
— US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker. The United States seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic on Wednesday.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/us-seizes-venezuela-oil-tanker-russia-00713656
MIT
— Why meritocracy is hard to achieve. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I owe none of my success in life to meritocracy. According to them, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, that is, those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-married, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Generally, the more of the aforesaid that my critics/opponents are, the more critical that they are of me. But many of my critics/opponents who share my demographics are critical of me to curry favor with those who do not share my demographics.
https://news.mit.edu/2026/3-questions-emilio-castilla-why-meritocracy-is-hard-to-achieve-0106
ATLANTIC
— What’s the Point of a High-School Reunion? Social media should have killed them. Instead, they’re popular again. DD: Do you attend your high school reunions? My 60th Crete-Monee High School reunion is this year. Were you viewed as being college material when you were in high school? I was not. Neither of my parents had 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 eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/09/high-school-reunion-attendance/684097/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Inside Maduro’s luxury socialist retreat: How dictator basked in ‘$700m fortune’ with ‘lavish Dominican Republic mansion’, Swiss watches and private jets – while his citizens faced poverty.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15438011/amp/Inside-Maduro-luxury-socialist-retreat.html
SOCIALIST WORKER
— DD: Failed socialists have always been at war against capitalists, that is, Democrats have always been at war against Republicans, that is, liberals/moderates have always been at war against conservatives. How successful have socialists, that is, Democrats, that is, liberals/moderates been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district? According to my critics/opponents, if I had worked in the capitalist private sector instead of the socialist federal government, I never would have had the career successes that I had.
https://socialistworker.co.uk/swp-meetings/stop-trumps-invasion-resist-u-s-imperialism-in-venezuela-29/
WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— Trump and Miller’s “iron law” of imperialist barbarism
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/01/07/erjx-j07.html
MEAWW
— Duckworth Slams Trump on Venezuela, Invokes Iraq War and Accuses Him of “Ignorance and Arrogance”
https://news.meaww.com/video/duckworth-slams-trump-on-venezuela-invokes-iraq-war-and-accuses-him-of-ignorance-and-arrogance
HRD MAGAZINE
— Canadian government workers continue to outpace private sector in pay, benefits. DD: According to my critics/opponents, in America, if I had worked in the capitalist private sector instead of the socialist federal government, I never would have had the career successes that I had. Of course, I disagree. Because socialists, that is Democrats, in government are not profit driven, they can and do waste the careers of and get rid of nonsocialists, that is, non-Democrats. Because I was not a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted what I learned earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-relate professional license.
https://www.hcamag.com/ca/specialization/benefits/canadian-government-workers-continue-to-outpace-private-sector-in-pay-benefits/551763
January 5, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/02/operation-midway-blitz-parents-children-immigration-detention-mental-health
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Admitting unprepared students into college isn’t equity
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/05/opinion-college-admissions-sat-act-test-scores-unprepared-students/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump warns Venezuela’s vice president of dire consequences if she defies US expectations. DD: I never defied orders from my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors to give preference to my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, and/or veteran. All those who they assigned me to supervise were the aforesaid. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough. I suffered dire consequences a) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40 years old in 1988.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-warns-venezuelas-vice-president-of-dire-consequences-if-she-defies-us-expectations
JC POST
— Recent college graduates face a world with fewer jobs — and loan payments are due soon. DD: Did you get a student loan? I did not. If I had gotten a student loan, I would not have had to work my way through college. My GPA would have been higher. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying. My ACT score would have been higher. My postal management test score would have been higher. My Federal Service Entrance Examination score would have been higher. I would have gotten a job that required a college degree sooner after I graduated from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970.
https://jcpost.com/posts/dfed9403-4b0d-4569-bdd9-15d13e018886
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— 2026 predictions
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/05/2026-predictions-venezuela-vibes-00710459
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Congressional/County Board Debate at MCC on January 22nd. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/05/republican-congressional-county-board-debate-at-mcc-on-january-22nd/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Red alert in NYC as nearly 60% of voters support Mamdani socialism
https://nypost.com/2026/01/04/us-news/red-alert-in-nyc-as-nearly-60-of-voters-support-mamdani-socialism-poll/
— Rubio mocks Kamala Harris for shocking double-standard after she criticized Maduro arrest
https://nypost.com/2026/01/04/us-news/rubio-mocks-kamala-harris-for-shocking-double-standard-after-she-criticized-maduro-arrest/
AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s 2026: Your Race Card Has Expired. Politics is simply gifting your supporters with tax money and grants and government regulations so that the grateful supporters will contribute to your next campaign.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/it_s_2026_your_race_card_has_expired.html
— The Devil wears blue. When policies consistently produce death, chaos, division, and decline — yet are defended with religious fervor — it is reasonable to ask whether something far darker than mere politics is at work.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_devil_wears_blue.html
— The Kinetic War on Drugs. This last few weeks, Donald Trump changed the war on drugs. He made it kinetic.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/the_kinetic_war_on_drugs.html
— Exposing the deep state fraud system. This time, they may have gone too far.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/exposing_the_deep_state_fraud_system.html
BLAZE
— Minnesota’s fraud scandal exposes a dangerously loose election system
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/minnesotas-fraud-scandal-exposes-a-dangerously-loose-election-system
BREITBART
— Newsom Defies Transportation Sec. Duffy, Extends Migrant Trucking Licenses
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/04/gov-newsom-defies-transportation-sec-extends-migrant-trucking-licenses/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— Democratic Lawmaker Says She Feels Guilty For Being White And Kids Should Too. DD: My critics/opponents agree with her. According to them, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, unmarried, parents, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-citizen, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for as long as mine have been. 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 never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.aol.com/articles/democratic-lawmaker-says-she-feels-182204161.html
EEOC
— Discrimination Against American Workers Is Against The Law. DD: Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.eeoc.gov/discrimination-against-american-workers-against-law
FOX BUSINESS
— Starlink provides free internet to Venezuela following US arrest of Maduro
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/starlink-provides-free-internet-venezuela-following-us-arrest-nicolas-maduro
FOX NEWS
— Trump says Cuba is ‘ready to fall’ after capture of Venezuela’s Maduro. President Trump predicted Cuba’s communist government is “ready to fall” following the U.S.-led capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-says-cuba-ready-fall-after-capture-venezuelas-maduro
— Maduro and ‘Lady Macbeth’ Cilia Flores marriage spells ‘worst case’ custody scenario. Flores described as ‘original Chavista’ who helped construct Chávez’s revolutionary project before marrying Maduro in 2013.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/maduro-wife-face-manhattan-arraignment-expert-calls-us-custody-worst-case-scenario
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— Contemplating the Difficult Labor-Market Conditions for U.S.-Born Men. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly a) destroy traditional marriage and family, b) destroy personal responsibility, and c) promote dependency on government and charity.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/01/05/contemplating_the_difficult_labor-market_conditions_for_us-born_men_1156577.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thanks to Barack Obama’s relaxation of food stamp requirements, the number of able-bodied adults without dependents on the rolls tripled between 2007 and 2012, reaching the same number of single adults with dependent children. These patterns remained through 2023. Many also qualify for Medicaid. Thus, with government and family support, these idle men have been able to get by. The problem is that once these men are away from paid employment for an extended period, many no longer possess the behavioral requirements necessary to sustain permanent employment. This is why when some states a decade ago began to enforce very modest work-related requirements on this group, half left the rolls. This lack of appropriate behaviors helps explain why employers of semi-skilled workers, like Amazon distribution centers, often seek out immigrant workers. The controversy last year in Springfield (OH) focused on how a group of employers recruited Haitian immigrants from outside the state rather than seek local workers. Unlike many of the local young men, these immigrants were reliable: showing up for work every day, following orders, and working responsibly at their job. These immigrants may work for less, but it was their superior behavior that was crucial [editor’s emphasis]. Unfortunately, continuing to stress increasing the share of men in four-year colleges will only worsen the problem. A large share of boys has substandard 8th-grade reading and math skills. Given their weak skills, the highest-paid vocational occupations, like plumber and electricians, are beyond their reach. Instead, they unfortunately must be prepared for entry-level certificate programs as the necessary first step for future success. Only then can many of them gain the behavioral traits that will enable them to have productive lives, often by taking subsequent stackable certificates. Sadly, a significant share of these weakly-prepared high school students will not choose or be successful in these entry-level vocational efforts. They will become part of the disconnected population: neither in school nor in paid employment. Many will gravitate to the street life; relying on illegal activities. While few will end up with outcomes like George Floyd or Eric Garner, the vast majority will live a bleak existence on society’s margins.)
TOWNHALL
— The World is Cheering the Removal of Maduro, So Why are US Leftists Protesting, Supporting Mamdani?
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2026/01/05/world-cheering-the-removal-of-maduro-so-why-are-us-leftists-protesting-supporting-mamdani-n2668863
— What Do Democrats Prioritize? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, 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. RINO leaders fail/refuse to oppose the aforesaid. RINO leaders paint themselves as being Democrat Lite.
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2026/01/05/what-do-democrats-prioritize-n2668860
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pope Leo calls for Venezuelan independence after Maduro ouster
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5672412-pope-leo-venezuela-sovereignty/
ABC NEW YORK
— Mamdani talks to Queens bus riders about plans for free service. DD: During the late 1950s and early 1960s, I paid for bus rides between Crete and Chicago Heights.
https://abc7ny.com/post/mayor-zohran-mamdani-talks-queens-bus-riders-plans-free-service/18353475/
REUTERS
— Cuba says 32 of its citizens killed in Maduro extraction
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-says-32-its-citizens-killed-maduro-extraction-2026-01-05/
MSN
— 15 smart college majors for dependable, great-paying jobs. DD: I will forever regret not majoring in accounting from the beginning. I feared that I could never pass the CPA examination. But I started taking graduate evening accounting courses when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. But by then, because of my bad demographics, the accounting profession saw me as being too old to have a successful career in accounting. My earning a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 did not help.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/15-smart-college-majors-for-dependable-great-paying-jobs/ss-AA1TyP1J
— Why you don’t need a college degree to be successful in this generation. DD: Were you viewed as being college material? I was not. 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. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I got no scholarships.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/why-you-don-t-need-a-college-degree-to-be-successful-in-this-generation/ar-AA1TvxHY
NEW YORK TIMES
— Venezuela’s New Leader Softens Tone as Trump Threatens Colombia
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/04/world/trump-us-venezuela-maduro
— If You’re Struggling With Student Loans, Here’s What to Know for 2026. DD: Did you get a student loan? I did not. If I had gotten a student loan, I would not have had to work my way through college. My GPA would have been higher. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying. My ACT score would have been higher. My postal management test score would have been higher. My Federal Service Entrance Examination score would have been higher. I would have gotten a job that required a college degree sooner after I graduated from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/business/student-loan-debt-save-plan.html
— DD: For Democrats, the purpose of education is to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/opinion/harvards-campus-speech-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Hate filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/us/politics/trump-congress-power-republicans-democrats.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of healthcare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/health/obamacare-subsidies-higher-premiums.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump threatens Venezuela’s interim leader as Maduro is set to be arraigned
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/04/us-venezuela-trump-maduro/
USA TODAY
— Many retirees aren’t taking required distributions. It can cost them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2025/12/28/retirees-dont-take-required-withdrawals-tax/87907996007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Venezuela’s Vice President Calls on U.S. to Release Maduro
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/venezuela-strikes/card/venezuela-s-vice-president-calls-on-u-s-to-release-maduro-qPGSe7dZLohY9ljvVSNx
— The Scandal of American Welfare Goes Beyond Fraud. California spends billions on programs that enrich insiders and don’t help the needy—and it’s all legal.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-scandal-of-american-welfare-goes-beyond-fraud-befdbeb4
— Elite Colleges Are Back at the Top of the List for Company Recruiters. As white-collar hiring slows down and corporate DEI goals vanish, where you went to college matters again. DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 NIU, 1976 Loyola, 1980 DePaul, and 1997 IIT degrees are worthless.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/elite-colleges-are-back-at-the-top-of-the-list-for-company-recruiters-ad9526ac
BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s Ouster of Maduro Shows America’s New World Order Is Here
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-05/trump-s-ouster-of-venezuela-s-maduro-puts-spotlight-on-cuba-greenland
FORTUNE
— Teen prodigy Kairan Quazi is ditching SpaceX for billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities. DD: Were you a teen prodigy? I certainly was not. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) that my ACT score was only 24, b) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, c) that I got no scholarships, and d) that I had to work my way through college.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-s-teen-prodigy-kairan-quazi-is-ditching-spacex-for-billionaire-ken-griffin-s-citadel-securities/ar-AA1KONTW
MONDAQ
— EEOC Issues New Guidance Regarding Anti-American Discrimination. DD: Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-rights-labour-relations/1724842/the-eeoc-issues-new-guidance-regarding-anti-american-discrimination
JD SUPRA
— EEOC Highlights Discrimination Risks With New Anti-American Bias Guidance. DD: Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-highlights-discrimination-risks-5393104/
FED SCOOP
— OPM ‘loyalty question’ pushes potential applicants away. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://fedscoop.com/federal-agency-jobs-trump-loyalty-question-opm-lawsuit/
ATLANTIC
— Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s. The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else. DD: I never defied orders from my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors to give preference to my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, and/or veteran. All those who they assigned me to supervise were the aforesaid. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough. I suffered dire consequences a) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40 years old in 1988.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez/685497/?taid=695aa2ba1534bb0001d4bb54
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
POST
— Making a career choice that defines future you. DD: I will forever regret not majoring in accounting from the beginning. I feared that I could never pass the CPA examination. But I started taking graduate evening accounting courses when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. But by then, because of my bad demographics, the accounting profession saw me as being too old to have a successful career in accounting. My earning a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 did not help.
https://thepost.co.za/features/2026-01-05-making-a-career-choice-that-defines-future-you/
BUSINESS STANDARD
— Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, 4 sources say
https://www.tbsnews.net/world/venezuela-vice-president-rodriguez-russia-four-sources-say-1325481
TIMES
— Vladimir Putin may be seeking more secure lodgings. The US military operation in Venezuela might have the Russian dictator fidgeting nervously.
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/vladimir-putin-may-be-seeking-more-secure-lodgings-zbdnvh23h
— The pension crisis. DD: My critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious a) that I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and b) that the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment examination. I would not have become an IRS employee when I was 22 if my Firestone Store boss had not rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Further, my CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Further, CSRS pensions can be as high as 80% of your ending salary. In today’s dollars, 80% of my $154,682/year ending salary would be $123,746/year. But my CSRS pension is only $68,640/year. that is, it is less than what my IRS salary was when I was 23 years old in 1972.
https://www.thetimes.com/money/pensions/article/the-pensions-crisis-isnt-ruining-just-your-savings-0h93rrc3v
INDEPENDENT
— ICE targets frustrated officers in fresh recruitment drive. DD: When I was 22 years old in 1971, I had to have a job. My Firestone Store boss had fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My financial hardship draft deferment application was pending. My father had died suddenly. I was helping support my mother and brother. IRS offered me a job which I took. But what if IRS had not offered me a job, but ICE did?
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-targets-frustrated-officers-fresh-142336483.html
January 2, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 2026 elections: What to know about major political races in Illinois this year
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-elections-what-know-illinois-governor-election-chicago-mayoral-midterm/18339645/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push medical pot to push recreational pot. Pot is poison, In 2019. I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/schaumburg-illinois-family-fights-keep-access-daughter-ashley-surins-medical-marijuana-patches/18340448/
WBBM
— New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights in the classroom. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace American students with foreign students.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-laws-illinois-education-measures-focus-on-immigrant-rights-ai-in-the-classroom/ar-AA1Tiv7W
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Chicago Democrat leaders take credit for fewer murders.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/01/01/chicago-crime-murder-homicide-shooting-president-trump-mayor-johnson
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/02/opinion-illinois-health-worker-shortage-immigration-raids/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-02/how-the-trump-administrations-freeze-on-child-care-funding-will-affect-families
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Madison County Democrats make endorsements for 2026. DD: Officially, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) do not endorse candidates in contested primaries, but unofficially, they do. I know that from being an IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO Precinct Committeeman (PC) since 1999. I know that the aforesaid organizations severely punish and do everything that they can to get rid of PCs who support Republican primary candidates who they did not endorse. I should write about that. I would focus on candidates on Republican primary ballots in my precinct since 2000 who I supported, but the aforesaid organizations did not endorse. I would focus on how they continue to severely punish me and do everything that they can to get rid of me because I supported Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernation primary. Further, I would focus on what the aforesaid organizations have done to me because I supported candidates who they did not endorse in nonpartisan rases in Wheaton. I would focus on what they have done to me because I supported Alan Bolds for Wheaton Mayor instead of Mike Gresk in 2007.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/madison-county-dems-make-endorsements-for-2026/article_485d59b7-3a9c-4c7e-afac-b918eca9a2f8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Madison County Democrats met recently to choose candidates for endorsement in the 2026 primary elections. A total of 72 precinct committee members took part in the process. Following discussion and deliberation, they voted to issue endorsements in a wide range of federal, state, and county races, while choosing to remain neutral in several contested races.)
WREX
— New laws: Illinois education measures focus on immigrant rights in the classroom. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace American students with foreign students.
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/new-laws-illinois-education-measures-focus-on-immigrant-rights-ai-in-the-classroom/article_97824d6c-b7e4-47f7-8668-78ec7b201c72.html
DAILY LINE
— Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner raises more than $1.5M in large donations in fourth quarter
https://www.thedailyline.com/republican-gubernatorial-candidate-rick-heidner-raises-1-5m-large-donations-fourth-quarter
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Gubernatorial Forum Set by McHenry Township Republican Party. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/02/gubernatorial-forum-set-by-mchenry-township-republican-party/
— Young People Find Fraud Across the USA
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/01/15614/
— Illinois Labor Department Rolls Out Accomplishments
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/01/illinois-labor-department-rolls-out-accomplishments/
— Another New Year’s Day Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/01/another-new-years-day-cartoon/
— How Are New Year’s Resolutions Like Campaign Promises?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/01/how-are-new-years-resolutions-like-campaign-promises/
— Bruce Leon “Pauses” Campaign for 9th District Democratic Party Congressional Nomination
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/31/bruce-leon-pauses-campaign-for-9th-district-democratic-party-congressional-nomination/
— Tribune 2026 First Baby Story Doesn’t Mention the $1,000 Trump Account for Which He Is Eligible
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/01/tribune-2026-first-baby-story-doesnt-mention-the-1000-trump-account-for-which-he-is-eligible/
— Fox River Grove Creating A New Tax Increment Financing District
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/01/fox-river-grove-creating-a-new-tax-increment-financing-district/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pensions make homeownership unaffordable in Illinois. DD: What is your attitude toward pensions and toward those who get them? My critics/opponents despise/hate my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my and my wife’s 72% federal health insurance subsidy and therefore, they despise/hate me. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment examination. I would not have become an IRS employee when I was 22 if my Firestone Store boss had not rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I paid 7% of my Post Office, IRS, and GAO salaries into the CSRS.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pensions-make-homeownership-unaffordable-in-illinois/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— $22 Billion Wasted: Pritzker’s Big Government Spree Bleeds Illinois Dry as Residents Flee and Taxes Soar
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/22-billion-wasted-pritzkers-big-government-spree-bleeds-illinois-dry-as-residents-flee-and-taxes-soar.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani’s lies about the rich are only meant to demonize — they already foot NYC’s bills
https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/opinion/mamdanis-lies-about-the-rich-are-only-meant-to-demonize-they-already-foot-nycs-bills/
CHRISTIAN NEWS
— Mamdani takes oath of office on Quran, becomes first NYC mayor to do so
https://christiannews.net/2026/01/02/zohran-mamdani-takes-oath-of-office-on-quran-becomes-first-nyc-mayor-to-do-so/
COLLEGE FIX
— DePaul University trains students on how to run pot shops. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push pot. Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/depaul-university-trains-students-on-how-to-run-pot-shops/
DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Things to Expect From the Trump Administration in 2026
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/01/what-expect-trump-administration-2026/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani’s WOKE policies will bankrupt the city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay79V7Jmw8I
— Black Republican calls for total, permanent abolition of DEI: ‘I want to earn every opportunity on merit.’ ‘I never want to be chosen, promoted, or rewarded because of how I look,’ Rep. Wesley Hunt noted. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran 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.foxnews.com/politics/black-republican-calls-total-permanent-abolition-dei-i-want-earn-every-opportunity-merit
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Northwestern University Publishes Strategies to Anchor DEI in University Policies
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/northwestern-university-publishes-strategies-to-anchor-dei-in-university-policies/amp/
PJ MEDIA
— The Great Replacement Chronicles: White-Knighting For the Somalis. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2026/01/01/the-great-replacement-chronicles-white-knighting-for-the-somalis-n4947770
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Records reveal Minnesota’s long history with day care fraud warnings
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-day-care-fraud-warning-records/
MSN
— Mamdani takes oath on Quran as He is sworn in as New York mayor
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/other/zohran-mamdani-takes-oath-on-quran-as-he-is-sworn-in-as-new-york-mayor/ar-AA1TnZ5H
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani Vows to Govern ‘Audaciously’ and Protect New York’s Vulnerable. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, noncitizen, non-rich, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time NEED PROTECTION from those who are conservative, Republican, American, non-poor, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promise to provide that PROTECTION.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/nyregion/mamdani-inauguration-mayor.html
— Minnesota Families Are Rattled by Threat to Cut Federal Aid for Child Care. After the federal government threatened to withhold funds for Minnesota’s child-care program, citing fraud concerns, parents and providers warned that the effects could be dire.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/us/minnesota-child-care-funding-impact-fraud.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, there will be more and more and more homeless.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/12/28/number-of-homeless-students-jumps/87620804007/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2025/12/30/us-students-forced-to-deal-with-reality-of-homelessness/87961285007/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2025/12/30/americas-growing-number-of-homeless-students/87959473007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/12/17/homelessness-crisis-caregiving/87381952007/
— Donald Trump’s whirlwind year changed America. Here are eight ways.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/12/30/donald-trump-changing-america/87605660007/
NEWS NATION NOW
— Trump says fraud in California, New York, Illinois worse than Minnesota
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-fraud-california-new-york-illinois-worse-minnesota/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) flood America with their illegals, and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-trump-is-quickly-losing-hispanic-support-aa88d8d0
— The Hindu Attacks on India’s Christians. Modi stays silent as chauvinists in his party assault the religious minority.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-hindu-attacks-on-indias-christians-269f6d83
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
— In Unsteady Times, Job Seekers Need a Reality Check. Mentors Can Help. DD: What happened to those who helped your career? I should write the IRS manager who promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. Because he did that, my Democrat IRS superiors forced him to transfer to Dallas. I should write about the GAO manager who arranged my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and who was finally able to assign me to audits or IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986. Because he did that, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me to GS-13. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer, b) delayed my promotions back to GS-12 Step 5, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) never promoted me to GS-14, e) always ranked me in the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is less that what my IRS salary was when I was 23 in 1972.
https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/job-seekers-need-a-reality-check-mentors-can-help
BANKING RATES
— Inflation Affects the Cost of Raising a Child. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors always decried their cost of their raising their children. They all had spouses who had little or no income. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO employees who had children should be paid more than GAO employees who did not have children. They viciously used against me my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They stressed that without my wife’s income and savings, we would not have been able to a) buy a home in Wheaton in 1978, b) buy two new cars in 1978, c) have a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, d) etc.
https://www.aol.com/inflation-affects-cost-raising-child-120605680.html
AARP
— What to Do if You’re Forced Into Early Retirement. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America fora long time. I should write about that. Are you retired? I have been retired since I was 49 years old in 1997. If you are retired, were you forced to retire? I was. What would the rest of your employment had been like if you had not retired? If I had not retired when I did, I would not have eligible to retire for another 6 years. My Democrat GAO superiors had made it extremely clear that if I did not retire, they would make those 6 years a living hell. They would constructively if not literally demote me. They would give me adverse transfers. They would give me bad job assignments. They would give me unfair performance expectations. They would give me unfair performance appraisals. They would rank me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They would treat me like they had treated me in 1989. They could do all of the aforesaid because GAO was not unionized. GAO did not unionize until 2007. I considered asking my Congressman Henry Hyde to come to my defense like I had done in 1989, but I decided not to. There were too many around Hyde who were against me. Further, my Democrat GAO superiors had taken so many big adverse actions against me, I could not see myself surviving another them for another 6 years. But nevertheless, I will always ask myself, what would have happened if I had again asked Hyde to come to my defense. His coming to my defense in 1989 enabled me to survive until 1997. It motived me to earn job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. It motived me to earn a job-related master’s degree in 1997.
https://www.aarp.org/money/retirement/forced-into-early-retirement/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
KHALEEJ TIMES
— Mamdani takes oath on Holy Quran, becomes NYC’S first Muslim mayor
https://www.pressreader.com/uae/khaleej-times/20260102/281801405328872
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
— Three Qurans, One Historic Moment: Mamdani Sworn In as NYC Mayor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhlYw7y8A4
FROM OTHER SOURCES
MED CITY NEWS
— The Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Adoption Gap Is Worse Than You Think. DD: I have type 2 diabetes. I delayed using a CGM because my Medicare and BC/BS insurance does cover it. But recently, I bought a Stelo CGM using Amazon for $100/month. It has immediately shown that my glucose spikes to over 250 after I eat, that is, I have high hyperglycemia. I am anxiously awaiting my diabetes doctor’s instructions.
https://medcitynews.com/2025/12/cgm-diabetes-healthcare/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study found that continuous glucose monitors can cut healthcare costs by about 20% while also improving outcomes for insulin-dependent diabetes patients, largely by reducing hospitalizations and emergency department visits. Despite these benefits and broad insurance coverage, roughly 80% of eligible patients still are not using the technology — highlighting a significant adoption gap.)